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CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND
Champlain Small Company Fund
Investment Objective

The Champlain Small Company Fund (the “Small Company Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation.

Fund Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Institutional Shares, which are not reflected in the table or the example below.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND
Advisor Shares
Institutional Shares
Management Fees 0.81% 0.81%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% none
Other Expenses 0.20% 0.21%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1] 1.26% 1.02%
[1] Champlain Investment Partners, LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and non-routine expenses (collectively, “excluded expenses”)) from exceeding 1.30% and 1.05% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Shares and the Institutional Shares, respectively, until November 30, 2021. In addition, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense caps to recoup all or a portion of its prior fee waivers or expense reimbursements made during the three-year period preceding the recoupment if at any point Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the expense caps (i) at the time of the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement and (ii) at the time of the recoupment. This agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II (the “Trust”), for any reason at any time; or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on November 30, 2021.
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 (including one year of capped expenses in each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND - USD ($)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Advisor Shares 128 400 692 1,523
Institutional Shares 104 325 563 1,248
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in total annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of small companies. For purposes of this policy, a small company is a company that, at the time of initial purchase, has a market capitalization of less than $2.5 billion or is included in the Russell 2000 Index or S&P SmallCap 600 Index. The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing mainly in common stocks of small companies that the Adviser believes have strong long-term fundamentals, superior capital appreciation potential and attractive valuations. Through the consistent execution of a fundamental bottom-up investment process, which focuses on an analysis of individual companies, the Adviser expects to identify a diversified universe of small companies which trade at a discount to their estimated intrinsic, or fair values. The Adviser seeks to mitigate company specific risk by limiting position sizes to 5% of the Fund’s total assets at market value. The Adviser may sell a security when it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of its fair value or when new information or fresh perspective about a security invalidates the Adviser’s original thesis for making the investment. The Adviser may also sell a security when its market capitalization exceeds $3 billion, although the Fund may hold a security whose market capitalization exceeds $3 billion if it has not reached the Adviser’s estimate of its fair value. Additionally, the Adviser may also sell securities in order to maintain the 5% limit on position sizes or when exposure to a sector exceeds the Adviser’s sector weight rules, which require that each of the five major sectors (healthcare, consumer, technology, industrial and financial) represent (i) no more than the greater of 25% of the Fund’s total assets or 125% of the sector’s weighting in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index; and (ii) no less than 75% of the sector’s weighting in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. The Fund is broadly diversified and seeks to create value primarily through favorable stock selection.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, or any government agency. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

Market Risk – The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

 

Small-Capitalization Company Risk – The Fund is also subject to the risk that small-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. The small-capitalization companies that the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

Active Management Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform in comparison to other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

 

Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the Fund.

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s Advisor Shares’ performance from year to year for the past 10 years and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.cipvt.com or by calling 1.866.773.3238.

Bar Chart

 

BEST QUARTER
3/31/2019

14.98%

WORST QUARTER
12/31/2018

-19.52%

 

 

The performance information shown above is based on a calendar year. The Fund’s Advisor Shares’ performance from 01/01/20 to 09/30/20 was -1.83%.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended 12.31.19

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2019 to those of an appropriate broad-based index.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown only for Advisor Shares. After-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.

Average Annual Total Returns - CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Advisor Shares 25.00% 11.10% 13.11% 10.61% Nov. 30, 2004
Advisor Shares | After Taxes on Distributions 22.79% 9.23% 11.38% 9.22% Nov. 30, 2004
Advisor Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales 16.36% 8.50% 10.57% 8.61% Nov. 30, 2004
Institutional Shares 25.35% 11.29% 13.21% 10.68% Nov. 30, 2004
Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 25.52% 8.23% 11.83% 8.08% Nov. 30, 2004
CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND
Champlain Mid Cap Fund
Investment Objective

The Champlain Mid Cap Fund (the “Mid Cap Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation.

Fund Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Institutional Shares, which are not reflected in the table or the example below.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND
Advisor Shares
Institutional Shares
Management Fees 0.71% 0.71%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% none
Other Expenses 0.15% 0.15%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1] 1.11% 0.86%
[1] Champlain Investment Partners, LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and non-routine expenses (collectively, “excluded expenses”)) from exceeding 1.20% and 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Shares and the Institutional Shares, respectively, until November 30, 2021. In addition, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense caps to recoup all or a portion of its prior fee waivers or expense reimbursements made during the three-year period preceding the recoupment if at any point Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the expense caps (i) at the time of the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement and (ii) at the time of the recoupment. This agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II (the “Trust”), for any reason at any time; or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on November 30, 2021.
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 (including one year of capped expenses in each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND - USD ($)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Advisor Shares 113 353 612 1,352
Institutional Shares 88 274 477 1,061
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in total annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of medium-sized companies. For purposes of this policy, a medium-sized company is a company that, at the time of initial purchase, has a market capitalization of less than $15 billion or is included in the Russell Mid Cap Index or S&P MidCap 400 Index. The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing mainly in common stocks of medium-sized companies that the Adviser believes have strong long-term fundamentals, superior capital appreciation potential and attractive valuations. Through the consistent execution of a fundamental bottom-up investment process, which focuses on an analysis of individual companies, the Adviser expects to identify a diversified universe of medium-sized companies that trade at a discount to their estimated intrinsic, or fair values. The Adviser seeks, under normal circumstances, to mitigate company-specific risk by limiting position sizes to 5% of the Fund’s total assets at market value. The Adviser may sell a security when it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of its fair value or when new information or fresh perspective about a security invalidates the Adviser’s original thesis for making the investment. The Adviser may also sell securities in order to maintain the 5% limit on position sizes or when exposure to a sector exceeds the Adviser’s sector weight rules, which require that each of the five major sectors (healthcare, consumer, technology, industrial and financial) represent no more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund is broadly diversified and the Adviser seeks to create value primarily through favorable stock selection.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, or any government agency. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

Market Risk – The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

 

Mid-Capitalization Company Risk – The Fund is also subject to the risk that medium-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. The medium-sized companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these medium-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, mid-capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

Active Management Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform in comparison to other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

 

Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the Fund.

Performance Information  

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s Advisor Shares’ performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.cipvt.com or by calling 1.866.773.3238.

Bar Chart

 

BEST QUARTER
3/31/2019

16.17%

WORST QUARTER
9/30/2011

-16.83%

 

 

The performance information shown above is based on a calendar year. The Fund’s Advisor Shares’ performance from 01/01/20 to 09/30/20 was 9.40%.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended 12.31.19

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2019 to those of an appropriate broad-based index.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown only for Advisor Shares. After-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.

Average Annual Total Returns - CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Advisor Shares 26.26% [1] 13.30% [1] 14.25% [1] 12.08% [1] Jun. 30, 2008
Advisor Shares | After Taxes on Distributions 25.04% 11.74% 12.62% 10.63%  
Advisor Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales 16.34% 10.22% 11.39% 9.61%  
Institutional Shares 26.55% [2] 13.56% [2] 14.49% [2] 12.29% [2] Jan. 03, 2011
Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 30.54% [3] 9.33% [3] 13.19% [3] 10.24% [3] Jun. 30, 2008
[1] Advisor Shares of the Fund were offered beginning June 30, 2008.
[2] Institutional Shares of the Fund were offered beginning January 3, 2011.
[3] Index comparison begins June 30, 2008.
CHAMPLAIN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Champlain Emerging Markets Fund
Investment Objective

The Champlain Emerging Markets Fund (the “Emerging Markets Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fund Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Institutional Shares, which are not reflected in the table or the example below.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
CHAMPLAIN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Institutional Shares
As a percentage of amount redeemed, if redeemed within 30 days of purchase (2.00%)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - CHAMPLAIN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Advisor Shares
Institutional Shares
Management Fees [1] 0.90% 0.90%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% none
Other Expenses 2.62% 2.98%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 3.77% 3.88%
Less Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements [2] (2.47%) (2.83%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements 1.30% 1.05%
[1] Management Fees have been restated to reflect current fees.
[2] Champlain Investment Partners, LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and non-routine expenses (collectively, “excluded expenses”)) from exceeding 1.30% and 1.05% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Shares and the Institutional Shares, respectively, until November 30, 2021. In addition, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense caps to recoup all or a portion of its or the Predecessor Fund’s (as defined below) adviser’s prior fee waivers or expense reimbursements made during the three-year period preceding the recoupment if at any point Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the expense caps. This agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II (the “Trust”), for any reason at any time; or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on November 30, 2021.
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 (including one year of capped expenses in each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - CHAMPLAIN EMERGING MARKETS FUND - USD ($)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Advisor Shares 132 924 1,735 3,852
Institutional Shares 107 923 1,757 3,925
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in total annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of issuers who are economically tied to an emerging market country. The Adviser identifies what it considers to be emerging market countries based upon classifications as defined by Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”), the World Bank, the United Nations, and the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”), or other entities or organizations, as the Adviser may determine from time to time. The Adviser may also consider its own analysis of measures of economic growth, political stability, industrialization and legal and regulatory framework. The Adviser considers emerging market countries to include most Asian, Eastern European, African, Middle Eastern and Latin American nations, including, but not limited to, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

 

The Adviser typically considers an issuer to be “economically tied” to an emerging market country if: (1) the company is organized under the laws of an emerging market country or has its principal office in an emerging market country; (2) at the time of investment, the company derived a significant portion (i.e., 50% or more) of its total revenues during its most recently completed fiscal year from business activities in an emerging market country; or (3) at the time of investment, the company’s equity securities are traded principally on stock exchanges or over-the-counter markets in an emerging market country. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in large-, mid- and small- capitalization emerging market country issuers.

 

Although the Adviser expects, under normal market conditions, that the level of the Fund’s investments in equity securities of issuers who are economically tied to an emerging market country will exceed 80% of the Fund’s net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes), the Adviser may invest the balance in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including long-only ETFs, ETFs that may enter into short sales and inverse ETFs.

 

Through the consistent execution of a fundamental bottom-up investment process that focuses on an analysis of individual companies, the Adviser expects to identify a diversified universe of companies that trade at a discount to their estimated intrinsic, or fair values. This fundamental process seeks to understand a company’s business model – including its revenue and cost model, the sustainability of its competitive advantages, and the long-term growth opportunity – and to understand the company’s industry structure and competitive landscape. This process also incorporates a discounted cash flow model, historical valuation analysis, peer group valuation, and, where appropriate, an analysis of a company’s strategic value and recent corporate events (e.g., mergers and acquisitions).

 

The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, or any government agency. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

Market Risk – The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

 

Active Management Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform in comparison to other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

 

Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk – The small- and mid-capitalization companies in which the Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small- and mid-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small- and mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

Large-Capitalization Company Risk – The large-capitalization companies in which the Fund invests may not respond as quickly as smaller companies to competitive challenges, and their growth rates may lag the growth rates of well-managed smaller companies during strong economic periods.

 

Foreign Company Risk – Investing in foreign companies, including direct investments and through American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are traded on U.S. exchanges and represent an ownership in a foreign security, poses additional risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These risks will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign companies generally are denominated in a foreign currency. Securities of foreign companies may not be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and foreign companies are generally not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publically available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Income from foreign securities owned by the Fund may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which tax would reduce income received from the securities comprising the portfolio. The Fund may also be subject to taxes on trading profits or on transfers of securities in some countries. Foreign securities may also be more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers. While ADRs provide an alternative to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their respective national markets and currencies, investments in ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

 

Emerging Markets Risk – Many of the risks with respect to foreign investments are more pronounced for investments in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have fewer government exchange controls, more volatile interest and currency exchange rates, less market regulation, and less developed economic, political and legal systems than do more developed countries. In addition, emerging market countries may experience high levels of inflation and may have less liquid securities markets and less efficient trading and settlement systems.

 

As a consequence, issuers in emerging market countries may be susceptible to increased political or social instability, economies based on only a few industries, unstable currencies, runaway inflation, highly volatile securities markets, unpredictable shifts in policies relating to foreign investments, lack of protection for investors against parties that fail to complete transactions, and the potential

 

 

for government seizure of assets or nationalization of companies. Changes in the price of oil have a direct and significant effect on the economies of Gulf countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE, i.e., if the price of oil increases, these countries benefit, and if the price of oil declines, these countries would be adversely affected.

 

Foreign Currency Risk – As a result of the Fund’s investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, in which case, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund would be adversely affected. These currency movements may occur separately from, and in response to, events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer’s home country.

 

Exchange-Traded Funds Risk – ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose shares are listed and traded on U.S. stock exchanges. To the extent the Fund invests in ETFs, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of the securities held by such ETFs. As a shareholder of an ETF, the Fund relies on that ETF to achieve its investment objective. If the ETF fails to achieve its objective, the value of the Fund’s investment could decline, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. By investing in an ETF, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the ETF, in addition to the fees and expenses that Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. The shares of certain ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETF’s shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF’s investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets.

 

Inverse ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a negative multiple of the performance of an underlying index. To the extent that the Fund invests in Inverse ETFs, the Fund will indirectly be subject to the risk that the performance of such ETF will fall as the performance of that ETF’s benchmark rises. Inverse ETFs often “reset” daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the inverse of the performance of their underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. These investment vehicles may be extremely volatile.

 

Non-Diversified Fund Risk The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it may invest a large percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a relatively small number of issuers. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of the issuers, and may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities. However, the Fund intends to satisfy the diversification requirements for classification as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Portfolio Turnover Risk – The Fund is subject to portfolio turnover risk since it may buy and sell investments frequently. Such a strategy often involves higher expenses, including brokerage commissions, and may increase the amount of capital gains (in particular, short term gains) realized by the Fund. Shareholders may pay tax on such capital gains.

Performance Information  

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s Advisor Shares’ performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Advisor Shares’ average annual total returns for 1 and 5 years and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.

 

The Fund operated as the New Sheridan Developing World Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of ALPS Series Trust, prior to November 16, 2015, at which time the Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund (the “Reorganization”). In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund assumed the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund prior to the date of the Reorganization. Accordingly, the performance shown for periods before the Reorganization represents the performance of Advisor Shares of the Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Fund’s returns in the bar chart and table have not been adjusted to reflect the Fund’s expenses. If the Predecessor Fund’s performance information had been adjusted to reflect the Fund’s expenses, the performance may have been higher or lower for a given period depending on the expenses incurred by the Predecessor Fund for that period.

 

The Fund’s Institutional Shares commenced operations on December 16, 2019 and, therefore, do not have performance history for a full calendar year. Accordingly, no performance information is presented for the Fund’s Institutional Shares. The Institutional Shares would have substantially similar performance as the Advisor Shares because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the expenses of the Institutional Shares are lower than the expenses of the Advisor Shares.

 

 

Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.cipvt.com or by calling 1.866.773.3238.

Bar Chart

 

BEST QUARTER
3/31/2019

14.25%

WORST QUARTER
9/30/2015

-14.62%

 

 

The performance information shown above is based on a calendar year. The Fund’s Advisor Shares’ performance from 01/01/20 to 09/30/20 was 23.91%.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended 12.31.19

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2019 to those of an appropriate broad-based index.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Average Annual Total Returns - CHAMPLAIN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Advisor Shares 24.60% 3.94% 1.58% Sep. 08, 2014
Advisor Shares | After Taxes on Distributions 24.26% 3.79% 1.43% Sep. 08, 2014
Advisor Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales 14.63% 3.02% 1.18% Sep. 08, 2014
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 18.42% 5.61% 2.73% Sep. 08, 2014
REAVES UTILITIES AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
Reaves Utilities and Energy Infrastructure Fund
Investment Objective

The Reaves Utilities and Energy Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) seeks total return from income and capital growth.

Fund Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Class Shares of the Fund.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
REAVES UTILITIES AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES
Management Fees 0.75%
Other Expenses 0.71%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.46%
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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
REAVES UTILITIES AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | USD ($) 149 462 797 1,746
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of domestic and foreign public utilities and energy companies. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. For purposes of this policy, (a) utilities companies, including those organized as

master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), are companies involved to a significant extent in providing infrastructure-related products, services or equipment for: (i) the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity, gas or water; or (ii) telecommunications activities, including broadband and video services (“Utilities” or the “Utilities Industry”); and (b) energy companies, including those organized as MLPs, are companies involved to a significant extent in infrastructure-related activities, such as the discovery, development, production, generation, transmission, refinement, measurement or distribution of energy (“Energy” or the “Energy Industry”). The Fund considers a company to be involved to a significant extent in the Utilities Industry and/or the Energy Industry, as applicable, if at least 50% of its assets, gross income or profits are committed to or derived from the activities described above. The Fund has adopted a policy to concentrate its investments (invest at least 25% of its assets) in companies involved to a significant extent in the Utilities and/or Energy Industries. The Fund may invest in municipal utility companies, including rural electric cooperatives and similar organizations.

 

In selecting investments for the Fund, Reaves Asset Management (the “Adviser”) utilizes an active trading approach and seeks to identify securities that offer the potential for positive total return during a three to five year period, based on, among other factors, a company’s market capitalization, balance sheet strength, expected dividends, and current and expected earnings and cash flow. The Adviser may sell a holding if its prospects for growth and income decline or when the Adviser deems it to be an unattractive investment.

Principal Risks

As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government agency. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

To the extent that the Fund’s investments are focused in issuers conducting business in the Utilities Industry and/or the Energy Industry, the Fund is subject to the risk that legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions and/or increased competition will negatively affect these industries. Fluctuations in the value of securities of companies in the Utilities Industry and/or the Energy Industry depend to a large extent on the price and supply of energy fuels. Many utility companies historically have been subject to risks of increases in fuel, power and other operating costs, high interest costs on borrowings needed for capital improvement programs and costs associated with compliance with and changes in environmental and other governmental regulations.

 

Although the Fund is diversified, its investment strategy often results in a relatively focused portfolio of stocks of companies that the Adviser believes hold the most total return potential. As a result, poor performance or adverse economic events affecting one or more of these companies could have a greater impact on the Fund than it would on another mutual fund with a broader range of investments.

 

The small- and medium-sized companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small- and medium-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small- and mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

Investing in foreign companies poses additional risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. Securities of foreign companies may not be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and foreign companies are generally not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publically available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Income from foreign securities owned by the Fund may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which tax would reduce income received from the securities comprising the Fund’s portfolio. Foreign securities may also be more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers. In addition, investments in foreign companies are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of the Fund’s investments. These currency movements may occur separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer’s home country.

 

MLPs are limited partnerships in which the ownership units are publicly traded. MLPs often own several properties or businesses (or own interests) that are related to oil and gas industries or other natural resources, but they also may finance other projects. To the extent that an MLP’s interests are all in a particular industry, the MLP will be negatively impacted by economic events adversely impacting that industry. Generally, a MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more managing general partners. Limited partners are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership. Additional risks of investing in a MLP also include those involved in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation. For example, state law governing partnerships is often less restrictive than state law governing corporations. Accordingly, there may be fewer protections afforded to investors in a MLP than investors in a corporation. For example, investors in MLPs may have limited voting rights or be liable under certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of their investment. In addition, MLPs may be subject to state taxation in certain jurisdictions which will have the effect of reducing the amount of income paid by the MLP to its investors.

 

Because of its active trading strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate and transaction costs will generally be higher than those of funds with less active trading strategies, which may lower Fund performance and increase the likelihood of capital gains distributions.

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Institutional Class Shares of the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares’ performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares’ average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years and since inception compare with those of a broad-based securities market benchmark and a comparative sector benchmark. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by calling 1-866-342-7058.

Bar Chart

 

BEST QUARTER

WORST QUARTER

15.87%

(11.01)%

3/31/2019

6/30/2010

 

The performance information shown above is based on a calendar year. The Fund’s Institutional Class Shares’ performance from 1/1/2020 to 9/30/2020 was (4.51)%.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2019

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2019 to those of an appropriate broad-based securities market benchmark and a sector benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Average Annual Total Returns - REAVES UTILITIES AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES 31.43% 8.75% 10.41% 8.32% Dec. 22, 2004
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | After Taxes on Distributions 29.08% 6.47% 8.82% 6.60% Dec. 22, 2004
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales 20.01% 6.45% 8.24% 6.49% Dec. 22, 2004
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 31.49% 11.70% 13.56% 8.99% Dec. 22, 2004
S&P Global Infrastructure Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 25.75% 5.61% 6.77% [1] Dec. 22, 2004
[1] The S&P Global Infrastructure Index launched on February 22, 2007. Therefore, performance data cannot be provided for periods prior to February 22, 2007.