ABSOLUTE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
[CAPOX]
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Q223 FUND INTRODUCTION
Data Through 3/31/23
CAPOX Literature
Intro Presentation
Prospectus
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
Q221 Portfolio Commentary
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The Fund may be exposed to varying forms of risk. The Fund is nondiversified and may focus its investments in the securities of a comparatively small number of issuers. Concentration in securities of a limited number of issuers exposes a fund to greater market risk and potential monetary losses than if its assets were diversified among the securities of a greater number of issuers. The Fund may invest in smalland medium-sized companies which involve greater risk than investing in larger, more established companies, such as increased volatility of earnings and prospects, higher failure rates, and limited markets, product lines or financial resources.
The Fund may invest in foreign or emerging markets securities which involve special risks, including the volatility of currency exchange rates and, in some cases, limited geographic focus, political and economic instability, and relatively illiquid markets. The Fund may invest in debt securities which are subject to interest rate risk. An increase in interest rates typically causes a fall in the value of the debt securities in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in high yield, lower rated (junk) bonds which involve a greater degree of risk and price fluctuation than investment grade bonds in return for higher yield potential.
The Fund may purchase securities of companies in initial public offerings. Special risks associated with these securities may include a
The Fund may also invest in derivatives which can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of risks, depending upon the characteristics of a particular derivative. The Fund may invest in options and futures which are subject to special risks and may not fully protect the Fund against declines in the value of its stocks. In addition, an option writing strategy limits the upside profit potential normally associated with stocks. Futures trading is very speculative, largely due to the traditional volatility of futures prices.
If the Fund buys back a security it has sold short at a higher price, the Fund will incur a loss on the transaction. Because the loss on a short sale stems from increases in the value of the security sold short, the extent of such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short salesmay decrease the liquidity of the Fund and may create leverage, which may cause relatively smaller adverse market movement to have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s performance.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investments objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by calling (888) 992-2765 or visiting the Fund’s web site: www.absoluteadvisers.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS – About Us
Absolute’s investment philosophy centers on a belief that long-term risk-adjusted performance is best achieved by utilizing independent money managers who focus on preservation of capital and asymmetric return opportunities.
• Absolute Convertible Arbitrage Fund (ARBIX)
• Absolute Capital Opportunities Fund (CAPOX)
• Absolute Core Strategy ETF (ABEQ)
Hypothetical asset allocation including the ABSOLUTE FUNDS
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FUND & ADVISERS
The Fund
The Absolute Capital Opportunities Fund (CAPOX) was launched in 2015 and is modeled on a hedged strategy managed by Kovitz Investment Group with a 25-year track record. The Fund utilizes a value based long-short equity strategy run with a long-term time horizon, while dynamically hedging overall market exposure. The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with an emphasis on risk adjusted returns.
- Absolute Investment Advisers, the Fund’s Adviser, was founded in 2004 and specializes in implementing alternative strategies in liquid investment structures.
- KovitzInvestment Group, the Fund’s Sub-Adviser, was founded in 2003 and manages over $7b in assets across multiple investment strategies and asset classes.
FUND PERFORMANCE
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an nvestor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Annualized returns current to the most recent month end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 888-99-ABSOLUTE. Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower.
The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio is 1.79% (gross) and 1.63% (net). However, the Fund’s Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fee and/or reimburse Fund expenses to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to 1.49% (excluding all taxes, interest, portfolio transaction expenses, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, broker fees, proxy expenses and extraordinary expenses) through August 1, 2023 (the “Expense Cap”). This Expense Cap, may only be raised or eliminated with which the consent of the Board of Trustees.
FUND PERFORMANCE
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results
FUND ALPHA, BETA & CORRELATION
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results
FUND ALPHA, BETA & CORRELATION
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results
FUND ALPHA, BETA & CORRELATION
• Net exposure will vary over time based on absolute & relative valuations
Many long-short funds operate in a tight range of net exposures
• Significant use of options, especially to achieve short exposure
Shorting individual stocks has been a source of negative alpha for many long-short funds
• Return potential can come from stock selection, broad market moves, or volatility
Many long-short funds rely on a single source of returns
• Performance has been alpha-oriented rather than beta-oriented (see page 7)
Many long-short funds just rise and fall with broader equity market indices
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT– Biographies
Mitchell A. Kovitz, CFA
Founder & Principal, Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Industry start: 1989
- Firm start: 2003
- Education: University of Illinois at Urbana –Champaign, BS; University of Illinois, MST
Joel D. Hirsh, CFA
Principal, Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Industry Start: 2004
- Firm Start: 2006
- Education: University Of Michigan, BA
Mark C. Rosland
Principal, Portfolio Manager
- Industry Start: 2001
- Firm Start: 2003
- Education: University of Iowa, BA
DEFINITIONS
Correlation is a statistic that measures the degree to which two securities move in relation to each other.
Alpha is the excess returns earned on an investment above the benchmark return and is often considered to represent the value that a portfolio manager adds to or subtracts from a fund’s return.
Beta is the measure of a fund’s relative volatility as compared to the S&P 500 Index which by definition is 1.00. Accordingly, a fund with a 1.10 beta is expected to perform 10% better than the Index in up markets and 10% worse in down markets.
The S&P 500, or simply the S&P, is a stock market index that measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
Options are financial derivatives that give buyers the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at an agreed-upon price and date.
