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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2018

 

File No. 333-[ ]
File No. 811-23404

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

 

[X] REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

[   ] Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___

[   ] Post-Effective Amendment No. ___

 

and/or

 

[X] REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

[   ] Amendment No. ___

 

 

NORTH CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, UT 84047


(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (888) 625-7768

 

 

THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St.

Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies of communications to:

 

JoAnn M. Strasser, Esq.

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215

614-469-3265 (phone)

513-241-4771 (fax)

 

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that the registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

 

The information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We 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 state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 19, 2018

 

North Capital Emerging Technology Fund

 

Class A Shares – [_____]

(_____________)

 

Institutional Class Shares – [_____]

 

North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares – [_____]

 

PROSPECTUS

_____________, 2019

 

Adviser:North Capital, Inc.
623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, UT 84047

 

www.northcapital.com/northcapitalfunds (___) ___-____ [______]

 

This Prospectus provides important information about the Fund that you should know before investing. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.

 

These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  PAGE
FUND SUMMARY – North Capital Emerging Technology Fund 3
FUND SUMMARY – North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund 9
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS 13
MANAGEMENT 22
HOW SHARES ARE PRICED 24
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES 26
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES 32
FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES 35
TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS 36
DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES 37
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 39
APPENDIX A 40

 

FUND SUMMARY – North Capital Emerging Technology Fund

 

Investment Objective: The Fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[ ] in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in How to Purchase Shares on page [ ] of the Prospectus, and in Appendix A to the Prospectus.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Class A Institutional Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
[ ]% None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of offering price)
None None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions
(as a percentage of offering price)
[ ]% None
Redemption Fee
(as a % of amount redeemed on shares held less than 90 days)
None None

 

 

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each yearas a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fees [     ]% [     ]%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees [0.25]% 0.00%
Other Expenses(1) ____% ____%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(2) ____% ____%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses --------% -------%
Fee Waiver(3) (------)% (-----)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver _____% _____%

 

(1)Based on estimates for the Fund’s current fiscal year.

 

(2)Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies, including exchange traded funds. The ratio of expenses to average net assets in the Fund’s financial highlights includes only the direct operating expenses of the Fund and may not correlate to the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this table.

 

(3)North Capital, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses of the Fund, at least until [_____________], to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Reimbursement (exclusive of (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); (v) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short) (vi) taxes; (vii) extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees, and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers, including the Advisor)) will not exceed ____% and ____% of average daily net assets of Class A and Institutional Class shares, respectively. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lower of the foregoing expense limits and the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Board of Trustees of North Capital Funds Trust (the “Trust”), of which the Fund is a series, on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser.

 

Example: 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 fee waiver and expense reimbursements for the duration of the waiver/reimbursement period only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

  1 Year 3 Years
Class A $------ $-------
Institutional Class $------ $-------

 

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 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. Because the Fund has only recently commenced investment operations, no portfolio turnover information is presented for the Fund at this time.

 

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Principal Investment Strategies: In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund invests in companies involved in developing or deploying blockchain technology and other advanced hardware and software technology or services, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual computing and intelligent devices (collectively, “Emerging Technology Companies”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in Emerging Technology Companies. The Fund invests primarily in equity and convertible securities of both U.S. and foreign companies of any market capitalization.

 

Up to [ ]% of Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may be allocated to private investments in public equity (“PIPEs”) of Emerging Technology Companies and/or securities of private Emerging Technology Companies. The Fund may gain exposure to Emerging Technology Companies through investments in derivatives and underlying funds, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Investments in non-U.S. Emerging Technology Companies may be in the form of American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depository Receipts (“GDRs”).

 

Principal Risks: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is also subject to the principal risks described below and in the section “Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Related Risks” in the Prospectus.

 

Blockchain Technology Risk. Blockchain technology is a new and developing technology protocol that may be used by certain Emerging Technology Companies to use themselves or sell to customers to optimize their business practices, whether by using blockchain technology within their business or operating business lines involved in the operation of blockchain technology. Currently, there are few public companies for which blockchain technology represents an attributable and significant revenue stream. Blockchain technology may never develop optimized transactional processes that lead to increased realized economic returns to any Emerging Technology Company in which the Fund invests. In addition, an investment in companies actively engaged in blockchain technology may be subject to the risks:

 

● that blockchain technology is new and many of its uses may be untested; that the cryptographic keys necessary to transact on a blockchain may be subject to theft, loss, or destruction; that competing platforms and technologies may be developed such that consumers or investors use an alternative to blockchain;

 

● that companies that use blockchain technology may be subject to cybersecurity risk; that companies may not be able to develop blockchain technology applications or may not be able to capitalize on those technologies;

 

● that blockchain companies may be subject to the risks posed by conflicting intellectual property claims;

 

● that there may be a lack of liquid markets and possible manipulation of blockchain-based assets;

 

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● that there may be risks posed by the lack of regulation in this space; and

 

● that blockchain systems built using third party products may be subject to technical defects or vulnerabilities beyond a company’s control.

 

Convertible Securities Risk. Investments in convertible securities may be subject to market risk, credit risk (the risk that an issuer or counterparty will default or become less creditworthy), interest rate risk (the risk that the value of an investment in an income-producing security will decrease as interest rates rise) and other risks associated with investments in equity and fixed income securities, depending on the price of the underlying security and the conversion price. In addition, a convertible security may be bought back by the issuer, or the Fund may be forced to convert a convertible security, at a time and a price that is disadvantageous to the Fund.

 

Credit Risk. An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV.

 

Currency Risk. Because the Fund’s NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund’s NAV could decline if a relevant foreign currency depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the Fund’s NAV may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund.

 

Emerging Technology Companies Risk. Emerging Technology Companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Emerging Technology Companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. These companies are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights. There can be no assurance these companies will be able to successfully protect their intellectual property to prevent the misappropriation of their technology, or that competitors will not develop technology that is substantially similar or superior to such companies’ technology. Emerging Technology Companies may engage in significant amounts of spending on research and development, and there is no guarantee that the products or services produced by these companies will be successful. Emerging Technology Companies, especially smaller companies, tend to be more volatile than companies that do not rely heavily on technology.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value and their values may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of such factors as a company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions.

 

Financial Services Sector Risk. The Fund may be susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting the financial services sector. Financial services companies are subject to extensive government regulation and are disproportionately affected by unstable interest rates, each of which could adversely affect the profitability of such companies. Financial services companies may have concentrated portfolios, which makes them especially vulnerable to unstable economic conditions.

 

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Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including investments in ADRs and GDRs) are subject to the risks associated with investing in those foreign markets, such as heightened risks of inflation or nationalization. The prices of foreign securities and the prices of U.S. securities have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may lose value due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market. The Fund’s investment in an emerging market country may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets. Securities markets of emerging market countries are less liquid, subject to greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have less government regulation, and are not subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as the securities markets of more developed countries.

 

Geographic Risk. A natural or other disaster could occur in a geographic region in which the Fund invests, which could affect the economy or particular business operations of companies in the specific geographic region, causing an adverse impact on the Fund’s investments in the affected region or in a region economically tied to the affected region.

 

[Industrials Sector Risk. Companies in the industrials sector are subject to fluctuations in supply and demand for their specific product or service. The products of manufacturing companies may face product obsolescence due to rapid technological developments. Government regulation, world events and economic conditions affect the performance of companies in the industrials sector. Companies also may be adversely affected by environmental damage and product liability claims.]

 

Information Technology Sector Risk. Companies in the technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology product cycles; rapid product obsolescence; government regulation; and increased competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology tend to be more volatile than the overall market, and are also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In addition, technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel.

 

Interest Rate Risk. Increases in interest rates adversely affects the market value of the Fund’s fixed income securities or instruments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Fund.

 

Issuer Risk. Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those companies may cause the value of their securities to decline.

 

Limited History of Operations. The Fund is a new mutual fund and has a limited history of operations for investors to evaluate. Investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategies, may be unable to implement certain of its investment strategies or may fail to attract sufficient assets, any of which could result in the Fund being liquidated and terminated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.

 

Management Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s investment management strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser has not previously managed a mutual fund.

 

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Market Risk. Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund. In addition, there is a risk that policy changes by the U.S. Government, Federal Reserve, or other government actors, which could include increasing interest rates, could cause increased volatility in financial markets and lead to higher levels of Fund redemptions, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.

 

PIPEs Risk. PIPE transactions typically involve the purchase of securities directly from a publicly traded company or its affiliates in a private placement transaction, typically at a discount to the market price of the company’s common stock. In a PIPE transaction, the Fund may bear the price risk from the time of pricing until the time of closing. Equity issued in this manner is often subject to transfer restrictions and is therefore less liquid than equity issued through a registered public offering.

 

Restricted Securities Risk. Investments in private companies may be in the form of “restricted securities.” Restricted securities may not be listed on an exchange and may have no active trading market. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more difficult to determine than publicly traded securities and these securities may involve heightened risk as compared to investments in securities of publicly traded companies. Restricted securities may be illiquid, and it frequently can be difficult to sell them at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or the Fund may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value. Transaction costs may be higher for these securities. In addition, the Fund may get only limited information about the issuer of a restricted security.

 

Sector Risk. Because the Fund’s investments are concentrated in the [industrials and] information technology sector[s], the Fund will be susceptible to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting these sectors or industries. By concentrating its investments in a country, industry, market, asset class, or sector, the Fund faces more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous countries, industries, markets, asset classes, or sectors. Such risks, any of which may adversely affect the companies in which the Fund invests, may include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic conditions or cyclical market patterns that could negatively affect supply and demand; competition for resources; adverse labor relations; political or world events; obsolescence of technologies; and increased competition or new product introductions that may affect the profitability or viability of companies in a sector or industry. In addition, at times, such country, industry, market, asset class, or sector may be out of favor and underperform other sectors or industries or the market as a whole.

 

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Small- and Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk. Compared to large-capitalization companies, small- and medium capitalization companies may be less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities may be more volatile and less liquid.

 

Underlying Fund Risk. The value of underlying funds can be expected to increase and decrease in value in proportion to increases and decreases in the value of their investments. Underlying funds have management fees and other expenses that are incurred by their shareholders, which will be incurred by the Fund to the extent it invests in these funds. An ETF may trade at a premium or discount to its NAV, meaning that its share price may be above or below the value of the securities in its portfolio. The Fund will incur brokerage commissions to the extent it invests in ETFs.

 

Performance: Because the Fund has only recently commenced investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of this Prospectus. Also, shareholder reports containing financial and performance information will be mailed to shareholders semi-annually. Updated performance information will be available at no cost by visiting www.northcapital.com/northcapitalfunds or by calling (___) ___-____.

 

Investment Adviser: North Capital, Inc.

 

Portfolio Managers: James P. Dowd, CFA, and Michael T. Weaver, Jr., CFA, investment adviser representatives of the Adviser, have served the Fund as its Portfolio Managers since it commenced operations in 2019.

 

James P. Dowd is the founder and CEO of the Adviser and its affiliates (collectively, the “North Capital companies”). He has 32 years of experience in global financial markets, including twenty one years as a portfolio manager. Jim is a CFA charter holder and is a Certified Public Accountant registered with the State of Illinois. He is a registered principal with North Capital Private Securities Corporation (“NCPS”) and has passed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Series 3, 7, 24, 63, 65 and 78 exams. Michael Weaver is a Director-Principal at the Adviser, and has been at the North Capital companies since 2015. He has over 10 years of experience in financial markets. Michael has passed the FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 63 and 65 exams and is registered with FINRA.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares: The minimum initial investment in the Fund for Class A shares is $______ for all account types (not available for purchase), and the minimum subsequent investment is $____, and the minimum initial investment for Institutional Class shares is $_______ for all account types and the minimum subsequent investment is $_____. The Fund reserves the right to waive any investment minimum. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Redemption requests may be made in writing, by telephone, or through a financial intermediary and will be paid by ACH, check or wire transfer.

 

Tax Information: Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash, are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates unless you are investing through a tax-deferred plan such as an IRA or 401(k) plan. However, these dividend and capital gain distributions may be taxable upon their eventual withdrawal from tax-deferred plans.

 

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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries: If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as 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 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 – North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Investment Objective: The Fund seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions (as a percentage of offering price) None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed on shares held less than 90 days) None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each yearas a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees [     ]%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses(1) ____%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(2) ____%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses -------%
Fee Waiver(3) (-----)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver _____%

 

(1)Based on estimates for the Fund’s current fiscal year.

 

(2)Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies, including exchange traded funds. The ratio of expenses to average net assets in the Fund’s financial highlights includes only the direct operating expenses of the Fund and may not correlate to the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this table.

 

(3)North Capital, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses of the Fund, at least until [_____________], to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Reimbursement (exclusive of (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); (v) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short) (vi) taxes; (vii) extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees, and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers, including the Advisor)) will not exceed ____% of average daily net assets of Institutional Class shares. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lower of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of North Capital Funds Trust (the “Trust”), of which the Fund is a series, on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser.

 

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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 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 fee waiver and expense reimbursements for the duration of the waiver/reimbursement period only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

  1 Year 3 Years
Institutional Class $------ $-------

 

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 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. Because the Fund has only recently commenced investment operations, no portfolio turnover information is presented for the Fund at this time.

 

Principal Investment Strategies: In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund will operate as a “government money market fund,” as such term is defined in or interpreted under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Government money market funds are required to invest at least 99.5% of their total assets in: (i) cash; (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States or certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities; and/or (iii) repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized (i.e., backed by cash or government securities). Government money market funds are exempt from requirements that permit money market funds to impose a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. The Fund has not elected to be subject to the liquidity fees and gates requirement at this time.

 

As a government money market fund, the Fund values its securities using the amortized cost method. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per share. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized (i.e., backed by) such U.S. government securities. The Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in this investment policy.

 

Principal Risks: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Adviser has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the Adviser will provide financial support to the Fund at any time. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is also subject to the principal risks described below and in the section “Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Related Risks” in the Prospectus.

 

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Credit Risk. An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV.

 

Interest Rate Risk. Increases in interest rates adversely affects the Fund’s yield relative to prevailing market rates and the market value of its securities or instruments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Fund.

 

Limited History of Operations Risk. The Fund is a new mutual fund and has a limited history of operations for investors to evaluate. Investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategies, may be unable to implement certain of its investment strategies or may fail to attract sufficient assets, any of which could result in the Fund being liquidated and terminated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.

 

Management Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s investment management strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser has not previously managed a mutual fund.

 

Market Risk. The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.

 

Stable NAV Risk. The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund that intends to maintain a stable NAV fails to do so (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other such money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund’s NAV. In the unlikely event that the Board were to determine, pursuant to Rule 2a-7, that the extent of the deviation between the Fund’s amortized cost per Share and its market-based NAV per Share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Board will cause the Fund to take such action as it deems appropriate to eliminate or reduce to the extent practicable such dilution or unfair results.

 

U.S. Government Securities Risk. The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. Certain U.S. Government securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Additionally, the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market values of their securities, which may fluctuate.

 

Performance: Because the Fund has only recently commenced investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of this Prospectus. Also, shareholder reports containing financial and performance information will be mailed to shareholders semi-annually. Updated performance information will be available at no cost by visiting www.northcapital.com/northcapitalfunds or by calling (___) ___-____..

 

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Investment Adviser: North Capital, Inc.

 

Portfolio Managers: James P. Dowd, CFA, and Michael T. Weaver, Jr., CFA, investment adviser representatives of the Adviser, have served the Fund as its Portfolio Managers since it commenced operations in 2019.

 

James P. Dowd is the founder and CEO of the Adviser and its affiliates (collectively, the “North Capital companies”). He has 32 years of experience in global financial markets, including twenty one years as a portfolio manager. Jim is a CFA charter holder and is a Certified Public Accountant registered with the State of Illinois. He is a registered principal with North Capital Private Securities Corporation (“NCPS”) and has passed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Series 3, 7, 24, 63, 65 and 78 exams. Michael Weaver is a Director-Principal at the Adviser, and has been at the North Capital companies since 2015. He has over 10 years of experience in financial markets. Michael has passed the FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 63 and 65 exams and is registered with FINRA.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares: The minimum initial investment in the Fund for Class A shares is $______ for all account types (not available for purchase), and the minimum subsequent investment is $____, and the minimum initial investment for Institutional Class shares is $_______ for all account types and the minimum subsequent investment is $_____. The Fund reserves the right to waive any investment minimum. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Redemption requests may be made in writing, by telephone, or through a financial intermediary and will be paid by ACH, check or wire transfer.

 

Tax Information: Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash, are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates unless you are investing through a tax-deferred plan such as an IRA or 401(k) plan. However, these dividend and capital gain distributions may be taxable upon their eventual withdrawal from tax-deferred plans.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries: If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as 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 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 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

 

Investment Objective:

 

The investment objective of each Fund may be changed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.

 

North Capital Emerging Technology Fund

 

The Fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation.

 

North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund

 

The Fund seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.

 

Principal Investment Strategies:

 

North Capital Emerging Technology Fund

 

In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund invests in companies involved in developing or deploying blockchain technology and other advanced hardware and software technology or services, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual computing and intelligent devices (collectively, “Emerging Technology Companies”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in Emerging Technology Companies. The Fund invests primarily in equity and convertible securities of both U.S. and foreign companies of any market capitalization.

 

Up to [ ]% of Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may be allocated to private investments in public equity (“PIPEs”) of Emerging Technology Companies and/or securities of private Emerging Technology Companies. The Fund may gain exposure to Emerging Technology Companies through investments in derivatives and underlying funds, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Investments in non-U.S. Emerging Technology Companies may be in the form of American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depository Receipts (“GDRs”).

 

The Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in its 80% investment policy described above with respect to investments in Emerging Technology Companies.

 

North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund

 

In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund will operate as a “government money market fund,” as such term is defined in or interpreted under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Government money market funds are required to invest at least 99.5% of their total assets in: (i) cash; (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States or certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities; and/or (iii) repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized (i.e., backed by cash or government securities). Government money market funds are exempt from requirements that permit money market funds to impose a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. The Fund has not elected to be subject to the liquidity fees and gates requirement at this time.

 

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[The Fund will: (1) maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity (“WAM”) of 60 days or less; and (2) maintain a weighted average life (“WAL”) of 120 days or less. Certain of the securities in which the Fund invests may pay interest at a rate that is periodically adjusted (“Adjustable Rate Securities”). For purposes of calculating WAM, the maturity of an Adjustable Rate Security generally will be the period remaining until its next interest rate adjustment. For purposes of calculating WAL, the maturity of an Adjustable Rate Security will be its stated final maturity, without regard to interest rate adjustments; accordingly, the 120-day WAL limitation could serve to limit the Fund’s ability to invest in Adjustable Rate Securities.]

 

As a government money market fund, the Fund values its securities using the amortized cost method. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per share. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized (i.e., backed by) such U.S. government securities. The Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in this investment policy.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

 

North Capital Emerging Technology Fund

 

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is also subject to the principal risks described below.

 

Blockchain Technology Risk. Blockchain technology is a new and developing technology protocol that may be used by certain Emerging Technology Companies to use themselves or sell to customers to optimize their business practices, whether by using blockchain technology within their business or operating business lines involved in the operation of blockchain technology. There can be no assurance that blockchain technology will affect the primary lines of business in Emerging Technology Companies to have a positive impact on such a company’s financial condition. Currently, there are few public companies for which blockchain technology represents an attributable and significant revenue stream. Blockchain technology may never develop optimized transactional processes that lead to increased realized economic returns to any Emerging Technology Company.

 

In addition, an investment in companies actively engaged in blockchain technology may be subject to the risks:

 

● that blockchain technology is new and many of its uses may be untested; that the cryptographic keys necessary to transact on a blockchain may be subject to theft, loss, or destruction; that competing platforms and technologies may be developed such that consumers or investors use an alternative to blockchain;

 

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● that companies that use blockchain technology may be subject to cybersecurity risk; that companies may not be able to develop blockchain technology applications or may not be able to capitalize on those technologies;

 

● that blockchain companies may be subject to the risks posed by conflicting intellectual property claims;

 

● that there may be a lack of liquid markets and possible manipulation of blockchain-based assets;

 

● that there may be risks posed by the lack of regulation in this space; and

 

● that blockchain systems built using third party products may be subject to technical defects or vulnerabilities beyond a company’s control.

 

Convertible Securities Risk. Investments in convertible securities may be subject to market risk, credit risk (the risk that an issuer or counterparty will default or become less creditworthy), interest rate risk (the risk that the value of an investment in an income-producing security will decrease as interest rates rise) and other risks associated with investments in equity and fixed income securities, depending on the price of the underlying security and the conversion price. In addition, a convertible security may be bought back by the issuer, or the Fund may be forced to convert a convertible security, at a time and a price that is disadvantageous to the Fund.

 

Investments in convertible securities may be subject to market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk and other risks associated with investments in equity and fixed income securities, depending on the price of the underlying security and the conversion price. The value of a convertible security will tend to be more susceptible to fixed income security related risks (e.g., interest rate risk and credit and counterparty risk) when the price of the underlying security is less than the price at which the convertible security may be converted into an equity security. Conversely, the value of a convertible security will tend to be more susceptible to equity security related risks (e.g., market risk) when the price of the underlying security is greater than the price at which the convertible security may be converted into an equity security. An issuer of convertible securities may have the right to buy back the securities at a time and a price that is disadvantageous to the Fund. The Fund also may be forced to convert a convertible security before it otherwise would choose to do so, which may decrease the Fund’s return.

 

Credit Risk. An issuer or guarantor of a security held by a Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with a Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Even if such an entity does not default on a payment, an instrument’s value may decline if the market believes that the entity has become less able or willing to make timely payments.

 

Currency Risk. Because the Fund’s NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund’s NAV could decline if a relevant foreign currency depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the Fund’s NAV may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Foreign currencies are subject to risks, which include changes in the debt level and trade deficit of the country issuing the foreign currency; inflation rates of the United States and the country issuing the foreign currency; investors’ expectations concerning inflation rates; interest rates of the United States and the country issuing the foreign currency; investors’ expectations concerning interest rates; investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and currency funds; and global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations.

 

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Emerging Technology Companies Risk. Emerging Technology Companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Emerging Technology Companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. These companies are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights. There can be no assurance these companies will be able to successfully protect their intellectual property to prevent the misappropriation of their technology, or that competitors will not develop technology that is substantially similar or superior to such companies’ technology. Emerging Technology Companies may engage in significant amounts of spending on research and development, and there is no guarantee that the products or services produced by these companies will be successful. Emerging Technology Companies, especially smaller companies, tend to be more volatile than companies that do not rely heavily on technology.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value and their values may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of such factors as a company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors affecting securities markets generally, the equity securities of a particular sector, or a particular company.

 

Financial Services Sector Risk. The Fund may be susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting the financial services sector. Financial services companies are subject to extensive government regulation and, as a result, their profitability may be affected by new regulations or regulatory interpretations. Unstable interest rates can have a disproportionate effect on companies in the financial services sector which could adversely affect the profitability of such companies. Financial services companies whose securities the Fund may purchase may have concentrated portfolios, which makes them especially vulnerable to unstable economic conditions.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including investments in ADRs and GDRs) are subject to the risks associated with investing in those foreign markets, such as heightened risks of inflation or nationalization. The prices of foreign securities and the prices of U.S. securities have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may lose value due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market. During periods of social, political or economic instability in a country or region, the value of a foreign security traded on U.S. exchanges could be affected by, among other things, increasing price volatility, illiquidity, or the closure of the primary market on which the security (or the security underlying the ADR or GDR) is traded. The Fund’s investment in an emerging market country may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets. Securities markets of emerging market countries are less liquid, subject to greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have less government regulation, and are not subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as the securities markets of more developed countries. Shareholder rights under the laws of some foreign countries may not be as favorable as U.S. laws. Thus, a shareholder may have more difficulty in asserting its rights or enforcing a judgment against a foreign company than a shareholder of a comparable U.S. company.

 

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Geographic Risk. A natural or other disaster could occur in a geographic region in which the Fund invests, which could affect the economy or particular business operations of companies in the specific geographic region, causing an adverse impact on the Fund’s investments in the affected region or in a region economically tied to the affected region. This concentration will subject a Fund to risks associated with that particular region, or a region economically tied to that particular region, such as a natural disaster.

 

[Industrials Sector Risk. Companies in the industrials sector are subject to fluctuations in supply and demand for their specific product or service. The products of manufacturing companies may face product obsolescence due to rapid technological developments. Government regulation, world events and economic conditions affect the performance of companies in the industrials sector. Companies also may be adversely affected by environmental damage and product liability claims.]

 

Information Technology Sector Risk. Companies in the technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology product cycles; rapid product obsolescence; government regulation; and increased competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology tend to be more volatile than the overall market, and are also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In addition, technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel.

 

Interest Rate Risk. During periods of rising interest rates, the price of a fixed income security tends to decline, and in periods of falling interest rates, the price of a fixed income security will tend to be higher. A wide variety of market factors can cause interest rates to rise, including central bank monetary policy, rising inflation and changes in general economic conditions. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Fund.

 

Issuer Risk. Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those companies may cause the value of their securities to decline.

 

Limited History of Operations. The Fund is a new mutual fund and has a limited history of operations for investors to evaluate. Investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategies, may be unable to implement certain of its investment strategies or may fail to attract sufficient assets, any of which could result in the Fund being liquidated and terminated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Such a liquidation could have negative tax consequences for shareholders and will cause shareholders to incur expenses of liquidation. As a result, the Adviser may not achieve its intended result in managing the Fund.

 

Management Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s investment management strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser’s reliance on its process and its judgments about the value and potential appreciation of securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the Adviser’s investment process. The Adviser’s assessment of the relative value of securities and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the Adviser’s investment process will produce the desired results. The Adviser has not previously managed a mutual fund.

 

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Market Risk. Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns. Overall securities market risks, including volatility, may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities markets. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

 

PIPEs Risk. PIPE transactions typically involve the purchase of securities directly from a publicly traded company or its affiliates in a private placement transaction, typically at a discount to the market price of the company’s common stock. In a PIPE transaction, the Fund may bear the price risk from the time of pricing until the time of closing. Equity issued in this manner is often subject to transfer restrictions and is therefore less liquid than equity issued through a registered public offering. In a PIPE transaction, the Fund may bear the price risk from the time of pricing until the time of closing. The Fund may be subject to lock-up agreements that prohibit transfers for a fixed period of time.

 

Restricted Securities Risk. Investments in private companies may be in the form of “restricted securities.” Restricted securities may not be listed on an exchange and may have no active trading market. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more difficult to determine than publicly traded securities and these securities may involve heightened risk as compared to investments in securities of publicly traded companies. Restricted securities may be illiquid, and it frequently can be difficult to sell them at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or the Fund may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value. Transaction costs may be higher for these securities. In addition, the Fund may get only limited information about the issuer of a restricted security.

 

Sector Risk. Because the Fund’s investments are concentrated in the [industrials and] information technology sector[s], the Fund will be susceptible to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting these sectors or industries. By concentrating its investments in a country, industry, market, asset class, or sector, the Fund faces more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous countries, industries, markets, asset classes, or sectors. Such risks, any of which may adversely affect the companies in which the Fund invests, may include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic conditions or cyclical market patterns that could negatively affect supply and demand; competition for resources; adverse labor relations; political or world events; obsolescence of technologies; and increased competition or new product introductions that may affect the profitability or viability of companies in a sector or industry. In addition, at times, such country, industry, market, asset class, or sector may be out of favor and underperform other sectors or industries or the market as a whole.

 

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Small- and Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk. Compared to large-capitalization companies, small- and medium capitalization companies may be less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities may be more volatile and less liquid.

 

Underlying Fund Risk. The value of underlying funds can be expected to increase and decrease in value in proportion to increases and decreases in the value of their investments. Underlying funds have management fees and other expenses that are incurred by their shareholders, which will be incurred by the Fund to the extent it invests in these funds. An ETF may trade at a premium or discount to its NAV, meaning that its share price may be above or below the value of the securities in its portfolio. The Fund will incur brokerage commissions to the extent it invests in ETFs. Although a passive ETF is designed to provide investment performance corresponding to its index, it may not be able to exactly replicate the performance of its index because of its operating expenses and other factors.

 

North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Credit Risk. An issuer or guarantor of a security held by a Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with a Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Even if such an entity does not default on a payment, an instrument’s value may decline if the market believes that the entity has become less able or willing to make timely payments.

 

The credit quality of a Fund’s portfolio securities or instruments may meet the Fund’s credit quality requirements at the time of purchase but then deteriorate thereafter, and such deterioration can occur rapidly. In certain instances, the downgrading or default of a single holding or guarantor of a Fund’s holding may impair the Fund’s liquidity and have the potential to cause significant deterioration in NAV.

 

Interest Rate Risk. During periods of rising interest rates, the price of a fixed income security tends to decline, and in periods of falling interest rates, the price of a fixed income security will tend to be higher. A wide variety of market factors can cause interest rates to rise, including central bank monetary policy, rising inflation and changes in general economic conditions. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Fund. Low yields on a Fund’s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.

 

Limited History of Operations Risk. The Fund is a new mutual fund and has a limited history of operations for investors to evaluate. Investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategies, may be unable to implement certain of its investment strategies or may fail to attract sufficient assets, any of which could result in the Fund being liquidated and terminated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Such a liquidation could have negative tax consequences for shareholders and will cause shareholders to incur expenses of liquidation. As a result, the Adviser may not achieve its intended result in managing the Fund.

 

Management Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s investment management strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser’s reliance on its process and its judgments about the value and potential appreciation of securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the Adviser’s investment process. The Adviser’s assessment of the relative value of securities and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the Adviser’s investment process will produce the desired results. The Adviser has not previously managed a mutual fund.

 

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Market Risk. Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns. Overall securities market risks, including volatility, may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities markets. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

 

Stable NAV Risk. The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund that intends to maintain a stable NAV fails to do so (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other such money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund’s NAV. The Fund may, among other things, reduce or withhold any income and/or gains generated from its investments to the extent necessary to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.

 

U.S. Government Securities Risk. The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. Certain U.S. Government securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Additionally, the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market values of their securities, which may fluctuate.

 

Other Information Applicable to Both Funds

 

Temporary Investments and Cash Positions: To respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the North Capital Emerging Technology Fund may invest 100% of its total assets, without limitation, in high-quality short-term debt securities and money market instruments. These short-term debt securities and money market instruments include: shares of money market mutual funds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements. While the North Capital Emerging Technology Fund is in a defensive position, the opportunity to achieve its investment objective will be limited. Furthermore, to the extent that the North Capital Emerging Technology Fund invests in money market mutual funds for cash positions, there will be some duplication of expenses because the Fund pays its pro-rata portion of such money market funds’ advisory fees and operational fees. The North Capital Emerging Technology Fund may also invest a substantial portion of its assets in such instruments at any time to maintain liquidity or pending selection of investments in accordance with its policies.

 

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The North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by holding cash in response to unusual circumstances, such as: adverse market, economic or other conditions (for example, during periods when there is a shortage of appropriate securities); to maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions; or to accommodate cash inflows. Such temporary cash positions could affect the North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund’s investment returns and/or the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective

 

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure: A description of the Fund’s policies regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Cybersecurity: The computer systems, networks and devices used by the Fund and its service providers to carry out routine business operations employ a variety of protections designed to prevent damage or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches. Despite the various protections utilized by the Fund and its service providers, systems, networks, or devices potentially can be breached. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach.

 

Cybersecurity breaches can include unauthorized access to systems, networks, or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable, slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. Cybersecurity breaches may cause disruptions and impact the Fund’s business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses; interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV; impediments to trading; the inability of the Fund, the Adviser, and other service providers to transact business; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs; as well as the inadvertent release of confidential information.

 

Similar adverse consequences could result from cybersecurity breaches affecting issuers of securities in which the Fund invests; counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions; governmental and other regulatory authorities; exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, and other financial institutions (including financial intermediaries and service providers for the Fund’s shareholders); and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred by these entities in order to prevent any cybersecurity breaches in the future.

 

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MANAGEMENT

 

Investment Adviser: North Capital, Inc. (the “Adviser”) was established in October 2008 to provide financial planning and investment advisory solutions to individuals, families and institutions. Advisory services are offered on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. As of _______, 2019, the Adviser has approximately [__] million of assets under discretionary management or regular supervision. In addition, the Adviser provides a broad range of hourly advisory and consulting services related illiquid assets (real estate, hedge funds, private companies) with a value of excess of $200 million. the Adviser utilizes an open architecture approach to provide discretionary investment management to clients. By accessing a wide array of asses classes, investment styles and strategies through mutual funds, ETFs, ETNs, and separately managed account, the Adviser attempts to offer broad diversification, tax efficiency and cost-effective portfolio management.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses of the Fund, at least until __________, 2019, to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Reimbursement (exclusive of (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); (v) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short) (vi) taxes; (vii) extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees, and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers, including the Advisor)) will not exceed [ ]% or [ ]% of average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Institutional Class shares, respectively. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the applicable Fund within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lower of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. These agreements may be terminated only by the Board on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser. Fee waiver and reimbursement arrangements can decrease the Fund’s expenses and boost its performance. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the advisory agreement with respect to the Fund will be available in the Fund’s first report to shareholders for the period ending _________ 2019.

 

Portfolio Managers: The Fund is managed on a day to day basis by James P. Dowd, CFA, and Michael T. Weaver Jr., CFA. The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and each portfolio manager’s ownership in the Fund.

 

James P. Dowd is founder, CEO and Chief Compliance Officer of North Capital Private Securities (“NCPS”), a registered broker-dealer focused on origination, placement, and clearing of exempt securities (2011—present) and CEO and Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser (2008—present). NCPS is the designated broker-dealer for many securities funding platforms in the early stage equity, real estate, private funds, and securities token markets.

 

Prior to forming the Adviser, Mr. Dowd, who has 33 years of experience in the global financial markets, including over twenty one years as a portfolio manager, was a Senior Managing Director and Head of the Hedge Fund Advisory and Fund of Funds business at Bear Stearns. At Bear, he led the portfolio management team in advising clients and allocating capital to non-affiliate hedge funds. Jim is a CFA charter holder and is a Certified Public Accountant registered with the State of Illinois. He is a registered principal with North Capital Private Securities Corp and has passed the FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 63, 65 and 78 exams. Before Bear, Mr. Dowd managed the Lodgepole Fund, a multi-strategy arbitrage fund, and was a proprietary trader with Tokai Asia Limited (Hong Kong), a subsidiary of Tokai Bank Group, where he was responsible for arbitrage strategies. He also spent nine years with Bankers Trust in New York, London and Tokyo where he was Managing Director and Head of Derivatives Trading for Asia, Branch Manager of BT Asia Securities Ltd. Tokyo, and a Partner of Bankers Trust. Mr. Dowd began his career with Samuel Montagu Capital Markets Inc., a boutique investment bank.

 

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Michael Weaver is a Director-Principal at NCPS and Vice President at the Adviser (2015—present). He has over 10 years of experience in financial markets. Michael has passed the FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 63 and 65 exams and is registered with FINRA. Mr. Weaver started his career in financial services in 2004 as an Analyst in the Fixed-Income Sales & Trading (S&T) Program at Banc of America Securities. As an Analyst, Mr. Weaver worked in the Structured Securities Group, where he structured CDO’s and CLO’s and in the Central Funding Group, where he was an interest rate trader. Mr. Weaver was promoted to Associate in the Central Funding Group with specific responsibility for trading Agency Specials, Strips, TIPS, Off-the-run Treasuries and the on the run 30 year UST bond in repo. Mr. Weaver also has experience as a Summer Analyst in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, a Summer Associate in S&T at Deutsche Bank and was an Intern at MKP Capital Management in 2014. Mr. Weaver is a CFA charter holder.

 

HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) and offering price of each class of shares is determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) every day the NYSE is open for business. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). NAV is computed by determining, on a per class basis, the aggregate market value of all assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding ((assets-liabilities)/number of shares = NAV). The NYSE is closed on weekends and New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The NAV takes into account, on a per class basis, the expenses and fees of the Fund, including management and administration fees, which are accrued daily. The determination of the Fund’s NAV for a particular day is applicable to all applications for the purchase of shares, as well as all requests for the redemption of shares, received by the Fund (or an authorized broker or agent, or its authorized designee) before the close of trading on the NYSE on that day.

 

Generally, the Fund’s securities are valued each day at the last quoted sales price on each security’s primary exchange. Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is principally traded. Securities other than exchange-traded options that are traded or dealt in upon one or more securities exchanges (whether domestic or foreign) 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. Securities other than exchange-traded options that are primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) National Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and evaluated by the Board as to the reliability of the fair value method used. In these cases, the Fund’s NAV will reflect certain portfolio securities’ fair value rather than their market price. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to the Adviser. The Adviser may also enlist third-party consultants such as an audit firm or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board reviews this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

 

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The Fund may use independent pricing services to assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s securities. In addition, market prices for foreign securities are not determined at the same time of day as the NAV for the Fund. Portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Fund shares. In computing the NAV, the Fund values foreign securities held by the Fund at the latest closing price on the exchange in which they are traded immediately prior to closing of the NYSE. Prices of foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates. If events materially affecting the value of a security in the Fund’s portfolio, particularly foreign securities, occur after the close of trading on a foreign market but before the Fund prices its shares, the security will be valued at fair value. For example, if trading in a portfolio security is halted and does not resume before the Fund calculates its NAV, the Adviser may need to price the security using the Fund’s fair value pricing guidelines. Without a fair value price, short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short term traders. The determination of fair value involves subjective judgments. As a result, using fair value to price a security may result in a price materially different from the prices used by other mutual funds to determine net asset value, or from the price that may be realized upon the actual sale of the security.

 

With respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in one or more ETFs or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, the Fund’s net asset value is calculated based upon the market values of those ETFs or companies, and the prospectuses for these ETFs or companies explain the circumstances under which those companies will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES

 

Share Classes: This Prospectus describes two classes of shares offered by the Funds: Class A shares and Institutional Class shares. The Funds offer these two classes of shares so that you can choose the class that best suits your investment needs. Refer to the information below. The main differences between the share classes are ongoing fees and minimum investment amounts. Class A shares pay an annual fee of up to [____]% for distribution and shareholder services expenses pursuant to a plan under Rule 12b-1. Over time, fees paid under this distribution and service plan will increase the cost of an Class A shareholder’s investment and may cost more than fees associated with other types of distribution and service plans.

 

In choosing which class of shares to purchase, you should consider which will be most beneficial to you, given the amount of your purchase and the length of time you expect to hold the shares. Each class of shares in a Fund represents interest in the same portfolio of investments within the Fund. All share classes may not be available for purchase in all states. The Funds reserve the right to waive investment minimums.

 

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Class A Shares: Class A shares are offered at their public offering price, which is the NAV plus the applicable sales charge. The minimum initial investment in the Class A shares is $_____ for all types of accounts and the minimum subsequent investment is $____.

 

The sales charge varies, depending on how much you invest. There are no sales charges on reinvested distributions. Because of rounding in the calculation of the “offering price”, the actual sales charge you pay may be more or less than that calculated using the percentages shown below. The following sales charges apply to your purchases of Class A shares of a Fund:

 

Amount Invested Sales Charge as a %
of Offering Price
Sales Charge as a %
of Amount Invested
Dealer Reallowance
Under $25,000 [      ]% [      ]% [      ]%
$25,000 to $49,999 [      ]% [      ]% [      ]%
$50,000 to $99,999 [      ]% [      ]% [      ]%
$100,000 to $249,999 [      ]% [      ]% [      ]%
$250,000 to $499,999 [      ]% [      ]% [      ]%
$500,000 to $999,999 [      ]% [      ]% [      ]%
$1,000,000 and above [      ]% [      ]% [      ]%

 

“Dealer reallowance” is the portion of the sales charge deducted from a mutual fund investment that is paid as a commission to the authorized broker-dealer responsible for assisting you with your investment in Class A shares of the Funds. In the case of investments of $1[ ] or more, no sale charge is deducted from the cost of your purchase. In that case, the Adviser shall reimburse the Funds in connection with the Dealer reallowance retained by the authorized broker-dealer calculated as follows: [ ]% on purchases between $1 million and $3 million, [ ]% on amounts over $3 million but less than $5 million, and [ ]% on amounts over $5 million. The dealer reallowance rate is determined based on the purchase amount combined with the current market value of existing investments in Class A shares.

 

How to Reduce Your Sales Charge

 

You may be eligible to purchase Class A shares at a reduced sales charge. To qualify for these reductions, you must notify the Funds’ Transfer Agent in writing and supply your account number at the time of purchase. You may combine your purchase with those of your “immediate family” (your spouse and your children under the age of 21) for purposes of determining eligibility. If applicable, you will need to provide the account numbers of your spouse and your children as well as the ages of your children.

 

Rights of Accumulation: To qualify for the lower sales charge rates that apply to larger purchases of Class A shares, you may combine your new purchases of Class A shares with Class A shares of the Fund that you already own. The applicable initial sales charge for the new purchase is based on the total of your current purchase and the current value of all other Class A shares that you own based on the Fund’s current public offering price. The reduced sales charge will apply only to current purchases and must be requested in writing when you buy your shares.

 

Shares of a Fund held as follows cannot be combined with your current purchase for purposes of reduced sales charges:

 

  Shares held indirectly through financial intermediaries other than your current purchase broker-dealer (for example, a different broker-dealer, a bank, a separate insurance company account or an investment advisor);

 

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  Shares held through an administrator or trustee/custodian of an Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan (for example, a 401(k) plan) other than employer-sponsored IRAs;
  Shares held directly in the Fund account on which the broker-dealer (financial advisor) of record is different than your current purchase broker-dealer.

 

Letter of Intent: Under a Letter of Intent (“LOI”), you commit to purchase a specified dollar amount of Class A shares of a Fund, with a minimum of $25,000, during a 13-month period. Any shares purchased within 90 days prior to the date you sign the letter of intent will be used as credit toward completion, but the reduced sales charge will only apply to new purchases made on or after that date. At your written request, Class A share purchases made during the previous 90 days may be included. The amount you agree to purchase determines the initial sales charge you pay. If the full-face amount of the LOI is not invested by the end of the 13-month period, your account will be adjusted to the higher initial sales charge level for the amount actually invested. You are not legally bound by the terms of your LOI to purchase the amount of your shares stated in the LOI. The LOI does, however, authorize the Fund to hold in escrow 5% of the total amount you intend to purchase. If you do not complete the total intended purchase at the end of the 13 month period, the Fund’s transfer agent will redeem the necessary portion of the escrowed shares to make up the difference between the reduced rate sales charge (based on the amount you intended to purchase) and the sales charge that would normally apply (based on the actual amount you purchased).

 

Repurchase of Class A Shares: If you have redeemed Class A shares of a Fund within the past 120 days, you may repurchase an equivalent amount of Class A shares of the Fund at NAV without the normal front-end sales charge. In effect, this allows you to reacquire shares that you may have had to redeem without repaying the front-end sales charge. You must notify the Fund that you intend to do so in writing. The Fund must receive your purchase order within 120 days of your redemption.

 

Sales Charge Waivers

 

The sales charge on purchases of Class A shares is waived for certain types of investors, including:

 

  Current and retired trustees and officers of the Funds sponsored by the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries, their families (e.g., spouse, children, mother or father) and any purchases referred through the Adviser.
  Employees of the Adviser and the sub-advisers and their families, or any full-time employee or registered representative of the distributor or of broker-dealers having dealer agreements with the distributor (a “Selling Broker”) and their immediate families (or any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan for the benefit of such persons).
  Any full-time employee of a bank, savings and loan, credit union or other financial institution that utilizes a Selling Broker to clear purchases of the Funds’ shares and their immediate families.
  Participants in certain “wrap-fee” or asset allocation programs or other fee-based arrangements sponsored by broker-dealers and other financial institutions that have entered into agreements with the distributor.
  Clients of financial intermediaries that have entered into arrangements with the distributor providing for the shares to be used in particular investment products made available to such clients and for which such registered investment advisors may charge a separate fee.

 

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  Institutional investors (which may include bank trust departments and registered investment advisors).
  Any accounts established on behalf of registered investment advisors or their clients by broker-dealers that charge a transaction fee and that have entered into agreements with the distributor.
  Separate accounts used to fund certain unregistered variable annuity contracts or Section 403(b) or 401(a) or (k) accounts.
  Employer-sponsored retirement or benefit plans with total plan assets in excess of $5 million where the plan’s investments in a Fund are part of an omnibus account. A minimum initial investment of $1 million in a Fund is required. The distributor in its sole discretion may waive these minimum dollar requirements.

 

The Funds do not waive sales charges for the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of shares of a different fund where those shares were subject to a front-end sales charge (sometimes called an “NAV transfer”).

 

Investors may need to provide their financial intermediary with the information necessary to take full advantage of reduced or waived Class A sales charges. Certain intermediaries may provide different sales charge waivers or discounts. These waivers and/or discounts and the applicable intermediaries are described under “Intermediary-Defined Sales Charge Waiver Policies” in Appendix A to this prospectus.

 

Institutional Class Shares: The minimum initial investment in the Institutional Class shares is $_____ for all types of accounts, and the minimum subsequent investment is $_____.

 

Purchasing Shares: You may purchase shares of a Fund by sending a completed application form to the following address:

 

Regular Mail

 

North Capital Funds Trust
623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, Utah 84047

Express/Overnight Mail

 

North Capital Funds Trust
623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, Utah 84047

 

The USA PATRIOT Act requires financial institutions, including the Funds, to adopt certain policies and programs to prevent money-laundering activities, including procedures to verify the identity of customers opening new accounts. As requested on the Application, you should supply your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address. Mailing addresses containing a P.O. Box will not be accepted. Effective May 11, 2018, if you are opening the account in the name of a legal entity (e.g., partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, etc.), you must also supply the identity of the beneficial owners. This information will assist the Funds in verifying your identity. Until such verification is made, a Fund may temporarily limit additional share purchases. In addition, a Fund may limit additional share purchases or close an account if it is unable to verify a shareholder’s identity. As required by law, a Fund may employ various procedures, such as comparing the information to fraud databases or requesting additional information or documentation from you, to ensure that the information supplied by you is correct.

 

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Purchase through Brokers: You may invest in a Fund through brokers or agents who have entered into selling agreements with the Fund’s distributor. The brokers and agents are authorized to receive purchase and redemption orders on behalf of a Fund. Such brokers are authorized to designate other intermediaries to receive purchase and redemption orders on a Fund’s behalf. A Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized broker or, if applicable, a broker’s authorized designee receives the order. The broker or agent may set their own initial and subsequent investment minimums. You may be charged a fee if you use a broker or agent to buy or redeem shares of a Fund. Finally, various servicing agents use procedures and impose restrictions that may be in addition to, or different from those applicable to investors purchasing shares directly from a Fund. You should carefully read the program materials provided to you by your servicing agent.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you wish to wire money to make an investment in a Fund, please call the Fund at [____________] for wiring instructions and to notify the Fund that a wire transfer is coming. Any commercial bank can transfer same-day funds via wire. A Fund will normally accept wired funds for investment on the day received if they are received by the Fund’s designated bank before the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Your bank may charge you a fee for wiring same-day funds.

 

For an initial investment in the Funds, before any wired funds can be accepted, the transfer agent must have a completed account application. You may mail or overnight deliver your account application to the transfer agent. Upon receipt of your completed account application, the transfer agent will establish an account for you. The account number assigned to your account will be required as part of the instruction that should be provided to your bank to send the wire. Your bank must include both the name of the Fund you are purchasing, the account number, and your name so that monies can be correctly applied.

 

Automatic Investment Plan: You may participate in a Fund’s Automatic Investment Plan, an investment plan that automatically moves money from your bank account and invests it in the Fund through the use of electronic funds transfers or automatic bank drafts. You may elect to make subsequent investments by transfers of a minimum of $50 monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually into your established Fund account.

 

To utilize this option, your bank account must be held at a domestic financial institution and a member of the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) System. If your payment is rejected by your bank, the transfer agent will charge a $25 fee to your account. Any request to change or terminate an Automatic Investment Plan should be submitted to the transfer agent 5 days prior to the effective date. Please contact the applicable Fund at [ ] for more information about the Fund’s Automatic Investment Plan.

 

Minimum and Additional Investment Amounts: The minimum initial investment in a Fund for Class A shares is $______ for all account types, and the minimum subsequent investment is $____, and the minimum initial investment for Institutional Class shares is $_______ for all account types and the minimum subsequent investment is $_____. There is no minimum investment requirement when you are buying shares by reinvesting dividends and distributions from a Fund. Each Fund reserves the right to waive any investment minimum requirement.

 

All checks must be in U.S. Dollars drawn on a domestic bank. The Funds will not accept payment in cash or money orders. The Funds do not accept post-dated checks or any conditional order or payment. To prevent check fraud, the Funds will not accept third party checks, U.S. Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares.

 

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For subsequent investments, detach the Invest by Mail form that is attached to the confirmation statement you will receive after each transaction and mail it with a check made payable to a Fund to one of the addresses noted above. Write your account number on the check. If you do not have the Invest by Mail form, include the Fund name, name(s) on the account, address and account number on a separate piece of paper along with your check.

 

The transfer agent will charge a $25 fee against a shareholder’s account, in addition to any loss sustained by a Fund, for any payment that is returned. It is the policy of the Funds not to accept applications under certain circumstances or in amounts considered disadvantageous to shareholders. Each Fund reserves the right to reject any application.

 

When Order is Processed: All shares will be purchased at the NAV per share next determined after a Fund receives your application or request in “good order”, as described below. All requests received in good order by a Fund before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) will be processed on that same day. Requests received after 4:00 p.m. will be processed on the next business day.

 

Good Order: When making a purchase request, make sure your request is in good order. “Good order” means your purchase request includes:

 

the name of the Fund;

the dollar amount of shares to be purchased; and

a completed purchase application or investment stub check payable to the “North Capital Emerging Technology Fund”.

 

Retirement Plans: You may purchase shares of a Fund for your individual retirement plans. Please call the Funds at ___________ for the most current listing and appropriate disclosure documentation on how to open a retirement account.

 

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

 

Each Fund typically expects that it will take up to ______ days following the receipt of your redemption request to pay out redemption proceeds by check or electronic transfer. Each Fund typically expects to pay redemptions from cash, cash equivalents, proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, any line of credit, and then from the sale of portfolio securities. These redemption payment methods will be used in regular and stressed market conditions.

 

Redeeming Shares: You may redeem all or any portion of the shares credited to your account by submitting a written request for redemption to:

 

Regular Mail

 

North Capital Funds Trust
623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, Utah 84047

Express/Overnight Mail

 

North Capital Funds Trust
623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, Utah 84047

 

Redemptions by Telephone: The telephone redemption privilege is automatically available to all new accounts, if you did not decline telephone options on your account application (or request by subsequent arrangements in writing). Shares held in IRA or other retirement plan accounts may be redeemed by telephone and investors will be asked whether or not to withhold taxes from any distribution. Provided your account has been open for at least 15 days, you may initiate a redemption in any amount up to $50,000 by calling the transfer agent at ___________.

 

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The proceeds will be sent by mail to the address designated on your account, proceeds may be wired to a shareholder’s bank account of record, or funds may be sent via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network to the bank account of record. Wires are subject to a $15 fee paid by the investor. An investor does not incur any charge when proceeds are sent via the ACH system. The redemption proceeds normally will be sent within three business days after receipt of your telephone instructions.

 

Once a telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot be canceled or modified after the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time).

 

Each Fund reserves the right to suspend the telephone redemption privileges with respect to your account if the name(s) or the address on the account has been changed within the previous 30 days. Neither a Fund, the transfer agent, nor their respective affiliates will be liable for complying with telephone instructions they reasonably believe to be genuine or for any loss, damage, cost or expenses in acting on such telephone instructions and you will be required to bear the risk of any such loss. The Funds or the transfer agent, or both, will employ reasonable procedures to determine that telephone instructions are genuine. If a Fund and/or the transfer agent do not employ these procedures, they may be liable to you for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. These procedures may include, among others, requiring forms of personal identification prior to acting upon telephone instructions, providing written confirmation of the transactions and/or tape recording telephone instructions.

 

Redemptions through Broker: If shares of a Fund are held by a broker-dealer, financial institution or other servicing agent, you must contact that servicing agent to redeem those shares. The servicing agent may charge a fee for this service.

 

Redemptions by Wire: You may request that your redemption proceeds be wired directly to your bank account. Each Fund’s transfer agent imposes a $[15] fee for each wire redemption and deducts the fee directly from your account. Your bank may also impose a fee for the incoming wire.

 

Automatic Withdrawal Plan: If your individual accounts, IRA or other qualified plan account have a current account value of at least $[10,000], you may participate in a Fund’s Automatic Withdrawal Plan, an investment plan that automatically moves money to your bank account from the Fund through the use of electronic funds transfers. You may elect to make subsequent withdrawals by transfers of a minimum of $[250] per month, quarter, or annually into your established bank account. Please contact the applicable Fund at [ ] for more information about the Fund’s Automatic Withdrawal Plan.

 

This program may be terminated at any time by a Fund. You may also elect to terminate your participation in this Automatic Withdrawal Plan at any time by contacting the transfer agent at least five days prior to the next scheduled withdrawal.

 

A withdrawal under the Automatic Withdrawal Plan involves a redemption of shares and may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. In addition, if the amount requested to be withdrawn exceeds the amount available in your account, which includes any dividends credited to your account, the account will ultimately be depleted.

 

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Redemptions in Kind: Each Fund reserves the right to honor requests for redemption or repurchase orders by making payment in whole or in part in readily marketable securities (“redemption in kind”) if the amount is greater than the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s assets. The securities will be chosen by a Fund’s adviser and valued under the Fund’s net asset value procedures. Redemptions in kind are typically used to meet redemption requests that represent a large percentage of a fund’s net assets in order to minimize the effect of large redemptions on the fund and its remaining shareholders. A shareholder will be exposed to market risk until these securities are converted to cash and may incur transaction expenses in converting these securities to cash.

 

When Redemptions are Sent: Once a Fund receives your redemption request in “good order”, as described below, it will issue a check based on the next determined NAV following your redemption request. The redemption proceeds normally will be sent by mail or by wire within three business days after receipt of a request in “good order.” If you purchase shares using a check and soon after request a redemption, your redemption proceeds will not be sent until the check used for your purchase has cleared your bank.

 

Good Order: Your redemption request will be processed if it is in “good order.” To be in good order, the following conditions must be satisfied:

 

The request should be in writing, unless redeeming by telephone, indicating the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed;
The request must identify your account number;
The request should be signed by you and any other person listed on the account, exactly as the shares are registered; and
If you request that the redemption proceeds be sent to a person, bank or an address other than that of record or paid to someone other than the record owner(s), or if the address was changed within the last 30 days, or if the proceeds of a requested redemption exceed $50,000, the signature(s) on the request must be medallion signature guaranteed by an eligible signature guarantor.

 

How Redemptions are Met: Each Fund typically expects to meet redemption requests by paying out proceeds from cash or cash equivalent portfolio holdings, or by selling portfolio holdings. These redemption methods will be used regularly and may also be used in stressed market conditions. Each Fund reserves the right to redeem in kind, as described above. Redemptions in kind may be used regularly and may also be used in stressed market conditions.

 

When You Need a Signature Guarantee: A signature guarantee, from either a Medallion program member or a non-Medallion program member, is required in the following situations:

 

If ownership is being changed on your account;
When redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address or bank account not on record;
When a redemption is received by the transfer agent and the account address has changed within the last 30 calendar days;
For all redemptions in excess of $50,000 from any shareholder account.

 

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Signatures guarantees will generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”). A notary public is not an acceptable signature guarantor.

 

Non-financial transactions, including establishing or modifying certain services on an account, may require a signature guarantee, signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source.

 

A Fund may waive any of the above requirements in certain instances. In addition to the situations described above, a Fund and/or the transfer agent reserve the right to require a signature guarantee in other instances based on the circumstances relative to the particular situation.

 

Retirement Plans: If your investment is held through an IRA or other retirement plan, you must indicate on your redemption request whether a Fund should withhold federal income tax. Unless you elect in your redemption request that you do not want to have federal tax withheld, the redemption will be subject to withholding.

 

Low Balances: If at any time your account balance in a Fund falls below $____ (for Class A shares) or $________ (for Institutional Class shares), the Fund may notify you that, unless the account is brought up to at least $______ (for Class A shares) or $_______ (for Institutional Class shares) within 30 days of the notice; your account could be closed. After the notice period, a Fund may redeem all of your shares and close your account by sending you a check to the address of record. Your account will not be closed if the account balance drops below required minimums due to a decline in NAV.

 

FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES

 

The North Capital Emerging Technology Fund discourages and does not accommodate market timing. Frequent trading into and out of the Fund can harm all Fund shareholders by disrupting the Fund’s investment strategies, increasing Fund expenses, decreasing tax efficiency and diluting the value of shares held by long-term shareholders. Given the short-term nature of the North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund’s investments and its use of the amortized cost method for calculating the NAV of the Fund’s shares, the Fund does not anticipate that in the normal case frequent or short-term trading into and out of the Fund will have significant adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. For this reason and because the Fund is intended to be used as a liquid short-term investment, the Fund’s Board has not adopted policies or procedures to monitor or discourage frequent or short-term trading of the Fund’s shares. Regardless of their frequency or short-term nature, purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares can have adverse effects on the management of the Fund’s portfolio and its performance. The remainder of this section applies to the North Capital Emerging Technology Fund only.

 

The Fund is designed for long-term investors and is not intended for market timing or other disruptive trading activities. Accordingly, the Fund’s Board has approved policies that seek to curb these disruptive activities while recognizing that shareholders may have a legitimate need to adjust their Fund investments as their financial needs or circumstances change. The Fund currently uses several methods to reduce the risk of market timing. These methods include, but are not limited to committing staff to review, on a continuing basis, recent trading activity in order to identify trading activity that may be contrary to the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy.

 

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Though these methods involve judgments that are inherently subjective and involve some selectivity in their application, the Fund seeks to make judgments and applications that are consistent with the interests of the Fund’s shareholders.

 

Based on the frequency of redemptions in your account, the Adviser or transfer agent may in its sole discretion determine that your trading activity is detrimental to the Fund as described in the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy and elect to reject or limit the amount, number, frequency or method for requesting future purchases or exchanges into the Fund.

 

The Fund reserves the right to reject or restrict purchase requests for any reason, particularly when the shareholder’s trading activity suggests that the shareholder may be engaged in market timing or other disruptive trading activities. Neither the Fund nor the Adviser will be liable for any losses resulting from rejected purchase orders. The Adviser may also bar an investor who has violated these policies (and the investor’s financial adviser) from opening new accounts with the Fund.

 

Although the Fund attempts to limit disruptive trading activities, some investors use a variety of strategies to hide their identities and their trading practices. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will be able to identify or limit these activities. Omnibus account arrangements are common forms of holding shares of the Fund. While the Fund will encourage financial intermediaries to apply the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund, the Fund is limited in its ability to monitor the trading activity or enforce the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy with respect to customers of financial intermediaries. For example, should it occur, the Fund may not be able to detect market timing that may be facilitated by financial intermediaries or made difficult to identify in the omnibus accounts used by those intermediaries for aggregated purchases, exchanges and redemptions on behalf of all their customers. More specifically, unless the financial intermediaries have the ability to apply the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy to their customers through such methods as implementing short-term trading limitations or restrictions and monitoring trading activity for what might be market timing, the Fund may not be able to determine whether trading by customers of financial intermediaries is contrary to the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy. Brokers maintaining omnibus accounts with the Fund have agreed to provide shareholder transaction information to the extent known to the broker to the Fund upon request. If the Fund or its transfer agent or shareholder servicing agent suspects there is market timing activity in the account, the Fund will seek full cooperation from the service provider maintaining the account to identify the underlying participant. At the request of the Adviser, the service providers may take immediate action to stop any further short-term trading by such participants.

 

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Any sale or exchange of a Fund’s shares may generate tax liability (unless you are a tax-exempt investor or your investment is in a qualified retirement account). When you redeem your shares you may realize a taxable gain or loss. This is measured by the difference between the proceeds of the sale and the tax basis for the shares you sold. (To aid in computing your tax basis, you generally should retain your account statements for the period that you hold shares in a Fund.)

 

Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income quarterly and net capital gains annually. Both distributions will be reinvested in shares of the applicable Fund unless you elect to receive cash. Dividends from net investment income (including any excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) are taxable to investors as ordinary income, while distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) are generally taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of your holding period for the shares. All distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares unless you choose one of the following options: (1) receive dividends in cash while reinvesting capital gain distributions in additional Fund shares; (2) receive capital gain distributions in cash while reinvesting dividends in additional Fund shares; or (3) receive all distributions in cash. Any dividends or capital gain distributions you receive from a Fund will normally be taxable to you when made, regardless of whether you reinvest dividends or capital gain distributions or receive them in cash.

 

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If you elect to receive distributions and/or dividends by check and the post office cannot deliver the check, or if the check remains uncashed for six months, each Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check in your Fund account at the then current NAV per share and to reinvest all subsequent distributions in shares of a Fund. You may change your election at any time by notifying the Fund in writing or by telephone at [ ] at least five days prior to the record date.

 

Certain dividends or distributions declared in October, November or December will be taxed to shareholders as if received in December if they are paid during the following January. Each year, the applicable Fund will inform you of the amount and type of your distributions. IRAs and other qualified retirement plans are exempt from federal income taxation until retirement proceeds are paid out to the participant.

 

Your redemptions, including exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment is the difference between the cost of your shares, including any sales charges, and the amount you receive when you sell them.

 

On the account application, you will be asked to certify that your social security number or taxpayer identification number is correct and that you are not subject to backup withholding for failing to report income to the IRS. If you are subject to backup withholding or you did not certify your taxpayer identification number, the IRS requires the Funds to withhold a percentage of any dividend, redemption or exchange proceeds. Each Fund reserves the right to reject any application that does not include a certified social security or taxpayer identification number. If you do not have a social security number, you should indicate on the purchase form that your application to obtain a number is pending. Each Fund is required to withhold taxes if a number is not delivered to the Fund within seven days.

 

This summary is not intended to be and should not be construed to be legal or tax advice. You should consult your own tax advisors to determine the tax consequences of owning the Fund’s shares.

 

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES

 

Distributor: [Distributor], [Address], is the distributor for the shares of the Fund. Quasar Distributors, LLC is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of the Fund are offered on a continuous basis.

 

Distribution Fees: The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan for Class A shares (the “Plan”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, which allows the Fund to pay the Fund’s distributor an annual fee for distribution and shareholder servicing expenses of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares.

 

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The Fund’s distributor and other entities are paid under the Plan for services provided and the expenses borne by the distributor and others in the distribution of Fund shares, including the payment of commissions for sales of the shares and incentive compensation to and expenses of dealers and others who engage in or support distribution of shares or who service shareholder accounts, including overhead and telephone expenses; printing and distribution of prospectuses and reports used in connection with the offering of the Fund’s shares to other than current shareholders; and preparation, printing and distribution of sales literature and advertising materials. In addition, the distributor or other entities may utilize fees paid pursuant to the Plan to compensate dealers or other entities for their opportunity costs in advancing such amounts, which compensation would be in the form of a carrying charge on any un-reimbursed expenses.

 

You should be aware that if you hold your shares for a substantial period of time, you may indirectly pay more than the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge allowed by FINRA due to the recurring nature of distribution (12b-1) fees.

 

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries: The Fund’s distributor, its affiliates, and the Fund’s adviser and its affiliates may, at their own expense and out of their own assets, including their legitimate profits from Fund-related activities, provide additional cash payments to financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Fund or assist in the marketing of the Fund. Financial intermediaries include brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others. These payments may be in addition to the Rule 12b-1 fees disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus. These payments are generally made to financial intermediaries that provide shareholder or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and financial intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the Fund on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs. These payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the financial intermediary provides shareholder services to Fund shareholders. The distributor may, from time to time, provide promotional incentives to certain investment firms. Such incentives may, at the distributor’s discretion, be limited to investment firms who allow their individual selling representatives to participate in such additional compensation.

 

Householding: To reduce expenses, the Fund mails only one copy of a Prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call the Fund at [ ] on days the Fund is open for business or contact your financial institution. The Fund will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.

 

Lost Shareholders, Inactive Accounts and Unclaimed Property: It is important that the Fund maintains a correct address for each investor. An incorrect address may cause an investor’s account statements and other mailings to be returned to the Fund. Based upon statutory requirements for returned mail, the Fund will attempt to locate the investor or rightful owner of the account. If the Fund is unable to locate the investor, then it will determine whether the investor’s account can legally be considered abandoned. Mutual fund accounts may be transferred to the state government of an investor’s state of residence if no activity occurs within the account during the “inactivity period” specified in the applicable state’s abandoned property laws, which varies by state. The Fund is legally obligated to escheat (or transfer) abandoned property to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator in accordance with statutory requirements. The investor’s last known address of record determines which state has jurisdiction. To help protect their accounts, shareholders should keep their accounts up-to-date and active, which may include calling the Fund at [ ] to generate shareholder initiated activity such as completing an account transaction. Investors who are residents of the state of Texas may designate a representative to receive legislatively required unclaimed property due diligence notifications. Please contact the Fund to complete a Texas Designation of Representative form.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Funds have not commenced operations and, therefore, have not produced financial statements. Once produced, you can obtain a copy of the financial statements without charge by calling the applicable Fund at [ ].

 

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APPENDIX A

 

Intermediary-Defined Sales Charge Waiver Policies

 

[To come.]

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

North Capital Funds Trust

 

Rev. _______ 2019

 

  WHAT DOES NORTH CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:

 

    Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

 

•     account transactions and transaction history

 

•     investment experience and purchase history

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons North Capital Funds Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information:

Does North Capital Funds

Trust share information?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus. YES NO
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you. NO We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness. NO We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We don’t share

QUESTIONS? Call [          ]  

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE
north capital emerging technology fund

 

     

What we do:

How does North Capital Funds Trust protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does North Capital Funds Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

    open an account or deposit money

 

    direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

 

    seek advice about your investments

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

 

    sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness.

 

    affiliates from using your information to market to you.

 

    sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you.

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions  

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

    North Capital Funds Trust has no affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

•    North Capital Funds Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

•    North Capital Funds Trust does not jointly market.

  

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North Capital Funds Trust

 

Adviser North Capital, Inc.
623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, UT 84047
Distributor _____________________
_____________________
______________________
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm _____________________
_____________________
______________________
Legal Counsel Thompson Hine LLP
41 South High Street, Suite 1700
Columbus, OH 43215
Custodian _____________________
_____________________
______________________
Transfer Agent _____________________
_____________________
______________________

 

Additional information about the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information dated ___________, 2019 (the “SAI”). The SAI is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference (i.e., legally made a part of this Prospectus). The SAI provides more details about the Fund’s policies and management. Additional information about the Fund’s investments will also be available in the Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders. In the Fund’s Annual Report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year or fiscal period.

 

To obtain a free copy of the SAI and the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders when available, or other information about the Fund, or to make shareholder inquiries about the Fund, please call (---)___________ [________] or visit www.northcapital.com/northcapitalfunds. You may also write to:

 

North Capital Funds Trust
623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101
Salt Lake City, UT 84047

 

You may review and obtain copies of the Fund’s information at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Please call 1-202-551-8090 for information relating to the operation of the Public Reference Room. Reports and other information about the Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.

 

Investment Company Act File # 811-23404

 

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The information in this Statement of Additional Information is not complete and may be changed. We 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 state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED DECEMBER 19, 2018

 

North Capital Funds Trust

 

NORTH CAPITAL EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND

Class A Shares [ticker]

Institutional Class Shares [ticker]

 

NORTH CAPITAL TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND

Institutional Class Shares [Ticker]

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

[ ], 2019

 

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund and North Capital Emerging Technology Fund (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) dated [ ]. Each Fund’s financial statements will be included in the applicable Fund’s Annual Report, and will be incorporated by reference into this SAI by subsequent amendment. A copy of the Prospectus or Annual Report can be obtained at no charge by writing the transfer agent, [ ], or by calling [ ]. Each Fund’s Prospectus is incorporated by reference into this SAI.

  

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS [TO BE UPDATED]

 

  Page
Description of the Trust and Funds 1
Additional Information About the Funds’ Investments 2
Investment Strategies and Risks 2
Investment Restrictions 13
Management of the Funds 15
Code Of Ethics 17
The Distributor 17
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities 19
Control Persons 19
Management Ownership 19
Investment Advisory Services 19
Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices 21
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings 22
Determination of Share Price 24
Redemption In-Kind 25
Tax Consequences 25
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures 26
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 26
Financial Statements 27
APPENDIX A: PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES A-1

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND FUNDS

 

The North Capital Emerging Technology Fund (“Technology Fund”) and the North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund (“Treasury Fund” and, together with the Technology Fund, each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), are each series of North Capital Trust, a Delaware statutory trust organized on December 10, 2018 (the “Trust”). Each Fund will operate as a “diversified” fund (as such term is defined under the 1940 Act). 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 Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated [ ] (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The investment adviser to the Funds is North Capital, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

The Technology Fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Class shares and Class A shares. The Treasury Fund offers Institutional Class shares. All shares are held in non-certificated form registered on the books of each Fund and the transfer agent for the account of the shareholder. Each share of a series represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to that series with each other share of that series and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of income belonging to the series as are declared by the Trustees. The shares do not have cumulative voting rights or any preemptive or conversion rights, and the Trustees have the authority from time to time to divide or combine the shares of any series into a greater or lesser number of shares of that series so long as the proportionate beneficial interest in the assets belonging to that series and the rights of shares of any other series are in no way affected. In case of any liquidation of a series, the holders of shares of the series being liquidated will be entitled to receive as a class a distribution out of the assets, net of the liabilities, belonging to that series. Expenses attributable to any series are borne by that series. Any general expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular series are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. No shareholder is liable to further calls or to assessment by the Trust without his or her express consent.

 

The Trust does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders. When matters are submitted to shareholders for a vote, each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each whole share he owns and fractional votes for fractional shares he owns. All shares of the Fund have equal voting rights and liquidation rights. The Trust Agreement can be amended by the Trustees, except that any amendment that adversely affects the rights of shareholders must be approved by the affected shareholders. Shareholders of a Fund are subject to involuntary redemption if the Trustees determine to liquidate the Fund. An involuntary redemption will create a capital gain or a capital loss, which may have tax consequences about which you should consult your tax adviser.

 

For information concerning the purchase and redemption of shares of a Fund, see “How to Purchase Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” in the Prospectus. For a description of the methods used to determine the share price and value of the Fund’s assets, see “How Shares are Priced” in the Prospectus and “Determination of Share Price” in this SAI.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENTS

 

Investment Strategies and Risks

 

The investment objective of each Fund and the descriptions of the Funds’ principal investment strategies are set forth under “Principal Investment Strategies” in the Prospectus. Each Fund’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed by the Board without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust.

 

The following pages contain more detailed information about the types of instruments in which the Funds may invest, strategies the Adviser may employ in pursuit of the Funds’ investment objective and a summary of related risks. The information below applies to each Fund unless otherwise noted.

 

Certificates of Deposit and Bankers’ Acceptances

 

Each Fund may invest in certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances, which are considered to be short-term money market instruments.

 

Certificates of deposit are receipts issued by a depository institution in exchange for the deposit of funds. The issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the receipt on the date specified on the certificate. The certificate usually can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Bankers’ acceptances typically arise from short-term credit arrangements designed to enable businesses to obtain funds 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 earning asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of discount for a specific maturity. Although maturities for acceptances can be as long as 270 days, most acceptances have maturities of six months or less.

 

Closed-End Investment Companies

 

Shares of “closed-end” investment companies (or “closed-end funds”) are typically offered to the public in a one-time initial public offering by a group of underwriters who retain a spread or underwriting commission of between 4% or 6% of the initial public offering price. Such securities are then listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT LLC, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (commonly known as “NASDAQ”) and, in some cases, may be traded in other over-the-counter markets. Because the shares of closed-end funds cannot be redeemed upon demand to the issuer like the shares of an open-end investment company (such as a Fund), investors seek to buy and sell shares of closed-end funds in the secondary market.

 

A Fund generally will purchase shares of closed-end funds only in the secondary market. A Fund will incur normal brokerage costs on such purchases similar to the expenses the Fund would incur for the purchase of securities of any other type of issuer in the secondary market. A Fund may, however, also purchase securities of a closed-end fund in an initial public offering when, in the opinion of the Adviser, based on a consideration of the nature of the closed-end fund’s proposed investments, the prevailing market conditions and the level of demand for such securities, they represent an attractive opportunity for growth of capital. The initial offering price typically will include a dealer spread, which may be higher than the applicable brokerage cost if the Fund purchased such securities in the secondary market.

 

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The shares of many closed-end funds, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share that is less than the net asset value per share, the difference representing the “market discount” of such shares. This market discount may be due in part to the investment objective of long-term appreciation, which is sought by many closed-end funds, as well as to the fact that the shares of closed-end funds are not redeemable by the holder upon demand to the issuer at the next determined net asset value, but rather, are subject to supply and demand in the secondary market. A relative lack of secondary market purchasers of closed-end fund shares also may contribute to such shares trading at a discount to their net asset value.

 

A Fund may invest in shares of closed-end funds that are trading at a discount to net asset value or at a premium to net asset value. There can be no assurance that the market discount on shares of any closed-end fund purchased by a Fund will ever decrease. In fact, it is possible that this market discount may increase and a Fund may suffer realized or unrealized capital losses due to further decline in the market price of the securities of such closed-end funds, thereby adversely affecting the net asset value of the Fund’s shares. Similarly, there can be no assurance that any shares of a closed-end fund purchased by a Fund at a premium will continue to trade at a premium or that the premium will not decrease subsequent to a purchase of such shares by the Fund.

 

Commercial Paper

 

Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes, including variable amount master demand notes (“Master Notes”), issued by corporations. Issues of commercial paper normally have maturities of less than nine months and fixed rates of return. Master Notes, however, are obligations that provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid and permit daily changes in the amount borrowed.

 

Commercial paper normally represents short-term unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form by banks or bank holding companies, corporations, finance companies and other issuers. The commercial paper that may be purchased by a Fund consists of direct U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of domestic or, in the case of the Technology Fund, foreign issuers. Asset-backed commercial paper is issued by a special purpose entity that is organized to issue the commercial paper and to purchase trade receivables or other financial assets. The credit quality of asset-backed commercial paper depends primarily on the quality of these assets and the level of any additional credit support.

 

Master Notes are governed by agreements between the issuer that give the borrower the right to pay without penalty all or any part of the principal amount then outstanding on an obligation together with interest to the date of payment. Since these obligations typically provide that the interest rate is tied to the Treasury bill auction rate, the rate on Master Notes is subject to change. Repayment of Master Notes to participating accounts depends on the ability of the borrower to pay the accrued interest and principal of the obligation on demand. Master Notes typically are not rated by credit rating agencies.

 

Corporate Debt

 

Corporate debt securities are long and short-term debt obligations issued by companies (such as publicly issued and privately placed bonds, notes and commercial paper). The Adviser considers corporate debt securities to be of investment grade quality if they are rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, or if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. Investment grade debt securities generally have adequate to strong protection of principal and interest payments. In the lower end of this category, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal than in higher rated categories. The Funds may invest in both secured and unsecured corporate bonds. A secured bond is backed by collateral and an unsecured bond is not. Therefore an unsecured bond may have a lower recovery value than a secured bond in the event of a default by its issuer. The Adviser may incorrectly analyze the risks inherent in corporate bonds, such as the issuer’s ability to meet interest and principal payments, resulting in a loss to the Funds.

 

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Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”)

 

The Funds may invest in ETFs. Because many ETFs are considered to be investment companies, see “Investments in Other Investment Companies” below for additional information.

 

When the Funds invest in sector ETFs, there is a risk that securities within the same group of industries will decline in price due to sector-specific market or economic developments. If the Funds invest more heavily in a particular sector, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect that sector. As a result, each Fund’s share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of industries. Additionally, some sectors could be subject to greater government regulation than other sectors. Therefore, changes in regulatory policies for those sectors may have a material effect on the value of securities issued by companies in those sectors. The sectors in which the Funds may be more heavily invested will vary.

 

The shares of an ETF may be assembled in a block (typically 50,000 shares) known as a creation unit and redeemed in-kind for a portfolio of the underlying securities (based on the ETF’s net asset value) together with a cash payment generally equal to accumulated dividends as of the date of redemption. Conversely, a creation unit may be purchased from the ETF by depositing a specified portfolio of the ETF’s underlying securities, as well as a cash payment generally equal to accumulated dividends of the securities (net of expenses) up to the time of deposit. The Funds may redeem creation units for the underlying securities (and any applicable cash), and may assemble a portfolio of the underlying securities and use it (and any required cash) to purchase creation units, if the Adviser believes it is in a Fund’s interest to do so. The Funds’ ability to redeem creation units may be limited by the 1940 Act, which provides that the ETFs will not be obligated to redeem shares held by the Funds in an amount exceeding one percent of their total outstanding securities during any period of less than 30 days.

 

There is a risk that the underlying ETFs in which the Funds invest may terminate due to extraordinary events that may cause any of the service providers to the ETFs, such as the trustee or sponsor, to close or otherwise fail to perform their obligations to the ETF. Also, because the ETFs in which the Funds invest may be granted licenses by agreement to use the indices as a basis for determining their compositions and/or otherwise to use certain trade names, the ETFs may terminate if such license agreements are terminated. In addition, an ETF may terminate if its entire net asset value falls below a certain amount. Although the Adviser believes that, in the event of the termination of an underlying ETF they will be able to invest instead in shares of an alternate ETF tracking the same market index or another market index with the same general market, there is no guarantee that shares of an alternate ETF would be available for investment at that time.

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

Fixed income securities include bonds and securities offered on a when-issued, delayed delivery, or forward commitment basis. Fixed income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that the Funds could lose money if an issuer of a fixed income security cannot meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt. Interest rate risk is the risk that the Funds’ investments in fixed income securities may fall when interest rates rise. Additional specific risks with respect to fixed income securities generally or particular types of fixed income securities appear below.

 

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Zero-Coupon Securities. Certain U.S. Treasury or government securities in which a Fund may invest are zero-coupon securities. Zero-coupon securities do not pay interest or principal until final maturity unlike debt securities that provide periodic payments of interest (referred to as a “coupon payment”). Investors buy zero-coupon securities at a price below the amount payable at maturity. The difference between the purchase price and the amount paid at maturity represents interest on the zero-coupon security. Investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases the interest rate and credit risks of a zero-coupon security.

 

Government Mortgage-Backed Securities. A government mortgage-backed security (“MBS”) is a type of pass-through security, which is a pooled debt obligation repackaged as interests that pass principal and interest through an intermediary to investors. In the case of government MBS, the ownership interest is issued by a trust and represents participation interests in pools of adjustable and fixed-rate mortgage loans. Government MBS are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government (or one of its agencies or instrumentalities). Unlike conventional debt obligations, MBS provide monthly payments derived from the monthly interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans. Most government MBS make these payments monthly; however, certain MBS are backed by mortgage loans which do not generate monthly payments but rather generate payments less frequently. Investments in government MBS expose the Fund to interest rate, prepayment and credit risks.

 

Prepayment and Extension Risk. Unlike traditional fixed-income securities, which pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity (when the entire principal amount is due) payments on government MBSs include both interest and a partial payment of principal. Partial payment of principal may be comprised of scheduled principal payments as well as unscheduled payments from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing or foreclosure of the underlying loans. These unscheduled prepayments of principal create risks that can adversely affect a Fund holding government MBSs. For example, when interest rates decline, the values of government mortgage-backed securities generally rise. However, when interest rates decline, unscheduled prepayments can be expected to accelerate, and a Fund would be required to reinvest the proceeds of the prepayments at the lower interest rates then available. Unscheduled prepayments also limit the potential for capital appreciation on government MBSs. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the values of government MBSs generally fall. Since rising interest rates typically result in decreased prepayments, this could lengthen the average lives of government MBSs, and cause their value to decline more than traditional fixed-income securities.

 

Generally, government MBSs compensate for the increased risk associated with prepayments by paying a higher yield. The additional interest paid for risk is measured by the difference between the yield of a government MBS and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security or other appropriate benchmark with a comparable maturity (the “spread”). All else equal, an increase in the spread will cause the price of a government MBS to decline. Spreads generally increase in response to adverse economic or market conditions. Spreads may also increase if the security is perceived to have an increased prepayment risk or less market demand

 

Foreign Securities (Technology Fund Only)

 

The Fund may gain exposure to foreign securities both directly and indirectly though underlying investment companies that invest in foreign securities or by trading in domestic markets through an American Depositary Receipt (ADR). Purchases of foreign equity securities entail certain risks. For example, there may be less information publicly available about a foreign company than about a U.S. company, and foreign companies generally are not subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the U.S. Other risks associated with investments in foreign securities include changes in restrictions on foreign currency transactions and rates of exchange, changes in the administrations or economic and monetary policies of foreign governments, the imposition of exchange control regulations, the possibility of expropriation decrees and other adverse foreign governmental action, the imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, delays in settlement of securities transactions and greater price volatility. In addition, investing in foreign securities will generally result in higher commissions than investing in similar domestic securities.

 

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High Yield Securities (Technology Fund Only)

 

The Fund may invest in high yield securities as a non-principal investment strategy. High yield, high risk bonds are securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies (BB+ or lower by S&P and Ba1 or lower by Moody’s). Other terms used to describe such securities include “lower rated bonds,” “non-investment grade bonds,” “below investment grade bonds,” and “junk bonds.” These securities are considered to be high-risk investments. They are more susceptible to credit risk than investment-grade securities, especially during periods of economic uncertainty or economic downturns. The prices of lower quality securities are subject to greater volatility. Issuers of high-yield securities may not be as strong financially as those issuing bonds with higher credit ratings.

 

Illiquid and Restricted Securities

 

A Fund may invest in illiquid and restricted securities, or securities that become illiquid after purchase by the Fund. Illiquid securities include securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale (e.g., because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and securities that are otherwise not readily marketable (e.g., because trading in the security is suspended or because market makers do not exist or will not entertain bids or offers). Securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placements or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Foreign securities that are freely tradable in their principal markets are not considered to be illiquid. The Technology Fund may gain exposure to foreign securities through its investment in ADRs. Certain ADRs are not listed on an exchange and therefore may be considered to be illiquid.

 

However, the Treasury Fund will not invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets (measured at the time of purchase) in securities which are illiquid, which includes fixed time deposits with a notice or demand period of more than seven days that cannot be traded on a secondary market and certain restricted securities.

 

Restricted and other illiquid securities may be subject to the potential for delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. The Funds might be unable to dispose of illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty in satisfying redemption requests from shareholders. The Funds might have to register restricted securities in order to dispose of them, resulting in additional expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering of securities.

 

A large institutional market exists for certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, including foreign securities. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of the liquidity of such investments. Rule 144A under the Securities Act allows such a broader institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to restrictions on resale to the general public. Rule 144A establishes a “safe harbor” from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for resale of certain securities to qualified institutional buyers. Rule 144A has produced enhanced liquidity for many restricted securities, and market liquidity for such securities may continue to expand as a result of this regulation and the consequent existence of the PORTAL system, which is an automated system for the trading, clearance and settlement of unregistered securities of domestic and foreign issuers sponsored by the NASDAQ.

 

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Under guidelines adopted by the Board, the Funds’ Adviser may determine that particular Rule 144A securities, and commercial paper issued in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, are liquid even though they are not registered. A determination of whether such a security is liquid or not is a question of fact. In making this determination, the Adviser will consider, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances and among other factors: (i) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (ii) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security; (iii) the number of other potential purchasers of the security; (iv) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; (v) the nature of the security (e.g., debt or equity, date of maturity, terms of dividend or interest payments, and other material terms) and the nature of the marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of transfer); and (vi) the rating of the security and the financial condition and prospects of the issuer. In the case of commercial paper, the Adviser will also determine that the paper (i) is not traded flat or in default as to principal and interest, and (ii) is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least two nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations (“NRSROs”) or, if only one NRSRO rates the security, by that NRSRO, or, if the security is unrated, the Adviser determines that it is of equivalent quality.

 

Rule 144A securities and Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper that have been deemed liquid as described above will continue to be monitored by the Adviser to determine if the security is no longer liquid as the result of changed conditions. Investing in Rule 144A securities or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper could have the effect of increasing the amount of the Funds’ assets invested in illiquid securities if institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase such securities.

 

Indexed Securities (Technology Fund Only)

 

The Fund may purchase indexed securities consistent with its investment objective. Indexed securities are those, the value of which varies positively or negatively in relation to the value of other securities, securities indices or other financial indicators. Indexed securities may be debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations and certain U.S. Government agencies.

 

The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the security or other instrument to which they are indexed and also may be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities are subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer’s creditworthiness deteriorates. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments. Certain indexed securities that are not traded on an established market may be deemed illiquid.

 

Insured Bank Obligations

 

The Funds may invest in insured bank obligations. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insures the deposits of federally insured banks and savings and loan associations (collectively referred to as “banks”) up to $250,000. The Funds may purchase bank obligations that are fully insured as to principal by the FDIC. Currently, to remain fully insured as to principal, these investments must be limited to $250,000 per bank; if the principal amount and accrued interest together exceed $250,000, the excess principal and accrued interest will not be insured. Insured bank obligations may have limited marketability.

 

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Investment Company Securities

 

The Funds may invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act and a Fund’s investment objectives. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, a Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, the Fund’s shareholders indirectly will bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses the Fund’s shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

 

Under Section 12(d)(1) of the of the 1940 Act, the Funds may invest only up to 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one investment company (ETF or other mutual funds), but may not own more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company (the “3% Limitation”) or invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of other investment companies. However, Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the of 1940 Act provides that the provisions of paragraph 12(d)(1) shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by a Fund if (i) immediately after such purchase or acquisition not more than 3% of the total outstanding stock of such registered investment company is owned by the Fund and all affiliated persons of the Fund; and (ii) the Fund does not offer a class of securities that includes a sales load of more than 1 ½% percent. An investment company that issues shares to a Fund pursuant to paragraph 12(d)(1)(F) shall not be required to redeem its shares in an amount exceeding 1% of such investment company’s total outstanding shares in any period of less than thirty days. If a Fund relies on paragraph 12(d)(1)(F), the Fund (or the Adviser acting on behalf of the Fund) must comply with the following voting restrictions: when the Fund exercises voting rights, by proxy or otherwise, with respect to investment companies owned by the Fund, the Fund will either seek instruction from the Fund’s shareholders with regard to the voting of all proxies and vote in accordance with such instructions, or vote the shares held by the Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such security. Because other investment companies employ an investment adviser, such investments by the Funds may cause shareholders to bear duplicate fees.

 

In addition, the Funds are subject to the 3% Limitation unless (i) the ETF or the Fund has received an order for exemptive relief from the 3% limitation from the SEC that is applicable to the Fund; and (ii) the ETF and the Funds take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order.

  

Options (Technology Fund Only)

 

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

 

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security.

 

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Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index. For example, some stock index options are based on a broad market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index or the Value Line Composite Index or a narrower market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 100®. Indices may also be based on an industry or market segment, such as the AMEX Oil and Gas Index or the Computer and Business Equipment Index. Options on stock indices are currently traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange, the Pacific Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

 

The Fund’s obligation to sell an instrument subject to a call option written by it, or to purchase an instrument subject to a put option written by it, may be terminated prior to the expiration date of the option by the Fund’s execution of a closing purchase transaction, which is effected by purchasing on an exchange an option of the same series (i.e., same underlying instrument, exercise price and expiration date) as the option previously written. A closing purchase transaction will ordinarily be effected to realize a profit on an outstanding option, to prevent an underlying instrument from being called, to permit the sale of the underlying instrument or to permit the writing of a new option containing different terms on such underlying instrument. The cost of such a liquidation purchase plus transactions costs may be greater than the premium received upon the original option, in which event the Fund will have paid a loss in the transaction. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option. An option writer unable to effect a closing purchase transaction will not be able to sell the underlying instrument or liquidate the assets held in a segregated account, as described below, until the option expires or the optioned instrument is delivered upon exercise. In such circumstances, the writer will be subject to the risk of market decline or appreciation in the instrument during such period.

 

If an option purchased by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the premium paid. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction on an option purchased by it, the Fund will realize a gain if the premium received by the Fund on the closing transaction is more than the premium paid to purchase the option, or a loss if it is less. If an option written by the Fund expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the net premium received when the option is sold). If an option written by the Fund is exercised, the proceeds of the sale will be increased by the net premium originally received and the Fund will realize a gain or loss.

 

Preferred Stock (Technology Fund Only)

 

Preferred stocks are securities that have characteristics of both common stocks and corporate bonds. Preferred stocks may receive dividends but payment is not guaranteed as with a bond. These securities may be undervalued because of a lack of analyst coverage resulting in a high dividend yield or yield to maturity. The risks of preferred stocks are a lack of voting rights and the Adviser may incorrectly analyze the security, resulting in a loss to the Fund. Furthermore, preferred stock dividends are not guaranteed and management can elect to forego the preferred dividend, resulting in a loss to the Fund.

 

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) (Technology Fund Only)

 

REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interest. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling property that has appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. The real property and mortgages serving as investment vehicles for REITs may be either residential or commercial in nature and may include healthcare facilities. Similar to investment companies, REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with several requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Such tax requirements limit a REIT’s ability to respond to changes in the commercial real estate market.

 

Investments in REITs are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate. Real estate values rise and fall in response to many factors, including local, regional and national economic conditions, the demand for rental property, and interest rates. In addition, REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume and may be more volatile than other securities.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

The Funds may invest in fully collateralized repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is a short term investment in which the purchaser (i.e., a Fund) acquires ownership of a security and the seller agrees to repurchase the obligation at a future time at a set price, thereby determining the yield during the purchaser’s holding period (usually not more than 7 days from the date of purchase). Any repurchase transaction in which a Fund engages will require full collateralization of the seller’s obligation during the entire term of the repurchase agreement. In the event of a bankruptcy or other default of the seller, a Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying security and losses in value. However, the Funds intend to enter into repurchase agreements only with their custodian, other banks with assets of $1 billion or more and registered securities dealers determined by the Adviser to be creditworthy. The Adviser monitors the creditworthiness of the banks and securities dealers with which a Fund engages in repurchase transactions. A Fund may not enter into a repurchase agreement with a term of more than seven days if, as a result, more than 15% (5% for the Treasury Fund) of the value of its net assets would then be invested in such repurchase agreements and other illiquid investments.

 

Reverse Repurchase Transactions

 

The Funds may enter into reverse repurchase transactions. In a reverse repurchase transaction, a Fund concurrently agrees to sell portfolio securities to financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers, and to repurchase the same securities at a later date at a mutually agreed upon price. The repurchase price generally is equal to the original sales price plus interest. The Fund retains record ownership of the securities and the right to receive interest and principal payments. The Funds will enter into reverse repurchase transactions in order to obtain funds to pursue additional investment opportunities with a return in excess of the cost of the reverse repurchase transaction. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of Funds’ assets and may be viewed as a form of leverage. Reverse purchase transactions also involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by a Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase the securities. In the event of bankruptcy or other default by the purchaser, the Funds could experience both delays in repurchasing the portfolio securities and financial losses. The Funds will enter into reverse purchase transactions only with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the Adviser.

 

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Reverse purchase transactions are considered by the SEC to be borrowings by the Funds under the 1940 Act. At the time a Fund enters into a reverse purchase transaction, it will direct its custodian to place in a segregated account assets (such as cash or liquid securities consistent with the Funds’ investment restrictions) having a value equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The Funds will monitor the accounts to ensure that the market value of each account equals the amount of each Fund’s commitments to repurchase securities.

 

Rights (Technology Fund Only)

 

Rights are usually granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued to the public. The right entitles its holder to buy common stock at a specified price. Rights have similar features to warrants, except that the life of a right is typically much shorter, usually a few weeks. The Adviser believes rights may become underpriced if they are sold without regard to value and if analysts do not include them in their research. The risk in investing in rights is that the Adviser might miscalculate their value resulting in a loss to the Fund. Another risk is the underlying common stock may not reach the Adviser’s anticipated price within the life of the right.

 

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

 

The Federal Reserve creates STRIPS (Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities) by separating the coupon payments and the principal payment from an outstanding Treasury security and selling them as individual securities. To the extent the Funds purchase the principal portion of the STRIP, the Funds will not receive regular interest payments. Instead they are sold at a deep discount from their face value. The Funds will accrue income on such STRIPS for tax and accounting purposes, in accordance with applicable law, which income is distributable to shareholders. Because no cash is received at the time such income is accrued, a Fund may be required to liquidate other securities to satisfy its distribution obligations. Because the principal portion of the STRIP does not pay current income, its price can be very volatile when interest rates change. In calculating its dividend, the Fund takes into account as income a portion of the difference between the principal portion of the STRIP’s purchase price and its face value.

 

U.S. Government Securities

 

The Funds may invest in U.S. government securities. These securities may be backed by the credit of the government as a whole or only by the issuing agency. U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, and bills and some agency securities, such as those issued by the Federal Housing Administration and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government as to payment of principal and interest and are the highest quality government securities. Other securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), are supported only by the credit of the agency that issued them, and not by the U.S. government. Securities issued by the Federal Farm Credit System, the Federal Land Banks, and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) are supported by the agency’s right to borrow money from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

The Funds’ investments in U.S. Government securities may include agency step-up obligations. These obligations are structured with a coupon rate that “steps-up” periodically over the life of the obligation. Step-up obligations typically contain a call option, permitting the issuer to buy back the obligation upon exercise of the option. Step-up obligations are designed for investors who are unwilling to invest in a long-term security in a low interest rate environment. Step-up obligations are used in an attempt to reduce the risk of a price decline should interest rates rise significantly at any time during the life of the obligation. However, step-up obligations also carry the risk that market interest rates may be significantly below the new, stepped-up coupon rate. If this occurs, the issuer of the obligation likely will exercise the call option, leaving investors with cash to reinvest. As a result, these obligations may expose the Funds to the risk that proceeds from a called security may be reinvested in another security paying a lower rate of interest.

 

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Additional Information Related to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The extreme and unprecedented volatility and disruption that impacted the capital and credit markets beginning in 2008 led to market concerns regarding the ability of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to withstand future credit losses associated with securities held in their investment portfolios, and on which they provide guarantees, without the direct support of the federal government. On September 7, 2008, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). Under the plan of conservatorship, the FHFA assumed control of, and generally has the power to direct, the operations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and is empowered to exercise all powers collectively held by their respective shareholders, directors and officers, including the power to: (1) take over the assets of and operate Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae with all the powers of the shareholders, the directors and the officers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and conduct all business of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (2) collect all obligations and money due to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (3) perform all functions of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae which are consistent with the conservator’s appointment; (4) preserve and conserve the assets and property of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; and (5) contract for assistance in fulfilling any function, activity, action or duty of the conservator.

 

In connection with the actions taken by the FHFA, the Treasury has entered into certain preferred stock purchase agreements (“SPAs”) with each of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which establish the Treasury as the holder of a new class of senior preferred stock in each of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The senior preferred stock was issued in connection with financial contributions from the Treasury to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Although the SPAs are subject to amendment from time to time, currently the Treasury is obligated to provide such financial contributions up to an aggregate maximum amount determined by a formula set forth in the SPAs, and until such aggregate maximum amount is reached, there is not a specific end date to the Treasury’s obligations.

 

The future status and role of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could be impacted by (among other things) the actions taken and restrictions placed on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the FHFA in its role as conservator, the restrictions placed on Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s operations and activities under the SPAs, market responses to developments at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, downgrades or upgrades in the credit ratings assigned to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by NRSROs or ratings services, and future legislative and regulatory action that alters the operations, ownership, structure and/or mission of these institutions, each of which may, in turn, impact the value of, and cash flows on, any securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

 

In addition, the future of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and other U.S. government-sponsored enterprises that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, remains in question as the U.S. government continues to consider options ranging from structural reform, nationalization, privatization or consolidation, to outright elimination. The issues that have led to significant U.S. government support for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have sparked serious debate regarding the continued role of the U.S. government in providing mortgage loan liquidity.

 

Warrants (Technology Fund Only)

 

Warrants are securities that are usually issued with a bond or preferred stock but may trade separately in the market. A warrant allows its holder to purchase a specified amount of common stock at a specified price for a specified time. The risk in investing in warrants is the Adviser might miscalculate their value, resulting in a loss to the Fund. Another risk is the warrants will not realize their value because the underlying common stock does reach the Adviser’s anticipated price within the life of the warrant.

 

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Investment Restrictions

 

Fundamental Investment Limitations—Both Funds. The investment limitations described below have been adopted by the Trust with respect to each Fund and are fundamental (i.e., they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund). The term “majority of the outstanding shares” of a Fund means the lesser of: (i) 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 the Fund are present or represented at such meeting; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Other investment practices that may be changed by the Board without the approval of shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy, are considered non-fundamental.

 

1. Borrowing Money. A Fund will not borrow money, except: (i) from a bank, provided that immediately after such borrowing there is an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings of the Fund; (ii) from a bank or other persons for temporary purposes only, provided that such temporary borrowings are in an amount not exceeding 5% of the Fund’s total assets at the time when the borrowing is made; or (iii) to obtain such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities. This limitation does not preclude a Fund from entering into reverse repurchase transactions, provided that the Fund has an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings and repurchase commitments of the Funds pursuant to reverse repurchase transactions.

 

2. Senior Securities. A Fund will not issue senior securities. This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by a Fund, provided that the Fund’s engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.

 

3. Underwriting. A Fund will not act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons. This limitation is not applicable to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

 

4. Real Estate. A Fund will not purchase or sell real estate. This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities that are secured by or represent interests in real estate. This limitation does not preclude a Fund from investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).

 

5. Commodities. A Fund will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments. This limitation does not preclude a Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts, from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies that are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

 

6. Loans. A Fund will not make loans to other persons, except: (i) by loaning portfolio securities; (ii) by engaging in repurchase agreements; or (iii) by purchasing debt securities or instruments. For purposes of this limitation, the term “loans” shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.

 

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7. Concentration. A Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.

 

8. Diversification. A Fund will invest in the securities of any issuer only if, immediately after such investment, at least 75% of the value of the total assets of the Fund will be invested in cash and cash items (including receivables), government securities, securities of other investment companies, and other securities for the purposes of this calculation limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount (determined immediately after the latest acquisition of securities of the issuer) not greater in value than 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund and to not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer.

 

Other Information Regarding Fundamental Investment Limitations. With respect to the percentages adopted by the Trust as maximum limitations on its investment policies and limitations, an excess above the fixed percentage will not be a violation of the policy or limitation unless the excess results immediately and directly from the acquisition of any security or the action taken. This paragraph does not apply to the borrowing policy set forth in paragraph 1 above.

 

In the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300% for a particular Fund, the Fund shall, within three days thereafter or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by rules and regulations, reduce the amount of its borrowings to such an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowing shall be at least 300%. 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.

 

Non-Fundamental. The following non-fundamental limitations have been adopted by the Trust with respect to either Fund, as applicable:

 

1. 80% Investment Policy (Both Funds). The Treasury Fund and the Technology Fund have each adopted a policy to invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in the types of investments suggested by its name. Each Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in this investment policy.

 

2. Government Money Market Fund (Treasury Fund). The Treasury Fund will operate as a “government money market fund,” as such term is defined in or interpreted under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. “Government money market funds” are required to invest at least 99.5% of their total assets in: (i) cash; (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States or certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities; and/or (iii) repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully, and are exempt from requirements that permit money market funds to impose a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates.

 

With respect to Fundamental Investment Restriction #7, each Fund will examine its other investment company holdings to ensure that the Fund is not indirectly concentrating its investments in a particular industry.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

 

The Board supervises the business activities of the Trust and appoints the officers. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until the termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed. As of the date of this SAI, the Funds are the only series in the “Fund Complex”. The Board generally meets four times a year to review the progress and status of the Funds.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

The Trust is led by [ ], who has served as the Chairman of the Board since inception. The Board is comprised of three other Trustees, none of whom are an interested person (“Independent Trustees”). The Independent Trustees have not selected a Lead Independent Trustee. Additionally, under certain 1940 Act governance guidelines that apply to the Trust, the Independent Trustees will meet in executive session, at least quarterly. Under the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, the Chairman of the Board is responsible for (a) presiding at board meetings, (b) calling special meetings on an as-needed basis, and, more generally, in-practice (c) execution and administration of Trust policies including (i) setting the agendas for board meetings and (ii) providing information to board members in advance of each board meeting and between board meetings. Generally, the Trust believes it best to have a single leader who is seen by shareholders, business partners and other stakeholders as providing strong leadership. The Trust believes that its Chairman together with the Audit Committee and the full Board, provide effective leadership that is in the best interests of the Trust and the Fund shareholders because of the Board’s collective business acumen and understanding of the regulatory framework under which investment companies must operate.

 

Board Risk Oversight

 

The Board is comprised of [Interested Trustee Names] and [number of Independent Trustees] Independent Trustees with a standing independent Audit Committee with a separate chair. The Board is responsible for overseeing risk management, and the full Board regularly engages in discussions of risk management and receives compliance reports that inform its oversight of risk management from its Chief Compliance Officer at quarterly meetings and on an ad hoc basis, when and if necessary. The Audit Committee considers financial and reporting risk within its area of responsibilities. Generally, the Board believes that its oversight of material risks is adequately maintained through the compliance-reporting chain where the Chief Compliance Officer is the primary recipient and communicator of such risk-related information, and the Audit Committee’s communications with the independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Trustee Qualifications.

 

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.

 

[Insert biographies.]

 

Each of the Independent Trustees possesses a strong understanding of the regulatory framework under which investment companies must operate. 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 the Board highly effective.

 

The following tables provide information about Board and the senior officers of the Trust. Information about each Trustee is provided below and includes each person’s: name, address, age (as of the date of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end), present position(s) held with the Trust, principal occupations for the past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each person listed below is c/o [ ]. Unless otherwise noted, each officer is elected annually by the Board.

 

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The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 


Name Address2
and Year of
Birth
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
Term of
Office/Length
of Time
Served
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5
Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex1
Overseen by
Trustee
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
During Past 5
Years

 Birth Year:

Trustee since [ ]   2 None

 Birth Year:

Trustee since [ ]   2 None

 Birth Year:

Trustee since [ ]   2 None

 

1The “Fund Complex” consists of the North Capital Emerging Technology Fund and North Capital Treasury Money Market Fund.
2The address for each Trustee listed is [ ].

 

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act , and each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address3 and
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
Term of Office/
Length of
Time Served
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5
Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex1
Overseen by
Trustee
Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5
Years
Year of Birth: Trustee since [ ]   2 None
Year of Birth: Trustee since [ ]   2 None

Year of Birth: 2

Trustee and President since [ ]   2 None

 Year of Birth:

Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer since [ ]   N/A N/A

 Year of Birth:

Treasurer since [ ]   N/A N/A

 

1The “Fund Complex” consists of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust.
2[Footnote explaining interested trustee’s status as interested person and the reasons why.]
3The address for each Trustee and Officer listed is 623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101, Salt Lake City, UT 84047.

 

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The Trust’s audit committee consists of the Independent Trustees. The audit committee is responsible for (i) overseeing the accounting and financial reporting policies and practices of each Fund, their internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers; (ii) overseeing the quality and objectivity of each Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit of the financial statements; and (iii) acting as a liaison between each Fund’s independent auditor and the full Board.

 

As of the date of this SAI, the Trustees beneficially owned the following amounts in each Fund:

 

Name of Trustee or Officer Dollar Range of Securities in the Technology Fund Dollar Range of Securities in the Treasury Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range of

Securities In Trust

       
       
       

 

     
       

 

The following table describes the compensation estimated to be paid to the Trustees for the Trust’s initial fiscal year. Trustees of the Funds who are deemed “interested persons” of the Trust receive no compensation from the Funds.

 

Name Aggregate Compensation from the [ ] Total Compensation from Trust
  [ ] [ ]
  [ ] [ ]
  [ ] [ ]

 

[ ] [ ]
  [ ] [ ]

 

CODE OF ETHICS

 

Pursuant to the requirements of rule 17j-1 under 1940 Act, and in order to protect against certain unlawful acts, practices and courses of business by certain individuals or entities related to the Trust, the Trust, the Adviser, and the Distributor have each adopted a code of ethics and procedures for implementing the provisions of the code. The personnel of the Trust, the Adviser, and the Distributor are subject to their respective code of ethics when investing in securities that may be purchased, sold or held by the Fund.

 

THE DISTRIBUTOR

 

[Distributor] located at [Distributor Address] (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter and national distributor for the shares of the Trust pursuant to an underwriting agreement with the Trust (the “Underwriting Agreement”). The Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and each state’s securities laws and is a member of the FINRA. The offering of the Funds’ shares is continuous. The Underwriting Agreement provides that the Distributor, as agent in connection with the distribution of the Funds’ shares, will use reasonable efforts to facilitate the sale of the Funds’ shares.

 

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The Underwriting Agreement provides that, unless sooner terminated, it will continue in effect for two years initially and thereafter shall continue from year to year, subject to annual approval by (a) the Board or a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares, and (b) by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Distributor by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

 

The Underwriting Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund on sixty (60) days written notice to the Distributor, or by the Distributor at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on sixty (60) days written notice to the Fund. The Underwriting Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.

 

The Distributor may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers that solicit orders for the sale of shares of the Funds and may allow concessions to dealers that sell shares of the Funds.

 

Rule 12b-1 Plan (Technology Fund Only)

 

The Technology Fund has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the Fund to pay [ ] (the “Distributor”) for certain distribution and promotion expenses related to marketing Class A shares of the Technology Fund. The amount payable annually by the Fund is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The Plan is a compensation style plan which means the Fund accrues expenses and pays the Distributor based upon the percentage described above rather than on actual expenses incurred by the Distributor.

 

Under the Plan, the Fund may engage in any activities related to the distribution of its respective Class A shares, including without limitation the following: (i) payments, including incentive compensation, to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries, financial institutions, investment advisers and others that are engaged in the sale of Class A shares of the Fund, or that may be advising shareholders of the Fund regarding the purchase, sale or retention of shares of the Fund; (ii) expenses of maintaining 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; (iii) costs of preparing, printing and distributing prospectuses and statements of additional information and reports of the Fund for recipients other than existing Class A shareholders of the Fund; (iv) costs of formulating and implementing marketing and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, sales seminars, direct mail promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising; (v) costs of preparing, printing and distributing sales literature; (vi) costs of obtaining such information, analyses and reports with respect to marketing and promotional activities as the Fund may, from time to time, deem advisable; and (vii) costs of implementing and operating this Plan.

 

The Trustees expect that the Plan could significantly enhance the Fund’s ability to expand distribution of shares of the Fund. It is also anticipated that an increase in the size of the Fund will produce economies of scale that benefit the shareholders, facilitate more efficient portfolio management, and assist the Fund in seeking to achieve its investment objective.

 

The Plan has been approved by the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or any related agreement, by a vote cast in person. Continuation of the Plan and the related agreements must be approved by the Trustees annually, in the same manner, and the Plan or any related agreement may be terminated at any time without penalty by a majority of such independent Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Any amendment increasing the maximum percentage payable under the Plan or other material change must be approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and all other material amendments to the Plan or any related agreement must be approved by a majority of the independent Trustees.

 

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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

 

Control Persons

 

Shareholders owning more than 25% of the shares of a Fund are considered to “control” the Fund as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. Persons controlling a Fund can significantly influence the outcome of any proposal submitted to the shareholders for approval, including changes to the Fund’s fundamental policies or the terms of the management agreement with the Adviser. As of the date of this SAI, no person owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

 

Management Ownership

 

None.

  

INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

 

Investment Adviser

 

North Capital, Inc., located at 623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101, Salt Lake City, UT 84047, is the investment adviser to the Funds. Under the terms of the management agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, and the Adviser (the “Agreement”), the Adviser, subject to the supervision of the Board, provides or arranges to be provided to each Fund such investment advice as its deems advisable and will furnish or arrange to be furnished a continuous investment program for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. As compensation for its management services, the Technology Fund and the Treasury Fund are each obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of [       ]% and [       ]%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

The Agreement continued for an initial term of two years, and is renewed on a year-to-year basis thereafter, provided that continuance, with respect to a Fund, is approved at least annually by specific approval of the Board or by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. In either event, it must also be approved by a majority of the Trustees who are neither parties to the agreement nor interested persons as defined in the 1940 Act, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Agreement may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund on not more than 60 days written notice to the Adviser. In the event of its assignment, the Agreement will terminate automatically.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through [       ], 20[  ] to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed [       ]% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Institutional Class shares and [       ]% for the Class A shares for the Technology Fund and [       ]% for the Treasury Fund. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the applicable Fund within three years of the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by a Fund’s Board, on 60 days written notice to the Adviser.

 

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A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

James P. Dowd and Michael T, Weaver, Jr., are the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. As of [DATE], Mr. Dowd and Mr. Weaver were also responsible for the management of the following other types of accounts:

 

Account Type Number of Accounts by Account Type Total Assets By
Account Type
Number of
Accounts by
Type
Subject to a
Performance Fee
Total Assets
By Account
Type Subject
to a
Performance
Fee
Registered Investment Companies        
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles        
Other Accounts        

 

In general, when a portfolio manager has responsibility for managing more than one account, potential conflicts of interest may arise. Those conflicts could include preferential treatment of one account over others in terms of allocation of resources or of investment opportunities. For instance, the Adviser may receive fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fee it receives from the Fund, or it could receive a performance-based fee on certain accounts. The procedures to address conflicts of interest, if any, are described below.

 

The Adviser attempts to avoid conflicts of interest that may arise as a result of the management of multiple client accounts. From time to time, the Adviser may recommend or cause a client to invest in a security in which another client of the Adviser has an ownership position. The Adviser has adopted certain procedures intended to treat all client accounts in a fair and equitable manner. To the extent that the Adviser seeks to purchase or sell the same security for multiple client accounts, the Adviser may aggregate, or bunch, these orders where it deems this to be appropriate and consistent with applicable regulatory requirements. When a bunched order is filled in its entirety, each participating client account will participate at the average share prices for the bunched order. When a bunched order is only partially filled, the securities purchased will be allocated on a pro-rata basis to each account participating in the bunched order based upon the initial amount requested for the account, subject to certain exceptions. Each participating account will receive the average share price for the bunched order on the same business day.

 

[Description of how portfolio managers are compensated to be provided.]

 

The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the portfolio managers in the Funds as of the date of this SAI.

 

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Name of Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds
Mr. Dowd  
Mr. Weaver  

 

Custodian

 

[Custodian], [Address] serves as the Funds’ custodian (“Custodian”). The Custodian acts as each Fund’s depository, provides safekeeping of its portfolio securities, collects all income and other payments with respect thereto, disburses funds at the Fund’s request and maintains records in connection with its duties.

 

Transfer Agent, Administrator and Fund Accountant

 

[Transfer Agent], [Address], acts as the transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) for the Funds. The Transfer Agent maintains the records of the shareholder’s account, answers shareholders’ inquiries concerning their accounts, processes purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares, acts as dividend and distribution disbursing agent and performs other transfer agent and shareholder service functions. The Transfer Agent receives an annual fee of [ ].

 

In addition, the Transfer Agent provides the Funds with fund administration and fund accounting services, which includes certain monthly reports, record-keeping and other management-related services. For its services as fund administrator and fund accountant, in such capacity, the Administrator receives an fee of [ ].

 

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

 

Subject to the oversight of, and policies established by, the Board, the Adviser is responsible for each Fund’s portfolio decisions and the placing of each Fund’s portfolio transactions. In placing portfolio transactions, the Adviser seeks the best qualitative execution for each Fund, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), the execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. The Adviser generally seeks favorable prices and commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received.

 

The Adviser is specifically authorized to select brokers or dealers who also provide brokerage and research services to each Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion, and to pay such brokers or dealers a commission in excess of the commission another broker or dealer would charge if the Adviser determines in good faith that the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. The determination may be viewed in terms of a particular transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to the Trust and to other accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. The Adviser may not give consideration to sales of shares of the Trust as a factor in the selection of brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions. However, the Adviser may place portfolio transactions with brokers or dealers that promote or sell a Fund’s shares so long as such placements are made pursuant to policies approved by the Board that are designed to ensure that the selection is based on the quality of the broker’s execution and not on its sales efforts.

 

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Research services include supplemental research, securities and economic analyses, statistical services and information with respect to the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities, and analyses of reports concerning performance of accounts. The research services and other information furnished by brokers through whom a Fund effects securities transactions may also be used by the Adviser in servicing all of its accounts. Similarly, research and information provided by brokers or dealers serving other clients may be useful to the Adviser in connection with its services to a Fund. Although research services and other information are useful to a Fund and the Adviser, it is not possible to place a dollar value on the research and other information received.

 

Over-the-counter transactions will be placed either directly with principal market makers or with broker-dealers, if the same or a better price, including commissions and executions, is available. Fixed income securities are normally purchased directly from the issuer, an underwriter or a market maker. Purchases include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and the purchase price paid to a market maker may include the spread between the bid and asked prices.

 

When a Fund and another of the Adviser’s clients seek to purchase or sell the same security at or about the same time, the Adviser may execute the transaction on a combined (“aggregated”) basis. Aggregated transactions can produce better execution for a Fund because of the increased volume of the transaction. If the entire blocked order is not filled, a Fund may not be able to acquire as large a position in such security as it desires or it may have to pay a higher price for the security. Similarly, a Fund may not be able to obtain as large an execution of an order to sell or as high a price for any particular portfolio security if the other client desires to sell the same portfolio security at the same time. In the event that the entire blocked order is not filled, the purchase or sale will normally be allocated on a pro rata basis. The Adviser may adjust the allocation when, taking into account such factors as the size of the individual orders and transaction costs, the Adviser believes an adjustment is reasonable.

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The portfolio turnover rate for a Fund is calculated by dividing the lesser of the Fund’s purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the year by the monthly average value of the portfolio securities. The calculation excludes all securities whose remaining maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less. The portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year, and may also be affected by cash requirements for redemptions of shares. High portfolio turnover rates will generally result in higher transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, to a Fund and may result in additional tax consequences to the Fund’s Shareholders.

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

Each Fund is required to include a schedule of portfolio holdings in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, which is sent to shareholders within 60 days of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters and which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form N-CSR within 70 days of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters. Each Fund is also required to file a schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q within 60 days of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters. Each Fund must provide a copy of the complete schedule of portfolio holdings as filed with the SEC to any shareholder of the Fund, upon request, free of charge. This policy is applied uniformly to all shareholders of the Funds without regard to the type of requesting shareholder (i.e., regardless of whether the shareholder is an individual or institutional investor). The Funds may enter into ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings to rating agencies, such as Morningstar or Lipper, in order for the agencies to assign a rating or ranking to each Fund. Portfolio holdings will be supplied to rating agencies no more frequently than quarterly and only after each Fund has filed a Form N-CSR or Form N-Q with the SEC. Currently, the Funds do not have any ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings information to rating agencies.

 

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Information concerning the portfolio holdings of the Technology Fund will be available on the Fund’s website at [  ]. 

 

Information concerning the portfolio holdings of the Treasury Fund, a money market fund, will be available on the Fund’s website at [ ]. Such information is posted on the website five business days after month-end then remains posted on the website for six months thereafter. The summary portfolio composition information may include effective average maturity of the Fund’s portfolio and/or percentage breakdowns of the portfolio by credit quality tier, effective maturity range and type of security. The Fund’s WAM and WAL, shadow NAV (market-based value of the Fund’s portfolio), daily and weekly liquid assets and daily flows are posted every business day and remain posted on the website for six months thereafter. In addition, the Treasury Fund will file with the SEC on Form N-MFP, within five business days after the end of each month, more detailed portfolio holdings information of the Fund. The Fund’s Form N-MFP filings will be available on the SEC’s website, and the Fund’s website will contain a link to such filings.

 

Pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by the Board, each Fund has ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings information on a daily basis to the Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent and Custodian and on an as needed basis to other third parties providing services to the Fund. The Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent and Custodian receive portfolio holdings information daily in order to carry out the essential operations of each Fund. Each Fund discloses portfolio holdings to its auditors (), legal counsel (Thompson Hine LLP), proxy voting services (if applicable), pricing services, printers, parties to merger and reorganization agreements and their agents, and prospective or newly hired investment advisers or sub-advisers. The lag between the date of the information and the date on which the information is disclosed will vary based on the identity of the party to whom the information is disclosed. For instance, the information may be provided to auditors within days of the end of an annual period, while the information may be given to legal counsel at any time.

 

Each Fund makes publicly available on a monthly basis an updated list of the Fund’s top ten holdings, sector weightings and other Fund characteristics. This information is made available on the Funds’ website. The same information may also be included in printed marketing materials. The information is updated monthly and is usually available within 5 days of the month end. Each Fund’s Form N-CSR and Form N-Q will contain the Fund’s entire list of portfolio holdings as of the applicable quarter end.

 

The Funds, the Adviser, the Transfer Agent, the Fund Accounting Agent and the Custodian are prohibited from entering into any special or ad hoc arrangements with any person to make available information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings without the specific approval of the Board. Any party wishing to release portfolio holdings information on an ad hoc or special basis must submit any proposed arrangement to the Board, which will review the arrangement to determine (i) whether the arrangement is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders, (ii) the information will be kept confidential (based on the factors discussed below), (iii) whether sufficient protections are in place to guard against personal trading based on the information, and (iv) whether the disclosure presents a conflict of interest between the interests of Fund shareholders and those of the Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Adviser. Additionally, the Adviser, and any affiliated persons of the Adviser are prohibited from receiving compensation or other consideration, for themselves or on behalf of a Fund, as a result of disclosing a Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Information disclosed to third parties, whether on an ongoing or ad hoc basis, is disclosed under conditions of confidentiality. “Conditions of confidentiality” include (i) confidentiality clauses in written agreements, (ii) confidentiality implied by the nature of the relationship (e.g., attorney-client relationship), (iii) confidentiality required by fiduciary or regulatory principles (e.g., custody relationships) or (iv) understandings or expectations between the parties that the information will be kept confidential. The agreements with the Funds’ Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent and Custodian contain confidentiality clauses, which the Board and these parties have determined extend to the disclosure of nonpublic information about a Fund’s portfolio holding and the duty not to trade on the non-public information. The Funds believe, based upon their size and history, that these are reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality of the Funds’ portfolio holdings and will provide sufficient protection against personal trading based on the information.

 

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Determination of SHARE price

 

The price (net asset value) of the shares of a Fund is determined at the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. For a description of the methods used to determine the net asset value, see “How to Buy Shares – Purchasing Shares” in the prospectus.

 

For the purpose of calculating the net asset value per share of the Technology Fund with respect to equity securities, these generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser, as applicable, believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board.

 

For the purpose of calculating the net asset value per share of the Technology Fund with respect to fixed income securities, these securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices. If the Adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board. Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value.

 

For the purpose of calculating the net asset value per share of the Treasury Fund, investments are valued using the amortized cost method of valuation in an effort to maintain a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share, which the Board has determined to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. This method involves valuing a security at cost on the date of acquisition and thereafter assuming a constant accretion of a discount or amortization of a premium to maturity, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates and other factors on the market value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the instrument. During such periods, the yield to an investor in the Fund may differ somewhat from that obtained in a similar investment company which uses available market quotations to value all of its portfolio securities. During periods of declining interest rates, the quoted yield on shares of the Fund may tend to be higher than a like computation made by a fund with identical investments utilizing a method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates of market prices for all of its portfolio instruments. Thus, if the use of amortized cost by the Fund resulted in a lower aggregate portfolio value on a particular day, a prospective investor in the Fund would be able to obtain a somewhat higher yield if he or she purchased shares of the Fund on that day, than would result from investment in a fund utilizing solely market values, and existing investors in the Fund would receive less investment income. The converse would apply in a period of rising interest rates.

 

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REDEMPTION IN-KIND

 

Each Fund does not intend to redeem shares in any form except cash. However, each Fund reserves the right to honor requests for redemption or repurchase orders made by a shareholder during any 90-day period by making payment in whole or in part in portfolio securities (“redemption in kind”) if the amount of such a request is large enough to affect operations (if the request is greater than the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net assets at the beginning of the 90-day period) in order to protect the interests of remaining shareholders, or to accommodate a request by a particular shareholder. In the event that redemption in-kind is made, a shareholder may incur additional expenses, such as the payment of brokerage commissions, on the sale or other disposition of the securities received from the Fund.

 

TAX CONSEQUENCES

 

Each Fund intends to continue to qualify under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Under provisions of Sub-Chapter M of the Code, each Fund, by paying out substantially all of its investment income and realized capital gains, intends to be relieved of federal income tax on the amounts distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Sub-Chapter M of the Code, at least 90% of a Fund’s income must be derived from dividends, interest and gains from securities transactions, and no more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets may be in two or more securities that exceed 5% of the total assets of the Fund at the time of each security’s purchase. Not qualifying under Subchapter M of the Code would cause a Fund to be considered a personal holding company subject to normal corporate income taxes. Each Fund then would be liable for federal income tax on the capital gains and net investment income distributed to its shareholders, resulting in a second level of taxation that would substantially reduce net after-tax returns from the Fund. Any subsequent dividend distribution of the Fund’s earnings after taxes would still be taxable as received by shareholders.

 

Tax Distribution: Each Fund’s distributions (capital gains and dividend income), whether received by shareholders in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund, may be subject to federal income tax payable by shareholders. All income realized by a Fund including short-term capital gains, will be taxable to the shareholder as ordinary income. Dividends from net income will be made annually or more frequently at the discretion of the Board. Dividends received shortly after purchase of a Fund’s shares by an investor will have the effect of reducing the per share net asset value of his/her shares by the amount of such dividends or distributions. You should consult a tax adviser regarding the effect of federal, state, local, and foreign taxes on an investment in each Fund.

 

Federal Withholding: Each Fund is required by federal law to withhold 31% of reportable payments (which may include dividends, capital gains, distributions and redemptions) paid to shareholders who have not complied with IRS regulations. In order to avoid this withholding requirement, you must certify on a W-9 tax form supplied by each Fund that your Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number provided is correct and that you are not currently subject to back-up withholding, or that you are exempt from back-up withholding.

 

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Medicare Tax: An additional 3.8% Medicare tax generally will be imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from each Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of a Fund’s shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that any such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers about the application of federal, state, local and foreign tax law in light of their particular situation. The Funds are treated as a separate tax entities for federal tax purposes.

 

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: 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 each Fund and (ii) certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of a Fund’s 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: (i) certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating to them. Each 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 a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.

 

Tax Loss Carryforward: Under current tax law, net capital losses realized after October 31 and net ordinary losses incurred after December 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Funds’ carryforward losses, post-October losses and post December losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses recognized after December 31, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term. Although the Act provides several benefits, including the unlimited carryover of future capital losses, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of a Fund’s pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may expire without being utilized due to the fact that post-enactment capital losses get utilized before pre-enactment capital loss carryovers.

 

The undistributed ordinary income and capital gains (losses) shown above differ from corresponding accumulated net investment income and accumulated net realized gain (loss) figures reported in the statement of assets and liabilities due to post-October capital loss deferrals for each Fund.

 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

The Board has delegated responsibilities for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by each Fund to the Adviser. A copy of the proxy voting policies of the Adviser are attached hereto as Appendix A. The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-800-869-1679. The information also will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures are also available by calling 1-800-869-1679 and will be sent within three business days of receipt of a request.

 

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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The firm of [Auditor], [Address], has been selected as independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds. [Auditor] will perform an annual audit of the Funds’ financial statements and provides financial, tax and accounting services as requested.

 

Financial Statements

 

The Funds have not commenced operations and, therefore, have not produced financial statements. Once produced, you can obtain a copy of the financial statements of a Fund without charge by calling [       ].

 

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Appendix A: North Capital Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

[To come.]

 

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PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits

 

(a) (1)(A) Certificate of Trust dated December 6, 2018, as filed with the State of Delaware on December 10, 2018, for North Capital Funds Trust (the “Registrant” or “Trust”)1
  (2)(A) Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Registrant2
(b) (1) By-Laws of the Registrant2
(c) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and North Capital, Inc. (the “Adviser”)2
(e) (1) Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and [Distributor]2
(f) Not applicable.
(g) (1) Custody Agreement between Registrant and [Custodian]2
  (2) Fund Accounting and Servicing Agreement between Registrant and [Administrator]2
  (3) Fund Administration Servicing Agreement between Registrant and [Administrator]2
  (4) Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between Registrant and [Transfer Agent]2
(i) Opinion and Consent of Counsel2
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Not applicable.
(m) Distribution and Service Plan2
(n) 18f-3 Plan2
(o) Not applicable.
(p) (1) Code of Ethics of the Registrant2
  (2) Code of Ethics of the Adviser2
  (3) Code of Ethics of the Distributor2

 

Other Exhibits: Powers of Attorney to be filed by subsequent amendment.

 

1Is filed herewith.
2To be filed by a subsequent amendment.

 

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Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 30. Indemnification

 

Reference is made to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”), to be filed as exhibit (a)(2)(a) by subsequent amendment.

 

Nothing contained in the Declaration shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect any officer or trustee from or against any liability to the Trust or any shareholder to which such person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law.

 

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser

 

See “Management” in the Statement of Additional Information. Information as to the directors and officers of the Adviser is included in its Form ADV filed with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

Item 32. Principal Underwriters

 

(a) [Distributor] (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the following investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:

 

(b) The following are the Officers and Manager of the Distributor, the Registrant’s underwriter. The Distributor’s main business address is [Distributor’s address].

 

Name   Address   Position with
Underwriter
  Position with
Registrant
            None
             
            None
             
            None
             
            None
             
            None

 

(c)  Not applicable.

 

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Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

 

The books, accounts and other documents required by Section 31(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained in the physical possession of North Capital, Inc., 623 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 101, Salt Lake City, UT 84047, [Administrator][Administrator’s address], [Custodian], [Custodian’s address]. [Distributor] maintains all records relating to its services as Distributor of the Registrant at [Distributor’s address].

 

Item 34. Management Services

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 35. Undertakings

 

Not applicable.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Salt Lake, and State of Utah, on the  19th   day of December 2018.

 

  North Capital Funds Trust  
  By: /s/ James P. Dowd  
  Name: James P. Dowd  
  Title: Sole Trustee  

  

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Exhibit Index

 (a)(1)(A) Certificate of Trust of the Registrant

 

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