Starboard Investment Trust

09/08/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/08/2021 14:30

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Institutional Class Shares CHIIX
Class C Shares CAHIX
Class A Shares CHHAX




Adaptive Hedged High Income Fund
a series of the
Starboard Investment Trust

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
September 2, 2021

Before you invest, you may want to review the Adaptive Hedged High Income Fund's (the 'Fund') Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at https://fundinfopages.com/CHIIX for the Institutional Class Shares, https://fundinfopages.com/CAHIX for the Class C Shares, https://fundinfopages.com/CHHAXfor the Class A Shares.You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-773-3863 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected]. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.






INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
The Fund seeks to achieve current income and real return.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are no reflected in the table and example below. 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 $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and is included in the section of the Fund's prospectus entitled Class A shares on page 75 and Appendix A - Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers, and in the sections of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information entitled Additional Purchase and Redemption Information on page 34.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Institutional
Class C
Class A
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price)

None

None

4.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a % of the lesser of amount purchased or
redeemed)

None

1.00%

None
Redemption Fee
(as a % of amount redeemed)

None

None

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Institutional
Class C
Class A
Management Fees
1.00%
1.00%
1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b‑1) Fees
None
1.00%
0.25%
Other Expenses
2.35%
2.35%
2.35%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1
0.32%
0.32%
0.32%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
3.67%
4.67%
3.92%
Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation2
(2.10)%
(2.10)%
(2.10)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation

1.57%

2.57%

1.82%
1. 'Acquired Fund' means any investment company in which the Fund invests or has invested during the previous fiscal year. The 'Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses' and 'Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses' will not match the Fund's gross and net expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights from the Fund's financial statements, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
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2. Cavalier Investments, LLC d/b/a Adaptive Investments, the investment advisor to the Fund (the 'Advisor'), has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund under which it has agreed to waive or reduce its fees and assume other expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits the Fund's annual operating expenses (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; and (vii) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the Advisor)) to not more than 1.25%, 2.25%, and 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Class C, and Class A shares of the Fund, respectively. Net annual operating expenses for the Fund may exceed these limits to the extent that it incurs expenses enumerated above as exclusions. The expense limitation agreement runs through September 30, 2022, and may be terminated by the Board at any time. The Advisor cannot recoup from the Fund any amounts paid by the Advisor under the expense limitation agreement.
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 (or you hold) all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example includes the Fund's contractual expense limitation through September 30, 2022. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Institutional Class
$160
$929
$1,719
$3,787
Class C
$360
$1,220
$2,186
$4,630
Class A
$627
$1,407
$2,205
$4,277
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Class
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Institutional Class
$160
$929
$1,719
$3,787
Class C
$260
$1,220
$2,186
$4,630
Class A
$627
$1,407
$2,205
$4,277
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 annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 133.83% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Advisor seeks to achieve the Fund's investment objective of current income and real return by investing other investment companies, including mutual and exchange-traded funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the '1940 Act') and not affiliated with the Fund ('Portfolio Funds') or making direct investments in portfolio securities based upon institutional research. The Fund may invest in Master Limited Partnerships ('MLPs'), Real Estate Investment Trusts ('REITs'), Limited Partnerships, convertible fixed income securities, and large capitalization equity securities, including preferred stocks, that the Advisor believes will generate income. The Fund may also directly invest in equities for investment purposes. The Fund is considered 'diversified' under the 1940 Act.
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The investments of the Fund and Portfolio Funds will be comprised primarily of fixed income securities, principally consisting of bonds, corporate debt securities, and government securities. Such investments will frequently include high yield corporate bonds (or 'junk bonds'), and emerging market debt. The Fund will invest a significant amount of its assets in securities that are rated below investment grade at the time of investment. The Fund and Portfolio Funds may invest in fixed income securities of any maturity and any credit rating, including bonds of issuers in default. The Fund and Portfolio Funds may occasionally invest in inverse high yield investments (which attempt to short high yield or 'junk' bonds) to provide a hedge to the portfolio during negative credit events, such as when an increase in the default rates of any of the U.S. high yield sectors occurs or when there is an increase in the high yield bond spread. A high yield bond spread is the percentage difference in current yields of various classes of high-yield bonds compared to investment-grade corporate bonds or another benchmark bond measure. The inverse high yield investments that the Fund and Portfolio Funds may invest in are exchange-traded funds ('ETFs') that provide inverse exposure to high yield or 'junk' bond markets. The Fund and Portfolio Funds do not have an established average portfolio duration and the average portfolio durations will vary. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other debt instrument to a change in interest rates. In general, the higher the duration, the more a bond's price will drop as interest rates rise (and the greater the interest rate risk). The Fund and Portfolio Funds will not be limited in their investments by sector criteria. The Portfolio Funds in which the Fund invests will have an investment objective similar to the Fund's or will otherwise hold permitted investments under the Fund's investment policies. Although the Fund principally invests in Portfolio Funds with no sales related expenses or very low sales related expenses, the Fund is not precluded from investing in Portfolio Funds with sales-related expenses, redemption fees, and/or service fees.
The Advisor uses an investment model for analyzing market trends. The investment model includes factors such as price momentum, volatility, comparative indicators relative to certain indices and a recession model (a model that measures the probability of a recession within the next several months based on leading economic indicators). When the Advisor's model indicates a negative market trend, the Fund may utilize defensive investments including ETFs that invest in treasury bonds, ETNs and leveraged and inverse ETFs to hedge the Fund's portfolio. The Fund may hold significant cash or inverse ETF positions during unfavorable market conditions.
The Advisor will sell a Portfolio Fund when a more attractive investment opportunity is identified, or the Fund's portfolio needs to be rebalanced due to increases or decreases in the Fund's net assets. Decisions by the Advisor to sell other portfolio securities will be based upon institutional research. Under certain market conditions such as when corporate bankruptcies are increasing or when corporate fundamentals are decreasing, the Fund may have a relatively high level of portfolio turnover compared to other mutual funds, which may affect the Fund's performance due to higher transaction costs and taxes. Portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making investment decisions.
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PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
The loss of your money is a principal risk of investing in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or the entire principal amount invested. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be successful in meeting its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit or obligation of any bank, is not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank, and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency The Fund will be subject to the following principal risks:
Fixed Income Risk. Investments by the Fund and Portfolio Funds in fixed income securities will subject the Fund to the risks associated with such investments. The prices of these securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers. Fixed income securities tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities. Also, longer-term securities are more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk. Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will fail to make timely payments of interest or principal or go bankrupt. The lower the rating of a debt security, the greater its risks.Debt instruments rated below investment grade, or debt instruments that are unrated and determined by the Advisor to be of comparable quality, are predominantly speculative. These instruments, commonly known as 'junk bonds,' have a higher degree of default risk and may be less liquid than higher-rated bonds. These instruments may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of high yield investments generally, and less secondary market liquidity.
Leveraged and Inverse ETF Risk. Investing in leveraged ETFs will amplify the Fund's gains and losses. Most leveraged ETFs 'reset' daily. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the performance of their underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. Investments in inverse ETFs will prevent the Fund from participating in market-wide or sector-wide gains and may not prove to be an effective hedge. During periods of increased volatility, inverse ETFs may not perform in the manner they are designed.
Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities are fixed income securities that the Fund or a Portfolio Fund has the option to exchange for equity securities at a specified conversion price. The option allows the Fund or a Portfolio Fund to realize additional returns if the market price of the equity securities exceeds the conversion price. Convertible securities have lower yields than comparable fixed income securities and may provide lower returns than non-convertible fixed income securities or equity securities depending upon changes in the price of the underlying equity securities.
Corporate Debt Securities Risk. The Fund and Portfolio Funds may invest in corporate debt securities. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses. Notes, bonds, debentures, and commercial paper are the most prevalent types of corporate debt securities. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers. In addition, the credit risk of an issuer's debt security may vary based on its priority for repayment, meaning that issuers might not make payments on subordinated securities while continuing to make payments on senior securities or, in the event of bankruptcy, holders of senior securities may receive amounts otherwise payable to the holders of subordinated securities.
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Equity Securities Risk. Investments by the Portfolio Funds in equity securities may fluctuate in value in response to many factors, including the activities of the individual issuers whose securities the Portfolio Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes. Such price fluctuations subject the Fund to potential losses. During temporary or extended bear markets, the value of equity securities will decline, which could also result in losses for the Fund.
MLPs Risk. An investment in MLPs involves risk that differ from a similar investment in equity securities, such as common stock, of a corporation. Holders of equity securities issued by MLPs have the rights typically afforded to limited partners in a limited partnership. As compared to common shareholders of a corporation, holders of such equity securities have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. In addition, certain MLPs in which the Fund may invest depend upon their parent or sponsor entities for the majority of their revenues. If their parent or sponsor entities fail to make such payments or satisfy their obligations, the revenues and cash flows of such MLPs and ability of such MLPs to make distributions to unit holders, such as the Fund, would be adversely affected.
Managed Volatility Risk.Techniques used by Advisor to manage the volatility of the Fund's investments carry the risks that such techniques may not protect against market declines. The techniques may also limit the Fund's participation in market gains, particularly during periods where market values are increasing but market volatility is high. Further, such techniques may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could result in losses or reduced gains. They also may not be successful as the techniques are subject to the Advisor's ability to correctly analyze and implement the volatility management techniques in a timely manner.
Cash and Cash Equivalents Risk. At any time, the Fund may have significant investments in cash or cash equivalents. When a substantial portion of a portfolio is held in cash or cash equivalents, there is the risk that the value of the cash account, including interest, will not keep pace with inflation, thus reducing purchasing power over time.
Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Advisor will sell Portfolio Funds and other securities when it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to do so without regard to the length of time they have been held. As portfolio turnover may involve paying brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, there could be additional expenses for the Fund. High rates of portfolio turnover may also result in the realization of short-term capital gains and losses. Any distributions resulting from such gains will be considered ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Preferred Equity Risk. Preferred equity's right to dividends and liquidation proceeds is junior to the rights of a company's debt securities. The value of preferred equity may be subject to factors that affect fixed income and equity securities, including changes in interest rates and in a company's creditworthiness. The value of preferred equity tends to vary more with fluctuations in the underlying common equity and less with fluctuations in interest rates and tends to exhibit greater volatility. Shareholders of preferred equity may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid and have limited voting rights.
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REIT Risk. Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those associated with the real estate sector generally, including poor performance by the REIT's manager, adverse changes to the tax laws, and the possible failure by the REIT to qualify for the favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. REITs are not diversified and are heavily dependent on cash flow. REITs whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or region are also subject to risks affecting such industries and regions. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. By investing in REITs through the Fund, a shareholder will bear expenses of the REITs in addition to Fund expenses.
ETF Investing Risk. The Fund's investment in exchange-traded funds ('ETFs') may subject the Fund to additional risks than if the Fund would have invested directly in the ETF's underlying securities. These risks include the possibility that an ETF may experience a lack of liquidity that can result in greater volatility than its underlying securities, an ETF may trade at a premium or discount to its net asset value, or an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index it seeks to track. In addition, investing in an ETF may also be costlier than if the Fund had owned the underlying securities directly. The Fund and, indirectly, shareholders of the Fund, bear a proportionate share of the ETF's expenses, which include management and advisory fees and other expenses. In addition, the Fund will pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of the ETFs in the Fund's portfolio.
ETN Risk. Similar to ETFs, owning an ETN generally reflects the risks of owning the assets that comprise the underlying market benchmark or strategy that the ETN is designed to reflect. ETNs also are subject to issuer and fixed-income risk.
Control of Portfolio Funds Risk. The Portfolio Funds each have their own unique investment objective, strategies, and risks. There is no guarantee that the Portfolio Funds will achieve their investment objectives and the Fund has exposure to the investment risks of the Portfolio Funds in direct proportion to the allocation of assets among the funds. The investment policies of the Portfolio Funds may differ from the Fund's policies.
Although the Fund and the Advisor will evaluate regularly each Portfolio Fund to determine whether its investment program is consistent with the Fund's investment objective, the Advisor will not have any control over the investments made by a Portfolio Fund. The investment advisor to each Portfolio Fund may change aspects of its investment strategies at any time. The Advisor will not have the ability to control or otherwise influence the composition of the investment portfolio of a Portfolio Fund.
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Foreign securities have investment risks different from those associated with domestic securities. The value of foreign investments may be affected by the value of the local currency relative to the U.S. dollar, changes in exchange control regulations, application of foreign tax laws, changes in governmental economic or monetary policy, or changed circumstances in dealings between nations. There may be less government supervision of foreign markets, resulting in non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information about issuers of foreign securities. In addition, foreign brokerage commissions, custody fees, and other costs of investing in foreign securities are often higher than in the United States. Investments in foreign issues could be affected by other factors not present in the United States, including expropriation, armed conflict, confiscatory taxation, and potential difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations. In addition to the risks of foreign securities in general, countries in emerging markets are more volatile and can have relatively unstable governments, social and legal systems that do not protect shareholders, economies based on only a few industries, and securities markets that trade a small number of issues which could reduce liquidity. There is also less publicly available information on emerging market companies due to differences in regulation, accounting, auditing, and financial recordkeeping requirements, and the information available may be unreliable or outdated.
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High-Yield Risk. The Fund and Portfolio Funds may invest in junk bonds, including bonds of issuers in default, and other fixed income securities that are rated below investment grade. Securities in this rating category are speculative and are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may have a greater effect on the ability of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments than they do on issuers of higher-grade securities. The retail secondary market for junk bonds may be less liquid than that of higher-rated securities and adverse conditions could make it difficult at times to sell certain securities or could result in lower prices. Additionally, these instruments are unsecured and may be subordinated to other creditor's claims.
Inflation Risk. Fixed income securities held by the Fund and Portfolio Funds are subject to inflation risk. Because inflation reduces the purchasing power of income produced by existing fixed income securities, the prices at which fixed income securities trade will be reduced to compensate for the fact that the income they produce is worth less. This potential decrease in market value of fixed income securities would result in a loss in the value of the Fund's portfolio.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rates may rise resulting in a decrease in the value of the fixed income securities held by the Fund and Portfolio Funds or may fall resulting in an increase in the value of such securities. Interest rates are currently at historic lows due to the various federal government stimulus programs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fixed income securities with longer maturities involve greater risk than those with shorter maturities.
COVID-19 Risk. An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has now been detected globally. COVID-19 has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many countries or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. As such, issuers of debt securities with operations, productions, offices, and/or personnel in (or other exposure to) areas affected with the virus may experience significant disruptions to their business and/or holdings. The potential impact on the credit markets may include market illiquidity, defaults and bankruptcies, among other consequences, particularly on issuers in the airline, travel and leisure and retail sectors. The extent to which COVID-19 will affect the Fund, the Fund's service providers' and/or issuer's operations and results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain COVID-19. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic, political and/or financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by such events. If there is a significant decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio, this may impact the Fund's asset coverage levels for certain kinds of derivatives and other portfolio transactions. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on the global economy cannot be determined with certainty.
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Cybersecurity Risk. As part of its business, the Advisor processes, stores, and transmits large amounts of electronic information, including information relating to the transactions of the Fund. The Advisor and the Fund are therefore susceptible to cybersecurity risk. Cybersecurity failures or breaches of the Fund or its service providers have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, and/or reputational damage. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
Investment Advisor Risk. The Advisor's ability to choose suitable investments has a significant impact on the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Large-Cap Securities Risk. Stocks of large companies as a group can fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that have a greater focus on mid-cap or small-cap stocks. Larger, more established companies may be slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller companies.
Market Risk. Market risk refers to the possibility that the value of securities held by the Fund may decline due to daily fluctuations in the market. Market prices for securities change daily as a result of many factors, including developments affecting the condition of both individual companies and the market in general. The price of a security may even be affected by factors unrelated to the value or condition of its issuer, including changes in interest rates, economic and political conditions, and general market conditions. The Fund's performance per share will change daily in response to such factors.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following bar chart and tables provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Institutional Class Shares performance from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns for each class compared to that of a broad-based securities market index. Performance information for Class A shares will be included after the share class has been in operation for one complete calendar year. Although Class A and Class C shares would have similar annual returns because they have the same total annual fund operating expenses, Class A and Class C shares average annual total returns would be lower than those shown for Institutional Class Shares in the table because Class A and Class C shares generally have higher expenses than Institutional Class Shares. Prior to July 31, 2015, the Fund had a different investment advisor. The Fund changed its investment strategy effective October 1, 2020. Performance information for periods prior to October 1, 2020 does not reflect the Fund's current investment strategy. The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at https://fundinfopages.com/CHIIX for the Institutional Class Shares, https://fundinfopages.com/CAHIX for the Class C Shares, https://fundinfopages.com/CHHAX for the Class A Shares.
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Institutional Class
Calendar Year Returns
During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund's highest quarterly return was 7.12% (quarter ended March 31, 2017) and the Fund's lowest quarterly return was -8.89% (quarter ended March 31, 2020). The Fund's year-to-date return as of June 30, 2021, was 5.59%.
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Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended December 31, 2020
Past 1
Year

Past 5
Years
Since
Inception1
Institutional Class Shares
Before taxes
After taxes on distributions
After taxes on distributions and sale of shares
5.59%
4.67%
3.89%
5.81%
4.91%
4.40%
4.83%
3.23%
3.15%
Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index
(reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)
7.03%
7.84%
5.71%
Class C Shares
Before taxes
4.37%
4.71%
3.84%
1. September 20, 2012 for Institutional Class Shares and September 26, 2012 for Class C Shares.

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 and are not applicable to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (IRA). After-tax returns are shown for only one class of shares and after-tax returns will vary for other classes.
MANAGEMENT
Investment Advisor. Cavalier Investments, LLC d/b/a Adaptive Investments, serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
Portfolio Managers. The Fund's portfolio manager is Scott Wetherington with Adaptive Investments. Mr. Wetherington has provided services to the Fund since July 2016.
For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 48 of the prospectus.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
The minimum initial investment for the Fund and all share classes is $1,000 and the minimum subsequent investment is $50, although the minimum may be waived or reduced in some cases.
The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your broker-dealer and directly from the Fund by mail, facsimile, telephone, and bank wire. Purchase and redemption orders of Fund shares by mail should be sent to the Adaptive Funds, c/o Nottingham Shareholder Services, Post Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365. Purchase and redemption orders by facsimile should be transmitted to 919-882-9281. Please call the Fund at 1-800-773-3863 to conduct telephone transactions or to receive wire instructions for bank wire orders. The Fund has also authorized certain broker-dealers to accept purchase and redemption orders on their behalf. Investors who wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker-dealer should contact the broker-dealer directly.
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TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (IRA). Distributions on investments made through tax deferred arrangement will generally be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase shares of 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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