09/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/03/2024 09:20
POLEN U.S. SMID COMPANY GROWTH FUND
A Series of FundVantage Trust
Summary Prospectus - September 1, 2024
Class/Ticker: Institutional Class (PBMIX)/Investor Class (PBMRX)
Click here to view the Fund's Statutory Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information.
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") and shareholder reports, online at https://www.polencapital.com/strategies/us-smid-company-growth-fund. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (888) 678-6024, by sending an email request to [email protected], or from any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund's prospectus, dated September 1, 2024, and SAI, dated September 1, 2024, as amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
Investment Objective
Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund (the "Fund") seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses
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 table and example below.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): | |||||||
Investor Class |
Institutional Class |
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Management Fees | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | |||
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees | 0.25 | % | None | ||||
Other Expenses | 0.70 | % | 0.70 | % | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 1.95 | % | 1.70 | % | |||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | (0.65 | )% | (0.65 | )% | |||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement1 | 1.30 | % | 1.05 | % |
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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 mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Investor Class shares and Institutional Class shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (reflecting any contractual fee waivers). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||
Investor Class | $132 | $549 | $992 | $2,222 | |||||
Institutional Class | $107 | $472 | $862 | $1,954 |
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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 61% of the average value of its portfolio.
Summary of Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests in a focused portfolio of common stocks of small and mid-cap companies and, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of U.S. issuers that are small or mid-cap companies. This 80% policy to invest in small and mid-cap companies may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval upon 60 days' notice to shareholders. The Adviser considers small and mid-cap companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of purchase, are within the range of the market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2500® Growth Index. This policy does not require the Fund to sell the security of a small or mid-cap company if such company's market capitalization moves outside the range of the market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2500® Growth Index; however, additional purchases of such security will be subject to the 20% limitation for securities outside of the Fund's small and mid-cap company portfolio. As of April 30, 2024, the average weighted market capitalization of the issuers in the Russell 2500® Growth Index was $8.13 billion.
The Adviser uses an intensive fundamental research process to identify companies that it believes have certain attractive characteristics, which typically reflect of an underlying competitive advantage. Those characteristics associated with the Fund's growth style of investing include: (i) consistent and sustainable high return on capital, (ii) strong earnings growth and free cash flow generation, (iii) strong balance sheets typically with low or no net debt to total capital and (iv) competent and shareholder-oriented management teams. The Fund invests in companies that the Adviser believes have a sustainable competitive advantage within an industry with high barriers to entry. The Adviser believes that such companies not only have the potential to contribute greater returns to the Fund, but also may hold less risk of loss of capital.
The Adviser believes that consistent earnings growth is the primary driver of long-term stock price appreciation. Accordingly, the Adviser focuses its efforts on identifying and investing in a concentrated portfolio of high-quality small capitalization growth companies that, in the Adviser's opinion, are able to deliver sustainable above average earnings growth driven by a sustainable competitive advantage. The Adviser integrates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into research analysis as part of a comprehensive evaluation of a company's long-term financial sustainability.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that a significant portion of the Fund's assets may be invested in the securities of a single or small number of companies and/or in a more limited number of sectors than a diversified mutual fund. Although the Fund may not "concentrate" (invest 25% or more of its net assets) in any industry, the Fund may focus its investments from time to time in one or more sectors of the economy or stock market.
The Fund will usually sell a security if, in the view of the Adviser, there is a potential threat to the company's competitive advantage or a degradation in its prospects for strong, long-term earnings growth. The Adviser may also sell a security if it is believed by the Adviser to be overvalued or if a more attractive investment opportunity exists. Although the Adviser may purchase and then sell a security in a shorter period of time, the Adviser typically invests in securities with the expectation of holding those investments on a long-term basis.
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Summary of Principal Risks
The Fund is subject to the principal risks summarized below. The order of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor and the relative significance of each risk below may change over time. These risks could adversely affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), yield and total return. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not be a suitable investment for all investors.
Equity Securities Risk:S tock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company's financial condition, historical and prospective earnings of the company, interest rates, investor perceptions and overall market and economic conditions. The prices of securities change in response to many factors including the value of its assets.● |
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● | Information Technology Sector Risk: At certain points, the Fund has focused its investments in the information technology sector. Information technology companies face competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights. Companies in the information technology sector are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action. Companies in the software industry may be adversely affected by, among other things, the decline or fluctuation of subscription renewal rates for their products and services and actual or perceived vulnerabilities in their products or services. |
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● | Mid-Cap Risk: Mid-cap companies are usually less stable in price and less liquid than larger, more established companies. Therefore, they generally involve greater risk. |
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● | Small-Cap Risk: The risk that securities of small-capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies. Generally the smaller the company size, the greater the risk. Small-capitalization companies may have limited product lines or financial resources, or may be dependent upon a small or inexperienced management group and their securities may trade less frequently and in lower volume than the securities of larger companies, which could lead to higher transaction costs. |
Performance Information
The bar chart and the performance table below provide an indication of the risks and volatility of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total return of the Fund's Institutional Class shares compare to those of a regulatorily required broad-based securities market index (Russell 3000®Index) (the "Regulatory Benchmark") and the Russell 2500® Growth Index (the "Performance Benchmark"). The Performance Benchmark is generally more representative of the market sectors and/or types of investments in which the Fund invests or to which the Fund has exposure and which the Adviser uses to measure the Fund's performance. The Fund has included in the table below the performance of the Regulatory Benchmark, which represents a broader measure of market performance, to comply with new regulatory requirements.Total returns would have been lower had certain fees and expenses not been waived or reimbursed. Past performance, both before and after taxes, does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at https://www.polencapital.com/strategies/us-smid-company-growth-fund or by calling the Fund toll-free at (888) 678-6024.
Calendar Year-to-Date Total Return as of June 30, 2024: (9.10)%
During the periods shown in the chart:
Best Quarter | Worst Quarter | |||||
14.74% | (29.55)% | |||||
(December 31, 2023) | (June 30, 2022) |
Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund - Institutional Class Shares Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2023 |
1 Year |
Since Inception (April 1, 2021) |
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Return Before Taxes | 27.50 | % | (7.40 | )% | |||
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 27.50 | % | (7.51 | )% | |||
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares | 16.28 | % | (5.57 | )%1 | |||
Russell 2500® Growth Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)2 | 18.93 | % | (3.78 | )% | |||
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)2 | 25.96 | % | 6.93 | % |
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Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Polen Capital Management, LLC serves as the Fund's investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers
Rayna Lesser Hannaway, CFA, Head of Team, Portfolio Manager and Analyst, has served as portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception in 2021. She has been a member of Polen Capital's Small Company Growth Team since 2017.
Whitney Young Crawford, Portfolio Manager and Analyst, has served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since May 2023. She has been a member of Polen Capital's Small Company Growth Team since joining the firm in 2019.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Minimum Investment Requirements | |||||||
Account Type | Minimum |
Investor Class |
Institutional Class |
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Regular Accounts | Initial Investment | $3,000 | $100,000 | ||||
Additional Investments | $100 | $0 | |||||
Individual Retirement Accounts | Initial Investment | $2,000 | $100,000 | ||||
Additional Investments | $100 | $0 | |||||
Automatic Investment Plan | Initial Investment | $2,000 | $100,000 | ||||
Additional Investments | $100 | $0 |
You can only purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on days the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open and through the means described below.
Purchase or Redemption by Mail:
Regular Mail: Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund FundVantage Trust c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing P.O. Box 534445 Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4445 |
Overnight Mail:
500 Ross Street, 154-0520 (888) 678-6024 |
Purchase by Wire:
Please contact Fund shareholder services ("Shareholder Services") toll-free at (888) 678-6024 for current wire instructions.
Redemption by Telephone:
Call Shareholder Services toll-free at (888) 678-6024.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains. Such distributions are not currently taxable when shares are held through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. However, subsequent withdrawals from any tax-deferred account in which the shares are held may be subject to federal income tax.
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or for related services to shareholders. 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.
Click here to view the Fund's Statutory Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information.
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