The Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund
Applying the DRS to Emerging Markets
The Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund seeks to address common investor concerns such as seeking long-term capital appreciation while mitigating risk when investing in emerging markets. The fund allows investors to seek participation in the growth opportunities while also seeking to mitigate the risk of major losses that can be experienced in emerging markets.
Navigating market uncertainty. Capitalizing on market weakness.
The market is unpredictable, making it difficult to plan long-term outcomes.
That’s why we believe reducing downside risk can help smooth out returns over market cycles and taking advantage of opportunities in times of extreme market weakness can significantly impact wealth creation over the long term.
With this in mind, we developed our Defined Risk Strategy in 1997 as a way to offer our clients a distinctive, innovative hedged equity approach that remains passively invested in equities to pursue long-term growth of capital while actively managing the hedge to capitalize on large moves in the equity market: raising the hedge level after large gains and unlocking the hedge value to buy more equity shares after large market declines.
SWAN DEFINED RISK EMERGING MARKETS FUND OVERVIEW
Class A: SDRAX | Class C: SDRCX | Class I: SDRIX
Based on our Defined Risk Strategy, the Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund seeks long-term growth of capital with superior risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle with potentially less downside risk and volatility than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. See the disclosures below for more information.
The goal: is to achieve long-term growth of capital, while minimizing the downside risk of U.S. equity markets.
Key elements of our Always Invested, Always Hedged strategy include:
> Always invested using low-cost ETFs
> Designed to seek consistent long-term rolling returns
> Always hedged using long-term put options
> Aims to protect client assets during major market downturns
Defined Risk Strategy
Other Defined Risk Funds
Invest in Equities
- Always Invested in low-cost equity ETFs for exposure to the US Large Cap equity market
Hedge the Equities
- Always Hedged by actively managing long long-term put options (LEAPs), generally one to two years to expiration, initially
- Purchased at, or near near-the-money
Seek Additional Return
- Actively managing shorter-term options portfolio
- Utilizing a disciplined, time-tested approach
Performance shown is historical and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Because share price, principal value, and return will vary, you may have a gain or loss when you sell fund shares. Performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There is no assurance the fund will pay dividends or capital gains in the future. “Without sales charge” performance does not reflect the current maximum sales charge. Had the sales charge been included, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Class I shares have no sales charge and may be purchased by specified classes of investors. The MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Emerging Markets Index is designed to measure equity market performance in global emerging markets. You cannot invest directly in an index or average. For performance information current to the most recent month end, please call (877) 896-2590. Maximum sales charge for Class A Shares is 5.50%. * The fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund, at least until October 31, 2021 (exclusive of any taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation or reorganization costs). The Fund’s total gross annual fund operating expenses are 2.28% for Class A; 3.03% for Class C; 2.03% for Class I. After the fee waiver these expenses are 1.65% for Class A, 2.40% for Class C, and 1.40% for Class I shares, respectively.. Please review the fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the fund’s fees and expenses. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within the three years after the fiscal year end during which the fees have been waived or reimbursed, if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits. These agreements may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser.
Randy Swan
Lead Portfolio Manager, Founder, President
Rob Swan
Portfolio Manager, Chief Operations Officer
Chris Hausman, CMT®
Portfolio Manager, Managing Director-Risk
Randy Swan and Rob Swan have been managing the Funds since inception.
Swan Capital Management
1099 Main Avenue – Unit 206
Durango, Co 81301
Tel: 970.382.8901
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
PO Box 541150
Omaha, Ne 68154
877.896.2590
Direct Contacts
For general questions or support
Toll Free
P: 866-617-7926
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