Filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2016
1933 Act Registration File No. 333-206240
1940 Act File No. 811- 23084
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N‑1A

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SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (414) 765-6620
 
John Hedrick,  President and Principal Executive Officer
Series Portfolios Trust
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 
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Marco Adelfio
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

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Explanatory Note: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed for the purpose of responding to Staff comments with respect to the Trust’s new series – Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund – and to make other permissible changes under Rule 485(b).
 

 
 

RAREVIEW LONGEVITY INCOME GENERATION FUND

Retail Class
RLIGX
Institutional Class
RVIGX



PROSPECTUS
October 31, 2016

A series of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”)



The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the disclosure in this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
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SUMMARY SECTION

Investment Objective
The Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation and income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Retail
Class
 
Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases ( as a percentage of offering price )
None
 
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)
None
 
None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held 90 days or less)
2.00%
 
2.00%
Exchange Fee
None
 
None
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Retail
Class
 
Institutional
Class
Management Fees
1.20%
 
1.20%
Distribution and Service (Rule 12b-1) Fees
0.25%
 
None
Other Expenses (1)
     
Shareholder Servicing Fee
0.15%
 
0.15%
All Remaining Other Expenses
1.05%
 
1.05%
Total Other Expenses
1.20%
 
1.20%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (1), (3)
1.84 %
 
1.84 %
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
4.49 %
 
4.24%
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement (3)
-0.65%
 
-0.65%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
3.84 %
 
3.59 %
       
(1)
Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
(2)
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses for the Fund’s current fiscal year are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s financial highlights (when available) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund.
(3)
Rareview Capital, LLC (“Rareview,” or, the “Advisor”) has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Fund expenses (excluding front-end or contingent deferred loads, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing plan fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, leverage/borrowing interest, interest expense, dividends on securities sold short, brokerage or other transactional expenses and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to 1.75% of average daily net assets of each share class of the Fund (the “Expense Cap”). The Expense Cap will remain in effect through at least October 18, 2018, and may be terminated only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Advisor may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses from the Fund within the three fiscal years from the date they were waived or paid, provided that the Fund is also able to make the repayment without exceeding the lesser of the Expense Cap (i) in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement, or (ii) in effect at the time of recoupment.

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 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 (taking into account the Expense Cap for the first two years) . Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 
1 Year
3 Years
Retail Class
$386
$1,172
Institutional Class
$362
$1,100

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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available, though the Fund anticipates incurring a portfolio turnover rate in excess of 100% during its first full year of operation.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” meaning that under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest its assets primarily in long positions in a diversified portfolio of unaffiliated closed-end registered investment companies (“closed-end funds”). Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing in closed-end funds trading at a discount or premium to their underlying asset value and that also produce income through regular payment of distributions.

Closed-end funds are investment companies registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that issue a fixed number of shares through an initial public offering, after which shares will typically be traded on an exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or the Nasdaq National Market System. Unlike open-end investment companies, shares of closed-end funds are not redeemable with the fund on a daily basis. A share in a closed-end fund represents an investment in the underlying assets held by the closed-end fund. A closed-end fund’s value increases or decreases due to various factors, including but not limited to general market conditions, the market’s confidence in the closed-end fund advisor’s ability to generate desired investment returns, and investor confidence in the closed-end fund’s underlying assets. The Advisor seeks to select closed-end funds for the Fund’s portfolio whose shares are trading at a discount or premium relative to their underlying net asset values (“NAV”). A closed-end fund’s shares that are traded on an exchange may be bought or sold at a market price that is lower or higher than the per-share value of the closed-end fund’s underlying assets; when this occurs, the shares are considered to be traded at a discount or premium, respectively. The Fund may generate income in the form of capital gains when the Fund sells shares of a closed-end fund whose shares the Fund initially purchased at discount and whose NAV has subsequently moved closer to the per-share value of its underlying assets. The Fund may also receive income generated from distributions from its holdings in closed-end funds.

The Advisor will use a top-down macro-focused analysis to select closed-end funds that best fit within custom asset classes created by the Advisor that seek to mimic broader investment classes. Examples of these asset classes include but are not limited to (i) high-yield corporate bonds; (ii) investment-grade corporate fixed income securities; (iii) municipal bonds; (iv) leveraged loans; (v) aggregate fixed income securities; (vi) U.S. large capitalization equity securities; (vii) U.S. high-yielding equity securities; (viii) non-U.S. large capitalization equity securities; and (ix) master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). While the Fund may at times be invested in all of these asset classes, the Fund’s allocation to these asset classes may vary at the Advisor’s discretion, and the Fund is not required to invest in all of the asset classes. The Advisor uses a quantitative approach to measuring the relative discounted value or premium of each closed-end fund within an asset class to seek the closed-end fund investments which the Advisor believes have the potential to generate the highest levels of after-tax income. The Advisor’s weighting of each asset class will be determined by the top-down macro model’s measure of relative risk levels and expected return. Through its investments in the non-U.S. large capitalization equity securities and aggregate fixed income asset classes, the Fund may invest indirectly in emerging markets securities.

The Fund defines emerging markets securities as those issued by governments and companies of non-developed countries, as defined by the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”).
 
While the Fund will invest primarily in closed-end funds, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that are representative of one of the Advisor’s custom asset classes if, in the Advisor’s discretion, the ETFs will provide a better investment opportunity or liquidity for the asset class.

The Advisor may sell or reduce the Fund’s position in a holding for a variety of reasons when appropriate and consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies, or when the holding no longer meets the Advisor’s investment selection criteria. Generally, the Fund will sell or reduce its position in a closed-end investment company when its per-share price has deviated significantly from its perceived value, as determined by the Advisor. The Fund may also sell or reduce its positions when attempting to rebalance the distribution of Fund assets among asset classes in the interest of affecting the Fund’s relative risk levels and expected returns.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The loss of your money is a principal risk of investing in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or the entire principal amount invested. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be successful in meeting its investment objective. As a result of the Fund’s direct investments in closed-end funds, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks of the investments held and operations conducted by these closed-end funds. The following principal risks apply to the Fund directly or indirectly through its investments in closed-end funds:

Bank Loan Risk. The Fund’s investments in closed-end funds may indirectly subject the Fund to the risks associated with bank loans to the extent that the closed-end funds invest in bank loans. I nvestments in secured and unsecured assignments of (or participations in) bank loans may create substantial risk. In making investments in such loans, which are made by banks or other financial intermediaries to borrowers, the closed-end fund will depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower (whose financial condition may be troubled or highly leveraged) for payment of principal and interest. When a closed-end fund is a participant in a loan, the fund has no direct claim on the loan and would be a creditor of the lender, and not the borrower, in the event of a borrower’s insolvency or default. Transactions involving floating rate loans have significantly longer settlement periods ( e.g. , longer than seven days) than more traditional investments and, as a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments until potentially a substantial period after the sale of the loans. In addition, loans are not registered under the federal securities laws like stocks and bonds, so investors in loans have less protection against improper practices than investors in registered securities.

Closed-End Funds Risk.  Closed-end funds involve investment risks different from those associated with other investment companies. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at either a premium or discount relative to their NAV. When the Fund purchases shares of a closed-end fund at a discount to its NAV, there can be no assurance that the discount will decrease. In fact, it is possible that this market discount may increase and the Fund may suffer realized or unrealized capital losses due to further decline in the market price of the securities of such closed-end funds, thereby adversely affecting the NAV of the Fund’s shares. Similarly, there can be no assurance that any shares of a closed-end fund purchased by the Fund at a premium will continue to trade at a premium or that the premium will not decrease subsequent to a purchase of such shares by the Fund. Many closed-end funds also utilize leverage, which will expose the Fund to greater risk of significant changes in share prices of the closed-end funds’ share prices, and will require payment of leverage interest or dividend expenses, reducing the closed-end fund’s overall return. Closed-end funds also expose the Fund to illiquidity risks because closed-end funds may have smaller market capitalizations than other exchange-traded investments . Please see the below risk disclosure entitled “Illiquidity Risk” for more information on the risks of investing in illiquid securities.

Control of Portfolio Funds Risk. Although the Advisor will evaluate regularly each closed-end fund in which the Fund invests (collectively, the “Portfolio Funds”) to determine whether its investment program is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, the Advisor will not have any control over the investments made by a closed-end fund. The investment advisor to each closed-end fund may change aspects of its investment strategies at any time. The Advisor will not have the ability to control or otherwise influence the composition of the investment portfolio of a closed-end fund.

Derivatives Risk.  To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in equity securities, the Fund may be subject to the risks of investing in derivatives securities. This involves the risk that their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the relevant underlying assets, rates, or indices. Derivatives can be volatile and illiquid and may entail investment exposure greater than the total value of the derivatives’ underlying assets (their “notional amount”).

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Futures Futures contracts markets are highly volatile and are influenced by a variety of factors, including national and international political and economic developments. Investing in futures usually exposes investors in a greater degree of leverage than other investments. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in substantial losses to the Fund.

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Options The market values of options may not always move in synch with the market value of the underlying securities. Specific market movements of an option and the instruments underlying an option cannot be predicted. The purchaser of an option is subject to the risk of losing the entire purchase price of the option if the option has not been sold or exercised prior to the option’s expiration date.

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Swaps .  Swaps are agreements to exchange cash flows. Swaps may be difficult to value and may be considered illiquid. Swaps create significant investment leverage such that a relatively small price movement in a swap may result in immediate and substantial loss.

Equity Risk.   To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in equity securities, the Fund may be subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. The value of equity securities may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, or adverse investor sentiment generally. The value of a company’s common stock may fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company. Preferred stock may be subject to liquidity risks. Securities such as bonds, notes, debentures, or preferred stock may be convertible into common stock and have valuations that tend to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying stock. Preferred stock and convertible stock may change in value based on changes in interest rates.

Exchange Traded Fund Risk. As with investments in all investment companies, investments in ETFs are subject to market and management risk. In addition, if the Fund acquires shares of ETFs, its shareholders bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (including management and advisory fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the ETFs. Investments in ETFs are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the ETF’s shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the ETF’s shares.

Fixed Income Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in fixed income securities, the Fund may be subject to the risks of investing in fixed income securities. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers. Fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities.
 
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High Yield Fixed Income Securities . Fixed income securities in a closed-end fund that are rated below investment grade (i.e., “high yield fixed income securities” or “junk bonds”) are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default liquidation of the security, and changes in value based on public perception of the issuer. High yield fixed income securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments.

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Municipal Fixed Income Securities . Municipal securities are debt obligations issued by or on behalf of the cities, districts, states, territories and other possessions of the United States that pay income exempt from regular federal income tax. The profitability of these securities depends on the ability of the issuers of the municipal securities, or any entity providing a credit enhancement, to continue to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal when due. Any adverse economic conditions or developments affecting the states or municipalities that issue the municipal securities in which the closed-end funds invest could negatively impact the funds.

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed to foreign securities through its investments in closed-end funds. Investments in foreign securities are subject to special risks above and beyond those normally associated with domestic securities. Due to economic, political, and social instabilities in foreign markets, foreign securities can be more volatile than domestic securities.

Fund of Funds Risk. The Fund is a “fund of funds.” The term “fund of funds” is typically used to describe investment companies, such as the Fund, whose principal investment strategy involves investing in other investment companies, including closed-end funds and money market mutual funds. A fund of funds will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of the securities comprising the portfolio of such investment companies and the value of the Fund’s investment will fluctuate in response to the performance of such portfolio. Shareholders in the Fund will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the closed-end funds and mutual funds in which the Fund invests in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses.

General Market Risk.  The net asset value and investment return of funds will fluctuate based upon changes in the value of its portfolio securities. Certain securities held at a certain time may be worth less than the price originally paid for them, or less than they were worth at an earlier time.

Illiquidity Risk.  Certain of the Fund’s investments may not be readily sold at the desired time or price, and may be sold at a lower price or may not have a sufficient market to be sold at all. An inability to sell securities can adversely affect the value of the Fund or prevent the Fund from taking advantage of other investment opportunities. Also, an inability to sell securities may affect the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests. In certain circumstances, it may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular portfolio investments in closed-end funds due to infrequent trading in such investments. The prices of such investments may experience significant volatility, make it more difficult for the Fund to transact significant amounts of such investments without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices, or make it difficult for the Advisor to dispose of such investments at a fair price at the time the Advisor believes it is desirable to do so. Closed-end funds that are liquid investments may become illiquid or less liquid after purchase by the Fund, particularly during periods of market turmoil or economic uncertainty. Illiquid and relatively less liquid investments may be harder to value.  The Fund is limited to investing only 15% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in illiquid securities.

Investment Advisor Risk. The Advisor was recently formed and registered with the SEC. The Advisor does not have previous experience managing an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act). Accordingly, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Advisor’s inexperience managing a registered investment company may limit its effectiveness. The experience of the portfolio manager is discussed in “Management of the Fund – Investment Advisor.”   The Advisor’s ability to choose suitable investments has a significant impact on the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.   In addition, the Advisor’s investment methodology may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in the Fund having a lower return than if the Fund were managed using another methodology or investment strategy.

Large-Cap Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in large-cap securities, the Fund may be subject to the risks involved in investing in large-cap securities. Stocks of large companies as a group can fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that have a greater focus on mid-cap or small-cap stocks. Larger, more established companies may be slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller companies.

Master Limited Partnerships.   As part of the Fund’s investments in closed-end funds, the Fund may invest in securities (units) of MLPs, which involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. MLPs are separate entities with expenses that are separate from the Fund. To the extent that an MLP’s interests are all in a particular industry or sector, such as natural resources or energy, the MLP will be negatively impacted by economic events adversely impacting that industry or sector. Additionally, holders of the units of MLPs have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax risks associated with an investment in units of MLPs.

New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.

Portfolio Turnover Risk.   A high portfolio turnover rate (100% or more) has the potential to result in the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which may subject shareholders to a higher tax liability.

REITs Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in REITs, the Fund may be subject to the risks involved in investing in REITs.   REITs are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate. Investments in REITs are subject to the risks associated with investing in the real estate industry such as adverse developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund may invest in closed-end funds invested in REITs within a number of the Advisor’s custom asset classes, which includes but may not be limited to the U.S. High Yielding Equity asset class.

Rights and Warrants Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in rights and warrants, the Fund may be exposed to the risks involved in investing in rights and warrants. Rights and warrants are options to purchase common stock at a specified price for a specified period of time. Their prices do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities and expire worthless if not exercised within the specified period of time.

Performance

Performance information for the Fund is not included because the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. Once the Fund has been in operation for at least a full calendar year, performance information will be shown in the Prospectus. Updated performance information will be available on the Fund’s website at www.rareviewfunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637).

Management

Investment Advisor
The Fund’s investment advisor is Rareview Capital LLC.

Portfolio Manager
Neil Azous, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, has managed the day-to-day operations of the Fund since its inception in 2016.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day by written request via mail to Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701, by telephone at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637), by wire transfer, or through a financial intermediary. Investors who wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a financial intermediary should contact the financial intermediary directly. The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown in the table below.

 
Retail Class
Institutional Class
Retirement
Accounts
Minimum Initial Investment
$2,500
$1,000,000
$2,500
Minimum Subsequent Investment
$500
$1,000
$1,000

Tax Information

The Fund’s dividends and distributions may be subject to Federal income taxes and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax- deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA . You may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from such tax-deferred arrangements .

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and/or the Advisor may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE,
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation and income. The Fund’s objective is not fundamental, and may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide shareholders with 60 days’ written notice in advance of any change to its investment objective.

Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund is a “fund of funds,” meaning that under normal market conditions, the Advisor seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in closed-end funds whose share prices trade at a discount or premium relative to the closed-end funds’ underlying asset values. The Fund may also generate income from distributions received from holdings in closed-end funds.

In selecting securities for the Fund’s portfolio, the Advisor uses a top-down macro asset allocation approach to select closed-end funds that the Advisor believes will contribute to the achievement of the Fund’s investment objective. Investments in closed-end funds will generally fall within a custom asset class designed by the Advisor to replicate a broader investment class. Such asset classes may include, but are not limited to:

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High Yield Corporate Bond : U.S.-registered corporate debt securities rated BB+ or below by at least two credit rating agencies, which are considered speculative grade.
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Investment Grade Corporate Bond : U.S.-registered corporate debt securities rated BB+ or above by at least two credit rating agencies.
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Municipal Bonds : U.S. state or local municipalities issued debt securities backed by either a revenue source or the entity’s general funds. The bonds may or may not be exempt from federal and some state or local taxes.
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Leveraged Loans : U.S. issued bank loans to speculative grade companies that typically pay a coupon consistent with a variable rate, such as Libor, plus a credit spread.
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Aggregate Fixed Income Securities : A combination of emerging market debt securities (sovereign and corporate), U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, U.S. or foreign corporate debt securities, preferred stocks, and various asset-backed securities.
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U.S. Large Cap Equity : common stocks issued by U.S.-domiciled companies with a market capitalization of greater than $5 billion.
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U.S. High Yielding Equity : securities issued by U.S.-domiciled companies that include REITs, utilities companies, preferred stocks, and convertible stocks.
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Non-U.S. Large Cap Equity : common stocks issued by non-U.S. domiciled companies in a foreign currency with a market capitalization of greater than $5 billion.
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Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) : publicly traded entities that largely invest in energy infrastructure such as pipelines, storage, processing plans, and terminals. These partnerships generate at least 90% of their income from “qualifying” sources and pay a periodic distribution.

Relative concentrations of investments within asset classes, as well as the number of asset classes, may vary depending on market conditions, performance of the asset classes relative to and independent of other asset classes, and the relative risk profiles of the asset classes, among other reasons. The Fund is not required to invest in each of the asset classes at all times.

In order to select closed-end funds for the Fund, the Advisor uses a quantitative approach to measuring the relative value of each closed-end funds in an attempt to find closed-end funds that are trading at a discount or premium to their NAV. Factors involved in this quantitative measuring process include, but are not limited to, the percentage of the discount or premium of the closed-end fund to its underlying asset values and the closed-end fund’s dividend yield.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that are representative of an asset class if, in the Advisor’s discretion, the ETFs will provide a better investment opportunity or liquidity for the asset class.

While the Fund may sell or reduce its position in a security for a variety of reasons when appropriate and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies, the Fund generally will sell or reduce its position in a closed-end investment company when its per-share price has deviated significantly from its fair value and a more favorable a holding for the Fund exists. The Fund may also sell or reduce its positions when attempting to rebalance the distribution of Fund assets among asset classes in the interest of affecting the Fund’s relative risk levels and expected returns.

Temporary Defensive Positions. The Fund, as well as the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, may, from time to time, take temporary or defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in an attempt to respond to adverse or unstable market, economic, political, or other conditions, when the Advisor deems it appropriate to do so. During such an unusual set of circumstances, the Fund (or its underlying investment companies) may hold up to 100% of its portfolio in cash or cash equivalent positions. When the Fund (or its underlying investment companies) takes a temporary or defensive position, the Fund may not be able to pursue or achieve its investment objective.

Principal Risks

Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Fund. The following risks may apply to the Fund:

Bank Loan Risk. The Fund’s investments in closed-end funds may indirectly subject the Fund to the risks associated with bank loans to the extent that the closed-end funds invest in bank loans. In making investments in such loans, which are made by banks or other financial intermediaries to borrowers, a closed-end fund will depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower, whose financial condition may be troubled or highly leveraged, for payment of principal and interest. If a closed-end fund does not receive scheduled interest or principal payments on such indebtedness, such fund’s share price could be adversely affected. A closed-end fund may invest in loans that are rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or are unrated, and may invest in loans of any credit quality, including “distressed” companies with respect to which there is a substantial risk of losing the entire amount invested. In addition, certain bank loans in which a closed-end fund may invest may be illiquid and, therefore, difficult to value and/or sell at a price that is beneficial to the closed-end fund. A closed-end fund, as a participant in a loan, has no direct claim on the loan and would be a creditor of the lender, and not the borrower, in the event of a borrower’s insolvency or default. Transactions in many loans settle on a delayed basis, and a closed-end fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period after the sale (i.e., more than seven days after the sale). As a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments until potentially a substantial period after the sale of the loans. In addition, loans are not registered under the federal securities laws like stocks and bonds, so investors in loans have less protection against improper practices than investors in registered securities.

Closed-End Fund Risk. Closed-end funds involve investment risks different from those associated with other investment companies. Closed-end fund shares frequently trade at a premium or discount relative to their net asset value. When the Fund purchases shares of a closed-end fund at a discount to its net asset value, there can be no assurance that the discount will decrease, and it is possible that the discount may increase and affect whether the Fund will a realize gain or loss on the investment. Second, many closed-end funds use leverage, or borrowed money, to try to increase returns. Leverage is a speculative technique and its use by a closed-end fund entails greater risk and leads to a more volatile share price. If a close-end fund uses leverage, increases and decreases in the value of its share price will be magnified. The closed-end fund will also have to pay interest or dividends on its leverage, reducing the closed-end fund’s return. Third, many closed-end funds have a policy of distributing a fixed percentage of net assets regardless of the fund’s actual interest income and capital gains. Consequently, distributions by a closed-end fund may include a return of capital, which would reduce the fund’s net asset value and its earnings capacity. Finally, closed-end funds expose the Fund to illiquidity risks in several ways. Closed-end funds are allowed to invest in a greater amount of illiquid securities than open-end mutual funds. Also, closed-end funds may have smaller market capitalizations than other exchange-traded investments, which may make investments in them more illiquid. Investments in illiquid securities pose risks related to uncertainty in valuations, volatile market prices, and limitations on resale that may have an adverse effect on the ability of the fund to dispose of the securities promptly or at reasonable prices. See the Fund’s “Illiquidity Risk” below for further information.

Control of Portfolio Funds Risk. Despite the Advisor’s selection and regular evaluation of each closed-end fund in which the Fund invests to determine whether the closed-end funds are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, the Advisor cannot control the strategies and/or holdings of these closed-end funds. As a result, there is a risk the closed-end funds’ portfolios will not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, which may influence the Fund’s overall portfolio, especially if the Fund maintains a significant position in the closed-end fund. The Fund does not have any control over the investments made by a closed-end fund, which may change at any time due to the closed-end fund advisor’s discretion. Additionally, the Fund does not have any control over the selection of management personnel within a closed-end fund, which can change from time to time, as well.

Derivatives   Risk. The Fund may invest in derivatives indirectly through its investments in closed-end funds. The closed-end funds in which the Fund invests utilize various types of derivatives including but not limited to swaps, options, forwards and futures. Derivative instruments, whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, interest rate, or index, involve risks different from direct investments in the underlying securities (imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the underlying assets; risks of default by the other party to the derivative instrument; risks that the transactions may result in losses of all or in excess of any gain in the portfolio positions; and risks that the transactions may not be liquid). Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset or index can result in a loss to the closed-end fund substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. The use of derivative instruments also exposes the closed-end funds and, ultimately, the Fund, to additional risks and transaction costs.

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Futures Futures contracts markets are highly volatile and are influenced by a variety of factors, including national and international political and economic developments. In addition, because of the low margin deposits normally required in futures trading, a high degree of leverage is typical of a futures trading account. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in substantial losses to the Fund. Moreover, futures positions are marked to market each day and variation margin payment must be paid to or by the Fund. Positions in futures contracts may be closed out only on the exchange on which they were entered into or through a linked exchange, and no secondary market exists for such contracts.

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Options . Specific market movements of an option and the instruments underlying an option cannot be predicted. The purchaser of an option is subject to the risk of losing the entire purchase price of the option. The writer of an option is subject to the risk of loss resulting from the difference between the premium received for the option and the price of the futures contract underlying the option that the writer must purchase or deliver upon exercise of the option. The writer of a naked option may have to purchase the underlying contract in the market for substantially more than the exercise price of the option in order to satisfy his delivery obligations. This could result in a large net loss. Equity, foreign currency, or index options that may be purchased or sold by the Fund may include options not traded on a securities exchange, which may increase the risk of nonperformance by the obligor on such an option and the ease with which the Fund can dispose of or enter into closing transactions with respect to such an option.

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Swaps .  Swaps are agreements to exchange cash flows. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses, and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary securities transactions. Swaps may be difficult to value and may be considered illiquid. Swaps create significant investment leverage such that a relatively small price movement in a swap may result in immediate and substantial loss. The Fund may only close out a swap with its particular counterparty, and may only transfer a position with the consent of that counterparty. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise   experiences a business interruption, the Fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the Fund. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but there can be no assurance that the counterparty will be able to meet its contractual obligations or that the Fund will be able to enforce its rights.

Certain swaps, such as credit   default swap agreements involve special risks because they may be difficult to value, are highly susceptible to liquidity and credit risk, and generally pay a return to the party that has paid the premium only in the event of an actual default by the issuer of the underlying obligation (as opposed to a credit downgrade or other indication of financial difficulty).

Equity Investments Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in equity securities, the Fund may be subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. Equity securities are subject to market risk. The funds’ investments in equity securities may include equity securities such as common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks, REITS, depositary receipts and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. Such investments may expose the Fund to additional risks.

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Common Stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may fall as a result of factors directly relating to that company, such as decisions made by its management or decreased demand for the company’s products or services. A stock’s value may also decline because of factors affecting not just the company, but also companies in the same industry or sector. The price of a company’s stock may also be affected by changes in financial markets that are relatively unrelated to the company, such as changes in interest rates, exchange rates or industry regulation. Companies that pay dividends on their common stock generally only do so after they invest in their own business and make required payments to bondholders and on other debt and preferred stock. Therefore, the value of a company’s common stock will usually be more volatile than its bonds, other debt and preferred stock.

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Convertible Securities . Convertible securities may consist of bonds, notes, debentures and preferred stocks which may be converted or exchanged at a stated or determinable exchange ratio into underlying shares of common stock. The closed-end funds in which the Fund may invest may be required to permit the issuer of a convertible security to redeem the security, convert it into the underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Thus, the closed-end funds may not be able to control whether the issuer of a convertible security chooses to convert that security. If the issuer chooses to do so, this action could have an adverse effect on the closed-end funds’ ability to achieve its investment objectives.

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Preferred Securities . Preferred stock is a class of stock having a preference over common stock as to the payment of dividends and the recovery of investment should a company be liquidated, although preferred stock is usually junior to the debt securities of the issuer. Preferred stocks may receive dividends but payment is not guaranteed as with a bond. These securities may be undervalued because of a lack of analyst coverage resulting in a high dividend yield or yield to maturity. The risks of preferred stocks include a lack of voting rights and a closed-end fund’s investment adviser may incorrectly analyze the security. Furthermore, preferred stock dividends are not guaranteed and management can elect to forego the preferred dividend. In either case, such an even would result in a loss to the closed-end fund. Preferred stock may also be convertible into the common stock of the issuer. In general, preferred stocks generally pay a dividend at a specified rate and have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation. The closed-end funds may invest in preferred stock with any or no credit rating. Preferred stock market values may change based on changes in interest rates.

Exchange Traded Fund Risk. As with investments in all investment companies, investments in ETFs are subject to market and management risk. In addition, if the Fund acquires shares of ETFs, its shareholders bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (including management and advisory fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the ETFs. Investments in ETFs are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the ETF’s shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the ETF’s shares.

Fund of Funds Risk. The Fund is a “fund of funds.” The term “fund of funds” is typically used to describe investment companies, such as the Fund, whose principal investment strategy involves investing in other investment companies, including closed-end funds and money market mutual funds. A fund of funds will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of the securities comprising the portfolio of such investment companies. Investments in other funds subject the Fund to additional operating and management fees and expenses. For instance, investors in the Fund will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the funds in which the Fund invests, in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Because closed-end funds trade on exchanges, the Fund may also incur brokerage expenses and commissions when it buys or sells closed-end fund shares. The Fund’s performance depends in part upon the performance of the closed-end funds’ investment advisors, the strategies and instruments used by the closed-end funds, and the Advisors ability to select closed-end funds and effectively allocate Fund assets among them.

Fixed Income Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in fixed income securities, the Fund may be subject to the risks of investing in fixed income securities. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers. Fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities. In addition, there is the risk that the securities may be paid off earlier or later than expected; either situation could cause a closed-end fund to hold securities paying lower-than-market rates of interest, which could affect the fund’s yield or share price, sometimes negatively.

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High Yield Fixed Income Securities . A closed-end fund’s investments in high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) may subject the Fund to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in such securities. While offering a greater potential opportunity for capital appreciation and higher yields, high yield securities typically entail greater potential price volatility and may be less liquid than higher-rated securities. These securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. They may also be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher-rated securities. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce an underlying fund’s ability to sell these securities (liquidity risk). If the issuer of a security is in default with respect to interest or principal payments, a closed-end fund may lose its entire investment.

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Municipal Fixed Income Securities . Municipal securities are debt obligations issued by or on behalf of the cities, districts, states, territories and other possessions of the United States that pay income exempt from regular federal income tax. The profitability of these securities depends on the ability of the issuers of the municipal securities, or any entity providing a credit enhancement, to continue to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal when due. Any adverse economic conditions or developments affecting the states or municipalities that issue the municipal securities in which the closed-end funds invest could negatively impact the funds.

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund may be indirectly exposed to the risks of foreign securities through its investments in closed-end funds. Investments in foreign securities are subject to special risks above and beyond those normally associated with domestic securities. Foreign securities can be more volatile than domestic securities. Securities markets of other countries are generally smaller than domestic securities markets. Many foreign securities may be less liquid than domestic securities, which could affect a Fund’s investments. The exchange rates between U.S. dollar and foreign currencies might fluctuate, which could negatively affect the value of a closed-end fund’s investments.

Foreign securities are also subject to higher political, social and economic risks than those of domestic issuers. These risks include, but are not limited to, a downturn in the country’s economy, excessive taxation, political instability, and expropriation of assets by foreign governments. Compared to the U.S., foreign governments and markets often have less stringent accounting, disclosure, and financial reporting requirements.

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Emerging Markets Securities . Investments in the securities of issuers within emerging markets are subject to the risks of foreign securities, as well as additional risks. These risks include less social, political and economic stability; smaller securities markets with low or nonexistent trading volume and greater illiquidity and price volatility; more restrictive national policies on foreign investment, including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests; less transparent and established taxation policies; less developed regulatory or legal structures governing private and foreign investment; less financial sophistication, creditworthiness, and/or resources possessed by, and less government regulation of, the financial institutions and issuers with which a closed-end fund transacts; less government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the U.S.; greater concentration in a few industries resulting in greater vulnerability to regional and global trade conditions; higher rates of inflation and more rapid and extreme fluctuations in inflation rates; greater sensitivity to interest rate changes; increased volatility in currency exchange rates and potential for currency devaluations and/or currency controls; greater debt burdens relative to the size of the economy; more delays in settling portfolio transactions and heightened risk of loss from share registration and custody practices; and less assurance that recent favorable economic developments will not be slowed or reversed by unanticipated economic, political or social events in such countries. Because of these risk factors, a closed-end fund’s investments in developing market countries are subject to greater price volatility and illiquidity than investments in developed markets.

General Market Risk. The net asset value and investment return of Funds will fluctuate based upon changes in the value of its portfolio securities. Certain securities held by the Fund may be worth less than the price originally paid for them, or less than they were worth at an earlier time. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, your investment in the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests.

Illiquidity Risk. The values of illiquid investments are often more volatile than the values of more liquid investments. It may be more difficult to determine a fair value of an illiquid investment than that of a more liquid comparable investment.   Some illiquid investments may not be readily sold at the desired time or price, and may be sold at a lower price or may not have a sufficient market to be sold at all. An inability to sell securities can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from taking advantage of other investment opportunities. If the Fund owns more than 1% of an underlying fund’s securities, the Fund’s investments in such an underlying fund would be subject to certain redemption restrictions, and such holdings would be considered illiquid. An inability to sell securities may affect the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests.

Investment Advisor Risk. The Advisor was recently formed and registered with the SEC. The Advisor does not have previous experience managing an investment company registered under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Advisor’s inexperience managing a registered investment company may limit its effectiveness. The experience of the portfolio manager is discussed in “Management of the Fund – Investment Advisor.”   The Advisor’s ability to choose suitable investments has a significant impact on the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.   In addition, the Advisor’s investment methodology may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in the Fund having a lower return than if the Fund were managed using another methodology or investment strategy.

Master Limited Partnerships. To the extent that an MLP’s interests are all in a particular industry or sector, such as natural resources or energy, the MLP will be negatively impacted by economic events adversely impacting that industry or sector. The risks of investing in a MLP are generally those involved in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation. For example, state law governing partnerships is often less restrictive than state law governing corporations. Accordingly, there may be fewer protections afforded to investors in a MLP than investors in a corporation. For example, investors in MLPs may have limited voting rights or be liable under certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of their investment. In addition, as a separate entity, MLPs have their own expenses separate from the Fund, and an MLP may be taxed, contrary to its intention, as a corporation, resulting in decreased returns.

New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. A high portfolio turnover rate (100% or more) has the potential to result in the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which may subject you to a higher tax liability. A high portfolio turnover rate also leads to higher transactions costs, which could negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Distributions to shareholders of short-term capital gains are taxed as ordinary income under federal tax laws.

REITs Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in closed-end funds that invest in REITs, the Fund may be subject to the risks involved in investing in REITs.   REITs are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate. 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. Like regulated investment companies such as the Fund, REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). A fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by REITs in which it invests in addition to the expenses paid by the fund. Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by such REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified (except to the extent the Code requires), and are subject to the risks of financing projects. REITs are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibilities of failing to qualify for the exemption from tax for distributed income under the Code and failing to maintain their exemptions from the 1940 Act. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks.

Rights and Warrants Risk. Rights and warrants are securities that provide the Fund with the right to purchase an equity security at specific prices valid for a specific period of time. Their trading prices do will normally reflect the relationship between the option price and the current market price of the underlying common stock but not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities. Rights and warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer. If not sold or exercised before their expiration date they become valueless.


DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

A complete description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) and on the Fund’s website at www.rareviewfunds.com.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Investment Advisor

The Fund’s investment advisor is Rareview Capital LLC, located at Soundview Plaza, 1266 E. Main Street, Stamford, CT 06902. The Advisor is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm formed in 2016.

Subject to the supervision of the Board, the Advisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Advisor also furnishes the Fund with office space and certain administrative services and provides most of the personnel needed to fulfill its obligations under its investment advisory agreement. For its services, the Fund pays the Advisor a monthly management fee that is calculated at the annual rate of 1.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

In addition, the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its management fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least October 18, 2018 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding front-end or contingent deferred loads, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing plan fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, leverage/borrowing interest, interest expense, dividends on securities sold short, brokerage or other transactional expenses and extraordinary expenses) will not exceed 1.75% of the daily average net assets of the Fund, subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (i.e. within three fiscal years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed), provided that the recoupment does not exceed the expense limitation in place (i) at the time such amounts were waived or reimbursed or (ii) at the time of the recoupment.

A discussion regarding the Board’s initial approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first semi-annual report to shareholders for the period ending April 30, 2017.

Portfolio Manager

Neil Azous, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager , has been the Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of the Advisor since 2016, when Mr. Azous founded the Advisor. From 2013 to the present day, Neil has worked at Rareview Macro LLC as its Founder and Managing Member. Prior to founding the Advisor, Neil was a Managing Director at Navigate Advisors from 2009 to 2013. First at Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette from 2001 to 2004, and then at UBS Investment Bank from 2004 to 2009, Neil’s responsibilities included trading derivatives, hedging solutions, asset allocation, and fundamental securities analysis. Neil began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1998, working in fixed income. Neil completed graduate level coursework for an MS in Real Estate at New York University and received his BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington, where he is a member of the University of Washington Bothell Board of Advisors and was the recipient of the Bothell Business School 2013 Distinguished Undergraduate Alumnus Award. He is active in various charity and community organizations.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and his ownership of securities in the Fund.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Pricing Fund Shares

Net Asset Value. Shares of the Fund are sold at its NAV. The NAV is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s securities, cash and other assets, minus all liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding (assets – liabilities / number of shares = NAV). The NAV takes into account the expenses and fees of the Fund, including management, administration and other fees, which are accrued daily. The Fund’s share price is ordinarily calculated as of the scheduled close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day that the NYSE is open for business.

All shareholder transaction orders received in good order (as described below under “How to Purchase Shares of the Fund”) by the transfer agent, or an authorized financial intermediary by the close of the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, will be processed at the applicable price on that day. Transaction orders received after the close of the NYSE will receive the applicable price on the next business day. The Fund’s NAV, however, may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the SEC. The Fund does not determine the NAV of its shares on any day when the NYSE is not open for trading, such as weekends and certain national holidays as disclosed in the SAI (even if there is sufficient trading in its portfolio securities on such days to materially affect the NAV). In certain cases, fair value determinations may be made as described below under procedures as adopted by the Board.

Fair Value Pricing. Occasionally, market quotations are not readily available, are unreliable, or there may be events affecting the value of foreign securities or other securities held by the Fund that occur when regular trading on foreign exchanges is closed, but before trading on the NYSE is closed. Fair value determinations are then made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Generally, the fair value of a portfolio security or other asset shall be the amount that the owner of the security or asset might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale.

Attempts to determine the fair value of securities introduce an element of subjectivity to the pricing of securities. As a result, the price of a security determined through fair valuation techniques may differ from the price quoted or published by other sources and may not accurately reflect the market value of the security when trading resumes. If a reliable market quotation becomes available for a security formerly valued through fair valuation techniques, the Fund would compare the new market quotation to the fair value price to evaluate the effectiveness of its fair valuation procedures. If any significant discrepancies are found, the Fund may adjust its fair valuation procedures.

HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES OF THE FUND

Minimum Investment

To purchase shares of the Fund, you must make at least the minimum initial investment (or subsequent investment) as shown in the table below.

 
Minimum Initial
Investment
Minimum Subsequent Investment
Retail Class
$2,500
$500
Institutional Class
$1,000,000
$1,000
Retirement Accounts
$2,500
$1,000

Minimum initial and subsequent purchase amounts may be reduced or waived by the Advisor for specific investors or types of investors, including, without limitation, employee benefit plan investors, retirement plan investors, investors who invest in the Fund through an asset-based fee program made available through a financial intermediary, customers of investment advisers, brokers, consultants and other intermediaries that recommend the Fund, employees of the Advisor and its affiliates and their family members, investment advisory clients of the Advisor, and current or former Trustees of the Trust and their family members. Certain financial intermediaries also may have investment minimums, which may differ from the Fund’s minimums, and may be waived at the intermediaries’   discretion. If your investment is aggregated into an omnibus account established by an investment adviser, broker, consultant or other financial intermediary, the account minimums apply to the omnibus account, not to your individual investment.

Choosing a Share Class

This Prospectus describes two classes of shares offered by the Fund: Retail Class and Institutional Class. The Fund offers these classes of shares so that you can choose the class that best suits your investment needs. The main differences between each class are ongoing fees and minimum investment amounts. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the Fund’s portfolio of investments. There is no investment minimum on reinvested distributions and the Fund may change investment minimums at any time.

When deciding which class of shares to purchase, you should consider your investment goals, present and future amounts you may invest in the Fund, and the length of time you intend to hold your shares. To help you make a determination as to which class of shares to buy, please refer back to the examples of the Fund’s expenses over time in the “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” section in this Prospectus. You also may wish to consult with your financial adviser for advice with regard to which share class would be most appropriate for you.

Institutional Class Shares. Institutional Class shares are available for purchase at the NAV per share next determined after your order is received by either the Fund’s transfer agent or a financial intermediary and have an initial investment minimum of $1,000,000.

The following persons will be eligible to invest in Institutional Class shares:
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Institutional investors including banks, savings institutions, credit unions and other financial institutions, pension, profit sharing and employee benefit plans and trusts, insurance companies, investment companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers and financial advisers acting for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients; and
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Full-time employees, agents, employees of agents, retirees and directors (trustees), and members of their families ( i.e. , parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, set or adopted relationships, grandparent, grandchild and UTMA accounts naming qualifying persons) of the Advisor and its affiliated companies.

Retail Class Shares. Retail Class shares of the Fund are retail shares that require a minimum investment of $2,500. Retail Class shares are also subject to Rule 12b-1 fees (or distribution fees) of 0.25% of average daily net assets, which is assessed against the shares of the Fund.

Good Order Purchase Requests

When making a purchase request, make sure your request is in good order. “Good order” means your request includes:

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the name of the Fund
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the dollar amount of shares to be purchased
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account application form or investment stub
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check payable to Rareview Funds

All purchases by check must be in U.S. dollars and drawn on U.S. banks. The Fund will not accept payment in cash or money orders. Also, to prevent check fraud, the Fund will not accept third party checks, Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares. The Fund is unable to accept post-dated checks or any conditional order or payment.

If your check is returned for any reason, the transfer agent will assess a $25 fee against your account. You will also be responsible for any losses suffered by the Fund as a result.

Shares of the Fund have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. The Fund generally does not sell shares to investors residing outside the United States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States military APO or FPO addresses.

Purchase by Mail

For direct investments through the Fund’s transfer agent, you should:
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Complete and sign the account application;
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To open an account, write a check payable to: “Rareview Funds”
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Send your account application and check to one of the addresses listed below;
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For subsequent investments, detach the stub that is attached to the account statement you will receive after each transaction and mail it with a check made payable to the Fund in the envelope provided with your statement or to one of the addresses noted below. Write your account number on the check. If you do not have the stub from your account statement, include your name, address and account number on a separate piece of paper.

For regular mail delivery:
For an overnight delivery:
Rareview Funds
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701
Rareview Funds
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5207

The Fund does not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be its agent. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC post office box, of purchase orders or redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the transfer agent of the Fund.

Purchase by Wire

If you are making your first investment in the Fund, before you wire funds, please contact the transfer agent by phone to make arrangements with a representative to submit your completed account application via mail or overnight delivery. Upon receipt of your completed account application, an account will be established for you and a service representative will contact you within 24 hours to provide you with an account number. Once your account has been established, you may instruct your bank to initiate the wire using the instructions provided below.

For either initial or subsequent investments, prior to sending the wire, please call the transfer agent at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637)to advise of your wire to ensure proper credit upon receipt. Your bank must include the name of the Fund, your name and account number so that your wire can be correctly applied.

Instruct your bank to send the wire to:
U.S. Bank N.A.
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
ABA #075000022
Credit: U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Account #112-952-137
Further Credit: Rareview Funds
(Shareholder Name, Shareholder Account #)

Your bank may impose a fee for investments by wire. You will receive the NAV for the day that your wired funds have been received by the transfer agent. Wired funds must be received prior to the close of the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, to be eligible for same day pricing. Wires received after the close of the NYSE will be considered received by the next business day. The Fund and the transfer agent are not responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system or from incomplete wiring instructions. If you have questions about how to invest by wire, you may call the Fund at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637).

Purchase by Telephone

If you did not decline telephone transactions on your account application, if you included a voided check, and your account has been open for at least 15 calendar days, you may purchase additional shares in the amount of $500 or more from your bank account upon request by telephoning the Funds toll-free at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637). Telephone orders will be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your pre-designated bank account through the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) network. You must have banking information established on your account prior to making a purchase. Only bank accounts held at domestic institutions that are ACH members may be used for telephone transactions. If your order is received prior to the close of the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, shares will be purchased at the NAV next calculated. For security reasons, requests by telephone are recorded.

Automatic Investment Plan

If you intend to use an Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”), you may open your account with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000 for Institutional Class shares or $2,500 for Retail Class shares and retirement accounts. Once your account has been opened, you may purchase shares of the Fund through the AIP in amounts of at least $1,000 for Institutional Class shares and $100 for Retail Class shares and retirement accounts. If you choose this option, funds will be automatically transferred from your bank account monthly or quarterly. To be eligible for this plan, your bank must be a domestic institution that is an ACH member. The Fund may modify or terminate the AIP at any time. The first AIP purchase will take place no earlier than 15 days after the transfer agent has received your request. If your bank rejects your payment, the transfer agent will charge a $25 fee to your account. To begin participating in the AIP, please complete the Automatic Investment Plan section on the account application. Any request to change or terminate your AIP should be submitted to the transfer agent five days prior to effective date.

Purchases Placed with Financial Intermediaries

You may buy and sell shares of the Fund through certain financial intermediaries. Such financial intermediaries are authorized to designate other intermediaries to receive purchase and redemption orders on the Fund’s behalf. Your order will be priced at the Fund’s NAV next computed after it is received by a financial intermediary. A financial intermediary may hold your shares in an omnibus account in the financial intermediary’s name and the financial intermediary may maintain your individual ownership records. If your investment is aggregated into an omnibus account established by an investment adviser, broker or other intermediary, the account minimums apply to the omnibus account, not to your individual investment. Your financial intermediary may impose investment minimum requirements that are different from those set forth in this Prospectus. The Fund may pay the financial intermediary for maintaining individual ownership records as well as providing other shareholder services. Financial intermediaries may charge fees for the services they provide to you in connection with processing your transaction order or maintaining your account with them. Financial intermediaries are responsible for placing your order correctly and promptly with the Fund, forwarding payment promptly, as well as ensuring that you receive copies of the Fund’s Prospectus. The Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase order when a financial intermediary, or its authorized designee, receives the order. If you transmit your order with these financial intermediaries before the close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on a day that the NYSE is open for business, your order will be priced at the Fund’s NAV next computed after it is received by the financial intermediary. Investors should check with their financial intermediary to determine if it is subject to these arrangements.

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES OF THE FUND

Redeeming Shares

If you redeem through a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary may charge you a transaction fee. If you purchased your shares by check, you may not receive your redemption proceeds until your check has cleared, which may take up to 15 calendar days. Redemptions will be processed only on a day during which the NYSE is open for business. You may receive the proceeds of redemption by check, wire or via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network. Please note that certain fees may apply depending on the timing or manner in which you redeem shares (see the sections entitled “Redemption Fees” and “Tools to Combat Frequent Transactions” in this Prospectus for more information). Requests to redeem shares are processed at the NAV next calculated after the transfer agent or your financial intermediary receives your request in good order.

Shareholders who have an IRA or other retirement plan must indicate on their written redemption request whether or not to withhold federal income tax. Redemption requests failing to indicate an election not to have tax withheld will generally be subject to a 10% withholding tax.

Shares held in IRA accounts may be redeemed by telephone at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637). Investors will be asked whether or not to withhold taxes from any distribution.

Redeem by Mail

To redeem by mail, please:

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Provide your name and account number;
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Specify the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed and the Fund name or number;
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Sign the redemption request (the signature must be exactly the same as the one on your account application). Make sure that all parties that are required by the account registration sign the request, and any applicable signature guarantees are on the request; and
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Send your request to the appropriate address as given under “Purchasing by Mail”.

Redeem by Telephone

Unless you declined the option on your account application, you may redeem your shares of the Fund by telephone. In order to arrange for the telephone redemption option after your account has been established, or to change the bank account or address designated to which redemption proceeds are sent, you must send the Fund’s transfer agent a written request. The request must be signed by each shareholder of the account. The transfer agent may require a signature guarantee, signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source. To redeem by telephone, call the transfer agent at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a day the NYSE is open for business. Shares of the Fund will be sold in your account at the NAV determined on the day your order is placed prior to market close (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time); any redemption requests made after market close will receive the Fund’s next calculated NAV price.

Before executing an instruction received by telephone, the transfer agent will use reasonable procedures to confirm that the telephone instructions are genuine. The telephone call may be recorded and the caller may be asked to verify certain personal identification information. If the Fund or its agents follow these procedures, they cannot be held liable for any loss, expense or cost arising out of any telephone redemption request that is reasonably believed to be genuine. This includes fraudulent or unauthorized requests. The Fund may change, modify or terminate these privileges at any time upon at least 60 days’ written notice to shareholders. Once a telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot be canceled or modified. If an account has more than one owner or authorized person, the Fund will accept telephone instructions from any one owner or authorized person. During periods of high market activity, you may encounter higher than usual wait times. Please allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be able to complete your telephone transaction prior to market close. Neither the Fund nor its transfer agent will be held liable if you are unable to place your trade due to high call volume.

Systematic Withdrawal Program

The Fund offers a systematic withdrawal plan (the “SWP”) whereby shareholders or their representatives may request a redemption in a specific dollar amount be sent to them each month, calendar quarter or annually. Investors may choose to have a check sent to the address of record, or proceeds may be sent to a pre-designated bank account via the ACH network. Note that a SWP for this Fund is only available for retirement accounts. To start this program, your retirement account must have Fund shares with a value of at least $50,000 and the minimum payment amount is $1,000 per month. This program may be terminated or modified by the Fund at any time. Any request to change or terminate your SWP should be communicated in writing or by telephone to the transfer agent no later than five days before the next scheduled withdrawal. A withdrawal under the SWP involves redemption of Fund shares, and may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. In addition, if the amount withdrawn exceeds the amounts credited to your account, the account ultimately may be depleted. To establish the SWP, complete the SWP section of the Account Application. Please call 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637) for additional information regarding the SWP.

Through a Financial Intermediary

You may redeem the Fund’s shares through your financial intermediary. Redemptions made through a financial intermediary may be subject to procedures established by that institution. Your financial intermediary is responsible for sending your order to the Fund and for crediting your account with the proceeds. For redemption through financial intermediaries, orders will be processed at the NAV next effective after receipt of the order by the financial intermediary. Please keep in mind that your financial intermediary may charge additional fees for its services. Investors should check with their financial intermediaries to determine if they are subject to these arrangements.

ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTION POLICIES

Redemption Fee

The Fund will assess a 2.00% fee on the redemption of Fund shares held for 90 days or less. The Fund uses the “first in first out” (“FIFO”) method to determine the holding period; this means that if you purchase shares on different days, the shares you held longest will be redeemed first for purposes of determining whether the short-term trading fee applies. The redemption fee is deducted from your proceeds and is retained by the Fund for the benefit of its long-term shareholders. This fee does not apply to (1) shares purchased through reinvested dividends or capital gains; (2) Fund redemptions under the Fund’s SWP; (3) the redemption of shares previously purchased under an AIP; (4) the involuntary redemption of low balance accounts; or (5) sales of Fund shares made in connection with non-discretionary portfolio rebalancing associated with certain asset-allocation programs managed by fee based investment advisers, certain wrap accounts, and retirement plans. The Fund reserves the right to change the terms and amount of this fee upon at least 60 days’ notice to shareholders.

Although the Fund has the goal of applying this redemption fee to most redemptions of shares held for 90 days or less, the Fund may not always be able to track short-term trading effected through financial intermediaries in non-disclosed or omnibus accounts. While the Fund has entered into information sharing agreements with such financial intermediaries as described under “Tools to Combat Frequent Transactions” which contractually require such financial intermediaries to provide the Fund with information relating to its customers investing in the Fund through non-disclosed or omnibus accounts, the Fund cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided to it from financial intermediaries and may not always be able to track short-term trading effected through these financial intermediaries. In addition, because the Fund is required to rely on information provided by the financial intermediary as to the applicable redemption fee, the Fund cannot ensure that the financial intermediary is always imposing such fee on the underlying shareholder in accordance with the Fund’s policies.

Tools to Combat Frequent Transactions

The Fund is intended for long-term investors. Short-term “market-timers” who engage in frequent transactions and redemptions may disrupt the Fund’s investment program and create additional transaction costs that are borne by all shareholders. The Board has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent abusive trading practices such as market timing and excessive trading that may be harmful to the Fund and its shareholders. The Fund discourages market timing; excessive, short-term trading; or other abusive trading practices that may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm performance. The Fund takes steps to reduce the frequency and effect of such activities within the Fund. These steps may include, among other things, monitoring trading activity, imposing redemption fees (as noted in the “Redemption Fee” section above), or using fair value pricing when appropriate, under procedures as adopted by the Board, when the Advisor determines current market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. As approved by the Board, these techniques may change from time to time as determined by the Fund in its sole discretion.

In an effort to discourage abusive trading practices and minimize harm to the Fund and its shareholders, the Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any purchase order (including exchanges), in whole or in part, for any reason (including, without limitation, purchases by persons whose trading activity in the Fund’s shares is believed by the Advisor to be harmful to the Fund) and without prior notice. The Fund may decide to restrict purchase and sale activity in its shares based on various factors, including whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt portfolio management strategies and adversely affect the Fund’s performance. Although these efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, these tools cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity will occur. The Fund seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its ability in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interests. Except as noted in this Prospectus, the Fund applies all restrictions uniformly in all applicable cases.

Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions the Fund handles, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. In particular, since the Fund receives purchase and sale orders through financial intermediaries that use group or omnibus accounts, the Fund cannot always detect frequent trading. However, the Fund will work with financial intermediaries as necessary to discourage shareholders from engaging in abusive trading practices and to impose restrictions on excessive trades. In this regard, the Fund has entered into information sharing agreements with financial intermediaries pursuant to which these intermediaries are required to provide to the Fund, at its request, certain information relating to its customers investing in the Fund through non-disclosed or omnibus accounts. The Fund will use this information to attempt to identify abusive trading practices. Financial intermediaries are contractually required to follow any instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit future purchases from shareholders that are found to have engaged in abusive trading in violation of the Fund’s policies. However, the Fund cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided to them from financial intermediaries and cannot ensure that they will always be able to detect abusive trading practices that occur through non-disclosed and omnibus accounts. As a consequence, the Fund’s ability to monitor and discourage abusive trading practices in omnibus accounts may be limited.

Proceeds

Proceeds will generally be sent no later than seven calendar days after the Fund receives your redemption request. If elected on your account application, you may have the proceeds of the redemption request sent by check to your address of record, by wire to a pre-determined bank, or by electronic funds transfer via the ACH network to the bank account designated by you on your account application. The minimum wire amount is $100 and there is a $15 fee for each wire transfer. When proceeds are sent via the ACH network, the funds are usually available in your bank account in two to three business days.

Check Clearance

The proceeds from a redemption request may be delayed up to 15 calendar days from the date of the receipt of a purchase check until the check clears. If the check does not clear, you may be responsible for any losses suffered by the Fund as well as a $25 service charge imposed by the transfer agent. This delay can be avoided by purchasing shares by wire.

Suspension of Redemptions

The Fund may temporarily suspend the right of redemption or postpone payments under certain emergency circumstances or when the SEC orders a suspension.

Signature Guarantees

The transfer agent may require a signature guarantee for certain redemption requests. A signature guarantee assures that your signature is genuine and protects you from unauthorized account redemptions. A signature guarantee of each owner, from either a Medallion program member or a non-Medallion program member, is required in the following situations:

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For all redemption requests in excess of $100,000, unless paid via wire;
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If a change of address request has been received by the transfer agent within the last 30 calendar days;
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When requesting a change in ownership on your account; and
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When redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address or bank account not on record.

Non-financial transactions including establishing or modifying certain services on an account may require a signature guarantee, signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source.

In addition to the situations described above, the Fund and/or the transfer agent may require a signature guarantee in other instances based on the circumstances relative to the particular situation. Signature guarantees will generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”). A notary public is not an acceptable signature guarantor.

Customer Identification Program

Please note that, in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, the transfer agent will verify certain information on your account application as part of the Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering Program. As requested on the account application, you should supply your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address. Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. If you do not supply the necessary information, the transfer agent may not be able to open your account. Please contact the transfer agent at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637) if you need additional assistance when completing your account application. If the transfer agent is unable to verify your identity or that of another person authorized to act on your behalf, or if it believes it has identified potentially criminal activity, the Fund reserves the right to temporarily limit additional share purchases, close your account or take any other action it deems reasonable or required by law. The Fund also reserves the right to close the account within five business days if clarifying information/documentation is not received.

No Certificates

The Fund does not issue share certificates.

Right to Reject Purchases

The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase in whole or in part. The Fund may cease taking purchase orders at any time when the Advisor believes it is in the best interest of the current shareholders. The purpose of such action is to limit increased Fund expenses incurred when certain investors buy and sell shares of the Fund for the short-term when the markets are highly volatile.

Redemption In-Kind

The Fund generally pays redemption proceeds in cash. However, the Fund reserves the right to pay redemption proceeds to you in whole or in part by a distribution of securities from the Fund’s portfolio with a market value equal to the redemption price (a “redemption in-kind”). It is not expected that the Fund would do so except during unusual market conditions. If the Fund pays your redemption proceeds by a distribution of securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash and will bear any market risks associated with such securities until they are converted into cash. A redemption in-kind is treated as a taxable transaction and a sale of the redeemed shares, generally resulting in capital gain or loss to you, subject to certain loss limitation rules.

Small Accounts

To reduce expenses, the Fund may redeem an account if the total value of the account falls below $1,000 due to redemptions. Automatic redemptions of your account may result in tax consequences. Please see “Dividends, Distributions and Their Taxation” below. An investor will be given 30 days’ prior written notice of this redemption. During that period, an investor may purchase additional shares to avoid the redemption.

Householding

In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund will reduce the number of duplicate Prospectuses and annual and semi-annual reports that you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shown by two or more accounts. Please call the transfer agent toll free at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637) to request individual copies of these documents. The Fund will begin sending individual copies 30 calendar days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements. Automatic redemption of your account may result in tax consequences. Please see “Dividends, Distributions, and Their Taxation” below.

Unclaimed Property

Mutual fund accounts may be transferred to an investor’s state of residence if no activity occurs within the account during the “inactivity period” specified in the applicable state’s abandoned property laws, which varies by state. To help protect their accounts, shareholders should keep their accounts up-to-date and active, which may include calling the Fund at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637) to generate shareholder initiated activity such as completing an account transaction.

DISTRIBUTION (12b-1) FEES

The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan (the “Rule 12b-1 Plan”) under which the Fund is authorized to pay to the Distributor or such other entities as approved by the Board, as compensation for the distribution-related services provided by such entities, an aggregate fee equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Retail Class shares of the Fund. The Distributor may pay any or all amounts received under the Rule 12b-1 Plan to other persons, including the Advisor, for any distribution service or activity designed to retain Fund shareholders. Because the Fund pays distribution fees on an ongoing basis, your investment cost over time may be higher than paying other types of sales charges.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEES

The Trust has adopted a shareholder servicing plan (the “Shareholder Servicing Plan”) under which, the Advisor is authorized to engage financial institutions, securities dealers and other industry professionals to provide personal shareholder services relating to the servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts not otherwise provided to the Fund. As compensation for services provided pursuant to the Shareholder Servicing Plan, the Fund will pay an aggregate fee equal to 0.15% of the average daily net asset value of each class of the Fund’s shares.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR TAXATION

If you redeem your Fund shares, part of your redemption proceeds may represent your allocable share of the distributions made by the Fund relating to that tax year. You will be informed annually of the amount and nature of the Fund’s distributions. If you sell or exchange your Fund shares, it is a taxable event for you. An exchange of shares is treated as a taxable sale. Depending on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you sell or exchange, you may have a gain or loss on the transaction. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transaction. The Code limits the deductibility of capital losses in certain circumstances.

For federal income tax purposes, all dividends and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains you receive from the Fund are taxable as ordinary income or as qualified dividend income, whether reinvested in additional shares or received in cash, unless you are exempt from taxation or entitled to a tax deferral. Distributions of net realized long-term capital gains you receive from the Fund, whether reinvested in additional shares or received in cash, are taxable as a capital gain. The capital gain holding period is determined by the length of time the Fund has held the security and not the length of time you have held shares in the Fund. The Fund expects that, because of its investment objective, its distributions will consist primarily of long- and short-term capital gains (rather than dividend income). You will be informed annually as to the amount and nature of all dividends and capital gains paid during the prior year. Such capital gains and dividends may also be subject to state or local taxes. If you are not required to pay taxes on your income, you are generally not required to pay federal income taxes on the amounts distributed to you.

Interest and other income received by the Fund with respect to foreign securities may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. If as of the close of a taxable year more than 50% of the total assets of the Fund consist of stock or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund intends to “pass through” to investors the amount of foreign income and similar taxes (including withholding taxes) paid by the Fund during that taxable year. This means that investors will be considered to have received as additional income their respective shares of such foreign taxes, but may be entitled to either a corresponding tax deduction in calculating taxable income, or, subject to certain limitations, a credit in calculating federal income tax.

The Fund intends to pay dividends from net investment income annually and to distribute all net realized capital gains at least annually. In addition, the Fund may make additional distributions if necessary to avoid imposition of a 4% excise tax or other tax on undistributed income and gains. However, no assurances can be given that distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes. Please note, however, that the objective of the Fund is growth of capital, not the production of distributions. You should measure the success of your investment by the value of your investment at any given time and not by the distributions you receive.

When a dividend or capital gain is distributed, the Fund’s NAV decreases by the amount of the payment. If you purchase shares shortly before a distribution, you will be subject to income taxes on the distribution, even though the value of your investment (plus cash received, if any) remains the same. All dividends and capital gains distributions will automatically be reinvested in additional Fund shares at the then prevailing NAV unless you specifically request that either dividends or capital gains or both be paid in cash. If you elect to receive distributions and dividends by check and the post office cannot deliver the check, or if the check remains uncashed for six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check in your Fund account at the then current NAV per share and to reinvest all subsequent distributions in shares of the Fund.

The election to receive dividends or reinvest them may be changed by writing to the Fund at:

Rareview Funds
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

You may also change your distribution election by telephoning the Fund at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637).

In order to allow sufficient processing time for a change in distribution elections, any change must be received at least 5 days prior to the record date for the distribution.

By law, the Fund must withhold a percentage of your taxable distribution and redemption proceeds if you do not provide your correct social security or taxpayer identification number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or if the IRS instructs the Fund to do so.

Federal law requires that mutual fund companies report their shareholders’ cost basis, gain/loss and holding period to the IRS on the shareholders’ Consolidated Form 1099s when “covered” shares of the mutual funds are sold. Covered shares are any fund and/or dividend reinvestment plan shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012.

The Fund has chosen first-in, first-out as its standing (default) tax lot identification method for all shareholders, which means this is the method the Fund will use to determine which specific shares are deemed to be sold when there are multiple purchases on different dates at differing NAVs, and the entire position is not sold at one time. You may choose a method other than the Fund’s standing method at the time of your purchase or upon sale of covered shares. The cost basis method a shareholder elects may not be changed with respect to a redemption of shares after the settlement date of the redemption. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisers to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how the new cost basis reporting rules may apply to them.

The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current federal tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. You also may be subject to state and local tax on Fund distributions and sales of Fund shares. Consult your personal tax adviser about the potential tax consequences of an investment in Fund shares under all applicable tax laws. For more information, please see the section entitled “Federal Income Taxes” in the SAI.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Fund’s investment adviser, administrator and distributor, who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders of the Fund are not parties to, or intended (or “third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce such contractual arrangements against the service providers or to seek any remedy under such contractual arrangements against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust.

This prospectus provides information concerning the Trust and the Fund that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Fund. None of this prospectus, the SAI or any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust’s registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust or the Fund and any investor, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by federal or state securities laws that may not be waived.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Financial highlights are not available at this time because the Fund commenced operations on or about the date of this Prospectus.


Investment Advisor
Rareview Capital LLC
Soundview Plaza, 1266 E. Main Street, Ste 700R
Stamford, CT 06902


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202


Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212


Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Ave., Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115


Legal Counsel
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001


PRIVACY NOTICE


The Fund collects non-public information about you from the following sources:

·   Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
·   Information you give us orally; and/or
·   Information about your transactions with us or others

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.

In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

You can find more information about the Fund in the following documents:

Statement of Additional Information
The SAI provides additional details about the investments and techniques of the Fund and certain other additional information. A current SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. This means that the SAI is legally considered a part of this Prospectus even though it is not physically within this Prospectus.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
The Fund’s annual and semi-annual Reports (collectively, the “Shareholder Reports”), when available, will provide the most recent financial reports and portfolio listings. The annual report, when available, will contain a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that affected the Fund’s performance during the Fund’s last fiscal year.

The SAI and the Shareholder Reports will be available free of charge on the Fund’s website at www.rareviewfunds.com. You can obtain a free copy of the SAI and Shareholder Reports, request other information, or make general inquires about the Fund by calling the Fund at 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637) or by writing to:

Rareview Funds
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701
www.rareviewfunds.com

You may review and copy information including the Shareholder Reports, when available, and SAI at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling (202) 551‑8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available:

·   Free of charge from the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov;
·   For a fee, by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520; or
·   For a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.









(The Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811‑23084.)

 
 

 
 

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


October 31, 2016

RAREVIEW LONGEVITY INCOME GENERATION FUND

Retail Class
RLIGX
Institutional Class
RVIGX


Rareview Capital LLC
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701
888-RVFUNDS
(888-783-8637)


This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus, but should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus of the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), dated October 31, 2016, as may be supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated by reference into this SAI.

You may obtain the Prospectus without charge by contacting U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC at the address or telephone number listed above or by visiting the Fund’s website at www.rareviewfunds.com.
 
Investors in the Fund will be informed of the Fund’s progress through periodic reports. Financial statements certified by an independent registered public accounting firm will be submitted to shareholders at least annually. Since the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this SAI, no financial statements are available.
 
Once available, copies of the Annual and Semi-Annual Report to shareholders may be obtained, without charge, upon request by contacting U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC at the address or telephone number listed above.

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THE TRUST

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust organized on July 27, 2015, and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust’s Declaration of Trust, as amended and/or restated to date (the “Declaration of Trust”) permits the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, without par value, which may be issued in any number of series. The Board may from time to time issue other series, the assets and liabilities of which will be separate and distinct from any other series. This SAI relates only to the Fund.
 
The Declaration of Trust also provides for indemnification and reimbursement of expenses out of the Fund’s assets for any Trustee or Trust officer held personally liable for obligations of the Fund or the Trust. All such rights are limited to the assets of the Fund. The Declaration of Trust further provides that the Trust may maintain appropriate insurance (for example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance) for the protection of the Trust, its shareholders, trustees, officers, employees and agents to cover possible claims and other liabilities. However, the activities of the Trust as an investment company would not likely give rise to liabilities in excess of the Trust’s total assets. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance exists and the Fund itself is unable to meet its obligations.

The Fund’s Prospectus and this SAI are a part of the Trust’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC. Copies of the Trust’s complete Registration Statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the prescribed fee or may be accessed free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund is a “diversified company” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series of the Trust for purposes of investment and investor services, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series of the Trust.

INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS

The Fund’s principal investment strategies utilized by the Fund’s Advisor (defined below) and the principal risks associated with the same are set forth in the Fund’s Prospectus. The following discussion provides additional information about those principal investment strategies and related risks, as well as information about investment strategies (and related risks) that the Fund may utilize, even though they are not considered to be “principal” investment strategies. Accordingly, an investment strategy (and related risk) that is described below, but which is not described in the Prospectus, should not be considered to be a principal strategy (or related risk) applicable to the Fund. The Fund is a “fund of funds,” and invests primarily in closed-end registered investment companies (“closed-end funds”). As a result of the Fund’s direct investments in closed-end funds, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks of the investments held and operations conducted by these closed-end funds. The following principal strategies and risks apply to the Fund directly or indirectly through its investments in closed-end funds.

Information Regarding the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

Investment Company Risks. The Fund invests in securities of other investment companies, principally closed-end funds. The Fund’s investments in such securities involve certain additional expenses and certain tax results, which would not otherwise be present if the Fund were to invest in the underlying assets itself. Due to legal limitations, a fund is prevented from: (i) purchasing more than 3% of an investment company’s outstanding shares; (ii) investing more than 5% of the fund’s assets in any single such investment company, and (iii) investing more than 10% of the fund’s assets in investment companies overall; unless: (a) the underlying investment company and/or the applicable fund has received an order for exemptive relief from such limitations from the SEC; and (b) the underlying investment company and the fund take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order. The Fund intends to rely on Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act which allows unaffiliated mutual funds to exceed the 5% limitation and the 10% limitation, provided that (i) the Fund, together with its affiliates, acquires no more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any investment company and (ii) the offering price of the Fund does not include a sales load greater than 1.5%. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Fund, in reliance on Rule 12d1-3 under the 1940 Act, may impose a sales charge in excess of 1.5% where the aggregate sales loads any investor pays (i.e., the combined distribution expenses of both the acquiring fund and the acquired fund) does not exceed the limits on sales loads established by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Also, in the event that there is a proxy vote with respect to shares of another investment company purchased and held by the Fund under Section 12(d)(1)(F), then the Fund will either (i) vote such shares in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such securities; or (ii) contact its shareholders for instructions regarding how to vote the proxy. In addition, an investment company purchased by the Fund pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(F) shall not be required to redeem its shares in an amount exceeding 1% of such investment company’s total outstanding shares in any period of less than 30 days. Investments by the Fund in other investment companies entail a number of risks unique to a fund of funds structure. These risks also apply to the funds in which the Fund invests, as they may invest in other investment companies, as well, and include the following:

Multiple Layers of Fees. By investing in other investment companies indirectly through the Fund, prospective investors will directly bear the fees and expenses of the Fund’s Advisor and indirectly bear the fees and expenses of other investment companies and other investment companies’ managers as well. As such, this multiple or duplicative layer of fees will increase the cost of investments in the Fund.

Lack of Transparency. The Advisor will not be able to monitor the investment activities of the other investment companies on a continuous basis and the other investment companies may use investment strategies that differ from its past practices and are not fully disclosed to the Advisor and that involve risks that are not anticipated by the Advisor. The Fund has no control over the risks taken by the underlying investment companies in which they invest.

Valuation of Investment Companies. Although the Advisor will attempt to review the valuation procedures used by other investment companies’ managers, the Advisor will have little or no means of independently verifying valuations of the Fund’s investments in investment companies and valuations of the underlying securities held by other investment companies. As such, the Advisor will rely significantly on valuations of other investment companies and the securities underlying other investment companies that are reported by other investment companies’ managers. In the event that such valuations prove to be inaccurate, the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund could be adversely impacted and an investor could incur a loss of investment in the Fund.

Illiquidity of Investments By and In Other Investment Companies. Other investment companies may invest in securities that are not registered, are subject to legal or other restrictions on transfer, or for which no liquid market exists. The market prices, if any, for such securities tend to be volatile and restricted securities may sell at prices that are lower than similar securities that are not subject to legal restrictions on resale. Further, the Fund may not be able to redeem its interests in other investment companies’ securities that it has purchased in a timely manner. If adverse market conditions were to develop during any period in which the Fund is unable to redeem interests in other investment companies, the Fund may suffer losses as a result of this illiquidity. As such, the lack of liquidity and volatility of restricted securities held by other investment companies could adversely affect the value of the other investment companies. Any such losses could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments and an investor could incur a loss of investment in the Fund.


Lack of Control. Although the Fund and the Advisor will evaluate regularly other investment companies to determine whether their investment programs are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, the Advisor will not have any control over the investments made by other investment companies. Even though other investment companies are subject to certain constraints, the investment advisor to each such investment company may change aspects of their investment strategies at any time. The Advisor will not have the ability to control or influence the composition of the investment portfolio of other investment companies.

Lack of Diversification. There is no requirement that the underlying investments held by other investment companies be diversified. As such, other investment companies’ managers may target or concentrate other investment companies’ investments in specific markets, sectors, or types of securities. As a result, investments made by other investment companies are subject to greater volatility as a result of this concentration than if the other investment companies had non-concentrated and diversified portfolios of investments. Thus, the Fund’s portfolios (and by extension the value of an investment in the Fund) may therefore be subject to greater risk than the portfolio of a similar fund with investments in diversified investment companies.

Use of Leverage. The other investment companies may utilize leverage (i.e., borrowing) to acquire their underlying portfolio investments. When other investment companies borrow money or otherwise leverage their portfolio of investments, doing so may exaggerate changes in the NAV of the shares of the other investment companies and in the return on the other investment companies’ investments. Borrowing will also cost other investment companies interest expense and other fees. As such, the value of the Fund’s investments in other investment companies may be more volatile and all other risks (including the risk of loss of an investment in other investment companies) tend to be compounded or magnified. As a result, any losses suffered by other investment companies as a result of their use of leverage could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments and an investor could incur a loss of investment in the Fund.

 
Closed-End Funds. The Fund intends on investing primarily in closed-end funds. Like any stock, a closed-end fund’s share price will fluctuate in response to market conditions and other factors. Secondary market trading prices of closed-end funds should be expected to fluctuate and such prices may be higher or lower than the NAV of closed-end fund’s portfolio holdings. When such prices are higher, shares are said to be trading at a “premium.” When they are lower, shares are said to be trading at a “discount.” Closed-end fund shares frequently trade at persistent and ongoing discounts to the NAV of the closed-end fund’s portfolio investments. There can be no guarantee that shares of a closed-end fund held by the Fund will not trade at a persistent and ongoing discount, nor that an active market in shares of the closed-end funds held by a Fund will exist. The Fund may not be able to sell closed-end fund shares at a price equal to the NAV of the closed-end fund. While the Fund seeks to take advantage differences between the NAV of closed-end fund shares and any secondary market premiums or discounts, the Fund may not be able to do so. In addition, there can be no assurance that any closed-end fund will achieve its stated investment objective. While the Funds attempt to invest in a diversified basket of closed-end funds, lackluster performance of a single closed-end fund can have a negative impact on the performance of the Fund as a whole. The Fund may lose money on its investment in any closed-end fund which, in turn, may cause investors to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Common Stock . The Fund may invest in common stock indirectly through its investments in closed-end funds. Common stock represents an equity (ownership) interest in a company, and usually possesses voting rights and earns dividends. Dividends on common stock are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of the issuer. Common stock generally represents the riskiest investment in a company. In addition, common stock generally has the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential because increases and decreases in earnings are usually reflected in a company’s stock price.

Cybersecurity and Operational Risk . The Fund and its service providers are susceptible to cyber security risks that include, among other things, theft, unauthorized monitoring, release, misuse, loss, destruction or corruption of confidential and highly restricted data; denial of service attacks; unauthorized access to relevant systems, compromises to networks or devices that the Fund and its service providers use to service the Fund’s operations; or operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Fund and its service providers. Cyber-attacks against or security breakdowns of the Fund or its service providers may adversely impact the Fund and its shareholders, potentially resulting in, among other things, financial losses; the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business and the Fund to process transactions; inability to calculate the Fund’s NAV; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs; and/or additional compliance costs. The Fund may incur additional costs for cyber security risk management and remediation purposes. In addition, cybersecurity risks may also impact issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investment in such issuers to lose value. There can be no assurance that the Fund or its service providers will not suffer losses relating to cyber-attacks or other information security breaches in the future.

The Fund’s investments or its service providers may be negatively impacted due to operational risks arising from factors such as processing errors and human errors, inadequate or failed internal or external processes, failures in systems and technology, changes in personnel, and errors caused by third-party service providers or trading counterparties. In particular, these errors or failures as well as other technological issues may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV in a timely manner, including over a potentially extended period. Although the Fund attempts to minimize such failures through controls and oversight, it is not possible to identify all of the operational risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls that completely eliminate or mitigate the occurrence of such failures. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.

Derivative Instruments . The Fund, and the other investment companies which the Fund invests, may invest in derivative instruments. Investments in options, futures, swaps and other forms of financial derivatives, including foreign exchange contracts, involve risks different from direct investments in the underlying securities. While transactions in derivatives may reduce certain risks, these transactions themselves entail certain other risks. Unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices, or currency exchange rates may result in a poorer overall performance of the Fund than if it had not been exposed to derivatives transactions. Derivatives may magnify the Fund’s gains or losses, causing it to make or lose substantially more than it invested. The Portfolio Funds may invest in derivative instruments to the extent permissible under the 1940 Act and other applicable securities laws. To the extent that the Fund invests directly in options, futures and swaps, the Fund will comply with the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the guidance of no-action letters issued by the SEC, including SEC Release 10666 that require the Fund to segregate assets or otherwise “cover” its positions in a manner that limits the Fund’s risk of loss.

When used for hedging purposes, increases in the value of the securities held or intended to be acquired should offset any losses incurred with a derivative. Use of derivatives for purposes other than hedging could expose the Fund to greater risks.

The ability to hedge securities through derivatives depends on the degree to which price movements in the underlying index or instrument correlate with price movements in the relevant securities. In the case of poor correlation, the price of the securities being hedged may not move in the same amount, or even in the same direction as the hedging instrument. This risk can be minimized by investing only in those contracts whose behavior is expected to resemble the portfolio securities being hedged. However, if a prediction of interest and currency rates, market value, volatility, or other economic factors is incorrect, the use of derivative instruments may result in a loss.

Derivative prices can diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the characteristics of the underlying instruments are very similar to the derivative. Listed below are some of the factors that may cause such a divergence:
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current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract;
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a difference between the derivatives and securities markets, including different levels of demand, how the instruments are traded, the imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading of an instrument stops; and
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differences between the derivatives, including different margin requirements, different liquidity of such markets, and the participation of speculators in such markets.

Derivatives based upon a narrow index of securities may present greater risk than derivatives based on a broad index. Since narrower indices are made up of a smaller number of securities, they are more susceptible to rapid and extreme price fluctuations because of changes in the value of those securities.

Derivatives may become illiquid (i.e., difficult to sell at a desired time and price) under a variety of market conditions:
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an exchange may suspend or limit trading in a particular derivative instrument, an entire category of derivatives, or all derivatives, which sometimes occurs because of increased market volatility;
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unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations of an exchange;
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the facilities of the exchange may not be adequate to handle current trading volume;
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equipment failures, government intervention, insolvency of a brokerage firm or clearing house, or other occurrences may disrupt normal trading activity; or
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investors may lose interest in a particular derivative or category of derivatives.

The prices of derivatives are volatile (i.e., they may change rapidly, substantially, and unpredictably) and are influenced by a variety of factors, including:
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actual and anticipated changes in interest rates;
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fiscal and monetary policies; and
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national and international political events.

Most exchanges limit the amount by which the price of a derivative can change during a single trading day. Daily trading limits establish the maximum amount that the price of a derivative may vary from the settlement price of that derivative at the end of trading on the previous day. Once the price of a derivative reaches this value, the derivative may not trade at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movements during a given day and does not limit potential gains or losses. Derivative prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days, preventing prompt liquidation of the derivative.

Options . The Fund and the other investment companies in which the Fund invests may purchase and write put and call options on securities. The purchase and writing of options involves certain risks. During the option period, a call writer that holds the underlying security has, in return for the premium on the option, given up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying securities above the exercise price, but, as long as its obligation as a writer continues, has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying securities at the exercise price. If a put or call option is not sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security, in the case of a put, remains equal to or greater than the exercise price or, in the case of a call, remains less than or equal to the exercise price, the entire investment in the option will be lost. Also, where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price of the put or call option may move more or less than the price of the related security. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when an option position is closed out. Furthermore, if trading restrictions or suspensions are imposed on the options market, it may not be possible to close out a position.

To the extent that the Fund does write a call or put option, it may do so only if the option is “covered” by holding a position in the underlying securities or by other means which would permit immediate satisfaction of the Fund’s obligation as writer of the option. A written call option creates a potential obligation to sell the underlying security. In order to make sure that this obligation can be met, the Fund could (i) hold the security underlying the written option; (ii) hold an offsetting call option (one with a strike price that is the same or lower than the strike price of the written option); or (iii) segregate cash and liquid securities (which can be cash, U.S. Government securities, and other liquid debt or equity securities) that when added to collateral on deposit equals the market value of the underlying security. A written put option creates a potential obligation to buy the underlying security. In order to make sure that this obligation can be met, the Fund could (i) hold an offsetting put option (one with a strike price that is the same or higher than the strike price of the written option); or (ii) segregate cash and liquid securities that when added to collateral on deposit equals the strike price of the option.

Futures Contracts . While the Fund will not invest in futures contracts as a principal investment strategy, the other investment companies in which the Fund invests may invest in futures contracts. A futures contract is a bilateral agreement to buy or sell a security (or deliver a cash settlement price, in the case of a contract relating to an index or otherwise not calling for physical delivery at the end of trading in the contracts) for a set price in the future. Futures contracts are designated by boards of trade which have been designated “contracts markets” by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). No purchase price is paid or received when the contract is entered into. Instead, the investment companies in which the Fund invests, upon entering into a futures contract (and to maintain the open positions in futures contracts), would be required to deposit with its custodian in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market instruments, or liquid, high-grade debt securities, known as “initial margin.” The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margin that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the contract being traded. By using futures contracts as a risk management technique, given the greater liquidity in the futures market than in the cash market, it may be possible to accomplish certain results more quickly and with lower transaction costs.

If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However, if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to the investment companies in which the Fund invests. These subsequent payments, called “variation margin,” to and from the futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets fluctuates, making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as “marking to the market.” Investments in futures contracts are expected to earn interest income on initial and variation margin deposits.

The investment companies in which the Fund invests will incur brokerage fees when they purchase and sell futures contracts. Positions taken in the futures markets are not normally held until delivery or cash settlement is required, but are instead liquidated through offsetting transactions that may result in a gain or a loss. While futures positions taken by the investment companies in which the Fund invests will usually be liquidated in this manner, the investment companies in which the Fund invests may instead make or take delivery of underlying securities whenever it appears economically advantageous to do so. A clearing organization associated with the exchange on which futures are traded assumes responsibility for closing out transactions and guarantees that as between the clearing members of an exchange, the sale and purchase obligations will be performed with regard to all positions that remain open at the termination of the contract.

In addition to the margin restrictions discussed above, transactions in futures contracts may involve the segregation of funds pursuant to requirements imposed by the SEC. To the extent that the Fund directly holds a long position in a futures contract, it may be required to establish a segregated account (not with a futures commission merchant or broker) containing cash or certain liquid assets equal to the purchase price of the contract (less any margin on deposit). However, segregation of assets is not required if the Fund “covers” a long position. For a short position in futures or forward contracts held by the Fund, those requirements may mandate the establishment of a segregated account (not with a futures commission merchant or broker) with cash or certain liquid assets that, when added to the amounts deposited as margin, equal the market value of the instruments underlying the futures contracts (but are not less than the price at which the short positions were established).

Swaps. While the Fund will not invest in currency, equity, interest rate, and index swaps as a principal investment strategy, the other investment companies in which the Fund invests may invest in futures contracts, and the Fund may invest in equity swaps as a non-principal investment strategy. Investments in swaps involve the exchange by an investor with another party of their respective commitments, in an attempt to obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost than if the fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. In the case of interest rate swaps, an investor may exchange with another party their respective commitments to pay or receive interest, such as an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments. Use of swaps subjects the investor to risk of default by the counterparties. If there is a default by the counterparty to such a transaction, there may be contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction although contractual remedies may not be sufficient in the event that the counterparty to the transaction is insolvent. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments which are traded in the interbank market. An investor may also enter into currency swaps or other swaps which are similar to interest rate swaps but may be surrogates for other instruments such as currency forwards or options.

Equity Securities . Through its investments in closed-end funds, the Fund may invest indirectly in equity securities. The value of equity securities varies in response to many factors, including the activities and financial condition of individual companies, the business market in which individual companies compete and general market and economic conditions. Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the securities, and such fluctuations can be significant. The values of equity securities paying dividends at high rates may be more sensitive to change in interest rates than are other equity securities. These risks can be compared to fixed income securities, which in general do not have as great of price volatility as equity securities. There are occasions, however, when market conditions may cause certain debt securities to have comparable or greater price volatility. In addition, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all equity securities, which could also result in losses for the Fund. Market declines may continue for an indefinite period of time, and investors should understand that during temporary or extended bear markets, the value of equity securities will decline. In addition, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all equity securities, which could also result in losses for the Fund. Market declines may continue for an indefinite period of time, and investors should understand that during temporary or extended bear markets, the value of equity securities will decline.

Exchange-Traded Notes. Through its investments in closed-end funds, the Fund may invest indirectly in ETNs. ETNs are generally notes representing debt of the issuer, usually a financial institution. ETNs combine both aspects of bonds and ETFs. An ETN’s returns are based on the performance of one or more underlying assets, reference rates or indexes, minus fees and expenses. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN’s maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the specific asset, index or rate (“reference instrument”) to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees. Unlike regular bonds, ETNs do not make periodic interest payments, and principal is not protected.

The value of an ETN may be influenced by, among other things, time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, the performance of the reference instrument, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the reference instrument. An ETN that is tied to a reference instrument may not replicate the performance of the reference instrument. ETNs also incur certain expenses not incurred by their applicable reference instrument. Some ETNs that use leverage can, at times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to purchase or sell at a fair price. Levered ETNs are subject to the same risk as other instruments that use leverage in any form. While leverage allows for greater potential return, the potential for loss is also greater. Finally, additional losses may be incurred if the investment loses value because, in addition to the money lost on the investment, the loan still needs to be repaid.

Because the return on the ETN is dependent on the issuer’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations, the value of the ETN may change due to a change in the issuer’s credit rating, despite no change in the underlying reference instrument. The market value of ETN shares may differ from the value of the reference instrument. This difference in price may be due to the fact that the supply and demand in the market for ETN shares at any point in time is not always identical to the supply and demand in the market for the assets underlying the reference instrument that the ETN seeks to track.

There may be restrictions on the Fund’s right to redeem its investment in an ETN, which are generally meant to be held until maturity. The Fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings may be limited by the availability of a secondary market. An investor in an ETN could lose some or all of the amount invested.

General Market Risk . The market price of a security may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than its cost when originally purchased or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Terrorism and related geopolitical risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally. In addition, markets and market participants are increasingly reliant upon both publicly available and proprietary information data systems. Data imprecision, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access, and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single issuer, a group of issuers, or the market at large. In certain cases, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on either specific securities or even the entire market, which may result in a fund being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or accurately price its investments. These fluctuations in stock prices could be a sustained trend or a drastic movement. The stock markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may reflect these fluctuations. Turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in credit, fixed-income, and equity markets may negatively affect many issuers worldwide which could adversely affect the Fund.   Exchanges and securities markets may close early, close late or issue trading halts on specific securities, which may result in, among other things, the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments at an advantageous time or accurately price its portfolio investments.

High-Yield Fixed Income Securities. The Fund, through its investments in closed-end funds, may invest in debt securities, including bonds and debentures (which are long-term) and notes (which may be short- or long-term). These investments may be in high-yield securities ( i.e. securities rated below investment grade or non-rated), which while providing greater income and opportunity for gain than investments in higher-rated securities, also entail relatively greater risk of loss of income or principal. Lower-grade obligations are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” Market prices of high-yield, lower-grade obligations may fluctuate more than market prices of higher-rated securities. Lower grade, fixed income securities tend to reflect short-term corporate and market developments to a greater extent than higher-rated obligations which, assuming no change in their fundamental quality, react primarily to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates.

The underlying closed-end funds may purchase unrated securities. Unrated securities may be less liquid than comparable rated securities and involve the risk that the portfolio manager may not accurately evaluate the securities comparative credit rating.

The high yield market at times is subject to substantial volatility. An economic downturn or increase in interest rates may have a more significant effect on high yield securities and their markets, as well as on the ability of securities’ issuers to repay principal and interest. Issuers of high yield securities may be of low creditworthiness and the high yield securities may be subordinated to the claims of senior lenders. During periods of economic downturn or rising interest rates the issuers of high yield securities may have greater potential for insolvency and a higher incidence of high yield bond defaults may be experienced.

The prices of high yield securities have been found to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than higher-rated investments but are more sensitive to adverse economic changes or individual corporate developments. During an economic downturn or substantial period of rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress which would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals, and to obtain additional financing. If the issuer of a high yield security owned by the Fund defaults, the Fund may incur additional expenses in seeking recovery. Periods of economic uncertainty and changes can be expected to result in increased volatility of the market prices of high yield securities and the Fund’s NAV per share. Yields on high yield securities will fluctuate over time. Furthermore, in the case of high yield securities structured as zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities, their market prices are affected to a greater extent by interest rate changes and therefore tend to be more volatile than the market prices of securities which pay interest periodically and in cash.

Certain securities held by the closed-end funds including high yield securities, may contain redemption or call provisions. If an issuer exercises these provisions in a declining interest rate market, the closed-end funds would have to replace the security with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for the investor. Conversely, a high yield security’s value will decrease in a rising interest rate market, as will the closed-end funds’ net assets.

The secondary market for high yield securities may at times become less liquid or respond to adverse publicity or investor perceptions making it more difficult for the closed-end funds to accurately value high yield securities or dispose of them. To the extent the closed-end funds own or may acquire illiquid or restricted high yield securities, these securities may involve special registration responsibilities, liabilities and costs, liquidity difficulties, and judgment will play a greater role in valuation because there is less reliable and objective data available.

Special tax considerations are associated with investing in high yield bonds structured as zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities. The closed-end funds will report the interest on these securities as income even though they receive no cash interest until the security’s maturity or payment date. Further, the Fund must distribute substantially all of its income to its shareholders to qualify for pass-through treatment under the tax law. Accordingly, the Fund may have to dispose of its portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash or may have to borrow to satisfy distribution requirements.

Credit ratings evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments, not the market value risk of high yield securities. Since credit rating agencies may fail to timely change the credit ratings to reflect subsequent events, the Advisor monitors the issuers of high yield securities in the portfolio to determine if the issuers will have sufficient cash flow and profits to meet required principal and interest payments, and to attempt to assure the securities’ liquidity so the Fund can meet redemption requests. To the extent that the Fund invests in high yield securities, the achievement of its investment objective may be more dependent on the Advisor’s credit analysis than would be the case for higher quality bonds. The Fund may retain a portfolio security whose rating has been changed.

Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) Risk . Though not part of the Fund’s principal investment strategies, the Fund may invest indirectly through closed-end investment companies in IPOs of common stock or other primary or secondary syndicated offerings of equity or debt securities issued by a corporate issuer to the extent consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The purchase of IPO securities often involves higher transaction costs than those associated with the purchase of securities already traded on exchanges or markets. IPO securities are subject to market risk and liquidity risk. The market value of recently issued IPO securities may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading and speculation, a potentially small number of securities available for trading, limited information about the issuer, and other factors. The Fund may hold IPO securities for a period of time, or may sell them soon after the purchase. Investments in IPOs could have a magnified impact – either positive or negative – on the Fund’s performance while the Fund’s assets are relatively small. The impact of IPOs on the Fund’s performance may tend to diminish as the Fund’s assets grow. In circumstances when investments in IPOs make a significant contribution to the Fund’s performance, there can be no assurance that similar contributions from IPOs will continue in the future.

Interest Rate Risk.  A rise in interest rates may cause a decline in the value of fixed income securities and preferred stocks, especially bonds with longer maturities. A decline in interest rates may cause a Fund to experience a decline in its income.

Limited Operating History . The Fund is newly formed and therefore has no operating history for investors to evaluate. As such, the Fund may not attract sufficient assets to achieve or maximize investment and operational efficiencies and remain viable. If the Fund fails to achieve sufficient scale, it may be liquidated.

Master Limited Partnerships . The Fund may invest in publicly traded master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are businesses organized as limited partnerships that trade their proportionate shares of the partnership (units) on a public exchange. MLPs are required to pay out most or all of their earnings in distributions. Generally speaking, MLP investment returns are enhanced during periods of declining or low interest rates and tend to be negatively influenced when interest rates are rising. As an income vehicle, the unit price may be influenced by general interest rate trends independent of specific underlying fundamentals. In addition, most MLPs are fairly leveraged and typically carry a portion of “floating” rate debt. As such, a significant upward swing in interest rates would drive interest expense higher. Furthermore, most MLPs grow by acquisitions partly financed by debt, and higher interest rates could make it more difficult to make acquisitions.

Real Estate Investment Trusts. Through its investments in closed-end funds, the Fund may invest indirectly in securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). REITs are publicly traded corporations or trusts that specialize in acquiring, holding and managing residential, commercial or industrial real estate. A REIT is not taxed at the entity level on income distributed to its shareholders or unitholders if it distributes to shareholders or unitholders at least 95% of its taxable income for each taxable year and complies with regulatory requirements relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income.

REITs generally can be classified as “Equity REITs”, “Mortgage REITs” and “Hybrid REITs.” An Equity REIT invests the majority of its assets directly in real property and derives its income primarily from rents and from capital gains on real estate appreciation, which are realized through property sales. A Mortgage REIT invests the majority of its assets in real estate mortgage loans and services its income primarily from interest payments. A Hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of an Equity REIT and a Mortgage REIT. Although the Fund can invest in all three kinds of REITs, its emphasis is expected to be on investments in Equity REITs.

Investments in the real estate industry involve particular risks. The real estate industry has been subject to substantial fluctuations and declines on a local, regional and national basis in the past and may continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property may decline due to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, regulatory limitations on rents, changes in neighborhoods and in demographics, increases in market interest rates, or other factors. Factors such as these may adversely affect companies that own and operate real estate directly, companies that lend to such companies, and companies that service the real estate industry.

Investments in REITs also involve risks. Equity REITs will be affected by changes in the values of and income from the properties they own, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the credit quality of the mortgage loans they hold. In addition, REITs are dependent on specialized management skills and on their ability to generate cash flow for operating purposes and to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders REITs may have limited diversification and are subject to risks associated with obtaining financing for real property, as well as to the risk of self-liquidation. REITs also can be adversely affected by their failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through treatment of their income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or their failure to maintain an exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. By investing in REITs indirectly through a the Fund, a shareholder bears not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also may indirectly bear similar expenses of some of the REITs in which it invests.

Securities Selection Risk . Securities selected by the Advisor may not perform to expectations. The portfolio manager’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of a particular asset class or individual security may be incorrect and there is no guarantee that individual securities will perform as anticipated. The value of an individual security can be more volatile than the market as a whole or our intrinsic value approach may fail to produce the intended results. The portfolio manager’s estimate of intrinsic value may be wrong or even if its estimate of intrinsic value is correct, it may take a long period of time before the price and intrinsic value converge. This could result in the Fund’s underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

 
Temporary Defensive Positions

The Fund, as well as the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies in an attempt to respond to adverse or unstable market, economic, political, or other conditions when the Advisor deems it appropriate to do so. During such an unusual set of circumstances, the Fund (or its underlying investment companies) may hold up to 100% of its portfolios in cash or cash equivalent positions (e.g., money market securities, U.S. Government securities, and/or similar securities). When the Fund (or its underlying investment companies) takes a temporary or defensive position, the Fund may not be able to pursue or achieve its investment objective.

Information Regarding the Fund’s Non-Principal Strategies and Risks

Borrowing . The Fund may borrow money for investment purposes, which is a form of leveraging. Leveraging investments, by purchasing securities with borrowed money, is a speculative technique that increases investment risk while increasing investment opportunity. Such borrowing may make the Fund’s NAV more volatile than funds that do not borrow for investment purposes because leverage magnifies changes in the Fund’s NAV and on the Fund’s investments. Although the principal of borrowings will be fixed, the Fund’s assets may change in value during the time the borrowing is outstanding. Leverage also creates interest expenses for the Fund. To the extent the income derived from securities purchased with borrowed funds exceeds the interest the Fund will have to pay, the Fund’s net income will be greater than it would be if leverage were not used. Conversely, if the income from the assets obtained with borrowed funds is not sufficient to cover the cost of leveraging, the net income of the Fund will be less than it would be if leverage were not used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders as dividends will be reduced. The use of derivatives in connection with leverage creates the potential for significant loss. The Fund does not intend to use leverage in excess of 5% of total assets and will not make additional investments when outstanding borrowings exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets. Any leveraging will comply with the applicable requirements of the  1940 Act and the guidance of no-action letters issued by the SEC, including  1940 Act Release No. 10666 (Apr. 18, 1979), intended to minimize the use of leverage and the possibility that the Fund’s liabilities will exceed the value of its assets.

The Fund may also borrow money to meet redemptions or for other emergency purposes. Such borrowings may be on a secured or unsecured basis at fixed or variable rates of interest. The  1940 Act requires the Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage of not less than 300% with respect to all borrowings. If such asset coverage should decline to less than 300% due to market fluctuations or other reasons, the Fund will be required to reduce the amount of its borrowings within three days (not including Sundays and holidays), and may be required to dispose of some portfolio holdings in order to reduce the Fund’s debt and restore the 300% asset coverage, even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint to dispose of assets at that time. The Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with such borrowing or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit. Either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate.

Illiquid Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The term “illiquid securities” for this purpose means securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. Illiquid securities are subject to liquidity risk because they can be difficult to purchase or sell. Investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Applicable regulatory guidance and interpretations provide examples of factors that may be taken into account in determining whether a particular instrument should be treated as illiquid, such as whether a security can be disposed of promptly and in the ordinary course of business without taking a reduced price.

Large Shareholder Risk. Certain account holders may from time to time own or control a significant percentage of the Fund’s shares. The Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by large shareholders of all or a portion of their Fund shares or a purchase of Fund shares in large amounts and/or on a frequent basis will adversely affect the Fund’s performance if it is forced to sell portfolio securities or invest cash when the Advisor would not otherwise choose to do so. This risk will be particularly pronounced if one shareholder owns a substantial portion of the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of shares may affect the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, increase the Fund’s transaction costs and/or lead to the liquidation of the Fund. Such transactions also potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any).

Liquidation of the Fund. The Board may determine to close and liquidate the Fund at any time, which may have adverse tax consequences to shareholders. In the event of the liquidation of the Fund, shareholders will receive a liquidating distribution in cash or in-kind equal to their proportionate interest in the Fund. A liquidating distribution would generally be a taxable event to shareholders, resulting in a gain or loss for tax purposes, depending upon a shareholder’s basis in his or her shares of the Fund. A shareholder of the liquidating Fund will not be entitled to any refund or reimbursement of expenses borne, directly or indirectly, by the shareholder (such as sales loads, account fees, or fund expenses), and a shareholder may receive an amount in liquidation less than the shareholder’s original investment.

Regulatory Risk. Financial entities, such as investment companies and investment advisers, are generally subject to extensive government regulation and intervention. Government regulation and/or intervention may change the way the Fund is regulated, affect the expenses incurred directly by the Fund and the value of its investments, and limit and/or preclude a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences. Moreover, government regulation may have unpredictable and unintended effects. While there continues to be uncertainty about the full impact of recent regulatory changes, it is the case that the Fund will be subject to a more complex regulatory framework, and may incur additional costs to comply with new requirements as well as to monitor for compliance in the future.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The investment restrictions applicable to the Fund are set forth below and are either fundamental or non-fundamental. Fundamental restrictions may not be changed without a majority vote of shareholders as required by the 1940 Act. Non-fundamental policies or restrictions may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval.

Fundamental Investment Restrictions

The Trust (on behalf of the Fund) has adopted the following restrictions as fundamental policies, which may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a “majority” of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Under the 1940 Act, the “vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” means the vote of the holders of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund present at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

As a matter of fundamental policy:

1.
The Fund may not lend money or other assets except to the extent permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

2.
The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

3.
The Fund may not issue senior securities except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

4.
The Fund may not concentrate its investments in a particular industry, as concentration is defined under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time, except that the Fund may invest without limitation in: (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (ii) tax-exempt obligations of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions; (iii) securities of other investment companies; and (iv) repurchase agreements.

5.
The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate, except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

6.
The Fund may not buy or sell commodities or commodity (futures) contracts, except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

7.
The Fund may not engage in the business of underwriting the securities of other issuers except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority, and except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

Percentage and Rating Restrictions

Except with respect to borrowing and liquidity, all percentage or rating restrictions on an investment or use of assets set forth herein or in the Prospectus are adhered to at the time of investment. Later changes in the percentage or rating resulting from any cause other than actions by the Fund will not be considered a violation of the Fund’s investment restrictions. If the value of the Fund’s holdings of illiquid securities at any time exceeds the percentage limitation applicable due to subsequent fluctuations in value or other reasons, the Board will consider what actions are appropriate to maintain adequate liquidity.

Additional Information Regarding Fundamental Investment Restrictions

The following descriptions of the 1940 Act may assist investors in understanding the above policies and restrictions.

Lending. The 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund from making loans (including lending its securities); however, SEC staff interpretations currently prohibit funds from lending more than one-third of their total assets (including lending its securities), except through the purchase of debt obligations or the use of repurchase agreements. In addition, collateral arrangements with respect to options, forward currency and futures transactions and other derivative instruments (as applicable), as well as delays in the settlement of securities transactions, will not be considered loans.

For purposes   of the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction with respect to lending, the entry into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring of debt securities shall not constitute loans by the Fund.

Senior Securities and Borrowing. The 1940 Act prohibits the Fund from issuing any class of senior securities or selling any senior securities of which it is the issuer, except that the Fund is permitted to borrow from a bank so long as, immediately after such borrowings, there is an asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings of the Fund (not including borrowings for temporary purposes in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets). In the event that such asset coverage falls below this percentage, the Fund is required to reduce the amount of its borrowings within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) so that the asset coverage is restored to at least 300%. Asset coverage means the ratio that the value of a fund’s total assets (including amounts borrowed), minus liabilities other than borrowings, bears to the aggregate amount of all borrowings. Borrowing money to increase portfolio holdings is known as “leveraging.” Certain trading practices and investments, such as reverse repurchase agreements, may be considered to be borrowings or involve leverage and thus are subject to the 1940 Act restrictions. In accordance with SEC staff guidance and interpretations, when a fund engages in such transactions, the fund instead of maintaining asset coverage of at least 300%, may segregate or earmark liquid assets, or enter into an offsetting position, in an amount at least equal to the fund’s exposure, on a mark-to-market basis, to the transaction (as calculated pursuant to requirements of the SEC). The fundamental restriction in (2) above will be interpreted to permit the Fund to engage in trading practices and investments that may be considered to be borrowing or to involve leverage to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and to permit the Fund to segregate or earmark liquid assets or enter into offsetting positions in accordance with the 1940 Act. Short-term credits necessary for the settlement of securities transactions and arrangements with respect to securities lending will not be considered to be borrowings under the policy. Practices and investments that may involve leverage but are not considered to be borrowings are not subject to the policy.

Concentration. The SEC staff has defined concentration as investing 25% or more of a fund’s total assets in any particular industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions such as with respect to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, or tax-exempt obligations of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions. The SEC staff has further maintained that a fund should consider the underlying investments, where easily determined, of investment companies in which the fund is invested when determining concentration of the fund. For purposes of the Fund’s concentration policy, the Fund may classify and re-classify companies in a particular industry and define and re-define industries in any reasonable manner, consistent with SEC and SEC staff guidance. In this regard, the Advisor may analyze the characteristics of a particular issuer and instrument and may assign an industry classification consistent with those characteristics. The Advisor may, but need not, consider industry classifications provided by third parties.

Diversification. Under the 1940 Act and the rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder, an investment company is a “diversified company” if, as to 75% of its total assets, it does not purchase securities of any issuer (other than obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government or its agencies, or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or more than 10% of the issuer’s voting securities would be held by the investment company. For purposes of the Fund’s diversification policy, the identification of the issuer of a security may be determined in any reasonable manner, consistent with SEC guidance.

Underwriting. The 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund from engaging in the underwriting business or from underwriting the securities of other issuers; in fact, in the case of diversified funds, the 1940 Act permits a fund to have underwriting commitments of up to 25% of its assets under certain circumstances. Those circumstances currently are that the amount of the fund’s underwriting commitments, when added to the value of the fund’s investments in issuers where the fund owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of those issuers, cannot exceed the 25% cap.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The frequency of the Fund’s portfolio transactions (the portfolio turnover rate) will vary from year to year depending on many factors. Higher portfolio turnover rates may result in increased brokerage costs to the Fund and a possible increase in short-term capital gains or losses. The Fund’s annual portfolio turnover rate will be included in the “Financial Highlights” section of the Fund’s Prospectus following the commencement of Fund operations.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a portfolio holdings disclosure policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure of portfolio holdings of the Fund. The Advisor has also adopted a policy with respect to disclosure of Fund’s portfolio holdings (the “Advisor’s Policy”). Information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings will not be distributed to any third party except in accordance with the portfolio holdings policies and the Advisor’s Policy (the “Disclosure Policies”). The Advisor and the Board considered the circumstances under which the Fund’s portfolio holdings may be disclosed under the Disclosure Policies and the actual and potential material conflicts that could arise in such circumstances between the interests of the Fund’s shareholders and the interests of the Advisor, distributor or any other affiliated person of the Fund. After due consideration, the Advisor and the Board determined that the Fund has a legitimate business purpose for disclosing portfolio holdings to persons described in the Disclosure Policies, including mutual fund rating or statistical agencies, or persons performing similar functions, and internal parties involved in the investment process, administration or custody of the Fund. Pursuant to the Disclosure Policies, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) is authorized to consider and authorize dissemination of portfolio holdings information to additional third parties, after considering the best interests of the Fund shareholders and potential conflicts of interest in making such disclosures.

The Board exercises continuing oversight of the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings by (1) overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Disclosure Policies, Codes of Ethics and other relevant policies of the Fund and its service providers by the Trust’s CCO, (2) by considering reports and recommendations by the Trust’s CCO concerning any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act), and (3) by considering the approval of any amendment to the Disclosure Policies. The Board reserves the right to amend the Disclosure Policies at any time without prior notice to shareholders in its sole discretion.

Disclosure of the Fund’s complete holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each period covered by the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q. These reports are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund may disclose its top ten portfolio holdings, among other information, on its website at www.rareviewfunds.com within 30 days after each calendar quarter end. Portfolio holdings information posted on the Fund’s website may be separately provided to any person, commencing on the day after it is first published on the Fund’s website. In addition, the Fund may provide its complete portfolio holdings at the same time that it is filed with the SEC.

In the event of a conflict between the interests of the Fund and the interests of the Advisor or an affiliated person of the Advisor, the CCO of the Advisor, in consultation with the Trust’s CCO, shall make a determination in the best interests of the Fund, and shall report such determination to the Board at the end of the quarter in which such determination was made. Any employee of the Advisor who suspects a breach of this obligation must report the matter immediately to the Advisor’s CCO or to his or her supervisor.

In addition, material non-public holdings information may be provided without lag as part of the normal investment activities of the Fund to each of the following entities, which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the Fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed, including a duty not to trade on non-public information: the fund administrator, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent, auditors, counsel to the Fund or the Board, broker-dealers (in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities) and regulatory authorities. Portfolio holdings information not publicly available with the SEC or through the Fund’s website may only be provided to additional third parties, including mutual fund ratings or statistical agencies, in accordance with the Disclosure Policies, when the Fund has a legitimate business purpose and the third party recipient is subject to a confidentiality agreement that includes a duty not to trade on non-public information.

In no event shall the Advisor, its affiliates or employees, the Fund, or any other party receive any direct or indirect compensation in connection with the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

There can be no assurance that the Disclosure Policies will protect the Fund from potential misuse of portfolio holdings information by individuals or entities to which it is disclosed.

From time to time, the Advisor may make additional disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings on the Fund’s website. Shareholders can access the Fund’s website at www.rareviewfunds.com for additional information about the Fund, including, without limitation, the periodic disclosure of its portfolio holdings.

TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Board oversees the management and operations of the Trust. The Board, in turn, elects the officers of the Trust, who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Trust and its separate series. The current Trustees and officers of the Trust, their year of birth, positions with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupations during the past five years and other directorships are set forth in the table below. Unless noted otherwise, the principle business address of each Trustee is c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

Name and Year of Birth
Positions
with
the Trust
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
Principal
Occupations During
Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex (2)
Overseen
by
Trustees
Other
Directorships
Held During
Past Five
Years
Independent Trustees of the Trust (1)
Koji Felton
(born 1961)
 
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Since September 2015.
Counsel, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (2013-2015); Counsel, Dechert LLP (2011-2013); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (1998-2011).
5
None
Debra McGinty-Poteet
(born 1956)
 
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Since September 2015.
Retired.
5
Independent Trustee, First Western Funds Trust (Since May 2015); Inside Trustee, Brandes Investment Trust, Chair and President (2000-2012); Director, Inside Trustee, Brandes Funds LTD (2002-2012).
Daniel B. Willey
(born 1955)
 
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Since September 2015.
Compliance Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (since 2009)
5
None
Interested Trustee
 
Name and Year of Birth
Positions
with
the Trust
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
Principal
Occupations During
Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex (2)
Overseen
by
Trustees
Other
Directorships
Held During
Past Five
Years
Dana L. Armour (3)
(born 1968)
 
Chair, Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Since September 2015.
Executive Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2013); Senior Vice President (2010 – 2013).
5
None
Officers of the Trust
John J. Hedrick
 (born 1977)
President and Principal Executive Officer
Indefinite Term;
Since September 2015.
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2011); Assistant Vice President (2007 – 2011).
Not Applicable
Not
Applicable
David A. Cox
 (born 1982)
 
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Indefinite Term;
Since January 2016.
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2011).
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
Michael R. McVoy
 (born 1957)
 
Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Indefinite Term;
Since September 2015.
Executive Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2005).
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
Alia M. Vasquez
 (born 1980)
Secretary
Indefinite Term;
Since September, 2015.
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, (since 2015), Assistant Vice President (2010-2015).
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
(1) The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
(2) The term “Fund Complex” includes all series of the Trust as of the date of this SAI. The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series.
(3) Ms. Armour, as a result of her employment with U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, which acts as transfer agent, administrator, and fund accountant to the Trust, is considered to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act.


Additional Information Concerning the Board of Trustees

The Role of the Board

The Board oversees the management and operations of the Trust. Like all mutual funds, the day-to-day management and operation of the Trust is the responsibility of the various service providers to the Trust, such as the Advisor, the Distributor, the Administrator, the Custodian, and the Transfer Agent, each of whom are discussed in greater detail in this SAI. The Board has appointed various senior employees of the Administrator as officers of the Trust, with responsibility to monitor and report to the Board on the Trust’s operations. In conducting this oversight, the Board receives regular reports from these officers and the service providers. For example, the Treasurer provides reports as to financial reporting matters and the President provides reports as to matters relating to the Trust’s operations. In addition, the Advisor provides regular reports on the investment strategy and performance of the Fund. The Board has appointed a CCO who administers the Trust’s compliance program and regularly reports to the Board as to compliance matters. These reports are provided as part of formal “Board Meetings” which are typically held quarterly, in person, and involve the Board’s review of recent operations. In addition, various members of the Board also meet with management in less formal settings, between formal “Board Meetings,” to discuss various topics. In all cases, however, the role of the Board and of any individual Trustee is one of oversight and not of management of the day-to-day affairs of the Trust and its oversight role does not make the Board a guarantor of the Trust’s investments, operations or activities.

Board Structure, Leadership

The Board has structured itself in a manner that it believes allows it to perform its oversight function effectively. It has established three standing committees, a Governance and Nominating Committee, an Audit Committee, which also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee, and a Valuation Committee, which are discussed in greater detail below under “Trust Committees”. The Board is comprised of one Interested Trustee and three Independent Trustees, which are Trustees that are not affiliated with the Advisor, the principal underwriter, or their affiliates. The Governance and Nominating Committee, Audit Committee and Qualified Legal Compliance Committee are comprised entirely of Independent Trustees. The Chair of the Board is an Interested Trustee. The Board has determined not to appoint a lead Independent Trustee; however, the Independent Trustees are advised by independent counsel. The President and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust is not a Trustee, but rather is a senior employee of the Administrator who routinely interacts with the unaffiliated investment advisers of the Trust and comprehensively manages the operational aspects of the funds in the Trust. The Trust has determined that it is appropriate to separate the Principal Executive Officer and Chair of the Board positions because the day-to day responsibilities of the Principal Executive Officer are not consistent with the oversight role of the Trustees and because of the potential conflict of interest that may arise from the Administrator’s duties with the Trust. The Board reviews its structure and the structure of its committees annually. Given the specific characteristics of the Trust, as described above, the Board has determined that the structure of the Interested Chair, the composition of the Board, and the function and composition of its various committees are appropriate means to address any potential conflicts of interest that may arise.

Board Oversight of Risk Management

As part of its oversight function, the Board receives and reviews various risk management reports and discusses these matters with appropriate management and other personnel. Because risk management is a broad concept comprised of many elements ( e.g., investment risk, issuer and counterparty risk, compliance risk, operational risks, business continuity risks, etc.), the oversight of different types of risks is handled in different ways. For example, the Audit Committee meets with the Treasurer and the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm to discuss, among other things, the internal control structure of the Trust’s financial reporting function. The Board meets regularly with the Chief Compliance Officer to discuss compliance and operational risks and how they are managed. The Board also receives reports from the Advisor as to investment risks of the Fund. In addition to these reports, from time to time the Board receives reports from the Administrator and the Advisor as to enterprise risk management.

Information about Each Trustee’s Qualification, Experience, Attributes or Skills

The Board believes that each of the Trustees has the qualifications, experience, attributes and skills (“Trustee Attributes”) appropriate to their continued service as Trustees of the Trust in light of the Trust’s business and structure. The Board annually conducts a “self-assessment” wherein the effectiveness of the Board and individual Trustees is reviewed.

In addition to the information provided in the chart above, below is certain additional information concerning each particular Trustee and his/her Trustee Attributes. The information is not all-inclusive. Many Trustee Attributes involve intangible elements, such as intelligence, integrity, work ethic, the ability to work together, the ability to communicate effectively, the ability to exercise judgment, to ask incisive questions, and commitment to shareholder interests.

Koji Felton. Mr. Felton has served as a Trustee since 2015 and has substantial experience with the mutual fund industry and familiarity with federal securities laws and regulations. Mr. Felton’s prior experience includes serving as Director and Counsel for KKR Credit Advisors LLC, the asset manager arm of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (2013 to 2015). Prior to that Mr. Felton served as counsel in the Financial Services Group at Dechert LLP from (2011 to 2013), as well as in various capacities, and ultimately as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for mutual funds, at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (1998 – 2011). Mr. Felton also worked as a staff attorney and served as the Enforcement Branch Chief for the San Francisco District Office of the SEC (1992-1998). Mr. Felton began his career as a litigation associate specializing in securities and banking litigation at Shearman & Sterling (1986-1992).

Debra McGinty-Poteet.   Ms. McGinty-Poteet has served as a Trustee since 2015 and has significant mutual fund industry experience, including her current and prior experience on mutual fund boards. Ms. McGinty-Poteet currently also serves an Independent Trustee for First Western Funds Trust. Prior to becoming a Trustee of the Trust, Ms. McGinty-Poteet served as the President and Interested Trustee for Brandes Investment Trust where she also oversaw the proprietary and sub-advisory mutual fund business for Brandes Investment Advisors (1999 – 2012). Ms. McGinty-Poteet previously served as Chief Operating Officer of North American Trust Company (1997 – 1998); Global Managing Director of Mutual Funds at Bank of America (1992 – 1996); and in various capacities, and ultimately as Global Head of Mutual Funds, at Security Pacific Bank (1982 – 1992).

Daniel Willey. Mr. Willey has served as a Trustee since 2015 and has significant work history and experience in the investment management industry. As a chief compliance officer, Mr. Willey has valuable experience in an oversight role and in working with regulatory compliance matters. Mr. Willey currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (since 2009). Prior to his current role, Mr. Willey served as the Chief Operating and Chief Compliance Officer of Barrett Associates, Inc. (investment adviser and affiliate of Legg Masson (2007 – 2009); President and Chief Executive Officer of TIMCO, Citigroup Asset Management (2004 – 2006); Head Equity Trader of TIMCO (1994 – 2004); Vice President, Shawmut National Bank (1992 – 1994); Investment Officer, State of Connecticut (1990 – 1992); Vice President, Bank of New England (Connecticut Bank & Trust) (1981 – 1990); Registered Representative, Tucker Anthony and R.L. Day, Inc. (1979 – 1981); and Assistant Analyst, The Travelers Insurance Company (1977 – 1979).

Dana Armour. Ms. Armour has served as a Trustee since 2015 and has experience, knowledge, and understanding of the mutual fund industry. Ms. Armour currently serves as an Executive Vice President of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2013), where she oversees the Relationship Management group and Fund Accounting department. Ms. Armour has served in various capacities since joining U.S. Bancorp Fund Services in 1992, and has extensive experience in 1940 Act, SEC, and IRS compliance and financial statement preparation. In addition, Ms. Armour has extensive experience in the oversight of regulatory examinations and providing support and assistance to mutual fund clients implementing new regulatory requirements.

Trust Committees

The Trust has three standing committees: the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Audit Committee, which also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee (“QLCC”), and the Valuation Committee.

The Governance and Nominating Committee, comprised of all the Independent Trustees, is responsible for making recommendations to the Board regarding various governance-related aspects of the Board’s responsibilities and seeking and reviewing candidates for consideration as nominees for Trustees and meets only as necessary. The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider nominees nominated by shareholders. Recommendations by shareholders for consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee should be sent to the President of the Trust in writing together with the appropriate biographical information concerning each such proposed Nominee, and such recommendation must comply with the notice provisions set forth in the Trust Bylaws. In general, to comply with such procedures, such nominations, together with all required biographical information, must be delivered to and received by the President of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust no less than 120 days and no more than 150 days prior to the shareholder meeting at which any such nominee would be voted on. The Governance and Nominating Committee has not held any meetings as of the date of this SAI.

The Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. The Audit Committee generally meets on a quarterly basis with respect to the various series of the Trust, and may meet more frequently. The function of the Audit Committee, with respect to each series of the Trust, is to review the scope and results of the audit of such series’ financial statements and any matters bearing on the audit or the financial statements, and to ensure the integrity of the series’ pricing and financial reporting. The Audit Committee has held two meetings as of the date of this SAI.

The function of the QLCC is to receive reports from an attorney retained by the Trust of evidence of a material violation by the Trust or by any officer, director, employee or agent of the Trust.

The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee that is comprised of certain officers of the Trust and the Interested Trustee of the Trust, and is overseen by the Board. The function of the Valuation Committee is to oversee and approve the fair value of securities held by any series of the Trust for which current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. Such securities are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee. The actions of the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board. The Valuation Committee meets as needed. The Valuation Committee has not held any meetings with respect to the Fund as of the date of this SAI.

Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares and Other Interests

No Trustee beneficially owned shares of the Fund as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2015, which is prior to the inception date of the Fund. Furthermore, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family, own securities beneficially or of record in the Advisor, the Fund’s principal underwriter, or any of their affiliates as of the same date.

Compensation

Independent Trustees each will receive an annual retainer of $15,000 allocated among each of the various portfolios comprising the Trust. In addition, the Independent Trustees will receive $1,000 per meeting attended in-person and $500 for telephonic meetings. Independent Trustees will receive additional fees from applicable portfolios for any special meetings at rates assessed by the Trustees depending on the length of the meeting and whether in-person attendance is required. Independent Trustees will also be reimbursed for expenses in connection with each Board meeting attended. These reimbursements will be allocated among applicable portfolios of the Trust. The Trust has no pension or retirement plan. No other entity affiliated with the Trust pays any compensation to the Trustees. The Trust does not pay any fees to, or reimburse expenses of, the Interested Trustee. Because the Fund has recently commenced operations, the following compensation figures represent estimates for the Fund’s current fiscal year ending October 31, 2017.

Name of Person/
Position
Aggregate
Compensation From
the Fund (1)
Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued
as Part of Fund
Expenses
Estimated
Annual Benefits
Upon Retirement
Total Compensation
from Fund and Fund
Complex (2) Paid to
Trustees
Koji Felton, Independent Trustee
$19,000
None
None
$19,000
Debra McGinty Poteet, Independent Trustee
$19,000
None
None
$19,000
Daniel Willey, Independent Trustee
$19,000
None
None
$19,000
(1)
Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among the Fund and all other series comprising the Trust.
(2)
The term “Fund Complex” includes all series of the Trust. There are currently 5 series comprising the Trust.

Codes of Ethics

The Trust, the Advisor and the principal underwriter have each adopted Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes permit, subject to certain conditions, personnel of the Advisor and Distributor to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Trust Proxy Policies”) on behalf of the Trust which delegate the responsibility for voting proxies to the Advisor or its designee, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Trust’s Proxy Policies require that the Advisor or its designee vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Trust Proxy Policies also require the Advisor to present to the Board, at least annually, the Advisor’s proxy policies and a record of each proxy voted by the Advisor on behalf of the Fund, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Advisor as involving a conflict of interest.

The Advisor has adopted proxy policies, which may be amended from time to time. In voting proxies, the Advisor is guided by fiduciary principles. All proxies are to be voted solely in the best interests of the beneficial owners of the securities. The Advisor’s proxy policies are attached as Appendix A.

The Trust is required to file a Form N-PX, with the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. Form N-PX for the Fund will be available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 888-RVFUNDS (888-783-8637) and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

CONTROL PERSONS, PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT OWNERSHIP

A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. A control person is any person who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of the Fund or acknowledges the existence of control.

Since the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this SAI, there are no principal shareholders or control persons of the Fund as of the date of this SAI and the Trustees and officers of the Trust as a group did not own more than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISOR
As stated in the Prospectus, investment advisory services are provided to the Fund by Rareview Capital LLC (the “Advisor”), pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Neil Azous, by virtue of his ownership of greater than 25% of the Advisor, is considered to be a control person of the Advisor.

As compensation, the Fund will pay the Advisor a monthly management fee (accrued daily) based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund at the annual rate of 1.20%.

The Advisory Agreement continues in effect for an initial two year period, and from year to year thereafter only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and by a majority of the Independent Trustees, who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested persons of any such party, in each case cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on behalf of the Fund on not more than 60 days’, nor less than 30 days’, written notice to the Advisor when authorized either by a majority vote of the Fund’s shareholders or by a vote of a majority of the Trustees, or by the Advisor on not more than 60 days’, nor less than 30 days’, written notice to the Trust, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act). The Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisor shall not be liable under such agreement for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in the execution of portfolio transactions for the Fund, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder.

In addition, the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its management fees and/or absorb expenses of each the Fund until at least October 18, 2018, to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding front-end or contingent deferred loads, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing plan fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, leverage/borrowing interest, interest expense, dividends on securities sold short, brokerage or other transactional expenses and extraordinary expenses) will not exceed 1.75% of the daily average net assets of the Fund, subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis ( i.e. , within the three fiscal years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) not to exceed the expense limitation in place at the time such amounts were waived or reimbursed, or in place at the time of recoupment. Recoupment amounts may also include organizational expenses incurred prior to the commencement of operations subject to recoupment within three fiscal years of the date of such reimbursement.

Because the Fund commenced operations on or about the date of this SAI, the Fund neither paid nor accrued any management fees during the last three fiscal years.

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Azous serves as Portfolio Manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. As of September 31, 2016, the Fund’s Portfolio Manager did not manage any other accounts.
 
Compensation

The Portfolio Manager’s compensation is tied to the management fee earned by the Advisor for its services provided to the Fund. The Portfolio Manager earns no compensation directly from the Fund.

Conflicts of Interest

It is generally the Advisor’s policy that investment decisions for all accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager be made based on a consideration of each client’s investment objectives, investment policies and guidelines and other specific account requirements or restrictions. The Portfolio Manager typically manages accounts with similar investment strategies and, therefore, the Advisor does not anticipate conflicts of interests as a result of differing investment strategies. General conflicts of interest, however, may include:

Allocation of Limited Time and Attention . A portfolio manager who is responsible for managing multiple funds and/or accounts may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those funds and/or accounts. As a result, the portfolio manager may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts as might be the case if he or she were to devote substantially more attention to the management of a single fund. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where funds and/or accounts overseen by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies.

Allocation of Limited Investment Opportunities . If the portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple funds and/or accounts, the opportunity may be allocated among these several funds or accounts, which may limit the Fund’s ability to take full advantage of the investment opportunity.

Variation in Compensation . A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to the portfolio manager differ among the funds and/or accounts that he or she manages. If the structure of the Advisor’s management fee and/or the portfolio manager’s compensation differs among funds and/or accounts (such as where certain funds or accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the portfolio manager might be motivated to help certain funds and/or accounts over others. The portfolio manager might be motivated to favor funds and/or accounts in which he or she has an interest or in which the investment advisor and/or its affiliates have interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain or raise assets under management or to enhance the portfolio manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the portfolio manager to lend preferential treatment to those funds and/or accounts that could most significantly benefit the portfolio manager. Currently, none of the accounts managed by the portfolio manager charge a performance fee and management fee levels vary minimally among the other accounts.

To the extent that the Fund and another of the Advisor’s clients seek to acquire the same security at about the same time, the Fund may not be able to acquire as large a position in such security as it desires or it may have to may have to pay a higher price for the security. Similarly, the Fund may not be able to obtain as large an execution of an order to sell or as high a price for any particular portfolio security at the same time. On the other hand, if the same securities are bought or sold at the same time by more than one client, the resulting participation in volume transactions could produce better executions for the Fund. In addition, the Advisor has adopted policies and procedures that are designed to address potential conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities by its Portfolio Manager. In the event that more than one client wants purchase or sell the same security on a given date, the purchases and sales will normally be made in aggregate and allocated on a pro rata average price per share basis.

As of the date of this SAI, the Portfolio Manager does not beneficially own any shares of the Fund as the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this SAI.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant

Pursuant to an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”), 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, acts as the Administrator to the Fund. USBFS provides certain services to the Fund including, among other responsibilities, coordinating the negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and billing of, the Fund’s independent contractors and agents; preparation for signature by an officer of the Trust of all documents required to be filed for compliance by the Trust and the Fund with applicable laws and regulations, excluding those of the securities laws of various states; arranging for the computation of performance data, including NAV and yield; responding to shareholder inquiries; and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Fund, and providing, at its own expense, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary to carry out its duties. In this capacity, USBFS does not have any responsibility or authority for the management of the Fund, the determination of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, as compensation for its services, USBFS receives from the Fund, a fee based on the Fund’s current average daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee. USBFS also is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses. USBFS also acts as fund accountant, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent under separate agreements.

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association is the custodian of the assets of the Fund (the “Custodian”) pursuant to a custody agreement between the Custodian and the Trust. For its services, the Custodian receives a monthly fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s assets, in addition to certain transaction based fees, and is reimbursed for out of pocket expenses. The Custodian’s address is 1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212. The Custodian does not participate in decisions relating to the purchase and sale of securities by the Fund. USBFS, the Custodian, and the Fund’s principal underwriter are affiliated entities under the common control of U.S. Bancorp. The Custodian and its affiliates may participate in revenue sharing arrangements with the service providers of mutual funds in which the Fund may invest.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Legal Counsel

Cohen & Company, Ltd., located at 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800, Cleveland, OH 44115, is the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund and will perform an annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements and advise the Fund as to certain accounting matters.

Goodwin Procter LLP, 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Advisor is authorized to determine the broker or dealer to be used for each securities transaction for the Fund. The Fund will not use an affiliated broker-dealer to execute trades on its behalf. In selecting brokers or dealers to execute transactions, the Advisor need not solicit competitive bids and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost.

The Advisor’s Chief Investment Officer evaluates and approves broker-dealers, generally considering the following characteristics of each broker-dealer: financial condition; acceptable record-keeping practices; ability to obtain best price; knowledge of the applicable market, securities and industries; commission structure; and reputation and integrity.

The Advisor seeks to achieve best execution when placing orders for securities. The Advisor must execute transactions so that the total cost or proceeds are the most favorable when all circumstances are considered. The Advisor has an investment team responsible for placing orders, requesting changes to the approved list of broker-dealers, and identifying any potential issues with the approved broker-dealers (the “Investment Team”). This Investment Team may only execute trades with approved broker-dealers and maintains the responsibility for ensuring that best execution is achieved. The Advisor monitors trade execution quarterly. If the Investment Team or Chief Investment Officer determine that an approved broker-dealer is not providing best execution, that broker-dealer may be removed from the approved list. Though the Advisor does not seek to engage in directed brokerage on its own, it may engage in such practices upon a client’s request. The Advisor does not engage in soft-dollar practices with broker-dealers.

Aggregated Trades.  While investment decisions for the Fund are made independently of the Advisor’s other client accounts, the other client accounts may invest in the same securities as the Fund. To the extent permitted by law, the Advisor may aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for the Fund with those to be sold or purchased for other investment companies or accounts in executing transactions. When a purchase or sale of the same security is made at substantially the same time on behalf of the Fund and another investment company or account, the Advisor will allocate trades on a pro-rata basis to all accounts involved. All participants receiving securities from the aggregated ‘block trade’ will receive the average price. If the Advisor is trading with multiple brokers in the same security on the same day for multiple accounts, the Advisor will rotate such trades in a fair and equitable manner, as the Advisor will determine. In some instances, this investment procedure may adversely affect the price paid or received by the Fund or the size of the position obtained or sold by the Fund.

The Fund has not paid brokerage commissions as it has not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI.

CAPITAL STOCK

Shares issued by the Fund have no preemptive, conversion, or subscription rights. Shares issued and sold by the Fund are deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust. Shareholders have equal and exclusive rights as to dividends and distributions as declared by the Fund and to the net assets of the Fund upon liquidation or dissolution. The Fund, as a separate series of the Trust, votes separately on matters affecting only the Fund ( e.g. , approval of the Advisory Agreement); all series of the Trust vote as a single class on matters affecting all series jointly or the Trust as a whole ( e.g ., election or removal of Trustees). Voting rights are not cumulative, so that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting in any election of Trustees can, if they so choose, elect all of the Trustees. While the Trust is not required and does not intend to hold annual meetings of shareholders, such meetings may be called by the Board in its discretion, or upon demand by the holders of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of the Trust, for the purpose of electing or removing Trustees.

The Delaware Statutory Trust Act provides that a shareholder of a Delaware statutory trust shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to shareholders of Delaware corporations. The Declaration of Trust further provides that Trustees shall have no power to bind any shareholder personally for the payment of any sum of money other than such as the shareholder may personally agree to pay.

DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE

The NAV of shares of the Fund will be determined once daily ordinarily as of the scheduled close of public trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading. It is expected that the NYSE will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays and on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. The Fund does not expect to determine the NAV of shares on any day when the NYSE is not open for trading even if there is sufficient trading in its portfolio securities on such days to materially affect the NAV per share.

In valuing the Fund’s assets for calculating NAV, readily marketable portfolio securities listed on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such exchange on such day, the security is valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices on such day. Securities primarily traded in the Nasdaq National Market System (“NASDAQ”) for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Readily marketable securities traded only in the over-the market and not on NASDAQ are valued at the most recent trade price. All other assets of the Fund are valued in such manner as the Board in good faith deems appropriate to reflect their fair value.

Trading in foreign securities markets is normally completed well before the close of the NYSE. In addition, foreign securities trading may not take place on all days on which the NYSE is open for trading, and may occur in certain foreign markets on days on which the Fund’s NAV is not calculated. Events affecting the values of portfolio securities that occur between the time their prices are determined and the close of the NYSE will not be reflected in the calculation of NAV unless the Board deems that the particular event would affect NAV, in which case an adjustment will be made in such manner as the Board in good faith deems appropriate to determine fair market value. Assets or liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are translated, in determining NAV, into U.S. dollars based on the spot exchange rates, or at such other rates as the Advisor, pursuant to fair value procedures adopted by the Board, may determine to be appropriate.

Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s fair value procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s fair value procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon its sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available.

ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION

The information provided below supplements the information contained in the Prospectuses regarding the purchase and redemption of the Fund’s shares.

How to Buy Shares

In addition to purchasing shares directly from the Fund, you may purchase shares through certain financial intermediaries and their agents that have made arrangements with the Fund and are authorized to buy and sell shares of the Fund (collectively, “Financial Intermediaries”). Investors should contact their Financial Intermediaries directly for appropriate instructions, as well as information pertaining to accounts and any service or transaction fees that may be charged. If you transmit your order to these Financial Intermediaries before the close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on a day that the NYSE is open for business, your order will be priced at the Fund’s NAV next computed after it is received by the Financial Intermediaries. Investors should check with their Financial Intermediaries to determine if it participates in these arrangements.

The public offering price of the Fund’s shares is the NAV. Shares are purchased at the public offering price next determined after the transfer agent receives your order in proper form, as discussed in the Fund’s Prospectus. In order to receive that day’s public offering price, the transfer agent must receive your order in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

The Trust reserves the right in its sole discretion (i) to suspend the continued offering of the Fund’s shares, (ii) to reject purchase orders in whole or in part when in the judgment of the Advisor or the distributor such rejection is in the best interest of the Fund, and (iii) to reduce or waive the minimum for initial and subsequent investments for certain fiduciary accounts or under circumstances where certain economies can be achieved in sales of the Fund’s shares.

In addition to cash purchases, the Fund’s shares may be purchased by tendering payment in-kind in the form of shares of stock, bonds or other securities. Any securities used to buy the Fund’s shares must be readily marketable; their acquisition consistent with the Fund’s objective and otherwise acceptable to the Advisor and the Board.

Automatic Investment Plan

The Fund provides an Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”) for the convenience of investors who wish to purchase shares of the Fund on a regular basis. All record keeping and custodial costs of the AIP are paid by the Fund. The market value of the Fund’s shares is subject to fluctuation. Prior to participating in the AIP the investor should keep in mind that this plan does not assure a profit nor protect against depreciation in declining markets.

How   to Sell Shares and Delivery of Redemption Proceeds

You can sell your Fund shares any day the NYSE is open for regular trading, either directly to the Fund or through your Financial Intermediary.

Payments to shareholders for shares of the Fund redeemed directly from the Fund will be made as promptly as possible, but no later than seven days after receipt by the Fund’s transfer agent of the written request in proper form, with the appropriate documentation as stated in the Prospectus, except that the Fund may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment during any period when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or the NYSE is closed for other than weekends and holidays; (b) an emergency exists as determined by the SEC making disposal of portfolio securities or valuation of net assets of the Fund not reasonably practicable; or (c) for such other period as the SEC may permit for the protection of the Fund’s shareholders. Under unusual circumstances, the Fund may suspend redemptions, or postpone payment for more than seven days, but only as authorized by SEC rules.

The value of shares on redemption or repurchase may be more or less than the investor’s cost, depending upon the market value of the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time of redemption or repurchase.

Telephone Redemptions

Shareholders with telephone transaction privileges established on their account may redeem Fund shares by telephone. Upon receipt of any instructions or inquiries by telephone from the shareholder, the Fund or its authorized agents may carry out the instructions and/or to respond to the inquiry consistent with the shareholder’s previously established account service options. For joint accounts, instructions or inquiries from either party will be carried out without prior notice to the other account owners. In acting upon telephone instructions, the Fund and its agents use procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that such instructions are genuine. These include recording all telephone calls, requiring pertinent information about the account and sending written confirmation of each transaction to the registered owner.

The transfer agent will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. If the transfer agent fails to employ reasonable procedures, the Fund and the transfer agent may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. If these procedures are followed, however, that to the extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Fund nor its agents will be liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of any redemption request, including any fraudulent or unauthorized request. For additional information, contact the transfer agent.

Redemptions In-Kind

The Trust has filed an election under Rule 18f-1 of the 1940 Act committing to pay in cash all redemptions by a shareholder of record up to amounts specified by the rule (in excess of the lesser of (1) $250,000 or (2) 1% of the Fund’s assets). The Fund has reserved the right to pay the redemption price of its shares in excess of the amounts specified by the rule, either totally or partially, by a distribution in-kind of portfolio securities (instead of cash). The securities so distributed would be valued at the same amount as that assigned to them in calculating the NAV for the shares being sold. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash and will bear any market risks associated with such securities until they are converted into cash. A redemption in-kind is treated as a taxable transaction and a sale of the redeemed shares, generally resulting in capital gain or loss to you, subject to certain loss limitation rules.

The Fund may hold up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. In the unlikely event the Fund were to elect to make an in-kind redemption, the Fund expects that it would follow the normal protocol of making such distribution by way of a pro rata distribution based on its entire portfolio. Because the Fund may hold illiquid securities, such distribution may contain a pro rata portion of such illiquid securities or the Fund may determine, based on a materiality assessment, not to include illiquid securities in the in-kind redemption. The Fund does not anticipate that it would ever selectively distribute a greater than pro rata portion of any illiquid securities to satisfy a redemption request. If such securities are included in the distribution, shareholders may not be able to liquidate such securities and may be required to hold such securities indefinitely. Shareholders’ ability to liquidate such securities distributed in-kind may be restricted by resale limitations or substantial restrictions on transfer imposed by the issuers of the securities or by law. Shareholders may only be able to liquidate such securities distributed in-kind at a substantial discount from their value, and there may be higher brokerage costs associated with any subsequent disposition of these securities by the recipient.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX INFORMATION

Distributions

Dividends of net investment income and distributions of net capital gains from the sale of securities are generally made annually, as described in the Prospectuses. Also, the Fund typically distributes any undistributed net investment income on or about December 31 of each year. Any net capital gains realized through the period ended October 31 of each year will also typically be distributed by December 31 of each year.

All distributions generally reduce the NAV of the Fund’s shares by the amount of the distribution. If you purchase shares prior to a distribution, the distribution will be taxable to you even though economically it may represent a return on your investment.

Each distribution by the Fund is accompanied by a brief explanation of the form and character of the distribution. In January of each year, the Fund will issue to each shareholder a statement of the federal income tax status of all distributions that relate to the previous year. You are responsible for the payment of taxes with respect to your investment in the Fund.

Tax Information

Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has elected to qualify and intends to continue to qualify annually as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), provided it complies with all applicable requirements regarding the source of its income, diversification of its assets and timing and amount of distributions. The Fund’s policy is to distribute to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains for each fiscal year in a manner that complies with the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under the Code, so that the Fund will not be subject to any federal income or excise taxes. However, the Fund can give no assurances that its distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes. The Fund is not required to consider tax consequences in making or disposing of investments. In order to avoid the non-deductible excise tax, the Fund must also distribute (or be deemed to have distributed) by December 31 of each calendar year (1) at least 98% of its ordinary income for such year, (2) at least 98.2% of the excess of its realized capital gains over its realized capital losses for the 12-month period ending on November 31 during such year and (3) any amounts from the prior calendar year that were not distributed and on which the Fund paid no federal income tax. If the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M, it will be taxed as a regular corporation.

In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund must, among other things, derive at least 90% of its gross income each year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to loans of stock and securities, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currency gains related to investments in stock or securities, or other income (generally including gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to the business of investing in stock, securities or currency, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. The Fund must also satisfy the following two asset diversification tests. At the end of each quarter of each taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets must be represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. Government securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities, with such other securities being limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies), the securities of any two or more issuers (other than the securities of other regulated investment companies) that the Fund controls (by owning 20% or more of their outstanding voting stock) and that are determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. The Fund must also distribute each taxable year sufficient dividends to its shareholders to claim a dividends paid deduction equal to at least the sum of 90% of the Fund’s investment company taxable income (which generally includes dividends, interest, and the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) and 90% of the Fund’s net tax-exempt interest, if any.

The Fund’s ordinary income generally consists of interest and dividend income, less expenses. Net realized capital gains for a fiscal period are computed by taking into account any capital loss carry-forward of the Fund.

Distributions of net investment income and net short-term capital gains are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. For individual shareholders, a portion of the distributions paid by the Fund may be qualified dividends currently eligible for federal income taxation at long-term capital gain rates to the extent the Fund reports the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend and certain holding period requirements are met. In the case of corporate shareholders, a portion of the distributions may qualify for the inter-corporate dividends-received deduction to the extent the Fund reports the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend and certain holding period requirements are met. The aggregate amount so reported to either individual or corporate shareholders cannot, however, exceed the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund for its taxable year. In view of the Fund’s investment policy, it is expected that dividends from domestic corporations will be part of the Fund’s gross income and that, accordingly, part of the distributions by the Fund may be eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income by individual shareholders, or for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders under federal tax law. However, the portion of the Fund’s gross income attributable to qualifying dividends is largely dependent on the Fund’s investment activities for a particular year and therefore cannot be predicted with any certainty. The qualified dividend treatment may be eliminated if the Fund shares held by an individual investor are held for less than 61 days, and the corporate-dividends received deduction may be eliminated if the Fund shares held by a corporate investor are treated as debt-financed or are held for less than 46 days. Distributions will be taxable to you even if the share price of the Fund has declined.

The sale or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable transaction for federal income tax purposes. You will generally recognize a gain or loss on such transactions equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of your net sales proceeds and your adjusted tax basis in the Fund shares. Such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss if you held your Fund shares as capital assets. Any capital gain or loss will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if you held the Fund shares for more than one year at the time of the sale or exchange. Any capital loss arising from the sale or exchange of shares held for six months or less, however, will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of net long-term capital gain distributions with regard to these shares.

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes and withholding on dividends and interest earned with respect to securities of foreign corporations. Based on the principal investment strategies of the Fund, it is not expected that the Fund will be eligible to pass through to shareholders any credits or deductions with respect to such foreign taxes.

Under the Code, the Fund will be required to report to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) all distributions of ordinary income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption or exchange of Fund shares, except in the case of exempt shareholders, which includes most corporations. Pursuant to the backup withholding provisions of the Code, distributions of any taxable income and capital gains and proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares may be subject to withholding of federal income tax at the rate of 28% in the case of non-exempt shareholders who fail to furnish the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their status under the federal income tax law or if the IRS notifies the Fund that such backup withholding is required. If the withholding provisions are applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be withheld. Corporate and other exempt shareholders should provide the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers or certify their exempt status in order to avoid possible erroneous application of backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against a shareholder’s ultimate federal tax liability if proper documentation is provided. The Fund reserves the right to refuse to open an account for any person failing to provide a certified taxpayer identification number.

In addition, a U.S. person that is an individual is subject to a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (1) the U.S. person’s “net investment income” for the relevant taxable year and (2) the excess of the U.S. person’s modified gross income for the taxable year over a certain threshold (which currently is between $125,000 and $250,000, depending on the individual’s circumstances). Estates and trusts that do not fall into a special class of trusts that is exempt from such tax are subject to the same 3.8% tax on the lesser of their undistributed net investment income and the excess of their adjusted gross income over a certain threshold. Net investment income generally includes dividends on our stock and gain from the sale of the Fund’s stock. A prospective investor that is a U.S. individual, estate or trust is urged to consult a tax advisor regarding the applicability of this tax.

Distributions and the transactions referred to in the preceding paragraphs may be subject to state and local income taxes, and the tax treatment thereof may differ from the federal income tax treatment.

The foregoing discussion of U.S. federal income tax law relates solely to the application of that law to U.S. citizens or residents and U.S. domestic corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates. Each shareholder who is not a U.S. person should consider the U.S. and foreign tax consequences of ownership of shares of the Fund, including the possibility that such a shareholder may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or at a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on amounts constituting ordinary income.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”)

As part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, (“FATCA”), the Fund is required to impose a 30% withholding tax on certain types of U.S. sourced income (e.g., dividends, interest, and other types of passive income) paid, and will be required to impose a 30% withholding tax on proceeds from the sale or other disposition of property producing U.S. sourced income paid effective January 1, 2019 to (i) foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”), including non-U.S. investment funds, unless they agree to collect and disclose to the IRS information regarding their direct and indirect U.S. account holders and (ii) certain nonfinancial foreign entities (“NFFEs”), unless they certify certain information regarding their direct and indirect U.S. owners. To avoid possible withholding, FFIs, other than FFIs subject to special treatment under certain intergovernmental agreements, will need to enter into agreements with the IRS which state that they will provide the IRS information, including the names, account numbers and balances, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of U.S. account holders and comply with due diligence procedures with respect to the identification of U.S. accounts as well as agree to withhold tax on certain types of withholdable payments made to non-compliant foreign financial institutions or to applicable foreign account holders who fail to provide the required information to the IRS, or similar account information and required documentation to a local revenue authority, should an applicable intergovernmental agreement be implemented. NFFEs will need to provide certain information regarding each substantial U.S. owner or certifications of no substantial U.S. ownership, unless certain exceptions apply, or agree to provide certain information to the IRS. The Fund may be subject to the FATCA withholding obligation, and also will be required to perform due diligence reviews to classify foreign entity investors for FATCA purposes. Investors are required to agree to provide information necessary to allow the Fund to comply with the FATCA rules. If the Fund is required to withhold amounts from payments pursuant to FATCA, investors will receive distributions that are reduced by such withholding amounts.

In addition, the foregoing discussion of tax law is based on existing provisions of the Code, existing and proposed regulations thereunder, and current administrative rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to change. Any such changes could affect the validity of this discussion. The Internal Revenue Service could assert a position contrary to those stated here. The discussion also represents only a general summary of federal tax law and practice currently applicable to the Fund and certain shareholders therein. The consequences of an investment in shares of the Fund under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdictions are not discussed herein. Each prospective investor should consult his or her own tax adviser to determine the application of the tax law and practice in his or her own particular circumstances. Goodwin Procter LLP is not delivering the Fund a tax opinion with respect to any matter and no rulings are being sought from the Internal Revenue Service.

The advice herein was prepared for the Fund. Any person reviewing this discussion should seek advice based on such person’s particular circumstances from an independent tax adviser.

THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER AND DISTRIBUTOR

Quasar Distributors, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (“Quasar”), serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. Pursuant to a distribution agreement between the Fund and Quasar (the “Distribution Agreement”), Quasar acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor and provides certain administrative services and promotes and arranges for the sale of the Fund’s shares. Quasar is a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of FINRA.

The Distribution Agreement between the Fund and Quasar will continue in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and, in either case, by a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on behalf of the Fund on a 60-day written notice when authorized either by a majority vote of the Fund’s shareholders or by vote of a majority of the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by Quasar upon a 60-day written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Distribution Plan

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act under which the Fund pays the Distributor an amount which is accrued daily and paid quarterly, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Retail Class shares of the Fund. Amounts paid under the Plan are paid to the Distributor to compensate it for costs of the services it provides to Retail Class shares of the Fund and the expenses it bears in the distribution of the Fund’s Retail Class shares, including overhead and telephone expenses; printing and distribution of prospectuses and reports used in connection with the offering of the Fund’s Retail Class shares to prospective investors; and preparation, printing and distribution of sales literature and advertising materials.

Under the Plan, the Trustees will be furnished quarterly with information detailing the amount of expenses paid under the Plan and the purposes for which payments were made. The Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons. Continuation of the Plan is considered by such Trustees no less frequently than annually. With the exception of the Distributor and the Advisor, in their capacities as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distribution coordinator, respectively, no interested person has or had a direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or any related agreement.

While there is no assurance that the expenditures of the Fund’s assets to finance distribution of Retail Class shares will have the anticipated results, the Board believes there is a reasonable likelihood that one or more of such benefits will result, and because the Board is in a position to monitor the distribution expenses, it is able to determine the benefit of such expenditures in deciding whether to continue the Plan.

Prior to the date of this SAI, the Plan had not yet been implemented.

Shareholder Servicing Plan

In addition, pursuant to a Shareholder Service Plan (the “Shareholder Servicing Plan”) adopted by the Trust on behalf of the Fund, the Advisor is authorized to engage financial institutions, securities dealers and other industry professionals (each a “Shareholder Servicing Agent”) to provide personal shareholder services relating to the servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts not otherwise provided to the Fund. Payments made pursuant to the Shareholder Servicing Plan shall not exceed 0.15% of the average daily net asset value of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares and Retail Class shares.

Payments made under the Shareholder Servicing Plan shall be used to compensate Shareholder Servicing Agents for providing general shareholder liaison services, including, but not limited to: (i) answering inquiries from shareholders regarding account status and history, the manner in which purchases and redemptions of the Fund shares may be effected, and other matters pertaining to the Fund; (ii) assisting shareholders in designating and changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (iii) arranging for wiring of funds and transmitting and receiving funds in connection with orders to purchase or redeem Fund shares; (iv) verifying and guaranteeing shareholder signatures in connection with orders to purchase or redeem Fund shares; (v) providing such other similar services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts; and (vi) providing necessary personnel and facilities to conduct the activities described above.

Prior to the date of this SAI, the Plan had not yet been implemented.

MARKETING AND SUPPORT PAYMENTS

The Advisor, out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash payments or other compensation to certain financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Fund. The Advisor does not currently intend to make such payments, but reserves the right to initiate payments in the future without notice to shareholders. These payments may be divided into categories as follows:

Support Payments

Payments may be made by the Advisor to certain financial intermediaries in connection with the eligibility of the Fund to be offered in certain programs and/or in connection with meetings between the Fund’s representatives and Financial Intermediaries and their sales representatives. Such meetings may be held for various purposes, including providing education and training about the Fund and other general financial topics to assist financial intermediaries’ sales representatives in making informed recommendations to, and decisions on behalf of, their clients.

Entertainment, Conferences and Events

The Advisor also may pay cash or non-cash compensation to sales representatives of Financial Intermediaries in the form of (1) occasional gifts; (2) occasional meals, tickets or other entertainments; and/or (3) sponsorship support for the Financial Intermediaries’ client seminars and cooperative advertising. In addition, the Advisor pays for exhibit space or sponsorships at regional or national events of Financial Intermediaries.

The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of additional payments or other compensation as described above by Financial Intermediaries may provide such Financial Intermediaries and/or their salespersons with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the Fund, and other mutual funds whose affiliates make similar compensation available, over sale of shares of mutual funds (or non-mutual fund investments) not making such payments. You may wish to take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendations relating to Fund shares.

As of the date of this SAI, the Advisor does not have agreements with any firms to pay such support payments. Future support payments may be structured in three ways: (1) as a percentage of net sales; (2) as a percentage of net assets; and/or (3) a flat fee.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 

Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI, there are no financial statements available. Shareholders of the Fund will be informed of the Fund’s progress through periodic reports when those reports become available. Financial statements certified by the independent registered public accounting firm will be submitted to shareholders at least annually.
 
APPENDIX A
RAREVIEW CAPITAL LLC
PROXY VOTING POLICY

Rareview Capital LLC (“RVC”) has a Proxy Voting Policy that sets forth the general principles used to determine how RVC votes proxies on securities in client accounts or in affiliated funds for which RVC has proxy voting authority.

RVC’s Proxy Voting Policy describes how RVC usually votes proxies on various matters, such as proposals on corporate governance, changes to capital structure and routine matters, including the election of directors and ratification of the appointment of independent auditors. RVC’s Proxy Voting Policy describes how RVC addresses conflicts of interest between RVC and its clients with respect to proxy voting decisions.

In pursuing this policy, RVC votes in a manner that is intended to maximize the value of client assets.

While clients may direct RVC’s vote on a particular solicitation in written communication to RVC, the general policy is to vote proxies in the best interests of clients.

In instances where the proxy relates to an underlying investment company owned by the Mutual Fund(s), pursuant to requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, RVC must cast proxy votes in the same proportion as all other shareholders of the underlying fund.

To resolve conflicts, RVC will abstain from making a voting decision and will forward all of the necessary proxy voting materials to the client to cast the votes or engage an independent proxy voting service.

If you would like a copy of this Proxy Voting Policy or information on how proxies were voted with respect to securities held in your account, please call 1-203-539-6067 or write to Rareview Capital LLC, Soundview Plaza, 1266 E. Main Street, Ste 700R, Stamford, CT 06902.

 
 
 

SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST (the “Trust”)
PART C

(Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund)

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28.  Exhibits

(a)
(i)
Certificate of Trust – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 7, 2015.
 
(ii)
Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on May 18, 2016.
(b)
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws – filed herewith.
(c)
 
Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders – incorporated by reference to the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws.
(d)
 
Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund, and Rareview Capital, LLC – filed herewith.
(e)
 
Distribution Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund, and Quasar Distributors, LLC – filed herewith.
(f)
 
Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts – not applicable.
(g)
 
Custodian Agreement between the Trust and U.S. Bank, National Association – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.

 
(i)
Amendment to the Custodian Agreement – filed herewith.

(h)
(i)
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.

   
(A)
Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – filed herewith.

 
(ii)
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.

   
(A)
Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – filed herewith.
 
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(iii)
Transfer Agent Agreement between the Trust and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.

   
(A)
Amendment to the Transfer Agent Agreement – filed herewith.

 
(iv)
Power of Attorney (all Trustees) dated September 15, 2015 – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.
 
(v)
Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement – filed herewith.
 
(vi)
Shareholder Servicing Plan – filed herewith.
(i)
 
Opinion and Consent of Counsel by Goodwin Procter LLP for the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund – filed herewith.
(j)
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm by Cohen Fund Audit Services – not applicable.
(k)
 
Omitted Financial Statements – not applicable.
(l)
 
Initial Capital Agreement – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.
(m)
 
Rule 12b-1 Plan by the Trust on behalf of the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund – filed herewith.
(n)
 
Rule 18f-3 Plan by the Trust on behalf of the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund – filed herewith.
(o)
 
Reserved
(p)
(i)
Code of Ethics for the Trust – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.
 
(ii)
Code of Ethics for Rareview Capital, LLC – filed herewith.
 
(iii)
Code of Ethics for the Distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC – incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 5, 2015.

Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant

No person is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.

Item 30.  Indemnification

Reference is made to Article VII, Section 2 of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, Article VI of Registrant’s Bylaws, and Paragraph 8 of the Distribution Agreement.  With respect to the Registrant, the general effect of these provisions is to indemnify any person (Trustee, officer, employee or agent, among others) who was or is a party to any proceeding by reason of their actions performed in their official or duly authorized capacity on behalf of the Trust.  With respect to the Distributor, the general effect of the relevant provisions is to indemnify those entities for claims arising out of any untrue statement or material fact contained in the Funds’ Registration Statement, reports to shareholders or advertising and sales literature.

Pursuant to Rule 484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “1933 Act”) the Registrant furnishes the following undertaking:  “Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.”

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Item 31.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

The response to this Item is incorporated by reference to the Adviser’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (“Form ADV”) on file with the SEC.  The Adviser’s Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

Item 32.  Principal Underwriter.

(a)   Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Registrant’s principal underwriter, acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

Academy Funds Trust
Jensen Portfolio, Inc.
Advisors Series Trust
Kirr Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.
Aegis Funds
LKCM Funds
Allied Asset Advisors Funds
LoCorr Investment Trust
Alpha Architect ETF Trust
Lord Asset Management Trust
Alpine Equity Trust
MainGate Trust
Alpine Income Trust
Managed Portfolio Series
Alpine Series Trust
Manager Directed Portfolios
Angel Oak Funds Trust
Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.
Appleton Funds
Merger Fund
Barrett Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust
Bridge Builder Trust
Nicholas Family of Funds, Inc.
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
Oaktree Funds
Brookfield Investment Funds
Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, Inc.
Brown Advisory Funds
Perritt Funds, Inc.
Buffalo Funds
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds
CG Funds Trust
Professionally Managed Portfolios
Compass EMP Funds Trust
Prospector Funds, Inc.
DoubleLine Funds Trust
Provident Mutual Funds, Inc.
ETF Series Solutions
Rainier Investment Management Mutual Funds
Evermore Funds Trust
RBC Funds Trust
FactorShares Trust
Series Portfolio Trust
First American Funds, Inc.
Stone Ridge Trust
FundX Investment Trust
Stone Ridge Trust II
Glenmede Fund, Inc.
Stone Ridge Trust III
Glenmede Portfolios
Thompson IM Funds, Inc.
GoodHaven Funds Trust
Trust for Professional Managers
Greenspring Fund, Inc.
Trust for Advised Portfolios
Guinness Atkinson Funds
USA Mutuals
Harding Loevner Funds, Inc.
Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
Hennessy Funds Trust
Westchester Capital Funds
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Horizon Funds
Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.
Hotchkis & Wiley Funds
YCG Funds
Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust
 
IronBridge Funds, Inc.
 
Jacob Funds, Inc.
 

(b)
To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of Quasar Distributors, LLC are as follows:
Name and Principal
Business Address
Position and Offices with Quasar Distributors, LLC
Positions and Offices with Registrant
James R. Schoenike (1)
President, Board Member
None
Andrew M. Strnad (2)
Vice President, Secretary
None
Joseph C. Neuberger (1)
Board Member
None
Robert Kern (1)
Board Member
None
Susan LaFond (1)
Vice President, Treasurer
None
Peter A. Hovel (1)
Chief Financial Officer
None
Teresa Cowan (1)
Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary
None
Brett Scribner (3)
Assistant Treasurer
None
(1)   This individual is located at 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202.
(2)   This individual is located at 6602 East 75th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250.
(3)   This individual is located at 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402.

(c)   Not applicable.

Item 33.  Location of Accounts and Records

The books and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 are maintained at the following locations:
Records Relating to:
Are located at:
Registrant’s Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 3 rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Registrant’s Custodian
U.S. Bank, National Association
1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Registrant’s Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
Rareview Capital, LLC
1266 E. Main Street, Suite 700R
Stamford, CT 06902
Item 34.  Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 35.  Undertakings
Not applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A meets all the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act, and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed below on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, on the 31 st day of October, 2016.

Series Portfolios Trust

By: /s/ John J. Hedrick*     
John J. Hedrick
President


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
Title
Date
     
/s/ Daniel B. Willey*                          
Trustee
October 31, 2016
Daniel B. Willey
   
     
/s/ Debra McGinty-Poteet*               
Trustee
October 31, 2016
Debra McGinty-Poteet
   
     
/s/ Koji Felton*                                    
Trustee
October 31, 2016
Koji Felton
   
     
/s/ Dana L. Armour*                           
Trustee
October 31, 2016
Dana L. Armour
   
     
/s/ John J. Hedrick*                            
President and Principal
October 31, 2016
John J. Hedrick
Executive Officer
 
     
/s/ David A. Cox*                                
Treasurer and Principal
October 31, 2016
David A. Cox
Financial Officer
 
     
*By: /s/ John J. Hedrick                     
   
John J. Hedrick
Attorney-In Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney
   


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Exhibit No.
Amended and Restated Bylaws
EX.99.b
Investment Advisory Agreement
EX.99.d
Distribution Agreement
EX.99.e
Amendment to the Custodian Agreement
EX.99.g.i
Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
EX.99.h.i.A
Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
EX.99.h.ii.A
Amendment to the Transfer Agent Agreement
EX.99.h.iii.A
Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement
EX.99.h.v
Shareholder Servicing Plan
EX.99.h.vi
Opinion and Consent of Counsel by Goodwin Procter LLP
EX.99.i
Rule 12b-1 Plan
EX.99.m
Rule 18f-3 Plan
EX.99.n
Code of Ethics for Rareview Capital, LLC
EX.99.p.ii
 
 
 
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SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
A Delaware Statutory Trust




AMENDED AND RESTED BYLAWS


 Amended and Restated as of September 15, 2015



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
ARTICLE I:
FISCAL YEAR AND OFFICES
 
     
 
Section 1.
Fiscal Year
1
 
Section 2.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
1
 
Section 3.
DELAWARE OFFICE
1
 
Section 4
OTHER OFFICES
1
 
       
ARTICLE II:
TRUSTEES
1
   
 
Section 1.
General Powers
1
 
Section 2.
Number
1
 
Section 3.
Elections
1
 
Section 4.
PLACE OF MEETINGS AND MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE
1
 
Section 5.
REGULAR MEETINGS.
2
 
Section 6.
SPECIAL MEETINGS
2
 
Section 7.
QUORUM
2
 
Section 8.
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
2
 
Section 9.
ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING
2
 
Section 10.
Action of Committees.
2
 
Section 11.
FEES AND COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES
2
 
Section 12.
DELEGATION OF POWER TO OTHER TRUSTEES.
3
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE III:
NOTICES
3
     
 
Section 1.
Form
3
 
Section 2.
Waiver
3
 
ARTICLE IV:
OFFICERS
3
 
 
 
 
 
Section 1.
OFFICERS
3
 
Section 2.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
3
 
Section 3.
OTHER OFFICERS
3
 
Section 4.
REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS
4
 
Section 5.
VACANCIES IN OFFICE
4
 
Section 6.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
4
 
Section 7.
PRESIDENT
4
 
Section 8.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
4
 
Section 9.
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
5
 
Section 10.
VICE PRESIDENTS
5
 
Section 11.
SECRETARY
5
 
Section 12.
TREASURER.
5
 
Section 12.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
6
 
ARTICLE V :
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
6
   
 
Section 1.
PLACE OF MEETINGS
6
 
Section 2.
ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS
6
 
Section 3.
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
6
 
 
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Section 4.
MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE.
7
 
Section 5.
ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE
7
 
Section 6.
RECORD DATE FOR MEETINGS
7
 
Section 7.
Quorum
8
 
Section 8.
VOTING; PROXIES
8
 
Section 9.
SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING; WAIVER OF NOTICE BY CONSENT OF ABSENT SHAREHOLDERS
8
 
Section 10.
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
9
 
 
ARTICLE VI :
Indemnification and Insurance
10
 
 
 
 
 
Section 1.
Agents, Proceedings and Expenses
10
 
Section 2.
Actions Other Than by Trust
10
 
Section 3.
Actions by the Trust
10
 
Section 4.
Exclusion of Indemnification
10
 
Section 5.
Successful Defense by Agent
11
 
Section 6.
Required Approval
11
 
Section 7.
Advance of Expenses
11
 
Section 8.
Other Contractual Rights
11
 
Section 9.
Limitations
12
  Section 10.
Insurance
12
  Section 11.
Fiduciaries of Employee Benefit Plan
12
 
 
ARTICLE VII:
RECORDS AND REPORTS 12
       
  Section 1.
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF SHARE LEDGER
12
  Section 2.
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS
12
  Section 3.
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF OTHER RECORDS
12
  Section 4.
INSPECTION BY TRUSTEES
13
  Section 5.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
13
 
 
ARTICLE VIII:
GENERAL MATTERS
13
     
 
Section 1.
Custodianship
13
 
Section 2
Net Asset Value 13
 
Section 3
CHECKS, DRAFTS, EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS
13
 
Section 4
CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS; HOW EXECUTED 13
 
Section 5
PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT WITH LAW OR THE DECLARATION OF TRUST
13
 
Section 6
INTERPRETATION
14 
 
Section 7
DETERMINATION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
14
       
ARTICLE IX:         
AMENDMENTS  14
 

 
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BYLAWS

These Bylaws of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust as from time to time amended, supplemented or restated (the “Declaration of Trust”).  Any capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Declaration of Trust are used as therein defined.


ARTICLE I :    FISCAL YEAR AND OFFICES

Section 1.   FISCAL YEAR.  Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Trustees, the fiscal year of the Trust shall begin on the 1st day of December and end on the 30 th day of November.

Section 2.   PRINCIPAL OFFICE.  The Board of Trustees shall fix and, from time to time, may change the location of the principal executive office of the Trust at any place within or outside the State of Delaware.

Section 3.   DELAWARE OFFICE.  The Board of Trustees shall establish a registered office in the State of Delaware and shall appoint as the Trust’s registered agent for service of process in the State of Delaware an individual resident of the State of Delaware or a Delaware corporation or a corporation authorized to transact business in the State of Delaware; in each case the business office of such registered agent for service of process shall be identical with the registered Delaware office of the Trust.

Section 4.   OTHER OFFICES.   The Board of Trustees may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the Trust intends to do business.


ARTICLE II :   TRUSTEES

Section 1.   GENERAL POWERS.  The business of the Trust shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Trustees, which may exercise all powers of the Trust, except such as are by statute, or the Declaration of Trust, or by these Bylaws conferred upon or reserved to the Shareholders.

Section 2.   NUMBER.  The number of Trustees which shall constitute the whole Board of Trustees shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees.  Trustees need not be Shareholders.

Section 3.   ELECTIONS. Provided a quorum is present, the Trustees shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes present in person or by proxy, except that any vacancy on the Board of Trustees may be filled by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees, although less than a quorum, subject to the requirements of Section 16(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

Section 4.   PLACE OF MEETINGS AND MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE.  All meetings of the Board of Trustees or of any committee thereof may be held at any place that has been designated from time to time by the Board of Trustees or such committee thereof.  In the absence of such a designation, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the Trust.  Any meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or other communications equipment, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can hear one another.

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Section 5.   REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees may be held without notice at such time and place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Trustees or the Chairman or the President of the Trust, provided that notice of any change in the time or place of such meetings shall be sent promptly to each Trustee not present at the meeting at which such change was made or to each Trustee if the change was made by the Chairman or President in the manner provided for notice of special meetings.

Section 6.   SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called by the Chairman or President on one day’s notice to each Trustee; special meetings shall be called by the Chairman, President or Secretary in like manner and with like notice upon the oral or written request of two (2) Trustees.

Section 7.   QUORUM.  At all meetings of the Board of Trustees, one-third of the entire Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business provided that in no case where the number of Trustees is greater than two may a quorum be less than two persons.  The action of a majority of the Trustees present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Trustees unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by the 1940 Act, these Bylaws or the Declaration of Trust.  A majority of the Trustees present, whether or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place.

Section 8.   NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT.  Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-eight (48) hours, in which case notice of the time and place shall be given before the time of the adjourned meeting in the manner specified in Article III to the Trustees who were present at the time of the adjournment.

Section 9.   ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Trustees or by any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees or such committee shall individually or collectively consent, in writing or by electronic consent, to that action.  Such action by consent shall have the same force and effect as a majority vote of the Board of Trustees or such committee.  Evidence of such written or electronic consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Trustees or the respective committee.

Section 10.   ACTION OF COMMITTEES. In the absence of an appropriate resolution of the Board of Trustees, each committee may adopt such rules and regulations governing its proceedings, quorum and manner of acting as it shall deem proper and desirable, provided that the quorum shall not be less than two Trustees.  The committees shall keep minutes of their proceedings and shall report the same to the Board of Trustees at the meeting next succeeding, and any action by the committee shall be subject to revision and alteration by the Board of Trustees, provided that no rights of third persons shall be affected by any such revision or alteration. In the absence of any member of such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint a member of the Board of Trustees to act in the place of such absent member.

Section 11.   FEES AND COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES. Trustees and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services and such reimbursement of expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Board of Trustees.  This Section 11 shall not be construed to preclude any Trustee from serving the Trust in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation for those services.

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Section 12.   DELEGATION OF POWER TO OTHER TRUSTEES.  Any Trustee may, by power of attorney, delegate his power for a period not exceeding six (6) months at any one time to any other Trustee or Trustees; provided that in no case shall fewer than two (2) Trustees personally exercise the powers granted to the Trustees under the Declaration of Trust except as otherwise expressly provided herein or by resolution of the Board of Trustees.  Except where applicable law may require a Trustee to be present in person, a Trustee represented by another Trustee pursuant to such power of attorney shall be deemed to be present for purposes of establishing a quorum and satisfying the required majority vote.

ARTICLE III:    NOTICES

Section 1.   FORM.    Notices to Shareholders and Trustees shall be delivered by any method legally permissible with respect to that type of notice. Such methods may include oral, written, electronic or otherwise. Delivery of notice shall be made using the most current contact information for that Shareholder or Trustee appearing on the books of the Trust. Notice by mail shall be deemed to be given on the third day following the time when the same shall be mailed. Notice by electronic means shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be transmitted. Subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act, notice to Trustees need not state the purpose of a regular or special meeting.

Section 2.   WAIVER.   Whenever any notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting of Shareholders, Trustees or a committee is required to be given under the provisions of the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing or electronically, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice and filed with the records of the meeting, whether before or after the holding thereof, or actual attendance at the meeting of Shareholders in person or by proxy, or at the meeting of Trustees or a committee in person, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice to such persons.

ARTICLE IV:    OFFICERS

Section 1.   OFFICERS.  The officers of the Trust shall be a President, a Secretary, a Chief Compliance Officer, a Principal Financial Officer, and a Treasurer.  The Trust may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person, except that no person shall be both President and Vice-President and no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity, if such instrument is required by law, the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by two or more officers.

Section 2.   ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The officers of the Trust, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 or Section 5 of this Article IV, shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.

Section 3.   OTHER OFFICERS.  The Board of Trustees may appoint and may empower the President to appoint such other officers as the business of the Trust may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine.

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Section 4.   REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS.  Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Trustees or by the President or by such other officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Trustees.

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Trustees, President, or the Chairman.  Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Trust under any contract to which the officer is a party.

Section 5.   VACANCIES IN OFFICE. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular appointment to that office.  The President may make temporary appointments to a vacant office pending action by the Board of Trustees.

Section 6.   CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.  The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (the “Chairman”), if one has been appointed, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the Board of Trustees and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Trust and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the Board of Trustees or prescribed by the Bylaws.  The Trustees may choose to appoint the Chairman from among their number or alternatively may appoint another Person, including an officer of the Trust, to serve in such capacity.  Absent an express declaration otherwise by an appropriate resolution of the Board of Trustees, the Chairman is not considered an officer of the Trust and shall not have the powers or duties of an officer of the Trust.

Section 7.   PRESIDENT. The President shall be the Principal Executive Officer of the Trust and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees and the Chairman, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Trust.  He shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and, if requested to do so by the Board of Trustees, at meetings of the Board of Trustees.  He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of President of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees or these Bylaws.

Section 8.   PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER.  The Principal Financial Officer shall be the principal financial officer of the Trust and shall furnish such reports regarding the business and condition of the Trust and its series as the Trustees may from time to time require.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Principal Financial Officer shall be the person who shall execute documents and forms required to be filed by the Trust’s “principal financial officer” with respect to the Trust and its series under applicable Federal securities laws.  The Principal Financial Officer shall (1) review and execute amendments to the Trust’s registration statements, (2) review and execute the Trust’s Federal, state and other tax returns, (3) certify Shareholder reports, including portfolio holdings reports, pursuant to or under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or other Federal securities laws, and (4) design, establish, maintain and evaluate the Trust’s internal controls to the extent and in the manner required under applicable law.  

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Section 9.   CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER.   The Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) shall be the principal compliance officer and shall be responsible for overseeing and administering the Trust's policies and procedures, adopted in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 38a-1”), or otherwise, that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of federal securities laws in connection with the Trust’s activities.  The Chief Compliance Officer shall be authorized to compel all officers, employees and agents of the Trust to produce the books and records of each series’ investment adviser, administrator, principal underwriter, transfer or Shareholder servicing agent and other service providers (each a “Service Provider”) to the Trust and shall have all such other powers and perform such other duties consistent with the administration of the Trust’s compliance policies and procedures and the CCO’s other responsibilities under Rule 38a-1, and as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Trustees.  The CCO shall make recommendations  to the Trust and the Service Providers as to any  amendments  that the CCO  believes  are  necessary  and desirable  to  carry  out  or  improve  the compliance policies  and procedures.  The CCO shall be subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees, which shall have the exclusive authority to hire and remove the Chief Compliance Officer.  The Board of Trustees must approve the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation.  The Chief Compliance Officer shall prepare and make the annual report to the Board of Trustees concerning the compliance policies and procedures as required by Rule 38a-1.

Section 10.   VICE PRESIDENTS. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice-Presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Trustees or if not ranked, as shall be designated by the Board of Trustees, shall perform all the duties of the President and when so acting shall have all powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.  The Vice Presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Trustees or the President or by these Bylaws.

Section 11.   SECRETARY.  The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal executive office of the Trust, or such other place as the Board of Trustees may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of Trustees, committees of Trustees and Shareholders with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and if special, how authorized, the notice given, the names of those present at Trustees’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of Shares present or represented at Shareholders’ meetings and the proceedings.

The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal executive office of the Trust or at the office of the Trust’s transfer agent or registrar, a Share register or a duplicate Share register showing the names of all Shareholders and their addresses, the number and Classes of Shares held by each, the number and date of certificates, if any, issued for the same and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.

The Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the Shareholders and of the Board of Trustees required to be given by these Bylaws or by applicable law and shall have such other power and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees or by these Bylaws.

Any Assistant Secretary may perform such duties of the Secretary as the Board of Trustees, the President or the Secretary may assign, and, in the absence of the Secretary, may perform all the duties of the Secretary.

Section 12.   TREASURER. The Treasurer shall be the comptroller and chief accounting officer of the Trust and shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Trust, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and Shares.  The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any Trustee.

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The Treasurer shall deposit all monies and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Trust with such depositaries as may be designated by the Board of Trustees.  The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Trust as may be ordered by the Board of Trustees, shall render to the President and Trustees, whenever they request it, an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Trust and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees or these Bylaws.

Any Assistant Treasurer may perform such duties of the Treasurer(s) as the Board of Trustees, the President or the Treasurer(s) may assign, and, in the absence of the Treasurer(s), may perform all the duties of the Treasurer(s).
Section 13.   ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COMPLIANCE OFFICER.  The Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Compliance Officer for the Trust shall be responsible for implementing, overseeing and enforcing the Trust’s AML program pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and for developing and enforcing appropriate policies and procedures under the AML program.  The AML Officer shall have the power and responsibility to perform all acts incidental to the office of AML Officer, subject to the supervision of the Trustees and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE V:      MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1.   PLACE OF MEETINGS.  Meetings of Shareholders shall be held at any place designated by the Board of Trustees.  In the absence of any such designation, Shareholders’ meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the Trust.

Section 2.   ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS. An Annual Meeting of Shareholders will not be held unless the 1940 Act requires the election of Trustees to be acted upon.  Special Meetings of the Shareholders may be called at any time by the Chairman, or President, or by a majority of the Board of Trustees, provided that:

(a)
Such request shall state the purposes of such meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on.

(b)
The Shareholders requesting such meeting shall have paid to the Trust the reasonable estimated cost of preparing and disseminating the notice thereof, which the Secretary shall determine and specify to such Shareholders. No special meeting need be called upon the request of Shareholders entitled to cast less than a majority of all votes entitled to be cast at such meeting to consider any matter which is substantially the same as a matter voted on at any meeting of the Shareholders held during the preceding twelve months. The foregoing provisions of this section notwithstanding, a special meeting of Shareholders shall be called upon the request of the holders of at least ten percent of the votes entitled to be cast for the purpose of consideration of the removal of a Trustee from office as provided in section 16(c) of the 1940 Act.

Section 3.   NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING.  All notices of meetings of Shareholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 4 of this Article V not less than seven (7) nor more than ninety (90) days before the date of the meeting.   The notice shall specify (i) the place, date and hour of the meeting and (ii) the general nature of the business to be transacted.  The notice of any meeting at which Trustees are to be elected also shall include the name of any nominee or nominees whom at the time of the notice are intended to be presented for election.

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Section 4.   MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE.  Notice of any meeting of the Shareholders shall be given by the Secretary by delivering or mailing, postage prepaid, or sending electronically to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote at said meeting, written, electronic or printed notification of such meeting at least seven (7) days before the meeting, to such address as may be registered with the Trust by the Shareholder.  Notice of any Shareholder meeting need not be given to any Shareholder if a written waiver of notice, executed before or after such meeting, is filed with the record of such meeting, or to any Shareholder who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy.  Notice of adjournment of a Shareholders’ meeting to another time or place need not be given, if such time and place are announced at the meeting or reasonable notice is given to persons present at the meeting and the adjourned meeting is held within a reasonable time after the date set for the original meeting.

If any written notice mailed and addressed to a Shareholder at the address of that Shareholder appearing on the books of the Trust is returned to the Trust and marked undeliverable by the delivery service indicating that the service is unable to deliver the notice to the Shareholder at that address, all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if these shall be available to the Shareholder on written demand of the Shareholder at the principal executive office of the Trust for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice.

An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any Shareholders’ meeting shall be executed by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any agent of the Trust giving the notice and shall be filed and maintained in the minute book of the Trust.

Section 5.   ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE. Any Shareholders’ meeting, whether a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by the Chairman of the meeting or by vote of the majority of the Shares represented at that meeting, either in person or by proxy.

When any meeting of Shareholders is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless a new record date of the adjourned meeting is fixed or unless the adjournment is for more than ninety (90) dates from the date set for the original meeting, in which case the Board of Trustees shall set a new record date.  Notice of any such adjourned meeting with a new record date shall be given to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of this Article V.  At any adjourned meeting, the Trust may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

Section 6.   RECORD DATE FOR MEETINGS.  Subject to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust, the Board of Trustees may fix in advance a date not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of any annual or special meeting of the Shareholders as a record date for the determination of the Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at any meeting and any adjournment thereof; and in such case only such Shareholders as shall be Shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at such meeting and any adjournment thereof as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Trust after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.

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Section 7.   QUORUM.   Except as otherwise provided by the 1940 Act or in the Declaration of Trust, at any meeting of Shareholders, one-third of the outstanding Shares entitled to vote in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at the meeting.
     
If, however, a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the Shareholders, the holders of a majority of the Shares voted in person or by proxy shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

Section 8.   VOTING; PROXIES.  Each Shareholder shall have one vote per whole Share (and a fractional vote for each fractional Share) held by such Shareholder on the record date set pursuant to Section 6 on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of Shareholders. There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of Trustees.

At all meetings of the Shareholders, a quorum being present, all matters shall be decided by majority of the Shares voted in person or by proxy, unless the question is one for which by express provision of the laws of the State of Delaware, the 1940 Act, or the Declaration of Trust, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall control the decision of such question.

Each Shareholder’s vote may be either in person or by proxy, provided, that either (a) an instrument authorizing such proxy to act is executed by the Shareholder in writing and dated not more than eleven (11) months before the meeting, unless the instrument specifically provides for a longer period or (b) the Trustees adopt by resolution an electronic, telephonic, computerized or other alternative to execution of a written instrument authorizing the proxy to act, which authorization is received not more than eleven (11) months before the meeting.  Proxies shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Trust or other person responsible for recording the proceedings before being voted.  A proxy with respect to Shares held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by one of them unless at or prior to exercise of such proxy the Trust receives a specific written notice from any one of them.  Unless otherwise specifically limited by their terms, proxies shall entitle the holder thereof to vote at any adjournment of a meeting.  A proxy purporting to be exercised by or on behalf of a Shareholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden or proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger.  At all meetings of the Shareholders, unless the voting is conducted by inspectors, all questions relating to the qualifications of voters, the validity of proxies, and the acceptance or rejection of votes shall be decided by the Chairman of the meeting.  Except as otherwise provided in the Declaration of Trust or Bylaws, all matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation and the Shareholders were shareholders of a Delaware corporation.

Section 9.   SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING; WAIVER OF NOTICE BY CONSENT OF ABSENT SHAREHOLDERS.  Any action which may be taken at any meeting of Shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the holders of outstanding Shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take that action at a meeting at which all Shares entitled to vote on that action were present and voted.  All such consents shall be filed with the Secretary of the Trust and shall be maintained in the Trust’s records.  Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as a vote at a meeting of the Shareholders held at the principal place of business of the Trust. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify either the business to be transacted or the purpose of any meeting of Shareholders. Any Shareholder giving a written consent or the Shareholder’s proxy holders or a transferee of the Shares or a personal representative of the Shareholder or their respective proxy holders may revoke the consent by a writing received by the Secretary of the Trust before written consents of the number of Shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the Secretary.

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Attendance by a person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice of that meeting, except when the person objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters not included in the notice of the meeting if that objection is expressly made at the beginning of the meeting.

Section 10.   INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.  Before any meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Trustees may appoint any persons other than nominees for office to act as inspectors of election at the meeting or its adjournment.  If no inspectors of election are so appointed, the chairman of the meeting may and on the request of any Shareholder or a Shareholder’s proxy shall, appoint inspectors of election at the meeting.  The number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3).  If inspectors are appointed at a meeting on the request of one or more Shareholders or proxies, the holders of a majority of Shares or their proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be appointed.  If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the Chairman of the meeting may and on the request of any Shareholder or a Shareholder’s proxy, shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

These inspectors shall:

(a)
First subscribe an oath of affirmation to execute faithfully the duties of inspectors at such election with strict impartiality and according to the best of their ability;

(b)
Determine the number of Shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the Shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies;

(c)
Receive votes, ballots or consents;

(d)
Hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote;

(e)
Count and tabulate all votes or consents;

(f)
Determine when the polls shall close;

(g)
Determine the result;

(h)
Make a certificate of the result of the vote taken; and

(i)
Do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all Shareholders.

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ARTICLE VI: INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

SECTION 1.   AGENTS, PROCEEDINGS AND EXPENSES. For the purpose of this Article, “agent” means any person who is or was a Trustee or officer of the Trust and any person who, while a Trustee or officer of the Trust, is or was serving at the request of the Trust as a Trustee, director, officer, partner, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; “Trust” includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of this Trust in a merger, consolidation or other transaction in which the predecessor’s existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction; “proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative; and “expenses” includes without limitation attorney’s fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under this Article.

SECTION 2.   ACTIONS OTHER THAN BY TRUST.  The Trust shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the Trust, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding, if it is determined that person acted in good faith and reasonably believed: (a) in the case of conduct in his official capacity as an agent of the Trust, that his conduct was in the Trust’s best interests and (b) in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the Trust’s best interests and (c) in the case of a criminal proceeding, that he had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of that person was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement shall not of itself create a presumption that the person did not meet the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section. The termination of any proceeding by conviction, or a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the person did not meet the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section.

SECTION 3.   ACTIONS BY THE TRUST.  The Trust shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that that person is or was an agent of the Trust, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with the defense or settlement of that action if that person acted in good faith, in a manner that person believed to be in the best interests of the Trust and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances.

SECTION 4.   EXCLUSION OF INDEMNIFICATION.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, there shall be no right to indemnification for any liability arising by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or the reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the agent’s office with the Trust.

No indemnification shall be made under Section 2 or 3 of this Article:

(a)
In respect of any proceeding as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by her/him, whether or not the benefit resulted from an action taken in the person’s official capacity; or

(b)
In respect of any proceeding as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable in the performance of that person’s duty to the Trust, unless and only to the extent that the court in which that action was brought shall determine upon application that in view of all the relevant circumstances of the case, that person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses which the court shall determine; however, in such case, indemnification with respect to any proceeding by or in the right of the Trust or in which liability shall have been adjudged by reason of the disabling conduct set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be limited to expenses; or

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(c)
Of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a proceeding, with or without court approval, or of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval, unless the required approval set forth in Section 6 of this Article is obtained.

SECTION 5.   SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE BY AGENT.  To the extent that an agent of the Trust has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding referred to in Sections 2 or 3 of this Article before the court or other body before whom the proceeding was brought, the agent shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the agent in connection therewith, provided that the Board of Trustees, including a majority who are disinterested, non-party Trustees, also determines that based upon a review of the facts, the agent was not liable by reason of the disabling conduct referred to in Section 4 of this Article.

SECTION 6.   REQUIRED APPROVAL.  Except as provided in Section 5 of this Article, any indemnification under this Article shall be made by the Trust only if authorized in the specific case on a determination that indemnification of the agent is proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2 or 3 of this Article and is not prohibited from indemnification because of the disabling conduct set forth in Section 4 of this Article, by:

(a)
A majority vote of a quorum consisting of Trustees who are not parties to the proceeding and are not interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act);

(b)
A written opinion by an independent legal counsel; or

(c)
The Shareholders; however, Shares held by agents who are parties to the proceeding may not be voted on the subject matter under this Sub-Section.

SECTION 7.   ADVANCE OF EXPENSES.  Expenses incurred in defending any proceeding may be advanced by the Trust before the final disposition of the proceeding if:

(a)
Receipt of a written affirmation by the agent of his good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification under this Article and a written undertaking by or on behalf of the agent, such undertaking being an unlimited general obligation to repay the amount of the advance if it is ultimately determined that he has not met those requirements, and

(b)
A determination that the facts then known to those making the determination would not preclude indemnification under this Article.

Determinations and authorizations of payments under this Section must be made in the manner specified in Section 6 of this Article for determining that the indemnification is permissible.

SECTION 8.   OTHER CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS.  Nothing contained in this Article shall affect any right to indemnification to which persons other than Trustees and officers of the Trust or any subsidiary hereof may be entitled by contract or otherwise.

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SECTION 9.   LIMITATIONS.  No indemnification or advance shall be made under this Article, except as provided in Sections 5 or 6 in any circumstances where it appears:

(a)
That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the Declaration of Trust, a resolution of the Shareholders, or an agreement in effect at the time of accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or

(b)
That it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement.

SECTION 10.   INSURANCE. Upon and in the event of a determination by the Board of Trustees of the Trust to purchase such insurance, the Trust shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any agent or employee of the Trust against any liability asserted against or incurred by the agent or employee in such capacity or arising out of the agent’s or employee’s status as such to the fullest extent permitted by law.

SECTION 11.   FIDUCIARIES OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN.  This Article does not apply to any proceeding against any trustee, investment manager or other fiduciary of an employee benefit plan in that person’s capacity as such, even though that person may also be an agent of the Trust as defined in Section 1 of this Article. Nothing contained in this Article shall limit any right to indemnification to which such a trustee, investment manager, or other fiduciary may be entitled by contract or otherwise which shall be enforceable to the extent permitted by applicable law other than this Article.

ARTICLE VII:   RECORDS AND REPORTS

Section 1.   MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF SHARE LEDGER.  It shall be the duty of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Trust to cause an original or duplicate Share ledger to be maintained at the office of the Trust’s transfer agent.  Such Share ledger may be in written form or any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time for visual inspection.

Section 2.   MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS. The Trust shall keep at its principal executive office the original or a copy of these Bylaws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the Shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours.

Section 3.   MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF OTHER RECORDS.  The accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees and any committee or committees of the Board of Trustees shall be kept at such place of places designated by the Board of Trustees or in the absence of such designation, at the principal executive office of the Trust.  The minutes shall be kept in written form and the accounting books and records shall be kept either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form.  The minutes and accounting books and records shall be open to inspection upon the written demand of any Shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate at any reasonable time during usual business hours for a purpose reasonably related to the holder’s interests as a Shareholder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate.  The inspection may be made in person or by an agent or attorney and shall include the right to copy and make extracts.

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Section 4.   INSPECTION BY TRUSTEES. Every Trustee shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records and documents of every kind and the physical properties of the Trust.  This inspection by a Trustee may be made in person or by an agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts of documents.

Section 5.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  A copy of any financial statements and any income statement of the Trust for each quarterly period of each fiscal year and accompanying balance sheet of the Trust as of the end of each such period that has been prepared by the Trust shall be kept on file in the principal executive office of the Trust for at least twelve (12) months and each such statement shall be exhibited at all reasonable times to any Shareholder demanding an examination of any such statement or a copy shall be mailed to any such Shareholder.

The quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in this section shall be accompanied by the report, if any, of any independent accountants engaged by the Trust or the certificate of an authorized officer of the Trust that the financial statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the Trust.

ARTICLE VIII:     GENERAL MATTERS

SECTION 1.   CUSTODIANSHIP.  Except as otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Trustees, the Trust shall place and at all times maintain in the custody of a custodian (including any sub-custodian for the custodian) all funds, securities and similar investments owned by the Trust. Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, the custodian may enter into arrangements with securities depositories, provided such arrangements comply with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 2.   NET ASSET VALUE.  The net asset value per Share shall be determined separately as to each Class of the Trust’s Shares, by dividing the sum of the total market value of the Class’ investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total outstanding Shares of such Class, subject to the 1940 Act and any other applicable Federal securities law or rule or regulation currently in effect.

Section 3.   CHECKS, DRAFTS, EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS.  All checks, drafts, or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of or payable to the Trust shall be signed or endorsed in such manner and by such person or persons as shall be designated from time to time in accordance with the resolution of the Board of Trustees.

Section 4.   CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS; HOW EXECUTED.  The Board of Trustees, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and this authority may be general or confined to specific instances; and unless so authorized or ratified by the Board of Trustees or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Trust by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.


Section 5.   PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT WITH LAW OR THE DECLARATION OF TRUST.  The provisions of these Bylaws are severable, and if the Trustees should determine, with the advice of counsel, that any of such provisions is in conflict with the Declaration of Trust, the 1940 Act, the regulated investment company provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or with other applicable laws and regulations, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of these Bylaws; provided, however, that such determination shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of these Bylaws or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination.  If any provision of these Bylaws shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision in such jurisdiction and shall not in any matter affect such provisions in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of these Bylaws in any jurisdiction.

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Section 6.   INTERPRETATION.  A copy of these Bylaws and any amendments thereto shall be kept at the office of the Trust where it may be inspected by any Shareholder.  Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate by an officer or Trustee of the Trust as to whether or not any such amendments have been made, and with the same effect as if it were the original, may rely on a copy certified by an officer or Trustee of the Trust to be a copy of these Bylaws or of any such amendment.  In these Bylaws or in any amendment, references to these Bylaws, and all expressions like “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” shall be deemed to refer to these Bylaws as amended.  All expressions like “his”, “he” and “him”, shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter, as well as masculine, genders.  Headings are placed herein for convenience of reference only and in case of any conflict, the text of these Bylaws, rather than the headings, shall control.

Section 7.   DETERMINATION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  Any determination involving interpretation or application of these Bylaws made in good faith by the Board of Trustees shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties in interest.

ARTICLE IX:       AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Trustees without any vote of Shareholders.

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SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

with

Rareview Capital LLC

THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT is made as of the 18th day of October, 2016, by and between Series Portfolios Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the series listed on Schedule A, which may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and Rareview Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS , the Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”); and

WHEREAS , each   Fund listed on Schedule A is a series of the Trust having separate assets and liabilities; and

WHEREAS , the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and is engaged in the business of providing investment advisory services as an independent contractor; and

WHEREAS , the Trust desires to retain the Adviser to render advice and services to the Fund pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the Adviser desires to furnish said advice and services;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually agree as follows:

1. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISER. The Trust hereby employs the Adviser and the Adviser hereby accepts such employment, to render investment advice and related services with respect to the assets of the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement, subject to the supervision and direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board,” “Trustees,” or “Board of Trustees”).

2. DUTIES OF ADVISER.

(a) GENERAL DUTIES. The Adviser shall act as investment adviser to the Fund and, in such capacity, shall provide investment advisory services to the Fund, including managing the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund,  in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund as set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information and such other applicable limitations, policies and procedures as the trustees of the Board of Trustees may impose from time to time and provide in writing to the Adviser (collectively, the “Investment Policies”).  In providing such services, the Adviser shall at all times adhere to the applicable provisions and restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) and Subchapter M, and any provisions as may become applicable, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”),  and other applicable law.
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Subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act, the Adviser is authorized to delegate its duties hereunder, at the Adviser’s own expense, to one or more sub-advisers (each, a “Sub-Adviser”), each of which is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, pursuant to a written agreement under which the Sub-Adviser shall furnish the services specified therein to the Adviser or the Funds.  The Adviser may oversee, make allocations among, and make recommendations with respect to the hiring and replacement of Sub-Advisers. The Adviser will continue to have responsibility for all investment advisory services furnished pursuant to any agreement with a Sub-Adviser.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall: (i) make all decisions with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of portfolio securities and other investments for the Fund, including the taking of such steps as may be necessary to implement such decisions ( i.e ., placing the orders); (ii) manage and oversee the investments of the Fund, subject to the ultimate supervision and direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees; (iii) vote proxies for the Fund and file such beneficial ownership reports as may be required by Section 13(d) or Section 16of the  1934 Act for the Fund; (iv) maintain or cause to be maintained records relating to the advisory services provided by the Adviser hereunder required to be prepared and maintained by the Adviser or the Fund pursuant to the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act, or other applicable law; (v) furnish reports, statements and other data on securities, economic conditions and other matters related to the investment of the Fund’s assets which the officers of the Trust may reasonably request; and (vi) render to the Trustees such periodic and special reports with respect to the Fund’s investment activities as the Board of Trustees may reasonably request, including at least one in-person appearance annually before the Board of Trustees.  It is understood and agreed that the Adviser shall have no obligation to initiate litigation on behalf of the Fund.

(b) BROKERAGE. The Adviser shall be responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund, for broker-dealer selection, and for negotiation of brokerage commission rates, provided that the Adviser shall not direct orders to an affiliated person of the Adviser without general prior authorization to use such affiliated broker or dealer from the Trust’s Board of Trustees.  In selecting a broker-dealer to execute each particular transaction, the Adviser will seek to obtain for the Fund best execution.

Subject to such policies as the Board of Trustees of the Trust may determine and consistent with Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, the Adviser shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement or otherwise solely by reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a broker or dealer that provides (directly or indirectly) brokerage or research services to the Adviser an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities to clients for which it exercises investment discretion. Subject to the same policies and legal provisions, the Adviser is further authorized to allocate the orders placed by it on behalf of the Fund to such brokers or dealers who also provide research or statistical material, or other services, to the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliate of either. Such allocation shall be in such amounts and proportions as the Adviser shall determine, and the Adviser shall report on such allocations to the Trustees as required, indicating the broker-dealers to whom such allocations have been made and the basis therefor.

When the Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or other investment to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as of other clients, the Adviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may aggregate orders of the Fund and those of other clients for the purchase or sale of the security or other investment. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Adviser in the manner it considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.
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The Trust authorizes and empowers the Adviser to open and maintain trading accounts in the name of the Fund and to execute for the Fund as its agent and attorney-in-fact such agreements with such brokers or dealers as the Adviser shall select as provided herein.  The Adviser shall cause or direct, as applicable, all securities and other property purchased or sold for the Fund to be settled at the place of business of the Custodian or as the Custodian shall direct.  All securities and other property of the Fund shall remain in the direct or indirect custody of the Custodian except as otherwise authorized by the Board.

The Adviser further shall have the authority to instruct the Custodian to pay cash for securities and other property delivered to the Custodian for the Fund and deliver securities and other property against payment for the Fund, and such other authority granted by the Trust or the Board from time to time.  The Adviser shall not have authority to cause the Custodian to deliver securities and other property or pay cash to the Adviser except as expressly provided herein.

3. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ADVISER.

(a) The Adviser shall use its best judgment and efforts in rendering the advice and services to the Fund as contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) The Adviser shall maintain all licenses and registrations necessary to perform its duties hereunder in good order.

(c) The Adviser shall, in performing its duties hereunder, at all times comply with the Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder; any other applicable state or federal law, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder; and any applicable self-regulatory organization regulations.

(d) The Adviser shall, in providing its services hereunder, manage the Fund’s investments in compliance with the applicable requirements of Subchapter M, and any provisions as may become applicable, of the Code, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.

(e) The Adviser shall maintain errors and omissions insurance in an amount at least equal to that disclosed to the Board of Trustees in connection with its approval of this Agreement, unless a different amount is thereafter approved or consented to by the Board.

4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The Adviser shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an independent contractor, and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or otherwise authorized to do so, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or the Fund in any way, or in any way be deemed an agent for the Trust or for the Fund. It is expressly understood and agreed that the services to be rendered by the Adviser to the Fund under the provisions of this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and that the Adviser may give advice and take action with respect to other clients, including any other registered investment company or series thereof or affiliates of the Adviser, that may be similar or different from that given to the Fund.
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5. ADVISER’S PERSONNEL. The Adviser shall, at its own expense, maintain such staff and employ or retain such personnel and consult with such other persons as it shall from time to time determine to be necessary to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the staff and personnel of the Adviser shall be deemed to include any compliance staff and personnel required by the Adviser and reasonably requested by the Board of Trustees.

6. EXPENSES.

(a) With respect to the operation of the Fund, the Adviser shall be responsible for (i) the Fund’s organizational expenses and only its allocable portion of Trust organization expenses; (ii) providing the personnel, office space and equipment reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder; (iii) the expenses of printing and distributing extra copies of the Fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information, and sales and advertising materials (but not the legal, auditing or accounting fees attendant thereto) to prospective investors (but not to existing shareholders) to the extent such expenses are not covered by any applicable plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act (each, a “12b-1 Plan”); (iv) the costs of any special Board of Trustees meetings or shareholder meetings convened for the primary benefit of the Adviser   and the costs of the attendance of personnel of the Adviser at required annual Board meeting(s); (v) the costs associated with any supplements to the Fund’s registration statement created at the Adviser’s request for the primary benefit of the Adviser; and (vi) any costs of liquidating or reorganizing the Fund (unless such cost is otherwise allocated by the Board of Trustees).  If the Adviser has agreed to limit the operating expenses of the Fund, the Adviser also shall be responsible on a monthly basis for any operating expenses that exceed the agreed upon expense limit, subject to the terms of such agreement.

(b) The Fund is responsible for and has assumed the obligation for payment of all of its expenses, other than as stated in Subparagraph 6(a) above, including but not limited to: fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, registration and transfer of its shares; brokerage and commission expenses,   including all expenses related to derivatives transactions; all expenses of transfer, receipt, safekeeping, servicing and accounting for the cash, securities and other property of the Trust for the benefit of the Fund including all fees and expenses of its custodian, shareholder services agent and accounting services agent; interest charges on any borrowings; costs and expenses of pricing and calculating its daily net asset value and of maintaining its books of account required under the Investment Company Act; taxes, if any; a pro rata portion of expenditures in connection with meetings of the Fund’s shareholders and the Board of Trustees that are properly payable by the Fund; its pro rata portion of salaries and expenses of officers of  the Trust, including without limitation the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, and fees and expenses of members of the Board of Trustees or members of any advisory board or committee who are not members of, affiliated with or interested persons of the Adviser; insurance premiums on property or personnel of the Fund which inure to its benefit, including liability and fidelity bond insurance; the cost of preparing and printing reports, proxy statements, prospectuses and statements of additional information of the Fund or other communications for distribution to existing shareholders; legal, auditing and accounting fees; its pro rata portion of trade association dues or educational program expenses determined appropriate by the Board of Trustees; fees and expenses (including legal fees) of registering and maintaining registration of its shares for sale under applicable securities laws; all expenses of maintaining and servicing shareholder accounts, including all charges for transfer, shareholder recordkeeping, dividend disbursing, redemption, and other agents for the benefit of the Fund, if any; and all other charges and costs of its operation plus any extraordinary and non-recurring expenses, except as herein otherwise prescribed.
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(c) The Adviser may voluntarily or contractually absorb certain Fund expenses.

(d) To the extent the Adviser incurs any costs by assuming expenses which are an obligation of the Fund as set forth herein, the Fund shall promptly reimburse the Adviser for such costs and expenses, except to the extent the Adviser has otherwise agreed to bear such expenses. To the extent the services for which the Fund is obligated to pay are performed by the Adviser, the Adviser shall be entitled to recover from such Fund to the extent of the Adviser’s actual costs for providing such services. In determining the Adviser’s actual costs, the Adviser may take into account an allocated portion of the salaries and overhead of personnel performing such services.

(e) To the extent that the Adviser pays fees from its own legitimate profits that are in addition to any Fund distribution or servicing fees to financial intermediaries, including without limitation banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors, or pension administrators, for sub-administration, sub-transfer agency or any other shareholder servicing or distribution services associated with shareholders whose shares are held in omnibus or other group accounts, the Adviser shall report such payments regularly to the Trust, including the amounts paid and the relevant financial institutions.

7. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT FEE.

(a) The Fund shall pay to the Adviser, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as full compensation for all services furnished or provided to such Fund pursuant to this Agreement, an annual management fee at the rate set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement.

(b) The management fee shall be accrued daily by the Fund and paid to the Adviser on the first business day of the succeeding month.

(c) The initial fee under this Agreement shall be payable on the first business day of the first month following the effective date of this Agreement and shall be prorated as set forth below. If this Agreement becomes effective or is terminated prior to the end of any month, the fee to the Adviser shall be prorated for the portion of any month in which this Agreement is in effect which is not a complete month according to the proportion which the number of calendar days in the month during which the Agreement is in effect bears to the number of calendar days in the month.  In the event the Agreement is terminated, such fee shall be payable within ten (10) days after the date of termination.

(d) The fee payable to the Adviser under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent of any receivable owed by the Adviser to the Fund and as required under any expense limitation applicable to the Fund.

(e) The Adviser voluntarily may reduce any portion of the compensation or reimbursement of expenses due to it pursuant to this Agreement and may agree to make payments to limit the expenses which are the responsibility of the Fund under this Agreement. Any such reduction or payment shall be applicable only to such specific reduction or payment and shall not constitute an agreement to reduce any future compensation or reimbursement due to the Adviser hereunder or to continue future payments. Any such reduction will be agreed to prior to accrual of the related expense or fee and will be estimated daily and reconciled and paid on a monthly basis.

(f) Any such reductions made by the Adviser in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation are subject to recoupment, if so requested by the Adviser, in subsequent fiscal years if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the recoupment) does not exceed the applicable limitation on Fund expenses. Under the expense limitation agreement, the Adviser may recoup fees waived and expenses reimbursed in any fiscal year of the Fund over the following three fiscal years.  Any such recoupment is contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval at the time the recoupment is made and such recoupment must be made in accordance with applicable guidance of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such recoupment may not be paid prior to the Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.
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(g) The Adviser may agree not to require payment of any portion of the compensation or reimbursement of expenses otherwise due to it pursuant to this Agreement. Any such agreement shall be applicable only with respect to the specific items covered thereby and shall not constitute an agreement not to require payment of any future compensation or reimbursement due to the Adviser hereunder.

8. NO SHORTING; NO BORROWING. The Adviser agrees that neither it nor any of its officers or employees shall take any short position in the shares of the Fund. The Adviser agrees that neither it nor any of its officers or employees shall borrow from the Fund or pledge or use the Fund’s assets in connection with any borrowing not directly for the Fund’s benefit. For this purpose, failure to pay any amount due and payable to the Fund for a period of more than thirty (30) days shall constitute a borrowing.

9. CONFLICTS WITH TRUST’S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND APPLICABLE LAWS.    Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the Trust or the Fund to take any action contrary to the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, each as may be amended and restated from time to time, or any applicable statute or regulation, or to relieve or deprive the Board of Trustees of its responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Trust and Fund. In this connection, the Adviser acknowledges that the Board of Trustees retains ultimate plenary authority over the Fund and may take any and all actions necessary and reasonable to protect the interests of shareholders.

10. REPORTS AND ACCESS; APPROVAL. (a)  The Adviser agrees to supply such information to the Fund’s administrator and to permit such compliance inspections by the Fund’s administrator as shall be reasonably necessary to permit the administrator to satisfy its obligations and respond to the reasonable requests of the Board of Trustees.

(b)   The Trust agrees to provide the Adviser such information about the Trust and the Fund as is necessary and appropriate for the Adviser to perform its services hereunder.  Such information includes, but is not limited to, the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Bylaws, each as may be amended and restated from time to time, and all compliance policies and procedures of the Trust.  The Trust agrees to provide to the Adviser promptly any amendment to the foregoing and, if any such amendment would materially affect the services to be provided by, or the liability of, the Adviser hereunder, the Trust agrees to provide the amendment to the Adviser prior to its adoption by the Board of Trustees.

(c)   The Trust represents and warrants that this Agreement has been authorized by the Board of Trustees and by shareholders in accordance with applicable law.

(d)   In the event that the Adviser proposes the sale of substantially all of the assets of a Fund to another fund managed by the Adviser and registered under the Investment Company Act, or proposes a similar transaction, the Trust agrees that it shall not unreasonably withhold approval of such transaction, provided that the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction are determined by the Board to be in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders and customary in the industry for transactions of such type, and shall take such actions as may reasonably be necessary to consummate such transaction.
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11. ADVISOR’S LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION.

(a) The Adviser shall have responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the statements in the Fund’s offering materials (including the prospectus, the statement of additional information, advertising and sales materials) relating to (i) the Adviser and its affiliates, (ii) the Fund’s investment strategies and related risks, and (iii) other information, in each case only if supplied by the Adviser in writing for inclusion therein.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Adviser shall be liable to the Fund for any loss (including brokerage charges) incurred by the Fund as a result of any improper investment made by the Adviser in contradiction of the Investment Policies, other than losses or damages relating to lost profits.

(c) In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering the Adviser’s services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other asset by the Fund.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, federal securities laws and certain state laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who have acted in good faith, and therefore nothing herein shall in any way constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights which the Trust, the Fund or any shareholder of the Fund may have under any federal securities law or state law.

(d) Each party to this Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party and the shareholders, directors, members, managers, agents, officers and employees of the other party (any such person, an “Indemnified Party”) against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating and defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damage or expenses and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) (collectively, “Losses”) arising out of the Indemnifying Party’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations or duties hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect any Indemnified Party against any Loss to which such Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of such party’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.

(e) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any Trustee or officer of the Trust, or officer of the Adviser, from liability in violation of Sections 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act.

12. NON-EXCLUSIVITY; TRADING FOR ADVISOR’S OWN ACCOUNT. The Trust’s employment of the Adviser is not an exclusive arrangement. The Trust may from time to time employ other individuals or entities to furnish it with the services provided for herein. Likewise, the Adviser may act as investment adviser for any other person, and shall not in any way be limited or restricted from buying, selling or trading any securities or other assets for its or their own accounts or the accounts of others for whom it or they may be acting; provided, however, that the Adviser expressly represents that it will undertake no activities which, in its judgment, will adversely affect the performance of its obligations to the Fund under this Agreement; and provided further that the Adviser will adopt a code of ethics governing employee trading and trading for proprietary accounts that conforms to the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and, as  approved by the Board of Trustees.
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13.  TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISERS. The Adviser is not, at the time of this agreement, an affiliated person of any investment adviser responsible for providing advice with respect to any other series of the Trust, or of any promoter, underwriter, officer, director, member of an advisory board or employee of any other series of the Trust.  The Adviser shall not consult with the investment adviser of any other series of the Trust concerning transactions for the Fund or any other series of the Trust.

14. TERM.   This Agreement shall become effective at the time the Fund commences operations pursuant to an effective amendment to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. This Agreement shall continue in effect thereafter for additional periods not exceeding one (l) year so long as such continuation is approved at least annually by (i) the Board of Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement nor interested persons thereof, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities” and “interested persons” shall have the meanings set forth in the Investment Company Act.

15. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE.  For so long as this Agreement remains effective, the Trust and the Fund shall have a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the names “ Rareview Capital LLC ”, “ Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund, www.rareviewfunds.com , and the name of a series of the Trust (other than the Fund) that may become subject to this Agreement (collectively, the “Adviser Names”) solely in connection with the Trust and the Fund. The Trust and the Fund acknowledge that the Adviser Names and any derivatives or combinations thereof are the sole and exclusive property of the Adviser (or the Adviser’s related entities), and the Trust and the Fund agree that they will not contest ownership or validity of the Adviser Names.  The Trust and the Fund will use the Adviser Names according to the Adviser’s trademark standards.  The Adviser makes no representations or warranties in respect of the relative superiority of its rights in the Adviser Names to the rights of any third party in the Adviser Names.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Adviser shall have no liability to the Trust or the Fund for or in respect of any claim by any third party that the Trust or the Fund’s use of the Adviser names infringes upon or otherwise violates any proprietary or other rights of such third party. Within sixty (60) days from such time as this Agreement shall no longer be in effect, the Trust and Fund shall cease to use the Adviser Names and any other name connected with the Adviser.

16. TERMINATION; NO ASSIGNMENT.

(a) This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust on behalf of the Fund at any time without payment of any penalty, by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, upon not more than sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Adviser, and by the Adviser upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund. In the event of a termination, the Adviser shall cooperate in the orderly transfer of the Fund’s affairs and, at the request of the Board of Trustees, transfer, at the Fund’s expense, any and all books and records of the Fund maintained by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund.
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(b) This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, as defined in the Investment Company Act.

17. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall be deemed to confer on any person or entity other than the parties hereto any benefits, rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.  No person or entity, including, without limitation, shareholders of the Trust or the Fund, shall be deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

18. NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Adviser agrees on behalf of itself and its managers, members, officers, and employees (1) to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust (a) all records and other information relative to the Fund’s prior, present, or potential shareholders (and clients of said shareholders) and (b) any Nonpublic Personal Information, as defined under Section 248.3(t) of Regulation S-P (“Regulation S-P”), promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the “G-L-B Act”); and (2) except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, or as otherwise permitted by Regulation S-P or the G-L-B Act, and if in compliance therewith, the privacy policies adopted by the Trust and communicated in writing to the Adviser.  Such written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Trust and may not be withheld where the Adviser may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt or other proceedings for failure to comply after being requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities. Nothing herein will apply to information that is or becomes publicly available without breach of any obligation owed by the Adviser under this Agreement, is independently developed by the Adviser without reference to information required to be treated confidentially, or is used by the Adviser to enforce its rights under this Agreement, and nothing herein will be deemed to prevent the Adviser from disclosing any information pursuant to applicable law, rule or regulation or in response to a request from a regulatory, self-regulatory or other  authority with appropriate jurisdiction over the Adviser.

(b) The Trust shall treat as confidential, and shall require its Trustees, officers, agents, and service providers to treat as confidential, all information provided to the Trust or any such persons by the Adviser that is non-public relating to the business, financial condition, and investment processes of the Adviser and shall not disclose any such information to any third party without the prior written consent of the Adviser, except that the Trust may disclose such information as required by applicable law, regulation, or upon request to a regulator or auditor of the Trust.

19. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COMPLIANCE. The Adviser acknowledges that, in compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, the USA PATRIOT Act, and any implementing regulations thereunder (together, “AML Laws”), the Trust has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Policy. The Adviser represents that has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Policy and agrees to comply with its Anti-Money Laundering Policy and the AML Laws, as the same may apply to the Adviser, now and in the future. The Adviser further agrees to provide to the Trust and/or the administrator such reports, certifications and contractual assurances as may be reasonably requested by the Trust. The Trust may disclose information regarding the Adviser to governmental and/or regulatory or self-regulatory authorities to the extent required by applicable law or regulation and may file reports with such authorities as may be required by applicable law or regulation.
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20. CERTIFICATIONS; DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Adviser acknowledges that, in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, the Trust and the Fund are required to make certain certifications and have adopted disclosure controls and procedures. To the extent reasonably requested by the Trust, the Adviser agrees to use its best efforts to assist the Trust and the Fund in complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and implementing the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures. The Adviser agrees to inform the Trust of any material development related to the Fund that the Adviser reasonably believes is relevant to the Fund’s certification obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

21. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute or rule, or shall be otherwise rendered invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

22. CAPTIONS. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

23. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to preempt, or to be inconsistent with, any federal law, regulation or rule, including the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all on the day and year first above written.


SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
on behalf of the series listed on Schedule A
 
RAREVIEW CAPITAL LLC
     
By:          /s/John J. Hedrick                             
 
By:         /s/ Neil D. Azous                                
Name:      John J. Hedrick
 
Name:    Neil D. Azous
Title:       President
 
Title:       Managing Member

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SCHEDULE A

Series of Series Portfolios Trust
Annual Fee Rate as a
Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets
Effective Date of Initial
Investment Advisory
Agreement
     
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
1.20%
October 31, 2016

 
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 11 th day of October, 2016, by and between Series Portfolios Trust , a Delaware statutory  trust (the “ Trust ”) and Quasar Distributors, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Distributor ”).  Rareview Capital LLC , a Connecticut limited liability company and the investment advisor to the Trust (the “ Advisor ”), is a party hereto with respect to Sections 3 F. and 6 only.

WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ”), as an open-end management investment company, and is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest (“ Shares ”) in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;
WHEREAS, the Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”);
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Distributor as principal underwriter in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares of each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “ Fund ”); and
WHEREAS, this Agreement has been approved by a vote of the Trust’s board of trustees (the “ Board ”), including its disinterested trustees voting separately, in conformity with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1.       Appointment of Quasar as Distributor .  The Trust hereby appoints the Distributor as its agent for the sale and distribution of Shares of the Fund in jurisdictions wherein the Shares may be legally offered for sale, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Distributor hereby accepts such appointment and shall perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The services and duties of the Distributor shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the Distributor hereunder.
2.       Services and Duties of the Distributor .
A. The Distributor shall sell Shares on a best efforts basis as agent for the Trust upon the terms and at the current offering price (plus sales charge, if any) described in the Prospectus.  As used in this Agreement, the term “ Prospectus ” shall mean the current prospectus, including the statement of additional information, as both may be amended or supplemented, relating to the Fund and included in the currently effective registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) of the Trust filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”) and the 1940 Act.  The Trust shall in all cases receive the net asset value per Share on all sales.  If a sales charge is in effect, the Distributor shall remit the sales charge (or portion thereof) to broker-dealers who have sold Shares, as described in Section 2(G), below.
 
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B. During the continuous public offering of Shares, the Distributor will hold itself available to receive orders, satisfactory to the Distributor, for the purchase of Shares and will accept such orders on behalf of the Trust.  Such purchase orders shall be deemed effective at the time and in the manner set forth in the Prospectus.
C. The Distributor, with the operational assistance of the Trust’s transfer agent, shall make Shares available for sale and redemption through the National Securities Clearing Corporation’s Fund/SERV System.
D. The Distributor acknowledges that it is not authorized to provide any information or make any representations other than as contained in the Prospectus and any sales literature specifically approved by the Trust.
E. The Distributor shall cooperate with the Trust or its agent in the development of all proposed advertisements and sales literature (“ Communications with the Public ”) relating to the Fund.  The Distributor shall review all proposed Communications with the Public for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and shall file with appropriate regulators those Communications with the Public it believes are in compliance with such laws and regulations.  The Distributor shall furnish to the Trust any comments provided by regulators with respect to such materials and to use its best efforts to obtain the approval of the regulators to such materials.
F. The Distributor, at its sole discretion, may repurchase Shares offered for sale by shareholders of the Fund.  Repurchase of Shares by the Distributor shall be at the price determined in accordance with, and in the manner set forth in, the Prospectus.  At the end of each business day, the Distributor shall notify the Trust and its transfer agent, by any appropriate means, of the orders for repurchase of Shares received by the Distributor since the last notification, the amount to be paid for such Shares and the identity of the shareholders offering Shares for repurchase.  The Trust reserves the right to suspend such repurchase right upon written notice to the Distributor.  The Distributor shall also act as agent for the Trust to receive and transmit promptly to the Trust’s transfer agent, shareholder requests for redemption of Shares.
G. The Distributor may, in its discretion, enter into agreements with such qualified broker-dealers as it may select, in order that such broker-dealers also may sell Shares of the Fund.  The form of any dealer agreement shall be approved by the Trust.  To the extent there is a sales charge in effect, the Distributor shall pay the applicable sales charge (or portion thereof), or allow a discount, to the selling broker-dealer, as described in the Prospectus.
H. The Distributor shall devote its best efforts to effect sales of Shares of the Fund but shall not be obligated to sell any certain number of Shares.
 
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I. The Distributor shall prepare reports for the Board regarding its activities under this Agreement as from time to time shall be reasonably requested by the Board, including reports regarding the use of any 12b-1 payments received by the Distributor.
J. The Distributor shall advise the Trust promptly in writing of the initiation of any proceedings against it by the SEC or its staff, FINRA or any state regulatory authority.
K. The Distributor shall monitor amounts paid under Rule 12b-1 plans and pursuant to sales loads to ensure compliance with applicable FINRA rules.
3.       Representations and Covenants of the Trust .
A. The Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Distributor, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
i. it is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
ii. this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;
iii. it is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted;
iv. there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement;
v. all Shares to be sold by it, including those offered under this Agreement, are validly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the description in the Prospectus, will be fully paid and nonassessable;
vi. the Registration Statement, and Prospectus included therein, have been prepared in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and
vii. the Registration Statement (at the time of its effectiveness) and any advertisements and sales literature prepared by the Trust or its agent (excluding statements relating to the Distributor and the services it provides that are based upon written information furnished by the Distributor expressly for inclusion therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that all statements or information furnished to the Distributor pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects.
 
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B. The Trust, or its agent, shall take or cause to be taken, all necessary action to register Shares of the Fund under the 1933 Act, qualify such shares for sale in such states as the Trust and the Distributor shall approve, and maintain an effective Registration Statement for such Shares in order to permit the sale of Shares as herein contemplated.  The Trust authorizes the Distributor to use the Prospectus, in the form furnished to the Distributor from time to time, in connection with the sale of Shares.
C. The Trust shall advise the Distributor promptly in writing:
i. of any material correspondence or other communication by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) or its staff relating to the Fund, including requests by the SEC for amendments to the Registration Statement or Prospectus;
ii. in the event of the issuance by the SEC of any stop-order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect or the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose;
iii. of the happening of any event which makes untrue any statement of a material fact made in the Prospectus or which requires the making of a change in such Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading;
iv. of all actions taken by the SEC with respect to any amendments to any Registration Statement or Prospectus, which may from time to time be filed with the SEC; and
v. in the event that it determines to suspend the sale of Shares at any time in response to conditions in the securities markets or otherwise, or in the event that it determines to suspend the redemption of Shares at any time as permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules of the SEC, including any and all applicable interpretations of such by the staff of the SEC.
D. The Trust shall notify the Distributor in writing of the states in which the Shares may be sold and shall notify the Distributor in writing of any changes to such information.
E. The Trust shall file from time to time such amendments to its Registration Statement and Prospectus as may be necessary in order that its Registration Statement and Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
 
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F. The Trust shall fully cooperate in the efforts of the Distributor to sell and arrange for the sale of Shares and shall make available to the Distributor a statement of each computation of net asset value.  In addition, the Trust shall keep the Distributor fully informed of its affairs and shall provide to the Distributor, from time to time, copies of all information, financial statements and other papers that the Distributor may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of Shares, including without limitation, certified copies of any financial statements prepared for the Trust by its independent public accountants and such reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus and annual and interim reports to shareholders as the Distributor may request.  The Trust shall forward a copy of any SEC filings, including the Registration Statement, to the Distributor within one business day of any such filings.  The Trust and the Advisor represent that they will not use or authorize the use of any Communications with the Public unless and until such materials have been approved and authorized for use by the Distributor.  Nothing in this Agreement shall require the sharing or provision of materials protected by privilege or limitation of disclosure, including any applicable attorney-client privilege or trade secret materials.
G. The Trust has reviewed and is familiar with the provisions of FINRA Rule 2830(k) prohibiting directed brokerage.  In addition, the Trust shall not enter into any agreement (whether orally or in writing) under which the Trust directs or is expected to direct its brokerage transactions (or any commission, markup or other payment from such transactions) to a broker or dealer for the promotion or sale of Fund Shares or the shares of any other investment company.  In the event the Trust fails to comply with the provisions of FINRA Rule 2830(k), the Trust shall promptly notify the Distributor.
4.       Additional Representations and Covenants of the Distributor .  The Distributor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trust, which representations, warranties and covenants shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
A. It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
B. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Distributor in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Distributor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;
 
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C. It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement;
D. It is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member in good standing of FINRA;
E. It: (i) has adopted an anti-money laundering compliance program (“ AML Program ”) that satisfies the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations; (ii) undertakes to carry out its AML Program to the best of its ability; (iii) will promptly notify the Trust and the Advisor if an inspection by the appropriate regulatory authorities of its AML Program identifies any material deficiency; and (vi) will promptly remedy any material deficiency of which it learns; and
F. In connection with all matters relating to this Agreement, it will comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, the regulations of FINRA and all other applicable federal or state laws and regulations.
5.       Standard of Care .
A. The Distributor shall use its best judgment and reasonable efforts in rendering services to the Trust under this Agreement but shall be under no duty to take any action except as specifically set forth herein or as may be specifically agreed to by the Distributor in writing.  The Distributor shall not be liable to the Trust or any of the Trust’s shareholders for any error of judgment or mistake of law, for any loss arising out of any investment, or for any action or inaction of the Distributor in the absence of bad faith or willful misfeasance in the performance of the Distributor’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or by reason of the Distributor’s reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under this Agreement
B. The Distributor shall not be liable for any action taken or failure to act in good faith reliance upon:
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the advice of the Trust or of counsel, who may be counsel to the Trust or counsel to the Distributor;
 
  ii.
any oral instruction which it receives and which it reasonably believes in good faith was transmitted by the person or persons authorized by the Board to give such oral instruction (the Distributor shall have no duty or obligation to make any inquiry or effort of certification of such oral instruction);
 
  iii.
any written instruction or certified copy of any resolution of the Board, and the Distributor may rely upon the genuineness of any such document or copy thereof reasonably believed in good faith by the Distributor to have been validly executed; or
 
 
 
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  iv.
any signature, instruction, request, letter of transmittal, certificate, opinion of counsel, statement, instrument, report, notice, consent, order, or other document reasonably believed in good faith by the Distributor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the Trust or other proper party or parties; and the Distributor shall not be under any duty or obligation to inquire into the validity or invalidity or authority or lack thereof of any statement, oral or written instruction, resolution, signature, request, letter of transmittal, certificate, opinion of counsel, instrument, report, notice, consent, order, or any other document or instrument which the Distributor reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine.
 
C. The Distributor shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, labor difficulties, fire, mechanical breakdowns, flood or catastrophe, epidemic, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply.  
6.       Compensation .  The Distributor shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit B hereto (as amended from time to time).  The Distributor shall also be reimbursed for such miscellaneous expenses (e.g., telecommunication charges, postage and delivery charges, and reproduction charges) as are reasonably incurred by the Distributor in performing its duties hereunder.  The Advisor shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Advisor shall notify the Distributor in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt of each invoice if the Advisor is disputing any amounts in good faith. The Advisor shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be paid.  With the exception of any fee or expense the Advisor is disputing in good faith as set forth above, unpaid invoices shall accrue a finance charge of 1½% per month after the due date.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Advisor to the Distributor shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.  Such fees and expenses shall be paid to Distributor by the Trust from Rule 12b-1 fees payable by the appropriate Fund or, if the Fund does not have a Rule 12b-1 plan, or if Rule 12b-1 fees are not sufficient to pay such fees and expenses, or if the Rule 12b-1 plan is discontinued, or if the Advisor otherwise determines that Rule 12b-1 fees shall not, in whole or in part, be used to pay Distributor, the Advisor shall be responsible for the payment of the amount of such fees and expenses not covered by Rule 12b-1 payments.
7.       Expenses .
A. The Trust shall bear all costs and expenses in connection with the registration of its Shares with the SEC and its related compliance with state securities laws, as well as all costs and expenses in connection with the offering of the Shares and communications with shareholders, including but not limited to: (i) fees and disbursements of its counsel and independent public accountants; (ii) costs and expenses of the preparation, filing, printing and mailing of Registration Statements and Prospectuses, as well as related advertising and sales literature; (iii) costs and expenses of the preparation, printing and mailing of annual and interim reports, proxy materials and other communications to shareholders; and (iv) fees required in connection with the offer and sale of Shares in such jurisdictions as shall be selected by the Trust pursuant to Section 3(D) hereof.
 
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B. The Distributor shall bear the expenses of registration or qualification of the Distributor as a dealer or broker under federal or state laws and the expenses of continuing such registration or qualification.  The Distributor does not assume responsibility for any expenses not expressly assumed hereunder.
8.       Indemnification .
A. The Trust shall indemnify, defend and hold the Distributor and each of its managers, officers, employees, representatives and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “ Distributor Indemnitees ”), free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “ Losses ”) that the Distributor Indemnitees may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against a Distributor Indemnitee by any person (i) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus, or in any annual or interim report to shareholders, or in any advertisements or sales literature prepared by the Trust or its agent, or (ii) arising out of or based upon any omission, or alleged omission, to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) based upon the Trust’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided however that the Trust’s obligation to indemnify the Distributor Indemnitees shall not be deemed to cover any Losses arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, annual or interim report, or any advertisement or sales literature in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Distributor and furnished to the Trust or its counsel by the Distributor for the purpose of, and used in, the preparation thereof.  The Trust’s agreement to indemnify the Distributor Indemnitees is expressly conditioned upon the Trust being notified of such action or claim of loss brought against the Distributor Indemnitees within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Distributor Indemnitees, unless the failure to give notice does not prejudice the Trust; provided that the failure so to notify the Trust of any such action shall not relieve the Trust from any liability which the Trust may have to the person against whom such action is brought by reason of any such untrue, or alleged untrue, statement or omission, or alleged omission, otherwise than on account of the Trust’s indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(A).
 
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B. The Trust shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such Losses, but if the Trust elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Trust and approved by the Distributor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  In the event the Trust elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, the Distributor Indemnitees in such suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them.  If the Trust does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit, or in case the Distributor does not, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, approve of counsel chosen by the Trust, or if under prevailing law or legal codes of ethics, the same counsel cannot effectively represent the interests of both the Trust and the Distributor Indemnitees, the Trust will reimburse the Distributor Indemnitees for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.  The Trust’s indemnification agreement contained in Sections 8(A) and 8(B) herein shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Distributor Indemnitees and shall survive the delivery of any Shares and the termination of this Agreement.  This agreement of indemnity will inure exclusively to the benefit of the Distributor Indemnitees and their successors.  The Trust shall promptly notify the Distributor of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Trust or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the offer and sale of any of the Shares.
C. The Trust shall advance attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by any Distributor Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action or suit which is the subject of a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 8 to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.
D. The Distributor shall indemnify, defend and hold the Trust and each of its trustees, officers, employees, representatives and any person who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “ Trust Indemnitees ”), free and harmless from and against any and all Losses that the Trust Indemnitees may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against a Trust Indemnitee by any person (i) arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus, or in any annual or interim report to shareholders, or in any advertisements or sales literature prepared by the Distributor, or (ii) arising out of or based upon any omission, or alleged omission, to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement not misleading, or (iii) based upon the Distributor’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided however that with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), above, the Distributor’s obligation to indemnify the Trust Indemnitees shall only be deemed to cover Losses arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, annual or interim report, or any advertisement or sales literature in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Distributor and furnished to the Trust or its counsel by the Distributor for the purpose of, and used in, the preparation thereof.  The Distributor’s agreement to indemnify the Trust Indemnitees is expressly conditioned upon the Distributor being notified of any action or claim of loss brought against the Trust Indemnitees within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Trust Indemnitees, unless the failure to give notice does not prejudice the Distributor; provided that the failure so to notify the Distributor of any such action shall not relieve the Distributor from any liability which the Distributor may have to the person against whom such action is brought by reason of any such untrue, or alleged untrue, statement or omission, otherwise than on account of the Distributor’s indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(D).
 
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E. The Distributor shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such Losses, but if the Distributor elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Distributor and approved by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  In the event the Distributor elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, the Trust Indemnitees in such suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them.  If the Distributor does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit, or in case the Trust does not, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, approve of counsel chosen by the Distributor, or if under prevailing law or legal codes of ethics, the same counsel cannot effectively represent the interests of both the Trust Indemnitees and the Distributor, the Distributor will reimburse the Trust Indemnitees for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.  The Distributor’s indemnification agreement contained in Sections 8(D) and 8(E) herein shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Trust Indemnitees and shall survive the delivery of any Shares and the termination of this Agreement.  This agreement of indemnity will inure exclusively to the benefit of the Trust Indemnitees and their successors.  The Distributor shall promptly notify the Trust of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Distributor or any of its officers or directors in connection with the offer and sale of any of the Shares.
F. The Distributor shall advance attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by any Trust Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action or suit which is the subject of a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 8 to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.
G. No party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other parties for consequential, special or punitive damages under any provision of this Agreement.
 
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H. No person shall be obligated to provide indemnification under this Section 8 if such indemnification would be impermissible under the 1940 Act, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or the rules of FINRA; provided however that , in such event indemnification shall be provided under this Section 8 to the maximum extent so permissible.
9.       Proprietary and Confidential Information .  The Distributor agrees on behalf of itself and its managers, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust, all records and other information relative to the Trust and prior, present or potential shareholders of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except (i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where the Distributor may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust.  Records and other information which have become known to the public through no wrongful act of the Distributor or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of the Distributor prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
Further, the Distributor will adhere to the privacy policies adopted by the Trust pursuant to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as may be modified from time to time.  In this regard, the Distributor shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust and its shareholders.
10.       Compliance with Laws .  The Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance with the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of the Fund relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its Prospectus and statement of additional information.  The Distributor’s services hereunder shall not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such compliance or the Board of Trustee’s oversight responsibility with respect thereto.
11.       Term of Agreement; Amendment; Assignment .
A. This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund listed on Exhibit A hereof as of the date hereof and, with respect to each Fund not in existence on that date, on the date an amendment to Exhibit A to this Agreement relating to that Fund is executed.  Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall continue in effect for two years from the date hereof.  Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect automatically as to each Fund for successive one-year periods, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by: (i) the Trust’s Board, or (ii) the vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of a Fund, and provided that in either event, the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Trust’s Board who are not “interested persons” of any party to this Agreement, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
 
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B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated, without the payment of any penalty, with respect to a particular Fund: (i) through a failure to renew this Agreement at the end of a term, (ii) upon mutual consent of the parties, or (iii) upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, by either the Trust upon the vote of a majority of the members of its Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Agreement, or by vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of a Fund, or by the Distributor.  The terms of this Agreement shall not be waived, altered, modified, amended or supplemented in any manner whatsoever except by a written instrument signed by the Distributor and the Trust.  If required under the 1940 Act, any such amendment must be approved by the Trust’s Board, including a majority of the Trust’s Board who are not “interested persons” of any party to this Agreement, by a vote cast in person at a meeting for the purpose of voting on such amendment.  In the event that such amendment affects the Advisor, the written instrument shall also be signed by the Advisor.  This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment.”
C. As used in this Section, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested person,” and “assignment” shall have the same meaning as such terms have in the 1940 Act.
D. Sections 8 and 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
12.       Early Termination .  In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Trust elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the term, the Trust shall pay the following fees:
A. all monthly fees through the life of the Agreement, including the repayment of any negotiated discounts;
B. all fees associated with converting services to successor service provider;
C. all fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service provider;
D. all miscellaneous costs associated with A-C above.
13.       Duties in the Event of Termination .  In the event that, in connection with termination, a successor to any of the Distributor’s duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to the Distributor, the Distributor will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of the Trust, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence, and other data established or maintained by the Distributor under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which the Distributor has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from the Distributor’s personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by such successor.  If no such successor is designated, then such books, records and other data shall be returned to the Trust.
 
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14.       Governing Law .  This   Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflicts of law principles.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the SEC thereunder.
15.       No Agency Relationship .  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
16.       Services Not Exclusive .  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the Distributor from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.
17.       Invalidity .  Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the parties.
18.       Notices .   Any notice required or permitted to be given by any party to the others shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by facsimile transmission to the other parties’ respective addresses as set forth below:
Notice to the Distributor shall be sent to:

Quasar Distributors, LLC
Attn:  President
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202

notice to the Trust shall be sent to:

Series Portfolios Trust
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
ATTN: Fund Administration
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
 
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and notice to the Advisor shall be sent to:

Rareview Capital LLC
Soundview Plaza, 1266 E. Main Street Ste 700R
Stamford, Connecticut 06902


19.       Multiple Originals .   This   Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date first above written.

The parties hereby agree that the Distribution Services provided by Quasar Distributors, LLC will commence on or after October 11, 2016.
SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
   
By: /s/John J. Hedrick
By: /s/James R. Schoenike
   
Name: John J. Hedrick
Name: James R. Schoenike
   
Title: President
Title: President
   
   
RAREVIEW CAPITAL LLC
(with respect to Sections 3 F. and  6 only)
 
   
By: /s/Neil Azous
 
   
Name: Neil Azous
 
   
Title: Managing Member
 
   
 
 
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Exhibit A
to the
Distribution Agreement

Fund Names

Separate Series of Series Portfolios Trust

Name of Series
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund

 
 
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Exhibit B
to the
Distribution Agreement

Quasar Distributors, LLC Regulatory Distribution Services Fee Schedule at October, 2016
Regulatory Distribution Annual Services per Fund*
Base fee of $___ on the first $___
___ basis point on the balance
Default sales loads and distributor concession, if applicable, are paid to Quasar.
Standard Advertising Compliance Review
$___ per communication piece for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $___ per page (minute if audio or video) thereafter.
$___ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $___ per page (minute if audio or video) thereafter. FINRA filing fee subject to change. (FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces.)
Expedited Advertising Compliance Review
$___ for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $___ per page (minute if audio or video) thereafter, 24 hour initial turnaround.
$___ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $___ per page (minute if audio or video) thereafter. FINRA filing fee subject to change. (FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces.)
Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff
$___ per year per registered representative
Quasar sponsors the following licenses: Series 6, 7, 24, 26, 27, 63, 66
$___ per FINRA designated branch location
All associated FINRA and state fees for registered representatives, including license and renewal fees
Fund Fact Sheets
Design – $___ per fact sheet, includes first production
Production – $___ per fact sheet per each production period
All printing costs are Miscellaneous expenses in addition to the design and production fees
Web sites, third-party data provider costs, brochures, and other sales support materials – Project priced via Quasar proposal

Miscellaneous Expenses
Reasonable Miscellaneous expenses incurred by the Distributor in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares, including, but not limited to:

Typesetting, printing and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports
Production, printing, distribution, and placement of advertising, sales literature, and materials
Engagement of designers, free-lance writers, and public relations firms
Postage, overnight delivery charges
FINRA registration fees other costs to fulfill regulatory requirements
Record retention (Including RR email correspondence if applicable)
Travel, lodging, and meals

* Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 
 
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AMENDMENT TO THE
SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
CUSTODY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 11 th day of October, 2016, to the Custody Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2015, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association (the “Custodian”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add a fund; and

WHEREAS, Article XV, Section 15.02 of the Agreement allows for its amendment
by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement and add the
following series of Series Portfolios Trust:

Exhibit H, the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund is hereby added and attached hereto.


Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
By: /s/John J. Hedrick            
By: /s/Michael L. Ceccato                
   
Name: John J. Hedrick
Name: Michael L. Ceccato
   
Title: President
Title: Vice President
   


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Exhibit H to the Series Portfolios Trust Custody Agreement
Name of Series
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund

Custody Services Fee Schedule at October, 2016

Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value per Fund*
___ basis point on average daily market value of all long securities and cash held in the portfolio
Minimum annual fee per fund $___
Plus portfolio transaction fees

Portfolio Transaction Fees
$ ___ – Book entry DTC transaction, Federal Reserve transaction, principal paydown
$ ___ – Repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction
$ ___ – Option/SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired
$ ___ – Mutual fund trade, Margin Variation Wire and outbound Fed wire
$ ___ – Physical security transaction
$ ___ – Check disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)

A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.

Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, SWIFT charges and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.

Additional Services
Additional fees apply for global servicing.
$ ___ per Sub Advisor or Segregated custody account per year
No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2 unless a line of credit is in place.

* Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.


Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the domestic and global custody fee schedules on this Exhibit H.


Rareview Capital LLC

By: /s/Neil Azous                

Printed Name and Title: Neil Azous, Managing Member    Date: October 14, 2016

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Exhibit H (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Custody Agreement

Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule at October, 2016



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Exhibit H (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Custody Agreement

Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule (continued) at October, 2016

A monthly base fee per account (fund) will apply based on the number of foreign securities held.
1–25 foreign securities: $___; 26–50 foreign securities: $___; Over 50 foreign securities: $___
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge.
For all other markets specified in above grid, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Miscellaneous Expenses
Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $___ per claim.
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A. directly or through sub-custodians for account opening fees, local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, foreign exchange transactions, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications, recurring administration fees or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
A surcharge may be added to certain Miscellaneous expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses.  Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate. SWIFT reporting and message fees.

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AMENDMENT TO THE
SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
Rareview

THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 11 th day of October, 2016, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated as of September 15, 2015, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add a fund; and

WHEREAS, Section 11 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement and add the
following series of Series Portfolios Trust:

Exhibit F, the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund is hereby added and
attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
By: /s/John J. Hedrick
By: /s/Michael L. Ceccato
   
Name: John J. Hedrick
Name: Michael L. Ceccato
   
Title: President
Title: Senior Vice President
   

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Exhibit F to the Series Portfolios Trust Fund Administration Servicing Agreement

Name of Series
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
 
Fund Administration, Fund Accounting & Portfolio Compliance Services Fee Schedule at October, 2016
 
Domestic Equity and Balanced Funds
 
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets per Fund*
___ basis points on the first $___
___ basis points on the next $___
___ basis points on the balance
Minimum Annual Fee: $___ per fund

Additional fee of $___ for each additional class and/or for a Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)
Additional fee of $___ per manager/sub-advisor per fund
Tax Free Transfer In-Kind Cost Basis Tracking* – $___ per sub-account per year
Services Included in Annual Fee Per Fund
Advisor Information Source – On-line access to portfolio management and compliance information.
Daily Performance Reporting – Daily pre and post-tax fund and/or sub-advisor performance reporting.
USBFS Legal Administration (e.g., registration statement update)
All schedules subject to change depending upon use of unique security types requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.
 
Data Services
 
Pricing Services
 
$___ – Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards
$___ – Domestic Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies, Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed
$___ – CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies,  Asset Backed, High Yield
$___ Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
$___ Bank Loans
$___ Swaptions
$___ Credit Default Swaps
$___ per Month Manual Security Pricing (>25per day)
 
Fair Value Services (Charged at the complex level)
 
 $___ per security on the First 100 Securities
 $___ per security on the Balance of Securities
 
Corporate Action and Factor Services (security paydown)
 
$___ per Foreign Equity Security per Month
$___ per Domestic Equity Security per Month
$___ per CMOs, Asset Backed, Mortgage Backed Security per Month
 
Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for each security)
 
$ ___ per security per month for fund administrative data

NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non-standard security type, such as CLOs and CDOs, which may result in additional fees.

Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including Bloomberg, S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationery, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses related to and including travel to and from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary) and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor or sub-advisor facilities.

Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – additional legal administration (e.g., subsequent new fund launch), daily compliance testing, Section 18 compliance testing, Section 15(c) reporting, equity & fixed income attribution reporting, electronic Board book portal (BookMark), and additional services mutually agreed upon.
* Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 
Rareview
2

Exhibit F (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
 
Fund Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Services Annual Fee Schedule at October, 2016
 
 
Chief Compliance Officer Annual Fees
 
§ $ ___ for the first fund (subject to Board approval)
§ $ ___ for each additional fund (subject to change based on Board review and approval)
§ $ ___ per sub-advisor per fund
§ Per advisor relationship, and subject to change based upon board review and approval.

Fund Administration & Compliance Portfolio Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at October, 2016
 
Daily Compliance Services
 
Base fee – $___ per fund per year
Setup – $___ per fund group
 
Section 18 Compliance Testing
 
$___ set up fee per fund complex
$___ per fund per month
 
Section 15(c) Reporting
 
§ $___ per fund per standard reporting package*
§ Additional 15c reporting is subject to additional charges
*Standard reporting packages for annual 15(c) meeting
- Expense reporting package: 2 peer comparison reports (adviser fee) and (net expense ratio w classes on one report) OR Full 15(c) report
-
Performance reporting package: Peer Comparison Report
 
Equity & Fixed Income Attribution Reporting
 
Fees are dependent upon portfolio makeup, services required, and benchmark requirements.
 
BookMark Electronic Board Book Portal
 
USBFS will establish a central, secure portal for Board materials using a unique client board URL.
Your Fund Administrator will load/maintain all fund board book data for the main fund board meetings and meetings.
Features password-protected, encrypted servers with automatic failover.
Training and ongoing system support.
Accessible from your smart phone or iPad.
Allows multiple users to access materials concurrently.
Searchable archive.
Ability to make personal comments.

Annual Fee per Trust
0 – 10 users – $___
10 – 20 users – $___
20 – 30 users – $___
30 – 40 users – $___
 
Additional Legal Administration Services
 
Subsequent new fund launch – $___ per project
Subsequent new share class launch – $___ per project
Multi-managed funds – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
Proxy – as negotiated based upon specific requirements

(Signature on the following page)

Rareview
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Exhibit F (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Fund Administration Servicing Agreement


Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the Fund Administration fee schedules on this Exhibit F.

Rareview Capital LLC

By: /s/Neil Azous

Printed Name and Title: Neil Azous, Managing Member     Date: October 14, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AMENDMENT TO THE
SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENT


THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 11 th day for October, 2016, to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated as of September 15, 2015, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add a fund; and

WHEREAS, Section 13 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement and add the
following series of Series Portfolios Trust:


Exhibit E, the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund is hereby added and
attached hereto.


Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
By: /s/John J. Hedrick
By: /s/Michael L. Ceccato
   
Name: John J. Hedrick
Name: Michael L. Ceccato
   
Title: President
Title: Senior Vice President
   

   
1

Exhibit E to the Series Portfolios Trust Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement

Name of Series
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund

Fund Administration, Fund Accounting & Portfolio Compliance Services Fee Schedule at October, 2016
Domestic Equity and Balanced Funds
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets per Fund*
___ basis points on the first $___
___ basis points on the next $___
___ basis points on the balance
Minimum Annual Fee: $___ per fund

Additional fee of $___ for each additional class and/or for a Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)
Additional fee of $___ per manager/sub-advisor per fund
Tax Free Transfer In-Kind Cost Basis Tracking* – $___ per sub-account per year

Services Included in Annual Fee Per Fund
Advisor Information Source – On-line access to portfolio management and compliance information.
Daily Performance Reporting – Daily pre and post-tax fund and/or sub-advisor performance reporting.
USBFS Legal Administration (e.g., registration statement update)

All schedules subject to change depending upon use of unique security types requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.
Data Services
Pricing Services
$___ – Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards
$___ – Domestic Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies, Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed
$___ – CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies,  Asset Backed, High Yield
$___ – Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
$___ – Bank Loans
$___ – Swaptions
$___ – Credit Default Swaps
$___ per Month Manual Security Pricing (>25per day)
Fair Value Services (Charged at the complex level)
 $___ per security on the First 100 Securities

 $___ per security on the Balance of Securities
Corporate Action and Factor Services (security paydown)
$___ per Foreign Equity Security per Month
$___ per Domestic Equity Security per Month
$___ per CMOs, Asset Backed, Mortgage Backed Security per Month

Fund Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Services Annual Fee Schedule at October, 2016
Chief Compliance Officer Annual Fees
§
$___ for the first fund (subject to Board approval)
§
$___ for each additional fund (subject to change based on Board review and approval)
§
$___ per sub-advisor per fund
§
Per advisor relationship, and subject to change based upon board review and approval.
 
2

Exhibit E (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement

Fund Administration, Fund Accounting & Portfolio Compliance Services Fee Schedule (continued) at October, 2016

Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for each security)
$ ___ per security per month for fund administrative data

NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non-standard security type, such as CLOs and CDOs, which may result in additional fees.

Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including Bloomberg, S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationery, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses related to and including travel to and from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary) and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor or sub-advisor facilities.

Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – additional legal administration (e.g., subsequent new fund launch), daily compliance testing, Section 18 compliance testing, Section 15(c) reporting, equity & fixed income attribution reporting, electronic Board book portal (BookMark), and additional services mutually agreed upon.
* Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.

Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the Fund Accounting fee schedule on this Exhibit E.

Rareview Capital LLC

By: /s/Neil Azous

Printed Name and Title: Neil Azous, Managing Member    Date: October 14, 2016

3
 


AMENDMENT TO THE
SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT


THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 11 th day of October, 2016, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2015, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add a fund; and

WHEREAS, Section 13 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written
instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement and add the
following series of Series Portfolios Trust:

Exhibit G, the Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund is hereby added and
attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
By: /s/John J. Hedrick              
By: /s/Michael L. Ceccato           
   
Name: John J. Hedrick
Name: Michael L. Ceccato
   
Title: President
Title: Senior Vice President
   


1

Exhibit G to the Series Portfolios Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Name of Series
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund

Transfer Agent, Shareholder & Account Services Fee Schedule at October, 2016

Annual Service Charges to the Fund*
Base Fee per CUSIP $___ first CUSIP, $___ each additional CUSIP
NSCC Level 3 Accounts $___  per open account
No-Load Fund Accounts $___  per open account
Load Fund Accounts $___  per open account
Daily Accrual Fund Accounts $___  per open account
Closed Accounts $___  per closed account

Annual Basis Point Fee
___ basis point on the first $ ___
___ basis points on the next $ ___
___ basis points on the balance

Services Included in Annual Basis Point Fee
Telephone Calls
Voice Response Calls
Manual Shareholder Transaction & Correspondence
Omnibus Account Transaction
Daily Valuation/Manual 401k Trade
Report Source – Client on-line access to fund and investor data. Includes set up and 2 user Ids.
NSCC System Interface
Short-Term Trader Reporting – Software application used to track and/or assess transaction fees that are determined to be short-term trades.
Excessive Trader – Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents trades in excess of the fund family parameters.
12b-1 Aging – Aging shareholder account share lots in order to monitor and begin assessing 12b-1 fees after a certain share lot age.

Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to telephone toll-free lines, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery, envelopes, service/data conversion, AML verification services, special reports, record retention, lost shareholder search, disaster recovery charges, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, NSCC activity charges, DST charges, shareholder/dealer print out (daily confirms, investor confirms, tax, check printing and writing and commissions), voice response (VRU) maintenance and development, data communication and implementation charges, specialized programming, omnibus conversions, travel, excess history, FATCA and other compliance mailings, electronic document archiving.

Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services - FAN Web shareholder e-commerce, FAN Mail electronic data delivery, Vision intermediary e-commerce, client Web data access, recordkeeping application access, programming charges, outbound calling & marketing campaigns, training, cost basis reporting, short-term trader reporting, excessive trader, investor email services, dealer reclaim services, literature fulfillment, money market fund service organizations, charges paid by investors, physical certificate processing, Real Time Cash Flow, CUSIP setup, CTI reporting, sales reporting & 22c-2 reporting (MARS), electronic statements (Informa), Fund Source, EConnect Delivery, Shareholder Call review analysis, statement support, mutual fund profile II services, dealer/fund merger events, NAV reprocessing and additional services mutually agreed upon.

* Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.

The monthly fee for an open account shall be charged in the month during which an account is opened through the   month in which such account is closed. The monthly fee for a closed account shall be charged in the month following    the month during which such account is closed

2

Exhibit G (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at October, 2016
CUSIP Setup
CUSIP Setup beyond the initial CUSIP – $ ___ per CUSIP
Expedited CUSIP Setup – $ ___ per  CUSIP (Less than 35 days)
FAN Web Responsive Design (includes Mobile Access)
Shareholder account access through the internet.  Shareholders can securely access account information, conduct financial transactions, and perform account maintenance activities. Electronic document delivery is also available as an adjunct service. This version of FAN Web has a completely redesigned, modern user interface which caters to a full range of connected devices, including tablets and smart phones.
FAN Web Premium (Fund Groups over 50,000 open accounts)
Implementation – $ ___ per fund group – includes up to 90 hours of technical/BSA support
Annual Base Fee – $ ___ per year
FAN Web Select (Fund Groups under 50,000 open accounts)
Implementation – $ ___ per fund group – includes up to 45 hours of technical/BSA support
Annual Base Fee – $ ___ per year
Customization – $ ___ per hour – (subject to change at prevailing rates of vendor)
Activity (Session) Fees:
Inquiry – $ ___ per event
Account Maintenance – $ ___ per event
Transaction – financial transactions, duplicate statement requests, etc. – $ ___ per event
New Account Set-up – $ ___ per event (Not available with FAN Web Select)
Strong Authentication:
$ ___ per month per active FAN Web ID (Any ID that has had activity within the 180-day period prior to the billing cycle)
FAN Mail
Financial planner mailbox provides transaction, account and price information to financial planners and small broker/dealers for import into a variety of financial planning software packages.
Base Fee Per Management Company – file generation and delivery – $ ___ per year
Per Record Charge
Rep/Branch/ID – $ ___
Dealer – $ ___
Price Files – $ ___ per record or $ ___ per user per month, whichever is less
Vision Electronic Statement Services
Online account access for broker/dealers, financial planners, and RIAs.
§ Account inquiry
-   Inquiry - $ ___ per event
- Vision ID - $ ___ per month per ID
§ Transaction Processing*
-   Implementation Fee - $ ___ per Management Company
-   Transaction – purchase, redeem, and exchange - $ ___ per event
-   Monthly Minimum Charge - $ ___ per month
§ Electronic Statements*
- Implementation- $ ___ per fund group
- Load charges-$ ___ per image
- Archive charge (for any image stored beyond 2 years)-$ ___ per document
*Vision ID and event charges also apply.
Fund Source
Client Access to audited fund information, pricing, performance, literature, processing guidelines.
$ ___ per Month – Unlimited Users
Electronic Correspondence
Upon consent from shareholder caller, forms and fulfillment pieces can be sent via email through a secured service rather than mailed.
$ ___ per Email
3

Exhibit G (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule (Continued) at October, 2016
Client Web Data Access
USBFS client on-line access to fund and investor data through USBFS technology applications and data delivery and security software.
§
RMOD – Statement Storage & Retrieval
Setup: $ ___ per user
Support: $ ___ per user per month
ReportSource – Report and Data File Storage & Retrieval
Setup: Included in initial fund setup on Transfer Agent system
$ ___ per user per month
Additional Data Delivery Services
Ad Hoc/PowerSelect File Development
Standard ad-hoc select: $ ___ per file
Custom coded data for recurring, scheduled delivery: $ ___ per hour consultation and programming development
Support: $ ___ per file per month for recurring files/reports scheduled for delivery via Report Source.
Recurring files scheduled for delivery via Report Source.
Custom Electronic File Exchange (DDS delivery of standard TIP files)
Setup: $ ___ one-time fee
Support: $ ___   per file per month
File Delivery to Alternate Sales Reporting Provider
Setup: $ ___ one-time fee
Maintenance Fee: $ ___   per file per month
Recordkeeping Application Access
Internet VPN – Infrastructure to allow for application accessibility to host systems and file transfers
$ ___ implementation
$ ___ per month
Physical Network – Infrastructure to allow for application accessibility to host systems and file transfers
Cost varies depending upon location and bandwidth
TA2000 3270 Emulation (Mainframe Green Screen) – Account inquiry and ability to perform financial transactions or account maintenance depending upon user access.
$ ___ implementation
$ ___ per ID per month
TA2000 Desktop (Graphic User Interface to the TA2000 Mainframe ) – Account inquiry and ability to perform financial transactions or account maintenance depending upon user access provisioning.
$ ___ implementation
$ ___ per ID per month
TA2000 SmartDesk (Web Application to TA2000 Mainframe) – Account inquiry only.
$ ___ implementation
$ ___ per ID per month
Automated Work Distributor (AWD) – Image and workflow application.
$ ___ implementation
$ ___ per ID per month
Same Day Cash Management (SDCM) – Fund level transaction and cash reporting.
$ ___ implementation
$ ___ per ID per month
PowerSelect – SQL database used for ad hoc reporting from the shareholder recordkeeping system.
$ ___ per month
Programming Charges
$ ___ per hour (subject to change)
Charges incurred for customized services based upon fund family requirements including but not limited to:
Fund setup programming (transfer agent system, statements, options, etc.)
Conversion programming
Customized service development
Voice response system setup (menu selections, shareholder system integration, testing, etc.)
All other client specific customization and/or development services

Outbound Calling & Marketing Campaigns
Cost based on project requirements.
4

Exhibit G (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule (continued) at October, 2016
Short-Term Trader
Software application used to track and/or assess transaction fees that are determined to be short-term trades.  Service can be applied to some or all funds within a fund family. Fees will be applied if the fund(s) have a redemption fee.
§
90 days or less: $ ___ per open account
§
91-180 days: $ ___ per open account
§
181-270 days: $ ___ per open account
§
271 days – 1 year: $ ___ per open account
§
1 year – 2 years: $ ___ per open account
Excessive Trader
Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents trades in excess of the fund family parameters.
§
$ ___ setup per fund group of 1-5 funds, $ ___ setup per fund group of over 5 funds
§
$ ___ per account per year
Transfer Agent Training Services
On-site at USBFS – $ ___ per day
At Client Location – $ ___ per day plus travel and Miscellaneous expenses if required
Cost Basis Reporting
Annual reporting of shareholder cost basis for non-fiduciary direct accounts.
$ ___ per direct open account per year
Email Services
Services to capture, queue, monitor, service and archive shareholder email correspondence:
$ ___ setup per fund group
$ ___ per month administration
$ ___ per received email correspondence
Dealer Reclaim Services
Services reclaim fund losses due to the pricing differences for dealer trade adjustments such as between dealer placed trades and cancellations.  There will be no correspondence charges related to this service.
$ ___ per fund group per month
Literature Fulfillment Services
Account Management/Database Administration
$ ___ per month
Receiving – $ ___ per SKU
Order Processing – $ ___ per order
Skid Storage – $ ___ per month per location
Disposal – $ ___ per SKU
Inbound Teleservicing Only
Account Management – $ ___ per month (OR)
Call Servicing – $ ___ per call
Lead Source Reporting
$ ___ per month
Closed Loop Reporting
Account Management – $ ___ per month
Database Installation, Setup – $ ___ per fund group
Miscellaneous Expenses
Included but not limited to specialized programming, kit and order processing expenses, postage, and printing.
Shareholder Call Review Analysis
Includes Call Sampling sent securely to client and Reporting of internal representative reviews. $___  per Month

5

Exhibit G (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule (Continued) at October, 2016
CTI Reporting
Integrated custom detailed call reporting
$___ per monthly report
Mutual Fund Profile II Services
Initial data review and population as well as ongoing support of information on DTCC’s Mutual Fund Profile II site
Initial data population:  $___ for less than 25 CUSIP / $___ for 25 CUSIPS or more
Monthly maintenance:  $___ per management company
Additional project fees may apply for events such as fund acquisitions, multiple fund/share class launches, share class charges and other large processing events outside of normal fund activity to be billed at rate of $___/hour
Charges Paid by Investors
Shareholder accounts will be charged based upon the type of activity and type of account, including the following:
Qualified Plan Fees
$___ per qualified plan account or Coverdell ESA account (Cap at $___ per SSN)
$___ per transfer to successor trustee
$___ per participant distribution (Excluding SWPs)
$___ per refund of excess contribution
$___ per reconversion/recharacterization

Additional Shareholder Paid Fees
$___ per outgoing wire transfer or overnight delivery
$___ per telephone exchange
$___ per return check or ACH or stop payment
$___ per research request per account (This fee applies to requests for statements older than the prior year)
Physical Certificate Processing
Services to support the setup and processing of physical certificated shares for a fund family:
$___ setup per fund group
$___ per certificate transaction
Real Time Cash Flow
Implementation (one time charge) & Recurring Charges (monthly)
Up to 5 Users – $___
Over 5 Users – to be provided
Training
WebEx - $___ per user
On Site at USBFS – $___ per day
At Client Location – $___ per day plus travel and Miscellaneous expenses if required
Real Time Data Feeds
Implementation (per feed) – $___ per hour (8 hour estimate)
Recurring (per feed) – $___ per month
Fund Closing/Deconversion Fees
Programming & File Delivery – $___/hour
Project  Management/Analysis – $___/hour
Account Data Retention – $___/account/month until purged*
CUSIP Data Retention – $___/CUSIP/month until purged*

*FINCEN regulations require account retention for 12 months following closing.  Data is purged the first July after retention requirements have been fulfilled.
 
6

Exhibit G (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule (Continued) at October, 2016
MARS Sales Reporting & Compliance Services
Standard MARS Version 8i Implementation Cost
§   $___ – $___ MARS Sales Reporting Module, CRM Module or 22c-2 Compliance Module (Includes up to one year of DST/TA2000 data)
Standard MARS Version 8i Products & Services (Monthly fees)
§   $___ – $___ MARS Sales & Compliance Reporting (Includes 5 Sales & 5 Compliance Users)
§   $___ – $___ MARS Sales Reporting (Includes 5 Sales Users)
§   $___ – $___ MARS 22c-2 Compliance (Includes 5 Compliance Users)
§
$___ – $___ – Enhanced Services*
Includes up to 160 hours per month of support services. Basic support includes file import assistance, data scrubbing (cleaning of firm, office and rep information), database query requests, compliance report monitoring/review/analysis, and  business requirement analysis. Additional Enhanced Services support can be negotiated.
Standard Version 8i System Setup & Implementation Costs (One-time fee)
§
$___ – SalesForce.com Integration
§
$___ – Custom Data Interface
§
$___ – OmniSERV Setup
§
$___ – Standard Interface
§
$___ – Additional OmniSERV Interface
Standard Version 8i Licenses (Monthly Fee Per User)
§   $___ – Sales Reporting
§
$___ – 22c-2 Compliance
§
$___ – CRM
§
$___ – SFDC
Standard Version 8i Products & Services (Monthly Fee)
§
$___ – OmniSERV
§
$___ – Daily Transaction Load from Sales Portal
§
$___ – Monthly Asset Load from Sales Portal
§
$___ – SalesForce.com
Additional Version 8i Products & Services (Quoted Separately)
Albridge Analytics, CFG Fulfillment, Customer/Account Module, Document Management, Exact Target, iPad/iPhone, Mapping Integration, Merrill Lynch (Compliance Only), NSCC DTT Data Line, Profiling, and RIA Monthly Load.

MARS Lite Implementation Cost – Eligibility Based on AUM and Transaction Size
§   $___ – MARS Lite Base Sales Reporting Only (Includes up to one year of DST/TA2000 data)
MARS Lite Products & Services (Monthly fees based on AUM)
§
$___/month   (AUM $0 – $99,999,999.99)
§
$___/month   (AUM $100,00,000 – $249,999,999.99)
§
$___/month (AUM $250,000,000 – $399,999,999.99)
§
$___/month (AUM $400,000,000 – $499,999,999.99)
Once an AUM of $500,000,000 has been reached, additional fees will be negotiated. After an AUM range is surpassed, the monthly services fee would not decrease regardless of negative fluctuations.

Includes Enhanced Services up to 160 hours per month of support services. Basic support includes file import assistance, data scrubbing (cleaning of firm, office and rep information), database query requests and business requirements analysis.

Base includes initial three dealer interfaces. Each additional interface is $___ per month.
Storage allocation includes initial 10GB of data. Each additional 1GB of storage space is $75 per month.
No CRM real-time integration. No system access.

Additional MARS Lite System Setup & Implementation Costs (One-time fee)
§
$___ – Custom Data Interface
§
$___ – Standard Interface
§
$___ – OmniSERV Interface
Any System Upgrades & Enhancements ( Quoted separately through a Statement of Work)

MARS Training
§
$___ /day plus travel and out-of-pocket expenses.
** Any additional costs that may be charged by intermediaries/NSCC for data fees are not included.
 
7

Exhibit G (continued) to the Series Portfolios Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule (Continued) at October, 2016
Informa Shareholder Electronic Statement Services
Electronic Confirm Presentation
eCDLY will load shareowner daily confirmations (financial transactions only, does not include maintenance confirmations) and send notification to consented shareowners of a new document to view.
Document Loading, Storage, and Access – $ ___ per statement
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification – $ ___ per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Confirm Statements – $ ___ initial setup fee
Note: Quarterly minimum fee of $___.

Electronic Investor Statement Presentation
eStatements will load shareowner investor statements in a PDF format and send notification to the consented shareowners of a new document to view.
Document Loading, Storage, and Access – $ ___ per statement
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification – $ ___ per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Investor Statements – $ ___ initial setup fee

Electronic Tax Presentation
eTax will load TA2000 tax forms and send notification to the consented shareowners of a new document to view.
Document Loading, Storage, and Access – $ ___ per statement
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification – $ ___ per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Tax Statements – $ ___ initial setup fee

Electronic Compliance Presentation
eCompliance allows consented users to receive an email containing a link to the respective compliance material for each compliance run.
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification – $ ___ per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Compliance Documents – $ ___ initial setup fee
Note: Annual compliance minimum fee of $___.

Related FAN Web  Fees
View Consent Enrollment – $ ___ per transaction
Consent Enrollment – $ ___ per transaction
View Statements – $ ___ per view

Notes:
Statements presented as PDF documents
Statements will be loaded for all accounts, regardless of consent
Three year minimum term
Storage for two years included in Document Loading, Storage and Access fee.  Archive fee of $ ___ per document per year for three years and greater, if desired
FAN Web customization charges also apply
 






Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the Transfer Agent fee schedules on this Exhibit G.

Rareview Capital  LLC

By: /s/Neil Azous


Printed Name and Title: Neil Azous, Managing Member     Date: October 14, 2016
 
 
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SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST

OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT

THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 18th day of October, 2016, by and between Series Portfolios Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust listed on Appendix A, which may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”), and Rareview Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS , the Adviser renders advice and services to the Funds pursuant to the terms and provisions of an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser dated as of the 18th day of October, 2016 as amended (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, each Fund, and each of its respective classes, is responsible for all of its operating expenses unless expressly assumed by the Adviser; and

WHEREAS , the Adviser desires to limit each Fund’s Operating Expenses (as that term is defined in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement) pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the Trust (on behalf of the Funds) desires to allow the Adviser to implement those limits;

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually agree as follows:

1. LIMIT ON OPERATING EXPENSES. The Adviser hereby agrees to limit each class of a Fund’s current Operating Expenses to an annual rate, expressed as a percentage of each class’ respective average annual net assets to the amounts listed in Appendix A (the “Annual Limits”).  In the event that the annualized Operating Expenses of a class of a Fund, as accrued each day through the last calendar day of each month, exceeds its Annual Limit, the Adviser will pay to that class of the Fund the excess expense within fifteen (15) calendar days, or such other period as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), of being notified that an excess expense payment is due.  In the event that the Board of Trustees of the Trust determines that an excess expense payment due date be other than fifteen (15) calendar days, the Trust will provide the Adviser with ten (10) calendar days written notice prior to the implementation of such other excess expense payment due date.

2. DEFINITION. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Operating Expenses” with respect to each class of a Fund, is defined to include all expenses necessary or appropriate for the operation of the Fund and each of its classes, including the Adviser’s investment advisory or management fee detailed in the Investment Advisory Agreement, and other expenses described in the Investment Advisory Agreement, but does not include any front-end or contingent deferred loads, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing plan fees, taxes, leverage/borrowing interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), interest expense, dividends paid on short sales, brokerage and other transactional expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses, including but not limited to litigation expenses and judgments and indemnification expenses.

3. REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES. The Adviser retains its right to receive reimbursment of any excess expense payments paid by it pursuant to this Agreement under the same terms and conditions as it is permitted to receive reimbursement of reductions of its investment advisory fee under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

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4. TERM.   This Agreement shall become effective on the date specified herein and shall remain in effect for a period of two years from the effective date of the Funds’ prospectus, unless sooner terminated as provided in Paragraph 5 of this Agreement.

5. TERMINATION.   After this Agreement has been in effect for at least two (2) years from the effective date of the Funds’ prospectus, this Agreement may be terminated at any time upon sixty (60) days’ written notice, and without payment of any penalty prior to the completion of its term: (i) by the Board, on behalf of a Fund, or (ii) by the Adviser.  This Agreement will automatically terminate if the Investment Advisory Agreement is terminated, with such termination effective upon the effective date of the Investment Advisory Agreement’s termination.

6. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned without the written consent of the other party.

7. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute or rule, or shall be otherwise rendered invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

8. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to preempt, or to be inconsistent with, any federal law, regulation or rule, including the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and attested by their duly authorized officers, all on the day and year first above written.

SERIES   PORTFOLIOS TRUST
on behalf of the series listed on Appendix A
 
RAREVIEW CAPITAL LLC
         
By:
/s/John J. Hedrick
 
By:
/s/Neil D. Azous
Name:
John J. Hedrick
 
Name:
Neil D. Azous
Title:
President and Principal Executive Officer
 
Title:
Managing Member
         

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Appendix A


 
Series of Series Portfolios Trust
Operating Expense Limit   as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
   
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
1.75%
   

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SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN

On Behalf of the funds managed by
Rareview Capital LLC

October 11, 2016

WHEREAS :   Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) is registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”); and

WHEREAS , the Trust desires to adopt a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”) on behalf of the classes of shares for the series of the Trust listed on Schedule A as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”) and the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that adoption of the Plan will benefit each class of the Fund listed in Appendix A and its shareholders; and

WHEREAS , the shareholder servicing agent for each applicable Fund is listed in Appendix A and shall serve as shareholder servicing agent for the Fund (the “Agent”);

NOW THEREFORE , the Fund hereby adopts the Plan on behalf of each class of the Fund listed in Schedule A on the following terms and conditions:

1.     Each class of the Fund listed on Schedule A will pay the Agent, as set forth in Paragraph 3, for providing or for arranging for the provision of non-distribution personal shareholder services provided by the Agent or by securities broker-dealers and other securities professionals (“Service Organizations”) to beneficial owners of the Fund (“Clients”), including but not limited to shareholder servicing provided by the Agent at facilities dedicated to the Fund, provided that such shareholder servicing is not duplicative of the servicing otherwise provided on behalf of the Fund.

2.     Such services may include, but are not limited to, (a) establishing and maintaining accounts and records relating to Clients who invest in the Shares; (b) aggregating and processing orders involving the shares of the Shares; (c) processing dividend and other distribution payments from the Fund on behalf of Clients; (d) providing information to Clients as to their ownership of Fund shares or about other aspects of the operations of the Fund; (e) preparing tax reports or forms on behalf of Clients; (f) forwarding communications from the Fund to Clients; (g) assisting Clients in changing the Fund’s records as to their addresses, dividend options, account registrations or other data; (h) providing sub-accounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by shareholders, or the information to the Fund necessary for sub-accounting; (i) responding to shareholder inquiries relating to the services performed; (j) providing shareholders with a service that invests the assets of their accounts in shares pursuant to specific or pre-authorized instructions; and (k) providing such other similar services as the Agent may reasonably request to the extent the Service Organization is permitted to do so under applicable statutes, rules or regulations.

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3.     Each class of the Fund listed on Schedule A shall pay the Agent, for its services, an annual rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund as indicated on Schedule A.  The payments shall be calculated monthly.  The Fund may make such payments monthly, and payments to the Agent may exceed the amount expended by the Agent during the month or the year to date.  In the event that payments to the Agent during a fiscal year exceed the amounts expended (or accrued, in the case of payments to Service Organizations) during a fiscal year, the Agent will promptly refund to the Fund any such excess amount.  Payments to the Agent may be discontinued, or the rate amended, at any time by the Board, in its sole discretion.  The Agent may make final and binding decisions as to all matters relating to payments to Service Organizations, including but not limited to (a) the identity of Service Organizations; and (b) what Shares, if any, are to be attributed to a particular Service Organization, to a different Service Organization or to no Service Organization.

4.     While this Plan is in effect, the Agent shall report in writing at least quarterly to the Board, and the Board shall review, the amounts expended under this Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

5.     This Plan shall be effective with respect to each Fund listed on Schedule A (or each class of the Fund added to Schedule A from time to time): (a) on the date upon which it is approved for such Fund or class by vote of the Board, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the Plan for such class; or (b) on the date the class commences operations, if such date is later.
 
6.     This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, continue in effect until for two years from the date hereof, and from year to year thereafter only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually with respect to a class or classes of shares of the Fund, by the Board cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance.  This Plan may be terminated or amended, with respect to a class or classes of shares of the Fund, at any time by a vote of the Board or by the vote of the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the Act) of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

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SCHEDULE A
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN



Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Maximum Shareholder Servicing Fee
   
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
0.15% of average daily net assets
   

 
 
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Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001

goodwinlaw.com
+1 202 346 4000
 
October 31, 2016


Series Portfolios Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202


Re:           Series Portfolios Trust
Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
File Nos. 333-206240; 811-23084 (the “Registration Statement”)


Ladies and Gentlemen:

As counsel to Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), an unincorporated association under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Delaware Act”), commonly referred to as a “Delaware statutory trust,” we have been asked to render our opinion with respect to the issuance of an indefinite number of shares of stock of the Trust (the “Shares”), representing interests in Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, as more fully described in the prospectus and statement of additional information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement.

We have reviewed such documents and made such examination of law as we have deemed appropriate to give the opinion expressed below.  We have relied, without independent verification, on a certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and a certificate and other inquiries of officers of the Trust.  We also have assumed that: (i) the Shares of the Fund will be issued and sold at a price per share of not less than the net asset value thereof and that such issuance or sale will be made substantially in conformity with and subject to all of the provisions, terms and conditions set forth in the Trust’s current prospectus and statement of additional information included in the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time, and (ii) ownership of all Shares will be duly recorded in the books of the Trust or its transfer or similar agent.  The opinion expressed below is limited to the Delaware Act.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust.
 


We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm as legal counsel for the Trust in the Registration Statement.  This consent shall not constitute an acknowledgment that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.


Very truly yours,

/s/ Goodwin Procter LLP

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP


cc:     Alia M. Vasquez, Esq.
 


 
 
SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST

on behalf of the funds managed by
Rareview Capital LLC

DISTRIBUTION PLAN
(12b-1 Plan)

The following Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b‑1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), by Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust listed on Schedule A as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”).  The Plan has been approved by a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any Rule 12b-1 Agreement (as defined below) (the “Disinterested Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Plan.

In approving the Plan, the Board determined that adoption of the Plan would be prudent and in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.  Such approval by the Board of Trustees included a determination, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment and in light of its fiduciary duties, that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

The provisions of the Plan are as follows:

1.       PAYMENTS BY THE FUND TO PROMOTE THE SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Trust, on behalf of each identified Class of the Fund, will pay Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), as principal distributor of the Class’s shares, a distribution fee and shareholder servicing fee equal to a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund as shown on Schedule A in connection with the promotion and distribution of Fund shares and the provision of personal services to shareholders, including, but not necessarily limited to, advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current Fund shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature.  The Distributor may pay all or a portion of these fees to any registered securities dealer, financial institution or any other person (the “Recipient”) who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of shares, or who provides certain shareholder services, pursuant to a written agreement (the “Rule 12b-1 Agreement”), a form of which is attached hereto as Appendix A with respect to each Fund.  To the extent not so paid by the Distributor, such amounts may be retained by the Distributor.  Payment of these fees shall be made monthly promptly following the close of the month.

2. RULE 12B-1 AGREEMENTS
 
        (a)       No Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall be entered into with respect to the Fund and no payments shall be made pursuant to any Rule 12b-1 Agreement, unless such Rule 12b-1 Agreement is in writing and the form of which has first been delivered to and approved by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Rule 12b-1 Agreement.  The form of Rule 12b-1 Agreement relating to the Fund attached hereto as Appendix A has been approved by the Board as specified above.

        (b)       Any Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall describe the services to be performed by the Recipient and shall specify the amount of, or the method for determining, the compensation to the Recipient.



        (c)       No Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be entered into unless it provides (i) that it may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the shareholders of the Fund, or by vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees, on not more than 60 days' written notice to the other party to the Rule 12b-1 Agreement, and (ii) that it shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.

        (d)        Any Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than one year from the date of its execution only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Rule 12b-1 Agreement.
3.       QUARTERLY REPORTS

The Distributor shall provide to the Board, and the Board shall review at least quarterly, a written report of all amounts expended pursuant to the Plan.  This report shall include the identity of the recipient of each payment and the purpose for which the amounts were expended and such other information as the Board may reasonably request.

4.       EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

The Plan shall become effective immediately upon approval by the vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the Plan.  The Plan shall continue in effect with respect to the Fund for a period of one year from its effective date unless terminated pursuant to its terms.  Thereafter, the Plan shall continue with respect to each Fund from year to year, provided that such continuance is approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance.  The Plan, or any Rule 12b-1 agreement, may be terminated with respect to each Fund at any time, without penalty, on not more than 60 days’ written notice by a majority vote of shareholders of the Fund, or by vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees.

5.       SELECTION OF DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES

During the period in which the Plan is effective, the selection and nomination of those Trustees who are Disinterested Trustees of the Trust shall be committed to the discretion of the Disinterested Trustees.

6.       AMENDMENTS

All material amendments of the Plan shall be in writing and shall be approved by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such amendment.  In addition, the Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount to be expended by the Fund hereunder without the approval by a majority vote of shareholders of the Fund.

7.       RECORDKEEPING

The Trust shall preserve copies of the Plan, any Rule 12b-1 Agreement and all reports made pursuant to Section 3 for a period of not less than six years from the date of this Plan, any such Rule 12b-1 Agreement or such reports, as the case may be, the first two years in an easily accessible place.

SCHEDULE A

Series of Series Portfolios Trust
 
12b-1 Fee
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
   
Retail Class
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
     
     


Appendix A

Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement

Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202


Rareview Capital LLC
Soundview Plaza, 1266 E. Main Street, Ste 700R,
Stamford, CT 06902

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter will confirm our understanding and agreement with respect to payments to be made to you pursuant to a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust listed on Schedule A as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”).  The Plan and this related agreement (the “Rule 12b-1 Agreement”) have been approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Act, and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in this or any other Rule 12b-1 Agreement (the “Disinterested Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon.  Such approval included a determination by the Board that, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment and in light of its fiduciary duties, there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the Fund or its shareholders.

1.   To the extent you provide distribution and marketing services in the promotion of the Fund’s shares and/or services to the Fund’s shareholders, including furnishing services and assistance to your customers who invest in and own shares, including, but not limited to, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund and assisting in changing account designations and addresses, we shall pay you a fee as described on Schedule A.  We reserve the right to increase, decrease or discontinue the fee at any time in our sole discretion upon written notice to you.

You agree that all activities conducted under this Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement will be conducted in accordance with the Plan, as well as all applicable state and federal laws, including the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. PATRIOT Act of 2001 and any applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

2.   You shall furnish us with such information as shall reasonably be requested either by the Board or by us with respect to the services provided and the fees paid to you pursuant to this Rule 12b-1 Agreement.

3.   We shall furnish to the Board, for its review, on a quarterly basis, a written report of the amounts expended under the Plan by us and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

4.   This Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be terminated: (a) on 60 days’ written notice after the vote of a majority of shareholders, or (b) at any time by the vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees, in each case, without payment of any penalty.  In addition, this Rule 12b-1 Agreement will be terminated by any act which terminates the Plan or the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and us and shall terminate immediately in the event of its assignment.  This Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be amended by us upon written notice to you, and you shall be deemed to have consented to such amendment upon effecting any purchases of shares for your own account or on behalf of any of your customer’s accounts following your receipt of such notice.
 


 
5.   This Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall become effective on the date accepted by you and shall continue in full force and effect so long as the continuance of the Plan and this Rule 12b-1 Agreement are approved at least annually by a vote of the Board and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon.  All communications to us should be sent to the above address.  Any notice to you shall be duly given if mailed or faxed to you at the address specified by you below.


Quasar Distributors, LLC


By:                                                                  
James R. Schoenike, President


Accepted :


                                                                       
(Dealer or Service Provider Name)


                                                                       
(Street Address)


                                                                       
(City)(State)(ZIP)


                                                                       
(Telephone No.)


                                                                       
(Facsimile No.)


By:                                                                   
(Name and Title)



Schedule A
to the
Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement

Series of Series Portfolios Trust
 
12b-1 Fee
     
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
   
Retail Class Shares
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
     

For all services rendered pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Agreement, we shall pay you the fee shown above calculated as follows:

The above fee as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed on an annual basis) which are owned of record by your firm as nominee for your customers or which are owned by those customers of your firm whose records, as maintained by the Trust or its agent, designate your firm as the customer’s dealer or service provider of record.

We shall make the determination of the net asset value, which determination shall be made in the manner specified in the Fund’s current prospectus, and pay to you, on the basis of such determination, the fee specified above, to the extent permitted under the Plan.

 

SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST

on behalf of the funds managed by
Rareview Capital LLC

Multiple Class Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3


Pursuant to Rule-18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted this Multiple Class Plan (the “Plan”) which sets forth the method for allocating fees and expenses among each class of shares (each a “Class” and collectively, the “Classes”) of certain series of the Trust (the “Funds”) set forth in exhibits hereto.  In addition, the Plan sets forth the maximum initial sales charges, contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSCs”), Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees, conversion features, exchange privileges and other shareholder services applicable to each class of shares of the Funds.
The Trust is an open-end series investment company registered under the 1940 Act, the shares of which are registered on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Trust hereby elects to offer multiple classes of shares of the Funds pursuant to the provisions of Rule 18f-3 and the Plan.  The exhibits hereto, as may be amended from time to time, list the Funds that have approved the Plan and the classes of such Funds.
SECTION 1.   Rights and Obligations.   Except as set forth herein, all Classes of shares issued by the Funds shall have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications, designations, and terms and conditions.  The only differences among the various Classes of shares relate solely to the following:  (a) each Class may be subject to different Class expenses and sales charges as discussed under Section 3 of this Plan; (b) each Class may bear a different identifying designation; (c) each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters solely affecting such Class; (d) each Class may have different redemption or exchange fees and exchange privileges; and (e) each Class may provide for the automatic conversion of that Class into another Class.
SECTION 2.  Class Arrangements.   The class arrangements for each Class shall be as set forth in the applicable exhibit hereto.
SECTION 3.   Allocation of Expenses.
(a)   Class Expenses.   Each Class of shares may be subject to different Class expenses (collectively, “Class Expenses”) consisting of:
1.
Front-end sales charges or CDSCs;
 
2.
Rule 12b-1 plan distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees, if applicable to a particular Class;
 
3.
Transfer agency and other recordkeeping costs to the extent allocated to a particular Class;
 
4.
SEC and blue sky registration fees incurred separately by a particular Class;
 
5.
Litigation or other legal expenses relating solely to a particular Class;
 
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6.
Printing and postage expenses related to the preparation and distribution of Class specific materials such as shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxies to shareholders of a particular Class;
 
7.
Expenses of administrative personnel and services as required to support the shareholders of a particular Class;
 
8.
Audit or accounting fees or expenses relating solely to a particular Class;
 
9.
Trustee fees and expenses incurred as a result of issues relating solely to a particular Class; and
 
10.
Any other expenses, excluding advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of a Fund’s assets, subsequently identified that should be properly allocated to a particular Class, which shall be approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and a majority of the trustees of the Board who are not interested trustees (each, a “Disinterested Trustee”).
(b)   Other Expenses.   Except for the Class Expenses discussed above (which will be allocated to the appropriate Class), all expenses incurred by the Fund will be allocated to all Classes of shares on the basis of the net asset value of each Class to the net asset value of the Trust or the Fund, as the case may be.  Excess expenses created by the imposition of an operating expense limit on one or more Classes shall be considered general Fund expenses.
(c)   Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses.   The Fund’s investment adviser and any provider of services to the Fund may waive or reimburse the expenses of a particular Class or Classes; provided , however , that such waiver shall not result in cross-subsidization between Classes.
SECTION 4.         Allocation of Income.   The Fund will allocate income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses and appreciation and depreciation based on the relative net assets of each Class of shares.
SECTION 5.        Exchange Privileges.   Shareholders of the Fund may participate in an exchange of shares, subject to the Fund’s right to reject any exchange request, in whole or in part, for any reason and without prior notice.  The Fund may decide to restrict purchase and sale activity (including exchanges) in its shares based on various factors, including whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt portfolio management strategies and adversely affect its performance.  The Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify the exchange privileges of Fund shareholders in the future.  Shares to be exchanged will be redeemed at their next calculated net asset value following receipt of an exchange request in the form of a proper redemption request, as described in the applicable prospectus.  An exchange of shares will be subject to any redemption fee applicable to a redemption of shares.  See the Fund’s current prospectus for more information about share exchanges.

SECTION 6.       Conversions.   Currently, no Class of shares will automatically convert into shares of another Class.  A shareholder of Investor Class shares may request to convert to Institutional Class shares if they are eligible in accordance with the Fund’s current prospectus.  Any implementation of a conversion feature is subject to the continuing availability of a ruling or regulations of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), or of an opinion of counsel or tax adviser, stating that the conversion of one Class of shares to another does not constitute a taxable event under federal income tax law.  The conversion feature may be suspended if such a ruling, regulation or opinion is not available.
 
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SECTION 7.        Board Review.   The Board shall review the Plan as it deems necessary.  Prior to any material amendment(s) to the Plan with respect to any of the Fund’s shares, the Board, including a majority of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust, shall find that the Plan, as proposed to be amended (including any proposed amendments to the method of allocating class and/or fund expenses), is in the best interest of each class of shares of the Fund individually and the Fund as a whole.  In considering whether to approve any proposed amendment(s) to the Plan, the Board shall request and evaluate such information as they consider reasonably necessary to evaluate the proposed amendment(s) to the Plan.
SECTION 8.        Effective Date.   The Plan shall become effective when initially approved by both the Board and a majority of Disinterested Trustees.
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Exhibit A
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
SERIES PORTFOLIOS SERIES
Retail Class Shares

This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan is hereby adopted by the below-listed portfolios of the Trust pursuant to Section 2.

Fund
Maximum
Initial Sales
Charge
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge
Maximum
Annual
Rule 12b-1 Distribution
Fee
Maximum
Annual
Shareholder
Servicing Fee
Conversion
Features
Exchange
Privileges
Redemption
Fees
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
None
None
0.25%
0.15%
None
None
2.00% / 90 days
     

 
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Exhibit B
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
SERIES PORTFOLIOS SERIES
Institutional Class Shares

This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan is hereby adopted by the below-listed portfolios of the Trust pursuant to Section 2.

Fund
Maximum
Initial Sales
Charge
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge
Maximum
Annual
Rule 12b-1 Distribution
Fee
Maximum
Annual
Shareholder
Servicing Fee
Conversion
Features
Exchange
Privileges
Redemption
Fees
Rareview Longevity Income Generation Fund
None
None
None
0.15%
None
None
2.00% / 90 days
     


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CODE OF ETHICS (“CODE”)


The Code of Ethics is a compilation of basic principles of conduct for which you, as an employee of Rareview Capital LLC (“RVC”), are responsible for knowing and following. These principles represent values critical to our customers and others to conduct our business with honesty and integrity. The Code has been adopted to protect the reputation and integrity of RVC and its employees and to assist employees in following uniform standards of ethical conduct. The term "employee" in the Code is understood to mean officers, directors, employees, and independent contractors.

The Code of Ethics is intended to govern the actions and working relationships of employees with current or potential customers, consumers, other RVC employees, competitors, suppliers, government representatives, the media, and anyone else with whom RVC has contact. In these relationships, employees must observe the highest standards of ethical conduct. The success of RVC as a provider of investment advisory services is built upon the trust and confidential relationships maintained between RVC and its customers. Therefore, each employee is expected in all business matters to place RVC's and its customers' interest above his/ her own self- interest and to discuss with the Managing Member any proposed transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest.

It is RVC's policy that an employee maintain no investment or take any position which (1) could conflict with their performance of duties and responsibilities to RVC, (2) affects or could affect independence or judgment concerning transactions between RVC and its customers, suppliers, or others with whom RVC competes or has existing or pending or potential business relationships, or (3) otherwise reflects negatively on RVC.

Employees must resolve any doubt as to the meaning of the Code in favor of good, ethical judgment. It is the responsibility of each employee to avoid even an appearance of impropriety.

Implicit in the Code of Ethics is RVC's policy that both RVC and its employees comply with the law. The law prescribes a minimum standard of conduct; the Code of Ethics prescribes conduct that often exceeds the legal standard. Any request made of an employee by the Managing Member or any supervisor carries with it, whether or not articulated, the understanding that the employee is to comply with the request only to the extent he or she can do so while complying both with the law and this Code of Ethics. In certain instances, areas of RVC may have their own unique policies governing subjects covered by the Code of Ethics due to their lines of business. These policies are in addition to the requirements of the Code of Ethics.


Code of Ethics Statement

In accordance with SEC Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Rareview Capital LLC (“RVC”) has adopted a code of ethics to:

§ Set forth standards of conduct expected of advisory personnel (including compliance with federal securities laws);
§ Safeguard material non-public information about client transactions; and
§ Require “access persons” to report their personal securities transactions. In addition, the activities of an investment adviser and its personnel must comply with the broad antifraud provisions of Section 206 of the Advisers Act.

As an investment adviser firm, we have an overarching fiduciary duty to our clients. They deserve our undivided loyalty and effort, and their interests come first.  We have an obligation to uphold that fiduciary duty and see that our personnel do not take inappropriate advantage of their positions and the access to information that comes with their positions.

RVC holds their directors, officers, and employees accountable for adhering to and advocating the following general standards to the best of their knowledge and ability:

§ Always place the interest of the clients first and never benefit at the expense of advisory clients;
§ Always act in an honest and ethical manner, including in connection with, and the handling and avoidance of, actual or potential conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
§ Always maintain the confidentiality of information concerning the identity of security holdings and financial circumstances of clients;
§ Fully comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of federal, state and local governments and other applicable regulatory agencies; and
§ Proactively promote ethical and honest behavior with RVC including, without limitation, the prompt reporting of violations of, and being accountable for adherence to, this Code of Ethics.

Failure to comply with RVC’s Code of Ethics may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Definitions

For purposes of this Code, the following words shall mean:

1. Access Person ” means all employees, supervised person, directors, officers, partners, managers, members or Investment Advisory Representatives (IAR) of RVC, as the case may be, who:
a. have access to nonpublic information regarding Advisory Clients' purchases or sales of securities or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any fund the adviser or its control affiliates manage;
b. is involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or has access to such recommendations that are nonpublic.  All of the firm’s directors, officers, and partners are presumed to be access persons.
 

 
c. have access to nonpublic recommendations or portfolio holdings of Clients
d. Client services personnel who regularly communicate with Advisory Clients also may be deemed to be Access Persons.
2. Act ” means Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
3. Adviser ” means RVC .
4. " Advisory Client " means any person or entity for which RVC serves as an investment adviser for, renders investment advice to or makes investment decisions for .
5. A “ Covered Security” is “being considered for purchase or sale” when a recommendation to purchase or sell the Covered Security has been made and communicated and, with respect to the person making the recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such a recommendation.
6. Beneficial ownership ” shall be interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in determining whether a person is the beneficial owner of a security for purposes as such Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
7. CCO ” means Chief Compliance Officer per rule 206(4)-7 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
8. " Code " means this Code of Ethics as supplemented by other policies and procedures contained in RVC Compliance Policies and Procedures Manual.
9. Conflict of Interest ”: for the purposes of this Code of Ethics, a “conflict of interest” will be deemed to be present when an individual’s private interest interferes in anyway, or even appears to interfere, with the interests of the Adviser as a whole.
10. Covered Security ” means any stock, bond, future, investment contract or any other instrument that is considered a “security” under the Act. Additionally, it includes options on securities, on indexes, and on currencies; all kinds of limited partnerships; foreign unit trusts and foreign mutual funds; and private investment funds, hedge funds, and investment clubs.
11. Covered Security ” does not include direct obligations of the U.S. government; bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and high quality short-term debt obligations, including repurchase agreements; shares issued by money market funds; shares of open-end mutual funds that are not advised or sub-advised by the Adviser; and shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more open-end funds, none of which are funds advised or sub-advised by the Adviser.
12. Initial Public Offering ” means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
13. Investment personnel ” means: (i) any employee of the  Adviser or of any company in a control relationship to the Adviser who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities for clients.
14. Limited Offering ” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) thereof or pursuant to Rule 504, Rule 505 or Rule 506 thereunder.
15. Purchase or sale of a Covered Security ” includes, among other things, the writing of an option to purchase or sell a Covered Security.
16. " Reportable security " is as defined by Rule 204A-1 of the Act. For more clarification, please see this no-action letter, which spells out the Code of Ethics requirements in layman's terms: http://www.sec.gov/divisions/investment/noaction/ncs113005.htm . "Reportable Securities" means all securities in which an Access Person has a beneficial interest except: (i) U.S. Government securities, (ii) money market instruments (e.g., bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments), (iii) shares of money market funds, (iv) shares and holdings in open-end mutual funds (except affiliated mutual funds) and (iv) units of a unit investment trust (except affiliated unit investment trusts).
 

17. Supervised Persons ” means directors, officers, and partners of the adviser (or other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions); employees of the adviser; and any other person who provides advice on behalf of the adviser and is subject to the adviser’s supervision and control.

Self-Interest

Employees are prohibited from:

1. Accepting employment or engaging in a business (including, without limitation, consulting and similar arrangements with competitors) that may conflict with the performance of their duties or RVC's interest. All outside business activities require prior approval by the Managing Member.

2. Taking for themselves personally opportunities that are discovered in the course of their employment or through the use of RVC proprietary, non-public information (such as processes, programs, software, and business information and plans) or otherwise using corporate property, information or position for personal gain, or competing with RVC.

3. Taking unfair advantage of any customer, supplier, competitor, or other RVC information through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material fact, or any other unfair dealing or practice.

4. Soliciting or demanding anything of value from any person in conjunction with the performance of their duties (other than normal compensation received from RVC).

5. Accepting personal fees, commissions, other compensation paid, or expenses paid or reimbursed from others, not in the usual course of RVC's business, in connection with any business or transaction involving RVC.

6. Purposefully viewing or using confidential information about RVC or its businesses, employees, or customers, consumers or suppliers without a valid business reason, for personal benefit or disclosing such information to others outside of job duties.

7. Misusing RVC's information technology and electronic communications system, including accessing or distributing pornographic or other distasteful information or materials containing offensive, sexually explicit or harassing language, sending chain letters, or conducting excessive personal business.

8. Permitting RVC property (including data transmitted or stored electronically and computer, tablet or mobile resources) to be damaged, lost, used, or intercepted in an unauthorized manner.


9. Making any political contribution of money or other property on behalf of RVC that would violate federal or state law.

10. Borrowing or accepting money from customers or suppliers unless the customer or supplier is a financial institution that makes such loans in the ordinary course of its business;

11. Purchasing property, whether real, personal or intangible, from RVC without the approval of the Managing Member or other designated senior officer unless RVC makes a general offer of extraneous company property to employees on a non-discriminatory basis.

12. Selling property or services to RVC unless approved in writing by the Managing Member.

13. Providing customers with legal, tax, accounting or investment advice, not in the usual course of business; or recommending attorneys, accountants, securities dealers, insurance agents, brokers, real estate agents, or other service providers if the advising employee receives a personal, reciprocal benefit for the referral from the service provider.

14. During the term of their employment, engaging or investing in any business that directly or indirectly competes with services provided by RVC or any subsidiary of RVC, except where such an investment represents insignificant ownership in a publicly traded company.

15. Knowingly benefiting from an error, including but not limited to payment of compensation (including incentive plan payments) or travel and entertainment expense reimbursement, without disclosing that error.

16. Doing any of the above actions indirectly through another person.

Confidentiality

Non-public information regarding RVC and its businesses, employees, customers, suppliers or consumers is confidential.

Supervised persons shall respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their work and shall not disclose such information, except when they are authorized or legally obliged to disclose the information.

Supervised persons may not use confidential information acquired in the course of their work for their personal advantage.

Supervised persons must keep all information about clients (including former clients) in strict confidence, including the client’s identity (unless the client consents), the client’s financial circumstances, the client’s security holdings, and advice furnished to the client by RVC.

Privacy

Supervised persons may be restricted from accessing, sharing or using certain information across RVC affiliates and from sharing information with external third parties, except as allowed by law.


Supervised persons must not view or request access to information unless a valid business purpose exists.

Holding Office/Appointments

1. Supervised persons shall not serve on the board of directors of publicly traded companies absent prior written authorization by the CCO. Any such approval may only be made if it is determined that such board service will be consistent with the interests of the clients and of RVC , and that such person serving as a director will be isolated from those making investment decisions with respect to such company by appropriate procedures.  A director of a private company may be required to resign, either immediately or at the end of the current term if the company goes public during his or her term as director.

2. Employees are encouraged to participate in organizations that are involved in charitable, educational, or community activities, and no approval is needed for involvement with such organizations unless the employee will receive compensation or might be required to divulge confidential information of RVC.

3. An employee may hold a part-time elective or appointive office provided the employee receives the written approval of the CCO and provides full disclosure concerning the time involved and compensation, if any, to be received. When an employee seeks a political office, the employee must obtain an opinion from the political entity's legal counsel stating that the employee's candidacy is not prohibited and that the employee's election or appointment will not bar the political entity from doing business with RVC.

4. Employees must avoid appointments, including fiduciary appointments, which may conflict with the performance of their duties for RVC or otherwise interfere with their employment relationship with RVC. All fiduciary appointments, except those on behalf of the employee's immediate family members ("Immediate family member" means a person's child, parent, spouse, sibling, and in-laws) must be approved by the CCO which may require execution of a hold harmless agreement by the beneficiary.

5. Employees are prohibited from maintaining trusteeships and other fiduciary appointments for their own customers other than immediate family members.

6. In accordance with the Director Policy of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC Series Portfolios Trust, employees are prohibited from serving on the Board of a company in which the Mutual Fund holds an investment.

Internal Accounting Controls

It is the legal responsibility of RVC to develop and maintain systems of internal accounting controls that permit the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and accounting principles.


No one shall, directly or indirectly, knowingly falsify or cause to be falsified any book, record or account of RVC. This includes expense accounts, approval of invoices submitted by vendors, records of transactions with customers, records of disposition of company assets, records of consumers, or any other record.

Any employee who becomes aware, directly or indirectly, of inadequate controls, a failure of controls, or a circumvention of controls, or that transactions or other items are improperly recorded on RVC's books or records, must promptly report the situation to the Managing Member.

Full and Fair Disclosure

Employees are required to make full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that RVC files with, or submits to regulatory or government agencies, and in other public communications made by RVC.

Reporting Possible Ethics Violations and Disciplinary Action

All supervised persons have an obligation to report potential ethics violations of the firm’s Code of Ethics promptly to the CCO.

If the CCO is involved in the violation or is unreachable, supervised persons may report directly to the Supervisor.

All reports of violations will be treated confidentially to the extent permitted by law and investigated promptly and appropriately.  Persons may report violations of the Code of Ethics on an anonymous basis.

Examples of violations that must be reported are (but are not limited to):

§ Noncompliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
§ Fraud or illegal acts involving any aspect of the firm’s business;
§ Material misstatements in regulatory filings, internal books and records, clients records or reports; or
§ An activity that is harmful to clients, including fund shareholders; and deviations from required controls and procedures that safeguard clients and the firm.

No retribution will be taken against a person for reporting, in good faith, a violation or suspected violation of this Code of Ethics.

Retaliation against employees who report possible violations is strictly prohibited and will subject those who retaliate with disciplinary action which may include termination. Those who violate the Code are subject to disciplinary action which may include termination.

For example, if an employee would feel more comfortable in merely reporting that they suspect several of their co-employees are involved in what appears to be falsifying credit reports or that a fellow employee is involved in a transaction that may be a conflict of interest on his or her part, the employee need only report the suspected Code violation, the persons involved, and the department in which they suspect the activity is occurring.


Appendices to the Code

The Code shall be supplemented by the Compliance Policies and Procedures Manual in its entirety, specifically including, without limitation, those dealing with:

§ Fiduciary Duty
§ Trading
§ Principal & Agency Cross Transactions
§ Personal Securities Transactions
§ Insider Trading

PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

Compliance with Laws and Regulations

Personal trading and investment activities of employees are subject to various federal securities laws, rules and regulations, e.g., Investment Advisers Act Section 206 (anti-fraud provision); Advisers Act Rule 204-3 (requiring an Adviser to disclose its practices and interests in Client transactions); Exchange Act Section 16 (requiring disclosure of certain securities transactions by officers and principal shareholders of public companies) and Exchange Act Section lO(b) and Rule lOb-5 (prohibiting the use of manipulative and deceptive devices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities).

All Access Persons of RVC must comply with all applicable state, local and federal securities laws.  Specifically, Access Persons are not permitted, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, of a security held or to be acquired by a client:

§ To defraud such client in any manner;
§ To mislead such client, including making any statement that omits material facts;
§ To engage in any act, practice or course of conduct which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon such client;
§ To engage in any manipulative practice on such client; or
§ To engage in any manipulative practice on securities, including price manipulation.

Personal Securities Transaction Statement

To ensure its fiduciary responsibilities, RVC has established policies and procedures to monitor at a minimum personal trading and activities of those employees who are deemed to be advisory representatives (as defined in Adviser Act Rule 204-2) and/or access persons (as defined in Investment Company Act 17j-1).

§ RVC emphasizes the unrestricted right of the Client to specify investment objectives, guidelines, and/or conditions on the overall management of their account. RVC standard investment process begins with reviewing applicable state statutes, investment policy, and permitted investment language provided by the Client.


§ Associated persons or their immediate family members shall not buy or sell securities for their personal portfolio(s) where their decision is derived, in whole or in part, by reason of the associated person's employment, unless the information is also available to the investing public on reasonable inquiry. No associated person of RVC shall prefer his or her own interest to that of the advisory Client.

§ RVC and its associated persons generally may not purchase and sell securities being considered for, or held by Client accounts without pre-clearance by the CCO.

§ RVC or individuals associated with RVC may buy or sell for their personal accounts investment products identical to those recommended to Clients. It is the expressed policy of RVC that no person employed by RVC may enter an order to purchase or sell any security prior to a transaction being implemented for an advisory account (in accordance with standard "front running" guidelines), and therefore, preventing such employees from benefiting from transactions placed on behalf of advisory accounts.

§ RVC requires that all individuals must act in accordance with all applicable federal and state regulations governing registered investment advisory practices.

§ RVC has implemented remedial actions that are designed to discourage its associated persons from violating the Personal Securities Transaction Policy.

§ Records will be maintained of all securities bought or sold by RVC, associated persons of RVC, and related entities. The CCO will review these records on a regular basis.

§ Any individual not in observance of the above may be subject to termination.

Trading Identical Securities as Clients Securities

RVC or individuals associated with RVC may buy or sell securities identical to those recommended to customers for their personal account.

Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients:

From time to time, representatives of RVC  may buy or sell securities for themselves at or around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for representatives of RVC  to buy or sell securities before or after recommending securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the recommendations they provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest.

RVC will always transact client’s transactions before its own when similar securities are being bought or sold.

Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients Securities:


From time to time, representatives of RVC may buy or sell securities for themselves at or around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for representatives of RVC to buy or sell securities before or after recommending securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the recommendations they provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest.

RVC will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s disadvantage if representatives of RVC buy or sell securities at or around the same time as clients.

Trading Securities Prior to Clients Securities:

It is the express policy of RVC that no person employed by RVC may purchase or sell any security prior to a transaction(s) being implemented for an advisory account during the same day unless such transactions are at a price equal to or inferior to the price obtained by advisory Clients, and therefore, preventing such employees from benefiting from transactions placed on behalf of advisory Clients.

RVC may utilize batched orders to carry out this policy.

Holding Period

There is no holding period for reportable securities as listed in this Code.

However, RVC strongly discourages short-term trading activity. RVC’s expectation is that when an access person trades, they trade for investment or long-term purposes, not speculative gains.

There is no holding period for exempt securities as listed in this Code.

Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s)

Except in a transaction exempted by the “Exempted Transactions” section of this Code of Ethics, no access person or other employee may acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership in any securities in an Initial Public Offering without first obtaining approval from the CCO. The CCO must obtain approval from his Supervisor. Investment personnel are required to disclose such investment to any client considering an investment in the issuer of such Initial Public Offering.

Limited or Private Offerings

Except in a transaction exempted by the “Exempted Transactions” section of this Code of Ethics, no access person or other employee may acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership in any securities in a Limited or Private Offering without first obtaining approval from the CCO. The CCO must obtain approval from his Supervisor.  Investment personnel are required to disclose such investment to any client considering an investment in the issuer of such Limited or Private Offering.

Margin Accounts

Investment personnel is prohibited from purchasing securities on margin unless pre-cleared by the CCO.


Short Sales

Unless pre-cleared by the CCO, investment personnel are prohibited from selling any security short that is owned by any client of the firm, except for short sales “against the box”.

Blackout Periods

If the security is a thinly traded security (with average daily volume below 100,000 shares per day) investment personnel may be subject to a blackout period from trading in such securities.

Reportable Securities

RVC deems the following to be securities for the purpose for complying with its personal securities transactions policy and require pre-clearance:

§ Stocks (including options on stocks)
§ Corporate Bonds
§ Closed-End Mutual Funds
§ Notes, debentures, evidence of indebtedness, certificates of interest
§ Participation in any profit-sharing agreement
§ Collateral-trust certificates
§ Fractional undivided interests in oil, gas, or other mineral rights
§ Any options, or in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a security

Beneficial Ownership

Associated persons will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities if they have or share a direct or indirect financial interest in the securities or the power to make or influence investment decisions. This will be the case where the associated person may directly or indirectly profit from a securities transaction .

Specifically, an associated persons account is any account in which the employee has a beneficial interest or the power to make or influence investment decisions, including:

§ Spouse's or domestic partner account(s)
§ Miner Children, regardless of whether or not associated person is the named custodian on the account(s)
§ Family member whose principal residence is the same as the associated person residence
§ Other dependent's account(s)
§ Individual account(s)
§ Corporate account(s)
§ Joint account(s)
§ Tenants in common D Investment club(s) D Partnership(s)
§ Account(s) where the investment advisory representative acts as custodian, trustee, executor, or in a similar capacity (prohibited in most cases by the chosen brokerage company's policies governing its registered representatives)


Exempt Securities

The following types of transaction are exempt from pre-clearance:

§ Money-market funds
§ Open-Ended Mutual Funds
§ Index-based securities (ETFs) and options on these securities
§ Index options & options on index futures
§ Eurodollar/Euribor/Sterling futures & options
§ Commercial Paper
§ Unit Investment Trusts
§ Direct Investment Plans (DRIPs)
§ Brokerage Certificates of Deposit
§ U.S. Treasury Obligations
§ Debt securities issued by state and municipal governments and government agencies of the United States
§ Actions that occurred without the input of associated person, i.e. option expiration, called bond, converted security, etc.

Exempted Transactions

The prohibitions of this section of this Code of Ethics shall NOT apply to:

§ Purchases or sales affected in any account over which the access person has no direct or indirect influence or control.
§ Purchases which are part of an automatic investment plan, including dividend reinvestment plans (DRIP) .
§ Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of rights so acquired.
§ Acquisition of securities through stock dividends, dividend reinvestments, stock splits, reverse stock splits, mergers, consolidations, spin-offs, and other similar corporate reorganizations or distributions generally applicable to all holders of the same class of securities.
§ Open-end investment company shares other than shares of investment companies advised by the firm or its affiliates or sub-advised by the firm.
§ Unit investment trusts

Front-Running

Front Running is the illegal practice of a firm or on its employees executing orders on a security for its own account while taking advantage of advance knowledge of pending customer orders, thereby trading “in front of” the customer.

RVC does not allow "front-running" of Client accounts, i.e., personal trading conducted by associated persons before Client accounts are traded in the same security.


Associated persons accounts will be reviewed for this activity and other potential problems.

Brokerage Firms

Associated persons may only personally trade securities through an approved securities firm or a DRIP.

Other Restrictions

No director, officer or employee of RVC shall buy or sell securities for their personal portfolio(s) where their decision is substantially derived, in whole or in part, by reason of his or her employment unless the information is also available to the investing public on reasonable inquiry.

No access person shall prefer his or her own interest to that of the advisory client.

Remedial Actions

RVC has implemented remedial actions that are designed to discourage its associated persons from violating the Personal Securities Transaction Policy. In general, these actions are as follows, but may be more severe based on the circumstances:

§ 1st Violation = Verbal Warning;
§ 2nd Violation = Written warning;
§ 3rd Violation = Suspension and/or termination of employment.

Duplicate Statements

Each associated person must ensure that RVC is sent duplicate account statements and trade confirmations.

Transaction Record-Keeping

A record of securities transactions for the account of RVC and any of RVC affiliated persons shall be established and maintained.

RVC shall maintain all records pertaining to personal securities transactions for a period of no less than six (6) years from the end of the fiscal year in which the document was last altered/amended.

Responsibility

The CCO will be responsible for administering this personal securities transaction policy. All questions regarding the policy should be directed to the CCO.

PROHIBITED PURCHASES AND SALES

Insider Trading


RVC  strictly prohibits trading personally or on the behalf of others, directly or indirectly, based on the use of material, non-public or confidential information.

In conjunction with this Code, please refer to RVC’s standalone Insider Trading Policy located within the Compliance Policies and Procedures Manual.

Short-Term Trading


Unless the holding period is in accordance with the strategy or meets the initial goals of the transaction, securities held in client accounts may not be purchased and sold, or sold and repurchased, within 30 calendar days by investment personnel. The CCO may, for good cause shown, permit a short-term trade, but shall record the reasons and grant of permission with the records of the Code.

Trading in the Stock of Firm Customers, Suppliers or Vendors

Customer Securities :

No employee may invest in the securities of a customer of RVC if the employee participates in or is expected to participate in transactions involving, or is responsible for; extensions of credit to the customer or if the customer's securities are publicly traded and the employee has non-public information concerning the customer at the time of the proposed investment. If the employee participates in or is responsible for decisions involving non-credit business transactions with the customer, the employee must comply with any investment policy applicable to the employee's line of business before making an investment in the customer's securities. In no case may the employee invest in the customer's securities until after making disclosure of the proposed investment to the CCO or to the person approving the transaction with the customer.

Supplier or Vendor Securities :

No employee may invest in the securities of a supplier or vendor if the employee participates or is expected to participate in or is responsible for decisions involving business transactions with the supplier or vendor or if the securities are publicly traded and the employee has nonpublic information about the supplier or vendor at the time of the proposed investment. If an employee has an existing investment in the securities of a supplier or vendor of RVC and such employee participates or is expected to participate in or is responsible for decisions involving business transactions with the vendor or supplier, the employee shall promptly disclose the investment to the CCO, and shall refrain from further participation in such decisions unless expressly authorized in writing by the Managing Member.

Company Opportunities

Access Persons may not take personal advantage of any opportunity properly belonging to any Advisory Client or RVC. This includes, but is not limited to, acquiring Reportable Securities for one's own account that would otherwise be acquired for an Advisory Client.


Undue Influence

Access Persons shall not cause or attempt to cause any Advisory Client to purchase, sell or hold any security in a manner calculated to create any personal benefit to such Access Person. If an Access Person stands to materially benefit from an investment decision for an Advisory Client that the Access Person is recommending or participating in, the Access Person must disclose to those persons with authority to make investment decisions for the Advisory Client the full nature of the beneficial interest that the Access Person has in that security, any derivative security of that security or the security issuer, where the decision could create a material benefit to the Access Person or the appearance of impropriety. The person to whom the Access Person reports the interest, in consultation with the CCO, must determine whether or not the Access Person will be restricted in making investment decisions in respect of the subject security.

RVC does not recommend that clients buy or sell any security in which a related person to RVC or RVC has a material financial interest.

Personal Securities Transactions Procedures and Reporting

Pre-Clearance:

For any activity where it is indicated in the Code of Ethics that pre-clearance is required, the following procedure must be followed:

1. All pre-clearance requests for associated persons must be submitted to the CCO.

2. All pre-clearance request for the CCO’s personal account must be submitted to RVC’s Managing Member.

3. The requesting supervised person must submit pre-clearance requests to in writing.  The request must describe in detail what is being requested and any relevant information about the proposed activity.

4. The CCO (or Managing Member) will respond in writing to the request as quickly as is practical, either giving an approval or declination of the request, or requesting additional information for clarification.

*Note: RVC reserves the right to disapprove any proposed transaction that may have the appearance of improper conduct.

5. Associated persons and the CCO should complete RVC’s Personal Trading Pre-Clearance Request Form.

Please see Appendix J for Personal Transactions Pre-Clearance Request Form.

6. Once pre-clearance is granted to an associated person, such associated person may only transact in that security for the remainder of the trading day, unless otherwise noted by the CCO (or Managing Member) on the written authorization response.

7. The CCO will maintain records of all pre-clearance requests and responses for monitoring purposes and ensuring the Code of Ethics is followed.

Reconciliation of Preclearance Requests

RVC include policies and procedures for addressing the reconciliation of pre-clearance requests with trade confirmations or account statements received from a broker-dealer or periodic holdings reports, including who prepares these.

Reporting Requirements:

RVC maintains a list of all securities holdings for itself and anyone associated with its advisory practice with access to advisory recommendations. These holdings are reviewed on a regular basis by the CCO.

Initial Holdings Reports

Every access person shall, no later than ten (10) days after the person becomes an access person, file an initial holdings report containing the following information:

a. The title, exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, type of security, number of shares and principal amount of each Reportable Security in which the access person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership when the person becomes an access person;
b. The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the access person maintained an account in which any securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the access person; and
c. The date that the report is submitted by the access person .

The Initial Holdings Report must be an accurate recording of security accounts and security holdings within the last 45 calendar days after receiving your employee classification.

Access persons may NOT use duplicate brokerage confirmations and account statements in lieu of submitting the Initial Holdings Report .

Please see Appendix K for the Initial Holdings Reports form.

Quarterly Holding Reports

Every access person shall, no later than thirty (30) days after the end of calendar quarter, file transaction reports containing the following information:

a. For each transaction involving a Reportable Security in which the access person had, or as a result of the transaction acquired, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership, the access person must provide the date of the transaction, the title, exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, type of security, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), number of shares and principal amount of each involved in the transaction;
b. The nature of the transaction (e.g. purchase, sale)
 

c. The price of the security at which the transaction was effected
d. The name of any broker, dealer or bank with or through the transaction was effected; and
e. The date that the access person submits the report .

The securities information included in the report must be updated on a quarterly basis thereafter and must be current within 45 calendar days of the date the report is submitted.

Additionally, as part of this quarterly reporting requirement, access persons must also certify that they have read, understand, and complied with this policy.

Access persons may use duplicate brokerage confirmations and account statements instead of submitting quarterly holdings reports, provided that all of the required information is contained in those confirmations and statements.

Please see Appendix L for the Quarterly Holdings Reports form.

Annual Holding Reports

Every access person shall, no later than thirty (30) days after the end of calendar year, file transaction reports containing the following information:

f. For each transaction involving a Reportable Security in which the access person had, or as a result of the transaction acquired, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership, the access person must provide the date of the transaction, the title, exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, type of security, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), number of shares and principal amount of each involved in the transaction;
g. The nature of the transaction (e.g. purchase, sale)
h. The price of the security at which the transaction was effected
i. The name of any broker, dealer or bank with or through the transaction was effected; and
j. The date that the access person submits the report .

The securities information included in the report must be updated on an annual basis thereafter and must be current within 45 calendar days of the date the report is submitted.

Additionally, as part of this annual reporting requirement, access persons must also certify that they have read, understand, and complied with this policy.

Access persons may use duplicate brokerage confirmations and account statements in lieu of submitting annual holdings reports, provided that all of the required information is contained in those confirmations and statements.

However, to satisfy RVC’s annual compliance certification for Personal Securities Transactions, at least once every twelve months, each access person must submit the CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH RAREVIEW CAPITAL LLC PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS DISCLOSURE AND CODE OF ETHICS set forth in the appendices of this Code of Ethics. The Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer will set the date by which this must be done each year.


Please see Appendix M for the Annual Holdings Reports form.

New Accounts

Access persons are responsible for updating the Compliance Department as soon as possible for any new brokerage accounts that are opened after the Initial Holdings Report has been submitted.

This requirement applies to both accounts that are owned directly by the access person or in which they have indirect ownership.

Updating Holdings

Access persons are required to update RVC with any changes to their securities (excluding exempt securities) holdings that occur as a result of corporate actions. These adjustments must be reported as soon as possible, but no less than annually .

Gifts and Inheritances

Access persons who give or receive a gift of securities (excluding exempt securities) or receive an inheritance that includes securities (excluding exempt securities) must report the activity within 10 calendar days.

The report must disclose the name of the person receiving or giving the gift or inheritance, date of the transaction, and name of the broker through which the transaction was effected (if applicable).

A gift of securities must be one where the donor does not receive anything of monetary value in return.

Reporting Exemptions


The reporting requirements of this section of this Code of Ethics shall not apply to:

a. Any report on securities over which the access person has no direct or indirect influence or control.
b. Transaction reports on transactions effected under an automatic investment plan, including dividend reinvestment plans.
c. Transaction reports if the report would contain duplicate information contained in broker trade confirmations or account statements that the firm holds in its records so long as the firm receives the confirmations or statements no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the applicable calendar quarter.
d. Any transaction or holding report if the firm has only one access person, so long as the firm maintains records of the information otherwise required to be reported under the rule.


Interns, Temporary Employees, & Independent Contactors

If an intern, temporary employee, or Independent Contractor become an access person they are required to follow the same policies and procedures as full-time employees considered access persons.

The Principal owner or CCO will decide when an intern, temporary employee, or Independent Contractor meet the definition of an access person under the Code.

Report Confidentiality


All holdings and transaction reports will be held strictly confidential, except to the extent necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of the code or to comply with requests for information from government agencies.

Monitoring of Personal Securities Transactions

RVC is required by the Act to review access persons’ personal securities transactions and reports periodically. The CCO is responsible for reviewing these. The Supervisor shall review the CCO's personal securities transactions and reports .

The CCO shall periodically review the information collected through pre-clearance procedures, along with any other information available to him or her, including trade confirmation or account statements, to determine if there is evidence of abusive trading. All Employees shall cooperate with the CCO in these reviews. When conducting these reviews, the CCO may, in his or her discretion, consult informally with the General Counsel (or his or her designee). If the CCO determines that evidence of abusive trading exists, the CCO shall notify the Principal owner and General Counsel in writing of his or her determination to facilitate appropriate action and reporting.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

RVC  has an affirmative duty of care, loyalty, honesty, and good faith to act in the best interest of its clients. All supervised persons must refrain from engaging in any activity or having a personal interest that presents a “conflict of interest.” A conflict of interest may arise if your personal interest interferes, or appears to interfere, with the interests of RVC  or its clients.  A conflict of interest can arise whenever you take action or have an interest that makes it difficult for you to perform your duties and responsibilities for RVC honestly, objectively and effectively.

Conflicts of Interest

While it is impossible to describe all of the possible circumstances under which a conflict of interest may arise, listed below are situations that most likely could result in a conflict of interest and that are prohibited under this Code of Ethics:

§ Access persons may not favor the interest of one client over another client (e.g., larger accounts over smaller accounts, accounts compensated by performance fees over accounts not so compensated, accounts in which employees have made material personal investments, accounts of close friends or relatives of supervised persons). This kind of favoritism would constitute a breach of fiduciary duty; and


§ Access persons are prohibited from using knowledge about pending or currently considered securities transactions for clients to profit personally, directly or indirectly, as a result of such transactions, including by purchasing or selling such securities.

Access persons are prohibited from recommending, implementing or considering any securities transaction for a client without having disclosed any material beneficial ownership, business or personal relationship, or other material interest in the issuer or its affiliates, to the CCO. If the CCO deems the disclosed interest to present a material conflict, the investment personnel may not participate in any decision-making process regarding the securities of that issuer.

GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Gifts, discounts and price reductions not generally available to others are considered gifts. The following policies on gifts and entertainment apply to Access Persons:

Accepting Gifts

Access Persons are expressly prohibited from accepting inappropriate gifts, favors, entertainment, special accommodations, or other things of material value that could influence their decision-making or make them feel beholden to a person or firm.

RVC recognizes that it is customary for some of its suppliers, customers and other business associates to occasionally give small gifts to those with whom they do business. It is important, however, that these gifts do not affect an employee’s business judgment, or give the appearance that judgment may be affected. Accordingly, RVC and its employees must be very careful when it comes to accepting gifts. As a general rule, RVC employees may accept gifts from suppliers, customers or other business associates, provided the gift:

1. Does not create the appearance (or an implied obligation) that the gift giver is entitled to preferential treatment, an award of business, better prices or improved terms of sale; would not embarrass RVC or the gift giver if disclosed publicly; if valued US$100 or above (even if promotional in nature), is reported in writing to, and approved by, the CCO.

2. Does not exceed any specific limits established by RVC; and would not prevent the recipient from awarding RVC’s business to one of the gift giver’s competitors.

Gifts of nominal value (i.e., a gift whose reasonable value, alone or in the aggregate, is not more than $300 in any 12-month period), customary business meals, entertainment (i.e. sporting events), and promotional items (i.e. pens, mugs, T-shirts) may be accepted.

Acceptance of extraordinary or extravagant gifts is prohibited. Any such gifts must be declined and returned in order to protect the reputation and integrity of RVC.


All gifts received by an Access Person that might violate this Code must be promptly reported to the CCO.

Solicitation of Gifts

Access Persons are prohibited from soliciting gifts of any size under any circumstances.

Giving Gifts

Access Persons should not offer gifts, favors, entertainment or other things of value that could be viewed as overly generous or aimed at influencing decision-making or making a client feel beholden to the firm or the Access Person.

Access Persons may not give any gift with a value in excess of $300 (per year) to an Advisory Client or persons who do business with, regulate, advise or render professional services to RVC.

Ceremonial Gifts

Access Persons who receive a gift at an event of a ceremonial nature (i.e. a customer outing or a commemoration of a business transaction) that might not be appropriate under these guidelines, but is impractical or offensive to refuse, may accept the gift and then promptly report it to the CCO. The employee and CCO can then discuss the appropriate response.

Inappropriate Gifts

The following are never appropriate:

1. No Access Person may give or accept cash gifts or cash equivalents (such as gift cards or gift certificates) to or from a client, prospective client, or any entity that does business with or on behalf of RVC.

2. Gifts that are prohibited by local law;

3. Access Persons must not offer, give, solicit or receive any form of bribe, payoff or kickback (e.g., in order to obtain or retain business, or to secure an improper advantage, such as securing favorable tax treatment); Bribes, payoffs and kickbacks are criminal acts, strictly prohibited by law;

4. Gifts the recipient knows are prohibited by the gift giver’s organization; and

5. Gifts given in the form of services or other non-cash benefits (e.g., the promise of employment).

RVC employees must never ask for gifts, gratuities or other items that benefit them personally, regardless of value. Employees are expected to exercise good judgment in accepting gifts from suppliers, customers or other business associates. Employees should talk to the CCO when in doubt as to whether a gift is appropriate.


Attendance

The receipt of an occasional dinner, a ticket to a sporting event or the theater, or comparable entertainment shall be considered acceptable only if the person or entity providing the entertainment is present.

Political and Charitable Contributions

Access Persons may not make political contributions in cash or services.

Access Persons are prohibited from considering the adviser’s current or anticipated business relationships as a factor in soliciting political or charitable donations.

Bequests

Access Persons must report to the CCO any potential bequest in excess of US$100 to the employee under the will or trust instrument of a customer, vendor or supplier of RVC, whether or not RVC is the fiduciary named under such instrument, unless the customer, vendor, or supplier is a member of the employee's immediate family. Bequests more than US$100 are subject to the approval of the CCO.

Gift and Gratuities Log

The CCO shall maintain a Gift and Gratuities Log .

All gifts, given and received, will be recorded in a log to be signed by the supervised person and the CCO and kept in the supervised persons file.

The Gift and Gratuities Log should record the following:

§ date
§ received or given
§ client/customer name
§ type of gift
§ name of employee
§ value of gif .

COMPLIANCE OFFICER DUTIES

Administration

1. The CCO is responsible for the administration of the Code of Ethics and updating the Code of Ethics when necessary.

2. All employees will be directed to review an electronic version of the Code of Ethics upon hire and will certify their compliance annually.


3. Disclosures, approvals, or waivers will be reviewed, acted upon, and retained by the CCO.

4. The Code of Ethics will be included in employee training.

5. The CCO is responsible for any sanctions or exceptions.

Annual Review

CCO shall review at least annually the adequacy of this Code of Ethics and the effectiveness of its implementation.

Record-Keeping

CCO shall ensure that RVC maintains the following records in a readily accessible place:

§ A copy of each Code of Ethics that has been in effect at any time during the past six years;
§ A record of any violation of the Code and any action taken as a result of such violation for six years from the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurred;
§ A record of all written acknowledgments of receipt of the Code and amendments for each person who is currently, or within the past six years was a supervised person.  These records must be kept for six years after the individual ceases to be a supervised person of the firm;
§ Holdings and transactions reports made under the Code, including any brokerage confirmation and account statements made instead of these report;
§ A list of the names of persons who are currently, or within the past six years were, access persons;
§ A record of any decision and supporting reasons for approving the acquisition of securities by access persons in initial public offerings and limited offerings for at least six years after the end of the fiscal year in which approval was granted; and
§ A record of any decisions that grant employees or access persons a waiver from or exception to the Code.

Training and Education


CCO shall be responsible for training and educating supervised persons regarding this Code.  Training will occur periodically as needed and all supervised persons are required to attend any training sessions or read any applicable materials.

Sanctions

Any violations discovered by or reported to the CCO shall be reviewed and investigated promptly, and reported through the CCO to the Supervisor. Such report shall include the corrective action taken and any recommendation for disciplinary action deemed appropriate by the CCO.  Such recommendation shall be based on, among other things, the severity of the infraction, whether it is a first or repeat offense, and whether it is part of a pattern of disregard for the letter and intent of this Code of Ethics. Upon recommendation of the CCO, the Supervisor may impose such sanctions for violation of this Code of Ethics as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to:


§ a letter of caution or warning (i.e. censure);
§ suspension of personal trading privileges;
§ Suspension or termination of employment;
§ In serious cases, referral to law enforcement or regulatory authorities.
§ Require the offending Access Person to reverse the trades in question, forfeit any profit or absorb any loss derived therefrom; and such forfeiture shall be disposed of in a manner that shall be determined by RVC in its sole discretion. Failure to timely abide by directions to reverse a trade or forfeit profits may result in the imposition of additional sanctions.

The following table sets forth notifications and sanctions that RVC will normally apply to the violations of the Code described in the table. The CCO may decline to impose a sanction, may impose a lesser sanction, may decline to issue a warning or may direct that a written notification not be issued if the CCO in his discretion determines that exigencies of the violations so warrant. The list of violations, notifications, and possible sanctions set forth in the table is non-exclusive, not binding on RVC, and creates no rights for Employees or Covered Contractors.

Level of
Offense
Description
Investment Compliance
Notification
Sanction
 
I
§   Isolated, inadvertent failure to comply with pre-clearance procedures, or other Policy requirements not otherwise described in this Table, promptly disclosed or admitted, with no other indication of wrongdoing.
CCO will issue informal notification to Employee and report Employee violation to the Principal owner .
CCO may issue warning.
II
§   Repeated, inadvertent failures to comply with pre-clearance procedures, or other Policy requirements not otherwise described in this Table, after informal notification with no other indication of wrongdoing.
 
§   Any failure to comply with material, non-public information (“MNPI”) procedures that is not promptly disclosed or admitted and corrected by the person(s) involved
CCO shall issue written notification to Principal owner, and may copy the Employee and Employee’s supervisors.
Principal owner will issue written warning to Employee, copied to Employee’s supervisor and Compliance Officer. The Principal owner will further direct that the written warning be placed in Employee’s personnel file.
 
III
§   Repeated failures to comply with pre-clearance or MNPI procedures, or other Policy requirements not otherwise described in this Table after written warning issued.
Written notification as above.
Written warning as above.
IV
§   Front Running.
§   Insider Trading.
§   Intentional violations of the Policy.
§   Intentional misstatements, omissions, or deceptive conduct related to pre-clearance procedures, MNPI procedures, or other Policy requirements.
Written notification as above.
Termination.
 
To the extent permitted by law, Employee may be required to repay any ill-gotten gains.


For any violation of the Code, the CCO may require the person(s) involved to provide in writing the following: (1) a description of the facts of the violation; (2) acknowledgment that a violation has occurred; and (3) a representation that the violator will re-read this Code and will strive to avoid any further violations of the Policy.

Additionally, any violation of this Code by an Employee is grounds for corrective action, including termination without warning. In addition to the actions described in the above table, progressive corrective action, may be taken against:

§ Employees who facilitate, condone, permit, or have knowledge of failures to adhere to any of the procedures set forth in this Policy and do not take appropriate action;

§ Employees who facilitate, condone, permit, or have knowledge of prohibited conduct and do not take appropriate action;

§ Employees who fail to cooperate or make false statements or material omissions in connection with investigations under this Policy; or

§ Employees who exercise reprisal, retaliation, threats, coercion, or similar acts against another Employee for making a report under this Code.

In examining instances of violations or potential violations, evidence of intent or recklessness, a pattern of repetition, deceptive conduct, or misrepresentations or omissions will generally warrant severer sanctions.

The CCO shall report any violation of this Code by an employee or covered contractor to the Principal owner. The Principal owner shall take whatever steps he deems necessary to deal with violations of this Code by an employee or covered contractor as permitted or required by law and/or the relevant contract.

Nothing in this Sanctions section shall be deemed a limitation or obligation on RVC regarding any actions that RVC may take or not take in response to any violations or potential violations of the Code, including, without limitation reporting to and cooperating with relevant law enforcement agencies and officials.

Exceptions

Exceptions to the Code will rarely, if ever, be granted. However, the CCO may grant an occasional exception on a case-by-case basis when the proposed conduct involves negligible opportunities for abuse. All exceptions shall be solicited and issued in writing. No reports shall be required under this Code for (i) transactions effected under an automatic investment plan and (ii) securities held in accounts over which the Access Person has no direct control.


CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE

The CCO shall maintain records of these certifications of compliance.

Initial Certification


RVC is required to provide all supervised persons with a copy of this Code. All supervised persons are to certify in writing that they have: (a) received a copy of this Code; (b) read and understand all provisions of this Code; and (c) agreed to comply with the terms of this Code.

Acknowledgment of Amendments


RVC must provide supervised persons with any amendments to this Code, and supervised persons must submit a written acknowledgment that they have received, read, and understood the amendments to this Code.

Annual Certification


All supervised persons must annually certify that they have read, understood, and complied with this Code of Ethics and that the supervised person has made all of the reports required by this Code and has not engaged in any prohibited conduct.

Please see Attachment A for the Certification of Compliance with Rareview Capital LLC Personal Securities Transactions Disclosure and Code of Ethics.