Registration No. 333-63151
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Post-Effective Amendment No 20
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. 21
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PRASAD SERIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
8000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants Telephone Number: (440) 922-0066
Rajendra Prasad, 1310 East Ocean Blvd., Unit #1401, Long Beach, CA 90802
(Name and address of agent for service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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On date pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
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NEWMARK RISK-MANAGED OPPORTUNISTIC FUND
Prospectus effective date of April 1, 2013
8000 Town Center Drive
Suite 400
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147
(440) 922-0066
www.newmarkfunds.com
Ticker Symbol: (to be changed)
Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund, a series of Prasad Series Trust, is a mutual fund that seeks to generate positive investment returns by opportunistically investing under varying market conditions. There is no guarantee the Fund will achieve its objective.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to represent otherwise.
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Cover Pages and Table of Content
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The Fund Summary
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Investment Objective
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Fees and Expenses of The Fund
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Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Risks
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The Fund's Past Performance
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Investment Advisor
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
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Taxes
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
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MORE ABOUT THE FUND AND YOUR INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
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About the Funds Investments
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How to Purchase Shares
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How to Redeem Shares
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Investment Management
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Dividends Distributions and Taxes
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General Information
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Financial Highlights
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Privacy Policy
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FUND SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Funds investment objective is to generate positive investment returns by opportunistically investing under varying market conditions. The Fund aims to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charge imposed on purchases
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge
None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amounts redeemed within 90 days of purchase)
2.00%
Redemption Fee for Shares Redeemed by Wire Transfer
$20.00
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay indirectly each year as a percentage of your investment)
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 the annual fund operating expenses or in the examples, affect the funds performance. During the Funds most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 1135% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund seeks its investment objective principally by investing its total assets in equity securities. The Fund emphasizes investments in equity securities of growth companies without limitation as to market capitalization. Equity securities include common stocks and preferred stocks, as well as securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks or preferred stocks. The Fund is a non-diversified portfolio and it may invest in companies of any size and market capitalization. The Fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise. The Fund will consider all asset classes including foreign and domestic securities listed on U.S. exchanges, which may include, but are not limited to, investing portfolio assets in equities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), Master Limited Partnerships (MLP), preferred stocks, convertibles, emerging market securities, Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), bonds, currencies, money market funds, cash and cash equivalent financial instruments.
The Advisor seeks investments in which it believes an attractive risk/return profile exists. The Advisor primarily focuses on identifying equity securities that are undervalued relative to Advisors appraised value. The Advisor will reduce and manage portfolio risk when it believes opportunities are scarce. The Funds Advisor generally seeks opportunities where it believes Wall Street research is either inadequate or possibly non-existent. The Advisor focuses typically on undiscovered, neglected, or misunderstood opportunities to generate positive investment returns
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The Funds equity securities will typically fit into one of the following four categories:
Fallen Angels: Companies in attractive business niches with compelling valuations and durable balance sheets that have experienced a temporary setback and have underperformed in the short term.
Special Situations: Opportunities with attractive characteristics and valuations that are overlooked or under-appreciated by investors or are temporarily out of favor.
Value Momentum Opportunities: Investments with strong business tailwinds with appealing valuations which are likely to contribute to returns in the near future.
Stable Growth: Investments with proven track records and reliable earnings with characteristic and growth profiles that the Advisor considers undervalued.
The Advisor overlays its proprietary system of market indicators to determine whether the current market conditions are hospitable to risk-taking. The Advisor evaluates and considers various factors, including macroeconomic conditions, monetary policies, anticipated inflation and interest rates, investor sentiment, investment flows, corporate earnings trend, consumer sentiment and its perception of the outlook of the capital markets. Insights gained from this process combined with the availability of attractive investment opportunities determine whether an aggressive or defensive stance is suitable. The Advisor aims to minimize capital losses during unfavorable market conditions. Therefore, from time to time, the Advisor may take a temporary defensive stance in an attempt to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions.
In making investment decisions for the Fund, the Adviser focuses on the individual strengths of the underlying companies and the relative and absolute attractiveness of the companies securities to determine if a company is an attractive investment opportunity. The Adviser also seeks those equity securities with undervalued assets and growth potential that it believes remain unrecognized by the investment community.
To pursue its objective, the Fund may trade frequently and may invest in a wide range of financial instruments, market sectors, market capitalization and asset classes including foreign and domestic securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Investments may include any asset for which there is a liquid market.
The Advisor may sell a security if it no longer believes the security will contribute to meeting the investment objective of the Fund or when the security is deemed less attractive relative to another security on a risk/return basis. Also, the Advisor may sell or reduce a position if it sees the investment theme failing to materialize.
The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in equity securities indirectly through investments in shares of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and up to 10% of its assets indirectly through investments in Closed End Funds.
The Fund may invest in both traditional and non-traditional ETFs. Non-traditional ETFs present more risk. The Funds investments in shares of ETFs may result in substantial investments in issuers of foreign and emerging market securities.
The Fund may invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments that have a value that depends upon, or is derived from, a reference asset, such as one or more underlying securities, pools of securities, options, futures, indexes, or currencies. The most common types of derivatives in which the Fund may invest are generally futures and options contracts; equity, interest rate, index, credit default swap agreements; currency rate swap agreements; futures contracts on securities, and securities indices; and options on securities, and securities indices.
The Fund may invest in derivatives to hedge (or reduce) its exposure to a portfolio asset or risk, to obtain leverage for the portfolio, to manage cash and/or as a substitute for taking a position in the reference asset or to gain exposure to certain asset classes, in which case the derivatives may have economic characteristics similar to those of the reference asset and the Funds investment in the derivatives may be applied toward meeting a requirement to invest a certain percentage of its net assets in instruments with such characteristics. The Fund may from time to time invest in fixed income securities of any credit quality and maturity or unrated securities. The Fund will aim to buy securities that it believes are undervalued.
In order to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund may assume a temporary defensive position that is inconsistent with its principal investment strategies
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
The price of the Funds shares can go up and down substantially. The value of the Funds investments may change because of broad changes in the markets in which the Fund invests or as a result of poor security selection, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them.
These risks mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund.
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. In addition, the principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return are (in alphabetical order):
Derivative Risk
The risk of investing in derivative instruments, including liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation. Changes in the value of derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
Issuer Specific Risk
The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, earnings and sales trends, investor perceptions, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuers goods or services.
Leverage Risk
The risk associated with securities or practices that multiply small index or market movements into large changes in value. Leverage is often associated with investments in derivatives, but also may be embedded directly in the characteristics of other securities.
Limited Number of Holdings
As a large percentage of a funds assets may be invested in a limited number of securities, each investment has a greater effect on a Funds overall performance and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the fund
Liquidity Risk
Certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that would normally prevail in the market.
Management Risk
There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analyses used by the Funds portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
Market Risk
The market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
To the extent that the Fund makes investments with additional risks, those risks could increase volatility or reduce performance. The Fund may trade securities actively, which could increase
its transaction costs (thus lowering performance) and may increase the amount of taxes that you pay.
General Risks.
Investing for capital appreciation ordinarily exposes capital to added risk. Shares of the Fund are intended for you only if you are able and willing to take such risk. There can be no assurance that the Funds investment objective will be attained. The Funds share price may decline and you could lose money.
Stock Market Risks
. The value of the Funds portfolio may be affected by changes in the stock markets. Stock markets are subject to significant fluctuations in value as a result of political, economic and market developments. Geographically diverse stock markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. stock markets may move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign stock markets.
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a stock market declines in value, the Funds share price is likely to decline in value.
Main Risks of Small- and Mid-Cap Stocks
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The Fund may invest in equity securities of companies without regard to market capitalization.
Small- and mid-sized companies may be either established or newer companies, including companies that have been in operation for less than three years. While smaller companies might offer greater opportunities for gain, they also involve greater risk of loss. These companies may be more sensitive to changes in earnings expectations and may experience more abrupt and erratic price movements. Securities of small- and mid-size companies may not have established markets for their products or services and may have fewer customers and product lines. They may have more limited access to financial resources and may not have the financial strength to sustain them through business downturns or adverse market conditions. Since small- and mid-size companies typically reinvest a high proportion of their earnings in their businesses, they may not pay dividends for some time, particularly if they are newer companies. Smaller companies may have unseasoned management or less depth in management skill than larger, more established companies. They may be more reliant on the efforts of particular members of their management team and management changes may pose a greater risk to the success of the business. It may take a substantial period of time to realize a gain on an investment in a small- or mid-sized company, if any gain is realized at all.
Non-Diversification
. The Fund is a non-diversified fund. The Fund is considered non-diversified because, compared to other funds, a higher percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in the shares of a limited number of companies. The Funds portfolio securities, therefore, may be more susceptible to a decline in value as a result of any single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio securities of a diversified fund.
Portfolio Turnover.
The Funds portfolio turnover strategy permits it to purchase and sell securities at frequent intervals. A high rate of portfolio turnover in any year will increase brokerage commissions paid by the Fund, thus reducing the Funds total return, and could result in high amounts of realized investment gain subject to the payment of taxes by shareholders when Fund shares are held in taxable accounts. The Funds portfolio turnover rate has been high in each of its last three fiscal years.
Risks of Closed-End Funds
. The price of a closed-end fund can fluctuate within a wide range, and the Fund could lose money investing in a closed-end fund or ETF if the prices of the securities owned by the closed-end fund go down. In addition, (1) the market price of the shares of the closed-end fund or ETF may trade at a discount to their net asset value; (2) an active trading market for the shares of the closed-end fund may not develop or be maintained; or (3) trading of the shares of the closed-end fund may be halted if the listing exchanges officials deems such action appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide circuit breakers (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts stock trading generally.
Risks of Traditional ETFs.
Traditional ETFs attempt to replicate the performance of an index. Although they vary in the risks that they present, certain risks are common to traditional ETFs. These risks include market risk, asset class risk, concentration risk and management risk. Market risk is the risk that fluctuations in the price of a particular ETF could result in loss of value. Asset-class risk is the risk that the types of securities in which a particular ETF invests will underperform other investments. Concentration risk is the risk that the securities held by an ETF with a more concentrated investment focus will be more susceptible to singular events that do not affect other sectors of the market. Management risk is the risk that a particular ETF will not fully replicate the underlying index, which can result in returns that are less than the returns of the underlying index.
Risks of Non-Traditional ETFs
. Non-traditional ETFs may include leveraged ETFs and inverse ETFs. Unlike traditional ETFs, which attempt to replicate the performance of an index, leveraged and inverse ETFs seek investment returns on some basis other than a one-to-one long only relationship to an underlying index. Non-traditional ETFs use derivatives, such as swaps and futures, to achieve leveraged or inverse returns. Because non-traditional ETFs seek relational returns, they are structured to reset in relation to their underlying indexes as specified reset periods. This reset feature can cause non-traditional ETFs to have unexpected results over time. Because the Funds investments in ETFs may cause volatility in the Funds share price, the management risk associated with this investment strategy is considerable.
Risks of Foreign Securities
. The closed-end funds or ETFs in which the Fund invests may have substantial investments in foreign securities, which can involve additional risks relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. If these factors cause the net asset values of the closed-end funds or ETFs to decline, the Funds share price will decline. Leveraged ETFs and Inverse ETF may add more risk if the market moves in the opposite direction.
Risks of Emerging Market Securities
. The closed-end funds or ETFs in which the Fund invests may have substantial investments in emerging market securities, which can involve additional risks relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in those countries. The economies of emerging market countries may be more dependent on relatively few industries that may be highly vulnerable to local and global changes. The governments of developing and emerging market countries may also be more unstable than the governments of more developed countries. These countries generally have less developed securities markets or exchanges, and less developed legal and accounting systems. Securities of issuers in these countries may be more difficult to sell at an acceptable price and may be more volatile than securities issued in countries with more mature markets. Investments in emerging market countries may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, including confiscatory taxation, expropriation or nationalization of a countrys assets, restrictions on foreign ownership of local companies and restrictions on withdrawing assets from the country. Investments in emerging market countries may be considered speculative.
Key Personnel Risk
. If one or more key individuals become unavailable to the investment advisor, including the Funds portfolio manager, who is important to the management of the Funds assets, the Fund could suffer material adverse effects, including substantial share redemptions that could require the Fund to sell portfolio securities at time when markets conditions are not favorable.
Who Is the Fund Designed For?
The Fund is designed primarily for investors seeking capital growth over the long term. Although the Funds investment objective is to generate positive return under varying market conditions, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. Therefore, investors should be willing to assume the risks of short-term share price fluctuations and losses. The Fund is not designed for investors needing current income. The Fund is not a complete investment program. You should carefully consider your own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund.
THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE
The bar chart and table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Funds performance from year to year and by showing how the Funds average annual returns for one, five and ten years compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. More recent performance is available by calling the toll-free number on the back of this prospectus and on the Funds website at
www.newmarkfunds.com
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The total return of the Fund for the year to date ended January 31, 2013 was 3.70%.
During the period shown the highest return for a quarter was 35.11% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was -26.78% (quarter ended September 30, 2010).
The following table shows the average annual total returns for the Funds shares. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns, depending on your individual tax situation, may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The performance of the Funds shares is compared to that of the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of equity securities that is a measure of the general domestic stock market. Performance of the index includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect fees, expenses or taxes. The Funds investments vary from those in the index.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Newmark Investment management LLC is the Funds investment adviser (Adviser).
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
S. Bob Rezaee will be the portfolio manager of the Fund effective April 1, 2013. Mr. Rezaee was previously the Head of Equities and Senior Portfolio Manager for Cavanal Hill (CH) Investment Management until December 2012. Mr. Rezaee was the sole Portfolio Manager for Cavanal Hill Opportunistic Mutual Fund from its launch in September 2011 until December 2012. Mr. Rezaee was also the sole Portfolio Manager for Cavanal Hills Opportunistic Strategy, managed in separately managed accounts, from its launch in June 2009 until December 2012. Mr. Rezaees responsibilities also included researching and management of CHs Large Cap Core and Dividend Equity strategies.
Prior to joining Cavanal Hill in 2006, Mr. Rezaee was a Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager for Columbus Capital Management, LLC with research and investment oversight for the technology, internet, media, retail, financial services and medical device industries. Prior to joining Columbus, Mr. Rezaee was a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for McMorgan & Co., LLC with research and investment responsibility for the technology, internet/media, telecom and medical device sectors. Mr. Rezaee began his investment career in 1993 as a Research Analyst for Allianz RCM Capital Management before joining Montgomery Asset Management in 1998 as a Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Rezaee received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas Tech University in 1987.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
A minimum initial investment of $1,000 is required to open an account with subsequent minimum investments of $100. Investment minimums may be waived at the discretion of the Fund. Shares may be purchased or redeemed through the transfer agent, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147.
TAXES
If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred account, Fund distributions are subject to federal income tax as ordinary income or as capital gains and they may also be subject to state or local taxes. Fund distributions may be taxable upon withdr
awal from tax deferred accounts.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund, the Adviser or their 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 intermediarys website for more information.
MORE ABOUT THE FUND
ABOUT THE FUNDS INVESTMENTS
The allocation of the Funds portfolio among different types of investments will vary over time and the Funds portfolio might not always include all of the different types of investments described below. The Statement of Additional Information contains more detailed information about the Funds investment policies and risks.
The Funds Principal Investment Strategies and Risks
The Fund seeks its investment objective of opportunistically investing to generate positive returns principally by investing in equity securities. Equity securities are common stocks and preferred stocks, as well as securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks or preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in companies of any size and market capitalization. The following strategies and types of investments are the ones that the Fund considers to be the most important in seeking to achieve its investment objective and the following risks are those the Fund expects its portfolio to be subject as a whole.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will principally invest in equity securities as noted above. The Fund is a non-diversified portfolio and may invest in companies of any size. The Fund will consider all asset classes including foreign and domestic securities listed on U.S. exchanges, which may include, but are not limited to, investing in portfolio assets in equities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), Master Limited Partnerships (MLP), preferred stocks, Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), bonds, money market funds, cash and cash equivalent. The Fund seeks opportunities where it believes Wall Street research is either inadequate or non-existent. The Advisor seeks undiscovered, neglected, or misunderstood opportunities to generate positive investment returns. The Advisor also seeks investments in which an attractive risk/return profile exists. The Fund aims to take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise. The Advisor primarily focuses on identifying equity securities that are undervalued relative to Advisors appraised value and will reduce and manage portfolio risk when it believes opportunities are scarce.
The Funds equity securities will typically fit into one of the following four categories:
Fallen Angels: Companies in attractive niches with durable balance sheets and compelling valuations that have experienced a temporary setback and have underperformed in the short term.
Special Situations: Opportunities with attractive characteristics and valuations that are overlooked or under-appreciated by investors or are temporarily out of favor.
Value Momentum Opportunities: Investments with strong business tailwinds with appealing valuations which are likely to contribute to returns in the near future.
Stable Growth: Investments with proven track records and reliable earnings characteristics and growth That are considered undervalued by the Advisor.
The Advisor overlays its proprietary system of market indicators to determine whether the current market conditions are hospitable to risk-taking. The Advisor evaluates and considers various factors, including macroeconomic conditions, monetary policies, anticipated inflation and interest rates, investor sentiment, investment flows, corporate earnings trend, consumer sentiment and its perception of the outlook of the capital markets. Insights gained from this process combined with the availability of attractive investment opportunities determine whether an aggressive or defensive stance is suitable. The Advisor aims to minimize capital losses during unfavorable market conditions. Therefore, from time to time, the Advisor may take a temporary defensive stance in an attempt to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions. There is no guarantee that the Advisor will achieve the Funds stated objective.
Equity Securities Risks
The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities. The values of equity securities rise and fall based on many factors. The equity securities may not perform as well as expected, and may decrease in value, because of factors related to the company (such as deteriorating earnings or certain management decisions that are viewed unfavorably) or to the industry in which the company operates (such as reduction in the demand for products or services in a particular industry). Market, economic and political factors may adversely affect securities markets, which could in turn adversely affect the value of the Funds investments, regardless of the performance or expected performance of companies in which the Fund invests.
Investing Risk
The Fund attempts to identify solid companies whose equity securities are selling at a discount to their perceived true worth. The Funds investment in companies it considers undervalued relative to their peers or the general market is subject to risk as these equity securities may decline or fail to reach their perceived intrinsic value. Also, the equity securities judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced.
Market Risk
Because the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in equity securities, it is subject to stock market risk. Market risk involves the possibility that the value of the Funds investments in equity securities will decline due to declines in the stock market. In general, equity markets are greatly influenced by regulatory, political and economic conditions, which could in turn adversely affect the value of the Funds investments.
Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk
The Fund may invest in the securities of smaller capitalization companies which may be newly formed or have limited product lines, distribution channels and financial and managerial resources. The risks associated with these investments are generally greater than those associated with investments in the securities of larger, more well-established companies. Securities of small or medium capitalization companies are more likely to experience sharper swings in market values, less liquid markets, in which it may be more difficult for the Adviser to sell at times and at prices that the Adviser believes appropriate and generally are more volatile than those of larger companies.
Options Risk
The Fund will expose investors to the risks inherent in trading options. These risks include, but are not limited to, volatile movements in the price of the underlying instrument and misjudgments as to the future prices of the options and/ or the underlying instrument. Increased option volatility can increase both the profit potential and the risk associated with the Funds trading.
Non-Diversification Risk
Because the Fund is non-diversified (meaning that compared to diversified mutual funds, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer), the Funds shares may be more susceptible to adverse changes in the value of a particular security than would be otherwise. Thus, the Fund may be more sensitive to economic, business and political changes which may result in greater price fluctuations of the Funds shares.
Investments in Exchange-Traded Funds and Closed-End Funds
The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and up to 10% of its assets in closed-end funds. ETFs and closed-end funds are pooled investment vehicles which provide investors with a fractional, undivided ownership interest in an underlying pool of assets.
The Fund may invest in both traditional and non-traditional ETFs. Traditional ETFs are designed to mirror the performance of a broad-based market index such as the Standard & Poors 500 Index or some other benchmark. Non-traditional ETFs are relatively new and highly complex financial instruments which include leveraged ETFs and inverse ETFs.
Unlike traditional ETFs, leveraged and inverse ETFs seek investment returns on a basis other than a one-to-one long-only relationship to an underlying index. Leveraged ETFs seek to deliver multiples of the performance of a particular index or benchmark. Inverse ETFs seek to deliver performance which is the opposite of a particular benchmark. Leveraged and inverse ETFs incorporate a reset feature which is designed to achieve the stated investment objective on a daily basis. Because the reset feature can cause these ETFs to have unexpected results over multiple reset periods, investment returns can be unpredictable, especially in volatile markets.
The portfolio manager may emphasize investments in non-traditional ETFs as a hedging strategy during periods of falling stock prices. However, there is no guarantee that this investment strategy will be successful.
The Fund will limit its investments in any single ETF to 3% of the acquired funds voting securities at the time of investment. Any investments made by the Fund, together with other funds and companies controlled by Prasad Series Trust, will be limited to 10% of the acquired
funds voting securities at the time of investment. ETFs that have obtained exemptive orders (relieving them of such limits) may sell shares without regard to those limits, provided that they comply with the conditions set forth in those orders. The Fund will comply with applicable regulatory changes in connection with such investments. While investments in ETFs and closed-end funds offer special investment opportunities for capital appreciation, they are also subject to special risks.
General Risks
. Each of the underlying ETFs or closed-end funds in which the Fund invests has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the Funds shares. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in one underlying EFT or closed-end fund than in another, it will have greater exposure to the risks of that underlying ETF or closed-end fund. There is no guarantee that any of the ETFs or closed-end funds in which the Fund invests will achieve its investment objective. The Funds ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely on its allocation of Fund assets among the underlying ETFs, closed-end funds and other securities in which it invests.
Increased Costs.
When the Fund invests in growth stocks indirectly through ETFs and closed-end funds, the Fund also incurs indirectly the additional fees and expenses associated with those funds. These fees and expenses are based on the underlying expense ratios of those funds. Any material change in the allocation of the Funds assets to such funds could increase or decrease the fees and expenses associated with such investments.
Additional Risks of Investments in ETFs and Closed-End Funds
. The price of a closed-end fund or ETF can fluctuate within a wide range and the Fund could lose money investing in a closed-end fund or ETF the prices of the securities owned by the closed-end fund or ETF go down. In addition, (1) the market price of the shares of the closed-end fund or ETF may trade at a discount to their net asset value; (2) an active trading market for the shares of the closed-end fund or ETF may not develop or be maintained; or (3) trading of the shares of the closed-end fund or ETF may be halted if the listing exchanges officials deems such action appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide circuit breakers (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts stock trading generally. To accomplish their objectives, leveraged and inverse ETFs pursue a range of investment strategies through the use of swaps, futures contracts, and other derivative instruments. These complex financial instruments require close monitoring on a daily basis. There is no assurance that the Funds purchase and sale of these non-traditional ETFs will be beneficial to the Funds performance.
Risks of Investments in Foreign Stocks.
The closed-end funds and/ or ETFs in which the Fund invests may have substantial investments in foreign securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements to which U.S. companies are subject. These differences may make it difficult for an underlying fund to evaluate a foreign companys operations or financial condition. Additional
risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. If these factors cause the net asset values of the closed-end funds or ETFs to decline, the Funds share price will decline. Leveraged ETFs and Inverse ETF may add more risk if the market moves in the opposite direction.
Temporary Defensive Investments
When the Adviser believes that market conditions warrant a temporary defensive posture, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in money market mutual funds, high-quality short-term debt securities and money market instruments. The taking of such a temporary defensive posture may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund is not restricted with regard to portfolio turnover and will make changes in its investment portfolio from time to time as business and economic conditions and market prices may dictate and its investment policies may require. The Fund engages in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities. The Fund has experienced exceptionally high turnover in each of its most recent fiscal years. The transaction costs attendant to this portfolio strategy will result in increased costs to the Fund. A high rate of portfolio turnover in any year will increase brokerage commissions paid by the Fund, thus reducing the Funds total return, and could result in high amounts of realized investment gain subject to the payment of taxes by shareholders when Fund shares are held in taxable accounts.
Changes to the Funds Investment Policies
The Funds fundamental investment policies cannot be changed without the approval of a majority of the Funds outstanding voting shares; however, the Funds Board can change non-fundamental policies without a shareholder vote. The Funds investment objective and certain of its investment policies described in the Statement of Additional are non-fundamental policies. Significant policies changes will be described in supplements to this prospectus. Shareholders will receive 60 days advance notice of any change in the Funds investment objective and/or its investment policy of investing its total assets principally in equity securities. A policy is not fundamental unless this prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information states that it is.
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
Shareholders Accounts
When a shareholder invests in the Fund, Mutual Shareholder Services LLC (Mutual Shareholder Services), the Transfer Agent for the Fund, will establish an open account to which all full and fractional shares will be credited, together with any dividends and capital gains distributions, which are paid in additional shares unless the shareholder otherwise instructs the Transfer Agent. Stock certificates will be issued for full shares only when requested in writing. Each shareholder is notified of the status of his account following each purchase or sale transaction.
The USA PATRIOT Act requires financial institutions, including the Fund, to adopt certain policies and programs to prevent money-laundering activities, including procedures to verify the identity of customers opening new accounts. As requested on the Application, you should supply your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address. Mailing addresses containing a P.O. Box will not be accepted. This information will assist the Fund in verifying your identity. Until such verification is made, the Fund may temporarily limit additional share purchases. In addition, the Fund may limit additional share purchases or close an account if it is unable to verify a shareholder's identity. As required by law, the Fund may employ various procedures, such as comparing the information to fraud databases or requesting additional information or documentation from you, to ensure that the information supplied by you is correct.
Initial Purchase
The initial purchase may be made by personal check or by wire from the investors account in the following manner:
By Check.
The Account Application which accompanies this Prospectus should be completed, signed, and, along with a personal check for the initial investment payable to Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund, mailed to: Mutual Shareholder Services, 8000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147. The Fund will not accept cash, money orders, credit card convenience checks or third party checks.
By Wire.
In order to expedite the investment of funds, investors may advise their bank or broker to transmit funds via Federal Reserve Wire System to: US Bancorp, ABA #042 000 013, for further credit to Account No. 130100789440, Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund. Also provide the shareholders name and account number. In order to obtain this needed account number and receive additional instructions, the investor may contact, prior to wiring funds, Mutual Shareholder Services, at (877) 772-7231. The investors bank may charge a fee for the wire transfer of funds. The Fund will not accept third party wire transfers.
Subsequent Purchases
Investors may make additional purchases in the following manner:
By Check.
Checks made payable to Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund should be sent, along with the stub from a previous purchase or sale confirmation, to Mutual Shareholder Services, 8000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147.
By Wire.
Funds may be wired by following the previously discussed wire instructions for an initial purchase.
By Telephone.
Investors may purchase shares up to an amount equal to 3 times the market value of shares held in the shareholders account in the Fund on the preceding day for which payment has been received, by telephoning Mutual Shareholder Services, at (440) 922-0066 and identifying their account by number. Shareholders wishing to avail themselves of this privilege must complete a Telephone Purchase Authorization Form which is available from the Fund. A confirmation will be mailed and payment must be received within 3 business days of date of purchase. If payment is not received within 3 business days the Fund reserves the right to redeem the shares purchased by telephone, and if such redemption results in a loss to the Fund, redeem sufficient additional shares from the shareholders account to reimburse the Fund for the loss. Payment may be made by check or by wire. The Adviser has agreed to hold the Fund harmless from net losses resulting from this service to the extent, if any, not reimbursed from the shareholders account. This telephone purchase option may be discontinued without notice.
Price of Shares
The price paid for shares of the Fund is the net asset value per share of the Fund next determined after receipt by the Transfer Agent of your purchase order in proper form, except that the price for shares purchased by telephone is the net asset value per share next determined after receipt by the Transfer Agent of telephone instructions. Net asset value per share is computed as of the close of business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading and on each other day during which there is a sufficient degree of trading in the Funds investments to affect materially net asset value of its redeemable securities. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier than that on some days. The NYSE is closed for certain holidays (e.g. New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day) and it may close on other days occasionally for certain extraordinary events. All references to time in this Prospectus are to Eastern Time.
The assets of the Fund are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations. Securities (and other assets) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Circumstances under which the Fund will utilize fair value pricing include, among others, situations in which the exchange on which a portfolio security is traded closes early and situations in which trading in a particular portfolio security was halted during trading hours and did not resume prior to the Funds net asset value calculation. The net asset value per share of the Fund will fluctuate with the value of the securities it holds.
Other Information Concerning Purchase of Shares
The Fund reserves the right to reject any order, to cancel any order due to non-payment and to waive or lower the investment minimums with respect to any person or class of persons. If an order is canceled because of non-payment or because your check does not clear, you will be responsible for any loss that the Fund incurs. If you are already a shareholder, the Fund can redeem shares from your account to reimburse itself for any loss. The Adviser has agreed to hold the Fund harmless from net losses to the Fund resulting from the failure of a check to clear to the extent, if any, not recovered from the investor. For purchases of $50,000 or more, the Fund may, in its discretion, require payment by wire or certified check.
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
You can redeem some or all of your shares of the Fund on any regular business day. Shares of the Fund will be redeemed at the net asset value per share of the Fund next determined after receipt of the redemption request, if in good order, by the Transfer Agent. See Price of Shares. Because the net asset value of the Funds shares will fluctuate as a result of changes in the market value of securities owned, the amount a stockholder receives upon redemption may be more or less than the amount paid for the shares. Redemption proceeds will be mailed to the shareholders registered address of record or, if $5,000 or more, may be transmitted by wire, upon request, to the shareholders pre-designated account at a domestic bank. The shareholder will be charged for the cost of such wire. If shares have been purchased by check and are being redeemed, redemption proceeds will be paid only after the check used to make the purchase has cleared (usually within 15 days after payment by check). This delay can be avoided if, at the time of purchase, the shareholder provides payment by certified or cashiers check or by wire transfer.
Redemption by Mail
You can redeem shares of the Fund by mail by writing directly to the Funds Transfer Agent, Mutual Shareholder Services, 8000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147. The redemption request must be signed exactly as the shareholders name appears on the registration form, with the signature guaranteed, and must include the account number. If shares are owned by more than one person, the redemption request must be signed by all owners exactly as the names appear on the registration.
If a shareholder is in possession of the stock certificate, these certificates must accompany the redemption request and must be endorsed as registered with a signature guarantee. Additional documents may be required for registered certificates owned by corporations, executors, administrators, trustees or guardians. A request for redemption will not be processed until all of the necessary documents have been received in proper form by the Transfer Agent. A shareholder in doubt as to what documents are required should contact Mutual Shareholder Services at (440) 922-0066.
You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker-dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency or savings association. A notary public is not an acceptable guarantor. The Fund may in its discretion waive the signature guarantee in certain instances.
Redemption by Telephone
Shares may be redeemed by telephone by calling Mutual Shareholder Services at (440) 922-0066 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. An election to redeem by telephone must be made on the initial application form or on other forms prescribed by the Fund which may be obtained by calling the Fund at (440) 922-0066. This form contains a space for the shareholder to supply his own four digit identification number which must be given upon request for redemption. The Fund will not be liable for following instructions communicated by telephone that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine. If the Fund fails to employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine, the Fund may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Any changes or exceptions to the original election must be made in writing with signature guaranteed, and will be effective upon receipt by the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent and the Fund reserve the right to refuse any telephone instructions and may discontinue the aforementioned redemption option without notice. The minimum telephone redemption is $1,000.
Other Information Concerning Redemption
A shareholder who requests that the proceeds of a redemption of $5,000 or more be sent by wire transfer will be charged for the cost of such wire, which is $20.00 as of the date of this Prospectus (subject to change without notice).
The Fund reserves the right to take up to seven days to make payment if, in the judgment of the Funds Investment Adviser, the Fund could be affected adversely by immediate payment. In addition, the right of redemption for the Fund may be suspended or the date of payment postponed (a) for any period during which the NYSE is closed (other than for customary week-end and holiday closings), (b) when trading in the markets that the Fund normally utilizes is restricted, or when an emergency, as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC, exists, making disposal of the Funds investments or determination of its net asset value not reasonably practicable, or (c) for any other periods as the SEC by order may permit for protection of the Funds shareholders.
Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts, the Fund has the right to redeem, upon not less than 30 days written notice, all of the shares of any shareholder if, through redemptions, the shareholders account has a net asset value of less than $1,000. A shareholder will be given at least 30 days written notice prior to any involuntary redemption and during such period will be allowed to purchase additional shares to bring his account up to the applicable minimum before the redemption is processed.
Abusive Trading Practices
In order to protect shareholders, the Fund discourages excessive short-term or other abusive trading practices that can increase transactional expenses, produce adverse tax consequences, or interfere with the efficient execution of portfolio management strategies. To discourage excessive trading, effective April 1, 2013, a redemption fee of 2% will be charged on shares of the Fund redeemed 90 days or less from their date of purchase. The redemption fee is paid directly the Fund and is designed to offset brokerage commissions, market impact and other costs associated with short-term trading of Fund shares. For purposes of determining whether the redemption fee applies, the shares that were held the longest will be redeemed first. It is the Funds policy to reject purchases where excessive short-term or other abusive trading practices are detected. Certain accounts (omnibus accounts) include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Fund with a net purchase or redemption request on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers whose orders are aggregated are not known by the Fund. While the Fund monitors for excessive short-term or other abusive trading practices, there can be no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in identifying this activity, particularly with respect to activity occurring within omnibus accounts.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
The Investment Adviser
The Fund has retained, effective April 1
st
2013, as its investment advisor Newmark Investment Management LLC (the Advisor), 2806 Flintrock, Suite A204, Austin, Texas 78738, an investment management firm founded in January 2013.
Subject to the oversight of the Funds Board of Trustees, the Adviser manages the Funds assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Adviser also furnishes office space and certain administrative services to the Fund, and pays all operating expenses of the Fund except for brokerage, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses. The Adviser receives from the Fund as compensation for its services an annual fee of 1.95% of the Funds net assets.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser is available in the Funds Annual Report to Shareholders dated March 31, 2012.
Portfolio Manager
S. Bob Rezaee will be the portfolio manager of the Fund effective April 1, 2013. Mr. Rezaee was previously the Head of Equities and Senior Portfolio Manager for Cavanal Hill Investment Management until December 2012. Mr. Rezaee was the sole Portfolio Manager for Cavanal Hill Opportunistic Fund from its launch in September 2011 until December 2012. Mr. Rezaee was also the sole Portfolio Manager for Cavanal Hills Opportunistic Strategy, managed in separately managed accounts, since its launch in June 2009 until December 2012. Mr. Rezaees responsibilities also included researching and management of CHs Large Cap Core and Dividend Equity strategies.
Prior to joining Cavanal Hill in 2006, Mr. Rezaee was a Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager for Columbus Capital Management, LLC with research and investment oversight for the technology, internet, media, retail, financial services and medical device industries. Prior to joining Columbus, Mr. Rezaee was a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for McMorgan & Co., LLC with research and investment responsibility for the technology, internet/media, telecom and medical device sectors. Mr. Rezaee began his investment career in 1993 as a Research Analyst for Allianz RCM Capital Management before joining Montgomery Asset Management in 1998 as a Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Rezaee received a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas Tech University in 1987.
The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers (i) compensation, (ii) other accounts managed and (iii) ownership of securities in the Fund.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
The Fund declares and pays any dividends annually to shareholders. Dividends are paid to all shareholders invested in the Fund on the record date. The record date is the date on which a shareholder must officially own shares in order to earn a dividend.
In addition, the Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.
If you purchase Shares just before the Fund declares a dividend or capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the Shares and then receive a portion of the price back in the form of a distribution, whether or not you reinvest the distribution in Shares. Therefore, you should consider the tax implications of purchasing Shares shortly before the Fund declares a dividend or capital gain. Contact your investment professional or the Fund for information concerning when dividends and capital gains will be paid.
The Fund sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.
Fund distributions may be both dividends and capital gains. Generally, distributions from the Fund are expected to be primarily capital gains distributions. Redemptions and exchanges are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state, and local tax liability.
GENERAL INFORMATION
US Bank, 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, is the custodian for the Funds securities and cash. Mutual Shareholder Services LLC, 8000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147, is the Funds Transfer, Redemption and Dividend Distributing Agent.
VB&T Certified Public Accountant, PLLC, Suite 1632, New York, NY 10107 have been appointed as independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of the Funds portfolio securities is available in the Funds Statement of Additional Information.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Financial Highlights Table is intended to help you understand the Funds financial performance for the past five years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information been audited by VB&T Certified Public Accountant, PLLC whose report, along with the Funds financial statements, are included in the Funds Annual Report, which is available upon request.
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Years Ended
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3/31/2012
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3/31/2011
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3/31/2010
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3/31/2009
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3/31/2008
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Net Asset Value, at Beginning of Year
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$ 2.58
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$ 4.13
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$ 4.50
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$ 5.55
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$ 4.85
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Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:
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Net Investment Income (Loss) *
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(0.03)
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(0.05)
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(0.07)
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(0.02)
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0.02
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Net Gain (Loss) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)
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0.14
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(1.50)
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(0.30)
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(1.03)
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0.68
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Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations
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0.11
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(1.55)
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(0.37)
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(1.05)
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0.70
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Distributions from net investment income
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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Distributions from realized gains
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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Total Distributions
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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Net Asset Value, at End of Year
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$ 2.69
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$ 2.58
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$ 4.13
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$ 4.50
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$ 5.55
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Total Return **
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4.26%
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(37.53)%
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(8.22)%
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(18.87)%
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14.43%
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Ratios/Supplemental Data:
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Net Assets at End of Year (Thousands)
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$ 318
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$ 293
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$ 481
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$ 581
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$ 725
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Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
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1.50%
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1.50%
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1.50%
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1.50%
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1.50%
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Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
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(1.38)%
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(1.46)%
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(1.27)%
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(0.38)%
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0.37%
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Portfolio Turnover
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1135%
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1133%
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2220%
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1881%
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1488%
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* Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PRIVACY POLICY
In the course of doing business with Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund, you share personal and financial information with us. We treat this information as confidential and recognize the importance of protecting access to it.
Collection of Customer Information
You may provide information when communicating or transacting with us in writing, electronically, or by phone. For instance, information may come from applications, requests for forms or literature, and your transactions and account positions with us. On occasion, such information may come from consumer reporting agencies and those providing services to us.
Disclosure of Customer Information
We do not sell information about current or former customers to any third parties, and we do not disclose it to third parties unless necessary to process a transaction, service an account, or as otherwise permitted by law. We may share that information with companies that perform services for Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund. When we enter into such a relationship, our contracts restrict the companies' use of our customer information, prohibiting them from sharing or using it for any purposes other than those for which they were hired.
Security of Customer Information
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. Within Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund, access to such information is limited to those who need it to perform their jobs, such as servicing your accounts, resolving problems, or informing you of new products or services
.
[BACK COVER]
The following additional information about the Fund is available without charge upon request:
Statement of Additional Information.
Additional Information about the Fund has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a Statement of Additional Information dated July 31, 2012. This document includes additional information about the Funds investment policies, risks and operations. It is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus (which means that it is legally part of this Prospectus).
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports.
Additional information about the Funds investments and performance is available in the Funds Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders. The annual report contains a discussion of market conditions and investment strategies that affected each Funds performance during its last fiscal year.
How to Get More Information
To obtain the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) without charge, call the Fund at (440) 922-0066. You may also call this number to request the Funds Annual Report, to request the Funds Semi-Annual Report, to request other information about the Fund, and to make shareholder inquiries. The Fund makes available its SAI and Annual and Semi-annual reports, free of charge, on the Funds internet site at
www.newmarkfunds.com
. In addition, within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Fund will provide on this internet site a list of its top portfolio holdings as of the end of such fiscal quarter.
Information about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the Public Reference Room of the SEC in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090. Information about the Fund is also available on the EDGAR Database on the Secs internet site at
www.sec.gov
and copies of this information may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov
, or by writing the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
Newmark Risk-Managed Opportunistic Fund, Prasad Series Trust
8000 Town Center Drive
Suite 400
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147
(440) 922-0066
Investment Company Act File No: 811-8993
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NEWMARK RISK-MANAGED OPPORTUNISTIC FUND
8000 Town Center Drive
Suite 400
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147
(440) 922-0066
Ticker Symbol: (new symbol to be assigned)
Prasad Growth Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified portfolio of Prasad Series Trust (the Trust) an open-end management investment company. This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. It contains additional information about the Fund and supplements information in the Prospectus effective April 1, 2013. It should be read together with the Prospectus. You can obtain a copy of the Funds Prospectus by writing to the Funds Transfer Agent at 8000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 or by calling the Transfer Agent at the toll-free number shown above.
The effective date of this Statement of Additional Information is April 1, 2013.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CAPTION
PAGE
Cover Page and Table of Content
Fund History
Investments and Risks
Management of the Fund
Ownership of Shares
Investment Advisory and Other Services
Brokerage Allocation
Capital Stock and Other Securities
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares
Taxation of Fund
Performance
Proxy Voting Policy
Financial Statements
FUND HISTORY
The Trust was organized as a business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 31, 1998.
INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
Classification
The Fund is a non-diversified portfolio of the Trust, which is an open-end management investment company.
Investment Strategies and Risks
The Fund has an investment objective of opportunistically investing as it aims for capital appreciation. The principal investment strategies used by the Fund to pursue this objective, together with the principal risks of investing in the Fund, are described in the Prospectus under the Caption Fund Summary Principal Investment Strategies.
Described below are (i) certain other investment strategies (including strategies to invest in particular types of securities) which are not principal strategies and (ii) the risks of those strategies:
Options
. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its assets in put and call options which trade on securities exchanges. Such options may be on individual securities or on indexes. A put option gives the Fund, in return for the payment of a premium, the right to sell the underlying security or index to another party at a fixed price. If the market value of the underlying security or index declines, the value of the put option would be expected to rise. If the market value of the underlying security or index remains the same or rises, however, the put option could lose all of its value, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
A call option gives the Fund, in return for the payment of a premium, the right to purchase the underlying security or index from another party at a fixed price. If the market value of the underlying security or index rises, the value of the call option would also be expected to rise. If the market value of the underlying security or index remains the same or declines, however, the call option could lose all of its value, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
Warrants
. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in warrants, which are options to purchase a specified security at a specified price (usually representing a premium over the applicable market value of the underlying equity security at the time of the warrants issuance) and usually during a specified period of time. If the market value of the underlying security remains the same or declines, the warrant could lose all of its value, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
Futures Contracts
. For the purpose of hedging the Funds investment in equity securities or its cash position, the Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in futures contracts for the purchase or sale of specific securities or stock indexes. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a security or an index for a set price on a future date. Futures are generally bought and sold on commodity exchanges.
There are several risks in connection with the use of futures contracts. In the event of an imperfect correlation between the futures contract and the portfolio position that is intended to be protected, the desired protection may not be obtained and the fund may be exposed to risk of loss. Further, unanticipated changes in interest rates or stock price movements may result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not entered into futures contracts on debt securities or stock indexes.
In addition, the market price of futures contracts may be affected by certain factors. First, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures contracts through offsetting transactions that could distort the normal relationship between the securities and futures markets. Second, from the point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the futures market are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities market. Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the futures market may also cause temporary price distortions.
Finally, positions in futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade that provides a secondary market for such futures. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on an exchange or board of trade will exist at any particular time.
Short Sales
. The Fund may seek to realize additional gains through short sale transactions in securities listed on one or more national securities exchanges or on NASDAQ. Short selling involves the sale of borrowed securities. At the time a short sale is effected, the Fund incurs an obligation to replace the security borrowed at whatever its price may be at the time the Fund purchases it for delivery to the lender.
Since short selling can result in profits when stock prices generally decline, the Fund in this manner can, to a certain extent, hedge the market risk to the value of its other investments and protect its equity in a declining market. However, the Fund could, at any given time, suffer both a loss on the purchase or retention of one security if that security should decline in value, and a loss on a short sale of another security, if the security sold short should increase in value. When a short position is closed out, it may result in a short term capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. Moreover, to the extent that in a generally rising market the Fund maintains short positions in securities rising with the market, the net asset value of the Fund would be expected to increase to a lesser extent that the net asset value of a mutual fund that does not engage in short sales.
No short sales will be effected which will, at the time of making such short sale transaction and giving effect thereto, cause the aggregate market value of all securities sold short to exceed 25% of the value of the Funds net assets. The value of the securities of any one issuer that have been shorted by the Fund is limited to the lesser of 2% of the value of the Fund net assets or 2% of the securities of any class of the issuer. In addition, to secure the Funds obligation to replace any borrowed security, it will place in a segregated account, an amount of cash or U.S. Government securities equal to the difference between the market value of the securities sold short at the time of the short sale and any cash or U.S. Government securities originally deposited with the broker in connection with the short sale (excluding the proceeds of the short sale). The Fund will thereafter maintain daily the segregated amount at such a level that the amount deposited in it plus the amount originally deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the greater of the current market value of the securities sold short or the market value of the securities at the time they were sold short. The Fund may make short sales against the box,
i.e.
, sales made when the Fund owns securities identical to those sold short.
Fund Policies
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment policies and restrictions. These policies cannot be changed without approval by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. As defined in the Act, the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund means the lesser of the vote of (a) 67% of the shares of the Fund at a meeting where more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Except as set forth in the Prospectus or this Statement of Additional Information, the Fund may not:
1.
Invest more than 25% of the value of such Funds total assets in securities of companies in a particular industry (except obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies and instrumentalities).
2.
Purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 10% of the value of the Funds net assets would be invested in securities that are not readily marketable.
3.
With respect to 50% of the total assets of the Fund, purchase a security of any issuer (other than cash, money market mutual funds and obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies and instrumentalities) if such purchase would cause the Funds holdings of that issuer to amount to more than 5% of the Funds total assets.
4.
Invest more than 25% of the value of its assets in a single issuer (except obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies and instrumentalities).
5.
Invest in securities of other registered investment companies, except by purchase in the open market involving only customary brokerage commissions, or except as part of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition.
6.
Invest in securities of any registered closed-end investment company, if immediately after such purchase or acquisition such Fund would own more than 1% of the total outstanding voting stock of such closed-end company.
7.
Invest more than 10% of the Funds net assets in securities for which market quotations are not readily available and repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.
8.
Lend money or securities, provided that the making of interest-bearing demand deposits with banks and the purchase of debt securities in accordance with its objective and policies are not prohibited.
9.
Borrow money except for temporary or emergency purposes from banks (but not for the purpose of purchase of investments) and then only in an amount not to exceed 5% of the Funds net assets; or pledge the Funds securities or receivables or transfer or assign or otherwise encumber them in an amount exceeding the amount of the borrowings secured thereby.
10.
Make short sales of securities, or purchase any securities on margin except to obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions.
11.
Write (sell) put or call options, combinations thereof or similar options; nor may it purchase put or call options if more than 5% of the Funds net assets would be invested in premiums on put and call options, combinations thereof or similar options.
12.
Purchase or retain the securities of any issuer if any of the officers or Trustees of the Fund or its investment adviser owns beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer and together own more than 5% of the securities of such issuer.
13.
Invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of another issuer.
14.
Invest in commodities or commodity futures contracts or in real estate, although it may invest in securities which are secured by real estate and securities of issuers which invest or deal in real estate.
15.
Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs, although it may invest in the securities of issuers which invest in or sponsor such programs.
16.
Underwrite securities issued by others except to the extent the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter, under the federal securities laws, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities.
17.
Issue senior securities as defined in the Act.
18.
Purchase securities subject to restrictions on disposition under the Securities Act of 1933.
If a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage beyond the specified limit resulting from a change in values or net assets will not be considered a violation.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Oversight Role of the Board of Trustees; Board Composition and Structure
The role of the Board of Trustees in management of the Fund is oversight. As is the case with virtually all investment companies (as distinguished from operating companies), service providers to the Fund have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund. For example, the Adviser has responsibility for managing the Funds portfolio, which includes responsibility for risk management (including management of investment performance and investment risk, valuation risk, issuer and counterparty credit risk, compliance risk and operational risk). In connection with its oversight role, the Board, or a subset of the Board consisting of two independent trustees, interacts with and receives reports from senior personnel of the Funds service providers, which include, among others, senior investment personnel of the Adviser (including personnel with responsibility for management of the Funds portfolio), the Funds Chief Compliance Officer and the Advisers Chief Compliance Officer. Rajendra Prasad, Chairman of the Board, also serves as the Funds Portfolio Manager, the Funds Chief Compliance Officer, the Funds Chief Financial officer, and the Advisers Chief Compliance Officer. The scope of the Boards oversight responsibility requires that the Board take these multiple roles into account.
Although the Boards does not have any committees, the independent trustees have access to, the Funds independent registered public accounting firm and the Funds Chief Financial Officer. The Board also receives periodic presentations from senior personnel of the Adviser regarding risk management generally, as well as periodic presentations relating to specific operational and investment functions, such as trading practices (including brokerage allocation and execution) and investment research. From time to time, the Board also receives reports from counsel regarding regulatory compliance and governance matters. The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to address a variety of operational and compliance matters. In addition, the Adviser has adopted certain policies, procedures and controls designed to address particular risks to the Funds portfolio. However, the Board recognizes that it is not possible to eliminate all of the risks which might affect the Funds Portfolio. The Boards oversight role does not make the Board a guarantor of the Funds portfolio activities.
The 1940 Act requires that at least 40% of the Funds trustees be trustees who are not interested trustees within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (Independent Trustees). Moreover, in order to rely o rely on certain exemptive rules under the 1940 Act, a majority of the Funds Trustees must be Independent Directors, and for certain important matters, such as the approval of investment advisory agreements or transactions with affiliates, the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder require the approval of a majority of the Independent Trustees. Currently, two-thirds of the Funds Trustees are Independent Trustees. Although the Board does not currently have an independent Chairman, the Independent Trustees have designated a lead Independent Trustee who chairs meetings or executive sessions of the Independent Trustees, reviews and comments on Board meeting agendas and facilitates communication among the Independent Trustees, and management. The Independent Trustees do not have counsel separate from counsel to the Fund.
The Board has determined that its leadership structure, in which the Independent Trustees have designated a lead Independent Trustee to function as described above, is appropriate in light of the services that the Adviser and its affiliates provide to the Fund and potential conflicts of interest that could arise from these relationships.
The Board of Trustees has no committees to which specific functions are delegated. For example, the Board of Trustees does not currently have an Audit Committee or an Audit Committee Financial Expert. The Board of Trustees believes that, given the relatively small size of the Fund, it is not necessary to have an Audit Committee or an Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Set forth below is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each Board member that has led the Board to conclude that he should serve as a Trustee of the Fund.
Each of the Independent Trustees has served on the Board for the number of years set forth in the chart below, during which he has become familiar with the Funds financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the deliberations of the Board.
The following table provides biographical information with respect to each current Trustee of the Fund who is not an interested person of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.