Document
Cove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund
(the "Fund")
Supplement dated August 20, 2024, tothe
Summary Prospectus and Prospectus,
each dated January 28, 2024, as amended
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The purpose of this supplement is to provide notice that the Fund's broad-based index benchmark is hereby changed from the Russell 2000® Index to the Bloomberg US Aggregate Equity Total Return Index. This change is being made so that the Fund's performance can be evaluated against a benchmark that represents the overall U.S. equity market. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Equity Total Return Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark representing approximately 99% of the U.S. equity market by capitalization.
Accordingly, the Average Annual Total Returns table on page 4 of the summary prospectus and page 4 of the prospectus is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
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Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2023(1)
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One Year
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Five Years
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Ten Years
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Since
Inception
(9/30/1998)
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Institutional Class
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Return Before Taxes
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18.33%
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7.90%
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4.33%
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9.10%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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16.06%
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6.04%
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2.75%
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8.00%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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12.11%
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5.93%
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3.04%
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7.63%
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Bloomberg US Aggregate Equity Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(2)
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26.07%
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15.15%
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11.45%
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8.49%
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Russell 2000® Index(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(2)
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16.93%
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9.97%
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7.16%
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8.48%
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Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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14.65%
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10.00%
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6.76%
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8.87%
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(1)The CSC Small Cap Value Fund, a series of CNI Charter Funds, (the "Predecessor Fund") transferred its assets into the Fund in a tax-free reorganization on January 23, 2012. Performance information shown includes the performance of the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to January 23, 2012.
(2)Effective August 20, 2024, the Fund's broad-based index benchmark was changed from the Russell 2000® Index to the Bloomberg US Aggregate Equity Total Return Index. This change was made so that the Fund's performance can be evaluated against a benchmark that represents the overall U.S. equity market. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Equity Total Return Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark representing approximately 99% of the U.S. equity market by capitalization.
This supplement should be retained with your Summary Prospectus and Prospectus.