485APOS 1 ea0241249-01_485apos.htm 485APOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2025

 

Securities Act Registration No. 333-234544

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-23439

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
   
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____
Post-Effective Amendment No. 263

 

and/or

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
   
Amendment No. 265

 

ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Karen Shupe
Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc.
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 267-7400 

(Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)

 

The Corporation Trust Co.

Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

With Copy to:

John H. Lively

Practus, LLP

11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310

Leawood, KS 66211

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
  60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
  __________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

  This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

 

Subject to Completion

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The Funds may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

  

T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF
T-REX 2X LONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF  

 

PROSPECTUS

______, 2025

 

This prospectus describes the above referenced funds (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) which are authorized to offer one class of shares by this prospectus.

 

The Funds seek daily long leveraged investment results and are intended to be used as short-term trading vehicles.

 

The Funds are not intended to be used by, and are not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. The Funds are very different from most mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. Investors should note that:

 

(1) The Funds are riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Funds magnify the performance of their underlying security.

 

(2) The pursuit of their daily investment objective means that the return of the Funds for a period longer than a full trading day will be the product of a series of daily leveraged returns, for each trading day during the relevant period. As a consequence, especially in periods of market volatility, the volatility of the underlying security may affect a Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of the underlying security. Further, the return for investors that invest for periods less than a full trading day will not be the product of the return of the Fund’s stated daily leveraged investment objective and the performance of the underlying security for the full trading day. During periods of high volatility, the Fund may not perform as expected and the Fund may have losses when an investor may have expected gains if the Fund is held for a period that is different than one trading day.

 

The Funds are not suitable for all investors. The Funds are designed to be utilized only by sophisticated investors, such as traders and active investors employing dynamic strategies. Investors in the Funds should:

 

(1) understand the risks associated with the use of leveraged strategies;

 

(2) understand the consequences of seeking daily leveraged investment results; and

 

(3) intend to actively monitor and manage their investments.

 

 

Investors who do not understand the Funds, or do not intend to actively manage their funds and monitor their investments, should not buy the Funds.

 

There is no assurance that a Fund will achieve its daily leveraged investment objective and an investment in a Fund could lose money. The Funds are not a complete investment program.

 

The Funds’ investment adviser will not attempt to position each Fund’s portfolio to ensure that a Fund does not gain or lose more than a maximum percentage of its net asset value on a given trading day. As a consequence, if a Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50%, as applicable, on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

Fund Ticker Principal U.S. Listing Exchange
T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF    
T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF    

 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

Table of Contents

 

FUND SUMMARY - T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF 1 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF 14 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF 26 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF 38 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF 51 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF 63 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF 75 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF 88
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF 100 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF 113
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF 125 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF 137 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF 149 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF 161 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF 173 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF 186 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF 198 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF 210 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF 222 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF 234 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF 246 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF 258 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF 270
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF 282 
FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF 294 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENTS 306 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK 321 
MANAGEMENT 340 
DISTRIBUTION (12b-1) PLAN 342 
HOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARES 342 
FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES 343 
DIVIDENDS, OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES 344 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 348 
FOR MORE INFORMATION 350 

 

 

FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (“AVAV”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of AVAV for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of AVAV for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of AVAV and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher AVAV volatility, the volatility of AVAV may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AVAV.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if AVAV’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if AVAV’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of AVAV falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AVAV. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1) Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3) The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AVAV equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AVAV or by investing directly in the common stock of AVAV. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AVAV common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AVAV is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in AVAV that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (AVAV) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain AVAV exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AVAV is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which AVAV is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, AVAV is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of AVAV. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to AVAV is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of AVAV’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of AVAV has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of AVAV has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

AeroVironment, Inc. is an American defense contractor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles. AVAV is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by AeroVironment, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 1-33261 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding AeroVironment, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, AVAV is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding AeroVironment, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding AeroVironment, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of AVAV have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning AeroVironment, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to AVAV and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of AVAV’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AVAV during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how AVAV volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) AVAV volatility; b) AVAV performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to AVAV. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of AVAV volatility and AVAV performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to AVAV; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of AVAV.

During periods of higher AVAV volatility, the volatility of AVAV may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AVAV. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AVAV during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if AVAV provided no return over a one-year period during which AVAV experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if AVAV’s return is flat. For instance, if AVAV’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of AVAV and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of AVAV. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

AVAV’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. AVAV’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows: 

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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AVAV’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what AVAV volatility and performance will be in the future. AVAV’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for AVAV is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for AVAV is $__, which occurred on [date]. AVAV’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of AVAV will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in AVAV, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if AVAV subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if AVAV does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with AVAV and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

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Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AVAV, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to AVAV that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of AVAV at the market close on the first trading day and the value of AVAV at the time of purchase. If AVAV gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if AVAV declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of AVAV.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to AVAV and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to AVAV is impacted by AVAV’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to AVAV at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to AVAV increases on days when AVAV is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) AVAV. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with AVAV. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to AVAV. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of AVAV. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and AVAV and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

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Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. AeroVironment, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of AeroVironment, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of AVAV. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in AVAV. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to AVAV.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

AVAV Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AVAV faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AVAV common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AVAV’s] common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AVAV is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Industrials Sector Risk.    The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Aerospace and defense companies, a component of the industrials sector, can be significantly affected by government spending policies because companies involved in this industry rely, to a significant extent, on U.S. and foreign government demand for their products and services. Thus, the financial condition of, and investor interest in, aerospace and defense companies are heavily influenced by governmental defense spending policies which are typically under pressure from efforts to control the U.S. (and other) government budgets. Transportation securities, a component of the industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and insurance costs.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AeroVironment, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which AeroVironment, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, AVAV is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

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  Aerospace and Defense Industry Risk. The aerospace and defense industry may be significantly affected by changes in government regulations and spending policies, changes in economic conditions and industry consolidation.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with AVAV. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that AVAV value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the AVAV. Under such circumstances, the market for AVAV may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of AVAV and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for AVAV and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of AVAV and correlated derivative instruments.

 

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Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with AVAV and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or AVAV experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of AVAV does not provide leveraged exposure to AVAV and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of AVAV to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other

 

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  APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

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Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

The Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e., [____]). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges and you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered prices in the secondary market for shares. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.

 

Tax Information

 

The Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such arrangements generally will be taxed.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

 

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (e.g., 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 financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM) (“AFRM”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of AFRM for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of AFRM for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of AFRM and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher AFRM volatility, the volatility of AFRM may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AFRM.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if AFRM’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if AFRM’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of AFRM falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AFRM. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1) Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3) The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AFRM equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AFRM or by investing directly in the common stock of AFRM. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AFRM common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AFRM is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in AFRM that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (AFRM) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain AFRM exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AFRM is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which AFRM is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, AFRM is assigned to the technology sector and the software-infrastructure industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of AFRM. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to AFRM is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of AFRM’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of AFRM has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of AFRM has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Affirm Holdings, Inc. is an American technology company that provides financial services for shoppers and merchants.  AFRM is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Affirm Holdings, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 1-39888 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Affirm Holdings, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, AFRM is assigned to the technology sector and the software-infrastructure industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Affirm Holdings, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Affirm Holdings, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of AFRM have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Affirm Holdings, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to AFRM and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of AFRM’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AFRM during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how AFRM volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) AFRM volatility; b) AFRM performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to AFRM. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of AFRM volatility and AFRM performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to AFRM; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of AFRM.

During periods of higher AFRM volatility, the volatility of AFRM may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AFRM. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AFRM during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if AFRM provided no return over a one-year period during which AFRM experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if AFRM’s return is flat. For instance, if AFRM’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of AFRM and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of AFRM. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

AFRM’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. AFRM’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

  

2020        __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

AFRM’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what AFRM volatility and performance will be in the future. AFRM’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for AFRM is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for AFRM is $__, which occurred on [date]. AFRM’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of AFRM will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in AFRM, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if AFRM subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if AFRM does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with AFRM and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AFRM, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to AFRM that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of AFRM at the market close on the first trading day and the value of AFRM at the time of purchase. If AFRM gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if AFRM declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of AFRM.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to AFRM and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to AFRM is impacted by AFRM’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to AFRM at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to AFRM increases on days when AFRM is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) AFRM. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with AFRM. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to AFRM. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of AFRM. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and AFRM and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Affirm Holdings, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Affirm Holdings, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of AFRM. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in AFRM. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to AFRM.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

AFRM Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AFRM faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AFRM common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AFRM’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AFRM is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk.    The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Affirm Holdings, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Affirm Holdings, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, AFRM is assigned to the technology sector and the software-infrastructure industry.

 

Computer Software Industry Risk.    Computer software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures, aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a participant’s operating results. Many computer software companies rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by computer software companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies’ technology.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with AFRM. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that AFRM value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the AFRM. Under such circumstances, the market for AFRM may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of AFRM and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for AFRM and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of AFRM and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with AFRM and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or AFRM experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of AFRM does not provide leveraged exposure to AFRM and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of AFRM to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not

 

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  have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) (“ACHR”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of ACHR for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of ACHR for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of ACHR and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher ACHR volatility, the volatility of ACHR may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of ACHR.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if ACHR’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if ACHR’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of ACHR falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of ACHR. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1) Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3) The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to ACHR equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on ACHR or by investing directly in the common stock of ACHR. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in ACHR common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of ACHR is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in ACHR that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (ACHR) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain ACHR exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which ACHR is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which ACHR is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, ACHR is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of ACHR. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to ACHR is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of ACHR’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of ACHR has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of ACHR has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Archer Aviation Inc. designs and develops aircraft and related technologies and services in the United States and internationally.  ACHR is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Archer Aviation Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 1-39668 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Archer Aviation Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, ACHR is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Archer Aviation Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Archer Aviation Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of ACHR have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Archer Aviation Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to ACHR and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of ACHR’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ACHR during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how ACHR volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) ACHR volatility; b) ACHR performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to ACHR. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of ACHR volatility and ACHR performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to ACHR; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of ACHR.

 

During periods of higher ACHR volatility, the volatility of ACHR may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of ACHR. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ACHR during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if ACHR provided no return over a one-year period during which ACHR experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if ACHR’s return is flat. For instance, if ACHR’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of ACHR and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of ACHR. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

ACHR’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. ACHR’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

  

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

ACHR’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what ACHR volatility and performance will be in the future. ACHR’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for ACHR is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for ACHR is $__, which occurred on [date]. ACHR’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of ACHR will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in ACHR, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if ACHR subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if ACHR does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with ACHR and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of ACHR, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to ACHR that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of ACHR at the market close on the first trading day and the value of ACHR at the time of purchase. If ACHR gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if ACHR declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of ACHR.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to ACHR and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to ACHR is impacted by ACHR’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to ACHR at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to ACHR increases on days when ACHR is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) ACHR. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with ACHR. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to ACHR. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of ACHR. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and ACHR and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Archer Aviation Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Archer Aviation Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of ACHR. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in ACHR. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to ACHR.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

ACHR Investing Risk.  Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, ACHR faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of ACHR common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of ACHR’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. ACHR is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Industrials Sector Risk.    The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Aerospace and defense companies, a component of the industrials sector, can be significantly affected by government spending policies because companies involved in this industry rely, to a significant extent, on U.S. and foreign government demand for their products and services. Thus, the financial condition of, and investor interest in, aerospace and defense companies are heavily influenced by governmental defense spending policies which are typically under pressure from efforts to control the U.S. (and other) government budgets. Transportation securities, a component of the industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and insurance costs.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Archer Aviation Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Archer Aviation Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, ACHR is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

  Aerospace and Defense Industry Risk. The aerospace and defense industry may be significantly affected by changes in government regulations and spending policies, changes in economic conditions and industry consolidation.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with ACHR. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that ACHR value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the ACHR. Under such circumstances, the market for ACHR may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of ACHR and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for ACHR and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of ACHR and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with ACHR and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or ACHR experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of ACHR does not provide leveraged exposure to ACHR and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of ACHR to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

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Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

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  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus. 

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Aurora Innovation Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) (“AUR”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of AUR for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of AUR for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of AUR and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher AUR volatility, the volatility of AUR may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AUR.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if AUR’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if AUR’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of AUR falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AUR. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AUR equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AUR or by investing directly in the common stock of AUR. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AUR common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AUR is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in AUR that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (AUR) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain AUR exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AUR is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which AUR is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, AUR is assigned to the technology sector and the information technology services industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of AUR. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to AUR is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of AUR’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of AUR has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of AUR has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Aurora Innovation Inc. is a self-driving vehicle technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  AUR is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Aurora Innovation Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40216  through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Aurora Innovation Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, AUR is assigned to the technology sector and the information technology services industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Aurora Innovation Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Aurora Innovation Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of AUR have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Aurora Innovation Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to AUR and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

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Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of AUR’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AUR during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how AUR volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) AUR volatility; b) AUR performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to AUR. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of AUR volatility and AUR performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to AUR; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of AUR.

 

During periods of higher AUR volatility, the volatility of AUR may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AUR. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AUR during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

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As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if AUR provided no return over a one-year period during which AUR experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if AUR’s return is flat. For instance, if AUR’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of AUR and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of AUR. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

AUR’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. AUR’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

  

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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AUR’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what AUR volatility and performance will be in the future. AUR’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for AUR is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for AUR is $__, which occurred on [date]. AUR’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of AUR will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in AUR, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if AUR subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if AUR does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with AUR and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

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Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

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In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AUR, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to AUR that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of AUR at the market close on the first trading day and the value of AUR at the time of purchase. If AUR gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if AUR declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of AUR.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to AUR and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to AUR is impacted by AUR’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to AUR at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to AUR increases on days when AUR is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) AUR. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with AUR. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to AUR. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of AUR. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and AUR and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

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Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Aurora Innovation Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Aurora Innovation Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of AUR. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in AUR. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to AUR.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

AUR Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AUR faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AUR common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AUR’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AUR is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk.    The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Aurora Innovation Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Aurora Innovation Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, AUR is assigned to the technology sector and the information technology services industry.

 

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  Information Technology Risk. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from competitors with lower production costs. In addition, many information technology companies have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. The prices of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the overall market. Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the information technology sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with AUR. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that AUR value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the AUR. Under such circumstances, the market for AUR may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of AUR and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

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In certain cases, the market for AUR and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of AUR and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with AUR and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or AUR experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of AUR does not provide leveraged exposure to AUR and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of AUR to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

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ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

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Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXON) (“AXON”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of AXON for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of AXON for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of AXON and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher AXON volatility, the volatility of AXON may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AXON.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if AXON’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if AXON’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of AXON falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AXON. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1) Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3) The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AXON equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AXON or by investing directly in the common stock of AXON. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AXON common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AXON is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in AXON that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (AXON) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain AXON exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AXON is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which AXON is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, AXON is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of AXON. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to AXON is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of AXON’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of AXON has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of AXON has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Axon Enterprise, Inc.  is an American company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that develops technology and weapons products for military, law enforcement, and civilians.  AXON is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Axon Enterprise, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-16391 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Axon Enterprise, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, AXON is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Axon Enterprise, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Axon Enterprise, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of AXON have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Axon Enterprise, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to AXON and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of AXON’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AXON during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how AXON volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) AXON volatility; b) AXON performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to AXON. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of AXON volatility and AXON performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to AXON; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of AXON.

During periods of higher AXON volatility, the volatility of AXON may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AXON. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AXON during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if AXON provided no return over a one-year period during which AXON experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if AXON’s return is flat. For instance, if AXON’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of AXON and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of AXON. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

AXON’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. AXON’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

AXON’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what AXON volatility and performance will be in the future. AXON’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for AXON is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for AXON is $__, which occurred on [date]. AXON’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of AXON will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in AXON, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if AXON subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if AXON does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with AXON and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of AXON, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to AXON that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of AXON at the market close on the first trading day and the value of AXON at the time of purchase. If AXON gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if AXON declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of AXON.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to AXON and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to AXON is impacted by AXON’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to AXON at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to AXON increases on days when AXON is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) AXON. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with AXON. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to AXON. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of AXON. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and AXON and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Axon Enterprise, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Axon Enterprise, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of AXON. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in AXON. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to AXON.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

AXON Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AXON faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AXON common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AXON’S common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AXON is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Industrials Sector Risk.    The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Aerospace and defense companies, a component of the industrials sector, can be significantly affected by government spending policies because companies involved in this industry rely, to a significant extent, on U.S. and foreign government demand for their products and services. Thus, the financial condition of, and investor interest in, aerospace and defense companies are heavily influenced by governmental defense spending policies which are typically under pressure from efforts to control the U.S. (and other) government budgets. Transportation securities, a component of the industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and insurance costs.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Axon Enterprise, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Axon Enterprise, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, AXON is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

  Aerospace and Defense Industry Risk. The aerospace and defense industry may be significantly affected by changes in government regulations and spending policies, changes in economic conditions and industry consolidation.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with AXON. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that AXON value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the AXON. Under such circumstances, the market for AXON may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of AXON and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for AXON and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of AXON and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with AXON and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or AXON experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of AXON does not provide leveraged exposure to AXON and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of AXON to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

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  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: GOLD) (“GOLD”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of GOLD for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of GOLD for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of GOLD and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher GOLD volatility, the volatility of GOLD may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of GOLD.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if GOLD’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if GOLD’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of GOLD falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of GOLD. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1) Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3) The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to GOLD equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on GOLD or by investing directly in the common stock of GOLD. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in GOLD common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of GOLD is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in GOLD that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (GOLD) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain GOLD exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which GOLD is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which GOLD is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, GOLD is assigned to the basic materials sector and the gold industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of GOLD. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to GOLD is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of GOLD’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of GOLD has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of GOLD has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Barrick Gold Corporation  engages in the exploration, mine development, production, and sale of gold and copper properties and also explores and sells silver and energy materials. GOLD is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Barrick Gold Corporation pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-9059 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Barrick Gold Corporation may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, GOLD is assigned to the basic materials sector and the gold industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Barrick Gold Corporation from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Barrick Gold Corporation is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of GOLD have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Barrick Gold Corporation could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to GOLD and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of GOLD’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of GOLD during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how GOLD volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) GOLD volatility; b) GOLD performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to GOLD. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of GOLD volatility and GOLD performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to GOLD; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of GOLD.

During periods of higher GOLD volatility, the volatility of GOLD may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of GOLD. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of GOLD during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if GOLD provided no return over a one-year period during which GOLD experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if GOLD’s return is flat. For instance, if GOLD’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of GOLD and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of GOLD. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

GOLD’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. GOLD’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020        __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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GOLD’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what GOLD volatility and performance will be in the future. GOLD’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for GOLD is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for GOLD is $__, which occurred on [date]. GOLD’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of GOLD will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in GOLD, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if GOLD subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if GOLD does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with GOLD and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of GOLD, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to GOLD that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of GOLD at the market close on the first trading day and the value of GOLD at the time of purchase. If GOLD gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if GOLD declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of GOLD.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to GOLD and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to GOLD is impacted by GOLD’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to GOLD at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to GOLD increases on days when GOLD is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) GOLD. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with GOLD. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to GOLD. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of GOLD. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and GOLD and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Indirect Investment Risk. Barrick Gold Corporation is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Barrick Gold Corporation and make no representation as to the performance of GOLD. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in GOLD. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to GOLD.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

GOLD Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, GOLD faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of GOLD common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of GOLD’S common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. GOLD is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Materials Sector Risk. The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the materials sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the materials sector than a fund that is more diversified. Many materials companies are significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, exchange rates, import controls, worldwide competition, environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks may include liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical progress, labor relations, and government regulations.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Barrick Gold Corporation is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Barrick Gold Corporation is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, GOLD is assigned to the basic materials sector and the gold industry.

 

Gold and Silver Mining Companies Risk.  Gold mining and silver mining industries are considered speculative and are affected by a variety of factors. Competitive pressures may have a significant effect on the financial condition of gold mining and silver mining companies. Also, gold and silver mining companies are highly dependent on the price of gold bullion and silver bullion, respectively, but may also be adversely affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial and political factors. The price of gold and silver may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time so the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than other types of investments. Fluctuation in the prices of gold and silver may be due to a number of factors, including changes in inflation, changes in currency exchange rates and changes in industrial and commercial demand for metals (including fabricator demand). Additionally, increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of metal investments.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with GOLD. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that GOLD value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the GOLD. Under such circumstances, the market for GOLD may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of GOLD and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for GOLD and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of GOLD and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with GOLD and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or GOLD experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of GOLD does not provide leveraged exposure to GOLD and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of GOLD to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results
     
  and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI) (“BBAI”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of BBAI for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of BBAI for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of BBAI and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher BBAI volatility, the volatility of BBAI may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of BBAI.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if BBAI’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if BBAI’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of BBAI falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of BBAI. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1) Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3) The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to BBAI equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on BBAI or by investing directly in the common stock of BBAI. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in BBAI common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of BBAI is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in BBAI that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (BBAI) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain BBAI exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which BBAI is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which BBAI is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, BBAI is assigned to the technology sector and the information technology services industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of BBAI. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to BBAI is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of BBAI’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of BBAI has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of BBAI has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.  provides artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence solutions.  BBAI is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40031 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, BBAI is assigned to the technology sector and the information technology services industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of BBAI have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to BBAI and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

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Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of BBAI’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of BBAI during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how BBAI volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) BBAI volatility; b) BBAI performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to BBAI. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of BBAI volatility and BBAI performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to BBAI; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of BBAI.

 

During periods of higher BBAI volatility, the volatility of BBAI may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of BBAI. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of BBAI during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

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As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if BBAI provided no return over a one-year period during which BBAI experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if BBAI’s return is flat. For instance, if BBAI’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of BBAI and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of BBAI. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

BBAI’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. BBAI’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows: 

 

2020        __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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BBAI’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what BBAI volatility and performance will be in the future. BBAI’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for BBAI is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for BBAI is $__, which occurred on [date]. BBAI’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of BBAI will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in BBAI, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if BBAI subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if BBAI does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with BBAI and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

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Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

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In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of BBAI, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to BBAI that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of BBAI at the market close on the first trading day and the value of BBAI at the time of purchase. If BBAI gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if BBAI declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of BBAI.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to BBAI and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to BBAI is impacted by BBAI’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to BBAI at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to BBAI increases on days when BBAI is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) BBAI. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with BBAI. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to BBAI. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of BBAI. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and BBAI and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

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Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of BBAI. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in BBAI. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to BBAI.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

BBAI Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, BBAI faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of BBAI common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of BBAI’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. BBAI is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk.    The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, BBAI is assigned to the technology sector and the information technology services industry.

 

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  Information Technology Risk. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from competitors with lower production costs. In addition, many information technology companies have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. The prices of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the overall market. Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the information technology sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with BBAI. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that BBAI value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the BBAI. Under such circumstances, the market for BBAI may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of BBAI and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for BBAI and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of BBAI and correlated derivative instruments.

 

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Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with BBAI and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or BBAI experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of BBAI does not provide leveraged exposure to BBAI and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of BBAI to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

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  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

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Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) (“BKNG”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of BKNG for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of BKNG for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of BKNG and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher BKNG volatility, the volatility of BKNG may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of BKNG.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if BKNG’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if BKNG’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of BKNG falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of BKNG. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1) Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2) Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3) The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to BKNG equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on BKNG or by investing directly in the common stock of BKNG. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in BKNG common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of BKNG is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in BKNG that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (BKNG) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain BKNG exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which BKNG is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which BKNG is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, BKNG is assigned to the consumer discretionary sector and the travel services industry.

 

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The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of BKNG. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to BKNG is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of BKNG’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of BKNG has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of BKNG has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Booking Holdings Inc.  is an American travel technology company.  BKNG is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Booking Holdings Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-36691 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Booking Holdings Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, BKNG is assigned to the consumer discretionary sector and the travel services industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Booking Holdings Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Booking Holdings Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of BKNG have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Booking Holdings Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to BKNG and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of BKNG’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of BKNG during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how BKNG volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) BKNG volatility; b) BKNG performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to BKNG. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of BKNG volatility and BKNG performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to BKNG; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of BKNG.

During periods of higher BKNG volatility, the volatility of BKNG may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of BKNG. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of BKNG during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if BKNG provided no return over a one-year period during which BKNG experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if BKNG’s return is flat. For instance, if BKNG’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of BKNG and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of BKNG. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

BKNG’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. BKNG’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

BKNG’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what BKNG volatility and performance will be in the future. BKNG’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for BKNG is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for BKNG is $__, which occurred on [date]. BKNG’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of BKNG will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in BKNG, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if BKNG subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if BKNG does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with BKNG and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of BKNG, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to BKNG that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of BKNG at the market close on the first trading day and the value of BKNG at the time of purchase. If BKNG gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if BKNG declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of BKNG.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to BKNG and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to BKNG is impacted by BKNG’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to BKNG at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to BKNG increases on days when BKNG is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) BKNG. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with BKNG. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to BKNG. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of BKNG. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and BKNG and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Booking Holdings Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Booking Holdings Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of BKNG. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in BKNG. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to BKNG.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

BKNG Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, BKNG faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of BKNG common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of BKNG’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. BKNGis a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk. The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the consumer discretionary sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the consumer discretionary sector than a fund that is more diversified. The success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Also, companies in the consumer discretionary sector may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on the irrespective profitability. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer products and services in the marketplace.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Booking Holdings Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Booking Holdings Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, BKNG is assigned to the consumer discretionary sector and the travel services industry.

 

Travel Industry Risk. The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with the travel industry. Companies engaged in the travel industry may be adversely affected by a downturn in economic conditions that can result in decreased demand for travel. These companies may be significantly impacted by the performance of the overall economy, changing consumer tastes and demands, consumer discretionary income levels, intense competition, technological developments, and government regulation. Additionally, uncertainty regarding international travel and other events such as political or social violence, terrorist attacks, and biological outbreaks may significantly impact the travel and vacation industry.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with BKNG. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that BKNG value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the BKNG. Under such circumstances, the market for BKNG may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of BKNG and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for BKNG and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of BKNG and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with BKNG and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or BKNG experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of BKNG does not provide leveraged exposure to BKNG and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of BKNG to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

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Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

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  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) (“CVNA”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of CVNA for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of CVNA for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of CVNA and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher CVNA volatility, the volatility of CVNA may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of CVNA.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if CVNA’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if CVNA’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of CVNA falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of CVNA. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to CVNA equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on CVNA or by investing directly in the common stock of CVNA. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in CVNA common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of CVNA is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in CVNA that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (CVNA) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain CVNA exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which CVNA is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which CVNA is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, CVNA is assigned to the consumer discretionary sector and the automotive industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of CVNA. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to CVNA is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of CVNA’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of CVNA has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of CVNA has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Carvana Co. is an American travel technology company.  CVNA is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Carvana Co. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-38073 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Carvana Co. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, CVNA is assigned to the consumer discretionary sector and the automotive industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Carvana Co. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Carvana Co. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of CVNA have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Carvana Co. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to CVNA and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

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Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of CVNA’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of CVNA during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how CVNA volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) CVNA volatility; b) CVNA performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to CVNA. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of CVNA volatility and CVNA performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to CVNA; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of CVNA.

 

During periods of higher CVNA volatility, the volatility of CVNA may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of CVNA. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of CVNA during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

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As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if CVNA provided no return over a one-year period during which CVNA experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if CVNA’s return is flat. For instance, if CVNA’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of CVNA and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of CVNA. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

CVNA’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. CVNA’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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CVNA’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what CVNA volatility and performance will be in the future. CVNA’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for CVNA is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for CVNA is $__, which occurred on [date]. CVNA’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of CVNA will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in CVNA, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if CVNA subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if CVNA does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with CVNA and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

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Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

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In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of CVNA, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to CVNA that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of CVNA at the market close on the first trading day and the value of CVNA at the time of purchase. If CVNA gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if CVNA declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of CVNA.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to CVNA and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to CVNA is impacted by CVNA’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to CVNA at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to CVNA increases on days when CVNA is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) CVNA. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with CVNA. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to CVNA. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of CVNA. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and CVNA and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

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Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Carvana Co. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Carvana Co. and make no representation as to the performance of CVNA. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in CVNA. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to CVNA.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

CVNA Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, CVNA faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of CVNA common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of CVNA’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. CVNA is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk. The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the consumer discretionary sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the consumer discretionary sector than a fund that is more diversified. The success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Also, companies in the consumer discretionary sector may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on the irrespective profitability. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer products and services in the marketplace.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Carvana Co. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Carvana Co. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, CVNA is assigned to the consumer discretionary sector and the automotive industry.

 

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  Automotive Companies Risk. The automotive industry can be highly cyclical, and companies in the industry may suffer periodic operating losses. Automotive companies can be significantly affected by labor relations and fluctuating component prices. Developments in automotive technologies (e.g., autonomous vehicle technologies) may require significant capital expenditures that may not generate profits for several years, if ever. Automotive companies may be significantly subject to government policies and regulations regarding imports and exports of automotive products. Governmental policies affecting the automotive industry, such as taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies, and import and export restrictions on automotive products can influence industry profitability. In addition, such companies must comply with environmental laws and regulations, for which there may be severe consequences for non-compliance. While most of the major automotive manufacturers are large companies, certain others may be non-diversified in both product line and customer base and may be more vulnerable to certain events that may negatively impact the automotive industry.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with CVNA. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that CVNA value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the CVNA. Under such circumstances, the market for CVNA may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of CVNA and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for CVNA and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of CVNA and correlated derivative instruments.

 

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Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with CVNA and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or CVNA experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of CVNA does not provide leveraged exposure to CVNA and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of CVNA to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

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  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

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Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CEG) (“CEG”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of CEG for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of CEG for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of CEG and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher CEG volatility, the volatility of CEG may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of CEG.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if CEG’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if CEG’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of CEG falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of CEG. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to CEG equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on CEG or by investing directly in the common stock of CEG. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in CEG common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of CEG is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in CEG that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (CEG) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain CEG exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which CEG is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which CEG is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, CEG is assigned to the utilities sector and the utilities – renewable industry.

 

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The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of CEG. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to CEG is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of CEG’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of CEG has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of CEG has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Constellation Energy Corporation produces and sells energy products and services in the United States offering electricity, natural gas, energy-related products, and sustainable solutions.  CEG is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Constellation Energy Corporation pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-41137 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Constellation Energy Corporation may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, CEG is assigned to the utilities sector and the utilities – renewable industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Constellation Energy Corporation from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Constellation Energy Corporation is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of CEG have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Constellation Energy Corporation could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to CEG and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of CEG’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of CEG during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how CEG volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) CEG volatility; b) CEG performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to CEG. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of CEG volatility and CEG performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to CEG; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of CEG.

 

During periods of higher CEG volatility, the volatility of CEG may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of CEG. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of CEG during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if CEG provided no return over a one-year period during which CEG experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if CEG’s return is flat. For instance, if CEG’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of CEG and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of CEG. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

CEG’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. CEG’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

CEG’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what CEG volatility and performance will be in the future. CEG’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for CEG is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for CEG is $__, which occurred on [date]. CEG’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of CEG will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in CEG, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if CEG subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if CEG does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with CEG and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of CEG, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to CEG that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of CEG at the market close on the first trading day and the value of CEG at the time of purchase. If CEG gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if CEG declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of CEG.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to CEG and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to CEG is impacted by CEG’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to CEG at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to CEG increases on days when CEG is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) CEG. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with CEG. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to CEG. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of CEG. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and CEG and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Constellation Energy Corporation is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Constellation Energy Corporation and make no representation as to the performance of CEG. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in CEG. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to CEG.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

CEG Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, CEG faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of CEG common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of CEG’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. CEG is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Utilities Sector Risk. The Fund's assets will be concentrated in the utilities sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the utilities sector than a fund that is more diversified. Utility companies are affected by supply and demand, operating costs, government regulation, environmental factors, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, and rate caps or rate changes. Although rate changes of a regulated utility usually fluctuate in approximate correlation with financing costs, due to political and regulatory factors rate changes ordinarily occur only following a delay after the changes in financing costs. This factor will tend to favorably affect a regulated utility company's earnings and dividends in times of decreasing costs, but conversely, will tend to adversely affect earnings and dividends when costs are rising. The value of regulated utility equity securities may tend to have an inverse relationship to the movement of interest rates. Certain utility companies have experienced full or partial deregulation in recent years. These utility companies are frequently more similar to industrial companies in that they are subject to greater competition and have been permitted by regulators to diversify outside of their original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business. These opportunities may permit certain utility companies to earn more than their traditional regulated rates of return. Some companies, however, may be forced to defend their core business and may be less profitable. In addition, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, government intervention or other factors may render a utility company's equipment unusable or obsolete and negatively impact profitability.

 

Among the risks that may affect utility companies are the following: risks of increases in fuel and other operating costs; the high cost of borrowing to finance capital construction during inflationary periods; restrictions on operations and increased costs and delays associated with compliance with environmental and nuclear safety regulations; and the difficulties involved in obtaining natural gas for resale or fuel for generating electricity at reasonable prices. Other risks include those related to the construction and operation of nuclear power plants, the effects of energy conservation and the effects of regulatory changes.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Constellation Energy Corporation is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Constellation Energy Corporation is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, CEG is assigned to the utilities sector and the utilities – renewable industry.

 

Clean Energy Companies Risk. Clean energy companies may be highly dependent on government subsidies, contracts with government entities, and the successful development of new and proprietary technologies. Seasonal weather conditions, fluctuations in the supply of and demand for clean energy products, changes in energy prices, and political events may cause fluctuations in the performance of clean energy companies and the prices of their securities.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with CEG. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that CEG value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the CEG. Under such circumstances, the market for CEG may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of CEG and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for CEG and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of CEG and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with CEG and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or CEG experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of CEG does not provide leveraged exposure to CEG and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of CEG to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not

 

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  have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
     
  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG) (“DDOG”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of DDOG for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of DDOG for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of DDOG and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher DDOG volatility, the volatility of DDOG may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of DDOG.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if DDOG’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if DDOG’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of DDOG falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of DDOG. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to DDOG equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on DDOG or by investing directly in the common stock of DDOG. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in DDOG common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of DDOG is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in DDOG that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (DDOG) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain DDOG exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which DDOG is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which DDOG is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, DDOG is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

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The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of DDOG. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to DDOG is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of DDOG’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of DDOG has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of DDOG has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.  DDOG is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Datadog, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-39051 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Datadog, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, DDOG is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Datadog, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Datadog, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of DDOG have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Datadog, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to DDOG and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of DDOG’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of DDOG during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how DDOG volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) DDOG volatility; b) DDOG performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to DDOG. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of DDOG volatility and DDOG performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to DDOG; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of DDOG.

 

During periods of higher DDOG volatility, the volatility of DDOG may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of DDOG. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of DDOG during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if DDOG provided no return over a one-year period during which DDOG experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if DDOG’s return is flat. For instance, if DDOG’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of DDOG and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of DDOG. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

DDOG’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. DDOG’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

DDOG’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what DDOG volatility and performance will be in the future. DDOG’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for DDOG is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for DDOG is $__, which occurred on [date]. DDOG’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of DDOG will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in DDOG, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if DDOG subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if DDOG does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with DDOG and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of DDOG, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to DDOG that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of DDOG at the market close on the first trading day and the value of DDOG at the time of purchase. If DDOG gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if DDOG declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of DDOG.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to DDOG and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to DDOG is impacted by DDOG’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to DDOG at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to DDOG increases on days when DDOG is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) DDOG. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with DDOG. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to DDOG. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of DDOG. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and DDOG and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Datadog, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Datadog, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of DDOG. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in DDOG. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to DDOG.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

DDOG Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, DDOG faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of DDOG common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of DDOG’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. DDOG is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk.    The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Datadog, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Datadog, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, DDOG is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

Computer Software Industry Risk.    Computer software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures, aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a participant’s operating results.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with DDOG. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that DDOG value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the DDOG. Under such circumstances, the market for DDOG may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of DDOG and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for DDOG and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of DDOG and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with DDOG and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or DDOG experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of DDOG does not provide leveraged exposure to DDOG and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of DDOG to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of GeneDx Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: WGS) (“WGS”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of WGS for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of WGS for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of WGS and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher WGS volatility, the volatility of WGS may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of WGS.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if WGS’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if WGS’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of WGS falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of WGS. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to WGS equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on WGS or by investing directly in the common stock of WGS. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in WGS common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of WGS is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in WGS that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (WGS) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain WGS exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which WGS is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which WGS is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, WGS is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

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The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of WGS. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to WGS is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of WGS’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of WGS has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of WGS has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

GeneDx Holdings Corp. a genomics company, provides genetic testing services.  WGS is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by GeneDx Holdings Corp. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-39482 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding GeneDx Holdings Corp. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, WGS is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding GeneDx Holdings Corp. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding GeneDx Holdings Corp. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of WGS have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning GeneDx Holdings Corp. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to WGS and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of WGS’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of WGS during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how WGS volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) WGS volatility; b) WGS performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to WGS. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of WGS volatility and WGS performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to WGS; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of WGS.

 

During periods of higher WGS volatility, the volatility of WGS may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of WGS. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of WGS during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if WGS provided no return over a one-year period during which WGS experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if WGS’s return is flat. For instance, if WGS’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of WGS and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of WGS. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

WGS’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. WGS’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

WGS’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what WGS volatility and performance will be in the future. WGS’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for WGS is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for WGS is $__, which occurred on [date]. WGS’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of WGS will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in WGS, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if WGS subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if WGS does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with WGS and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of WGS, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to WGS that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of WGS at the market close on the first trading day and the value of WGS at the time of purchase. If WGS gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if WGS declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of WGS.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to WGS and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to WGS is impacted by WGS’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to WGS at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to WGS increases on days when WGS is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) WGS. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with WGS. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to WGS. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of WGS. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and WGS and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. GeneDx Holdings Corp. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of GeneDx Holdings Corp. and make no representation as to the performance of WGS. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in WGS. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to WGS.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

WGS Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, WGS faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of WGS common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of WGS’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. WGS is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Healthcare Sector Risk.  The Fund's assets will be concentrated in the healthcare sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the healthcare sector than a fund that is more diversified. Companies in the healthcare sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in the healthcare sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents, which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Healthcare companies are also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the healthcare sector require significant research and development and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which GeneDx Holdings Corp. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which GeneDx Holdings Corp. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, WGS is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

Biotechnology Industry Risk. Biotechnology companies are subject to various risks, including the loss or impairment of patents or intellectual property rights and significant costs associated with developing, procuring and/or marketing of new drugs, products or technologies. Biotechnology companies may also experience difficulties obtaining financing and government approvals, sudden and dramatic changes in their stock price, and adverse effects resulting from government regulation. A biotechnology company’s valuation can also be greatly affected if one of its products proves unsafe, ineffective or unprofitable.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with WGS. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that WGS value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the WGS. Under such circumstances, the market for WGS may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of WGS and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for WGS and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of WGS and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with WGS and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or WGS experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of WGS does not provide leveraged exposure to WGS and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of WGS to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus. 

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNA) (“DNA”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of DNA for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of DNA for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of DNA and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher DNA volatility, the volatility of DNA may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of DNA.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if DNA’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if DNA’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of DNA falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of DNA. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to DNA equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on DNA or by investing directly in the common stock of DNA. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in DNA common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of DNA is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in DNA that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (DNA) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain DNA exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which DNA is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which DNA is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, DNA is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

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The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of DNA. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to DNA is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of DNA’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of DNA has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of DNA has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. is an American biotech company founded in 2008.  DNA is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40097 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, DNA is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of DNA have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to DNA and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of DNA’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of DNA during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how DNA volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) DNA volatility; b) DNA performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to DNA. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of DNA volatility and DNA performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to DNA; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of DNA.

 

During periods of higher DNA volatility, the volatility of DNA may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of DNA. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of DNA during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if DNA provided no return over a one-year period during which DNA experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if DNA’s return is flat. For instance, if DNA’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of DNA and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of DNA. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

DNA’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. DNA’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

DNA’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what DNA volatility and performance will be in the future. DNA’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for DNA is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for DNA is $__, which occurred on [date]. DNA’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of DNA will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in DNA, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if DNA subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if DNA does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with DNA and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of DNA, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to DNA that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of DNA at the market close on the first trading day and the value of DNA at the time of purchase. If DNA gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if DNA declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of DNA.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to DNA and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to DNA is impacted by DNA’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to DNA at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to DNA increases on days when DNA is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) DNA. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with DNA. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to DNA. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of DNA. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and DNA and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of DNA. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in DNA. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to DNA.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

DNA Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, DNA faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of DNA common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of DNA’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. DNA is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Healthcare Sector Risk.  The Fund's assets will be concentrated in the healthcare sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the healthcare sector than a fund that is more diversified. Companies in the healthcare sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in the healthcare sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents, which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Healthcare companies are also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the healthcare sector require significant research and development and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, DNA is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

Biotechnology Industry Risk. Biotechnology companies are subject to various risks, including the loss or impairment of patents or intellectual property rights and significant costs associated with developing, procuring and/or marketing of new drugs, products or technologies. Biotechnology companies may also experience difficulties obtaining financing and government approvals, sudden and dramatic changes in their stock price, and adverse effects resulting from government regulation. A biotechnology company’s valuation can also be greatly affected if one of its products proves unsafe, ineffective or unprofitable.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with DNA. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that DNA value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the DNA. Under such circumstances, the market for DNA may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of DNA and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for DNA and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of DNA and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with DNA and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or DNA experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of DNA does not provide leveraged exposure to DNA and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of DNA to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

  Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
     
  Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.
     
  Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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  Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
     
  Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) (“KTOS”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of KTOS for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of KTOS for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of KTOS and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher KTOS volatility, the volatility of KTOS may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of KTOS.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if KTOS’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if KTOS’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of KTOS falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of KTOS. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to KTOS equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on KTOS or by investing directly in the common stock of KTOS. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in KTOS common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of KTOS is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in KTOS that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (KTOS) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain KTOS exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which KTOS is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which KTOS is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, KTOS is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of KTOS. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to KTOS is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of KTOS’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of KTOS has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of KTOS has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.  is an American technology company with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military electronics. KTOS is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-34460 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, KTOS is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of KTOS have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to KTOS and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

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Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of KTOS’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of KTOS during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how KTOS volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) KTOS volatility; b) KTOS performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to KTOS. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of KTOS volatility and KTOS performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to KTOS; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of KTOS.

 

During periods of higher KTOS volatility, the volatility of KTOS may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of KTOS. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of KTOS during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

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As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if KTOS provided no return over a one-year period during which KTOS experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if KTOS’s return is flat. For instance, if KTOS’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of KTOS and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of KTOS. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

KTOS’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. KTOS’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

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KTOS’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what KTOS volatility and performance will be in the future. KTOS’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for KTOS is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for KTOS is $__, which occurred on [date]. KTOS’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of KTOS will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in KTOS, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if KTOS subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if KTOS does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with KTOS and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

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Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

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In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of KTOS, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to KTOS that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of KTOS at the market close on the first trading day and the value of KTOS at the time of purchase. If KTOS gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if KTOS declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of KTOS.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to KTOS and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to KTOS is impacted by KTOS’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to KTOS at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to KTOS increases on days when KTOS is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) KTOS. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with KTOS. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to KTOS. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of KTOS. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and KTOS and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

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Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of KTOS. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in KTOS. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to KTOS.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

KTOS Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, KTOS faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of KTOS common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of KTOS’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. KTOS is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Industrials Sector Risk. The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Aerospace and defense companies, a component of the industrials sector, can be significantly affected by government spending policies because companies involved in this industry rely, to a significant extent, on U.S. and foreign government demand for their products and services. Thus, the financial condition of, and investor interest in, aerospace and defense companies are heavily influenced by governmental defense spending policies which are typically under pressure from efforts to control the U.S. (and other) government budgets. Transportation securities, a component of the industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and insurance costs.

 

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Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, KTOS is assigned to the industrials sector and the aerospace & defense industry.

 

Aerospace and Defense Industry Risk. The aerospace and defense industry may be significantly affected by changes in government regulations and spending policies, changes in economic conditions and industry consolidation.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with KTOS. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that KTOS value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the KTOS. Under such circumstances, the market for KTOS may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of KTOS and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for KTOS and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of KTOS and correlated derivative instruments.

 

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Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with KTOS and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or KTOS experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of KTOS does not provide leveraged exposure to KTOS and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of KTOS to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

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Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Oklo Inc. (NASDAQ: OKLO) (“OKLO”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of OKLO for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of OKLO for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of OKLO and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher OKLO volatility, the volatility of OKLO may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of OKLO.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if OKLO’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if OKLO’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of OKLO falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of OKLO. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
   
(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to OKLO equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on OKLO or by investing directly in the common stock of OKLO. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in OKLO common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of OKLO is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in OKLO that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (OKLO) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain OKLO exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which OKLO is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which OKLO is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, OKLO is assigned to the utilities sector and the utilities – regulated electric industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of OKLO. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to OKLO is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of OKLO’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of OKLO has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of OKLO has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Oklo Inc. a nuclear technology company focused on developing advanced fission power plants and recycling nuclear waste. OKLO is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Oklo Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40583 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Oklo Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, OKLO is assigned to the utilities sector and the utilities – regulated electric industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Oklo Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Oklo Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of OKLO have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Oklo Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to OKLO and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of OKLO’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of OKLO during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how OKLO volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) OKLO volatility; b) OKLO performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to OKLO. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of OKLO volatility and OKLO performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to OKLO; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of OKLO.

 

During periods of higher OKLO volatility, the volatility of OKLO may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of OKLO. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of OKLO during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if OKLO provided no return over a one-year period during which OKLO experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if OKLO’s return is flat. For instance, if OKLO’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of OKLO and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of OKLO. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

OKLO’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. OKLO’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

OKLO’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what OKLO volatility and performance will be in the future. OKLO’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for OKLO is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for OKLO is $__, which occurred on [date]. OKLO’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of OKLO will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in OKLO, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if OKLO subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if OKLO does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with OKLO and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of OKLO, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to OKLO that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of OKLO at the market close on the first trading day and the value of OKLO at the time of purchase. If OKLO gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if OKLO declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of OKLO.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to OKLO and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to OKLO is impacted by OKLO’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to OKLO at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to OKLO increases on days when OKLO is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) OKLO. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with OKLO. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to OKLO. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of OKLO. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and OKLO and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Oklo Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Oklo Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of OKLO. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in OKLO. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to OKLO.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

OKLO Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, OKLO faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of OKLO common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of OKLO’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. OKLO is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Utilities Sector Risk. The Fund's assets will be concentrated in the utilities sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the utilities sector than a fund that is more diversified. Utility companies are affected by supply and demand, operating costs, government regulation, environmental factors, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, and rate caps or rate changes. Although rate changes of a regulated utility usually fluctuate in approximate correlation with financing costs, due to political and regulatory factors rate changes ordinarily occur only following a delay after the changes in financing costs. This factor will tend to favorably affect a regulated utility company's earnings and dividends in times of decreasing costs, but conversely, will tend to adversely affect earnings and dividends when costs are rising. The value of regulated utility equity securities may tend to have an inverse relationship to the movement of interest rates. Certain utility companies have experienced full or partial deregulation in recent years. These utility companies are frequently more similar to industrial companies in that they are subject to greater competition and have been permitted by regulators to diversify outside of their original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business. These opportunities may permit certain utility companies to earn more than their traditional regulated rates of return. Some companies, however, may be forced to defend their core business and may be less profitable. In addition, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, government intervention or other factors may render a utility company's equipment unusable or obsolete and negatively impact profitability.

 

Among the risks that may affect utility companies are the following: risks of increases in fuel and other operating costs; the high cost of borrowing to finance capital construction during inflationary periods; restrictions on operations and increased costs and delays associated with compliance with environmental and nuclear safety regulations; and the difficulties involved in obtaining natural gas for resale or fuel for generating electricity at reasonable prices. Other risks include those related to the construction and operation of nuclear power plants, the effects of energy conservation and the effects of regulatory changes.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Oklo Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Oklo Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, OKLO is assigned to the utilities sector and the utilities – regulated electric industry.

 

Nuclear Energy Companies Risk. Nuclear energy companies may face considerable risk as a result of incidents and accidents, breaches of security, ill-intentioned acts of terrorism, natural disasters (such as floods or earthquakes), equipment malfunctions or mishandling in storage, handling, transportation, treatment or conditioning of substances and nuclear materials. Such events could have serious consequences, especially in case of radioactive contamination and irradiation of the environment, for the general population, as well as a material, negative impact on the Fund’s portfolio companies and thus the Fund’s financial situation. In addition, nuclear energy companies are subject to competitive risk associated with the prices of other energy sources, such as natural gas and oil. Consumers of nuclear energy may have the ability to switch between nuclear energy and other energy sources and, as a result, during periods when competing energy sources are less expensive, the revenues of nuclear energy companies may decline with a corresponding impact on earnings.

 

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Nuclear activity is also subject to particularly detailed and restrictive regulations, with a scheme for the monitoring and periodic re-examination of operating authorization, which primarily takes into account nuclear safety, environmental and public health protection, and also national security considerations (terrorist threats in particular). These regulations and any future regulations may be subject to significant tightening by national and international authorities. This could result in increased operating costs, which would have a negative impact on the Fund’s portfolio companies and may cause operating businesses related to nuclear energy to become unprofitable or impractical to operate.

 

Uranium prices are subject to fluctuation. The price of uranium may be affected by numerous factors beyond the Fund’s control. Such factors include the demand for nuclear power, political and economic conditions in uranium producing and consuming countries, uranium supply from secondary sources and uranium production levels and costs of production. In addition, the prices of crude oil, natural gas and electricity produced from traditional hydro power and possibly other undiscovered energy sources could potentially have a negative impact on the competitiveness of nuclear energy companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

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Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with OKLO. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that OKLO value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the OKLO. Under such circumstances, the market for OKLO may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of OKLO and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for OKLO and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of OKLO and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with OKLO and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or OKLO experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of OKLO does not provide leveraged exposure to OKLO and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of OKLO to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

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Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

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The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT) (“QUBT”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of QUBT for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of QUBT for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of QUBT and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher QUBT volatility, the volatility of QUBT may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of QUBT.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if QUBT’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if QUBT’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of QUBT falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of QUBT. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to QUBT equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on QUBT or by investing directly in the common stock of QUBT. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in QUBT common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of QUBT is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in QUBT that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (QUBT) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain QUBT exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which QUBT is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which QUBT is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, QUBT is assigned to the technology sector and the computer hardware industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of QUBT. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to QUBT is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of QUBT’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of QUBT has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of QUBT has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Quantum Computing Inc., an integrated photonics company, provides quantum machines to commercial and government markets in the United States. QUBT is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Quantum Computing Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40615 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Quantum Computing Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, QUBT is assigned to the technology sector and the computer hardware industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Quantum Computing Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Quantum Computing Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of QUBT have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Quantum Computing Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to QUBT and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of QUBT’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of QUBT during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how QUBT volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) QUBT volatility; b) QUBT performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to QUBT. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of QUBT volatility and QUBT performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to QUBT; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of QUBT.

 

During periods of higher QUBT volatility, the volatility of QUBT may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of QUBT. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of QUBT during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if QUBT provided no return over a one-year period during which QUBT experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if QUBT’s return is flat. For instance, if QUBT’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of QUBT and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of QUBT. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below.

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

QUBT’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. QUBT’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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QUBT’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what QUBT volatility and performance will be in the future. QUBT’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for QUBT is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for QUBT is $__, which occurred on [date]. QUBT’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of QUBT will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in QUBT, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if QUBT subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if QUBT does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with QUBT and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of QUBT, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to QUBT that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of QUBT at the market close on the first trading day and the value of QUBT at the time of purchase. If QUBT gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if QUBT declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of QUBT.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to QUBT and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to QUBT is impacted by QUBT’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to QUBT at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to QUBT increases on days when QUBT is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) QUBT. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with QUBT. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to QUBT. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of QUBT. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and QUBT and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Indirect Investment Risk. Quantum Computing Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Quantum Computing Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of QUBT. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in QUBT. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to QUBT.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

QUBT Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, QUBT faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of QUBT common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of QUBT’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. QUBT is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk.    The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Quantum Computing Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Quantum Computing Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, QUBT is assigned to the technology sector and the computer hardware industry.

 

Computer Technology Company Risk. The performance of QUBT, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the technology industry. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from competitors with lower production costs. In addition, many information technology companies have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The prices of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the overall market. Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the information technology industry may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with QUBT. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that QUBT value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the QUBT. Under such circumstances, the market for QUBT may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of QUBT and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for QUBT and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of QUBT and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with QUBT and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or QUBT experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of QUBT does not provide leveraged exposure to QUBT and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of QUBT to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

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Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RXRX) (“RXRX”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of RXRX for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of RXRX for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of RXRX and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher RXRX volatility, the volatility of RXRX may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of RXRX.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if RXRX’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if RXRX’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of RXRX falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of RXRX. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.
  
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
  
(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to RXRX equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on RXRX or by investing directly in the common stock of RXRX. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in RXRX common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of RXRX is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in RXRX that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (RXRX) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain RXRX exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which RXRX is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which RXRX is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, RXRX is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of RXRX. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to RXRX is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of RXRX’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of RXRX has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of RXRX has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that focuses on mapping and decoding biology by integrating technological innovations across biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and engineering.  RXRX is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40323 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, RXRX is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of RXRX have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to RXRX and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of RXRX’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of RXRX during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how RXRX volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) RXRX volatility; b) RXRX performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to RXRX. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of RXRX volatility and RXRX performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to RXRX; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of RXRX.

 

During periods of higher RXRX volatility, the volatility of RXRX may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of RXRX. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of RXRX during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if RXRX provided no return over a one-year period during which RXRX experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if RXRX’s return is flat. For instance, if RXRX’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of RXRX and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of RXRX. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below.

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

RXRX’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. RXRX’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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RXRX’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what RXRX volatility and performance will be in the future. RXRX’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for RXRX is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for RXRX is $__, which occurred on [date]. RXRX’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of RXRX will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in RXRX, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if RXRX subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if RXRX does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with RXRX and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of RXRX, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to RXRX that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of RXRX at the market close on the first trading day and the value of RXRX at the time of purchase. If RXRX gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if RXRX declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of RXRX.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to RXRX and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to RXRX is impacted by RXRX’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to RXRX at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to RXRX increases on days when RXRX is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) RXRX. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with RXRX. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to RXRX. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of RXRX. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and RXRX and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Indirect Investment Risk. Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of RXRX. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in RXRX. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to RXRX.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

RXRX Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, RXRX faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of RXRX common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of RXRX’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. RXRX is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Healthcare Sector Risk.  The Fund's assets will be concentrated in the healthcare sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the healthcare sector than a fund that is more diversified. Companies in the healthcare sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in the healthcare sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents, which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Healthcare companies are also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the healthcare sector require significant research and development and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, RXRX is assigned to the healthcare sector and the biotechnology industry.

 

Biotechnology Industry Risk. Biotechnology companies are subject to various risks, including the loss or impairment of patents or intellectual property rights and significant costs associated with developing, procuring and/or marketing of new drugs, products or technologies. Biotechnology companies may also experience difficulties obtaining financing and government approvals, sudden and dramatic changes in their stock price, and adverse effects resulting from government regulation. A biotechnology company’s valuation can also be greatly affected if one of its products proves unsafe, ineffective or unprofitable.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with RXRX. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that RXRX value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the RXRX. Under such circumstances, the market for RXRX may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of RXRX and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for RXRX and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of RXRX and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with RXRX and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or RXRX experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of RXRX does not provide leveraged exposure to RXRX and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of RXRX to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM) (“TEM”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of TEM for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of TEM for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of TEM and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher TEM volatility, the volatility of TEM may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of TEM.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if TEM’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if TEM’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of TEM falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of TEM. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.
  
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
  
(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to TEM equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on TEM or by investing directly in the common stock of TEM. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in TEM common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of TEM is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in TEM that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (TEM) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain TEM exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which TEM is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which TEM is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, TEM is assigned to the healthcare sector and the health information services industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of TEM. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to TEM is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of TEM’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of TEM has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of TEM has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Tempus AI, Inc. is  an American health technology company founded in 2015.  TEM is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Tempus AI, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-42130 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Tempus AI, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, TEM is assigned to the healthcare sector and the health information services industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Tempus AI, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Tempus AI, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of TEM have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Tempus AI, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to TEM and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of TEM’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TEM during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how TEM volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) TEM volatility; b) TEM performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to TEM. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of TEM volatility and TEM performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to TEM; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of TEM.

 

During periods of higher TEM volatility, the volatility of TEM may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of TEM. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TEM during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if TEM provided no return over a one-year period during which TEM experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if TEM’s return is flat. For instance, if TEM’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of TEM and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of TEM. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

TEM’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. TEM’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

TEM’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what TEM volatility and performance will be in the future. TEM’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for TEM is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for TEM is $__, which occurred on [date]. TEM’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of TEM will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in TEM, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if TEM subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if TEM does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with TEM and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of TEM, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to TEM that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of TEM at the market close on the first trading day and the value of TEM at the time of purchase. If TEM gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if TEM declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of TEM.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to TEM and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to TEM is impacted by TEM’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to TEM at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to TEM increases on days when TEM is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) TEM. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with TEM. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to TEM. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of TEM. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and TEM and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Tempus AI, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Tempus AI, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of TEM. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in TEM. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to TEM.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

TEM Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, TEM faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of TEM common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of TEM’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. TEM is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Healthcare Sector Risk.  The Fund's assets will be concentrated in the healthcare sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the healthcare sector than a fund that is more diversified. Companies in the healthcare sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in the healthcare sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents, which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Healthcare companies are also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the healthcare sector require significant research and development and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Tempus AI, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Tempus AI, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, TEM is assigned to the healthcare sector and the health information services industry.

 

Healthcare Companies Risk. The profitability of healthcare companies may be adversely affected by extensive government regulations, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure, the protection and expiration of patents, limited product lines, supply chain issues, labor shortages and product liability claims, among other factors.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with TEM. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that TEM value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the TEM. Under such circumstances, the market for TEM may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of TEM and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for TEM and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of TEM and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with TEM and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or TEM experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of TEM does not provide leveraged exposure to TEM and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of TEM to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

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Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the

 

NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

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Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) (“TTD”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of TTD for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of TTD for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of TTD and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher TTD volatility, the volatility of TTD may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of TTD.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if TTD’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if TTD’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of TTD falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of TTD. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.
  
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
  
(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to TTD equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on TTD or by investing directly in the common stock of TTD. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in TTD common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of TTD is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in TTD that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (TTD) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain TTD exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which TTD is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which TTD is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, TTD is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of TTD. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to TTD is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of TTD’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of TTD has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of TTD has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Trade Desk, Inc.  is an American multinational technology company that specializes in real-time programmatic marketing automation technologies, products, and services, designed to personalize digital content delivery to users.  TTD is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Trade Desk, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-37879 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Trade Desk, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, TTD is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Trade Desk, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Trade Desk, Inc.is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of TTD have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Trade Desk, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to TTD and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of TTD’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TTD during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how TTD volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) TTD volatility; b) TTD performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to TTD. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of TTD volatility and TTD performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to TTD; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of TTD.

 

During periods of higher TTD volatility, the volatility of TTD may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of TTD. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TTD during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if TTD provided no return over a one-year period during which TTD experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if TTD’s return is flat. For instance, if TTD’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of TTD and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of TTD. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

TTD’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. TTD’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

TTD’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what TTD volatility and performance will be in the future. TTD’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for TTD is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for TTD is $__, which occurred on [date]. TTD’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of TTD will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in TTD, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if TTD subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if TTD does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with TTD and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of TTD, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to TTD that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of TTD at the market close on the first trading day and the value of TTD at the time of purchase. If TTD gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if TTD declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of TTD.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to TTD and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to TTD is impacted by TTD’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to TTD at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to TTD increases on days when TTD is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) TTD. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with TTD. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to TTD. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of TTD. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and TTD and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Trade Desk, Inc.is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Trade Desk, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of TTD. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in TTD. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to TTD.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

TTD Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, TTD faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of TTD common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of TTD’S common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. TTD is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk.    The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Trade Desk, Inc.is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Trade Desk, Inc.is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, TTD is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

Computer Software Industry Risk.    Computer software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures, aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a participant’s operating results.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with TTD. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that TTD value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the TTD. Under such circumstances, the market for TTD may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of TTD and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for TTD and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of TTD and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with TTD and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or TTD experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of TTD does not provide leveraged exposure to TTD and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of TTD to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Upexi, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPXI) (“UPXI”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of UPXI for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of UPXI for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of UPXI and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher UPXI volatility, the volatility of UPXI may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of UPXI.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if UPXI’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if UPXI’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of UPXI falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of UPXI. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.
  
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
  
(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to UPXI equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on UPXI or by investing directly in the common stock of UPXI. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in UPXI common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of UPXI is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in UPXI that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (UPXI) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain UPXI exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which UPXI is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which UPXI is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, UPXI is assigned to the communication services sector and the internet content & information industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of UPXI. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to UPXI is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of UPXI’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of UPXI has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of UPXI has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Upexi, Inc.  engages in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of consumer products in pet, surgery, recovery, skin, beauty, health, and wellness markets.  UPXI is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Upexi, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40535 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Upexi, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, UPXI is assigned to the communication services sector and the internet content & information industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Upexi, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Upexi, Inc.is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of UPXI have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Upexi, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to UPXI and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of UPXI’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of UPXI during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how UPXI volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) UPXI volatility; b) UPXI performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to UPXI. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of UPXI volatility and UPXI performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to UPXI; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of UPXI.

 

During periods of higher UPXI volatility, the volatility of UPXI may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of UPXI. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of UPXI during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if UPXI provided no return over a one-year period during which UPXI experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if UPXI’s return is flat. For instance, if UPXI’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of UPXI and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of UPXI. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below.

 

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Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

UPXI’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. UPXI’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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UPXI’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what UPXI volatility and performance will be in the future. UPXI’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for UPXI is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for UPXI is $__, which occurred on [date]. UPXI’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of UPXI will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in UPXI, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if UPXI subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if UPXI does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with UPXI and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of UPXI, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to UPXI that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of UPXI at the market close on the first trading day and the value of UPXI at the time of purchase. If UPXI gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if UPXI declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of UPXI.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to UPXI and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to UPXI is impacted by UPXI’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to UPXI at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to UPXI increases on days when UPXI is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) UPXI. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with UPXI. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to UPXI. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of UPXI. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and UPXI and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Indirect Investment Risk. Upexi, Inc.is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Upexi, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of UPXI. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in UPXI. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to UPXI.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

UPXI Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, UPXI faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of UPXI common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of UPXI’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. UPXI is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Communication Services Sector Risk. The communication services industry is subject to extensive government regulation. The costs of complying with governmental regulations, delays or failure to receive required regulatory approvals or the enactment of new adverse regulatory requirements may adversely affect the business of the communication services companies. The communication services industry can also be significantly affected by intense competition, including competition with alternative technologies such as wireless communications, product compatibility, consumer preferences, rapid product obsolescence and research and development of new products. Technological innovations may make the products and services of communication services companies obsolete. Other risks include substantial capital requirements and uncertainties resulting from such companies’ diversification into new domestic and international businesses, as well as agreements by any such companies linking future rate increases to inflation or other factors not directly related to the actual operating profits of the enterprise.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Upexi, Inc.is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Upexi, Inc.is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, UPXI is assigned to the communication services sector and the internet content & information industry.

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail Risk. Companies that operate via the internet or direct marketing (e.g., online consumer services, online retail, travel) segments are subject to fluctuating consumer demand. Unlike traditional brick and mortar retailers, online marketplaces and retailers must assume shipping costs or pass such costs to consumers. Consumer access to price information for the same or similar products may cause companies that operate in the online marketplace, retail and travel segments to reduce profit margins in order to compete. Due to the nature of their business models, companies that operate in the online marketplace, retail, and travel segments may also be subject to heightened cybersecurity risk, including the risk of theft or damage to vital hardware, software, and information systems. The loss or public dissemination of sensitive customer information or other proprietary data may negatively affect the financial performance of such companies to a greater extent than traditional brick and mortar retailers. As a result of such companies being web-based and the fact that they process, store, and transmit large amounts of data, including personal information, for their customers, failure to prevent or mitigate data loss or other security breaches, including breaches of vendors technology and systems, could expose companies that operate via the internet or direct marketing retail to a risk of loss or misuse of such information, adversely affect their operating results, result in litigation or potential liability, and otherwise harm their businesses.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with UPXI. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that UPXI value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the UPXI. Under such circumstances, the market for UPXI may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of UPXI and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for UPXI and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of UPXI and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with UPXI and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or UPXI experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of UPXI does not provide leveraged exposure to UPXI and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of UPXI to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

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Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) (“UPST”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of UPST for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of UPST for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of UPST and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher UPST volatility, the volatility of UPST may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of UPST.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if UPST’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if UPST’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of UPST falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of UPST. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to UPST equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on UPST or by investing directly in the common stock of UPST. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in UPST common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of UPST is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in UPST that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (UPST) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain UPST exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which UPST is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which UPST is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, UPST is assigned to the financial services sector and the credit services industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of UPST. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to UPST is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of UPST’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of UPST has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of UPST has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Upstart Holdings, Inc. is an artificial intelligence lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to provide consumer loans using non-traditional variables, such as education and employment, to predict creditworthiness.  UPST is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Upstart Holdings, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-39797 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Upstart Holdings, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, UPST is assigned to the financial services sector and the credit services industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Upstart Holdings, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Upstart Holdings, Inc.is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of UPST have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Upstart Holdings, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to UPST and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of UPST’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of UPST during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how UPST volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) UPST volatility; b) UPST performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to UPST. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of UPST volatility and UPST performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to UPST; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of UPST.

During periods of higher UPST volatility, the volatility of UPST may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of UPST. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of UPST during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if UPST provided no return over a one-year period during which UPST experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if UPST’s return is flat. For instance, if UPST’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of UPST and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of UPST. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below.

 

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Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

UPST’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. UPST’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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UPST’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what UPST volatility and performance will be in the future. UPST’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for UPST is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for UPST is $__, which occurred on [date]. UPST’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of UPST will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in UPST, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if UPST subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if UPST does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with UPST and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of UPST, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to UPST that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of UPST at the market close on the first trading day and the value of UPST at the time of purchase. If UPST gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if UPST declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of UPST.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to UPST and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to UPST is impacted by UPST’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to UPST at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to UPST increases on days when UPST is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) UPST. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with UPST. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to UPST. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of UPST. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and UPST and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Indirect Investment Risk. Upstart Holdings, Inc.is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Upstart Holdings, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of UPST. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in UPST. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to UPST.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

UPST Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, UPST faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of UPST common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of UPST’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. UPST is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Financials Sector Risk. Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. Certain events in the financial sector may cause an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and cause certain financial services companies to incur large losses. Securities of financial services companies may experience a dramatic decline in value when such companies experience substantial declines in the valuations of their assets, take action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or cease operations. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers and financial losses associated with investment activities can negatively impact the sector. Adverse economic, business or political developments affecting real estate could have a major effect on the value of real estate securities (which include REITs). Declining real estate values could adversely affect financial institutions engaged in mortgage finance or other lending or investing activities directly or indirectly connected to the value of real estate.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Upstart Holdings, Inc.is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Upstart Holdings, Inc.is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, UPST is assigned to the financial services sector and the credit services industry.

 

Financial Companies Risk. Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation and intervention, which may adversely affect their profitability, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital and liquid assets they must maintain and their size, among other things. Financial services companies also may be significantly affected by, among other things, interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit rating downgrades, adverse public perception, exposure concentration and counterparty risk.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with UPST. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that UPST value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the UPST. Under such circumstances, the market for UPST may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of UPST and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for UPST and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of UPST and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with UPST and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or UPST experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of UPST does not provide leveraged exposure to UPST and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of UPST to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

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Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOUN) (“SOUN”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of SOUN for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of SOUN for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of SOUN and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher SOUN volatility, the volatility of SOUN may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of SOUN.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if SOUN’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if SOUN’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of SOUN falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of SOUN. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to SOUN equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on SOUN or by investing directly in the common stock of SOUN. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in SOUN common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of SOUN is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in SOUN that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (SOUN) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain SOUN exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which SOUN is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which SOUN is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, SOUN is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of SOUN. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to SOUN is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of SOUN’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of SOUN has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of SOUN has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

SoundHound AI, Inc. develops independent voice artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that enables businesses across automotive, TV, and loT, and to customer service industries to deliver high-quality conversational experiences to the customers in the United States and internationally.  SOUN is registered under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by SoundHound AI, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40193 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding SoundHound AI, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, SOUN is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding SoundHound AI, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding SoundHound AI, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of SOUN have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning SoundHound AI, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to SOUN and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of SOUN’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SOUN during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how SOUN volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) SOUN volatility; b) SOUN performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to SOUN. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of SOUN volatility and SOUN performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to SOUN; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of SOUN.

 

During periods of higher SOUN volatility, the volatility of SOUN may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of SOUN. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SOUN during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if SOUN provided no return over a one-year period during which SOUN experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if SOUN’s return is flat. For instance, if SOUN’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of SOUN and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of SOUN. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

SOUN’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. SOUN’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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SOUN’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what SOUN volatility and performance will be in the future. SOUN’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for SOUN is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for SOUN is $__, which occurred on [date]. SOUN’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of SOUN will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in SOUN, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if SOUN subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if SOUN does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with SOUN and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of SOUN, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to SOUN that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of SOUN at the market close on the first trading day and the value of SOUN at the time of purchase. If SOUN gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if SOUN declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of SOUN.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to SOUN and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to SOUN is impacted by SOUN’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to SOUN at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to SOUN increases on days when SOUN is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) SOUN. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with SOUN. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to SOUN. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of SOUN. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and SOUN and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Indirect Investment Risk. SoundHound AI, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of SoundHound AI, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of SOUN. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in SOUN. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to SOUN.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

SOUN Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, SOUN faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of SOUN common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of SOUN’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. SOUN is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk. The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which SoundHound AI, Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which SoundHound AI, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, SOUN is assigned to the technology sector and the software - application industry.

 

Computer Software Industry Risk.    Computer software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures, aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a participant’s operating results.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with SOUN. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that SOUN value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in SOUN. Under such circumstances, the market for SOUN may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of SOUN and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for SOUN and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of SOUN and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with SOUN and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or SOUN experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of SOUN does not provide leveraged exposure to SOUN and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of SOUN to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

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Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Semler Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMLR) (“SMLR”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of SMLR for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of SMLR for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of SMLR and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher SMLR volatility, the volatility of SMLR may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of SMLR.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if SMLR’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if SMLR’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of SMLR falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of SMLR. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to SMLR equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on SMLR or by investing directly in the common stock of SMLR. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in SMLR common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of SMLR is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in SMLR that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (SMLR) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain SMLR exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which SMLR is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which SMLR is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, SMLR is assigned to the healthcare sector and the medical devices industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of SMLR. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to SMLR is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of SMLR’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of SMLR has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of SMLR has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Semler Scientific, Inc. provides technology solutions to enhance the clinical effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare providers in the United States.  SMLR is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Semler Scientific, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-36305 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Semler Scientific, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, SMLR is assigned to the healthcare sector and the medical devices industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Semler Scientific, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Semler Scientific, Inc.is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of SMLR have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Semler Scientific, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to SMLR and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of SMLR’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SMLR during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how SMLR volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) SMLR volatility; b) SMLR performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to SMLR. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of SMLR volatility and SMLR performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to SMLR; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of SMLR.

 

During periods of higher SMLR volatility, the volatility of SMLR may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of SMLR. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SMLR during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if SMLR provided no return over a one-year period during which SMLR experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if SMLR’s return is flat. For instance, if SMLR’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of SMLR and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of SMLR. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below. 

 

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Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

SMLR’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. SMLR’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

SMLR’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what SMLR volatility and performance will be in the future. SMLR’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for SMLR is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for SMLR is $__, which occurred on [date]. SMLR’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of SMLR will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in SMLR, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if SMLR subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if SMLR does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with SMLR and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of SMLR, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to SMLR that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of SMLR at the market close on the first trading day and the value of SMLR at the time of purchase. If SMLR gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if SMLR declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of SMLR.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to SMLR and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to SMLR is impacted by SMLR’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to SMLR at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to SMLR increases on days when SMLR is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) SMLR. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with SMLR. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to SMLR. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of SMLR. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and SMLR and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Semler Scientific, Inc.is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Semler Scientific, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of SMLR. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in SMLR. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to SMLR.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

SMLR Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, SMLR faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of SMLR common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of SMLR’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. SMLR is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Healthcare Sector Risk.  The Fund's assets will be concentrated in the healthcare sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the healthcare sector than a fund that is more diversified. Companies in the healthcare sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in the healthcare sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents, which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Healthcare companies are also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the healthcare sector require significant research and development and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Semler Scientific, Inc.is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Semler Scientific, Inc.is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, SMLR is assigned to the healthcare sector and the medical devices industry.

 

Healthcare Companies Risk. The profitability of healthcare companies may be adversely affected by extensive government regulations, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure, the protection and expiration of patents, limited product lines, supply chain issues, labor shortages and product liability claims, among other factors.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with SMLR. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that SMLR value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the SMLR. Under such circumstances, the market for SMLR may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of SMLR and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for SMLR and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of SMLR and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with SMLR and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or SMLR experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of SMLR does not provide leveraged exposure to SMLR and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of SMLR to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

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Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSE: GLXY) (“GLXY”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of GLXY for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of GLXY for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of GLXY and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher GLXY volatility, the volatility of GLXY may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of GLXY.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if GLXY’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if GLXY’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of GLXY falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of GLXY. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to GLXY equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on GLXY or by investing directly in the common stock of GLXY. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in GLXY common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of GLXY is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in GLXY that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (GLXY) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain GLXY exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which GLXY is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which GLXY is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, GLXY is assigned to the financial services sector and the capital markets industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of GLXY. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to GLXY is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of GLXY’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of GLXY has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of GLXY has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. engages in the digital asset and blockchain businesses providing various financial products and services to individuals and institutions, such as digital asset trading, derivatives, structured products, financing, capital markets, and merger and acquisition services, digital asset spot and derivatives trading, bespoke lending and structured products.  GLXY is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. pursuant to the Securities Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 333-262378 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, GLXY is assigned to the financial services sector and the capital markets industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of GLXY have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to GLXY and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of GLXY’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of GLXY during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how GLXY volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) GLXY volatility; b) GLXY performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to GLXY. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of GLXY volatility and GLXY performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to GLXY; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of GLXY.

 

During periods of higher GLXY volatility, the volatility of GLXY may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of GLXY. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of GLXY during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if GLXY provided no return over a one-year period during which GLXY experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if GLXY’s return is flat. For instance, if GLXY’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of GLXY and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of GLXY. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below.

 

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200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

GLXY’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. GLXY’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

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GLXY’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what GLXY volatility and performance will be in the future. GLXY’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for GLXY is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for GLXY is $__, which occurred on [date]. GLXY’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of GLXY will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in GLXY, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if GLXY subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if GLXY does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with GLXY and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

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The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of GLXY, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

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Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to GLXY that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of GLXY at the market close on the first trading day and the value of GLXY at the time of purchase. If GLXY gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if GLXY declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of GLXY.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to GLXY and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to GLXY is impacted by GLXY’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to GLXY at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to GLXY increases on days when GLXY is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) GLXY. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with GLXY. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to GLXY. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of GLXY. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and GLXY and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Indirect Investment Risk. Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. and make no representation as to the performance of GLXY. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in GLXY. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to GLXY.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

GLXY Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, GLXY faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of GLXY common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of GLXY’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. GLXY is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Financials Sector Risk. Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. Certain events in the financial sector may cause an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and cause certain financial services companies to incur large losses. Securities of financial services companies may experience a dramatic decline in value when such companies experience substantial declines in the valuations of their assets, take action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or cease operations. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers and financial losses associated with investment activities can negatively impact the sector. Adverse economic, business or political developments affecting real estate could have a major effect on the value of real estate securities (which include REITs). Declining real estate values could adversely affect financial institutions engaged in mortgage finance or other lending or investing activities directly or indirectly connected to the value of real estate.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, GLXY is assigned to the financial services sector and the capital markets industry.

 

Financial Companies Risk. Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation and intervention, which may adversely affect their profitability, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital and liquid assets they must maintain and their size, among other things. Financial services companies also may be significantly affected by, among other things, interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit rating downgrades, adverse public perception, exposure concentration and counterparty risk.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with GLXY. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that GLXY value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the GLXY. Under such circumstances, the market for GLXY may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of GLXY and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for GLXY and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of GLXY and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with GLXY and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or GLXY experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of GLXY does not provide leveraged exposure to GLXY and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of GLXY to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

 

The T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the publicly-traded common stock of Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ: DUOL) (“DUOL”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of DUOL for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of DUOL for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of DUOL and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher DUOL volatility, the volatility of DUOL may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of DUOL.

 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if DUOL’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if DUOL’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of DUOL falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of DUOL. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day.

 

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 not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1) 1.50%
Other Expenses(2) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 1.50%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

 

(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

(3)The cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.__% for the fiscal period ending ____, 2025.

 

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Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF $153 $474

 

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. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to DUOL equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on DUOL or by investing directly in the common stock of DUOL. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in DUOL common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of DUOL is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in DUOL that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security (DUOL) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

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The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain DUOL exposure for the Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which DUOL is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which DUOL is assigned). As of the date of this prospectus, DUOL is assigned to the technology sector and the software – application industry.

 

The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of DUOL. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to DUOL is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The impact of DUOL’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of DUOL has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of DUOL has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

 

Generally, the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.

 

The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

 

Duolingo, Inc. operates as a mobile learning platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally.  DUOL is registered under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Duolingo, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission  file number 1-40653 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Duolingo, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of the date of this prospectus, DUOL is assigned to the technology sector and the software – application industry.

 

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Duolingo, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Duolingo, Inc.is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of DUOL have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Duolingo, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to DUOL and therefore the value of the Fund.

 

Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period longer than a single day.

 

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The Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective.

 

Principal Risks

 

An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of DUOL’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of DUOL during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

The chart below provides examples of how DUOL volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) DUOL volatility; b) DUOL performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to DUOL. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of DUOL volatility and DUOL performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to DUOL; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of DUOL.

 

During periods of higher DUOL volatility, the volatility of DUOL may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of DUOL. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of DUOL during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if DUOL provided no return over a one-year period during which DUOL experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if DUOL’s return is flat. For instance, if DUOL’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than 200% of the performance of DUOL and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than 200% of the performance of DUOL. The table below is not a representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk” below.

 

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Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

DUOL’s annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. DUOL’s annualized daily volatility rates were as follows:

 

2020       __%

2021       __%

2022       __%

2023       __%

2024       __%

 

Volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher.

 

DUOL’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 was __%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what DUOL volatility and performance will be in the future. DUOL’s stock price may be more volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently, the 52-week high stock price for DUOL is $__ on [date] and the 52-week low stock price for DUOL is $__, which occurred on [date]. DUOL’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly over a short period of time.

 

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For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. The Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of DUOL will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in DUOL, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if DUOL subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if DUOL does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with DUOL and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or small gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

The Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.

 

The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s name.

 

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Call Options. The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, is actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Counterparty Risk. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective.

 

In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of DUOL, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to DUOL that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

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Intra-Day Investment Risk. The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of DUOL at the market close on the first trading day and the value of DUOL at the time of purchase. If DUOL gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Conversely, if DUOL declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated multiple of DUOL.

 

If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant losses.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to DUOL and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Fund’s exposure to DUOL is impacted by DUOL’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to DUOL at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to DUOL increases on days when DUOL is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

The Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) DUOL. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired correlation with DUOL. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to DUOL. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of DUOL. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and DUOL and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment objective on or around that day.

 

Market Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. Duolingo, Inc.is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of Duolingo, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of DUOL. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in DUOL. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to DUOL.

 

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Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

DUOL Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, DUOL faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of DUOL common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of DUOL’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. DUOL is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Technology Sector Risk.    The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.

 

Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Duolingo, Inc.is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Duolingo, Inc.is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus, DUOL is assigned to the technology sector and the software – application industry.

 

Computer Software Industry Risk.    Computer software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures, aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a participant’s operating results.

 

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Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company RiskLarge-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Holdings of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with DUOL. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that DUOL value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the DUOL. Under such circumstances, the market for DUOL may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes of DUOL and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 

In certain cases, the market for DUOL and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of DUOL and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt RiskAlthough an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is correlated with DUOL and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or DUOL experiences a significant price increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on [____] and incur significant losses.

 

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Equity Securities Risk. Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of DUOL does not provide leveraged exposure to DUOL and, as a result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of DUOL to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Cash Transaction Risk. The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

ETF Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

 

Cash Redemption Risk. The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

 

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Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in NAV.

 

Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund Shares.

 

New Fund Risk. As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market movement during the period affected.

 

The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance History

 

The Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per share, is available by calling toll-free at [(833) 759-6110].

 

Investment Adviser

 

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.

 

Information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares,” “Tax Information” and “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” may be found on page 13 of this prospectus.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENTS

 

T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AVAV equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AVAV or by investing directly in the common stock of AVAV. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AVAV common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AVAV is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AFRM equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AFRM or by investing directly in the common stock of AFRM. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AFRM common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AFRM is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to ACHR equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on ACHR or by investing directly in the common stock of ACHR. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in ACHR common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of ACHR is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AUR equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AUR or by investing directly in the common stock of AUR. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AUR common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AUR is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to AXON equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AXON or by investing directly in the common stock of AXON. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in AXON common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AXON is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to GOLD equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on GOLD or by investing directly in the common stock of GOLD. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in GOLD common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of GOLD is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to BBAI equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on BBAI or by investing directly in the common stock of BBAI. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in BBAI common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of BBAI is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to BKNG equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on BKNG or by investing directly in the common stock of BKNG. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in BKNG common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of BKNG is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to CVNA equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on CVNA or by investing directly in the common stock of CVNA. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in CVNA common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of CVNA is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to CEG equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on CEG or by investing directly in the common stock of CEG. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in CEG common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of CEG is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to DDOG equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on DDOG or by investing directly in the common stock of DDOG. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in DDOG common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of DDOG is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to WGS equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on WGS or by investing directly in the common stock of WGS. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in WGS common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of WGS is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to DNA equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on DNA or by investing directly in the common stock of DNA. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in DNA common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of DNA is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to KTOS equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on KTOS or by investing directly in the common stock of KTOS. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in KTOS common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of KTOS is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to OKLO equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on OKLO or by investing directly in the common stock of OKLO. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in OKLO common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of OKLO is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to QUBT equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on QUBT or by investing directly in the common stock of QUBT. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in QUBT common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of QUBT is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to RXRX equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on RXRX or by investing directly in the common stock of RXRX. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in RXRX common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of RXRX is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to TEM equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on TEM or by investing directly in the common stock of TEM. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in TEM common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of TEM is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to TTD equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on TTD or by investing directly in the common stock of TTD. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in TTD common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of TTD is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to UPXI equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on UPXI or by investing directly in the common stock of UPXI. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in UPXI common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of UPXI is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to UPST equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on UPST or by investing directly in the common stock of UPST. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in UPST common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of UPST is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to SOUN equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on SOUN or by investing directly in the common stock of SOUN. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in SOUN common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of SOUN is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to SMLR equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on SMLR or by investing directly in the common stock of SMLR. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in SMLR common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of SMLR is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

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T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to GLXY equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on GLXY or by investing directly in the common stock of GLXY. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in GLXY common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of GLXY is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF

 

The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to DUOL equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). The Fund may also seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on DUOL or by investing directly in the common stock of DUOL. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in DUOL common stock based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in common stock of DUOL is typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.

 

All Funds

 

Each Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in its underlying security that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets. If the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder (i.e., the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e., the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. A Fund may take delivery of its underlying security if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the security in the secondary markets.

 

The Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain the respective Fund’s underlying security’s exposure equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which it’s underlying security is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged exposure in the industry to which the underlying security is assigned).

 

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T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long GOLD  Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF

T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF

(Each a “2X Long ETF” or collectively, the “2X Long ETFs”).

 

The Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective for a period of time different than a trading day. The Funds’ investment objectives may be changed by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) without shareholder approval upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to shareholders. Unless otherwise noted, all other policies of the Funds may be changed without shareholder approval. Each Fund reserves the right to substitute a different ETF, index, or security for the underlying ETF.

 

The Funds are not suitable for all investors. The Funds are designed to be utilized only by sophisticated investors, such as traders and active investors employing dynamic strategies. Such investors are expected to monitor and manage their portfolios frequently. Investors in the Funds should: (a) understand the risks associated with the use of leverage; (b) understand the consequences of seeking daily leveraged investment results; and (c) intend to actively monitor and manage their investments. Investors who do not understand the Funds or do not intend to actively manage their funds and monitor their investments should not buy the Funds.

 

There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objective and an investment in a Fund could lose money. No single Fund is a complete investment program.

 

ETFs are funds that trade like other publicly traded securities. Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought and redeemed from the issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on NAV, shares of the Funds may be purchased or redeemed directly from the Funds at NAV solely by Authorized Participants and only in aggregations of a specified number of shares Creation Units. Also, unlike shares of a mutual fund, shares of the Funds are listed on a national securities exchange and trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day.

 

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Each Fund will enter into swap agreements with respect to its underlying security with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from one day to more than one year whereby the Funds and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned or realized on the underlying security (or the inverse of such return). The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount representing the underlying security.

 

Each trading day the Adviser adjusts each 2X Long ETF’s exposure to its underlying security such that the notional exposure of all swaps equals 200% of the ETF’s aggregate net asset value. The impact of market movements during the day determines whether the total notional swap exposure needs to be increased or decreased. If the price of the underlying security has risen on a given day, the value of the Fund’s net assets should rise, meaning its total notional swap exposure will typically need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of the underlying security has fallen on a given day, the value of the Fund’s net assets should fall, meaning its total notional swap exposure will typically need to be reduced.

 

The time and manner in which each Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to day at the sole discretion of the Adviser depending upon market conditions and other circumstances. Generally, at or near the close of the market at each trading day, each Fund will position its portfolio to ensure that the Fund’s exposure to its underlying security is consistent with its stated investment objective. Each Fund reviews its notional exposure under each of its swap agreements, which reflects the extent of the Fund’s total investment exposure under the swap, to ensure that the Fund’s exposure is in-line with its stated investment objective. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to the notional amount and the underlying security’s returns to which the swap is linked. Swaps are typically closed out on a net basis. Thus, while the notional amount reflects a Fund’s total investment exposure under the swap, the net amount is the Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under the swap. That is the amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement. If for any reason a Fund is unable to rebalance all or a portion of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, a Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. As a result, a Fund may be more or less exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent that a Fund needs to “roll” its swap positions (i.e., enter into new swap positions with a later expiration date as the current positions approach expiration), it could be subjected to increased costs, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

To create the necessary exposure, each Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements, which incur borrowing costs. In light of these charges and each Fund’s operating expenses, the expected return of each 2X Long ETF over one trading day is equal to the gross expected return, which is the daily underlying stock return, minus (i) financing charges incurred by the Fund in addition to the financing cost embedded in the underlying stock and (ii) daily operating expenses. For instance, if an underlying stock returns 2% on a given day, the gross expected return of the Fund would be 2% multiplied by the daily leverage factor, but the net expected return, which factors in the cost of financing the portfolio and the impact of operating expenses, would be lower.

  

Additionally, the Funds may invest between 40-80% of each Fund’s portfolio depending on the amount of collateral required by the Fund’s counterparties in (1) U.S. Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury; (2) money market funds; (3) short term bond ETFs and/or (4) corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper and other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or of comparable quality.

 

Neither The FUNDs, ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST, AND TUTTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ARE AFFILIATED WITH AEROVIRONMENT, INC., AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC., ARCHER AVIATION INC., AURORA INNOVATION INC., AXON ENTERPRISE, INC., BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, BIGBEAR.AI HOLDINGS, INC., BOOKING HOLDINGS INC., CARVANA CO., CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION, DATADOG, INC., GENEDX HOLDINGS CORP., GINKO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC., KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC., OKLO INC., QUANTUM COMPUTING INC., RECURSION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., TEMPUS AI, INC., TRADE DESK, INC., UPEXI, INC., UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC., SOUNDHOUND AI, INC., SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC., GALAXY DIGITAL HOLDINGS LTD., DUOLINGO, INC. OR REX ADVISERS, LLC.

 

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Swap Agreements

 

Each Fund will enter into swap agreements to pursue its investment objective of delivering daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of its underlying security. The swap agreements may include as a reference asset investment vehicle that seek exposure to the underlying security.

 

Swap agreements are contracts entered into with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount representing the underlying security. Each Fund may use a combination of swaps on the underlying security and swaps on various investment vehicles that are designed to track the performance of the underlying security. The underlying investment vehicle may not track the performance of the underlying security due to embedded costs and other factors, which may increase a Fund’s correlation risk and impact the Fund’s ability to correlate with the underlying security.

 

With respect to the use of swap agreements, if the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. In that event, a Fund may be unable to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve the desired exposure consistent with its investment objective. This, in turn, may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective, even if the underlying security reverses all or a portion of its price movement. Any costs associated with using swap agreements may also have the effect of lowering a Fund’s return.

 

Each Fund may also invest in U.S. Government Securities, money market funds and corporate debt securities such as commercial paper or other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or of comparable quality. Each Fund may also invest in short-term bond ETFs.

 

U.S. government securities include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

Non-Principal Investments

 

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

 

Each Fund may invest in securities with maturities of less than one year or cash equivalents, or they may hold cash. The percentage of each Fund invested in such holdings varies and depends on several factors, including market conditions. For more information on eligible short-term investments, see the SAI.

 

Synthetic Exposure

 

Each Fund may seek to replicate the long or short exposure to the underlying security by creating a synthetic long or short position. To establish a synthetic long position, a Fund purchases a call option on the underlying security and sells a put option on the underlying security at the same strike price and expiration date. This effectively results in similar risk exposures as would be the case if the Fund held (or entered into a short position on) the underlying security. The Funds may also vary the combination of puts and calls, strike prices, and expiration dates to target 200% investment exposure.

 

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Additional Information Regarding Investment Techniques and Policies

 

The Effects of Fees and Expenses on the Return of a Fund for a Single Trading Day. To create the necessary exposure, each Fund uses leveraged investment techniques, which necessarily incur brokerage and financing charges. In light of these charges and a Fund’s operating expenses, the expected return of a Fund over one trading day is equal to the gross expected return, which is the daily return of the underlying security multiplied by a Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective, minus (i) financing charges incurred by the portfolio and (ii) daily operating expenses. For instance, if the underlying security returned 2% on a given day, the gross expected return of the Fund would be 4%, but the net expected return, which factors in the cost of financing the portfolio and the impact of operating expenses, would be lower. Each Fund will reposition its portfolio at the end of every trading day. Therefore, if an investor purchases a 2X Long ETF shares at close of the markets on a given trading day, the investor’s exposure to the underlying security would reflect 200% of the performance of the underlying security during the following trading day, subject to the charges and expenses noted above.

 

A Cautionary Note to Investors Regarding Dramatic Price Movement in the Underlying Security. Each Fund could lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a movement of the underlying security in excess of 50% in a direction adverse to the Fund (meaning a decline in excess of 50% of the value of the underlying security for each 2X Long ETF). The risk of total loss exists.

 

If the underlying security has a dramatic adverse move that causes a material decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of a Fund’s swap agreements may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. In that event, a Fund may be unable to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve exposure consistent with a Fund’s investment objective. This may prevent a Fund from achieving its leveraged investment objective, even if the underlying security later reverses all or a portion the move, and result in significant losses.

 

Examples of the Impact of Daily Leverage and Compounding. Because each Fund’s exposure to the underlying security is repositioned on a daily basis, for a holding period longer than one day, the pursuit of a daily investment objective will result in daily leveraged compounding for each Fund. This means that the return of the underlying security over a period of time greater than one day multiplied by a Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%) generally will not equal the Fund’s performance over that same period. As a consequence, investors should not plan to hold a Fund unmonitored for periods longer than a single trading day. This deviation increases with higher volatility in the underlying security and longer holding periods. Further, the return for investors that invest for periods less than a full trading day or for a period different than a trading day will not be the product of the return of a Fund’s stated daily leveraged investment objective and the performance of the underlying security for the full trading day. The actual exposure will largely be a function of the performance of the underlying security from the end of the prior trading day.

 

Consider the following examples:

While these examples are designed to show the effect on the Fund of leverage, volatility, and performance with respect to the underlying security, these examples apply to the underlying security.

 

Mary is considering investments in two Funds, Funds A and B. Fund A is an ETF which seeks (before fees and expenses) to match the performance of the underlying security. Fund B is a leveraged ETF and seeks daily leveraged investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of the underlying security.

 

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An investment in Fund A would be expected to gain 5% on Day 1 and lose 4.76% on Day 2, returning the investment to its original value. The following example assumes a $100 investment in Fund A when the underlying security is also valued at $100:

 

Day The Underlying
Security Value
The Underlying
Security
Performance
Value of Fund A
Investment
  $100.00   $100.00
1 $105.00 5.00% $105.00
2 $100.00 -4.76% $100.00

 

The same $100 investment in Fund B would be expected to gain 10% on Day 1 (200% of 5%) but decline 9.52% on Day 2.

 

Day The Underlying
Security
Performance
200% of the
Underlying Security
Performance
Value of Fund B
Investment
      $100.00
1 5.00% 10.0% $110.00
2 -4.76% -9.52% $99.52

 

Although the percentage decline in Fund B is smaller on Day 2 than the percentage gain on Day 1, the loss is applied to a higher principal amount, so the investment in Fund B experiences a loss even when the aggregate value of the underlying security for the two-day period has not declined. (These calculations do not include the charges for fund fees and expenses).

 

As you can see, an investment in Fund B has additional risks due to the effects of leverage and compounding.

 

An investor who purchases shares of the Fund intra-day will generally receive more, or less, than 200% exposure to the underlying security from that point until the end of the trading day. The actual exposure will be largely a function of the performance of the underlying security from the end of the prior trading day. If the Fund’s shares are held for a period longer than a single trading day, the Fund’s performance is likely to deviate from 200% of the return of the underlying security’s performance for the longer period. This deviation will increase with higher volatility of the underlying security and longer holding periods.

 

Examples of the Impact of Volatility. The Fund rebalances its portfolio on a daily basis, increasing exposure in response to that day’s gains or reducing exposure in response to that day’s losses. Daily rebalancing will typically cause the Fund to lose money if the underlying security experience volatility. A volatility rate is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the underlying security’s returns over a defined period. For periods longer than a trading day, volatility in the performance of the underlying security from day to day is the primary cause of any disparity between the Fund’s actual returns and the returns of the underlying security for such period. Volatility causes such disparity because it exacerbates the effects of compounding on the Fund’s returns. In addition, the effects of volatility are magnified in the Fund due to leverage. Consider the following three examples that demonstrate the effect of volatility on a hypothetical fund:

 

Example 1 – The Underlying Security Experiences Low Volatility

 

Mary invests $10.00 in a 2X Long ETF at the close of trading on Day 1. During Day 2, the underlying security rises from 100 to 102, a 2% gain. Mary’s investment rises 4% to $10.40. Mary holds her investment through the close of trading on Day 3, during which the underlying security rises from 102 to 104, a gain of 1.96%. Mary’s investment rises to $10.81, a gain during Day 3 of 3.92%. For the two-day period since Mary invested in the Fund, the underlying security gained 4% although Mary’s investment increased by 8.1%. Because the underlying security continued to trend upwards with low volatility, Mary’s return closely correlates to the 200% return of the return of the underlying security for the period.

 

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Example 2 – The Underlying Security Experiences High Volatility

 

Mary invests $10.00 in a 2X Long ETF after the close of trading on Day 1. During Day 2, the underlying security rises from 100 to 102, a 2% gain, and Mary’s investment rises 4% to $10.40. Mary continues to hold her investment through the end of Day 3, during which the underlying security declines from 102 to 98, a loss of 3.92%. Mary’s investment declines by 7.84%, from $10.40 to $9.58. For the two-day period since Mary invested in the Fund, the underlying security lost 2% while Mary’s investment decreased from $10 to $9.58, a 4.2% loss. The volatility of the underlying security affected the correlation between the underlying security’s return for the two-day period and Mary’s return. In this situation, Mary lost more than two times the return of the underlying security.

 

Example 3 – Intra-day Investment with Volatility

 

The examples above assumed that Mary purchased the Fund at the close of trading on Day 1 and sold her investment at the close of trading on a subsequent day. However, if she made an investment intra-day, she would have received a beta determined by the performance of the underlying security from the end of the prior trading day until her time of purchase on the next trading day. Consider the following example.

 

Mary invests $10.00 in a 2X Long ETF at 11 a.m. on Day 2. From the close of trading on Day 1 until 11 a.m. on Day 2, the underlying security moved from 100 to 102, a 2% gain. In light of that gain, the Fund beta at the point at which Mary invests is 196%. During the remainder of Day 2, the underlying security rises from 102 to 110, a gain of 7.84%, and Mary’s investment rises 15.4% (which is the underlying security’s gain of 7.84% multiplied by the 196% beta that she received) to $11.54. Mary continues to hold her investment through the close of trading on Day 3, during which the underlying security declines from 110 to 90, a loss of 18.18%. Mary’s investment declines by 36.4%, from $11.54 to $7.34. For the period of Mary’s investment, the underlying security declined from 102 to 90, a loss of 11.76%, while Mary’s investment decreased from $10.00 to $7.34, a 27% loss. The volatility of the underlying security affected the correlation between the underlying security’s return for period and Mary’s return. In this situation, Mary lost more than two times the return of the underlying security. Mary was also hurt because she missed the first 2% move of the underlying security and had a beta of 196% for the remainder of Day 2.

 

Market Volatility. Each Fund seeks to provide a return which is a multiple of the daily performance of the underlying security. Neither Fund attempts to, and should not be expected to, provide returns which are a multiple of the return of the underlying security for periods other than a single day. Each Fund rebalances its portfolio on a daily basis, increasing exposure in response to that day’s gains or reducing exposure in response to that day’s losses.

 

Daily rebalancing will impair a Fund’s performance if the underlying security experiences volatility. For instance, a 2X Long ETF would be expected to lose 4% (as shown in Table 1 below) if the underlying security provide no return over a one-year period and experienced annualized volatility of 20%. If the underlying security’s annualized volatility were to rise to 40%, the hypothetical loss for a one-year period for a 2X Long ETF widens to approximately 15%.

 

Table 1

 

Volatility Range Each 2X Long ETF Losses
10% -1%
20% -4%
30% -9%
40% -15%
50% -23%
60% -33%
70% -47%
80% -55%
90% -76%
100% -84%

 

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Note that at higher volatility levels, there is a chance of a complete loss of Fund assets even if the underlying security is flat. For instance, if annualized volatility of the underlying security was 90%, a 2X Long ETF based on the underlying security would be expected to lose 76%, even if the underlying security returned 0% for the year.

 

Table 2 shows the annualized historical volatility rate for the underlying security over the five-year period ended December 31, 2024. Since market volatility has negative implications for funds which rebalance daily, investors should be sure to monitor and manage their investments in the Funds particularly in volatile markets. The negative implications of volatility in Table 1 can be combined with the recent volatility in Table 2 to give investors some sense of the risks of holding a Fund for longer periods over the past five years. Historical volatility and performance are not likely indicative of future volatility and performance.

 

Table 2 – Historic Volatility of the Underlying Security

 

The Underlying Security

5-Year Historical
Volatility Rate

T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF  

 

The Projected Returns of Funds for Intra-Day Purchases. Because the Funds rebalance their portfolio once daily, an investor who purchases shares during a day will likely have more, or less, than 200% leveraged investment exposure to the underlying security. The exposure to the underlying security received by an investor who purchases a Fund intra-day will differ from the Fund’s stated daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%) by an amount determined by the movement of the underlying security from their value at the end of the prior day. If the underlying security moves in a direction favorable to the Fund between the close of the market on one trading day through the time on the next trading day when the investor purchases the Fund shares, the investor will receive less exposure to the underlying security than the stated fund daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%). Conversely, if the underlying security moves in a direction adverse to the Fund, the investor will receive more exposure to the underlying security than the stated fund daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%).

 

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Table 3 below indicates the exposure to the underlying security that an intra-day purchase of each 2X Long ETF would be expected to provide based upon the movement in the value of the underlying security from the close of the market on the prior trading day. Such exposure holds until a subsequent sale on that same trading day or until the close of the market on that trading day. For instance, if the underlying security has moved 5% in a direction favorable to the Fund, the investor would receive exposure to the performance of the underlying security from that point until the investor sells later that day or the end of the day equal to approximately 191% of the investor’s investment.

 

Conversely, if the underlying security has moved 5% in a direction unfavorable to the Fund, an investor at that point would receive exposure to the performance of the underlying security from that point until the investor sells later that day or the end of the day equal to approximately 211% of the investor’s investment.

 

The table includes a range of the underlying security moves from 20% to -20% for the Fund. Movement of the underlying security beyond the range noted below will result in exposure further from the Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective.

 

Table 3 – Intra-Day Leverage of Each 2X Long ETF

 

The Underlying
Security
Resulting Exposure for
each 2X Long ETF
-20% 267%
-15% 243%
-10% 225%
-5% 211%
0% 200%
5% 191%
10% 183%
15% 177%
20% 171%

 

The Projected Returns of the Fund for Periods Other Than a Single Trading Day. The Funds seek leveraged investment results on a daily basis — from the close of regular trading on one trading day to the close on the next trading day — which should not be equated with seeking a leveraged investment objective for any other period. For instance, if the underlying security gains 10% for a week, a Fund should not be expected to provide a return of 20% for the week even if it meets its daily leveraged investment objective throughout the week. This is true because of the financing charges noted above but also because the pursuit of daily goals may result in daily leveraged compounding, which means that the return of the underlying security over a period of time greater than one day multiplied by the Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%) will not generally equal a Fund’s performance over that same period. In addition, the effects of compounding become greater the longer Shares are held beyond a single trading day.

 

The following table sets out a range of hypothetical daily performances during a given 10 trading days of a hypothetical underlying security and demonstrate how changes in the hypothetical underlying security impacts the hypothetical Funds’ performance for a trading day and cumulatively up to, and including, the entire 10 trading day period. The charts are based on a hypothetical $100 investment in the hypothetical Fund over a 10-trading day period and do not reflect fees or expenses of any kind.

 

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Table 4 – The Underlying Security Lacks a Clear Trend

 

The Underlying Security Each 2X Long ETF
  Value Daily
Performance
Cumulative
Performance
NAV Daily
Performance
Cumulative
Performance
  100     $100.00    
Day 1 105 5.00% 5.00% $110.00 10.00% 10.00%
Day 2 110 4.76% 10.00% $120.48 9.52% 20.47%
Day 3 100 -9.09% 0.00% $ 98.57 -18.18% -1.43%
Day 4 90 -10.00% -10.00% $ 78.86 -20.00% -21.14%
Day 5 85 -5.56% -15.00% $ 70.10 -11.12% -29.91%
Day 6 100 17.65% 0.00% $ 94.83 35.30% -5.17%
Day 7 95 -5.00% -5.00% $ 85.35 -10.00% -14.65%
Day 8 100 5.26% 0.00% $ 94.34 10.52% -5.68%
Day 9 105 5.00% 5.00% $103.77 10.00% 3.76%
Day 10 100 -4.76% 0.00% $ 93.89 -9.52% -6.12%

 

The cumulative performance of the hypothetical underlying security in Table 4 is 0% for 10 trading days. The return of the hypothetical 2X Long ETF for the 10-trading day period is -6.12%. The volatility of the hypothetical underlying security’s performance and lack of a clear trend results in performance for the hypothetical Fund for the period which bears little relationship to the performance of the hypothetical underlying security for the 10-trading day period.

 

Table 5 – The Underlying Security Rises in a Clear Trend

 

The Underlying Security Each 2X Long ETF
  Value Daily
Performance
Cumulative Performance NAV Daily
Performance
Cumulative
Performance
  100     $100.00    
Day 1 102 2.00% 2.00% $104.00 4.00% 4.00%
Day 2 104 1.96% 4.00% $108.08 3.92% 8.08%
Day 3 106 1.92% 6.00% $112.24 3.84% 12.23%
Day 4 108 1.89% 8.00% $116.47 3.78% 16.47%
Day 5 110 1.85% 10.00% $120.78 3.70% 20.78%
Day 6 112 1.82% 12.00% $125.18 3.64% 25.17%
Day 7 114 1.79% 14.00% $129.65 3.58% 29.66%
Day 8 116 1.75% 16.00% $134.20 3.50% 34.19%
Day 9 118 1.72% 18.00% $138.82 3.44% 38.81%
Day 10 120 1.69% 20.00% $143.53 3.38% 43.50%

 

The cumulative performance of the hypothetical underlying security in Table 5 is 20% for 10 trading days. The return of the hypothetical 2X Long ETF for the 10-trading day period is 43.50%. In this case, because of the positive hypothetical underlying security trend, the hypothetical 2X Long ETF’s gain is greater than 200% of the hypothetical underlying security gain for the 10-trading day period.

 

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Table 6 – The Underlying Security Declines in a Clear Trend

 

The Underlying Security Each 2X Long ETF
  Value Daily
Performance
Cumulative
Performance
NAV Daily
Performance
Cumulative
Performance
  100     $100.00    
Day 1 98 -2.00% -2.00% $ 96.00 -4.00% -4.00%
Day 2 96 -2.04% -4.00% $ 92.08 -4.08% -7.92%
Day 3 94 -2.08% -6.00% $ 88.24 -4.16% -11.75%
Day 4 92 -2.13% -8.00% $ 84.49 -4.26% -15.51%
Day 5 90 -2.17% -10.00% $ 80.82 -4.34% -19.17%
Day 6 88 -2.22% -12.00% $ 77.22 -4.44% -22.76%
Day 7 86 -2.27% -14.00% $ 73.71 -4.54% -26.27%
Day 8 84 -2.33% -16.00% $ 70.29 -4.66% -29.71%
Day 9 82 -2.38% -18.00% $ 66.94 -4.76% -33.05%
Day 10 80 -2.44% -20.00% $ 63.67 -4.88% -36.32%

 

The cumulative performance of the hypothetical underlying security in Table 6 is -20% for 10 trading days. The return of the hypothetical 2X Long ETF for the 10-trading day period is -36.32%. In this case, because of the negative hypothetical underlying security trend, the hypothetical 2X Long ETF’s decline is less than 200% of the hypothetical underlying security decline for the 10-trading day period.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK

 

It is important that you closely review and understand the risks of investing in each Fund. Each Fund’s NAV and investment return will fluctuate based upon changes in the value of its portfolio securities. You could lose money on your investment in each Fund, and each Fund could underperform other investments. There is no guarantee that each Fund will meet its investment objective. An investment in the Funds is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Below are some of the specific risks of investing in the Funds including the risks of the investment strategies of the underlying security.

 

Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk – Each 2X Long ETF

 

Each Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from an underlying security’s performance times the stated multiple in the Fund’s investment objective, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on leveraged funds and funds that rebalance daily.

 

Over time, the cumulative percentage increase or decrease in the value of a Fund’s portfolio may diverge significantly from the cumulative percentage increase of 200% of the return of the Fund's underlying security due to the compounding effect of losses and gains on the returns of the Fund. It also is expected that a Fund's use of leverage will cause the Fund to underperform the return of 200% of its underlying security in a trendless or flat market.

 

The chart below provides examples of how volatility could affect a Fund’s performance. A security’s volatility rate is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the returns of the security. Fund performance for periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) volatility; b) performance; c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to securities in its underlying security. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of volatility and performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to the securities included in its underlying security; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure for the Funds) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of the underlying security.

 

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During periods of higher volatility, the volatility of the underlying security may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of the underlying security. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of the underlying security during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

As shown below, a Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if its underlying security provided no return over a one-year period during which its underlying security experienced annualized volatility of 25%. If its underlying security’s annualized volatility were to rise to 75%, the hypothetical loss for a one-year period for a Fund widens to approximately 43%.

 

At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in a Fund. For instance, if an underlying security’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose approximately 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return of its underlying security for the year was 0%. The volatility of ETFs or instruments that reflect the value of the underlying security, such as swaps, may differ from the volatility of the Fund's underlying security. 

 

One

Year

200%

One

Year

Volatility Rate
Return Return 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
-60% -120% -84.2% -85.0% -87.5% -90.9% -94.1%
-50% -100% -75.2% -76.5% -80.5% -85.8% -90.8%
-40% -80% -64.4% -66.2% -72.0% -79.5% -86.8%
-30% -60% -51.5% -54.0% -61.8% -72.1% -82.0%
-20% -40% -36.6% -39.9% -50.2% -63.5% -76.5%
-10% -20% -19.8% -23.9% -36.9% -53.8% -70.2%
0% 0% -1.0% -6.1% -22.1% -43.0% -63.2%
10% 20% 19.8% 13.7% -5.8% -31.1% -55.5%
20% 40% 42.6% 35.3% 12.1% -18.0% -47.0%
30% 60% 67.3% 58.8% 31.6% -3.7% -37.8%
40% 80% 94.0% 84.1% 52.6% 11.7% -27.9%
50% 100% 122.8% 111.4% 75.2% 28.2% -17.2%
60% 120% 153.5% 140.5% 99.4% 45.9% -5.8%

 

Holding an unmanaged position opens the investor to the risk of market volatility adversely affecting the performance of the investment. The Funds are not appropriate for investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. The table is intended to underscore the fact that the Fund is designed as a short-term trading vehicle for investors who intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios.

 

For additional information and examples demonstrating the effects of volatility and performance on the long-term performance of the Funds, see the “Additional Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”

 

Leverage Risk. To achieve its daily investment objective, the Funds employ leverage and are exposed to the risk that adverse daily performance of the Fund's underlying security will be magnified. This means that, if a Fund's underlying security experiences adverse daily performance (meaning a decline in the value of the underlying security of the Fund for each 2X Long ETF), an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% of adverse performance, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value.

 

A Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets if its underlying security moves more than 50% in a direction adverse to the Fund (meaning a decline in the value of the underlying security of the Fund for each 2X Long ETF). This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if its underlying security subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if its underlying security does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with the underlying security or may increase the Fund’s volatility.

 

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To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Funds are thinly traded or have a limited market, a Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their NAV and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative underlying security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.

 

Derivatives Risk. A Fund may obtain exposure through derivatives by investing in swap agreements. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose a Fund to risks different from, and possibly greater than, risks associated with investing directly in the reference asset(s) underlying the derivative. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than investing in the underlying security directly. The use of derivatives may expose a Fund to additional risks such as counterparty risk, liquidity risk and increased daily correlation risk. When a Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying reference assets and the derivative, which may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective.

 

A Fund expects to use a combination of swaps on the underlying security. The performance of an ETF may not track the performance of its underlying security due to embedded costs and other factors. Thus, to the extent a Fund invests in swaps that use an ETF as the reference asset, the Fund may be subject to greater correlation risk and may not achieve as high a degree of correlation with its underlying security as it would if the Fund only used swaps on the underlying security. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a material decline in a Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of the swap agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may allow the counterparty to immediately close out of all swap transactions with a Fund. In such circumstances, a Fund may be unable to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve the desired exposure consistent with a Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective. This may prevent a Fund from achieving its daily leveraged investment objective even if the underlying security reverses all or a portion of its price movement. The value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. Any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the effect of lowering a Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates rise.

 

Swaps Risk. Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection, which may exposure investors to significant losses.

 

Counterparty Risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations with respect to the amount a Fund expects to receive from a counterparty to a financial instrument entered into by a Fund. Each Fund generally enters into derivatives transactions, such as the swap agreements, with counterparties such that either party can terminate the contract without penalty prior to the termination date. If a counterparty terminates a contract, a Fund may not be able to invest in other derivatives to achieve the desired exposure, or achieving such exposure may be more expensive. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under such a contract, or if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of a Fund is insufficient or there are delays in a Fund’s ability to access such collateral. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to a Fund, it may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery, may obtain only a limited recovery or obtain no recovery and the value of an investment held by a Fund may decline. The Fund may also not be able to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, if such remedies are stayed or eliminated under special resolutions adopted in the United States, the European Union, and various other jurisdictions. European Union rules and regulations intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulties and could reduce, eliminate, or convert to equity a counterparty’s obligations to a Fund (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).

 

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A Fund typically enters into transactions with counterparties that present minimal risks based on the Adviser’s assessment of the counterparty’s creditworthiness, or its capacity to meet its financial obligations during the term of the derivative agreement or contract. The Adviser considers factors such as counterparty credit rating among other factors when determining whether a counterparty is creditworthy. The Adviser regularly monitors the creditworthiness of each counterparty with which a Fund transacts. Each Fund generally enters into swap agreements or other financial instruments with financial institutions and seeks to mitigate risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund to post collateral, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes a Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to the risks described above. If a counterparty’s credit ratings decline, a Fund may be subject to a bail-in, as described above.

 

In addition, a Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. A Fund does not specifically limit its counterparty risk with respect to any single counterparty. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties are willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with a Fund and, as a result, a Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While the objective of the Funds is to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of the underlying security, it is important for investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps may negatively impact investment results after fees and expenses. Additionally, although a counterparty to a centrally cleared swap agreement is often backed by a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) or a clearing organization that is further backed by a group of financial institutions, there may be instances in which a FCM or a clearing organization would fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to a Fund.

 

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason a Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, a Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective. In these instances, a Fund may have investment exposure to the underlying security that is significantly greater or less than its stated multiple. A Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater losses or reduced gains.

 

Intra-Day Investment Risk. Each Fund seeks daily leveraged investment results, which should not be equated with seeking an investment objective for shorter than a day. Thus, an investor who purchases Fund shares after the close of the markets on one trading day and before the close of the markets on the next trading day will likely have more, or less, than 200% leveraged investment exposure to the underlying security, depending upon the movement of the underlying security from the end of one trading day until the time of purchase. If the underlying security moves in a direction favorable to a Fund, the investor will receive less than 200% exposure to the underlying security. Conversely, if the underlying security moves in a direction adverse to a Fund, the investor will receive exposure to the underlying security greater than 200%. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, a Fund’s stated multiple of its underlying security.

 

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Options Contracts. The use of options contracts involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the anticipated volatility, which are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political, changes in the actual or implied volatility or the reference asset, the time remaining until the expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in which the Funds invests are substantially influenced by the value of the underlying instrument. The Funds may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Funds may expire worthless. The options held by the Funds are exercisable at the strike price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values options contracts and the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Funds will be determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or expire the Funds may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.

 

FLEX Options Risk. The FLEX Options held by the Funds will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing volatility levels of the reference asset.

 

FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.

 

Daily Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to an underlying security and therefore achieve its respective daily leveraged investment objective. Each Fund’s exposure to an underlying security is impacted by an underlying security’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that a Fund will be perfectly exposed to its an underlying security at the end of each day. The possibility of a Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to an underlying security increase on days when an underlying security is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely affect a Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.

 

Each Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs related to the use of derivatives, investments in ETFs, directly or indirectly, accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which a Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of a Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause a Fund to hold (or not to hold) an underlying security. Each Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect each Fund’s correlation with an underlying security. A Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of each Fund, potentially resulting in each Fund being over- or under-exposed to an underlying security. Additionally, each Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as each Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily performance of a Fund and changes in the performance of an underlying security. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of a Fund and an underlying security and may hinder a Fund’s ability to meet its daily investment objective on or around that day.

 

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Cash Transaction Risk. Unlike most ETFs, a Fund effects creation, and redemptions principally for cash, rather than principally for in-kind securities, because of the nature of the financial instruments held by a Fund. As such, investment in a Fund is not expected to be tax efficient and will incur brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve a Fund’s investment objective. To the extent that such costs are not offset by fees payable by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value. ETFs generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid being taxed on gains on the distributed portfolio securities at the fund level. Because each Fund effects redemptions principally for cash, each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. A Fund may recognize a capital gain on these sales that might not have been incurred if such Fund had made a redemption in-kind and this may decrease the tax efficiency of the Fund compared to ETFs that utilize an in-kind redemption process. Additionally, because the Funds are conducting the portfolio transactions rather than receiving securities in-kind the Funds will incur brokerage commissions and other related expenses thus the Funds’ expenses will be higher than funds that utilize in-kind creations and redemptions.

 

Market Risk. A Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, inflation rates and/or investor expectations concerning such rates, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. Securities markets also may experience long periods of decline in value. During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously and changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market the markets broadly. A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on a Fund, its investments and a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Markets and market participants are increasingly reliant on information data systems. Inaccurate data, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single issuer, a group of issuers, or securities markets more broadly.

 

Indirect Investment Risk. The issuers of the underlying companies are not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Funds. Investing in a Fund is not equivalent to investing in a Fund's underlying security. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to a Fund's underlying security.

 

Underlying Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

AVAV Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AVAV faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AVAV common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AVAV’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AVAV is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

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AFRM Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AFRM faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AFRM common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AFRM’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AFRM is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

ACHR Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, ACHR faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of ACHR common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of ACHR’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. ACHR is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

AUR Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AUR faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AUR common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AUR’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AUR is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

AXON Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, AXON faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of AXON common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of AXON’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. AXON is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

GOLD Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, GOLD faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of GOLD common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of GOLD’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. GOLD is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

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BBAI Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, BBAI faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of BBAI common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of BBAI’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. BBAI is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

BKNG Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, BKNG faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of BKNG common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of BKNG’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. BKNG is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

CVNA Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, CVNA faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of CVNA common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of CVNA’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. CVNA is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

CEG Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, CEG faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of CEG common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of CEG’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. CEG is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

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DDOG Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, DDOG faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of DDOG common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of DDOG’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. DDOG is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

WGS Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, WGS faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of WGS common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of WGS’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. WGS is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

DNA Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, DNA faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of DNA common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of DNA’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. DNA is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

KTOS Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, KTOS faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of KTOS common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of KTOS’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. KTOS is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

OKLO Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, OKLO faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of OKLO common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of OKLO’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. OKLO is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

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QUBT Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, QUBT faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of QUBT common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of QUBT’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. QUBT is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

RXRX Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, RXRX faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of RXRX common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of RXRX’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. RXRX is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

TEM Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, TEM faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of TEM common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of TEM’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. TEM is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

TTD Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, TTD faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of TTD common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of TTD’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. TTD is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

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UPXI Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, UPXI faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of UPXI common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of UPXI’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. UPXI is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

UPST Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, UPST faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of UPST common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of UPST’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. UPST is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

SOUN Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, SOUN faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of SOUN common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of SOUN’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. SOUN is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

SMLR Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, SMLR faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of SMLR common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of SMLR’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. SMLR is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

GLXY Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, GLXY faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of GLXY common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of GLXY’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. GLXY is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

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DUOL Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with operating companies and __________________, DUOL faces risks unique to its operations including, among others, supply or manufacturing delays, increased material or labor costs or shortages, reduced demand for its products, product liability claims, and the ability to attract, hire and retain key employees or qualified personnel. The trading price of DUOL common stock historically has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Additionally, a large proportion of DUOL’s common stock has been historically and may in the future be traded by short sellers which may put pressure on the supply and demand for its common stock, further influencing volatility in its market price. DUOL is a highly dynamic company, and its operations, including its products and services, may change.

 

Communication Services Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF only). The performance of companies in the communication services sector may be affected by (without limitation) the following factors: industry competition, increasing governmental regulation, the ability to keep pace with technological advancement and scrutiny by public bodies. Technological innovations may reduce the utility of products and services of companies in the communication services sector and render them less competitive or obsolete over time. These companies may need to commit substantial capital investment to deal with increasing competition and to keep pace with technological enhancement in order to remain competitive.

 

Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF only). Because companies in the consumer discretionary sector manufacture products and provide discretionary services directly to the consumer, the success of these companies is tied closely to the performance of the overall domestic and international economy, including the functioning of the global supply chain, interest rates, competition, and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending, and may be strongly affected by social trends and marketing campaigns. Also, companies in the consumer discretionary sector may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on a company’s profitability. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes also can affect the demand for, and success of, consumer discretionary products in the marketplace.

 

Financials Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF only). Performance of companies in the financial sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financial sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber-attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

Health Care Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF only). Companies in the health care sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in the health care sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents, which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also adversely affect the profitability of the companies. Health care companies are also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, change in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the health care sector require significant research and development and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market.

 

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Industrials Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF only). The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Aerospace and defense companies, a component of the industrials sector, can be significantly affected by government spending policies because companies involved in this industry rely, to a significant extent, on U.S. and foreign government demand for their products and services. Thus, the financial condition of, and investor interest in, aerospace and defense companies are heavily influenced by governmental defense spending policies which are typically under pressure from efforts to control the U.S. (and other) government budgets. Transportation securities, a component of the industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and insurance costs.

 

Materials Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF only). The materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging; and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition, environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical progress, labor relations, and government regulations.

 

Technology Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF only). The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities also may be affected adversely by changes in technology, consumer and business purchasing patterns, government regulation and/or obsolete products or services. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices. Further, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings.

 

Utilities Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF only). Stock prices for companies in the utilities sector are affected by supply and demand, operating costs, governmental regulation, environmental factors, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, and rate caps or rate changes. Although rate changes of a utility usually fluctuate in approximate correlation with financing costs due to political and regulatory factors, rate changes ordinarily occur only following a delay after the changes in financing costs. This factor will tend to favorably affect a regulated utility company’s earnings and dividends in times of decreasing costs, but conversely, will tend to adversely affect earnings and dividends when costs are rising. The value of regulated utility equity securities may tend to have an inverse relationship to the movement of interest rates. Certain utility companies have experienced full or partial deregulation in recent years. These utility companies are frequently more similar to industrial companies in that they are subject to greater competition and have been permitted by regulators to diversify outside of their original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business. These opportunities may permit certain utility companies to earn more than their traditional regulated rates of return. Some companies, however, may be forced to defend their core business and may be less profitable. In addition, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, government intervention or other factors may render a utility company’s equipment unusable or obsolete and negatively impact profitability. Among the risks that may affect utility companies are the following: risks of increases in fuel and other operating costs; the high cost of borrowing to finance capital construction during inflationary periods; restrictions on operations and increased costs and delays associated with compliance with environmental and nuclear safety regulations; and the difficulties involved in obtaining natural gas for resale or fuel for generating electricity at reasonable prices. Other risks include those related to the construction and operation of nuclear power plants, the effects of energy conservation and the effects of regulatory changes.

 

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Industry Concentration Risk. Each Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which its underlying security is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide long leveraged exposure to the industry to which its underlying security is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries.

 

Aerospace and Defense Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF only). The aerospace and defense industry may be significantly affected by changes in government regulations and spending policies, changes in economic conditions and industry consolidation.

 

Automotive Companies Risk (T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF only). The automotive industry can be highly cyclical, and companies in the industry may suffer periodic operating losses. Automotive companies can be significantly affected by labor relations and fluctuating component prices. Developments in automotive technologies (e.g., autonomous vehicle technologies) may require significant capital expenditures that may not generate profits for several years, if ever. Automotive companies may be significantly subject to government policies and regulations regarding imports and exports of automotive products. Governmental policies affecting the automotive industry, such as taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies, and import and export restrictions on automotive products can influence industry profitability. In addition, such companies must comply with environmental laws and regulations, for which there may be severe consequences for non-compliance. While most of the major automotive manufacturers are large companies, certain others may be non-diversified in both product line and customer base and may be more vulnerable to certain events that may negatively impact the automotive industry.

 

Biotechnology Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF only). Companies within the biotech industry invest heavily in research and development, which may not lead to commercially successful products. The biotech industry is also subject to increased governmental regulation, which may delay or inhibit the release of new products. Many biotech companies are dependent upon their ability to use and enforce intellectual property rights and patents. Any impairment or expiration of such rights may have adverse financial consequences for these companies. Biotech stocks, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Biotech companies can be significantly affected by technological change and obsolescence, product liability lawsuits and consequential high insurance costs.

 

Clean Energy Companies Risk (T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF only). Clean energy companies may be highly dependent on government subsidies, contracts with government entities, and the successful development of new and proprietary technologies. Seasonal weather conditions, fluctuations in the supply of and demand for clean energy products, changes in energy prices, and political events may cause fluctuations in the performance of clean energy companies and the prices of their securities.

 

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Computer Software Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF only). Computer software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures, aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a participant’s operating results.

 

Many computer software companies rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by computer software companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies’ technology.

 

Computer Technology Company Risk (T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF only). The performance of a Fund’s underlying security, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the technology industry. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from competitors with lower production costs. In addition, many information technology companies have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The prices of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the overall market. Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the information technology industry may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

 

Financial Services Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF only). The Fund's portfolio is concentrated in investments in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry. The financial services industry is subject to extensive government regulation. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Financial services companies are highly dependent on short-term interest rates and typically will be adversely affected by economic downturns or changes in banking regulations.

 

Gold and Silver Mining Companies Risk (T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF only).  Gold mining and silver mining industries are considered speculative and are affected by a variety of factors. Competitive pressures may have a significant effect on the financial condition of gold mining and silver mining companies. Also, gold and silver mining companies are highly dependent on the price of gold bullion and silver bullion, respectively, but may also be adversely affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial and political factors. The price of gold and silver may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time so the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than other types of investments. Fluctuation in the prices of gold and silver may be due to a number of factors, including changes in inflation, changes in currency exchange rates and changes in industrial and commercial demand for metals (including fabricator demand). Additionally, increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of metal investments.

 

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Healthcare Companies Risk (T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF only). The profitability of healthcare companies may be adversely affected by extensive government regulations, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure, the protection and expiration of patents, limited product lines, supply chain issues, labor shortages and product liability claims, among other factors.

 

Information Technology Risk (T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF only). The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from competitors with lower production costs. In addition, many information technology companies have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. The prices of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the overall market. Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the information technology sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail Risk (T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF only). Companies, such as Amazon.com, Inc., that operate via the internet or direct marketing (e.g., online consumer services, online retail, travel) segments are subject to fluctuating consumer demand. Unlike traditional brick and mortar retailers, online marketplaces and retailers must assume shipping costs or pass such costs to consumers. Consumer access to price information for the same or similar products may cause companies that operate in the online marketplace, retail and travel segments to reduce profit margins in order to compete. Due to the nature of their business models, companies that operate in the online marketplace, retail, and travel segments may also be subject to heightened cybersecurity risk, including the risk of theft or damage to vital hardware, software, and information systems. The loss or public dissemination of sensitive customer information or other proprietary data may negatively affect the financial performance of such companies to a greater extent than traditional brick and mortar retailers. As a result of such companies being web-based and the fact that they process, store, and transmit large amounts of data, including personal information, for their customers, failure to prevent or mitigate data loss or other security breaches, including breaches of vendors technology and systems, could expose companies that operate via the internet or direct marketing retail to a risk of loss or misuse of such information, adversely affect their operating results, result in litigation or potential liability, and otherwise harm their businesses.

 

Nuclear Energy Companies Risk (T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF only). Nuclear energy companies may face considerable risk as a result of incidents and accidents, breaches of security, ill-intentioned acts of terrorism, natural disasters (such as floods or earthquakes), equipment malfunctions or mishandling in storage, handling, transportation, treatment or conditioning of substances and nuclear materials. Such events could have serious consequences, especially in case of radioactive contamination and irradiation of the environment, for the general population, as well as a material, negative impact on the Fund’s portfolio companies and thus the Fund’s financial situation. In addition, nuclear energy companies are subject to competitive risk associated with the prices of other energy sources, such as natural gas and oil. Consumers of nuclear energy may have the ability to switch between nuclear energy and other energy sources and, as a result, during periods when competing energy sources are less expensive, the revenues of nuclear energy companies may decline with a corresponding impact on earnings.

 

Nuclear activity is also subject to particularly detailed and restrictive regulations, with a scheme for the monitoring and periodic re-examination of operating authorization, which primarily takes into account nuclear safety, environmental and public health protection, and also national security considerations (terrorist threats in particular). These regulations and any future regulations may be subject to significant tightening by national and international authorities. This could result in increased operating costs, which would have a negative impact on the Fund’s portfolio companies and may cause operating businesses related to nuclear energy to become unprofitable or impractical to operate.

 

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Uranium prices are subject to fluctuation. The price of uranium may be affected by numerous factors beyond the Fund’s control. Such factors include the demand for nuclear power, political and economic conditions in uranium producing and consuming countries, uranium supply from secondary sources and uranium production levels and costs of production. In addition, the prices of crude oil, natural gas and electricity produced from traditional hydro power and possibly other undiscovered energy sources could potentially have a negative impact on the competitiveness of nuclear energy companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Travel Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF only). The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with the travel industry. Companies engaged in the travel industry may be adversely affected by a downturn in economic conditions that can result in decreased demand for travel. These companies may be significantly impacted by the performance of the overall economy, changing consumer tastes and demands, consumer discretionary income levels, intense competition, technological developments, and government regulation. Additionally, uncertainty regarding international travel and other events such as political or social violence, terrorist attacks, and biological outbreaks may significantly impact the travel and vacation industry.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When a Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. Money market instruments, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements may be used for cash management purposes. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the short-term debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may also be subject to credit risks associated with the instruments in which they invest. There is no guarantee that money market instruments will maintain a stable value, and they may lose money.

 

Large-Capitalization Company Risk. Large-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions. Larger companies may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by a Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If a Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, a Fund may incur a loss. Certain market conditions may prevent a Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with its underlying security. There is no assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for certain Funds. For these Funds, to the extent that a Fund's underlying security moves adversely, a Fund may be one of many market participants that are attempting to facilitate a transaction. Under such circumstances, the market may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, a Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the security or correlated derivative instruments and a Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price change of the security. Additionally, because a Fund is leveraged, a minor adverse change in the value of underlying security should be expected to have a substantial adverse impact on a Fund and impact its ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

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In certain cases, the market for its underlying security and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, a Fund may have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts. Further, a Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in the price of the securities and correlated derivative instruments.

 

Early Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times. When securities experience a sharp decline in price, an exchange or market may close entirely or halt for a period of time in accordance with exchange “circuit breaker” rules or issue trading halts on specific securities and therefore, a Fund’s ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted. These exchange or market actions may result in a Fund being unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments. A Fund may be unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its investments and/or may incur substantial trading losses. If a Fund is unable to rebalance its portfolio due to a market closure, a trading halt, an emergency, or other market disrupting event, it may result in a Fund not achieving its investment objective and a Fund having a significantly larger leverage multiple than 200%, which may result in significant losses to Fund shareholders in certain circumstances.

 

Additionally, exchange or market closures or trading halts may result in a Fund’s shares trading at an increasingly large discount to NAV and/or at increasingly wide bid-ask spreads during part of, or all of, the trading day.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Publicly-issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which a Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of the underlying security does not provide leveraged exposure to the underlying security and, as a result, if a Fund invests directly in common stock of the underlying security to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Synthetic Exposure Risk. Each Fund’s synthetic long or short positions involve the same risks as investing in the equity securities of the underlying security (or shorting the securities of the underlying security), but also involve other risks. There may be imperfect correlation between the underlying security and call and put options on the underlying security as the result of changes in implied volatility, bid/ask spreads, transaction costs and premiums paid on purchased options. Options strategies may also involve different tax rules than holding the underlying security directly. A synthetic position may not always provide 200% exposure to the underlying security and, as a result, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment objective.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, a Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. A Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by a Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. A Fund can make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, a Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, a Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce a Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the SAI for more information.

 

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Non-Diversification Risk. Each Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that a Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make a Fund more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.

 

New Fund Risk. Each Fund is a new ETF and as a new fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate. Each Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Fund’s shares. If the Fund does not grow its assets to a viable level, it may be difficult for the Adviser to implement the Fund’s investment strategies and achieve the desired portfolio diversification.

 

Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds

 

Authorized Participants Concentration Risk. A Fund may have a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants. To the extent that those Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation and/or redemption orders, Shares may trade at larger bid-ask spreads and/or premiums or discounts to NAV. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for a fund that invests in non-U.S. securities or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

 

Absence of Active Market Risk. Although Shares are listed for trading on a stock exchange, there is no assurance that an active trading market for them will develop or be maintained. In the absence of an active trading market for Shares, they will likely trade with a wider bid/ask spread and at a greater premium or discount to NAV.

 

Market Price Variance Risk. Shares of a Fund can be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices rather than at NAV. When Shares trade at a price greater than NAV, they are said to trade at a “premium.” When they trade at a price less than NAV, they are said to trade at a “discount.” The market price of Shares fluctuates based on changes in the value of a Fund’s holdings and on the supply and demand for Shares. Because Shares can be created and redeemed in Creation Units at NAV, the Adviser believes that large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of Shares should not be sustained over the long term. Nevertheless, the market price of Shares may vary significantly from NAV during periods of market volatility. Further, to the extent that exchange specialists, market makers and/or Authorized Participants are unavailable or unable to trade a Fund’s Shares and/or create and redeem Creation Units, bid/ask spreads and premiums or discounts may widen. The exact exposure of an investment in a Fund intraday in the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of the underlying security at the market close on the first trading day and the value of the underlying security at the time of purchase. Thus, an investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, a Fund’s stated multiple of its underlying security.

 

Trading Cost Risk. Buying or selling Fund shares on an exchange involves two types of costs that apply to all securities transactions. When buying or selling shares of a Fund through a broker, you will likely incur a brokerage commission and other charges. In addition, you may incur the cost of the “spread”; that is, the difference between what investors are willing to pay for Fund shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which they are willing to sell Fund shares (the “ask” price). The spread, which varies over time for shares of a Fund based on trading volume and market liquidity, is generally narrower if the Fund has more trading volume and market liquidity and wider if the Fund has less trading volume and market liquidity. In addition, increased market volatility may cause wider spreads. There may also be regulatory and other charges that are incurred as a result of trading activity. Because of the costs inherent in buying or selling Fund shares, frequent trading may detract significantly from investment results and an investment in Fund shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments through a brokerage account.

 

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Exchange Trading Risk. Trading in Shares on an exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of that exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary market volatility or other reasons. Extraordinary market volatility can lead to trading halts pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules of the exchange or market. There can be no assurance that Shares will continue to meet the listing requirements of the exchange on which they trade, and the listing requirements may be amended from time to time.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

The Investment Adviser. Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), 155 Lockwood Rd., Riverside, CT 06878, is the investment adviser for the Funds. The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company and was organized in 2012.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s investments. The Adviser also: (i) furnishes the Funds with office space and certain administrative services; and (ii) provides guidance and policy direction in connection with its daily management of each Fund’s assets, subject to the authority of the Board. For its services, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual management fee calculated daily and payable monthly, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, at the following rates:

 

Fund Management Fee
T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2XLONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF 1.50%

 

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Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed, at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Funds, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business.

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board approving the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Funds will be available in each Fund’s semi-annual report filed on Form N-CSR once that report is produced.

 

Fund Sponsor

 

REX Advisers, LLC (“REX”), a Delaware limited liability company and investment adviser registered with the SEC, located in Fairfield, Connecticut, is an independent sponsor of ETFs. REX’s research was used in the creation of the Funds’ trading strategy. REX does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Funds. REX is not related to the Adviser, the Fund or any of the underlying stocks of the Funds. REX makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Shares or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Shares in particular, or as to the ability of any Fund to meet its investment objective.

 

The Adviser has entered into an agreement with the Sponsor pursuant to which the Sponsor and the Adviser have jointly assumed the obligation of the Adviser to pay all expenses of the Funds, except Excluded Expenses. The Sponsor will also provide marketing support for the Funds including, but not limited to, distributing the Funds’ materials, and providing the Funds with access to and the use of the Sponsor’s other marketing capabilities, including communications through print and electronic media. For its services, the Sponsor is entitled to a fee from the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds.

 

The Portfolio Manager

 

Matthew Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as each Fund’s portfolio manager since their inception in 2025. Matthew Tuttle has been involved in the financial services industry since 1990. He has an MBA in finance from Boston University and is the author of two financial books, Financial Secrets of My Wealthy Grandparents and How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market. He has been launching and managing ETFs since 2015.

 

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s ownership in each Fund.

 

The Trust

 

Each Fund is a non-diversified series of the ETF Opportunities Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 18, 2019. The Board supervises the operations of the Funds according to applicable state and federal law, and the Board is responsible for the overall management of the Funds’ business affairs.

 

Portfolio Holdings

 

A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Funds’ SAI. Complete holdings are published on the Funds’ website on a daily basis. Please visit the Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com. In addition, each Fund’s complete holdings (as of the dates of such reports) are available in reports on Form N-PORT and Form N-CSR filed with the SEC.

 

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DISTRIBUTION (12B-1) PLAN

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services.

 

No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because the fees are paid out of each Fund’s assets, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.

 

HOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARES

 

Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Funds through broker-dealers at market prices. Shares of the Funds are listed for trading on the Exchange and on the secondary market during the trading day and can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other shares of publicly traded securities. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the secondary market when the Exchange is open for trading. The following table shows the trading symbol of each Fund.

 

FUND TICKER
T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF  
T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF  

 

When buying or selling shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction.

 

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The NAV of the Funds’ shares is calculated at the close of regular trading on the Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. New York time, on each day the Exchange is open. The NAV of the Funds’ Shares is determined by dividing the total value of the Funds’ portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total number of Shares outstanding of the Funds.

 

In calculating its NAV, the Funds generally value their assets on the basis of market quotations, last sale prices, or estimates of value furnished by a pricing service or brokers who make markets in such instruments.

 

Fair value pricing is used by the Funds when market quotations are not readily available or are deemed to be unreliable or inaccurate based on factors such as evidence of a thin market in the security or a significant event occurring after the close of the market but before the time as of which the Funds’ NAV is calculated. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Funds to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

APs may acquire shares directly from the Funds, and APs may tender their shares for redemption directly to the Funds, at NAV per share only in large blocks, or Creation Units, of at least XXXXX shares. Purchases and redemptions directly with the Funds must follow the Funds’ procedures, which are described in the SAI.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Funds will pay out redemption proceeds to a redeeming AP within two (2) days after the AP’s redemption request is received, in accordance with the process set forth in the Funds’ SAI and in the agreement between the AP and the Funds’ distributor. However, the Funds reserve the right, including under stressed market conditions, to take up to seven (7) days after the receipt of a redemption request to pay an AP, all as permitted by the 1940 Act. Each Fund anticipates regularly meeting redemption requests primarily in cash, although each Fund reserves the right to pay all or portion of the redemption proceeds to an AP in-kind. Cash used for redemptions will be raised from the sale of portfolio assets or may come from existing holdings of cash or cash equivalents.

 

Each Fund may liquidate and terminate at any time without shareholder approval.

 

Book Entry

Shares are held in book entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record owner of all outstanding shares and is recognized as the owner of all shares for all purposes.

 

Investors owning shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all shares. Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same as those that apply to any other securities that you hold in book entry or “street name” form.

 

FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES

 

Shares can only be purchased and redeemed directly from the Funds in Creation Units by APs, and the vast majority of trading in shares occurs on the secondary market. Because the secondary market trades do not directly involve the Funds, it is unlikely those trades would cause the harmful effects of market timing, including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in the Funds’ trading costs and the realization of capital gains. With regard to the purchase or redemption of Creation Units directly with each Fund, to the extent effected in-kind (i.e., for securities), those trades do not cause the harmful effects that may result from frequent cash trades. To the extent trades are effected in whole or in part in cash, those trades could result in dilution to the Funds and increased transaction costs, which could negatively impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. However, direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring that shares trade at or close to NAV. The Funds also employ fair valuation pricing to minimize potential dilution from market timing. In addition, the Funds impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Funds in effecting trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for securities, reflecting the fact that a Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances. Given this structure, the Trust has determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter market timing of the shares.

 

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DIVIDENDS, OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

 

Shares are traded throughout the day in the secondary market on a national securities exchange on an intra-day basis and are created and redeemed in-kind and/or for cash in Creation Units at each day’s next calculated NAV. The Funds currently intend to create and redeem Creation Units in cash. Satisfying redemptions in cash may result in the Fund selling portfolio securities to obtain cash to meet net Fund redemptions which can have an adverse tax impact on taxable shareholders. These sales may generate taxable gains for the ongoing shareholders of the Fund. In-kind arrangements are designed to protect ongoing shareholders from the adverse effects on a Fund’s portfolio that could arise from frequent cash redemption transactions. In the event that a Fund redeems Creation Units in-kind, the shares’ in-kind redemption mechanism generally will not lead to a tax event for the Fund or its ongoing shareholders.

 

Ordinarily, the Funds will distribute any net investment income and any net realized capital gains annually. The Funds may also pay a special distribution at the end of a calendar year to comply with U.S. federal income tax requirements.

 

No dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Funds. Broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by beneficial owners of the Funds for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Beneficial owners should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require beneficial owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund purchased in the secondary market.

 

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole shares only if the broker through whom you purchased shares makes such option available.

 

Taxes

As with any investment, you should consider how your investment in shares will be taxed. The tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax consequences of an investment in shares.

 

Unless your investment in shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when:

 

-A Fund makes distributions,
-You sell your shares listed on the Exchange, and
-You purchase or redeem Creation Units.

 

Taxes on Distributions

Distributions from each Fund’s net investment income, including net short-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to you as ordinary income, except that each Fund’s dividends attributable to its “qualified dividend income” (e.g., dividends received on stock of most domestic and certain foreign corporations with respect to which the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other requirements), if any, generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax for U.S. non-corporate shareholders who satisfy those restrictions with respect to their shares at the rate for net capital gain. A part of each Fund’s dividends also may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to U.S. corporations subject to similar requirements. However, dividends a U.S. corporate shareholder deducts pursuant to that deduction are subject indirectly to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. 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 affect each Fund’s performance.

 

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In general, distributions received from each Fund are subject to U.S. federal income tax when they are paid, whether taken in cash or reinvested in the Fund (if that option is available). Distributions reinvested in additional shares through the means of a dividend reinvestment service, if available, will be taxable to shareholders acquiring the additional shares to the same extent as if such distributions had been received in cash. Distributions of net long-term capital gains, if any, in excess of net short-term capital losses are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held the shares in a Fund.

 

Distributions in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits are treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of your basis in the shares and as capital gain thereafter. A distribution will reduce a Fund’s NAV per share and may be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gain (as described above) even though, from an investment standpoint, the distribution may constitute a return of capital.

 

The Funds are required to backup withhold twenty-four percent (24%) of your distributions and redemption proceeds if you have not provided the Fund with a correct Social Security number for individual(s) in the required manner and in certain other situations.

 

Taxes on Exchange-Listed Share Sales

Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for one year or less. The ability to deduct capital losses from sales of shares may be limited.

 

Taxes on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or a loss equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus any cash it pays. An Authorized Participant who exchanges Creation Units for securities will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market value of the securities received plus any cash received. The Internal Revenue Service (“Service”), however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales” or for other reasons. Persons exchanging securities should consult their own tax adviser with respect to whether the wash sale rules apply and when a loss might be deductible.

 

Any capital gain or loss realized upon redemption of Creation Units is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Creation Units have been held for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the Creation Units have been held for one year or less.

 

If you purchase or redeem Creation Units, you will be sent a confirmation statement showing how many Creation Units you purchased or sold and at what price. See “Taxes” in the SAI for a description of the requirement regarding basis determination methods applicable to share redemptions (including redemptions of Creation Units) and each Fund’s obligation to report basis information to the Service.

 

At the time that this prospectus is being prepared, various administrative and legislative changes to the U.S. federal tax laws are under consideration, but it is not possible at this time to determine whether any of these changes will take place or what the changes might entail.

 

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The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current U.S. federal income tax law of an investment in the Funds. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your personal tax adviser about the potential tax consequences of an investment in the shares under all applicable tax laws. See “Taxes” in the SAI for more information.

 

FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. (the “Administrator”) is the Funds’ administrator. The firm is primarily in the business of providing administrative services to retail and institutional mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

 

______ serves as the Funds’ fund accountant, and it provides certain other services to the Funds not provided by the Administrator. ____ is primarily in the business of providing administrative, fund accounting services to retail and institutional exchange-traded funds and mutual funds.

 

____ serves as the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent.

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the Distributor of Creation Units for the Funds on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares.

 

Practus, LLP serves as legal counsel to the Trust and the Funds.

 

______ serves as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Funds.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Continuous Offering

The method by which Creation Units of shares are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of shares are issued and sold by the Funds on an ongoing basis, a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), may occur at any point. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery requirement and liability provisions of the Securities Act.

 

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent shares and sells the shares directly to customers or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a characterization as an underwriter.

 

Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act. For delivery of prospectuses to exchange members, the prospectus delivery mechanism of Rule 153 under the Securities Act is only available with respect to transactions on a national exchange.

 

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Dealers effecting transactions in the shares, whether or not participating in this distribution, are generally required to deliver a Prospectus. This is in addition to any obligation of dealers to deliver a Prospectus when acting as underwriters.

 

Premium/Discount Information

When available, information regarding how often the shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of each Fund will be available at www.rexshares.com.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Because the Funds have not yet commenced operations as of the date hereof, no financial highlights are available. In the future, financial highlights will be presented in this section of the Prospectus.

 

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Privacy Notice

 

The following is a description of the Funds’ policies regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information that you provide to the Funds or that the Funds collect from other sources. In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.

 

Categories of Information the Funds Collect. The Funds collect the following nonpublic personal information about you:

 

  Information the Funds receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations (such as your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth); and

 

  Information about your transactions with the Funds, its affiliates, or others (such as your account number and balance, payment history, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information).

 

Categories of Information the Funds Disclose. The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about their current or former shareholders to unaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. The Funds are permitted by law to disclose all of the information it collects, as described above, to their service providers (such as the Funds’ custodian, administrator and transfer agent) to process your transactions and otherwise provide services to you.

 

Confidentiality and Security. The Funds restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. The Funds maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.

 

The Funds’ Privacy Notice is not part of this prospectus. 

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

You will find more information about the Funds in the following documents:

 

Statement of Additional Information: For more information about the Fund, you may wish to refer to the Funds’ SAI dated ____, 2025, which is on file with the SEC and incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

Annual/Semi-Annual Reports: Additional information about each Fund’s investments, once available, will be available in the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. In the Funds’ annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds’ annual and semi-annual financial statements.

 

You can obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual and semi-annual reports, other information, such as the Funds’ financial statements, by writing to the Funds at 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, by calling the Fund toll-free at (833) 759-6110, by email at: mail@ccofva.com. Each Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports, prospectus and SAI are all available for viewing/downloading at www.rexshares.com. General inquiries regarding the Funds may also be directed to the above address or telephone number.

 

Copies of these documents and other information about the Funds are available on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, and copies of these documents may also be obtained, after paying a duplication fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

(Investment Company Act File No. 811-23439)

 

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Subject to Completion

 

The information in this Statement of Additional Information is not complete and may be changed. The Funds may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Statement of Additional Information is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

T-REX 2X LONG AVAV DAILY TARGET ETF   Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG AFRM DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG ACHR DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG AUR DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG AXON DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG GOLD DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG BBAI DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG BKNG DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG CVNA DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG CEG DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG DDOG DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG WGS DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2XLONG DNA DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG KTOS DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG OKLO DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG QUBT DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG RXRX DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG TEM DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG TTD DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG UPXI DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG UPST DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG SOUN DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG SMLR DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG GLXY DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:
T-REX 2X LONG DUOL DAILY TARGET ETF Ticker:

 

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

 

8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205

Richmond, Virginia 23235

833-759-6110

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Dated ___________, 2025

 

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the current prospectus for the Funds dated __________, 2025, as it may be supplemented or revised from time to time. This SAI is incorporated by reference into the Funds’ prospectus. You can obtain a free copy of the annual and semi-annual reports (once available), prospectus and SAI by writing to the Funds, 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, by calling the Funds toll free at [833-759-6110] or by e-mail at: mail@ccofva.com. The Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports (once available), prospectus and SAI are all available for viewing/downloading at www.rexshares.com. General inquiries regarding the Funds may also be directed to the above address or telephone number.

 

Investment Adviser:

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC

155 Lockwood Road

Riverside, Connecticut 06878

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

THE TRUST 1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 2
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND RISKS 2
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS 18
MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS 20
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST 23
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SECURITIES HOLDERS 28
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PURCHASES AND SALES 30
ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 38
TAXES 38
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES 49
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES HOLDINGS 51
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES 52
PROXY VOTING 53
CODES OF ETHICS 53
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 53
EXHIBIT A 54
EXHIBIT B 56
EXHIBIT C 60

  

 

THE TRUST

 

General. This SAI relates to the Funds referenced below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of the Funds. This SAI is incorporated by reference into the Funds’ prospectus. No investment in shares should be made without reading the prospectus. Each Fund is a non-diversified series of ETF Opportunities Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”). The investment adviser to the Funds is Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”).

 

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”). All Shares have equal rights and privileges. Each Share is entitled to one vote on all matters as to which Shares are entitled to vote. In addition, each Share is entitled to participate equally with other Shares (i) in dividends and distributions declared by the Funds and (ii) on liquidation to its proportionate share of the assets remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities. Shares are fully paid, non-assessable and fully transferable when issued and have no pre-emptive, conversion or exchange rights. Fractional Shares have proportionately the same rights, including voting rights, as are provided for a full Share.

 

Each Fund will issue and redeem Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) in aggregations of at least XXXXX Shares (each a “Creation Unit”). The Funds will issue and redeem Creation Units principally for cash. The Funds reserve the right to offer creations and redemptions of Shares in exchange for a basket of securities (the “Deposit Securities”), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (the “Cash Component”), plus a transaction fee. Each Fund is listed on a national securities exchange (the “Exchange”) as set forth below.

 

Fund Ticker Principal U.S. Listing Exchange
T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF   [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]
T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF [   ] [   ]

 

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Shares will trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV. In the event of the liquidation of either Fund, a share split, reverse split or the like, the Trust may revise the number of Shares in a Creation Unit.

 

Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions as described herein - see the section titled “Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process” of this SAI. In each instance of such cash creations or redemptions, transaction fees may be imposed and may be higher than the transaction fees associated with in-kind creations or redemptions. See “Additional Information About Purchases and Sales” below.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

 

Each Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies are described in the prospectus. Each Fund is “non-diversified” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As a non-diversified fund, each Fund is permitted to invest in fewer securities at any one time than a diversified fund. The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the prospectus. For a description of certain permitted investments discussed below, see “Description of Permitted Investments” in this SAI.

 

Portfolio Turnover. Average annual portfolio turnover rate is the ratio of the lesser of sales or purchases to the monthly average value of the portfolio securities owned during the year, excluding from both the numerator and the denominator all securities with maturities at the time of acquisition of one year or less. A higher portfolio turnover rate involves greater transaction expenses to the Fund and may result in the realization of net capital gains, which would be taxable to shareholders when distributed. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND RISKS

 

The following discussion of investment techniques and instruments supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the investment information in the Funds’ prospectus. In seeking to meet its investment objective, the Funds may invest in any type of security whose characteristics are consistent with its investment programs. To the extent particular investment techniques or instruments that are not described in the Principal Investment Strategies disclosure of the Funds’ prospectus, such investment techniques and instruments are not a part of the principal strategies and the corresponding risks are not principal risks of the Funds.

 

Principal Investment Strategies, Policies And Risks

 

Swaps. Each Fund may enter into total return swaps, which may be used either as economically similar substitutes for owning the reference asset specified in the swap, such as the securities that comprise a given market index, particular securities or commodities, or other assets or indicators. They also may be used as a means of obtaining exposure in markets where the reference asset is unavailable or it may otherwise be impossible or impracticable for a Fund to own that asset. “Total return” refers to the payment (or receipt) of the total return on the underlying reference asset, which is then exchanged for the receipt (or payment) of an interest rate. Total return swaps provide a Fund with the additional flexibility of gaining exposure to a market or sector index in a potentially more economical way.

 

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Most swaps entered into by a Fund provide for the calculation and settlement of the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis” with a single payment. Consequently, a Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”). Other swaps may require initial premium (discount) payments as well as periodic payments (receipts) related to the interest leg of the swap or to the return on the reference entity. A Fund’s current obligations under the types of swaps that the Funds expect to enter into (e.g., total return swaps) will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to a Fund by the counterparty to the swap) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will collateralized by the Fund posting collateral to a tri-party account between the Fund’s custodian, the Fund, and the counterparty. However, typically no payments will be made until the settlement date.

 

Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, if a swap is entered into on a net basis and if the counterparty to a swap agreement defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any.

 

In recent years, regulators across the globe, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the U.S. banking regulators, have adopted collateral requirements applicable to uncleared swaps. While a Fund is not directly subject to these requirements, where a Fund’s counterparty is subject to the requirements, uncleared swaps between a Fund and that counterparty are required to be marked-to-market on a daily basis, and collateral is required to be exchanged to account for any changes in the value of such swaps. The rules impose a number of requirements as to these exchanges of collateral, including as to the timing of transfers, the type of collateral (and valuations for such collateral) and other matters that may be different than what a Fund would agree with its counterparty in the absence of such regulation. In all events, where a Fund is required to post collateral to its swap counterparty, such collateral will be posted to an independent bank custodian, where access to the collateral by the swap counterparty will generally not be permitted unless a Fund is in default on its obligations to the swap counterparty.

 

In addition to the variation margin requirements, regulators have adopted “initial” margin requirements applicable to uncleared swaps. Where applicable, these rules require parties to an uncleared swap to post, to a custodian that is independent from the parties to the swap, collateral (in addition to any variation margin noted above) in an amount that is either (i) specified in a schedule in the rules or (ii) calculated by the regulated party in accordance with a model that has been approved by that party’s regulator(s). Effective September 1, 2022, the initial margin rules will apply to the swap trading relationships of Funds with average aggregate notional amounts that exceed $8 billion. These rules may impose significant costs on a Fund’s ability to engage in uncleared swaps and, as such, could adversely affect the Advisor’s ability to manage a Fund, may impair a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and/or may result in reduced returns to a Fund’s investors.

 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act") and related regulatory developments have imposed comprehensive new regulatory requirements on swaps and swap market participants. The regulatory framework includes: (1) registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants; (2) requiring central clearing and execution of standardized swaps; (3) imposing collateral requirements on Swap transactions; (4) regulating and monitoring swap transactions through position limits and large trader reporting requirements; and (5) imposing recordkeeping and centralized and public reporting requirements, on an anonymous basis, for most swaps. The CFTC is responsible for the regulation of most swaps. The SEC has jurisdiction over a small segment of the market referred to as “security-based swaps,” which includes swaps on single securities or credits, or narrow-based indices of securities or credits.

 

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Uncleared swaps. In an uncleared swap, the swap counterparty is typically a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution. A Fund customarily enters into uncleared swaps based on the standard terms and conditions of an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. ISDA is a voluntary industry association of participants in the OTC derivatives markets that has developed standardized contracts used by such participants that have agreed to be bound by such standardized contracts. In the event that one party to a swap transaction defaults and the transaction is terminated prior to its scheduled termination date, one of the parties may be required to make an early termination payment to the other. An early termination payment may be payable by either the defaulting or nondefaulting party, depending upon which of them is “in-the-money” with respect to the swap at the time of its termination. Early termination payments may be calculated in various ways, but are intended to approximate the amount the “in-the-money” party would have to pay to replace the swap as of the date of its termination. During the term of an uncleared swap, a Fund will be required to pledge to the swap counterparty, from time to time, an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to the total net amount (if any) that would be payable by a Fund to the counterparty if all outstanding swaps between the parties were terminated on the date in question, including any early termination payments. Periodically, changes in the amount pledged are made to recognize changes in value of the contract resulting from, among other things, interest on the notional value of the contract, market value changes in the underlying investment, and/or dividends paid by the issuer of the underlying instrument. Likewise, the counterparty will be required to pledge cash or other assets to cover its obligations to a Fund. However, the amount pledged may not always be equal to or more than the amount due to the other party. Therefore, if a counterparty defaults in its obligations to a Fund, the amount pledged by the counterparty and available to a Fund may not be sufficient to cover all the amounts due to a Fund and the Fund may sustain a loss. Rules requiring initial margin to be posted by certain market participants for uncleared swaps have been adopted and are being phased in over time. When these rules take effect with respect to the Funds, if a Fund is deemed to have material swaps exposure under applicable swap regulations, it will be required to post initial margin in addition to variation margin.

 

Cleared swaps. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and exchange-trading. The Dodd-Frank Act and implementing rules will ultimately require the clearing and exchange-trading of many swaps. Mandatory exchange-trading and clearing will occur on a phased-in basis based on the type of market participant, CFTC approval of contracts for central clearing and public trading facilities making such cleared swaps available to trade. To date, the CFTC has designated only certain of the most common types of credit default index swaps and interest rate swaps as subject to mandatory clearing and certain public trading facilities have made certain of those cleared swaps available to trade, but it is expected that additional categories of swaps will in the future be designated as subject to mandatory clearing and trade execution requirements. Central clearing is intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not eliminate these risks and may involve additional costs and risks not involved with uncleared swaps. In a cleared swap, a Fund’s ultimate counterparty is a central clearinghouse rather than a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution. Cleared swaps are submitted for clearing through each party’s futures commission merchant (“FCM”), which must be a member of the clearinghouse that serves as the central counterparty. Transactions executed on a swap execution facility may increase market transparency and liquidity but may require a Fund to incur increased expenses to access the same types of swaps that it has used in the past. When a Fund enters into a cleared swap, it must deliver to the central counterparty (via the FCM) initial margin. The initial margin requirements are determined by the central counterparty, and are typically calculated as an amount equal to the volatility in market value of the cleared swap over a fixed period, but an FCM may require additional collateral above the amount required by the central counterparty. During the term of the swap agreement, an additional collateral amount may also be required to be paid by a Fund or may be received by a Fund in accordance with collateral controls set for such accounts. If the value of the Fund’s cleared swap declines, the Fund will be required to make additional payments to the FCM to settle the change in value. Conversely, if the market value of a Fund’s position increases, the FCM will post additional amounts to the Fund’s account. At the conclusion of the term of the swap agreement, if a Fund has a loss equal to or greater than the collateral amount, the collateral amount is paid to the FCM along with any loss in excess of the collateral amount. If a Fund has a loss of less than the collateral amount, the excess collateral is returned to a Fund. If a Fund has a gain, the full collateral amount and the amount of the gain is paid to a Fund.

 

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The regulation of cleared and uncleared swaps, as well as other derivatives, is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. In addition, the SEC, CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative position limits, the implementation of higher collateral requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of current or future regulation. However, it is possible that developments in government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, such as speculative position limits on certain types of derivatives, or limits or restrictions on the counterparties with which a Fund engages in derivative transactions, may limit or prevent the Fund from using or limit the Fund’s use of these instruments effectively as a part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment goal. The Adviser will continue to monitor developments in the area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes affect a Fund’s ability to enter into desired swap agreements. New requirements, even if not directly applicable to a Fund, may increase the cost of a Fund’s investments and cost of doing business.

 

Fixed Income Investments and Cash Equivalents. Fixed income investments and cash equivalents held by the Funds may include, without limitation, the types of investments set forth below.

 

(1) The Funds may invest in U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of interest, which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government securities include securities that are issued or guaranteed by the United States Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some of the U.S. government agencies that issue or guarantee securities include the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Maritime Administration, the Small Business Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority. An instrumentality of the U.S. government is a government agency organized under federal charter with government supervision. Instrumentalities issuing or guaranteeing securities include, among others, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Banks, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and Federal National Mortgage Association. In the case of those U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, and consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate.

 

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(2) The Funds may invest in certificates of deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite period of time, earn a specified rate of return, and are normally negotiable. If such certificates of deposit are non-negotiable, they will be considered illiquid securities and be subject to the Fund’s 15% restriction on investments in illiquid securities. Pursuant to the certificate of deposit, the issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the date specified thereon. Under current FDIC regulations, the maximum insurance payable as to any one certificate of deposit is $250,000; therefore, certificates of deposit purchased by the Funds may not be fully insured. The Funds may only invest in certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks with at least $1 billion in assets.

 

(3) The Funds may invest in bankers’ acceptances, which are short-term credit instruments used to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of interest for a specific maturity.

 

(4) The Funds may invest in bank time deposits, which are monies kept on deposit with banks or savings and loan associations for a stated period of time at a fixed rate of interest. There may be penalties for the early withdrawal of such time deposits, in which case the yields of these investments will be reduced.

 

(5) The Funds may invest in commercial paper, which are short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between a Fund and a corporation. There is no secondary market for the notes. However, they are redeemable by a Fund at any time. The Funds’ portfolio managers will consider the financial condition of the corporation (e.g., earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios) and will continuously monitor the corporation’s ability to meet all of its financial obligations, because the Fund’s liquidity might be impaired if the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand. The Funds may invest in commercial paper only if it has received the highest rating from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

 

(6) The Funds may invest in shares of money market funds, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Shares of money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses of those funds. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause a Fund to bear proportionately the costs incurred by the money market fund’s operations. At the same time, the Funds will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of other investment companies. It is possible for the Funds to lose money by investing in money market fund.

 

(7) The Funds may invest in corporate debt securities, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Corporate debt may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may carry variable or floating rates of interest. Some corporate debt securities that are rated below investment-grade generally are considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities. The Funds could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due.

 

Cash Reserves. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, as a cash reserve, or for liquidity purposes, the Funds may invest all or part of their assets in cash or cash equivalents, which include, but are not limited to, short-term money market instruments, U.S. government securities, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, or repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities.

 

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Illiquid Securities. In accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Funds may hold up to 15% of its net assets in “illiquid investments.” For this purpose, the term "illiquid investments" are investments that the Fund cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment.  The Funds may, however, hold an illiquid investment if it becomes illiquid after purchase. The Funds monitor the portion of its total assets that are invested in illiquid securities on an ongoing basis in order to ensure that the value of illiquid securities held by a Fund does not exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. 

 

The Funds must classify each portfolio investment at least monthly into one of four liquidity categories (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid), which are defined pursuant to the Liquidity Rule. Such classification is to be made using information obtained after reasonable inquiry and taking into account relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations. Moreover, in making such classification determinations, a Fund determines whether trading varying portions of a position in a particular portfolio investment or asset class, in sizes that a Fund would reasonably anticipate trading, is reasonably expected to significantly affect its liquidity, and if so, a Fund takes this determination into account when classifying the liquidity of that investment. The Funds may be assisted in classification determinations by one or more third-party service providers. Investments classified according to this process as “illiquid investments” are those subject to the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

 

The Funds have a liquidity risk management program designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk. The program has been approved by the Board, which has also approved the appointment of a liquidity program administrator (the “LPA”). The LPA is responsible for oversight of the Funds’ liquidity risk management efforts, including classifying the liquidity of each Fund investment, ensuring the Fund holds no more than 15% of net asset value in illiquid investments, and reporting to the Board regarding the effectiveness and operation of the liquidity risk management program.

 

Other Investment Strategies

 

Common Stock. The table below lists the stock that each Fund may invest in directly.

 

2X Long ETFs May invest in stock issued by:
T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF   AeroVironment, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF Affirm Holdings, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF Archer Aviation Inc.
T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF Aurora Innovation Inc.
T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF Axon Enterprise, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF Barrick Gold Corporation
T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF Booking Holdings Inc.
T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF Carvana Co.
T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF Constellation Energy Corporation
T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF Datadog, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF GeneDx Holdings Corp.
T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF Ginko Bioworks Holdings, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF Oklo Inc.
T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF Quantum Computing Inc.
T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF Tempus AI, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF Trade Desk, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF Upexi, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF Upstart Holdings, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF SoundHound AI, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF Semler Scientific, Inc.
T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.
T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF Duolingo, Inc.

 

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Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer, and subjects the particular Fund to the risks of ownership with respect to such issuer. These risks are described in the Funds’ Prospectus. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

 

Investment Company Securities. Each of the 2X Long ETFs may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and money market funds.

  

When a Fund invests in other investment companies, it indirectly will bear their proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the underlying funds. Therefore, the Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative. In addition, the Fund may be affected by losses of the underlying funds and the level of risk arising from the investment practices of the underlying funds (such as the use of leverage by the funds). The Funds have no control over the investments and related risks taken by the underlying funds in which it invests. Because a Fund is not required to hold shares of underlying funds for any minimum period, it may be subject to, and may have to pay, short-term redemption fees imposed by the underlying funds, if any.

 

In addition to risks generally associated with investments in investment company securities, ETFs are subject to the following risks that do not apply to traditional mutual funds: (i) the ETF’s shares may trade at a market price that is above or below its net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; (iii) the ETF may employ an investment strategy that utilizes high leverage ratios; or (iv) trading of an ETF’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem 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.

 

Leveraged ETFs are subject to additional risks not generally associated with traditional ETFs. The net asset value and market price of leveraged ETFs are usually more volatile than the value of the tracked security or of other ETFs that do not use leverage. This is because leveraged ETFs use investment techniques and financial instruments that may be considered aggressive, including the use of derivative transactions. The use of these techniques may cause the leveraged ETFs to lose more money in market environments that are adverse to their investment strategies than other funds that do not use such techniques.

 

With respect to registered investment companies in which a Fund may invest, Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act requires that, as determined immediately after a purchase is made, (i) not more than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in the securities of any one investment company, (ii) not more than 10% of the value of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in securities of investment companies as a group, and (iii) not more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company will be owned by the Fund. The Fund will limit its investments in funds in accordance with the Section 12(d)(1)(A) limitations set forth above, except to the extent that any rules, regulations or no-action or exemptive relief under the 1940 Act permits the Fund’s investments to exceed such limits. For example, Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act permits the Fund to invest in other investment companies beyond the statutory limits, subject to certain conditions. Among other conditions, Rule 12d1-4 prohibits a fund from acquiring control of another investment company (other than an investment company in the same group of investment companies), including by acquiring more than 25% of its voting securities. In addition, Rule 12d1-4 imposes certain voting requirements when a fund’s ownership of another investment company exceeds particular thresholds. If shares of a fund are acquired by another investment company, the “acquired” fund may not purchase or otherwise acquire the securities of an investment company or private fund if immediately after such purchase or acquisition, the securities of investment companies and private funds owned by that acquired fund have an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the fund, subject to certain exceptions. These restrictions may limit the Fund’s ability to invest in other investment companies to the extent desired. In addition, other unaffiliated investment companies may impose other investment limitations or redemption restrictions which may also limit the Fund’s flexibility with respect to making investments in those unaffiliated investment companies.

 

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Options. An option is a contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in return for the premium paid, the right to buy an underlying reference instrument, such as a specified security, currency, index, or other instrument, from the writer of the option (in the case of a call option), or to sell a specified reference instrument to the writer of the option (in the case of a put option) at a designated price during the term of the option. The premium paid by the buyer of an option will reflect, among other things, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price and the volatility of the underlying reference instrument, the remaining term of the option, supply, demand, interest rates and/or currency exchange rates. An American style put or call option may be exercised at any time during the option period while a European style put or call option may be exercised only upon expiration or during a fixed period prior thereto. Put and call options are traded on national securities exchanges and in the OTC market.

 

Options traded on national securities exchanges are within the jurisdiction of the SEC or other appropriate national securities regulator, as are securities traded on such exchanges. As a result, many of the protections provided to traders on organized exchanges will be available with respect to such transactions. In particular, all option positions entered into on a national securities exchange in the United States are cleared and guaranteed by the Options Clearing Corporation, thereby reducing the risk of counterparty default. Furthermore, a liquid secondary market in options traded on a national securities exchange may be more readily available than in the OTC market, potentially permitting a Fund to liquidate open positions at a profit prior to exercise or expiration, or to limit losses in the event of adverse market movements. There is no assurance, however, that higher than anticipated trading activity or other unforeseen events might not temporarily render the capabilities of the Options Clearing Corporation inadequate, and thereby result in the exchange instituting special procedures which may interfere with the timely execution of the Funds’ orders to close out open options positions.

 

The Fund’s Use Of Option Contracts. The Funds may purchase and sell a combination of standardized exchange-traded and FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) call option contracts that are based on the value of the price returns of the underlying instrument. Standardized exchange-traded options include standardized terms. FLEX options are also exchange-traded, but they allow for customizable terms (e.g., the strike price can be negotiated).

 

Purchasing call options. As the buyer of a call option, a Fund has a right to buy the underlying reference instrument (e.g., a currency or security) at the exercise price at any time during the option period (for American style options). The Fund may enter into closing sale transactions with respect to call options, exercise them, or permit them to expire. For example, the Fund may buy call options on the underlying reference instrument with the goal of gaining exposure to the underlying reference instrument. Unless the price of the underlying reference instrument changes sufficiently, a call option purchased by the Fund may expire without any value to the Fund, in which case the Fund would experience a loss to the extent of the premium paid for the option plus related transaction costs.

 

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Other Investment Risks

 

Overview. An investment in the Funds should be made with an understanding of the risks that an investment in the Fund shares entails, including the risk that the financial condition of the issuers of the equity securities or the general condition of the securities market may worsen and the value of the securities and therefore the value of the Fund may decline. The Funds may not be an appropriate investment for those who are unable or unwilling to assume the risks involved generally with such an investment. The past market and earnings performance of any of the securities included in the Funds is not predictive of their future performance.

 

Borrowing and Leverage Risk. The Funds may borrow money for cash management purposes or investment purposes. Borrowing for investment is a form of leverage. Leveraging investments, by purchasing securities with borrowed money, is a speculative technique which increases investment risk, but also increases investment opportunity. Because substantially all of a Fund’s assets will fluctuate in value, whereas the interest obligations on borrowings may be fixed, the NAV per share of the Fund will fluctuate more when the Fund is leveraging its investments than would otherwise be the case. Moreover, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the returns on the borrowed funds. Under adverse conditions, a Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sales. Consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, a Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage (total assets, including assets acquired with borrowed funds, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of all amounts borrowed. If at any time the value of a Fund’s assets should fail to meet this 300% coverage test, the Fund, within three days (not including weekends and holidays), will reduce the amount of the Fund’s borrowings to the extent necessary to meet this 300% coverage requirement. Maintenance of this percentage limitation may result in the sale of portfolio securities at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sale.

 

Counterparty Credit Risk. The Funds will not enter into any uncleared swap (i.e., not cleared by a central counterparty) unless the Adviser believes that the other party to the transaction is creditworthy. The counterparty to an uncleared swap will typically be a major global financial institution. The Funds will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties with which the Fund enter into derivatives contracts and other transactions such as repurchase agreements or reverse repurchase agreements. The Funds’ ability to profit from these types of investments and transactions will depend on the willingness and ability of their counterparty to perform its obligations. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, a Fund may be unable to terminate or realize any gain on the investment or transaction, resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in an insolvency, bankruptcy, or other reorganization proceeding involving its counterparty (including recovery of any collateral posted by it) and may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. If a Fund holds collateral posted by its counterparty, it may be delayed or prevented from realizing on the collateral in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding relating to the counterparty. Under applicable law or contractual provisions, including if a Fund enters into an investment or transaction with a financial institution and such financial institution (or an affiliate of the financial institution) experiences financial difficulties, then a Fund may in certain situations be prevented or delayed from exercising its rights to terminate the investment or transaction, or to realize on any collateral, and may result in the suspension of payment and delivery obligations of the parties under such investment or transactions or in another institution being substituted for that financial institution without the consent of the Fund. Further, a Fund may be subject to “bail-in” risk under applicable law whereby, if required by the financial institution’s regulatory authority, the financial institution’s liabilities could be written down, eliminated or converted into equity or an alternative instrument of ownership. A bail-in of a financial institution may result in a reduction in value of some or all of its securities and, if a Fund holds such securities or has entered into a transaction with such a financial security when a bail-in occurs, the Fund may also be similarly impacted.

 

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Upon entering into a cleared swap, a Fund is required to deposit with its FCM an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to a small percentage of the notional amount (this amount is subject to change by the FCM or clearing house through which the trade is cleared). This amount, known as “initial margin,” is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the cleared swap and is returned to the Fund upon termination of the swap, assuming all contractual obligations have been satisfied. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin” to and from the broker will be made daily as the price of the swap fluctuates, making the long and short position in the swap contract more or less valuable, a process known as “marking-to-market.” The premium (discount) payments are built into the daily price of the swap and thus are amortized through the variation margin. The variation margin payment also includes the daily portion of the periodic payment stream.

 

A party to a cleared swap is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the FCM through which it holds its position. Credit risk of market participants with respect to cleared swaps is concentrated in a few clearing houses, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. An FCM is generally obligated to segregate all Fund received from customers with respect to cleared swap positions from the FCM’s proprietary assets. However, all funds and other property received by an FCM from its customers are generally held by the FCM on a commingled basis in an omnibus account, and the FCM may invest those funds in certain instruments permitted under the applicable regulations. The assets of a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of the Fund’s FCM, because the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the FCM’s customers for a relevant account class. Also, the FCM is required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house for cleared swaps positions, which amounts are generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM. Regulations promulgated by the CFTC require that the FCM notify the clearing house of the amount of initial margin provided by the FCM to the clearing house that is attributable to each customer. However, if the FCM does not provide accurate reporting, the Fund is subject to the risk that a clearing house will use the Fund’s assets held in an omnibus account at the clearing house to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing house. In addition, if an FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations or its agreement with the Fund, or in the event of fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by an FCM, the Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. Investment companies, such as the Funds, and their service providers may be subject to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber attacks. Cyber attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other forms of cybersecurity breaches. Cyber attacks affecting the Funds or the Advisor, the Funds’ custodian or transfer agent, or intermediaries or other third-party service providers may adversely impact the Funds. For instance, cyber attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential company information, impede trading, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses, and cause reputational damage. A Fund may also incur additional costs for cybersecurity risk management purposes. While the Funds and their service providers have established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to prevent or reduce the impact of cybersecurity attacks, such plans and systems have inherent limitations due in part to the ever-changing nature of technology and cybersecurity attack tactics, and there is a possibility that certain risks have not been adequately identified or prepared for. Furthermore, the Funds cannot control any cybersecurity plans or systems implemented by their service providers.

 

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Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are market risk, credit risk, management risk and liquidity risk. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives. In addition, when a Fund invests in certain derivative securities, including, but not limited to, when-issued securities, forward commitments, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, a Fund is effectively leveraging its investments, which could result in exaggerated changes in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares and can result in losses that exceed the amount originally invested. The success of the Advisor’s derivatives strategies will depend on its ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Liquidity risk exists when a security cannot be purchased or sold at the time desired, or cannot be purchased or sold without adversely affecting the price. Certain specific risks associated with an investment in derivatives may include: market risk, credit risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, legal risk and systemic or “interconnection” risk, as specified below.

 

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the underlying assets may go up or down. Adverse movements in the value of an underlying asset can expose a Fund to losses. Market risk is the primary risk associated with derivative transactions. Derivative instruments may include elements of leverage and, accordingly, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instrument in relation to the underlying asset may be magnified. The successful use of derivative instruments depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the portfolio manager’s ability to predict movements of the securities, currencies and commodities markets, which may require different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy adopted will succeed. A decision to engage in a derivative transaction will reflect the portfolio managers’ judgment that the derivative transaction will provide value to a Fund and its shareholders and is consistent with a Fund’s objective, investment limitations and operating policies. In making such a judgment, the portfolio managers will analyze the benefits and risks of the derivative transactions and weigh them in the context of a Fund’s overall investments and investment objective.

 

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. Specifically, the FCM or the clearing house could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to a Fund. For example, a Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with an FCM as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the FCM or clearing house becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures and options on futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. In addition, if the FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations, or in the event of a fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by the FCM, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM. FCMs are also required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house, which amount is generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM.

 

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Correlation Risk. Correlation risk is the risk that there might be an imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a derivative instrument and price movements of investments being hedged. When a derivative transaction is used to completely hedge another position, changes in the market value of the combined position (the derivative instrument plus the position being hedged) result from an imperfect correlation between the price movements of the two instruments. With a perfect hedge, the value of the combined position remains unchanged with any change in the price of the underlying asset. With an imperfect hedge, the value of the derivative instrument and its hedge are not perfectly correlated. For example, if the value of a derivative instrument used in a short hedge (such as writing a call option, buying a put option or selling a futures contract) increased by less than the decline in value of the hedged investments, the hedge would not be perfectly correlated. This might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. The effectiveness of hedges using instruments on indices will depend, in part, on the degree of correlation between price movements in the underlying stock and the price movements in the investment being hedged.

 

Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative instrument cannot be sold, closed out or replaced quickly at or very close to its fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearing house is the counterparty of every contract. OTC transactions are less liquid than exchange-traded derivatives since they often can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction. A Fund might be required by applicable regulatory requirements to make margin payments when it takes positions in derivative instruments involving obligations to third parties (i.e., instruments other than purchase options). If a Fund is unable to close out its positions in such instruments, it might be required to continue to maintain such assets or accounts or make such payments until the position expires, matures or is closed out. These requirements might impair a Fund’s ability to sell a security or make an investment at a time when it would otherwise be favorable to do so, or require that a Fund sell a portfolio security at a disadvantageous time. A Fund’s ability to sell or close out a position in an instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends upon the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the counterparty to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Due to liquidity risk, there is no assurance that any derivatives position can be sold or closed out at a time and price that is favorable to a Fund.

 

Legal Risk. Legal risk is the risk of loss caused by the unenforceability of a party’s obligations under the derivative. While a party seeking price certainty agrees to surrender the potential upside in exchange for downside protection, the party taking the risk is looking for a positive payoff. Despite this voluntary assumption of risk, a counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.

 

Systemic or “Interconnection” Risk. Systemic or “interconnection” risk is the risk that a disruption in the financial markets will cause difficulties for all market participants. In other words, a disruption in one market will spill over into other markets, perhaps creating a chain reaction. Much of the OTC derivatives market takes place among the OTC dealers themselves, thus creating a large interconnected web of financial obligations. This interconnectedness raises the possibility that a default by one large dealer could create losses for other dealers and destabilize the entire market for OTC derivative instruments.

 

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Government Regulation of Derivatives Risk. It is possible that government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, including swap agreements, may limit or prevent the Funds from using such instruments as a part of its investment strategy, and could ultimately prevent the Funds from being able to achieve its investment objective. It is impossible to predict fully the effects of legislation and regulation in this area, but the effects could be substantial and adverse.

 

The regulation of derivatives in the U.S., the EU and other jurisdictions is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. Recent legislative and regulatory reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Act, have resulted in new regulation of derivatives, including clearing, margin reporting, recordkeeping and registration requirements for certain types of derivatives. Because these requirements are new and evolving, and certain of the rules are not yet final, their ultimate impact remains unclear. New regulations could, among other things, restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in swap transactions (for example, by making certain types of swap transactions no longer available to a Fund) and/or increase the costs of such swap transactions (for example, by increasing margin or capital requirements), and a Fund may as a result be unable to execute its investment strategies in a manner that the Adviser might otherwise choose. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Funds or the ability of the Funds to continue to implement its investment strategies.

 

Also, as described above, in the event of a counterparty’s (or its affiliate’s) insolvency, a Fund’s ability to exercise remedies could be stayed or eliminated under special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the EU and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty and may prohibit the Fund from exercising termination rights based on the financial institution’s insolvency. In particular, in the EU, governmental authorities could reduce, eliminate or convert to equity the liabilities to the Fund of a counterparty experiencing financial difficulties (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).

 

Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act governs the Funds’ use of derivative instruments and certain other transactions that create future payment and/or delivery obligations by the Funds. Rule 18f-4 permits the Funds to enter into Derivatives Transactions (as defined below) and certain other transactions notwithstanding the restrictions on the issuance of “senior securities” under Section 18 of the 1940 Act. Section 18 of the 1940 Act, among other things, prohibits open-end funds, including the Fund, from issuing or selling any “senior security,” other than borrowing from a bank (subject to a requirement to maintain 300% “asset coverage”). In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) eliminated the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering Derivatives Transactions and certain financial instruments.

 

Under Rule 18f-4, “Derivatives Transactions” include the following: (i) any swap, security-based swap (including a contract for differences), futures contract, forward contract, option (excluding purchased options), any combination of the foregoing, or any similar instrument, under which a Fund is or may be required to make any payment or delivery of cash or other assets during the life of the instrument or at maturity or early termination, whether as margin or settlement payment or otherwise; (ii) any short sale borrowing; (iii) reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, if the Fund elects to treat these transactions as Derivatives Transactions under Rule 18f-4; and (iv) when-issued or forward-settling securities (e.g., firm and standby commitments, including to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments, and dollar rolls) and non-standard settlement cycle securities, unless the Fund intends to physically settle the transaction and the transaction will settle within 35 days of its trade date.

 

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Unless a Fund is relying on the Limited Derivatives User Exception (as defined below), the Fund must comply with Rule 18f-4 with respect to its Derivatives Transactions. Rule 18f-4, among other things, requires the Fund to (i) appoint a Derivatives Risk Manager, (ii) maintain a Derivatives Risk Management Program designed to identify, assess, and reasonably manage the risks associated with Derivatives Transactions; (iii) comply with certain value-at-risk (VaR)-based leverage limits (VaR is an estimate of an instrument’s or portfolio’s potential losses over a given time horizon and at a specified confidence level); and (iv) comply with certain Board reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

 

Rule 18f-4 provides an exception from the requirements to appoint a Derivatives Risk Manager, adopt a Derivatives Risk Management Program, comply with certain VaR-based leverage limits, and comply with certain Board oversight and reporting requirements if a Fund’s “derivatives exposure” (as defined in Rule 18f-4) is limited to 10% of its net assets (as calculated in accordance with Rule 18f-4) and the Fund adopts and implements written policies and procedures reasonably designed to manage its derivatives risks (the “Limited Derivatives User Exception”). The Funds are not expected to be able to rely upon this exception.

 

Pursuant to Rule 18f-4, if a Fund enters into reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions, the Fund will (i) aggregate the amount of indebtedness associated with all of its reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions with the amount of any other “senior securities” representing indebtedness (e.g., bank borrowings, if applicable) when calculating the Fund’s asset coverage ratio or (ii) treat all such transactions as Derivatives Transactions.

 

These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict the Funds’ ability to engage in, or increase the cost to a Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. The implementation of the clearing requirement for certain swaps has increased the costs of derivatives transactions for a Fund, since a Fund has to pay fees to its clearing members and are typically required to post more margin for cleared derivatives than they have historically posted for bilateral derivatives. The costs of derivatives transactions may increase further as clearing members raise their fees to cover the costs of additional capital requirements and other regulatory changes applicable to the clearing members. Certain aspects of these regulations are still being implemented, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the mechanisms imposed under the regulations will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing, minimum margin requirements and related requirements expose the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

 

Illiquid Securities Risk. Illiquid securities may be difficult to dispose of at the price at which the Funds have valued the securities and at the times when the Fund believes it is desirable to do so. The market price of illiquid securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities, which may adversely affect the price that the Fund recovers upon the sale of such securities. Illiquid securities are also more difficult to value, especially in challenging markets. Investment of the Fund’s assets in illiquid securities may restrict the Fund’s ability to take advantage of market opportunities. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be particularly acute in situations in which the Fund’s operations require cash and could result in the Fund incurring losses on the sale of illiquid or restricted securities.

 

Listing Standards Risk. The Funds are required by the Exchange to comply with certain listing standards (which includes certain investment parameters) in order to maintain its listing on the Exchange. Compliance with these listing standards may compel a Fund to sell securities at an inopportune time or for a price other than the security’s then-current market value. The sale of securities in such circumstances could limit a Fund’s profit or require the Fund to incur a loss, and as a result, the Fund’s performance could be impacted.

 

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Market Conditions. Events in certain sectors historically have resulted, and may in the future result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. These events have included, but are not limited to: bankruptcies, corporate restructurings, and other events related to the sub-prime mortgage crisis in 2008; governmental efforts to limit short selling and high frequency trading; measures to address U.S. federal and state budget deficits; social, political, and economic instability in Europe; economic stimulus by the Japanese central bank; steep declines in oil prices; dramatic changes in currency exchange rates; China's economic slowdown; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and circumstances such as pandemics or epidemics in one or more countries or regions. Interconnected global economies and financial markets increase the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. Such events may cause significant declines in the values and liquidity of many securities and other instruments. It is impossible to predict whether such conditions will recur. Because such situations may be widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of such events.

 

An outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and spread globally. The outbreak has resulted in certain 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 nations 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. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

 

Regulatory Margin Risk. In recent years, regulators across the globe, including the CFTC and the U.S. banking regulators, have adopted margin requirements applicable to uncleared swaps. While the Funds are not directly subject to these requirements, where the Funds’ counterparties are subject to the requirements, uncleared swaps between a Fund and those counterparties are required to be marked-to-market on a daily basis, and collateral is required to be exchanged to account for any changes in the value of such swaps. The rules impose a number of requirements as to these exchanges of margin, including as to the timing of transfers, the type of collateral (and valuations for such collateral) and other matters that may be different than what the Fund would agree with its counterparty in the absence of such regulation. In all events, where a Fund is required to post collateral to its swap counterparty, such collateral will be posted to an independent bank custodian, where access to the collateral by the swap counterparty will generally not be permitted unless the Fund is in default on its obligations to the swap counterparty.

 

In addition to the variation margin requirements, regulators have adopted “initial” margin requirements applicable to uncleared swaps. Where applicable, these rules require parties to an uncleared swap to post, to a custodian that is independent from the parties to the swap, collateral (in addition to any “variation margin” collateral noted above) in an amount that is either (i) specified in a schedule in the rules or (ii) calculated by the regulated party in accordance with a model that has been approved by that party’s regulator(s). At this time, the initial margin rules do not apply to the Funds’ swap trading relationships. However, the rules are being implemented on a phased basis, and in the near future, the rules may apply to the Funds. In the event that the rules apply, they would impose significant costs on the Funds’ ability to engage in uncleared swaps and, as such, could adversely affect the Adviser’s ability to manage the Funds, may impair the Funds’ ability to achieve their investment objective and/or may result in reduced returns to the Funds’ investors.

 

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Termination and Default Risk. Certain of the Funds’ swap agreements contain termination provisions that, among other things, require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s net asset value over specific periods of time, which may or may not be exclusive of redemptions. If a Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions, at that time counterparties to the swaps could elect to terminate such agreements and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any, under the relevant agreement.

 

U.S. Government Securities. U.S. government securities are subject to interest rate risk but generally do not involve the credit risks associated with investments in other types of debt securities. As a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities are generally lower than the yields available from other debt securities. U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. While securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. federal government agencies (such as Ginnie Mae) are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, securities issued by government sponsored entities (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) are solely the obligation of the issuer and generally do not carry any guarantee from the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its government sponsored entities or any other agency if not obligated by law to do so.

 

Special Considerations

 

Tracking and Correlation. Several factors may affect each Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with each Fund’s underlying security (“Underlying Security”). Among these factors are: (i) the Fund’s fees and expenses, including brokerage (which may be increased by high portfolio turnover) and the costs associated with the use of derivatives; (ii) an imperfect correlation between the performance of instruments held by the Fund, such as swaps, and the performance of the Underlying Security; (iii) bid-ask spreads (the effect of which may be increased by portfolio turnover); (iv) holding instruments traded in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (v) the Fund’s share prices being rounded to the nearest cent; (vi) changes to the Underlying Security that are not disseminated in advance; (vii) the need to conform the Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; limit-up or limit-down trading halts on options or futures contracts which may prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts; (viii) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions; and (ix) fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

 

Also, because each Fund engages in daily rebalancing to position its portfolio so that its exposure to the Underlying Security is consistent with the Fund’s daily investment objective, disparities between estimated and actual purchases and redemptions of the Fund may cause the Fund to be under- or overexposed to its benchmark. This may result in greater tracking and correlation error.

 

Furthermore, each 2X Long ETF has an investment objective to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to specified multiple (e.g. 200%) of the daily performance of the Underlying Security for a single day, not for any other period. A “single day” is measured from the time a Fund calculates its NAV to the time of the Fund’s next NAV calculation. In addition, while a close correlation of a Fund to the Underlying Security may be achieved on any single day, the Fund’s performance for any other period is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. This usually will differ in amount and possibly even direction from specified multiple (e.g. 200%) of the daily return of the Underlying Security for the same period, before accounting for fees and expenses, as further described in the Funds’ Prospectus.

 

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During periods of higher Underlying Security volatility, the volatility of the Underlying Security may affect a Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of the Underlying Security. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in a Fund is held and the volatility of the Underlying Security during a shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.

 

Leverage. The Funds intend to use, on a regular basis, leveraged investment techniques in pursuing their investment objectives. Leverage exists when a Fund achieves the right to a return on a capital base that exceeds the Fund’s assets. Utilization of leverage involves special risks and should be considered to be speculative. Specifically, leverage creates the potential for greater gains to Fund shareholders during favorable market conditions and the risk of magnified losses during adverse market conditions. Leverage is likely to cause higher volatility of the NAVs of the Fund’s Shares. Leverage may also involve the creation of a liability that does not entail any interest costs or the creation of a liability that requires the Fund to pay interest which would decrease the Fund’s total return to shareholders. If a Fund achieves its investment objectives, during adverse market conditions, shareholders should experience a loss greater than they would have incurred had the Fund not been leveraged.

 

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

 

Fundamental. The investment limitations described below have been adopted by the Trust with respect to the Funds and are fundamental (“Fundamental”), i.e., they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund. As used in the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information, the term “majority” of the outstanding shares of the Funds means the lesser of: (1) 67% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a Fund are present or represented at such meeting; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a Fund. Other investment practices which may be changed by the Board of Trustees without the approval of shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy are considered non-fundamental (“Non-Fundamental”).

 

The Funds:

 

1.May not borrow money except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

2.May not issue any senior securities to others, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

3.May not 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.

 

4.May not invest more than 25% of the value of its net assets in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry or group of industries, except that each Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which its Underlying Security is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which the Underlying Security is assigned). The limitation against industry concentration does not apply to investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or to shares of investment companies; however, the Funds will not invest more than 25% of its net assets in any investment company that so concentrates. In complying with this restriction, the Funds will not consider a bank-issued guaranty or financial guaranty insurance as a separate security.

 

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5.May not purchase or sell real estate except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

6.May not make loans to others, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

7.May invest in commodities only as permitted by the 1940 Act or other governing statute, by the Rules thereunder, or by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other regulatory agency with authority over the Funds.

 

Except with respect to borrowing, if a percentage or rating restriction on an investment or use of assets set forth herein or in the Prospectus is adhered to at the time a transaction is effected, later changes in such percentages or restrictions resulting from any cause other than actions by the Funds will not be considered a violation. Currently, subject to modification to conform to the 1940 Act as interpreted or modified, the Funds are permitted, consistent with the 1940 Act, to borrow, and pledge its shares to secure such borrowing, provided, that immediately thereafter there is asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings by a Fund from a bank. If borrowings exceed this 300% asset coverage requirement by reason of a decline in net assets of a Fund, the Fund will reduce its borrowings within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 300% asset coverage requirement. The 1940 Act also permits a Fund to borrow for temporary purposes only in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the time when the loan is made. A loan shall be presumed to be for temporary purposes if it is repaid within 60 days and is not extended or renewed. To the extent outstanding borrowings of a Fund exceed 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund, the Fund will not make additional purchases of securities – the foregoing shall not be construed to prevent a Fund from settling portfolio transactions or satisfying shareholder redemptions orders.

 

Currently, with respect to senior securities, the 1940 Act and regulatory interpretations of relevant provisions of the 1940 Act establish the following general limits, subject to modification to conform to the 1940 Act as interpreted or modified: Open-end registered investment companies such as the Funds are not permitted to issue any class of senior security or to sell any senior security of which they are the issuers. The Trust is, however, permitted to issue separate series of shares and to divide those series into separate classes. Each Fund currently offers one class of shares. The Funds have no intention of issuing senior securities, except that the Trust has issued its shares in separate series and may divide those series into classes of shares. Collateral arrangements with respect to forward contracts, futures contracts or options, including deposits of initial and variation margin, are not considered to be the issuance of a senior security for purposes of this restriction.

 

With respect to the Funds’ Fundamental Policy #4 as described above, the Funds will consider, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable rules, regulations of the SEC and applicable guidance from the staff of the SEC, investments of its underlying investment companies when determining its compliance with the policy.

 

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing limitations, any investment company, whether organized as a trust, association or corporation, or a personal holding company, may be merged or consolidated with or acquired by the Trust, provided that if such merger, consolidation or acquisition results in an investment in the securities of any issuer prohibited by said paragraphs, the Trust shall, within ninety days after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition, dispose of all of the securities of such issuer so acquired or such portion thereof as shall bring the total investment therein within the limitations imposed by said paragraphs above as of the date of consummation.

 

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MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

Investment Adviser. Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), 155 Lockwood Road, Riverside, Connecticut 06878, is the investment adviser for the Funds. The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company and was organized in 2012.

 

The Adviser currently provides investment advisory services pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser manages the investment portfolio of the Funds, subject to the policies adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In addition, the Adviser: (i) furnishes office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and executive personnel necessary for managing the assets of the Fund; and (ii) provides guidance and policy direction in connection with its daily management of the Funds’ assets, subject to the authority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser assumes and pays, at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Trust, all ordinary expenses of the Funds, except the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, distribution fees or expenses under a Rule 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Funds, credit facility fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business.

 

For its services with respect to the Funds, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual management fee calculated daily and payable monthly as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The management fee schedule for each Fund is as follows:

 

Fund Management Fee
T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF   1.50%
T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF 1.50%
T-REX 2X Long DUOL Daily Target ETF 1.50%

 

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The Advisory Agreement was approved by the Trustees (including (including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”)) in compliance with the 1940 Act. The Advisory Agreement will continue in force for an initial period of up to two years. Thereafter, the Advisory Agreement is renewable from year to year with respect to the Funds, so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (1) by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose, of a majority of the Independent Trustees; and (2) by the majority vote of either the full Board or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of each Fund. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board or by a majority of each Fund’s outstanding shares on not less than 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser, or by the Adviser on 90 days’ written notice to the Trust. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.

 

The Adviser may make payments to banks or other financial institutions that provide shareholder services and administer shareholder accounts. If a bank or other financial institution were prohibited from continuing to perform all or a part of such services, management of the Funds believe that there would be no material impact on the Funds or their shareholders. Financial institutions may charge their customers fees for offering these services to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory authorities, and the overall return to those shareholders availing themselves of the financial institution’s services will be lower than to those shareholders who do not. The Funds may purchase securities issued by financial institutions that provide such services; however, in selecting investments for the Funds, no preference will be shown for such securities.

 

Portfolio Manager. As described in the prospectus, Matthew Tuttle serves as the Funds’ Portfolio Manager and is responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Funds. In addition to the Funds, the Portfolio Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below. The information below is provided as of _________, 2025:

 

Portfolio Manager

Other

Registered

Investment

Company

Accounts

Assets

Managed

($ millions)

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicle

Accounts

Assets

Managed

($ millions)

Other

Accounts

Assets

Managed

($ millions)

Total

Assets

Managed

($ millions)

Matthew Tuttle              

 

Conflicts of Interests. The Portfolio Manager’s management of “other accounts” may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts may have the same investment objective as the Funds. Therefore, a potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the identical investment objectives, whereby the Portfolio Manager could favor one account over another. Another potential conflict could include the Portfolio Manager’s knowledge about the size, timing and possible market impact of Fund trades, whereby the Portfolio Manager could use this information to the advantage of other accounts and to the disadvantage of the Funds. However, the Adviser has established policies and procedures to ensure that the purchase and sale of securities among all accounts it manages are fairly and equitably allocated.

 

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Compensation. The Portfolio Manager does not receive any special or additional compensation from the Adviser for his services as Portfolio Manager. The Portfolio Manager’s compensation is based solely on the overall financial operating results of the Adviser. The portfolio manager’s compensation is not directly linked to the Funds’ performance, although positive performance and growth in managed assets are factors that may contribute to the Adviser’s distributable profits and assets under management.

 

Portfolio Manager’s Share Ownership. As of the date of this SAI, the Portfolio Manager did not beneficially own shares of the Funds.

 

Administrator. Pursuant to a Fund Services Agreement, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235 (the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ administrator. In its capacity as administrator, the Administrator supervises all aspects of the operations of the Funds except those performed by the Adviser. The Administrator provides certain administrative services and facilities to the Funds, including, among other responsibilities, assisting in the preparation and filing of documents required for compliance by the Funds with applicable laws and regulations and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Funds. The Administrator receives an asset-based fee computed daily and paid monthly on the average daily net assets of the Funds, subject to a minimum fee plus out-of-pocket expenses.

 

Fund Sponsor. Rex Advisers, LLC, 1241 Post Road, Second Floor, Fairfield, Connecticut, 06824 ( “REX”), provides general strategic support and guidance, as well as marketing support for the Funds including, but not limited to, distributing the Funds’ materials and providing the Funds with access to and the use of REX’s other marketing capabilities, including communications through print and electronic media. For its services, REX is entitled to a fee from the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds.

 

Fund Accountant, Transfer Agent and Other Services. Pursuant to a Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement and Services and a Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement with ________ (“_____”), with principal offices at [address], _____ provides certain financial administration services (other than those provided by the Administrator), and fund accounting services to the Funds. As financial administrator, ______ performs services including but not limited to: (1) calculating Fund expenses; (2) calculating the Fund performance data; and (3) providing certain compliance support services. As fund accountant, _____ maintains certain financial records of the Trust and provides accounting services to the Funds that include the daily calculation of each Fund’s NAV. ______ also performs certain other services on behalf of the Trust including providing financial information for the Trust’s federal and state tax returns and financial reports required to be filed with the SEC. As transfer agent, ______ shares of each Fund in Creation Units to fill purchase orders for the Funds’ shares, maintains records of the issuance and redemption of the Funds’ shares, and acts as the Funds’ dividend disbursing agent.

 

For the financial administration and fund accounting services provided to the Trust, the Trust has agreed to pay to ____ an annual asset based fee as a percentage of the aggregate net assets of the Funds, subject to certain breakpoints and minimum fee requirements. __________ is also entitled to fees for services that it renders with respect to the filing of Form N-PORT, its services related to liquidity risk management and out-of-pocket expenses.

 

Custodian. Pursuant to a Custody Agreement with the Trust, _______ (“Custodian”), located at [address], serves as Custodian for the Funds and safeguards and holds the Funds’ cash and securities, settles the Funds’ securities transactions and collects income on the Funds’ investments. Under the agreement, the Custodian also: (1) provides data required by the Adviser to determine each Fund’s Creation Basket and estimated All Cash Amount for each Business Day); (2) monitors the settlement of securities comprising the Creation Basket and any cash in connection with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units and requests the issuance of related Creation Units; (3) deposits securities comprising the Creation Basket and/or cash received from Authorized Participants in connection with purchases of Creation Units into each Fund’s custody and cash accounts; (4) disburses securities comprising the Creation Basket and/or cash from the Funds’ custody and cash accounts to Authorized Participants in connection with the redemptions of Creation Units; and (5) performs certain other related services, (See “Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units,” below).

 

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Distributor and Principal Underwriter. Foreside Fund Services, LLC a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (dba ACA Group) (the “Distributor”) the Funds’ distributor, is located at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

 

Shares will be continuously offered for sale by the Trust through the Distributor only in whole Creation Units, as described in the section of this SAI entitled “Additional Information About Purchases and Sales.” The Distributor also acts as an agent for the Trust. The Distributor will deliver a prospectus to persons purchasing Shares in Creation Units and will maintain records of both orders placed with it and confirmations of acceptance furnished by it. The Distributor has no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Funds.

 

The Board has not adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (“Rule 12b-1 Plan”) under the 1940 Act with respect to the Funds. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds and there are no plans to impose these fees.

 

The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Funds. The making of these payments could create a conflict of interest for a financial intermediary receiving such payments.

 

Legal Counsel. Practus, LLP, 11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310, Leawood, Kansas 66211, serves as legal counsel to the Trust and the Funds.

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, ____ audits the Funds’ annual financial statements. _____, an affiliate of ______, prepares the Trust’s tax returns. _____is located at [address].

 

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

 

Trustees and Officers. The Trust is governed by the Board, which is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The trustees are experienced businesspersons who meet throughout the year to oversee the Trust’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds and review performance. The names, addresses and ages of the trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal occupations during the past five years, are listed below.

 

Each Trustee was nominated to serve on the Board of Trustees based on their particular experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills. Generally, the Trust believes that each Trustee is competent to serve because of their individual overall merits including: (i) experience; (ii) qualifications; (iii) attributes; and (iv) skills.

 

Ms. Mary Lou H. Ivey has business experience as a practicing tax accountant from 1996 to 2021 and, as such, brings tax, budgeting and financial reporting skills to the Board. Currently, Ms. Ivey serves as the Chief Financial Officer for the Episcopal Church Building Fund since 2022 utilizing her financial knowledge and skills.

 

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Ms. Laura V. Morrison has over 30 years of experience in leadership roles at global stock exchanges and asset managers. She has extensive knowledge of ETFs as well as mutual funds, having set the strategy and managed the product development, sales distribution and marketing teams at a leading provider. Ms. Morrison also guided the growth of several listing exchanges in the U.S. and Europe including NYSE & Cboe Markets.

 

Dr. David J. Urban is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Marketing at the Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University. He earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Michigan. Dr. Urban also holds a master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree in Commerce with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Virginia. His extensive career is marked by significant budget responsibility and accountability, with expertise in marketing, strategic planning, organizational leadership, and management contributing to the Board’s long-term goal setting.

 

The Trust does not believe any one factor is determinative in assessing a Trustee’s qualifications, but that the collective experience of each Trustee makes them each highly qualified.

 

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Ms. Ivey, who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Trust also has an independent Audit Committee that allows the Board to access the expertise necessary of oversee the Trust, identify risks, recognize shareholder concerns and needs and highlight opportunities. The Audit Committee is able to focus Board time and attention to matters of interest to shareholders and, through its private sessions with the Trust’s auditor, Chief Compliance Officer and legal counsel, stay fully informed regarding management decisions.

 

ETFs face a number of risks, including investment risk, compliance risk and valuation risk. The Board oversees management of the Fund’s risks directly and through its officers. While day-to-day risk management responsibilities rest with the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, investment advisers and other service providers, the Board monitors and tracks risk by: (1) receiving and reviewing quarterly reports related to the performance and operations of the Fund; (2) reviewing and approving, as applicable, the compliance policies and procedures of the Trust, including the Trust’s valuation policies and transaction procedures; (3) periodically meeting with the portfolio manager to review investment strategies, techniques and related risks; (4) meeting with representatives of key service providers, including the Fund’s investment advisers, administrator, distributor, transfer agent and the independent registered public accounting firm, to discuss the activities of the Fund; (5) engaging the services of the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund to monitor and test the compliance procedures of the Trust and its service providers; (6) receiving and reviewing reports from the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding the Fund’s financial condition and the Trust’s internal controls; and (7) receiving and reviewing an annual written report prepared by the Chief Compliance Officer reviewing the adequacy of the Trust’s compliance policies and procedures and the effectiveness of their implementation. The Board has concluded that its general oversight of the investment adviser and other service providers as implemented through the reporting and monitoring process outlined above allows the Board to effectively administer its risk oversight function.

 

Trustee Emeritus

 

Mr. Theo H. Pitt is a Trustee Emeritus of the Trust. In his capacity as Trustee Emeritus, he does not have any fiduciary or oversight responsibilities to the Trust, and he does not vote on any matters that may be brought before the Board. As Trustee Emeritus, Mr. Pitt serves the Board in an advisory capacity, which allows the Board to capitalize on the institutional knowledge and experience Mr. Pitt has garnered over many decades in the financial services and investment management industries. Mr. Pitt began serving as Trustee Emeritus on January 1, 2025. Previously, Mr. Pitt served as an Independent Trustee of the Trust from December2019 until he retired on December 31, 2024.

  

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Following is a list of the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust and their principal occupation over the last five years. The mailing address of each Trustee and officer is 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia, 23235, unless otherwise indicated.

 

NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES

 

NAME, YEAR
OF BIRTH
AND
POSITION
WITH THE
TRUST
TERM OF
OFFICE AND
LENGTH OF
TIME
SERVED

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S) DURING
THE PAST FIVE

YEARS

NUMBER OF
FUNDS IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
TRUSTEE

OTHER
DIRECTORSHIPS

HELD BY
TRUSTEE IN THE
PAST FIVE YEARS

Mary Lou H. Ivey

1958

Trustee

 

Indefinite, Since December, 2019 Senior Vice President, Episcopal Church Building Fund (national nonprofit organization), since January 2022. Accountant, Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C., (accounting firm), from 2008 to 2021. [103] Independent Trustee of World Funds Trust for the twenty-three series of that trust; and Independent Trustee of Precidian ETFs Trust for the forty-eight series of that Trust (each a registered investment company).

Laura V. Morrison

1966

Trustee

 

Indefinite, Since July 2024 Owner, LVM Advisory LLC (consulting services to financial institutions) since 2024; Director and Member of Nominating and Governance Committee, Women in ETFs (not for profit) (2021 – present); Formerly, Chief Revenue Officer, Direxion (2022-2023); Senior Vice President, Global Head of Listings, Cboe Global Markets (2015-2022). [103] Independent Trustee of World Funds Trust for the twenty-three series of that trust; and Independent Trustee of Precidian ETFs Trust for the forty-eight series of that Trust (each a registered investment company).

Dr. David J. Urban

1955

Trustee

Indefinite, Since December, 2019 Dean Emeritus (since 2023) and Professor of Marketing (since 2013), Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University. [103] Independent Trustee of World Funds Trust for the twenty-three series of that trust; and Independent Trustee of Precidian ETFs Trust for the forty-eight series of that Trust (each a registered investment company).

 

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OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES

 

NAME, YEAR OF BIRTH AND
POSITION(S) WITH THE TRUST
TERM OF OFFICE
AND LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE
PAST FIVE YEARS

David Bogaert

1963

President

Indefinite, Since December 2019 Managing Director of Business Development, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. (fund administration and transfer agency), October 2013 – present.

Thomas A. Carter

1966

Vice President

 

Indefinite, Since December 2019 President Ridgeline Research September 2019 through present.

Karen M. Shupe

1964

Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer

 

Indefinite, Since December 2019 Managing Director of Fund Operations, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2003 to present.

Ann T. MacDonald

1954

Assistant Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

Indefinite, Since December 2019 Managing Director, Fund Administration and Fund Accounting, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2003 to present.

John H. Lively

1969

Secretary

Indefinite, Since December 2019

Attorney, Practus, LLP (law firm), May 2018 to present.

 

Holly B. Giangiulio

1962

Assistant Secretary

Indefinite, Since December 2019

Managing Director, Corporate Operations, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., January 2015 to present.

 

Laura Wright

1972

Assistant Secretary

Indefinite, Since July 2022 Manager, Fund Administration, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., August 2023 to present, Fund Administrator, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2016 to 2023.

J. Stephen King

1962

Assistant Secretary

Indefinite, Since September 2022 Attorney, Practus, LLP (law firm), 2020 to present.

Soth Chin

1966

Chief Compliance Officer

Indefinite, Since March 2023

Managing Member of Fit Compliance, LLC (financial services compliance and consulting firm) since October 2016.

 

Julian G. Winters

1968

Assistant Chief Compliance Officer

Indefinite, Since March 2023 Managing Member of Watermark Solutions, LLC (investment compliance and consulting firm) since March 2007.

 

The Board of Trustees oversees the Trust and certain aspects of the services provided by the Adviser and the Funds’ other service providers. Each Trustee will hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Each officer of the Trust serves at the pleasure of the Board and for a term of one year or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

The Trust has a standing Audit Committee of the Board composed of Ms. Ivey, Ms. Morrison, and Dr. Urban. The functions of the Audit Committee are to meet with the Trust’s independent auditors to review the scope and findings of the annual audit, discuss the Trust’s accounting policies, discuss any recommendations of the independent auditors with respect to the Trust’s management practices, review the impact of changes in accounting standards on the Trust’s financial statements, recommend to the Board the selection of independent registered public accounting firm, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Audit Committee by the Board. The Audit Committee met eight times during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.

 

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Ms. Ivey, Ms. Morrison, and Dr. Urban. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s purposes, duties and powers are set forth in its written charter, which is described in Exhibit C – the charter also describes the process by which shareholders of the Trust may make nominations. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met three times during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.

 

The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee is comprised of Ms. Ivey, Ms. Morrison, and Dr. Urban. The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee receives, investigates, and makes recommendations as to the appropriate remedial action in connection with any report of evidence of a material violation of the securities laws or breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Trust, its officers, Trustees, or agents. The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee did not meet during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.

 

Trustee Compensation. Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust may receive compensation for their services to the Trust. All Trustees are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings. Effective January 1, 2025, each Trustee receives a retainer fee at the annualized rate of $81,500 and the Independent Chairperson will receive an additional annual fee of $5,000, paid quarterly. Additionally, each Trustee may receive a fee of $2,500 per special meeting. Compensation to be received by each Trustee from the Trust for the Funds’ first fiscal year is estimated as follows:

 

Name of Person /
Position

Aggregate
Compensation

From Fund

Pension or Retirement
Benefits Accrued as
Part of Fund Expenses
Estimated Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement
Total Compensation
From Fund and
Fund Complex Paid
To Trustees (*)(1)

Mary Lou H. Ivey, Trustee

 

$ $0 $0 $

Laura V. Morrison, Trustee

 

$ $0 $0 $

Dr. David J. Urban, Trustee

 

$ $0 $0 $

Theo H. Pitt, Jr., Trustee Emeritus(2)

 

$ $0 $0 $
*The Trust does not pay deferred compensation.
(1)The “Fund Complex” consists of the Funds and all the series of the Trust that are managed by the Adviser.
(2)Mr. Theo H. Pitt, Jr. retired from the Trust on December 31, 2024 and no longer serves as Trustee.

 

Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares. The table below shows for each Trustee, the amount of Fund equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee, and the aggregate value of all investments in equity securities of the Funds of the Trust, as of December 31, 2024, and stated as one of the following ranges: A = None; B = $1-$10,000; C = $10,001-$50,000; D = $50,001-$100,000; and E = over $100,000.

 

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Name of Non-Interested Trustee Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in the Funds
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in all Registered
Investment Companies Overseen
by the Trustees in Family of
Investment Companies
Mary Lou H. Ivey A A
Laura V. Morrison A A
Dr. David J. Urban A A

 

Sales Loads. No front-end or deferred sales charges are applied to purchase of Fund shares by current or former trustees, officers, employees or agents of the Trust, the Adviser or the principal underwriter and by the members of their immediate families. No front-end or deferred sales charges are applied to the purchase of Shares.

 

Policies Concerning Personal Investment Activities. The Funds and the Adviser have each adopted a Code of Ethics, pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that permit investment personnel, subject to their particular code of ethics, to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds, for their own account.

 

The Codes of Ethics are on file with, and can be reviewed on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SECURITIES HOLDERS

 

A principal shareholder is any person who owns (either of record or beneficially) 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Funds. A control person is one who owns, either directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting securities of the Funds or acknowledges the existence of such control. As a controlling shareholder, each of these persons could control the outcome of any proposal submitted to the shareholders for approval, including changes to a Fund’s fundamental policies or the terms of the management agreement with the Adviser. Since the economic benefit of investing in an ETF is passed through to the underlying investors of the record owners of 25% or more of the Fund shares, these record owners are not considered the beneficial owners of the Fund’s shares or control persons of the Fund. 

 

The Funds have not yet commenced operations as of the date of this SAI.

 

Calculation of Share Price

 

The NAV of each Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of the Fund’s portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund. Shares are valued at the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (the “Exchange Close”) on each day that the Exchange is open. For purposes of calculating the NAV, a Fund normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the Exchange Close and does not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the Exchange Close. Domestic fixed income and foreign securities are normally priced using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Information that becomes known to a Fund or its agents after the NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of the security or the NAV determined earlier that day.

 

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Generally, a Fund’s domestic securities are valued each day at the last quoted sales price on each security’s primary exchange. Securities traded or dealt in upon one or more securities exchanges for which market quotations are readily available and not subject to restrictions against resale shall be valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, in the absence of a sale on the primary exchange, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on such exchange. If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Designee (as defined below). Securities that are not traded or dealt in any securities exchange (whether domestic or foreign) and for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available generally shall be valued at the last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask price on such over-the- counter market.

 

Certain securities or investments for which daily market quotes are not readily available may be valued, pursuant to methodologies established by the Board. Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) approved by the Board based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less may be generally valued at amortized cost when it approximates fair value.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. Futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the exchange, or, if no settlement price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of business prior to when a Fund calculates NAV. Other securities for which market quotes are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Designee (as defined below). Swap agreements and other derivatives are generally valued daily depending on the type of instrument and reference assets based upon market prices, the mean between bid and asked price quotations from market makers or by a pricing service or Valuation Designee (as defined below) in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Funds may use an independent pricing service approved by the Board to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by a Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before a Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Valuation Designee (as defined below).

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

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Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received upon the sale of the security or asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and time. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee (“Valuation Designee”) for the Funds to perform fair value determinations relating to all Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through a fair valuation committee, and may apply fair valuation methodologies approved by the Board, or utilize prices or inputs from pricing services, quotation reporting systems, valuation agents and other third-party sources that have been approved by the Board.

 

Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ and Valuation Designee’s policies and procedures are intended to result in a calculation of each Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by each Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PURCHASES AND SALES

 

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

 

Creation Units

 

The Trust issues and sells Shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis on any business day through the Distributor at the Shares’ NAV next determined after receipt of an order in proper form. The Distributor processes purchase orders only on a day that the Exchange is open for trading (a “Business Day”).

 

Generally, the consideration for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units will be made entirely in a cash amount equal to the NAV of the shares that constitute the Creation Unit(s) (an “All Cash Amount”). At the discretion of the Adviser, the Funds may elect at any time, and from time to time, to issue and sell Creation Units at NAV for “in kind” consideration, meaning the initiator of a creation or redemption order will deposit or receive as consideration a portfolio of all or some of the securities held in each Fund’s portfolio, plus a cash amount (an “In Kind Creation” and “In Kind Redemption”).

 

Creation Orders

 

The consideration for an In Kind Creation generally consists of the Deposit Securities for each Creation Unit constituting a substantial replication, or representation, of the securities included in a Fund’s portfolio as selected by the Adviser (“Fund Securities”) and the Cash Component computed as described below. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum investment amount for a Creation Unit of a Fund. The Cash Component serves to compensate the Trust or the Authorized Participant, as applicable, for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the Deposit Amount (as defined below). The Cash Component is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the Fund Shares (per Creation Unit) and the “Deposit Amount,” an amount equal to the market value of the Deposit Securities. If the Cash Component is a positive number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will deliver the Cash Component. If the Cash Component is a negative number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will receive the Cash Component.

 

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In addition, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash (that is a “cash in lieu” amount) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or that may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC or the Clearing Process (discussed below) or for other similar reasons. The Trust also reserves the right to permit or require a “cash in lieu” amount where the delivery of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant (as described below) would be restricted under the securities laws or where delivery of Deposit Securities to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws, and in certain other situations.

 

The Custodian, through the NSCC (see the section of this SAI entitled “Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units—Procedures for Creation of Creation Units”), makes available on each Business Day, prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m. New York time), the list of the name and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security (if any) to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Funds. This Fund Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, to orders to effect creations of Creation Units of the Funds until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities is made available, or unless the Adviser elects to receive an All Cash Amount in connection with the creation of Creation Units.

 

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities required for a Fund Deposit for the Funds changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected within the Funds from time to time by the Adviser, with a view to the investment objective of the Funds. In addition, the Trust reserves the right to permit the substitution of an amount of cash – i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount – to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security that may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or that may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC or the Clearing Process (discussed below), or which might not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting or other relevant reason. In addition to the list of names and number of securities constituting the current Deposit Securities of a Fund Deposit, the Custodian, through the NSCC, also makes available on each Business Day the estimated Cash Component, effective through and including the previous Business Day, per outstanding Creation Unit of each Fund.

 

The process for a creation order involving an All Cash Amount will be the same as the process for an In Kind Creation, except that the Cash Component will be the entirety of the amount deposited as consideration for the Creation Unit(s).

 

Procedures for Creation of Creation Units

 

All orders to create Creation Units must be placed with the Transfer Agent either (1) through Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (“Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC, by a “Participating Party,” i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the Clearing Process; or (2) outside the Clearing Process by a DTC Participant. In each case, the Participating Party or the DTC Participant must have executed an agreement with the Distributor with respect to creations and redemptions of Creation Units (“Participant Agreement”); such parties are collectively referred to as “APs” or “Authorized Participants.” Investors should contact the Distributor for the names of Authorized Participants. All Fund Shares, whether created through or outside the Clearing Process, will be entered on the records of DTC for the account of a DTC Participant.

 

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The Distributor will process orders to purchase Creation Units received by 3:00 p.m. New York time on the trade date (“Closing Time”), as long as they are in proper form. If an order to purchase Creation Units is received in proper form by Closing Time, then it will be processed that day. Purchase orders received in proper form after Closing Time will be processed on the following Business Day and will be priced at the NAV determined on that day. Custom orders must be received by the Transfer Agent no later than 3:00 p.m. New York time on the trade date. In the case of an In Kind Creation, a custom order may be placed by an Authorized Participant in the event that the Trust permits the substitution of an amount of cash to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or which may not be eligible for trading by such Authorized Participant or the investor for which it is acting or other relevant reason. The date on which an order to create Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as discussed below) is placed is referred to as the “Transmittal Date.” Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, as described below in the sections entitled “Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process” and “Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process.”

 

All orders to create Creation Units from investors who are not Authorized Participants shall be placed with an Authorized Participant in the form required by such Authorized Participant. In addition, the Authorized Participant may request the investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, e.g., to provide for payments of cash, when required. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and, therefore, orders to create Creation Units of the Funds have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement.

 

Those placing orders for Creation Units through the Clearing Process should afford sufficient time to permit proper submission of the order to the Transfer Agent prior to the Closing Time on the Transmittal Date. Orders for Creation Units that are effected outside the Clearing Process are likely to require transmittal by the DTC Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date than orders effected using the Clearing Process. Those persons placing orders outside the Clearing Process should ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system by contacting the operations department of the broker or depository institution effectuating such transfer of the Fund Deposit. For more information about Clearing Process and DTC, see the sections below entitled “Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process” and “Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process.”

 

Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process

 

The Clearing Process is the process of creating or redeeming Creation Units through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC. All Fund Deposits and/or Cash Component, as applicable, made through the Clearing Process must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed a Participant Agreement. The Participant Agreement authorizes the Transfer Agent to transmit through the Custodian to NSCC, on behalf of the Participating Party, such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Participating Party’s creation order. Pursuant to such trade instructions to NSCC, the Participating Party agrees to deliver the requisite Fund Deposits and/or Cash Component, as applicable, to the Trust, together with such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. An order to create Creation Units through the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor or transfer agent on the Transmittal Date if (1) such order is received by the Transfer Agent not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal Date and (2) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed.

 

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Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process

 

All Fund Deposits and/or Cash Component, as applicable, made outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order creating Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process does not need to be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that the creation of Creation Units will instead be effected through a transfer of cash and securities directly through DTC. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the DTC Participant on the Transmittal Date in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities through DTC to the account of the Fund by no later than 11:00 a.m. New York time on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date (“DTC Cut-Off-Time”).

 

All questions as to the amount of an All Cash Amount, the number of Deposit Securities to be delivered, or the amount of a Cash Component, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash equal to the Cash Component (including All Cash Amounts) must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than 2:00 p.m. New York time on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date. An order to create Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (1) such order is received by the Transfer Agent not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal Date and (2) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. However, if the Custodian does not receive both the requisite Deposit Securities and the Cash Component or the All Cash Amount, as applicable, by 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date, such order will be canceled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using the Fund Deposits and/or Cash Components as newly constituted to reflect the then-current Deposit Securities and Cash Component, or the All Cash Amount, as applicable. The delivery of Creation Units so created will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

 

Additional transaction fees may be imposed with respect to transactions effected through a DTC participant outside the Clearing Process and in the limited circumstances in which any cash can be used in lieu of Deposit Securities to create Creation Units. See the section of this SAI entitled “Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units—Creation Transaction Fee.”

 

Creation Units of an In-Kind Creation may be created in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the Fund Shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since, in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (1) the Cash Component plus (2) 125% of the then-current market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities (“Additional Cash Deposit”). The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to Closing Time and funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with the Custodian by 11:00 a.m. New York time the following Business Day. If the order is not placed in proper form by Closing Time or funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 11:00 a.m. the next Business Day, then the order may be deemed to be canceled and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to each Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending receipt of the undelivered Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to 125% of the daily marked-to-market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities. To the extent that undelivered Deposit Securities are not received by 1:00 p.m. New York time on the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor, or in the event a marked-to-market payment is not made within one Business Day following notification by the Transfer Agent that such a payment is required, the Trust may use the cash on deposit to purchase the undelivered Deposit Securities. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust and each Fund for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the undelivered Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust’s custodial account. In addition, a transaction fee will be charged in all cases. See the section below entitled “Creation Transaction Fee.” The delivery of Creation Units so created will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

 

Acceptance of Orders for Creation Units

 

The Trust reserves the right to reject a creation order transmitted to it by the Transfer Agent if: (1) the order is not in proper form; (2) if the Cash Component paid is incorrect; (3) the investor(s), upon obtaining the Fund Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of the Funds; (4) the Deposit Securities delivered are not as disseminated for that date by the Custodian, as described above; (5) acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; or (6) there exist circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, transfer agent, the Distributor and the Adviser that make it for all practical purposes impossible to process creation orders. Examples of such circumstances include acts of God; public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Adviser, the Distributor or transfer agent, DTC, NSCC, the Custodian or sub-custodian or any other participant in the creation process and similar extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify the Authorized Participant of its rejection of the order. The Trust, the Custodian, any sub-custodian, the transfer agent and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

 

Creation Units typically are issued on a “T+1 basis” (that is, one Business Day after trade date). To the extent contemplated by an Authorized Participant’s agreement with the Distributor, the Trust will issue Creation Units of an In Kind Creation to such Authorized Participant notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Portfolio Deposits have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by such Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral having a value equal to 110%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities in accordance with the Trust’s then-effective procedures. Such collateral must be delivered no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the contractual settlement date. The only collateral that is acceptable to the Trust is cash in U.S. Dollars or an irrevocable letter of credit in form, and drawn on a bank, that is satisfactory to the Trust. The cash collateral posted by the Authorized Participant may be invested at the risk of the Authorized Participant, and income, if any, on invested cash collateral will be paid to that Authorized Participant.

 

Information concerning the Trust’s current procedures for collateralization of missing Deposit Securities is available from the Distributor or transfer agent. The Authorized Participant Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time and will subject the Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost to the Trust of purchasing such securities and the cash collateral or the amount that may be drawn under any letter of credit.

 

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In certain cases, Authorized Participants will create and redeem Creation Units (whether by In Kind Creation/Redemption or for an All Cash Amount) on the same trade date. In these instances, the Trust reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis. All questions as to the amount of cash required to be delivered, the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered, as applicable, shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

 

Creation Transaction Fee

 

Authorized Participants will be required to pay to the Custodian a fixed transaction fee (“Creation Transaction Fee”) in connection with creation orders that is intended to offset the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance of Creation Units. The standard creation transaction fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the applicable Business Day. The Creation Transaction Fee charged by the Funds’ custodian for each creation order is [$250,00].

 

In addition, a variable fee, payable to each Fund, of a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable charge is primarily designed to cover additional costs (e.g., brokerage, taxes) involved with buying the securities with cash. The Funds may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust.

 

In order to seek to replicate the In Kind Creation order process for creation orders executed in whole or in part with cash, the Trust expects to purchase, in the secondary market or otherwise gain exposure to, the portfolio securities that could have been delivered as a result of an In Kind Creation order pursuant to local law or market convention, or for other reasons (“Creation Market Purchases”). In such cases where the Trust makes Creation Market Purchases, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Trust for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were purchased by the Trust and the cash-in-lieu amount, applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes.

 

The Creation Transaction Fee may be waived for the Funds when the Adviser believes that waiver of the Creation Transaction Fee is in the best interest of the Funds. When determining whether to waive the Creation Transaction Fee, the Adviser considers a number of factors including whether waiving the Creation Transaction Fee will: facilitate the initial launch of each Fund; facilitate portfolio rebalancings in a less costly manner; improve the quality of the secondary trading market for the Funds’ shares; and not result in a Fund bearing additional costs or expenses as a result of the waiver.

 

Redemption Orders

 

The process to redeem Creation Units is essentially the reverse of the process by which Creation Units are created, as described above. To redeem Shares directly from a Fund, an investor must be an Authorized Participant or must redeem through an Authorized Participant. The Trust redeems Creation Units on a continuous basis on any Business Day through the Distributor at the Shares’ NAV next determined after receipt of an order in proper form. Each Fund will not redeem Shares in amounts less than Creation Units. Authorized Participants must accumulate enough Shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such Shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit.

 

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Generally, Creation Units of the Funds will also be redeemed at NAV principally in cash, although a Fund reserves the right to redeem all or a portion in kind, in each case less a transaction fee as described below. With respect to In Kind Redemptions, the Custodian, through the NSCC, makes available prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m. New York time) on each Business Day, the identity of the Fund Securities that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as described below) on that day. Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities that are applicable to creations of Creation Units. The redemption proceeds for an In Kind Redemption of a Creation Unit consists of Fund Securities – as announced on the Business Day the request for redemption is received in proper form – plus or minus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the Fund Shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a redemption request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (“Cash Redemption Amount”), less a redemption transaction fee (see the section below entitled “Redemption Transaction Fee”).

 

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to the Funds (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the Shares of the Funds or determination of the Funds’ NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstances as is permitted by the SEC.

 

Deliveries of redemption proceeds by each Fund generally will be made within one Business Day (that is “T+1”). However, each Fund reserves the right to settle redemption transactions and deliver redemption proceeds on a basis other than T+1 to accommodate foreign market holiday schedules, to account for different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and dividend ex-dates (that is the last date the holder of a security can sell the security and still receive dividends payable on the security sold), and in certain other circumstances.

 

The process for a redemption order involving an All Cash Amount will be the same as the process for an In-Kind Redemption, except that the proceeds of the redemption will be paid entirely in cash. Proceeds of redemptions of Creation Units payable in an All Cash Amount will be paid to the Authorized Participant redeeming Shares on behalf of the redeeming investor as soon as practicable after the date of redemption (within seven calendar days thereafter).

 

Placement of Redemption Orders Using the Clearing Process

 

Orders to redeem Creation Units through the Clearing Process must be delivered through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. Investors other than Authorized Participants are responsible for making arrangements with an Authorized Participant for an order to redeem. An order to redeem Creation Units is deemed received by the Trust on the Transmittal Date if: (1) such order is received by the Transfer Agent not later than Closing Time on such Transmittal Date; and (2) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. Such order will be effected based on the NAV of the relevant Fund as next determined. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process made in proper form but received by the Transfer Agent after Closing Time will be deemed received on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date and will be effected at the NAV determined on such next Business Day. The requisite Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, will be transferred by the third NSCC business day following the date on which such request for redemption is deemed received.

 

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Placement of Redemption Orders Outside the Clearing Process

 

Orders to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed the Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order for redemption of Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process does not need to be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that redemption of Creation Units will instead be effected through transfer of Fund Shares directly through DTC. An order to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (1) such order is received by the Transfer Agent not later than Closing Time on such Transmittal Date; (2) such order is accompanied or followed by the requisite number of Fund Shares, which delivery must be made through DTC to the Custodian no later than the DTC Cut-Off-Time, and the Cash Redemption Amount, if owed to the Fund, which delivery must be made by 2:00 p.m. New York Time; and (3) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. After the Distributor receives an order for redemption outside the Clearing Process, the Transfer Agent will initiate procedures to transfer the requisite Fund Securities which are expected to be delivered and the Cash Redemption Amount, if any, by the third Business Day following the Transmittal Date.

 

The calculation of the value of the Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, to be delivered or received upon redemption (by the Authorized Participant or the Trust, as applicable) will be made by the Custodian according to the procedures set forth the section of this SAI entitled “Determination of Net Asset Value” computed on the Business Day on which a redemption order is deemed received by the Distributor. Therefore, if a redemption order in proper form is submitted to the Transfer Agent by a DTC Participant not later than Closing Time on the Transmittal Date, and the requisite number of Shares of each Fund are delivered to the Custodian prior to the DTC Cut-Off-Time, then the value of the Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, to be delivered or received (by the Authorized Participant or the Trust, as applicable) will be determined by the Custodian on such Transmittal Date. If, however, either (1) the requisite number of Shares of the relevant Fund are not delivered by the DTC Cut-Off-Time, as described above, or (2) the redemption order is not submitted in proper form, then the redemption order will not be deemed received as of the Transmittal Date. In such case, the value of the Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, to be delivered or received will be computed on the Business Day following the Transmittal Date provided that the Fund Shares of the relevant Fund are delivered through DTC to the Custodian by 11:00 a.m. New York time the following Business Day pursuant to a properly submitted redemption order.

 

The Trust may in its discretion at any time, or from time to time, exercise its option to redeem Fund Shares solely for consideration in the form of an All Cash Amount, and the redeeming Authorized Participant will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that the Trust may permit, in its sole discretion. In either case, the investor will receive an All Cash Amount payment equal to the NAV of its Fund Shares based on the NAV of Shares of the relevant Fund next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a transaction fee which will include an additional charge for cash redemptions to offset the Fund’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). Each Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities that differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities, or cash in lieu of some securities added to the Cash Redemption Amount, but in no event will the total value of the securities delivered and the cash transmitted differ from the NAV. Redemptions of Fund Shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and a Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Trust could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws.

 

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An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting that is subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of a Creation Unit may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming Beneficial Owner of the Fund Shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment, beneficial ownership of shares or delivery instructions.

 

Redemption Transaction Fee

 

Investors will be required to pay to the Custodian a fixed transaction fee (“Redemption Transaction Fee”) to offset the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units. The standard redemption transaction fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed by an investor on the applicable Business Day. The Redemption Transaction Fee charged by the Funds’ custodian for each redemption order is [$250.00].

 

An additional variable fee of up to three (3) times the fixed Transaction Fee plus all commission and fees payable to the Funds in connection with the sale of the Fund Securities (expressed as a percentage value of such Fund Securities) may be imposed for (1) redemptions effected outside the Clearing Process and (2) redemptions made in an All Cash Amount (to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the sale of Fund Securities). Investors will also bear the costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order.

 

In order to seek to replicate the In Kind Redemption order process for creation orders executed in whole or in part with cash, the Trust expects to sell, in the secondary market, the portfolio securities or settle any financial instruments that may not be permitted to be re-registered in the name of the Participating Party as a result of an In Kind Redemption order pursuant to local law or market convention, or for other reasons (“Market Sales”). In such cases where the Trust makes Market Sales, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Trust for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were sold or settled by the Trust and the cash-in-lieu amount, applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes.

 

Regardless of form, the Redemption Transaction Fee (including any reimbursements related to in cash redemptions or additional variable fees for In Kind Redemptions) will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities (currently, no more than 2% of the value of the shares redeemed).

 

The Redemption Transaction Fee may be waived for the Funds when the Adviser believes that waiver of the Redemption Transaction Fee is in the best interest of the Funds. When determining whether to waive the Redemption Transaction Fee, the Adviser considers a number of factors including whether waiving the Redemption Transaction Fee will: facilitate portfolio rebalancings in a less costly manner; improve the quality of the secondary trading market for the Funds’ shares; and not result in the Funds bearing additional costs or expenses as a result of the waiver.

 

Custom Baskets

 

The Fund Securities to be deposited for the purchase of a Creation Unit, and the Fund Securities delivered in connection with a Redemption, may differ, and the Fund may accept “custom baskets.” A custom basket may include any of the following: (i) a basket that is composed of a non-representative selection of a Fund’s portfolio holdings; or (ii) a representative basket that is different from the initial basket used in transactions on the same business day. The Fund has adopted policies and procedures that govern the construction and acceptance of baskets, including heightened requirements for certain types of custom baskets.

 

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ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Funds or their shareholders, pay a solicitation fee to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries (collectively, a “Financial Intermediary.”)

 

TAXES

 

The following discussion is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Funds and their shareholders. The discussion reflects applicable U.S. federal income tax laws as of the date of this SAI, which tax laws may be changed or subject to new interpretations by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), possibly with retroactive effect. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of all U.S. income, estate or gift tax, or foreign, state or local tax concerns affecting the Funds and their shareholders (including shareholders owning large positions in a Fund). The discussion set forth herein does not constitute tax advice. Investors are urged to consult their own tax advisers to determine the tax consequences to them of investing in a Fund.

 

In addition, no attempt is made to address tax concerns applicable to an investor with a special tax status such as a financial institution, real estate investment trust (“REIT”), insurance company, regulated investment company (“RIC”), individual retirement account (“IRA”), other tax-exempt entity, or dealer in securities. Furthermore, this discussion does not reflect possible application of the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”). Unless otherwise noted, this discussion assumes shares of the Funds (“Shares”) are held by U.S. shareholders (defined below) and that such Shares are held as capital assets.

 

A U.S. shareholder is a beneficial owner of Shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

a citizen or individual resident of the United States (including certain former citizens and former long-term residents);
   
a corporation or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
   
an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
   
a trust with respect to which a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or a trust that has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

 

A “Non-U.S. shareholder” is a beneficial owner of Shares that is an individual, corporation, trust or estate and is not a U.S. shareholder. If a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally depends upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A prospective shareholder who is a partner of a partnership that will hold Shares should consult its own tax adviser with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares by the partnership.

 

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Taxation as a RIC. Each Fund intends to qualify and remain qualified as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). There can be no assurance that each will so qualify. A Fund will qualify as a RIC if, among other things, it meets the source-of-income and the asset-diversification requirements. With respect to the source-of-income requirement, a Fund must derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income (including tax-exempt interest) from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and (ii) net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (the “Income Test”). A “qualified publicly traded partnership” is generally defined as a publicly traded partnership under Code Section 7704. Income derived from a partnership (other than a qualified publicly traded partnership) or trust is qualifying income to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership or trust which would be qualifying income if realized by a Fund in the same manner as realized by the partnership or trust.

 

If a RIC fails the Income Test and such failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, generally it will not be subject to the U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to corporations. Instead, the amount of the penalty for non-compliance is the amount by which the non-qualifying income exceeds one-ninth of the qualifying gross income.

 

With respect to the asset-diversification requirement, each Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year (i) at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets are represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, the securities of other RICs and other securities, if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets is invested in securities, other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs, of (a) one issuer, (b) two or more issuers that are controlled by the Fund and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (c) one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Asset Test”).

 

If a RIC fails the Asset Test, such RIC has a 6-month period to correct any failure without incurring a penalty if such failure is “de minimis,” meaning that the failure does not exceed the lesser of 1% of the RIC’s assets, or $10 million.

 

Similarly, if a RIC fails the Asset Test and the failure is not de minimis, a RIC can cure the failure if: (i) the RIC files with the U.S. Treasury Department a description of each asset that caused the RIC to fail the Asset Test; (ii) the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect; and (iii) the failure is cured within six months (or such other period specified by the U.S. Treasury Department). In such cases, a tax is imposed on the RIC equal to the greater of: (i) $50,000 or (ii) an amount determined by multiplying the highest corporate U.S. federal income tax rate (currently 21%) by the amount of net income generated during the period of the Asset Test failure from the assets that caused the RIC to fail the Asset Test.

 

If a Fund qualifies as a RIC and distributes to its shareholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of the sum of (i) its “investment company taxable income” as that term is defined in the Code (which includes, among other things, dividends, taxable interest, the excess of any net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses and certain net foreign exchange gains as reduced by certain deductible expenses) without regard to the deduction for dividends paid, and (ii) the excess of its gross tax-exempt interest, if any, over certain deductions attributable to such interest that are otherwise disallowed (the “Distribution Test”), the Fund will be relieved of U.S. federal income tax on any income of the Fund, including long-term capital gains, distributed to shareholders. However, any ordinary income or capital gain retained by the Fund will be subject to regular corporate U.S. federal income tax rates (currently at a maximum rate of 21%). Each Fund intends to distribute at least annually substantially all of its investment company taxable income, net tax-exempt interest, and net capital gain.

 

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Each Fund will generally be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax on the portion of its undistributed ordinary income with respect to each calendar year and undistributed capital gains if it fails to meet certain distribution requirements with respect to the one-year period ending on October 31 in that calendar year. To avoid the 4% U.S. federal excise tax, the required minimum distribution is generally equal to the sum of (i) 98% of the Fund’s ordinary income (computed on a calendar year basis), (ii) 98.2% of the Fund’s capital gain net income (generally computed for the one-year period ending on October 31), and (iii) any income realized, but not distributed, and on which the Fund paid no U.S. federal income tax in preceding years. Each Fund generally intends to make distributions in a timely manner in an amount at least equal to the required minimum distribution and therefore, under normal market conditions, does not expect to be subject to this excise tax.

 

A Fund may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which it does not receive cash. For example, if a Fund holds debt obligations that are treated under applicable U.S. federal income tax rules as having original issue discount (“OID”), such as debt instruments with payment of kind interest or, in certain cases, with increasing interest rates or that are issued with warrants, the Fund must include in income each year a portion of the OID that accrues over the life of the obligation regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by the Fund in the same taxable year. Because any OID accrued will be included in a Fund’s “investment company taxable income” (discussed below) for the year of accrual, the Fund may be required to make a distribution to its shareholders to satisfy the Distribution Test, even though it will not have received an amount of cash that corresponds with the accrued income.

 

A RIC is permitted to carry forward net capital losses indefinitely and may allow losses to retain their original character (as short or as long-term). These capital loss carryforwards may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains of a Fund, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.

 

Except as set forth below in “Failure to Qualify as a RIC,” the remainder of this discussion assumes that each Fund will qualify as a RIC for each taxable year.

 

Failure to Qualify as a RIC. If a Fund is unable to satisfy the Distribution Test or otherwise fails to qualify as a RIC in any year, it will be subject to corporate U.S. federal income tax on all of its income and gain, regardless of whether or not such income was distributed. Distributions to a Fund’s shareholders of such income and gain will not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. In such event, the Fund’s distributions, to the extent derived from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, would constitute ordinary dividends, which would generally be eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporate U.S. shareholders, and non-corporate U.S. shareholders would generally be able to treat such distributions as “qualified dividend income” eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation, provided in each case certain holding period and other requirements are satisfied. Distributions in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of a shareholder’s tax basis in its Shares, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain.

 

To qualify as a RIC in a subsequent taxable year, a Fund would be required to satisfy the Income Test, Asset Test, and Distribution Test for that year and distribute any earnings and profits from any year in which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC. Subject to a limited exception applicable to RICs that qualified as such under the Code for at least one year prior to disqualification and that requalify as a RIC no later than the second year following the nonqualifying year, a Fund would be subject to tax on any unrealized built-in gains in the assets held by it during the period in which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC that are recognized within the subsequent five years, unless the Fund made a special election to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income tax on such built-in gain at the time of its requalification as a RIC.

 

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Taxation of U.S. Shareholders. Distributions paid to U.S. shareholders by a Fund from its investment company taxable income (which is, generally, the Fund’s ordinary income plus net realized short-term capital gains in excess of net realized long-term capital losses) are generally taxable to U.S. shareholders as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional Shares. Such distributions (if designated by the Fund) may qualify (i) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate U.S. shareholders to the extent that the Fund’s income consists of dividend income from U.S. corporations, excluding distributions from tax-exempt organizations, exempt farmers’ cooperatives or REITs or (ii) in the case of non-corporate U.S. shareholders, as qualified dividend income eligible to be taxed at preferential rates to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income, and provided in each case certain holding period and other requirements are met. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable U.S. corporations and qualified foreign corporations (which generally include foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a qualified comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States, or the stock with respect to which such dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A qualified foreign corporation generally excludes any foreign corporation, which for the taxable year of the corporation in which the dividend was paid, or the preceding taxable year, is a passive foreign investment company (a “PFIC”). Distributions made to a U.S. shareholder from an excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses (“Capital Gain Dividends”), including Capital Gain Dividends credited to such U.S. shareholder but retained by the Fund, are taxable to such U.S. shareholder as long-term capital gain if they have been properly designated by the Fund, regardless of the length of time such U.S. shareholder owned the Shares. The maximum tax rate on Capital Gain Dividends received by non-corporate U.S. Shareholders is generally 20%. Distributions in excess of a Fund’s earnings and profits will be treated by a U.S. shareholder, first, as a tax-free return of capital, which is applied against and will reduce the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. shareholder’s Shares and, after such adjusted tax basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gain to the U.S. shareholder. The Funds are not required to provide written notice designating the amount of any qualified dividend income or capital gain dividends and other distributions. The Forms 1099 sent to the U.S. shareholders will instead serve this notice purpose.

 

As a RIC, each Fund will be subject to the AMT, but any items that are treated differently for AMT purposes must be apportioned between the Fund and its shareholders and this may affect the U.S. shareholders’ AMT liabilities. Each Fund intends in general to apportion these items in the same proportion that dividends paid to each shareholder bear to a Fund’s taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction.

 

For purpose of determining (i) whether the Distribution Test is satisfied for any year and (ii) the amount of Capital Gain Dividends paid for that year, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, elect to treat a dividend that is paid during the following taxable year as if it had been paid during the prior taxable year. If a Fund makes such an election, a U.S. shareholder will still be treated as receiving the dividend in the taxable year in which the distribution is made. However, any dividend declared by a Fund in October, November or December of any calendar year, payable to shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month and actually paid during January of the following year, will be treated as if it had been received by the U.S. shareholders on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared.

 

Each Fund intends to distribute all realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. If, however, the Fund were to retain any net capital gain, the Fund may designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gains in a notice to shareholders who, if subject to U.S. federal income tax on long-term capital gains, (i) will be required to include in income as long-term capital gain, their proportionate shares of such undistributed amount, and (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the U.S. federal income tax paid by the Fund on the undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. If such an event occurs, the tax basis of Shares will, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, generally be increased by the difference between the amount of undistributed net capital gain included in the shareholder’s gross income and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder.

 

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Sales of Shares or redemption of Creation Units and other dispositions of Shares, such as exchanges, of a Fund generally are taxable events. U.S. shareholders should consult their own tax advisers with reference to their individual circumstances to determine whether any particular transaction in the Shares is properly treated as a sale or exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as the following discussion assumes, and the tax treatment of any gains or losses recognized in such transaction. The sale of Shares, redemption of Creation Units or other disposition of Shares will generally result in capital gain or loss to the U.S. shareholder equal to the difference between the amount realized and the adjusted tax basis in the Shares sold or exchanged, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year at the time of sale. Any loss upon the sale or exchange of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received (including amounts credited as an undistributed Capital Gain Dividend) by such shareholder with respect to such Shares. A loss realized on a sale or exchange of Shares generally will be disallowed if other substantially identical shares are acquired within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the date that the Shares are disposed of. In such case, the tax basis of the Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Both long-term and short-term capital gain of U.S. corporations are taxed at the rates applicable to ordinary income of corporations. For non-corporate U.S. shareholders, short-term capital gain is taxed at the rate applicable to ordinary income, while long-term capital gain generally is taxed at a maximum rate of 20%. Capital losses are subject to certain limitations.

 

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize gain or loss from the exchange. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units and the exchanger’s tax basis in the Creation Units. The IRS, however, may assert that an Authorized Participant which does not mark-to-market its holdings may not be permitted to currently deduct losses realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

 

Any capital gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Any loss realized upon a redemption of Creation Units held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the applicable Authorized Participant of long-term capital gains with respect to the Creation Units (including any amounts credited to the Authorized Participant as undistributed capital gains).

 

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Each Fund has the right to reject an order for a purchase of Shares if the purchaser (or group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares of the Fund and if, pursuant to Code Section 351, the Fund would have a tax basis in the securities deposited for such Shares different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. If a Fund does issue Creation Units to a purchaser (or group of purchasers) that would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares of a Fund, the purchaser (or group of purchasers) may not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units.

 

Persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sales rules apply and when a loss might not be deductible.

 

Each Fund is required to report their shareholders’ cost basis, gain/loss, and holding period for Shares to the IRS on the Fund’s shareholders’ Consolidated Form 1099s. Each Fund has chosen average cost as the standing (default) tax lot identification method for all shareholders. A tax lot identification method is the way the Funds will determine which specific Shares are deemed to be sold when there are multiple purchases on different dates at differing prices, and the entire position is not sold at one time. The Funds’ standing tax lot identification method is the method Shares will be reported on a U.S. shareholder’s Consolidated Form 1099 if the U.S. shareholder does not select a different tax lot identification method. U.S. shareholders may choose a method different than the Funds’ standing method and will be able to do so at the time of the U.S. shareholder’s purchase or upon the sale of Shares. The Funds and their service providers do not provide tax advice. U.S. shareholders should consult independent sources, which may include a tax professional, with respect to any decisions they may make with respect to choosing a tax lot identification method.

 

Certain U.S. shareholders, including individuals, estates and trusts, will be subject to an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which should include dividends from the Funds and net gains from the disposition of Shares. U.S. shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the implications of the additional Medicare tax resulting from an investment in a Fund.

 

Straddles. When a Fund enters into an offsetting position to limit the risk on another position, the “straddle” rules usually come into play. An option or other position entered into or held by a Fund in conjunction with any other position held by the Fund may constitute a “straddle” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, straddles are subject to certain rules that may affect the character and timing of a Fund’s gains and losses with respect to straddle positions. The key features of the straddle rules are as follows:

 

A Fund may have to wait to deduct any losses. If a Fund has a capital gain in one position of a straddle and a capital loss in the other, the Fund may not recognize the loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes until the Fund disposes of both positions. This might occur, for example, if a Fund had a highly appreciated stock position and the Fund purchased protective put options (which give the Fund the right to sell the stock to someone else for a period of time at a predetermined price) to offset the risk. If the stock continued to increase in value and the put options expired worthless, the Fund must defer recognition of the loss on its put options until the Fund sells and recognizes the gain on the original, appreciated position.

 

A Fund’s capital gain holding period may get clipped. The moment a Fund enters into a typical straddle, the capital gains holding period on its offsetting positions is frozen. If a Fund held the original position for one year or less (thus not qualifying for the long-term capital gains rate), not only is the holding period frozen, it starts all over again when the Fund disposes of the offsetting position.

 

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Losses recognized with respect to certain straddle positions that would otherwise constitute short-term capital losses may be treated as long-term capital losses. This generally has the effect of reducing the tax benefit of such losses.

 

A Fund may not be able to deduct any interest expenses or carrying charges with respect to a straddle. During the offsetting period, any interest or carrying charges associated with the straddle generally are not currently tax deductible, but must be capitalized (added to cost basis).

 

Original Issue Discount, Pay-In-Kind Securities, Market Discount and Commodity-Linked Notes. Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance that may be acquired by a Fund may be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the amount of OID is treated as interest income and is included in a Fund’s taxable income (and required to be distributed by the Fund) over the term of the debt obligation, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security.

 

Some debt obligations that may be acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having “market discount.” Very generally, market discount is the excess of the stated redemption price of a debt obligation (or in the case of an obligations issued with OID, its “revised issue price”) over the purchase price of such obligation. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt obligation having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on such debt obligation. Alternatively, a Fund may elect to accrue market discount currently, in which case the Fund will be required to include the accrued market discount in the Fund’s income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which the market discount accrues, and thus is included in a Fund’s income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects. In the case of higher-risk securities, the amount of market discount may be unclear. See below under “Higher-Risk Securities.”

 

Some debt obligations that may be acquired by a Fund may be treated as having “acquisition discount” (very generally, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price), or OID in the case of certain types of debt obligations. A Fund will be required to include the acquisition discount, or OID, in income (as ordinary income) over the term of the debt obligation, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. A Fund may make one or more of the elections applicable to debt obligations having acquisition discount, or OID, which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income.

 

In addition, payment-in-kind securities will, and commodity-linked notes may, give rise to income that is required to be distributed and is taxable even though a Fund receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.

 

If a Fund holds the foregoing kinds of securities, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of a Fund or by liquidation of portfolio securities, if necessary (including when it is not advantageous to do so). The Funds may realize gains or losses from such liquidations. In the event a Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would in the absence of such transactions.

 

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Higher-Risk Securities. To the extent such investments are permissible for a Fund, the Fund may invest in debt obligations that are in the lowest rating categories or are unrated, including debt obligations of issuers not currently paying interest or who are in default. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of or in default present special tax issues for a Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when a Fund may cease to accrue interest, OID or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken for bad debts or worthless securities and how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income. In limited circumstances, it may also not be clear whether a Fund should recognize market discount on a debt obligation, and if so, what amount of market discount the Fund should recognize. These and other related issues will be addressed by a Fund when, as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a RIC and does not become subject to U.S. federal income or excise tax.

 

Issuer Deductibility of Interest. A portion of the interest paid or accrued on certain high yield discount obligations owned by a Fund may not be deductible to (and thus, may affect the cash flow of) the issuer. If a portion of the interest paid or accrued on certain high yield discount obligations is not deductible, that portion will be treated as a dividend for purposes of the corporate dividends-received deduction. In such cases, if the issuer of the high yield discount obligation is a U.S. corporation, dividend payments by a Fund may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction to the extent of the deemed dividend portion of such accrued interest.

 

Interest paid on debt obligations owned by a Fund, if any, that are considered for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be payable in the equity of the issuer or a related party will not be deductible to the issuer, possibly affecting the cash flow of the issuer.

 

Tax-Exempt Shareholders. A tax-exempt U.S. shareholder could recognize unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) by virtue of its investment in a Fund if Shares constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt U.S. shareholder within the meaning of Code Section 514(b). Furthermore, a tax-exempt U.S. shareholder may recognize UBTI if a Fund recognizes “excess inclusion income” derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools (“TMPs”) if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund’s investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund).

 

In addition, special tax consequences apply to charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”) that invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. A CRT (as defined in Code Section 664) that realizes any UBTI for a taxable year, must pay an excise tax annually of an amount equal to such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI solely as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income.” Rather, if at any time during any taxable year a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of Shares in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income,” then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its “excess inclusion income” for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders, at the highest corporate U.S. federal income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, a Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT, or other shareholder, and thus reduce such shareholder’s distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder’s interest in the Fund. The Funds have not yet determined whether such an election will be made. CRTs and other tax-exempt investors are urged to consult their own tax advisers concerning the consequences of investing in the Funds.

 

Foreign Taxation. Income received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

 

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A “qualified fund of funds” is a RIC that has at least 50% of the value of its total interests invested in other RICs at the end of each quarter of the taxable year. If a Fund satisfies this requirement or if it meets certain other requirements, which include a requirement that more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the close of its taxable year consist of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, then the Fund should be eligible to file an election with the IRS that may enable its shareholders to receive either the benefit of a foreign tax credit, or a tax deduction, with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the Fund, subject to certain limitations.

 

Taxation of Non-U.S. Shareholders. Capital Gain Dividends are generally not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax. Absent a specific statutory exemption, dividends other than Capital Gain Dividends paid by a Fund to a Non-U.S. shareholder are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) even if they are funded by income or gains (such as portfolio interest, short-term capital gains, or foreign-source dividend and interest income) that, if paid to a foreign person directly, would not be subject to withholding.

 

A RIC is not required to withhold any amounts (i) with respect to distributions (other than distributions to a Non-U.S. shareholder (a) that does not provide a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (b) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the Non-U.S. shareholders is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (c) that is within a foreign country that has inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (d) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the Non-U.S. shareholder and the Non-U.S. shareholder is a controlled foreign corporation) from U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those not subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by a Non-U.S. shareholder, to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders (“Interest-Related Dividends”), and (ii) with respect to distributions (other than (a) distributions to an individual Non-U.S. shareholder who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (b) distributions subject to special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests (“USRPIs”) as described below) of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses to the extent such distributions are properly reported by the RIC (“Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends”). If a Fund invests in an underlying RIC that pays such distributions to the Fund, such distributions retain their character as not subject to withholding if properly reported when paid by the Fund to Non-U.S. shareholders.

 

A Fund is permitted to report such part of its dividends as Interest-Related Dividendsor Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so. These exemptions from withholding will not be available to Non-U.S. shareholders that do not currently report their dividends as Interest-Related Dividends or Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends.

 

In the case of Shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if a Fund reports all or a portion of a payment as an Interest-Related Dividend or Short-Term Capital Gain Dividend to shareholders. Non-U.S. shareholders should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.

 

A Non-U.S. shareholder generally is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on the sale of Shares or on Capital Gain Dividends unless (i) such gain or dividend is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such shareholder within the United States, (ii) in the case of an individual shareholder, the shareholder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale or the receipt of the Capital Gain Dividends and certain other conditions are met, or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of USRPIs apply to the Non-U.S. shareholder’s sale of Shares or to the Capital Gain Dividend received by the Non-U.S. shareholder.

 

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Special rules would apply if a Fund were either a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition thereof. Very generally, a USRPHC is a U.S. corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation’s USPRIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other assets. USRPIs are generally defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or former USRPHC.

 

If a Fund were a USRPHC or would be a USRPHC but for certain exceptions, any distributions by the Fund to a Non-U.S. shareholder (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its Shares) attributable to gains realized by the Fund on the disposition of USRPIs or to distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands generally would be subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding. In addition, such distributions could result in a Non-U.S. shareholder being required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a Non-U.S. shareholder, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions, would vary depending upon the extent of the Non-U.S. shareholder’s current and past ownership of the Fund. This “look-through” USRPI treatment for distributions by a Fund, if it were either a USRPHC or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions, to Non-U.S. shareholders applies only to those distributions that, in turn, are attributable to distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT, unless Congress enacts legislation providing otherwise.

 

In addition, if a Fund were a USRPHC or former USRPHC, it could be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax on the proceeds of a Share redemption or sale by a Non-U.S. shareholder, in which case such Non-U.S. shareholder generally would also be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.

 

Whether or not a Fund is characterized as a USRPHC will depend upon the nature and mix of the Fund’s assets. Each Fund does not expect to be a USRPHC. Non-U.S. shareholders should consult their own tax advisers concerning the application of these rules to their investment in a Fund.

 

If a Non-U.S. shareholder has a trade or business in the United States, and the dividends from a Fund are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. shareholder’s conduct of that trade or business, the dividend will be subject to net U.S. federal income taxation at regular income tax rates.

 

If a Non-U.S. shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by that Non-U.S. shareholder in the United States.

 

To qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, a Non-U.S. shareholder must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an applicable IRS Form W-8). Non-U.S. shareholders should consult their own tax advisers in this regard.

 

A Non-U.S. shareholder may be subject to U.S. state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the U.S. federal income tax referred to above.

 

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Backup Withholding. Each Fund generally is required to backup withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury Department a percentage of the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to properly certify to the Fund that he or she is not subject to such withholding. The backup withholding tax rate is currently 24%.

 

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.

 

Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations. If a shareholder recognizes a loss with respect to the Shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax own advisers to determine the applicability of this requirement in light of their individual circumstances.

 

FATCA. Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial institution (“FFI”) or a non-financial foreign entity (“NFFE”) within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on: (i) income dividends paid by a Fund and (ii) possibly in the future, certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Shares of a Fund. FATCA withholding tax generally can be avoided: (i) by an FFI, subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other requirements, report required information about certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (ii) by an NFFE, if it: (a) certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (b) if it does have such owners, reports information relating to them. The Funds may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA, generally on an applicable IRS Form W-8.

 

Shares Purchased through Tax-Qualified Plans. Special tax rules apply to investments purchased through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers to determine the suitability of Shares as an investment through such plans, and the precise effect of an investment on their particular tax situation.

 

Possible Tax Law Changes. At the time that this SAI was being prepared, various administrative and legislative changes to the U.S. federal tax laws are under consideration, but it is not possible at this time to determine whether any of these changes will take place or what the changes might entail.

 

The foregoing is a general and abbreviated summary of the provisions of the Code and the Treasury regulations in effect as they directly govern the taxation of the Funds and their shareholders. These provisions are subject to change by legislative and administrative action, and any such change may be retroactive. Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding specific questions as to U.S. federal income, estate or gift taxes, or foreign, state, local taxes or other taxes.

 

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BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

 

Brokerage Transactions. Generally, equity securities are bought and sold through brokerage transactions for which commissions are payable. Purchases from underwriters will include the underwriting commission or concession, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers will include a dealer's mark-up or reflect a dealer's mark-down. The purchase price for securities bought from dealers serving as market makers will similarly include the dealer's mark up or reflect a dealer's mark down. When a Fund executes transactions in the over-the-counter market, it will generally deal with primary market makers unless prices that are more favorable are otherwise obtainable.

 

In selecting brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions, the Adviser may consider research and brokerage services furnished to the Adviser or its affiliates. The Adviser may not consider sales of shares of the Funds as a factor in the selection of brokers and dealers, but may place portfolio transactions with brokers and dealers that promote or sell a Fund’s shares so long as such transactions are done in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Trustees that are designed to ensure that the selection is based on the quality of execution and not on sales efforts. When placing portfolio transactions with a broker or dealer, the Adviser may aggregate securities to be sold or purchased for the Funds with those to be sold or purchased for other advisory accounts managed by the Adviser. In aggregating such securities, the Adviser will average the transaction as to price and will allocate available investments in a manner that the Adviser believes to be fair and reasonable to the Funds and such other advisory accounts. An aggregated order will generally be allocated on a pro rata basis among all participating accounts, based on the relative dollar values of the participating accounts, or using any other method deemed to be fair to the participating accounts, with any exceptions to such methods involving the Trust being reported to the Trustees.

 

Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause the Funds to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. In addition to agency transactions, the Adviser may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidance. Brokerage and research services include: (1) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, Fund strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). In the case of research services, the Adviser believes that access to independent investment research is beneficial to its investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Funds.

 

To the extent that research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the Adviser might utilize Fund commissions include research reports and other information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance and other analysis. The Adviser may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by the Adviser will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Adviser under its advisory agreement. Any advisory or other fees paid to the Adviser are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.

 

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In some cases the Adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, the Adviser makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while the Adviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the Adviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but the Adviser believes that its allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that it appropriately allocates the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses.

 

From time to time, the Funds may purchase new issues of securities in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the Adviser with research services. FINRA has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e).

 

Brokerage with Fund Affiliates. The Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of the Fund, the Adviser for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules further require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Funds for exchange transactions not exceed "usual and customary" brokerage commissions. The rules define "usual and customary" commissions to include amounts which are "reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time." The Trustees, including those who are not "interested persons" of the Funds, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically.

 

Securities of "Regular Broker-Dealers”. Each Fund is required to identify any securities of its "regular brokers and dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which the Fund may hold at the close of its most recent fiscal year. Each Fund is newly formed and has not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES HOLDINGS

 

On each Business Day (as defined in the Creation and Redemption of Creation Units section of this SAI), prior to the opening of regular trading on the Funds’ primary listing exchange, the Funds disclose on their website (www.rexshares.com) certain information relating to the portfolio holdings that will form the basis of the Funds’ next net asset value per share calculation.

 

In addition, certain information may also be made available to certain parties:

 

Communications of Data Files: Each Fund may make available through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) or through posting on the Fund’s website, prior to the opening of trading on each business day, a list of the Fund’s holdings (generally pro-rata) that Authorized Participants could deliver to the Fund to settle purchases of the Fund (i.e. Deposit Securities) or that Authorized Participants would receive from the Fund to settle redemptions of the Fund (i.e. Fund Securities). These files are known as the Portfolio Composition Files and the Fund Data Files (collectively, “Files”). The Files are applicable for the next trading day and are provided to the NSCC and/or posted on the Funds’ website after the close of markets in the U.S.

 

Communications with Authorized Participants and Liquidity Providers: Certain employees of the Adviser, Distributor and Custodian are responsible for interacting with Authorized Participants and liquidity providers with respect to discussing custom basket proposals as described in the Custom Baskets section of this SAI. As part of these discussions, these employees may discuss with an Authorized Participant or liquidity provider the securities each Fund is willing to accept for a creation, and securities that the Fund will provide on a redemption.

 

The Adviser may also discuss portfolio holdings-related information with broker/dealers, in connection with settling each Fund’s transactions, as may be necessary to conduct business in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with the disclosure in the Funds’ current registration statement.

 

Communications with Listing Exchanges: From time to time, employees of the Adviser, Distributor and/or Custodian may discuss portfolio holdings information with the applicable primary listing exchange for the Funds as needed to meet the exchange listing standards.

 

Communication of Other Information: Certain explanatory information regarding the Files is released to Authorized Participants and liquidity providers on a daily basis, but is only done so after the Files are posted to the Funds’ website.

 

Third-Party Service Providers: Certain portfolio holdings information may be disclosed to the Trustees and their counsel, outside counsel for the Funds, auditors and to certain third-party service providers (i.e., fund administrator, custodian, proxy voting service, and printers), as may be necessary to conduct business in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with applicable policies, agreements with the Funds, the terms of the current registration statement and federal securities laws and regulations thereunder.

 

Each Fund files its complete portfolio holdings schedule with the SEC on a quarterly basis. This schedule is filed on the Trust’s Form N-CSR for the second and fourth fiscal quarters and on Form N-PORT for the first and third fiscal quarters. Certain portfolio information is also included on Form N-PORT that is filed for the second and fourth fiscal quarters. The portfolio holdings information provided in these reports is as of the end of the respective quarter. Form N-CSR must be filed with the SEC no later than ten (10) calendar days after the Trust transmits its annual or semi-annual report to its shareholders. Form N-PORT must be filed with the SEC and will be made publicly available no later than sixty (60) calendar days after the end of the applicable quarter. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings schedules filed on Form N-CSR and Form N-PORT are posted to each Fund’s website no later than sixty (60) days following the fiscal quarters.

 

No consideration may be received by the Funds, the Adviser, or any other person in connection with the disclosure of portfolio information. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or his or her delegate may authorize disclosure of portfolio holdings information pursuant to the above policy and procedures, subject to restrictions on selective disclosure imposed by applicable law. The Board reviews the policy and procedures for disclosure of portfolio holdings information at least annually.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

 

The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest in the Trust and to classify or reclassify any unissued shares into one or more series of shares. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust further authorizes the trustees to classify or reclassify any series of shares into one or more classes. The Trust’s shares of beneficial interest have no par value.

 

Each Fund is authorized to issue one class of shares imposing no front-end or deferred sales charges, no 12b-1 fee and no service fee.

 

Shares have no preemptive rights and only such conversion or exchange rights as the Board may grant in its discretion. When issued for payment as described in the applicable prospectus, shares will be fully paid and non-assessable. In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Trust or an individual fund, shareholders of a fund are entitled to receive the assets available for distribution belonging to the particular fund, and a proportionate distribution, based upon the relative asset values of the respective fund, of any general assets of the Trust not belonging to any particular fund which are available for distribution.

 

Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held, and a proportionate fractional vote for each fractional share held and will vote in the aggregate and not by class, except as otherwise expressly required by law or when the Board determines that the matter to be voted on affects only the interests of shareholders of a particular class. Voting rights are not cumulative and, accordingly, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate of the Trust’s outstanding shares may elect all of the trustees, irrespective of the votes of other shareholders.

 

Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that any matter required to be submitted to the holders of the outstanding voting securities of an investment company such as the Trust shall not be deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each fund affected by the matter. A particular fund is deemed to be affected by a matter unless it is clear that the interests of each fund in the matter are substantially identical or that the matter does not affect any interest of the fund. Under the Rule, the approval of an investment management agreement or any change in an investment objective, if fundamental, or in a fundamental investment policy would be effectively acted upon with respect to a fund only if approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of such fund. However, the Rule also provides that the ratification of the appointment of independent public accountants, the approval of principal underwriting contracts and the election of trustees may be effectively acted upon by shareholders of the Trust voting without regard to series or class.

 

The Trust does not presently intend to hold annual meetings of shareholders except as required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law. Upon the written request of shareholders owning at least 25% of the Trust’s shares, the Trust will call for a meeting of shareholders to consider the removal of one or more trustees and other certain matters. To the extent required by law, the Trust will assist in shareholder communication in such matters.

 

The Board has full power and authority, in its sole discretion, and without obtaining shareholder approval, to divide or combine the shares of any class or series thereof into a greater or lesser number, to classify or reclassify any issued shares or any class or series thereof into one or more classes or series of shares, and to take such other action with respect to the Trust’s shares as the Board may deem desirable. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust authorizes the Trustees, without shareholder approval, to cause the Trust to merge or to consolidate with any corporation, association, trust or other organization in order to change the form of organization and/or domicile of the Trust or to sell or exchange all or substantially all of the assets of the Trust, or any series or class thereof, in dissolution of the Trust, or any series or class thereof. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the termination of the Trust or of any series or class of the Trust by the Trustees without shareholder approval. However, the exercise of such authority by the Board without shareholder approval may be subject to certain restrictions or limitations under the 1940 Act.

 

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PROXY VOTING

 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by each Fund to the Adviser. The Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy voting policies and procedures, which are included in Exhibit B to this SAI. The Board of Trustees will periodically review each Fund’s proxy voting record. The proxy voting policies and procedures of the Trust are included as Exhibit A to this SAI.

 

The Trust is required to disclose annually each Fund’s complete proxy voting record on Form N-PX. Any material changes to the proxy policies and procedures will be submitted to the Board for approval. Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30, will be available (1) without charge, upon request by calling 833-759-6110 or by writing to the Fund at 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235; (2) or through the Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com; and (3) on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

CODES OF ETHICS

 

The Board of Trustees, on behalf of the Trust, has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Adviser and the Administrator have each adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees (“access persons”). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes of Ethics are designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by access persons. Under each Code of Ethics, access persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. The personnel subject to the Codes are permitted to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds. In addition, certain access persons are required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements, or are prohibited from making such investments. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC, and are available to the public on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Financial Statements for the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 have been filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR. The financial statements contained in Form N-CSR are incorporated by reference into this SAI. The financial statements and financial highlights for the Fund included in Form N-CSR have been audited by the Funds independent registered public accounting firm, Cohen & Company, Ltd., whose report thereon also appears in such Form N-CSR and is also incorporated herein by reference. No other parts of Form N-CSR are incorporated by reference herein. The financial statements in such Form N-CSR have been incorporated herein in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. You may request free copies of reports, request other information and discuss your questions about the Fund by contacting the Fund directly at:

 

Tuttle Funds

8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205

Richmond, Virginia 23235

Telephone: 833-759-6110

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

 

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

 

The ETF Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust offers multiple series (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Consistent with its fiduciary duties and pursuant to Rule 30b1-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Proxy Rule”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has adopted this proxy voting policy on behalf of the Trust (the “Policy”) to reflect its commitment to ensure that proxies are voted in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Funds’ shareholders.

 

Delegation of Proxy Voting Authority to Fund Advisers

 

The Board believes that the investment adviser, or the investment sub-adviser as appropriate, of each Fund (each an “Adviser”), as the entity that selects the individual securities that comprise its Fund’s portfolio, is the most knowledgeable and best-suited to make decisions on how to vote proxies of portfolio companies held by that Fund. The Trust shall therefore defer to, and rely on, the Adviser of each Fund to make decisions on how to cast proxy votes on behalf of such Fund.

 

The Trust hereby designates the Adviser of each Fund as the entity responsible for exercising proxy voting authority with regard to securities held in the Fund’s investment portfolio. Consistent with its duties under this Policy, each Adviser shall monitor and review corporate transactions of corporations in which the Fund has invested, obtain all information sufficient to allow an informed vote on all proxy solicitations, ensure that all proxy votes are cast in a timely fashion, and maintain all records required to be maintained by the Fund under the Proxy Rule and the 1940 Act. Each Adviser shall perform these duties in accordance with the Adviser’s proxy voting policy, a copy of which shall be presented to this Board for its review. Each Adviser shall promptly provide to the Board updates to its proxy voting policy as they are adopted and implemented.

 

Conflict of Interest Transactions

 

In some instances, an Adviser may be asked to cast a proxy vote that presents a conflict between the interests of a Fund’s shareholders and those of the Adviser or an affiliated person of the Adviser. In such case, the Adviser is instructed to abstain from making a voting decision and to forward all necessary proxy voting materials to the Trust to enable the Board to make a voting decision. When the Board is required to make a proxy voting decision, only the Trustees without a conflict of interest with regard to the security in question or the matter to be voted upon shall be permitted to participate in the decision of how the Fund’s vote will be cast. In the event that the Board is required to vote a proxy because an Adviser has a conflict of interest with respect to the proxy, the Board will vote such proxy in accordance with the Adviser’s proxy voting policy, to the extent consistent with the shareholders’ best interests, as determined by the Board in its discretion. The Board shall notify the Adviser of its final decision on the matter and the Adviser shall vote in accordance with the Board’s decision. 

 

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Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records Available to Fund Shareholders

 

If a Fund has a website, the Fund may post a copy of its Adviser’s proxy voting policy and this Policy on such website. Effective July 1, 2024, a Fund shall make publicly available its most recently filed report on Form N-PX on or through its website as soon as reasonably practicable after filing the report with the Commission. The information disclosed on Form N-PX shall be in a readable format. In addition, a copy of such policies and of each Fund’s proxy voting record shall also be made available, without charge, upon request of any shareholder of the Fund, by calling the applicable Fund’s toll-free telephone number as printed in the Fund’s prospectus. The Trust’s administrator shall reply to any Fund shareholder request within three business days of receipt of the request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.

 

Each Adviser shall provide a complete voting record, as required by the Proxy Rule, for each series of the Trust for which it acts as adviser, to the Trust’s administrator within 30 days following the end of each 12-month period ending June 30. The Trust’s administrator will file a report based on such record on Form N-PX on an annual basis with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission no later than August 31st of each year.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES OF TUTTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

Proxy Voting

 

Background

 

Proxy voting is an important right of investors and reasonable care and diligence must be undertaken to ensure that such rights are properly and timely exercised.

 

SEC-registered investment advisers that exercise voting authority with respect to client securities, are required by Rule 206(4)-6 of the Advisers Act to (a) adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that client securities are voted in the best interests of clients, which must include how an adviser addresses material conflicts that may arise between an adviser's interests and those of its clients; (b) to disclose to clients how they may obtain information from the adviser with respect to the voting of proxies for their securities; (c) to describe to clients a summary of its proxy voting policies and procedures and, upon request, furnish a copy to its clients; and (d) maintain certain records relating to the adviser's proxy voting activities when the adviser does have proxy voting authority.

 

Policy

 

TCM, as a matter of policy and as a fiduciary obligation to our clients, maintains the responsibility for voting proxies for portfolio securities held by accounts in which it has discretionary authority unless it delegates such responsibilities to Sub-Advisors. TCM’s proxy voting policy must be approved by the Trust(s) Board representatives in connection with registered investment companies (including TCM ETFs) it manages. (Note: See Form N-PX policy for further information concerning TCM’s obligations for its registered investment company clients.) TCM must adhere to the Board approved proxy voting policy. TCM has more latitude in regard to proxy voting for non- fund/non-ETF clients but shall follow the same guidelines herein. TCM has delegated sub-adviser oversight and proxy voting matters to its CEO or designee (e.g. Trader) with a retrospective review performed by its Brokerage Committee on a quarterly basis. Where TCM is obligated to exercise proxy voting, the Firm policy is to perform this duty consistent with the best economic interests of our clients. TCM’s CEO or designee shall, prior to effectuating a client agreement, make a determination as to the obligation of proxy voting. If the CEO determines that proxy voting is the responsibility of TCM, then the procedures herein shall be followed. In cases where TCM is not obligated to vote proxies, the CEO shall confirm with the client so that both parties have a mutual understanding and, in turn, the CEO will email the CCO as to this fact to have contemporaneous supporting documentation. TCM maintains written policies and procedures as to the handling, research, voting and reporting of proxy voting and makes appropriate disclosures about our Adviser’s proxy policies and practices. The Adviser will, at least annually, review its Proxy Voting policy and, where necessary, make enhancements based on the results of such review.

 

Consequently, for clients in which TCM maintains the proxy voting obligations attendant to other registered investment companies or separately managed account(s) for which TCM is the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, TCM shall adhere to the applicable proxy voting policies in place whether implemented by TCM or the primary investment adviser/sponsor, as may be required. Further, TCM does typically exercise the proxy voting authority for the shares it serves as ETF sub-adviser SMA sub-adviser as the Primary Investment Advisor or SMA Sponsor is typically obligated to carryout this function.

 

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TCM will approach each corporate proxy statement on a case-by-case basis and may vote a proxy in a manner different from management’s recommendation. In sum, whereupon TCM is responsible for proxy voting (inclusive of issuer proposals, corporate actions, and class action lawsuits), the Firm’s CEO will consider both sides of each proxy issue and after appropriate evaluation will cast its votes according to the most favorable position.

 

As a general principle when responsible for proxy voting for clients and, in particular investment companies, the Adviser shall determine how to vote proxies based on our reasonable judgment of that vote insofar as what is most likely to produce favorable financial results for the clients or shareholders. Proxy votes typically will be cast in favor of proposals that maintain or strengthen the shared interests of shareholders and management, increase shareholder value, maintain or increase shareholder influence over the issuer's board of directors and management, and maintain or increase the rights of shareholders. Conversely, proxy votes will be cast against proposals having the opposite effect or in circumstances where (i) the cost of voting such proxy exceeds the expected benefit to the client; (ii) if the proxy authorizes a re-registration process imposing trading and transfer restrictions on the shares, commonly, referred to as “blocking.”

 

In keeping with its fiduciary obligation, TCM and its CEO may not be influenced by outside sources who have interests which conflict with the interests of the Adviser’s clients when voting proxies for such clients. Accordingly, our policy and procedures include the responsibility to receive and disclose any potential conflicts of interest and maintaining relevant and required records.

 

To help ensure that TCM votes proxies in the best interests of the client, the Adviser has established procedures highlighted by guidelines (i.e., best practices) aimed at setting forth practices to be followed by the CEO and to properly deal with a material conflict of interest. As an overarching principle, TCM views its obligations to exercise proxy votes on management and shareholder proposals at publicly traded companies as a means intended to assist institutional investors in circumstances the underling proposals are guided by promoting long-term shareholder value creation and risk mitigation. Public companies which maintain generally strong corporate governance cultures understand these practices should respect shareholder rights and provide appropriate transparency, taking into account relevant laws, customs, and best practice codes of each market and region, as well as the right and responsibility of shareholders to make informed voting decisions.

 

From time to time, it is possible that CEO will decide (i) to vote shares held in client accounts differently from the vote of another client account holding the same security. Such actions may result from situations where clients are permitted to place reasonable restrictions on TCM's voting authority in the same manner that they may place such restrictions on the actual selection of account securities; or (ii) to abstain from voting on behalf of client account(s) for good reason. For example, in the absence of specific voting guidelines from the client, TCM will generally NOT vote proxies. If, however, TCM elects to vote in these instances, TCM's policy is to vote all proxies from a specific issuer the same way for each client absent qualifying restrictions from a client. TCM may determine to abstain from voting a proxy if the CEO determines doing so is not in the best interest of the client.

 

In connection with administrative or clerical matters, such as formally issues proxy votes and associated record retention, TCM has engaged a third-party service provider to manage such aspects of the Adviser’s proxy voting obligations. For more information concerning the tasks performed by the third-party service provider (ior “Proxy Support Vendor”), including retention of the Adviser’s proxy voting records, please consult with the designated representative of Proxy Support Vendor.

 

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Procedure

 

Guidelines. The following guidelines will serve as parameters for the CEO in rendering a proxy vote and, in particular, viewing proposals and recommendations from management in a favorable demeanor in comparison to their counterparts who do not exhibit such tendencies:

 

Accountability. Corporate Boards should be accountable to shareholders, the owners of the companies, by holding regular board elections, by providing sufficient information for shareholders to be able to assess directors and board composition, and by providing shareholders with the ability to remove directors. Directors should respond to investor input such as that expressed through vote results on management and shareholder proposals and other shareholder communications. Shareholders should have meaningful rights on structural provisions, such as approval of or amendments to the corporate governing documents and a vote on takeover defenses. As an example, the Adviser will generally vote against proposals that cause board members to become entrenched or cause unequal voting rights.

 

Stewardship. A company’s governance, social, and environmental practices should meet or exceed the standards of its market regulations and general practices and should take into account relevant factors that may impact significantly the company’s long-term value creation. Issuers and investors should recognize constructive engagement as both a right and responsibility. As an example, the Adviser will generally vote in favor of routine corporate housekeeping proposals such as the election of directors and selection of auditors absent conflicts of interest raised by an auditor's non-audit services.

 

Independence. Boards should be sufficiently independent so as to ensure that they are able and motivated to effectively supervise management’s performance and remuneration, for the benefit of all shareholders. Boards should include an effective independent leadership position and sufficiently independent committees that focus on key governance concerns such as audit, compensation, and the selection and evaluation of directors. The Adviser, for example, will tend to vote against a corporation's board of directors or "management" proposal should it include, among others, excessive compensation, unusual management stock options, preferential voting and poison pills.

 

Transparency. Companies should provide sufficient and timely information that enables shareholders to understand key issues, make informed vote decisions, and effectively engage with companies on substantive matters that impact shareholders’ long-term interests in the company. In reviewing such proposals, the Adviser will further consider the opinion of management and the effect on management, and the effect on shareholder value and the issuer’s business practices.

 

Voting Ballots and Records. The proxy voting practice itself is initiated at such time the company (or issuer) disseminates the proxy voting ballot (“Ballot”). Once proxy material has been received, it is promptly reviewed by the CEO (in the capacity of a CIO or PM) and the issues presented are then evaluated. In most instances, the CEO or designee receives the Ballot from the company electronically with a request to log into a secured website at which point the proxy voting proposals (e.g., Board elections, corporate governance matters, ratification of an independent registered public accounting firm, etc.) will appear for consideration. The Ballot typically contains voting selections as follows: “For” (in which a vote cast will support the measure), “Against” (in which a vote cast will oppose the measure), and “Abstain (in which no vote is cast). The CEO or designee will complete the Ballot and submit it to the company or issuer electronically. Prior to logging out of the website, the CEO will print a PDF version of the screen showing the measures voted upon and the votes recorded. Next, the CEO or designee will email the PDF attachment to the CCO who, in turn, will update the “Proxy Voting Log” (or “Log”) with the requisite information on a periodic basis as part of the Brokerage Committee’s retrospective review duties.

 

Disclosure/Client Requests for Information. TCM will provide conspicuously displayed information in its Disclosure Document and website (i.e., for the adviser) summarizing this proxy voting policy and procedures, including a statement that clients may request information regarding how TCM voted a client’s proxies, and that clients may request a copy of these policies and procedures. Upon receiving such requests, the CCO shall forward the most current version of the Proxy Voting Policy herein and Proxy Voting Log via email or regular mail to the requestor. The requestor shall receive the proxy voting information free of charge, which also should be disclosed on the website and disclosure documents.

 

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Conflicts of Interest. TCM and, more specifically the CEO (in the capacity of a CIO/PM) will identify any conflicts that exist between the interests of the Adviser and the client by reviewing the relationship of TCM with the issuer of each security to determine if TCM or any of its Supervised Persons has any financial, business or personal relationship with the issuer. If a material conflict of interest exists, the CEO or designee will request that the CCO to advise whether it is appropriate to disclose the conflict to the affected clients, to give the clients an opportunity to vote the proxies themselves, or to address the voting issue through other objective means, such as, voting in a manner consistent with a predetermined voting guidelines (see above) or receiving an independent third party voting recommendation. TCM will maintain a record of the voting resolution of any conflict of interest in the aforementioned Proxy Voting Log.

 

Recordkeeping. TCM shall retain the following proxy voting records in a format and retention period as set forth in the Recordkeeping guidelines set forth in this Manual:

 

These policies and procedures and any amendments thereto;

 

Each proxy statement (which shall be maintained on the Adviser’s website or alternatively the Adviser’s website shall include instructions for investors to obtain the proxy voting records)

 

Proxy Analysis Report, if applicable;

 

Record of each vote cast or abstention (or “Ballot”) in a manner prescribed by the Proxy Voting Form (see below). The CEO will direct the vote of proxies (including corporate actions and class action lawsuits) for which TCM is the primary investment adviser. In such instances, the CEO or designee shall enter the information required to complete the Proxy Voting Form which, too, will be used to memorialize proxy voting records in accordance with the Advisers Act;

 

Documentation, if any, created that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies, or that memorializes that decision including periodic reports to the CCO, if applicable.

 

Clerical or administrative records generated on behalf of the Adviser by the Proxy Support Vendor.

 

Form N-PX (if not maintained by the Trust/Trust CCO)

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter

ETF Opportunities Trust

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Membership

 

1.The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of ETF Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) shall be composed entirely of Independent Trustees.

 

Board Nominations and Functions

 

1.The Committee shall make nominations for Trustee membership on the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees. The Committee shall evaluate candidates’ qualifications for Board membership and their independence from the investment advisers to the Trust’s series portfolios and the Trust’s other principal service providers. Persons selected as Independent Trustees must not be an “interested person” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, nor shall Independent Trustees have any affiliations or associations that shall preclude them from voting as an Independent Trustee on matters involving approvals and continuations of Rule 12b-1 Plans, Investment Advisory Agreements and such other standards as the Committee shall deem appropriate.  The Committee shall also consider the effect of any relationships beyond those delineated in the 1940 Act that might impair independence, e.g., business, financial or family relationships with managers or service providers.  See Appendix A for Procedures with Respect to Nominees to the Board.
2.The Committee shall periodically review Board governance procedures and shall recommend any appropriate changes to the full Board of Trustees.
3.The Committee shall periodically review the composition of the Board of Trustees to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skill sets from those already on the Board.
4.The Committee shall periodically review trustee compensation and shall recommend any appropriate changes to the Independent Trustees as a group.

 

Committee Nominations and Functions

 

1.The Committee shall make nominations for membership on all committees and shall review committee assignments at least annually.
2.The Committee shall review, as necessary, the responsibilities of any committees of the Board, whether there is a continuing need for each committee, whether there is a need for additional committees of the Board, and whether committees should be combined or reorganized. The Committee shall make recommendations for any such action to the full Board.

 

Other Powers and Responsibilities

 

1.The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including authority to retain special counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the Trust.
2.The Committee shall review this Charter at least annually and recommend any changes to the full Board of Trustees.

 

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APPENDIX A TO THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER

 

ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

 

PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO NOMINEES TO THE BOARD

 

I.Identification of Candidates. When a vacancy on the Board of Trustees exists or is anticipated, and such vacancy is to be filled by an Independent Trustee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall identify candidates by obtaining referrals from such sources as it may deem appropriate, which may include current Trustees, management of the Trust, counsel and other advisors to the Trustees, and shareholders of the Trust who submit recommendations in accordance with these procedures. In no event shall the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consider as a candidate to fill any such vacancy an individual recommended by any investment adviser of any series portfolio of the Trust, unless the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has invited management to make such a recommendation.

 

II.Shareholder Candidates. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, when identifying candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, consider any such candidate recommended by a shareholder if such recommendation contains: (i) sufficient background information concerning the candidate, including evidence the candidate is willing to serve as an Independent Trustee if selected for the position; and (ii) is received in a sufficiently timely manner as determined by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in its discretion.  Shareholders shall be directed to address any such recommendations in writing to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, c/o the Secretary of the Trust. The Secretary shall retain copies of any shareholder recommendations which meet the foregoing requirements for a period of not more than 12 months following receipt.  The Secretary shall have no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any shareholder recommendations.

 

III.Evaluation of Candidates. In evaluating a candidate for a position on the Board of Trustees, including any candidate recommended by shareholders of the Trust, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall consider the following: (i) the candidate’s knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the candidate as a director or senior officer of public companies; (iii) the candidate’s educational background; (iv) the candidate’s reputation for high ethical standards and professional integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the candidate, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board’s existing mix of skills, core competencies and qualifications; (vi) the candidate’s perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the candidate’s ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii) the candidate’s ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee and any other actual or potential conflicts of interest involving the candidate and the Trust; and (viii) such other factors as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determines to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies. Prior to making a final recommendation to the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall conduct personal interviews with those candidates it concludes are the most qualified candidates.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 28. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Certificate of Trust of ETF Opportunities Trust (“Registrant”) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020. 
     
(a)(2)   Agreement and Declaration of Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(b)   By-Laws of the Registrant is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(c)   Articles IV, VII and VIII of the Declaration of Trust, Exhibit 28(a)(2) above, define the rights of holders of the securities being registered. (Certificates for shares are not issued.)
     
(d)(1)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Ridgeline Research LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(d)(2)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Vident Asset Management and Ridgeline Research LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 on Form N-1A filed on March 29, 2024.
     
(d)(3)   Amended Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Formidable Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the Formidable ETF, the Formidable Dividend and Income ETF and the Formidable Fortress ETF (“Formidable ETFs”) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(d)(4)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and Formidable Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(d)(5)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Applied Finance Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
(d)(6)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and Applied Finance Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 201 on Form N-1A filed on December 13, 2024. .
     
(d)(7)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(d)(8)  

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Vident Asset Management and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF and Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 on Form N-1A filed on March 29, 2024.

 

(d)(9)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.
     
(d)(10)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.

 

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(d)(11)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(d)(12)   Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Cultivar Capital, Inc. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 on Form N-1A filed on November 28, 2022.
     
(d)(13)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and Cultivar Capital, Inc. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective amendment No. 192 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(d)(14)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management LLC on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 on Form        N-1A filed on October 6, 2023.
     
(d)(15)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(d)(16)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(d)(17)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of REX IncomeMax AMD Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax AMZN Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax TSLA Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax BIIB Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax DIS Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax EEM Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax GDXJ Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax GOOG Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax META Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax MSFT Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax MSTR Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax PYPL Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax SLV Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax SMH Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax SNOW Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax TLRY Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax UNG Strategy ETF, REX IncomeMax USO Strategy ETF and REX IncomeMax V Strategy ETF (“REX ETFs”) and REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 on Form N-1A filed on September 20, 2023.
     
(d)(18)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management) and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX ETFs REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 on Form N-1A filed on September 20, 2023.
     
(d)(19)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF and the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.
     
(d)(20)  

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Brendan Wood TopGun Partnerships Inc. and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023

     
(d)(21)  

Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and IDX Advisors, LLC on behalf of the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023

 

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(d)(22)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and IDX Advisors, LLC on behalf of the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 201 on Form N-1A filed on December 13, 2024.  
     
(d)(23)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     
(d)(24)       Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tapp Finance, Inc. on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.  
     
(d)(25)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tuttle Capital Management, LLC and Tapp Finance, Inc. on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(d)(26)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(d)(27)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and Vident Asset Management on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(d)(28)   Advisory Agreement between Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(d)(29)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC and Tidal Investments, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(d)(30)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF, T-REX 2X LONG GME DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG HOOD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG DJT DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG RBLX  DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PLTR DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG ARM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AMD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG NFLX DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE NFLX DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE BA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AI DAILY TARGET ETF, and T-REX 2X INVERSE COIN DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MSTR DAILY TARGET ETF AND T-REX 2X INVERSE MSTR DAILY TARGET ETF (the “T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs”) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024

 

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(d)(31)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Brookmont Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.  
     
(d)(32)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Brookmont Capital Management, LLC and King Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.  
     
(d)(33)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital RSP Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital KRE Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital IYR Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLU Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLE Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XHB Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital EEM Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital EFA Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLF Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital VTV Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital IJH Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLV Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital SMH Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XBI Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLY Option Income Strategy ETF (the “Tuttle Option Income ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(34)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.  
     
(d)(35)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and Vident Asset Management on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.  
     
(d)(36)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(37)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and Vident Asset Management on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(38)   Management Agreement between T-REX (Cayman) Portfolios SPC (a Cayman Islands exempted company) and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(d)(39)   Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital TSLA Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN Put Write ETF, and Tuttle Capital QQQ Put Write ETF (the “Put Write ETFs”) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 229 on Form N-1A filed on February 24, 2025.
     
(d)(40)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(d)(41)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC and Tidal Investments, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(d)(42)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.  

 

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(d)(43)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and Vident Asset Management on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(d)(44)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF, Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(d)(45)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tuttle Capital Management, LLC and OT Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(d)(46)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF, REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF, REX-OspreyTM BONK ETF, REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF, REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF, REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF and REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF and the REX-OSpreyTM MOVE ETF (the “REX-OspreyTM ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(47)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X Long XRP Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long Solana Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long Trump Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long Litecoin Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long Melania Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long Bonk Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long BNB Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long Cardano Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Long Chainlink Daily Target ETF, and Tuttle Capital 2X Long Polkadot Daily Target ETF (the “Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(48)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Agentic AI ETF, Tuttle Capital AI in Healthcare ETF, Tuttle Capital AI Power Generation ETF, Tuttle Capital DeepSeek Global AI Innovation and Disruption ETF, Tuttle Capital Drone Industry AI Powered ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered Covered Call ETF and Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure AI Powered ETF (the “Tuttle Capital AI Powered ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(49)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Hedgeye Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the Hedgeye Capital Allocation ETF and Hedgeye Quality Growth ETF (the “Hedgeye ETFs”)  (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(50)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Hedgeye Asset Management, LLC and Tidal Investment, Inc. on behalf of the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(51)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital No Bleed Tail Risk ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(52)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and OTG Asset Management, Ltd. on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(53)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tidal Investments, LLC on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(54)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

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(D)(55)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(1)   Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(e)(2)   First Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF, the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF and the Real Asset Strategies ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(e)(3)   Third Amendment to the Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Funds in the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(e)(4)   ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Funds in the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Post-Effective No 30 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2022.
     
(e)(5)   Fourth Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 44 on Form N-1A filed on March 17, 2023.
     
(e)(6)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, the REX ETFs and the REX FANG & Innovation  Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(e)(7)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.
     
(e)(8)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     

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(e)(9)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(e)(10)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(e)(11)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(e)(12)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF and the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.
     
(e)(13)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(e)(14)  

Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

(e)(15)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(e)(16)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(17)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Put Write ETFs and the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(e)(18)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(e)(19)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF, Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(e)(20)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX-OspreyTM ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(21)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

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(e)(22)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Funds Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AI Powered ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(23)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(24)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital No Bleed Tail Risk ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(25)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(26)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(27)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(28)   Form of Authorized Participant Agreement with Foreside Fund Services, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(f)   Not applicable.
     
(g)(1)   Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(g)(2)  

Amendment No. 1 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.

 

(g)(3)   Amendment No. 4 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
 (g)(4)   Amendment No. 5 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.

 

C-8

 

 

(g)(5)   Amendment No. 6 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(g)(6)   Amendment No. 7 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF and the UBC Algorithmic Fundamentals ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     
(g)(7)   Amendment No. 8 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(g)(8)  

Amendment to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.

 

(g)(9)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, the REX ETFs and the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(g)(10)  

Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

 

(g)(11)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     
(g)(12)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     

(g)(13)

 

Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, and SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024

     
(g)(14)  

Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF and the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.

     
(g)(15)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF and the Tuttle Option Income ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.

 

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(g)(16)   ETF Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(g)(17)   Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(g)(18)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(g)(19)   Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(g)(20)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(g)(21)   Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(g)(22)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital QQQ Put Write ETF, and the T-Rex 2X HOOD Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(g)(23)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the Put Write ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(24)   Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital QQQ Put Write ETF, and the T-Rex 2X HOOD Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(g)(25)   Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Put Write ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(26)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and  U.S. Bank N.A.  on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF, T-REX 2X Long DJT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ARM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RBLX Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and the Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(g)(27)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC  on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF, T-REX 2X Long DJT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ARM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RBLX Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and the Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.

 

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(g)(28)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(g)(29)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [_______] on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and Tuttle Capital IBIT 0DTE Covered Call ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(30)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and [_______] on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and Tuttle Capital IBIT 0DTE Covered Call ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(31)   Amendment to the Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the REX-OspreyTM ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(32)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX-OspreyTM ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(33)   Amendment to the Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [______] on behalf of the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(34)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Services Agreement between the Registrant and [_________] on behalf of the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(35)   Amendment to the Custody  Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AI in Healthcare ETF, Tuttle Capital DeepSeek Global AI Innovation and Disruption ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered Covered Call ETF, T-Rex 2X Long SNOW Daily Target ETF, and T-Rex 2X Long GME Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(g)(36)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Agentic AI ETF, Tuttle Capital AI Power Generation ETF, Tuttle Capital Drone Industry AI Powered ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered ETF, and Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure AI Powered ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(37)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AI in Healthcare ETF, Tuttle Capital DeepSeek Global AI Innovation and Disruption ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered Covered Call ETF, T-Rex 2X Long SNOW Daily Target ETF, and T-Rex 2X Long GME Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(g)(38)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Services Agreement between the Registrant and [___]on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Agentic AI ETF, Tuttle Capital AI Power Generation ETF, Tuttle Capital Drone Industry AI Powered ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered ETF, and Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure AI Powered ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(39)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(40)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent and Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

C-11

 

 

(g)(41)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital No Bleed Tail Risk ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(42)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(44)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent and Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(45)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(46)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Services Agreement between the Registrant and [_________] on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(47)   Amendment to the Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [_______] on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(48)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Services Agreement between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(1)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(h)(2)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(h)(3)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.

 

C-12

 

 

(h)(4)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     
(h)(5)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.
     
(h)(6)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     
(h)(7)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(h)(8)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 on Form N-1A filed on October 6, 2023.
     
(h)(9)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     

(h)(10)

 

Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX ETFs and REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2023.

     
(h)(11)  

Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF and the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

 

(h)(12)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023.
     
(h)(13)    Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     

(h)(14)

 

Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.

     

(h)(15)

  Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.

 

C-13

 

 

(h)(16)   Fund Services Agreement between Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(h)(17)  

Fund Services Agreement between Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs and the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.

 

(h)(18)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(h)(19)   Funds Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(20)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(h)(21)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(22)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Put Write ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 229 on Form N-1A filed on February 24, 2025.
     
(h)(23)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(h)(24)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(h)(25)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF, Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(h)(26)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX-OspreyTM ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(27)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(28)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Funds Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AI Powered ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(29)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

C-14

 

 

(h)(30)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital No Risk Tail Bleed ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(31)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(32)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(33)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(34)   Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(h)(35)   Amendment No. 4 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Funds of the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(h)(36)   Amendment No. 6 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Funds of the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
(h)(37)   Amendment No. 7 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(h)(38)   Amendment No. 8 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     
(h)(39)   Amendment No. 9 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(h)(40)   Amendment No. 10 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 33 on Form N-1A filed on November 28, 2022.

 

C-15

 

 

(h)(41)   Amendment No. 12 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.
     
(h)(42)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, the REX ETFs and the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(h)(43)  

Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

 

(h)(44)

  Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     
(h)(45)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, and SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(h)(46)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF and the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.
     
(h)(47)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF and the Tuttle Option Income ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(h)(48)   ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(h)(49)   Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(h)(50)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(h)(51)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.

 

C-16

 

 

(h)(52)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(h)(53)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital QQQ Put Write ETF, and the T-Rex 2X HOOD Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(h)(54)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp on behalf of the Put Write ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(55)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF, T-REX 2X Long DJT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ARM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RBLX Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and the Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(h)(56)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(h)(57)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital QQQ Put Write ETF, and the T-Rex 2X HOOD Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(h)(58)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Put Write ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(59)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF, T-REX 2X Long DJT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ARM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RBLX Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and the Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(h)(60)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting Services) between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(h)(61)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

C-17

 

 

(h)(62)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(63)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting Services) between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the REX-OspreyTM ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(64)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting Services) between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(65)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AI in Healthcare ETF, Tuttle Capital DeepSeek Global AI Innovation and Disruption ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered Covered Call ETF, T-Rex 2X Long SNOW Daily Target ETF, and T-Rex 2X Long GME Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(h)(66)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AI in Healthcare ETF, Tuttle Capital DeepSeek Global AI Innovation and Disruption ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered Covered Call ETF, T-Rex 2X Long SNOW Daily Target ETF, and T-Rex 2X Long GME Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(h)(67)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and [____] on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Agentic AI ETF, Tuttle Capital AI Power Generation ETF, Tuttle Capital Drone Industry AI Powered ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered ETF, and Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure AI Powered ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(68)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting Services) between the Registrant and [____] on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Agentic AI ETF, Tuttle Capital AI Power Generation ETF, Tuttle Capital Drone Industry AI Powered ETF, Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing AI Powered ETF, and Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure AI Powered ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(69)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(70)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting Services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital No Bleed Tail Risk ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(71)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(72)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(73)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting Services) between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

C-18

 

 

(h)(74)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting Services) between the Registrant and [____] on behalf of the T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(75)   Fee Waiver Letter dated January 16, 2025, between the Registrant and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 244 on Form N-1A filed on March 28, 2025.
     

(h)(76)

 

Fee Waiver Letter dated November 1, 2024 between Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management LLC on behalf of the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.

     
(h)(77)   Fee Waiver Letter dated June 25, 2024 between the Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.
     
(h)(78)   Fee Waiver Letter dated February 18, 2025 between the Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 19, 2025.
     
(h)(79)   Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Brookmont Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(i)(1)   Opinion and Consent of Practus, LLP regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(i)(2)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 on Form N-1A on November 27, 2024.
     
(i)(3)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed on March 12, 2021.
     
(i)(4)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 153 on Form N-1A/A filed on July 29, 2024.  
     
(i)(5)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Applied Finance Valuation  Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(i)(6)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 255 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     

(i)(7)

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on Form N-1A filed on November 9, 2021.

 

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(i)(8)   Consent of Legal Counsel for Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 244 on Form N-1A filed on March 28, 2025.
     
(i)(9)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF  is herein incorporated by reference form the Registration’s Post-Effective Amendment No 28 on Form N-1A filed on June 7, 2022.  
     
(i)(10)   Consent of Counsel for the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 233 on Form N-1A filed on February 28, 2025.
     
(i)(11)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     

(i)(12)

 

Consent of Counsel for the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.

     

(i)(13)

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.

     
(i)(14)  

Consent of Counsel for the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024

     
(i)(15)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of securities registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(16)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 on Form N-1A filed on October 6, 2023.
     
(i)(17)   Consent of Counsel for the T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 178 on Form N-1A filed on October 28, 2024.
     
(i)(18)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to  LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(i)(19)   Consent of Counsel for the Laffer Tengler Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(i)(20)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 on Form N-1A filed on September 20, 2023.
     
(i)(21)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2023.
     
(i)(22)   Consent of Counsel for the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.

 

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(i)(23)

 

  Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 on Form N-1A filed on October 31, 2023.
     
(i)(24)   Consent of Counsel for the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(i)(25)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.
     
(i)(26)   Consent of Counsel for Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(i)(27)  

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF and the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 on Form N-1A filed on November 17, 2023.

 

(i)(28)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023.
     
(i)(29)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 232 on Form N-1A filed on February 28, 2025.
     

(i)(30)

  Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     
(i)(31)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the T-REX 2X LONG GME DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG HOOD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SMCI DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG DJT DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG RBLX  DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG PLTR DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PLTR DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG ARM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AMD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AMD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG BA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE BA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AI DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG COIN DAILY TARGET ETF, and T-REX 2X INVERSE COIN DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG APPLE DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE APPLY DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG ALPHABET DAILY TARGET ETF, T-Rex 2X INVERSE ALPHABET DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MICROSOFT DAILY TARGET ETF and T-Rex 2X INVERSE MICROSOFT DAILY TARGET ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(i)(32)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the TappAlpha SPY Daily Growth & Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Daily Growth &  Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.

 

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(i)(33)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 257 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(i)(34)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     

(i)(35)

 

 

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.

 

(i)(36)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 256 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(i)(37)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 201 on Form N-1A filed on December 13, 2024.
     
(i)(38)  

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.

 

(i)(39)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-Rex 2X Inverse MSTR Daily Target ETF and the T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(i)(40)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the  Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(i)(41)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(42)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(i)(43)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(44)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the Put Write ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 229 on Form N-1A filed on February 24, 2025.
     
(i)(45)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the SMI 3Fourteen SMI REAL Asset Allocation ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(i)(46)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 236 on Form N-1A filed on March 11, 2025.

 

C-22

 

 

(i)(47)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the Opportunistic Trader ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(i)(48)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 245 on Form N-1A filed on March 28, 2025.
     
(i)(49)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX-OspreyTM ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(50)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(51)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital AI Powered ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(52)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(53)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital No Bleed Tail Risk ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(54)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(55)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(56)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(j)(1)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 on Form N-1A on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(2)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 153 on Form N-1A/A filed on July 29, 2024.  

 

C-23

 

 

(j)(3)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 255 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     

(j)(4)

 

  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(5)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(6)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 244 on Form N-1A filed on March 28, 2025.
     
(j)(7)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 178 on Form N-1A filed on October 28, 2024.
     
(j)(8)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Laffer Tengler Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(9)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(10)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(j)(11)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(j)(12)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 232 on Form N-1A filed on February 28, 2025.
     
(j)(13)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 233 on Form N-1A filed on February 28, 2025.
     
(j)(14)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 256 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(j)(15)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 257 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.

 

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(j)(16)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the T-REX 2X LONG GME DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG HOOD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SMCI DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG DJT DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG RBLX  DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG PLTR DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PLTR DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG ARM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AMD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AMD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG BA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE BA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AI DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG COIN DAILY TARGET ETF, and T-REX 2X INVERSE COIN DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG APPLE DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE APPLY DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG ALPHABET DAILY TARGET ETF, T-Rex 2X INVERSE ALPHABET DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MICROSOFT DAILY TARGET ETF and T-Rex 2X INVERSE MICROSOFT DAILY TARGET ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(l)   Initial Capital Agreement is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(m)(1)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.
     
(m)(2)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(m)(3)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(4)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(m)(5)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on Form N-1A filed on February 18, 2025.
     
(m)(6)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Put Write ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 229 on Form N-1A filed on February 24, 2025.
     
(m)(7)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(m)(8)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Opportunistic Trader ETF, Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(m)(9)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the REX-OspreyTM ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

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(m)(10)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(11)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Tuttle Capital AI Powered ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(12)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Hedgeye ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(13)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Tuttle Capital No Bleed Tail Risk ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(14)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the OTG Latin America ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(n)(1)   Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan. Not applicable.
     
(o)   Reserved.
     
(p)(1)   Code of Ethics for the Registrant is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(p)(2)   Code of Ethics for Ridgeline Research, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(p)(3)   Code of Ethics for Vident Asset Management is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024. 
     
(p)(4)   Code of Ethics for Formidable Asset Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed on March 12, 2021.
     
(p)(5)   Code of Ethics for Toroso Asset Management is herein incorporated by reference filed from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2022.
     
(p)(6)   Code of Ethics for Applied Finance Advisors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 255 on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2025.
     
(p)(7)   Code of Ethics for Gea Sphere, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(p)(8)   Code of Ethics for Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference filed from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2022.
     
(p)(9)   Code of Ethics for WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(p)(10)   Code of Ethics for Cultivar Capital, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(p)(11)   Code of Ethics for Tuttle Capital Management LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(p)(12)   Code of Ethics for Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(p)(13)   Code of Ethics for REX Advisers, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2023.

 

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(p)(14)  

Code of Ethics for Brendan Wood TopGun Partnerships Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023

     

(p)(15)

 

Code of Ethics for IDX Advisors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023.

     
(p)(16)   Code of Ethics for Tapp Finance, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(p)(17)   Code of Ethics for 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.
     
(p)(18)   Code of Ethics for Brookmont Capital Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(p)(19)   Code of Ethics for King Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(p)(20)   Code of Ethics for OT Advisors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 240 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2025.
     
(p)(21)   Code of Ethics for Hedgeye Asset Management, LLC (To Be Filed by Amendment).
     
(p)(22)   Code of  Ethics for OTG Asset Management, Ltd. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 237 on Fomr N-1A filed on March 12, 2025.
     
(q)   Power of Attorney for Mary Lou H. Ivey, Dr. David J. Urban, and Laura V. Morrison is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective amendment No. 208 on form N-1A filed on January 6, 2025.

 

Item 29. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control With Registrant

 

The REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF, a series of the Registrant, wholly owns and controls REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “IBIT Subsidiary”), an exempt company organized under the laws of Cayman Islands. The IBIT Subsidiary’s financial statements will be included on a consolidated basis in the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF’s report filed on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 30. Indemnification

 

See Article VIII, Section 2 of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the section titled “Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, Employees and Other Agents” in the Registrant’s By-Laws.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

 

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Item 31.Business and other Connections of the Investment Adviser

 

The description of the Investment Adviser is found under the caption “Management,” “The Investment Adviser” in the Prospectus and under the caption “Investment Adviser” in the Statement of Additional Information constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference herein. The Investment Adviser may provide investment advisory services to persons or entities other than the Registrant.

 

Item 32.Foreside Fund Services, LLC

 

Item 32(a)Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the following investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:

 

1.AB Active ETFs, Inc.
2.ABS Long/Short Strategies Fund
3.ActivePassive Core Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
4.ActivePassive Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
5.ActivePassive International Equity ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
6.ActivePassive U.S. Equity ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
7.AdvisorShares Trust
8.AFA Private Credit Fund
9.AGF Investments Trust
10.AIM ETF Products Trust
11.Alexis Practical Tactical ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
12.AlphaCentric Prime Meridian Income Fund
13.American Century ETF Trust
14.Amplify ETF Trust
15.Applied Finance Dividend Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
16.Applied Finance Explorer Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
17.Applied Finance Select Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
18.ARK ETF Trust
19.ARK Venture Fund
20.Bitwise Funds Trust
21.BondBloxx ETF Trust
22.Bramshill Multi-Strategy Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
23.Bridgeway Funds, Inc.
24.Brinker Capital Destinations Trust
25.Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc.
26.Build Funds Trust
27.Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund
28.Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
29.Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund
30.Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund
31.Calamos Global Total Return Fund
32.Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
33.Carlyle Tactical Private Credit Fund
34.Cascade Private Capital Fund
35.Catalyst Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
36.CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
37.Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund
38.Clifford Capital Partners Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
39.Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund
40.Cliffwater Enhanced Lending Fund
41.Cohen & Steers ETF Trust
42.Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
43.Convergence Long/Short Equity ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
44.CornerCap Small-Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
45.CrossingBridge Pre-Merger SPAC ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
46.Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
47.Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund, Series of World Funds Trust

 

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48.CYBER HORNET S&P 500® and Bitcoin 75/25 Strategy ETF, Series of ONEFUND Trust
49.Davis Fundamental ETF Trust
50.Defiance Connective Technologies ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
51.Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
52.Defiance Next Gen H2 ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
53.Defiance Quantum ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
54.Denali Structured Return Strategy Fund
55.Dividend Performers ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
56.Dodge & Cox Funds
57.DoubleLine ETF Trust
58.DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
59.DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund
60.DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund
61.DriveWealth ETF Trust
62.EIP Investment Trust
63.Ellington Income Opportunities Fund
64.ETF Opportunities Trust
65.Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund
66.Exchange Listed Funds Trust
67.Exchange Place Advisors Trust
68.FlexShares Trust
69.Forum Funds
70.Forum Funds II
71.Forum Real Estate Income Fund
72.Gramercy Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
73.Grayscale Funds Trust
74.Guinness Atkinson Funds
75.Harbor ETF Trust
76.Harris Oakmark ETF Trust
77.Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust
78.Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
79.Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
80.Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
81.Horizon Kinetics Medical ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
82.Horizon Kinetics SPAC Active ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
83.IDX Funds
84.Innovator ETFs Trust
85.Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund LLC
86.Ironwood Multi-Strategy Fund LLC
87.Jensen Quality Growth ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
88.John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
89.Kurv ETF Trust
90.LDR Real Estate Value-Opportunity Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
91.Mairs & Power Balanced Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
92.Mairs & Power Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
93.Mairs & Power Minnesota Municipal Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
94.Mairs & Power Small Cap Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
95.Manor Investment Funds
96.Milliman Variable Insurance Trust
97.Moerus Worldwide Value Fund, Series of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV
98.Morgan Stanley ETF Trust
99.Morgan Stanley Pathway Large Cap Equity ETF, Series of Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds
100.Morgan Stanley Pathway Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF, Series of Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds
101.Morningstar Funds Trust
102.Mutual of America Investment Corporation
103.NEOS ETF Trust
104.Niagara Income Opportunities Fund
105.NXG Cushing® Midstream Energy Fund
106.NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund
107.Opal Dividend Income ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
108.OTG Latin American Fund, Series of World Funds Trust

 

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109.Overlay Shares Core Bond ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
110.Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
111.Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
112.Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
113.Overlay Shares Municipal Bond ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
114.Overlay Shares Short Term Bond ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
115.Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
116.Palmer Square Funds Trust
117.Palmer Square Opportunistic Income Fund
118.Partners Group Private Income Opportunities, LLC
119.Performance Trust Mutual Funds, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
120.Performance Trust Short Term Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
121.Perkins Discovery Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
122.Philotimo Focused Growth and Income Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
123.Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
124.Point Bridge America First ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
125.Precidian ETFs Trust
126.Preferred-Plus ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
127.Rareview 2x Bull Cryptocurrency & Precious Metals ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
128.Rareview Dynamic Fixed Income ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
129.Rareview Systematic Equity ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
130.Rareview Tax Advantaged Income ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
131.Rareview Total Return Bond ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
132.Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds
133.Reynolds Funds, Inc.
134.RiverNorth Enhanced Pre-Merger SPAC ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
135.RiverNorth Patriot ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
136.RMB Investors Trust
137.Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
138.Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
139.Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
140.Roundhill Cannabis ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
141.Roundhill ETF Trust
142.Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
143.Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
144.Roundhill Video Games ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
145.Rule One Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
146.Securian AM Real Asset Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
147.Six Circles Trust
148.Sound Shore Fund, Inc.
149.SP Funds Trust
150.Sparrow Funds
151.Spear Alpha ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
152.STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
153.STF Tactical Growth ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
154.Strategic Trust
155.Strategy Shares
156.Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
157.Tekla World Healthcare Fund
158.Tema ETF Trust
159.The 2023 ETF Series Trust
160.The 2023 ETF Series Trust II
161.The Cook & Bynum Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
162.The Community Development Fund
163.The Finite Solar Finance Fund
164.The Private Shares Fund
165.The SPAC and New Issue ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
166.Third Avenue Trust
167.Third Avenue Variable Series Trust
168.Tidal ETF Trust

 

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169.Tidal Trust II
170.Tidal Trust III
171.TIFF Investment Program
172.Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock Enhanced ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
173.Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
174.Timothy Plan International ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
175.Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
176.Timothy Plan US Large/Mid Cap Core ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
177.Timothy Plan US Large/Mid Core Enhanced ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
178.Timothy Plan US Small Cap Core ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
179.Total Fund Solution
180.Touchstone ETF Trust
181.T-Rex 2X Inverse Bitcoin Daily Target ETF, Series of World Funds Trust
182.T-Rex 2x Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF, Series of World Funds Trust
183.T-Rex 2X Long Bitcoin Daily Target ETF, Series of World Funds Trust
184.T-Rex 2x Long Ether Daily Target ETF
185.TrueShares Active Yield ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
186.TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
187.TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
188.TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
189.TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
190.TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
191.TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
192.TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
193.TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
194.TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
195.TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF, Listed Funds Trust
196.TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
197.TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
198.TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
199.TrueShares Technology, AI & Deep Learning ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
200.U.S. Global Investors Funds
201.Union Street Partners Value Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
202.Vest Bitcoin Strategy Managed Volatility Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
203.Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
204.Vest US Large Cap 10% Buffer Strategies Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
205.Vest US Large Cap 10% Buffer Strategies VI Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
206.Vest US Large Cap 20% Buffer Strategies Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
207.Vest US Large Cap 20% Buffer Strategies VI Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
208.VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
209.VictoryShares Core Plus Intermediate Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
210.VictoryShares Corporate Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
211.VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
212.VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
213.VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
214.VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
215.VictoryShares Free Cash Flow Growth ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
216.VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
217.VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
218.VictoryShares International Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
219.VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
220.VictoryShares NASDAQ Next 50 ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
221.VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
222.VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
223.VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
224.VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
225.VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
226.VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
227.VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
228.VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
229.VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
230.VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
231.VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

 

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232.VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
233.VictoryShares WestEnd Economic Cycle Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
234.VictoryShares WestEnd Global Equity ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
235.VictoryShares WestEnd US Sector ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
236.Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
237.Volatility Shares Trust
238.WEBs ETF Trust
239.Wellington Global Multi-Strategy Fund
240.West Loop Realty Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
241.Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc.
242.Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust
243.WisdomTree Digital Trust
244.WisdomTree Trust
245.XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

 

Item 32(b)The following are the Officers and Manager of the Distributor, the Registrant’s underwriter. The Distributor’s main business address is Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.

 

Name   Address   Position with Underwriter   Position with Registrant  
             
Teresa Cowan   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME  04101   President/Manager   None
             
Chris Lanza   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Vice President   None
             
Kate Macchia   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Vice President   None
             
Alicia Strout   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer   None
             
Kelly B. Whetstone   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Secretary   None
             
Susan L. LaFond   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Treasurer   None
             
Weston Sommers   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME  04101   Financial and Operations Principal and Chief Financial Officer   None

 

Item 32(c)Not applicable.
 

 

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

 

The accounts, books or other documents of the Registrant required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder are kept in several locations:

 

a)   Adviser Ridgeline Research LLC, 14961 Finegan Farm Drive, Darnestown, Maryland 20874 (records relating to its function as investment adviser to the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF).  
     
b)   Sub-Adviser Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management), 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the American Conservative Values ETF, the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF, the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF, the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF , the REX ETFs, the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF, the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF and the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF).
     
c)   Adviser Formidable Asset Management, LLC, 221 East fourth Street, Suite 2700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (records relating to its function as investment adviser to the Formidable ETFs).
     
d)   Sub-Adviser Tidal Investments, LLC, 898 N. Broadway, Suite 2, Massapequa, New York 11758 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Formidable ETFs, the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF, WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF, Cultivar ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF, IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF, the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF, the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF, the Hedgeye ETFs and the OTG Latin America ETF).
     
e)   Adviser Applied Finance Advisors, LLC, 17806 IH 10, Suite 300, San Antonio, Texas 78257 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF).
     
f)    Adviser Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC, 1645 Village Center Circle, Suite 200, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF and Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF ).
     
g)   Adviser WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC, 4458 Legendary Drive, Suite 140, Destin, Florida 32541 (records relating to its function as adviser to the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF).
     
h)   Adviser Cultivar Capital, Inc., 421 E. Hickory Street, Suite 103, Denton, Texas 76201 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Cultivar ETF).

 

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i)    Adviser Tuttle Capital Management LLC, 155 Lockwood Rd., Riverside CT 06878 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X All Innovation ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Inverse All Innovation ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF, the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs, the Tuttle Option Income ETFs, the Put Write ETFs, the Opportunistic Trader ETF, the Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, the Tuttle 2X Crypto ETFs, the Tuttle Capital AI Powered ETFs, the Tuttle Capital No Risk Tail Bleed ETF, the T-REX 2X Long DKNG Daily Target ETF, the T-REX 2X Long BULL Daily Target ETF, the T-REX 2X Long XXI Daily Target ETF, the T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF, and the T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AVAV Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AFRM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ACHR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AUR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXON Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GOLD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BBAI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long BKNG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CVNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long CEG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DDOG Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long WGS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long DNA Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long OKLO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long QUBT Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RXRX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TEM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long TTD Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long UPST Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SOUN Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long SMLR Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long GLXY Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long DOUL Daily Target ETF).  
     
j)    Sub-Adviser Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc., 103 Murphy Court, Nashville, TN 37203 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF).  
     
k)   Adviser REX Advisers, LLC, 1241 Post Road, Second Floor, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824 (records relating to its function as adviser to the REX ETFs, REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF, REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF, the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF and the REX-OspreyTM ETFs).  
     
l)    Sub-Adviser Brendan Wood TopGun Partnerships Inc., 15 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 1B2 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF).  
     
m)           Adviser Tapp Finance, Inc., 3700 W. Lawton St., Seattle, Washington 98199 (records relating to its function as adviser to the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and the TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF).  
     
n)   Sub-Adviser Tuttle Capital Management, LLC, 155 Lockwood Rd., Riverside CT 06878 (relating to its function as sub-adviser to the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and the TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF).  
     
o)   Adviser IDX Advisors, LLC, 2201 E. Camelback Road, Suite 605, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (records relating to its function as adviser to the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF).  
     
p)   Adviser 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC, 4400 Ray Blvd., Columbus, Indiana 47203 (records relating to its function as adviser to the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF and the SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF).  
     
q)   Adviser Brookmont Capital Management, LLC, 5950 Berkshire Lane, Suite 1420, Dallas, TX 75225 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF).  
     
r)    Sub-Adviser King Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC, 87 Summit Road, New London, NH 03257 (relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF).  
     
s)   Sub-Advisor OT Advisors, LLC, 7284 West Palmetto Park Road, Suite 303, Boca Raton, Florida 33433 (relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Opportunistic Trader ETF).  

 

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t)    Adviser Hedgeye Asset Management, LLC, 1 High Ridge Park, 3rd Floor, Stamford, CT 06905 (relating to its function as adviser to the Hedgeye ETFs).
     
u)   Adviser OTG Asset Management, Ltd., Montenegro #1439 Torre Infrabol Piso 6, La Paz, Bolivia (relating to its function as the adviser to the OTG Latin America ETF).  
     
v)   Custodian, Transfer Agency   Citibank, N.A., 390 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10013.
     
w) Transfer Agent   U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
     
x)   Custodian U.S. Bank, N.A., 425 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.  
     
y)   Administrator Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235.
     
z)   Distributor Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.  
     
aa) Fund Accountant Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., located at 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio, 43219.  

 

Item 34. Management Services

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 35. Undertakings

 

Not applicable.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 263 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia on the 8th day of May, 2025.

 

  ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
   
  By: /s/ Karen M. Shupe
    Karen M. Shupe
    Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 263 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
           
*Mary Lou H. Ivey   Trustee   May 8, 2025
           
*Laura V. Morrison   Trustee   May 8, 2025
           
*Dr. David J. Urban   Trustee   May 8, 2025
           
/s/ Karen M. Shupe   Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer   May 8, 2025
 Karen M. Shupe        
           
/s/ Ann T. MacDonald   Assistant Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer   May 8, 2025
 Ann T. MacDonald        
           
*By:  /s/ Karen M. Shupe        
  Karen M. Shupe        

 

*Attorney-in-fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed as Exhibit (q) on January 6, 2025 (Accession No. 0001999371-25-000136)

 

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EXHIBITS

 

None

 

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