Under normal circumstances, the Fund pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in large-capitalization securities that the Adviser considers having “core” characteristics. The Fund defines “core” as investments that typically represent a balance between value and growth investing. However, any particular security may have different degrees of growth or value characteristics. The Fund defines: 

The Fund will primarily invest in equity securities, including common stocks, REITs, options, warrants, convertible debt securities of U.S. and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign issuers, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Convertible securities are hybrid financial instruments that typically consist of bonds, debentures, or preferred shares that can be converted into a specified number of common or preferred shares of the issuing company, typically at the option of the security holder. The Fund may also invest in various investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), for portfolio management purposes, including cash and liquidity management, to obtain a higher return on collateral positions and achieve greater diversification and trading efficiency than would usually be experienced by investing directly and separately in individual securities. In selecting mutual funds and ETFs for investment, the Adviser will prioritize investments that align with and support the Fund’s overall strategy.

In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser uses qualitative and quantitative analysis, and other proprietary strategies to identify securities that, in combination, are expected to contribute to exceeding the total return of the S&P 500 Index by attempting to avoid the “losers” in the Index. The “avoid the losers” philosophy is fundamental to the underlying actuarial-like approach of the Adviser with respect to asset management. In its attempts to generate alpha, the Adviser does not aim to pick the winners; instead, it aims to avoid the losers. A loser is a company that, according to the Adviser’s investment methodology, cannot deliver revenue growth to support its stock price. The Adviser has developed a probability-based measure to identify and avoid these stocks, called the h-factor (“h-factor”), which is the foundation of the Adviser’s investment philosophy. The h-factor measures the probability a company cannot deliver the revenue growth indicated by its stock price. In buying and selling securities for the Fund, the Adviser will apply its proprietary h-factor methodology in its security selection process. H-factor uses an algorithm rooted in actuarial risk principles to construct a portfolio with exposure to returns across sectors, styles, geographies, and asset classes. Using an actuarial-based approach, h-factor aims to identify underpriced and overpriced securities and assign them an h-factor score, which is the probability that the issuer will not deliver revenue growth to support the securities’ current price. By assigning these scores, the Adviser seeks to avoid the overpriced securities and invest in the underpriced securities.

The Fund will sell investments when they no longer meet the Adviser’s investment criteria, market conditions change, or to meet redemption requests.