The prospectus presents the investment objectives and the principal investment strategies and risks of the Fund. This section supplements the disclosure in the Fund's prospectus and provides additional information on the Fund's investment policies or restrictions. Restrictions or policies stated as a maximum percentage of the Fund’s assets are only applied immediately after a portfolio investment to which the policy or restriction is applicable (other than the limitations on borrowing and illiquid securities). Accordingly, any later increase or decrease resulting from a change in values, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered in determining whether the investment complies with the Fund’s restrictions and policies.

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in convertible securities, such as convertible debentures, bonds and preferred stock, which allow the holder thereof to convert the instrument into common stock at a specified share price or ratio. The price of the common stock may fluctuate above or below the specified price or ratio, which may allow the Fund the opportunity to purchase the common stock at below market price or, conversely, render the right of conversion worthless. The Fund will invest in convertible securities primarily for their equity characteristics.

OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES. The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent that such investments are consistent with its investment objective and policies and permissible under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Under the 1940 Act, a fund may not acquire the securities of other domestic or non-U.S. investment companies if, as a result, (i) more than 10% of the fund’s total assets would be invested in securities of other investment companies, (ii) such purchase would result in more than 3% of the total outstanding voting securities of any one investment company being held by the fund, or (iii) more than 5% of the fund’s total assets would be invested in any one investment company.

Subject to the limitations on investments in other investment companies, the Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in closed-end country funds whose shares are traded in the United States. Investments in closed-end funds may allow the Fund to attain exposure to a broader base of companies in certain emerging markets and to avoid foreign government restrictions that may limit direct investment in a country’s equity markets. Closed-end country funds are managed pools of securities of companies having their principal place of business in a particular foreign country. Shares of certain of these closed-end investment companies may at times only be acquired at market premiums to their net asset values.

The limitations on investments in other investment companies do not apply to the purchase of shares of any investment company in connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of substantially all the assets of another investment company. The Fund, as a holder of the securities of other investment companies, will bear its pro rata portion of the other investment companies’ expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses are in addition to the direct expenses of the Fund’s own operations.

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS. Subject to the limitations on investment in OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES as such may be modified by an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to a particular exchange traded fund ("ETF"), the Fund may invest in ETFs.

ETFs, such as Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) depositary receipts (“SPDRs”), Nasdaq 100 Index Trading Stock (“QQQs”), iShares and various country index funds, are investment companies whose shares are traded on a national exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System (NASDAQ). ETFs may be based on underlying equity or fixed income securities. SPDRs, for example, seek to provide investment results that generally correspond to the performance of the component common stocks of the S&P 500. ETFs do not sell individual shares directly to investors and only issue their shares in large blocks known as “creation units.” The investor purchasing a creation unit then sells the individual shares on a secondary market. Therefore, the liquidity of ETFs depends on the adequacy of the secondary market.

There can be no assurance that an ETF’s investment objective will be achieved. ETFs based on an index may not replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weightings of securities in the index. ETFs are subject to the risks of investing in the underlying securities. The Fund, as a holder of the securities of the ETF, will bear its pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses are in addition to the direct expenses of the Fund’s own operations.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS ("REITs"). REITs are companies which invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). In some cases, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests in addition to the expenses paid by the Fund.

Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. An equity REIT may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying properties owned by the REIT. A mortgage REIT may be affected by changes in interest rates and the ability of the issuers of its portfolio mortgages to repay their obligations. REITs are dependent upon the skills of their managers and are not diversified. REITs are generally dependent upon maintaining cash flows to repay borrowings and to make distributions to shareholders and are subject to the risk of default by lessees or borrowers. REITs whose underlying assets are concentrated in properties used by a particular industry, such as health care, are also subject to risks associated with such industry.

REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. If the REIT invests in adjustable rate mortgage loans the interest rates on which are reset periodically, yields on a REIT's investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates. This causes the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response +to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations. REITs may have limited financial resources and may trade less frequently and in a more limited volume than larger company securities.

INVESTMENTS IN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS. To the extent consistent with its investment objective, the Fund may invest up to 5% of its total net assets (at time of purchase) in initial public offerings (“IPO”) of equity securities. The market for such securities may be more volatile and entail greater risk of loss than investments in more established companies. Many companies engaged in IPOs are smaller capitalization companies that present the risks of such companies described in “Principal Risks for the Fund” in the prospectus. Such risks may include limited operating histories, dependence on a limited number of management personnel, reliance on one or a small number of core businesses, including businesses for which there may not be well developed markets. Newly public companies may also have limited access to additional capital to finance operating needs and/or implementation of strategic plans. At times, investments in IPOs could represent a significant portion of a fund’s investment performance. The Fund cannot assure that investments in IPOs will continue to be available to the Fund or, if available, will result in positive investment performance , particularly during times when the Fund is of smaller size. In addition, as the Fund’s assets increase, the impact of investments in IPOs on the overall performance of the Fund is likely to decrease.

The Fund may sell stocks purchased in IPOs shortly after the time of the offering in order to realize a short-term profit. Such sales involve transaction costs and are taxable events that would give rise to short-term capital gains that are taxable at the less favorable rates applicable to ordinary income. Although opportunities may exist to realize a short-term profit on stocks purchased in IPOs, the Fund may continue to hold such stocks for longer-term investment if Polaris Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor” or “Polaris”) believes this is appropriate. Holding stocks of newly public companies over the longer-term involves the risk that the prices of such stocks may depreciate substantially from the initial offering price and from higher trading prices that may exist in the markets shortly following the initial offering. In addition to buying stocks directly in an IPO, the Fund may purchase newly public stocks in the secondary market if the Fund’s Advisor determines that this is an appropriate investment. Purchasing newly public stocks shortly after the offering may involve paying market prices significantly above the initial offering price. Active market activity in newly public stocks may diminish substantially over time creating the risk that such stocks purchased in the secondary market could depreciate substantially in value, including over a relatively short time period.

DERIVATIVES. The Fund may, but is not required to, engage in a variety of transactions using “derivatives,” such as futures, options, warrants and swaps. Derivatives are financial instruments whose value depend upon, or are derived from, the value of something else, such as one or more underlying investments, indexes or currencies. Derivatives may be traded on organized exchanges, or in individually negotiated transactions with other parties (these are known as “over the counter”). The Fund may use derivatives both for hedging and non-hedging purposes. Although the Fund’s Advisor has the flexibility to use these strategies, it may choose not to for a variety of reasons, even under very volatile market conditions. Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and the Fund will depend on its Advisor’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivatives positions at any time. In fact, many over-the-counter instruments will not be liquid. Over-the-counter instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund.

Participatory Notes. The Fund may invest in participatory notes. Participatory notes are offshore derivative instruments issued to foreign investors against underlying Indian securities. These securities are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The risks of investing in participatory notes are similar to those risks of investing in foreign securities in general. See “Principal Risks for the Fund” in the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks of investing in foreign securities. Participatory notes function similarly to depositary receipts except that brokers, not U.S. banks, are depositories for Indian-based securities on behalf of foreign investors. Brokers buy Indian-based securities and then issue participatory notes to foreign investors. Any dividends or capital gains collected from the underlying securities are remitted to the foreign investors. However, unlike depositary receipts, participatory notes are subject to credit risk based on the uncertainty of the counterparty’s (i.e., the broker’s) ability to meet its obligations.

OPALS. The Fund may invest in optimized portfolio as listed securities (“OPALS”). OPALS represent an interest in a basket of securities of companies primarily located in a specific country generally designed to track an index for that country. Investments in OPALS are subject to the same risks inherent in directly investing in foreign securities. See PRINCIPAL RISKS FOR THE FUND-Foreign Investments in the prospectus. In addition, because the OPALS are not registered under the securities laws, they may only be sold to certain classes of investors, and it may be more difficult for the Fund to sell OPALS than other types of securities. However, the OPALS may generally be exchanged with the issuer for the underlying securities, which may be more readily tradable.

DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS. The Fund may invest in American Depository Receipts (ADRs), European Depository Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). ADRs, EDRs and GDRs are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer’s home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the underlying issuer’s country. ADRs, EDRs and GDRs may be sponsored or unsponsored. Unsponsored receipts are established without the participation of the issuer. Unsponsored receipts differ from receipts sponsored by an issuer in that they may involve higher expenses, they may not pass-through voting or other shareholder rights, and they may be less liquid.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS. A forward foreign currency exchange contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are principally traded in the inter-bank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. A forward contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades.

Since investments in foreign companies will usually involve currencies of foreign countries, and since the Fund may temporarily hold funds in bank deposits in foreign currencies during the completion of investment programs, the value of the assets of the Fund, as measured in U.S. dollars, may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations, and the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund will conduct foreign currency exchange transactions either on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market, or through entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. The Fund will generally not enter into a forward contract with a term of greater than one year. The Fund’s Custodian (as defined below) will place cash or liquid debt securities into a segregated account of the series in an amount equal to the value of the Fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of forward foreign currency exchange contracts. If the value of the securities placed in the segregated account declines, additional cash or securities will be placed in the account on a daily basis so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Fund’s commitments with respect to such contracts.

The Fund will generally enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts under two circumstances. First, when a fund enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, it may desire to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security. By entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars, of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying security transactions, the Fund will seek to protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the subject foreign currency during the period between the date the security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received.

Second, when the Fund’s Advisor believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may experience an adverse movement against the U.S. dollar, it may enter into a forward contract to sell an amount of the foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the Fund’s portfolio securities denominated in such foreign currency. Alternatively, where appropriate, the Fund may hedge all or part of its foreign currency exposure through the use of a basket of currencies where certain of such currencies act as an effective proxy for other currencies. In such a case, the Fund may enter into a forward contract where the amount of the foreign currency to be sold exceeds the value of the securities denominated in such currency. The use of this basket hedging technique may be more efficient and economical than entering into separate forward contracts for each currency held in the Fund. The precise matching of the forward contract amounts and the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible since the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the value of those securities between the date the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The projection of short-term currency market movement is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may commit a substantial portion, or up to 75% of the value of its assets, to the consummation of these contracts. The Fund’s Advisor will consider the effect a substantial commitment of its assets to forward contracts would have on the investment program of the Fund and the flexibility of the Fund to purchase additional securities. Other than as set forth above, the Fund will not enter into such forward contracts or maintain a net exposure to such contracts where the consummation of the contracts would obligate the Fund to deliver an amount of foreign currency in excess of the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities or other assets denominated in that currency. Under normal circumstances, consideration of the prospect for currency parities will be incorporated into the longer-term investment decisions made with regard to overall diversification strategies. However, the Fund’s Advisor believes that it is important to have the flexibility to enter into such forward contracts when it determines that the best interests of the Fund will be served.

At the maturity of a forward contract, the Fund may either sell the portfolio security and make delivery of the foreign currency, or it may retain the security and terminate its contractual obligation to deliver the foreign currency by purchasing an “offsetting” contract obligating it to purchase, on the same maturity date, the same amount of the foreign currency.

As indicated above, it is impossible to forecast with absolute precision the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration of the forward contract. Accordingly, it may be necessary for the Fund to purchase additional foreign currency on the spot market (and bear the expense of such purchase) if the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver and if a decision is made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign currency. Conversely, it may be necessary to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency received upon the sale of the portfolio security if its market value exceeds the amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver.

If the Fund retains the portfolio security and engages in an offsetting transaction, the Fund will incur a gain or a loss (as described below) to the extent that there has been movement in forward contract prices. If the Fund engages in an offsetting transaction, it may subsequently enter into a new forward contract to sell the foreign currency. Should forward prices decline during the period between the Fund’s entering into a forward contract for the sale of a foreign currency and the date it enters into an offsetting contract for the purchase of the foreign currency, the Fund will realize a gain to the extent the price of the currency it has agreed to sell exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to purchase. Should forward prices increase, the Fund will suffer a loss to the extent the price of the currency it has agreed to purchase exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to sell.

The Fund is not required to enter into forward contracts with regard to their foreign currency-denominated securities and will not do so unless deemed appropriate by the Fund’s Advisor. It also should be realized that this method of hedging against a decline in the value of a currency does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. It simply establishes a rate of exchange at a future date. Additionally, although such contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time, they tend to limit any potential gain that might result from an increase in the value of that currency.

SHORT-TERM DEBT OBLIGATIONS. The Fund may invest in short-term debt obligations for temporary defensive purposes and for liquidity purposes (e.g., for redemption of shares, to pay expenses or pending other investments). Short-term debt obligations may include obligations of the U.S. government and securities of foreign governments. Short-term debt obligations may also include certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances issued by U.S. banks and foreign banks having deposits in excess of $2 billion, commercial paper, short-term corporate bonds, debentures and notes and repurchase agreements, all with one year or less to maturity. Investments in commercial paper are limited to obligations: (i) rated Prime-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or A-1 by S&P, or in the case of any instrument that is not rated, of comparable quality as determined by the Manager or an Advisor, or (ii) issued by companies having an outstanding debt issue currently rated Aaa or Aa by Moody’s or AAA or AA by S&P. Investments in other corporate obligations are limited to those having maturity of one year or less and rated Aaa or Aa by Moody’s or AAA or AA by Standard & Poor’s. The value of fixed-income securities may fluctuate inversely in relation to the direction of interest rate changes.

BOND RATINGS.

Moody’s bond ratings cited above are as follows:

Aaa: Bonds that are rated “Aaa” are judged to be the best quality and to carry the smallest degree of investment risk. Interest payments are protected by a large or exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure.

Aa: Bonds that are rated “Aa” are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the “Aaa” group, they comprise what are generally known as “high-grade” bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as with “Aaa” securities or other elements may make long-term risks appear greater than those of “Aaa” securities.

The S&P Corporation bond ratings cited above are as follows:

AAA: “AAA” is the highest rating assigned to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest.

AA: Bonds rated “AA” also qualify as high quality debt obligations. Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the majority of instances they differ from “AAA” issues only in small degree.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. A repurchase agreement is a contract under which the Fund would acquire a security for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week), subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price (representing the Fund’s cost plus interest). The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with: (i) commercial banks or (ii) registered broker-dealers. Although the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to any securities which it may acquire consistent with its investment policies and restrictions, it is the Fund’s present intention to enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to obligations of the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. While the repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund will provide that the underlying security at all times shall have a value at least equal to the resale price stated in the agreements (and, for this purpose, the underlying security will be marked to market daily), if the seller defaults, the Fund could realize a loss on the sale of the underlying security to the extent that the proceeds of the sale including accrued interest are less than the resale price provided in the agreement including interest. In addition, if the seller should be involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, the Fund may incur delay and costs in selling the underlying security or may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the Fund is treated as an unsecured creditor and required to return the underlying collateral to the seller’s estate.

No more than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in repurchase agreements that have a maturity longer than seven (7) days. Investments in repurchase agreements which have a longer maturity are not considered to be readily marketable (see "Illiquid Securities" below). In addition, the Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements with a securities dealer if such transactions constitute the purchase of an interest in such dealer under the 1940 Act.

SECURITIES LOANS. The Fund may make secured loans of its portfolio securities amounting to not more than 30% of its total assets. See INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS OF THE FUND. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of credit, consist of possible delay in the recovery of the securities or loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. Securities loans are made to broker-dealers pursuant to agreements requiring that loans be continuously secured by collateral in cash or cash equivalents (such as U.S. Treasury bills) at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities lent. The borrower pays to the Fund an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on the securities lent. The Fund may invest the cash collateral received in interest-bearing, short-term securities or receive a fee from the borrower. Although voting rights, or rights to consent with respect to the loaned securities, pass to the borrower, the Fund retains the right to call the loans at any time on reasonable notice, and it will do so in order that the securities may be voted by the Fund if the holders of such securities are asked to vote upon or consent to matters materially affecting the investment. The Fund may also call such loans in order to sell the security involved.

OPTIONS. The Fund may write covered call options that are traded on national securities exchanges with respect to stocks in its portfolio (ensuring that the Fund at all times will have in its portfolios the securities which it may be obligated to deliver if the options are exercised). The “writer” of a call option gives to the purchaser of that option the right to buy the underlying security from the writer at the exercise price prior to the expiration date of the call. Call options are generally written for periods of less than six months. The Fund may write covered call options on securities in its portfolios in an attempt to realize a greater current return than would be realized on the securities alone or to provide greater flexibility in disposing of such securities. The Fund may also write call options to partially hedge a possible stock market decline. Because the Fund’s objective is growth of capital, covered call options would not be written except at a time when it is believed that the price of the common stock on which the call is being written will not rise in the near future and the Fund does not desire to sell the common stock for tax or other reasons. The writer of a covered call option receives a premium for undertaking the obligation to sell the underlying security at a fixed price during the option period if the option is exercised. So long as the Fund remains obligated as a writer of covered calls, it foregoes the opportunity to profit from increases in the market prices of the underlying securities above the exercise prices of the options, except insofar as the premiums represent such profits, and retain the risk of loss should the value of the underlying securities decline. The Fund may also enter into “closing purchase transactions” in order to terminate its obligations as a writer of covered call options prior to the expiration of the options. Although limiting writing covered call options to those which are traded on national securities exchanges increases the likelihood of being able to make closing purchase transactions, there is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effect such transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. If the Fund was unable to enter into a closing purchase transaction, the principal risks to the Fund would be the loss of any capital appreciation of the underlying security in excess of the exercise price and the inability to sell the underlying security in a down market until the call option was terminated. The writing of covered call options could result in an increase in the portfolio turnover rate of the Fund, especially during periods when market prices of the underlying securities appreciate.

SHORT SALES. The Fund will limit short sales to selling securities "against the box." No securities will be sold short if after giving effect to any short sales, the value of all securities sold short would exceed 25% of the Fund’s net assets.

Short Sales Against the Box. The Fund may sell securities “short against the box.” A short sale involves the Fund borrowing securities from a broker and selling the borrowed securities. The Fund has an obligation to return securities identical to the borrowed securities to the broker. In a short sale against the box, the Fund at all times owns an equal amount of the security sold short or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, with or without payment of additional consideration, an equal amount of the security sold short. The Fund intends to use short sales against the box to hedge. For example when the Fund believes that the price of a current portfolio security may decline, the Fund may use a short sale against the box to lock in a sale price for a security rather than selling the security immediately. In such a case, any future losses in the Fund’s long position should be offset by a gain in the short position and, conversely, any gain in the long position should be reduced by a loss in the short position.

If the Fund effects a short sale against the box at a time when it has an unrealized gain on the security, it may be required to recognize that gain as if it had actually sold the security (a “constructive sale”) on the date it effects the short sale. However, such constructive sale treatment may not apply if the Fund closes out the short sale with securities other than the appreciated securities held at the time of the short sale provided that certain other conditions are satisfied. Uncertainty regarding the tax consequences of effecting short sales may limit the extent to which the Fund may make short sales against the box.

Asset Segregation

The 1940 Act requires that the Fund segregate assets in connection with certain types of transactions that may have the effect of leveraging the Fund’s portfolio. If the Fund enters into a transaction requiring segregation, such as a short sale, the Custodian or the Advisor will segregate liquid assets in an amount required to comply with the 1940 Act. Such segregated assets will be valued at market daily. If the aggregate value of such segregated assets declines below the aggregate value required to satisfy the 1940 Act, additional liquid assets will be segregated.

FORWARD COMMITMENTS. The Fund may make contracts to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time (“forward commitments”), if the Fund holds, and maintains until the settlement date in a segregated account with the Fund’s Custodian, cash or short-term debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. These debt obligations will be marked to market on a daily basis and additional liquid assets will be added to such segregated accounts as required. Forward commitments may be considered securities in themselves. They involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date, which risk is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the Fund’s other assets. Although the Fund will generally enter into forward commitments with the intention of acquiring securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the Advisor deems it appropriate to do so. The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of forward commitments.

WARRANTS. The Fund may invest in warrants purchased as units or attached to securities purchased by the series. Warrants are options to purchase equity securities at specific prices valid for a specific period of time. Their prices do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities. Warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES. Securities which do not trade on stock exchanges or in the over the counter market, or have restrictions on when and how they may be sold, are generally considered to be “illiquid.” An illiquid security is one that the Fund may have difficulty, or may even be legally precluded from, selling within a particular time. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, including restricted securities and other investments that are not readily marketable. The Fund will not purchase any such security if the purchase would cause the Fund to invest more than 15% of its net assets, measured at the time of purchase, in illiquid securities. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days are considered illiquid for purposes of this restriction.

The principal risk of investing in illiquid securities is that the Fund may be unable to dispose of them at the time desired or at a reasonable price. In addition, in order to resell a restricted security, the Fund might have to bear the expense and incur the delays associated with registering the security with the SEC, and otherwise obtaining listing on a securities exchange or in the over the counter market.

ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES. At times, the Fund’s Advisor may judge that market conditions make pursuing the Fund’s investment strategies inconsistent with the best interests of its shareholders. The Fund’s Advisor may then temporarily use alternative strategies that are mainly designed to limit the Fund’s losses. These alternative strategies may include the purchase of debt, money market investments and other investments not consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund. Although the Fund’s Advisor has the flexibility to use these strategies, it may choose not to for a variety of reasons, even in very volatile market conditions. These strategies may cause the Fund to miss out on investment opportunities, and may prevent the Fund from achieving its goal.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. A change in securities held by the Fund is known as “portfolio turnover” and almost always involves the payment by the Fund of brokerage commissions or dealer markups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities as well as on the reinvestment of the proceeds in other securities. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by the Fund and may affect taxes paid by shareholders to the extent short-term gains are distributed. Portfolio turnover is not a limiting factor with respect to investment decisions by the Fund. As a new fund, portfolio turnover information for the Fund is not available as of the date of this SAI.

Fundamental Investment Restrictions. The Fund has adopted certain fundamental investment restrictions which may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund. Statements in italics are not part of the restriction. For this purpose, a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund means the vote of the lesser of:

1. 67% or more of the shares represented at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy, or

Statements in italics are not part of the investment restriction

The Fund may not:

Under current regulatory requirements, the Fund may: (a) borrow from banks or through reverse repurchase agreements in an amount up to 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets (including the amount borrowed); (b) borrow up to an additional 5% of the Fund’s assets for temporary purposes; (c) obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of portfolio transactions; and (d) purchase securities on margin to the extent permitted by applicable law . In the opinion of the SEC, the Fund’s limitation on borrowing includes any pledge, mortgage or hypothecation of its assets.

In the opinion of the SEC, investments are concentrated in a particular industry if such investments aggregate more than 25% of the fund’s total assets. When identifying industries for purposes of its concentration policy, the Fund will rely upon available industry classifications. As of November 1, 2006, the Fund relied on MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ) classifications. The Fund’s policy does not apply to investments in U.S. government securities.

For example, a futures contract may be deemed to be a commodity contract.

Although certain of these policies envision the Fund maintaining a position in a stock index by selling futures contracts on that index and also envision that under certain conditions the Fund may engage in transactions in stock index futures and related options, the Fund does not currently intend to engage in such transactions.

All percentage limitations on investments, except the percentage limitations with respect to borrowing in fundamental policy (2) above, will apply at the time of the making of an investment and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.