Securities Act Registration No. 333-221072

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-23306

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Pre-Effective Amendment No. __

Post-Effective Amendment No. 20

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 23

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Collaborative Investment Series Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (440) 922-0066

CT Corporation System

1300 East 9th Street

Cleveland, OH 44114

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP

41 S. High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

X Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

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¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

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PREFERRED-PLUS

Class I IPPPX

Class A INPPX

PROSPECTUS

May 15, 2019

Advised by:

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

Indianapolis, IN

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website www.innovativeportfolios.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by following the instructions included with paper Fund documents that have been mailed to you. You may also elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFERRED-PLUS SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

PERFORMANCE:

INVESTMENT ADVISER:

PORTFOLIO MANAGER:

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:

TAX INFORMATION:

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS 12

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

CYBERSECURITY

MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT ADVISER:

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS:

HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES

MINIMUM INVESTMENTS:

OPENING AN ACCOUNT:

AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLANS:

OTHER PURCHASE INFORMATION:

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

REDEEMING SHARES:

REDEEMING BY MAIL:

TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS:

REDEMPTIONS IN KIND:

ADDITIONAL REDEMPTION INFORMATION:

FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

TAXES

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES

DISTRIBUTOR:

HOUSEHOLDING:

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FOR MORE INFORMATION

PREFERRED-PLUS SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:

The Preferred-Plus (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide income.

The Fund may change its investment objectives without shareholder approval, although it has no current intention to do so. Shareholders will be provided with at least 60 days’ prior written notice of any change to the Fund’s investment objectives.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND:

This 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)	Class I	Class A
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of original purchase price)	None	None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions	None	None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if sold within 90 days)	None	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class I	Class A
Management Fees	1.00%	1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%	0.25%
Other Expenses ⁽¹⁾	1.69%	1.77%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ^{(1), (2)}	0.05%	0.05%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	2.74%	3.07%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement ⁽³⁾	1.19%	1.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	1.55%	1.80%

(1) Estimated for the initial fiscal period.

(2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies.

(3) The Fund's Adviser (defined below) has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through May 31, 2020, to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.50 and 1.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class I and Class A shares, respectively. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within three years of the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund's Board of Trustees, on 60 days written notice to the Fund's Adviser.

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 as those reflected in

the above fee table. The Example assumes the impact of the fee waiver in the 1, 3, and 5 Year example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:


Class	1 Year	3 Years
Class I	$158	$737
Class A	$183	$829

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 operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

The Fund’s investment strategy is two-fold: (1) preferred securities, and (2) credit spread options on the S&P 500 Index; both of which are described in detail below.

Preferred Investment Strategy

The Fund pursues its objective primarily by investing in issues of preferred securities and debt securities that the Fund’s Adviser, Innovative Portfolios, LLC, (the “Adviser”) believes to be undervalued. In making this determination, the Fund’s Adviser evaluates the fundamental characteristics of an issuer, including an issuer’s creditworthiness, and also takes into account prevailing market factors. In analyzing credit quality, the Adviser considers not only fundamental analysis, but also an issuer’s corporate and capital structure and the placement of the preferred or debt securities within that structure. In evaluating relative value, the Adviser also takes into account call, conversion and other structural security features, in addition to such factors as the likely directions of credit ratings and relative value versus other fixed-income security classes.

The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of preferred issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including traditional preferred securities; hybrid preferred securities that have investment and economic characteristics of both preferred stock and debt securities; floating rate preferred securities; convertible preferred securities; and shares of other open-end, closed-end or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that invest primarily in preferred securities as described herein. The Fund may invest in preferred securities of all issuer capitalizations.

The Fund intends to concentrate its investments in securities issued by financial services companies such banks, diversified financials, real estate (including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)) and insurance companies, meaning that the Fund will invest at least 25% of its net assets in securities issued by such companies. In addition, the Fund also may focus its investments in other sectors such as (but not limited to) energy, industrials, utilities, pipelines, health care and telecommunications. The Adviser retains broad discretion to allocate the Fund’s investments across various sectors and industries.

The Fund may invest in preferred equity or debt securities of any maturity or credit rating, including investment grade securities, below investment grade securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) and unrated securities. The Fund will generally seek to maintain a minimum weighted average senior debt rating of the issuing companies in which it invests of BBB-, which the Fund considers to be investment grade. Although a company’s senior debt rating may be BBB-, an underlying security issued by such company in which the Fund invests may have a lower rating than BBB-. A security must be rated no lower than B- or B3 in order to be purchased by the Fund (or if unrated, of similar quality in the opinion of the Adviser).

S&P 500 Index Options Investment Strategy

The Fund may expose up to 10% of its assets to a credit spread options strategy however market conditions may dictate additional exposure. The Fund seeks to achieve a credit spread on the S&P 500 Index by selling/writing an out-of-the-money (an out-of-the-money put option is one whose strike price is lower than the market price of the underlying reference asset of the option) short put option each month while simultaneously purchasing an out-of-the-money long put option below the short option position. A credit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase of one option and a sale of another option in the same class and expiration but different strike prices. Such a strategy results in a net credit for entering the option position, and wants the spreads to narrow or expire for profit. Buying the protective long put option is hedging any significant downside risk posed by the short put option by employing a defensive position.

The short option premium" is derived from "implied volatility" — the expected level of volatility priced into an option — and is higher, on average, than the volatility actually experienced on the security underlying the option. For example, an option buyer typically pays a premium to an option seller, such as the Fund, that is priced based on the expected amount by which the value of the instrument underlying the option will move up or down. On average, this expected amount of value movement (or implied volatility) is generally greater than the amount by which the value of the underlying instrument actually moves (realized volatility). By entering into derivatives contracts, the Fund is, in essence, accepting a risk that its counterparty seeks to transfer in exchange for the premium received by the Fund under the derivatives contract. By providing this risk transfer service, the Fund seeks to benefit over the long-term from the difference between the level of volatility priced into the options it sells and the level of volatility realized on the securities underlying those options. There can be no assurance that the variance risk premium will be positive for the Fund's investments at any time or on average and over time.

The premium paid for a long put option is typically priced based on the expected amount by which the value of the instrument underlying the option will move up or down. On average, this expected amount of value movement (or implied volatility) is generally greater than the amount by which the value of the underlying instrument actually moves (realized volatility). By entering into this derivative contract, the Fund is, in essence, transferring a risk that its counterparty seeks to accept in exchange for the premium received by the counterparty under the derivatives contract. By transferring this risk to a counterparty, the Fund seeks to benefit over the long-term from the difference in premium collected on the short put option premium above and the long option premium paid herein. There can be no assurance that the variance risk premium will be positive for the Fund's investments at any time or on average and over time.

A put option typically gives the option buyer the right to sell, and obligates the option seller to purchase, a security at an agreed-upon price. Generally, the Fund intends to sell put options that are out-of-the-money. Options that are more substantially out-of-the-money generally would pay lower premiums than options that are at or slightly out-of-the-money. By selling put options, the Fund will sell protection against depreciation below the option exercise price to the option purchaser in exchange for an option premium. If an option is exercised, the Fund will either purchase or sell the security at the strike price or

pay to the option holder the difference between the strike price and the current price level of the underlying equity security, ETF or index, depending on the terms of the option.

When the Fund enters into derivatives transactions, it is typically required to post collateral, or “initial margin,” to secure its payment or delivery obligations.

The Fund’s will invest as indicated above in preferred securities. These securities will be used to meet asset coverage or margin requirements on the Fund’s option writing strategy. The Fund may write put options in respect of an underlying security in which the Fund does not have a short position (so-called “naked” call or put options). The Fund may hold positions in equities and ETFs to the extent necessary to meet asset coverage or margin requirements. Generally, the investment goal is to write options with a target of 10% spread notional exposure however market conditions may dictate more notional exposure. The Fund may be considered to have created investment leverage; leverage increases the volatility of the Fund and may result in losses greater than if the Fund had not been leveraged.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

As with all mutual funds, there is risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Investing in the Fund can result in a loss of some or all amounts invested. Before investing in the Fund, the investor should consider (i) suitability of the investment with respect to investor’s investment objectives and (ii) factors such as investor’s net worth, income, age, risk tolerance and time horizon. Investors that cannot bear the loss of some or all of the investment or with a short-term investment time horizon should avoid investment in the Fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. Many factors affect the Fund's net asset value (“NAV”) and performance. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with the preferred equity and option markets, any of which could cause an investment to lose money.

Investment Risk: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit to a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Market Risk: The shareholder’s investment in Fund shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of these securities, like other investments may increase or decrease. The Fund shares at any point in time may be worth less than the original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

Preferred Security Risk : Preferred securities generally are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than those debt instruments. In addition, preferred securities are subject to other risks, such as having no or limited voting rights, being subject to special redemption rights, having distributions deferred or skipped, having floating interest rates or dividends, which may result in a decline in value in a falling interest rate environment, having limited liquidity, changing or unfavorable tax treatments and possibly being issued by companies in heavily regulated industries. Preferred securities that do not have a maturity date are considered to be perpetual investments.

ETF Risk: ETFs are subject to investment advisory fees and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund. As a result, your cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in other ETFs and may be higher than other Fund that invest directly in similar securities. ETFs are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks listed on an exchange. ETF shares

may trade at a discount or a premium in market price if there is a limited market in such shares. ETFs are also subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund. ETFs may employ leverage. Because the value of ETF shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s holdings at the most optimal time, adversely affecting performance. ETFs in which the Fund invests will not be able to replicate exactly the performance of the indices they track.

Option Risk: Changes in the market price or other economic attributes of the underlying investment, changes in the realized or perceived volatility of the relevant market and underlying investment and time remaining before an option’s expiration affect the market price of options.

If the market for the options becomes less liquid or smaller the market price of the options may be adversely affected. The Fund may close out a written option position by buying the option instead of letting it expire or be exercised. The Fund may close out of long options by selling instead of letting it expire or be exercised. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position by buying or selling the option.

When the Fund writes (sells) an option, it faces the risk that it will experience a loss if the option purchaser exercises the option sold by the Fund. Writing options can cause the Fund’s share price to be highly volatile, and it may be subject to sudden and substantial losses.

The Fund’s options positions will be marked to market on each day that the Fund strikes its NAV. The Fund’s options transactions will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities on which such options are traded. These limitations govern the maximum number of options in each class that may be written or purchased by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert, regardless of whether the options are written or purchased on the same or different exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers.

The decision on when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgement. Market behavior or unexpected events can adversely affect a well-executed options program. Anticipation of future movements in securities prices or other economic factors of the underlying investments impact the success of an option strategy. No assurances on the Adviser’s judgement being correct can be given.

Leverage Risk: The Fund may be subject to leverage risk through the use of options. Leverage magnifies the Fund’s exposure to declines in the value of one or more underlying investments or creates investment risk with respect to a larger pool of assets than the Fund would otherwise have and may be considered a speculative technique. The value of an investment in the Fund will be more volatile and other risks tend to be compounded if and to the extent that the Fund uses derivatives or other investments that have embedded leverage. Engaging in such transactions may cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements.

Foreign Securities Risk: Foreign securities are subject to higher volatility than securities of domestic issuers due to possible adverse political, social or economic developments, restrictions on foreign investment or exchange of securities, lack of liquidity, currency exchange rates, excessive taxation, government seizure of assets, different legal or accounting standards, and less government supervision and regulation of exchanges in foreign countries.

Call Risk: If, during periods of falling interest rates, an issuer calls higher-yielding debt instruments held by the Fund, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with lower yields, which may adversely impact the Fund’s performance.

Financial Sector Risk: Because the Fund may invest 25% or more of its net assets in the financial sector, it will be more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting this sector, such as changes in interest rates, loan concentration and competition. In addition, the Fund will also be subject to the risks of investing in the individual industries and securities that comprise the financial sector, including the bank, capital markets, consumer finance, diversified financials, real estate (including REITS) and insurance industries. To the extent that the Fund focuses its investments in other sectors or industries, such as (but not limited to ) energy, industrials, utilities, healthcare, and telecommunication, the Fund will be subject to the risks associated with these particular sectors and industries. These sectors and industries may be adversely affected by, amount others, changes in government regulation, world events and economic conditions.

Large-Capitalization Risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic expansion.

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Stock Risk: The stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than the stocks of larger, more established companies.

Credit Risk: The risk that an issuer of a security will be unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest and/principal payments when due and the related risk that the value of a security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability to make such payments. Credit risk may be heightened if the Fund invests in “high yield” or “junk” securities; such securities, while generally offering higher yields than investment grade debt with similar maturities, involve greater risk, including the possibility of dividend or interest deferral, default or bankruptcy.

Duration Risk: Duration is a mathematical calculation of the average life of a fixed-income or preferred security that serves as a measure of the security’s price risk to changes in interest rates (or yields). Securities with longer duration tend to be more sensitive to interest rate (or yield) changes than securities with shorter duration.

Interest Rate Risk: It is the risk that the value of the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising interest rates. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. When interest rates change, the values of longer-duration debt securities usually change more than the values of shorter-duration debt securities. Rising interest rates also may lengthen the duration of debt securities with call features, since exercise of the call becomes less likely as interest rates rise, which in turn will make the securities more sensitive to changes in interest rates and result in even steeper price declines in the event of further interest rate increases.

Prepayment and Extension Risk: The risk that changes in interest rates, credit spreads or other factors will result in the call (repayment) of a debt instrument before it is expected. The Fund may have to invest the proceeds in lower yielding securities or that expectations of such early call will negatively impact the market price of the security. Extension risk is the risk that changes in the interest rates or credit spreads may result in lowering call expectations, which can cause prices to fall.

REIT Risk : Investments in the Fund may be subject to many of the same risks as a direct investment in real estate. The stock prices of companies in the real estate industry, including REITs, are typically sensitive to changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use, and rents, as well as the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. REITs also depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders and are subject to the risk of failing to qualify for favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Management Risk : The Fund is an actively managed portfolio. The Adviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Adviser may fail to use derivatives effectively or may select investments that do not perform as anticipated by the Adviser. Imperfections, errors or limitations in quantitative analyses and models used by the Adviser as part of its investment process could affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund could lose value or its investment results could lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. The Adviser does not have any experience in implementing the Fund’s strategy for a mutual fund.

PERFORMANCE:

Because the Fund has less than a full calendar year of investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Also, shareholder reports containing financial and performance information will be mailed to shareholders semi-annually. Updated performance information will be available at no cost by calling 1-800-869-1679 and may also be available at www.innovativeportfolios.com.

INVESTMENT ADVISER:

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS:

JR Humphreys, CFA ® , CAIA ® , Senior Portfolio Manager

Dave Gilreath, CFP ® , Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer

Each portfolio manager is primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:

You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. You may redeem shares by written request, telephone or through a financial intermediary.

Class A : $5,000 initial; $100 subsequent investments;

Retirement Plans $1,000 initial; $250 subsequent investments

Class I: $100,000 initial; $100 subsequent investments;

Retirement Plans $100,000; $250 subsequent investments

However, the Fund or the Adviser may waive any minimum investment requirement at its discretion.

TAX INFORMATION:

Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash, are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates unless you are investing through a tax-deferred plan such as an IRA or 401(k) plan. However, such distributions may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from the plan.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser 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 ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide income. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:

The Fund’s investment strategy is two-fold: (1) preferred securities, and (2) credit spread options on the S&P 500 Index; both of which are described in detail below.

Preferred Investment Strategy

The Fund pursues its preferred investment strategy by investing in issues of preferred and debt securities believed to be undervalued relative to credit quality and other investment characteristics. In making this determination, the Adviser evaluates the fundamental characteristics of an issuer, including an issuer’s creditworthiness, and also takes into account prevailing market factors. In analyzing credit quality, the Adviser considers not only fundamental analysis, but also an issuer’s corporate and capital structure and the placement of the preferred or debt securities within that structure. In evaluating relative value, the Adviser also takes into account call, conversion and other structural security features, in addition to such factors as the likely directions of credit ratings and relative value versus other income security classes.

The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of preferred securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including traditional preferred securities; hybrid preferred securities that have investment and economic characteristics of both preferred stock and debt securities; floating rate preferred securities; convertible preferred securities, and shares of other open-end, closed-end or ETFs that invest primarily in preferred securities as described herein.

The Fund intends to invest at least 25% or more of its net assets in the financial sector, which is comprised of the bank, diversified financials, real estate (including REITs) and insurance industries. In addition, the Fund also may focus its investments in other sectors or industries, such as (but not limited to) energy, industrials, utilities, pipelines, health care and telecommunications. The Adviser retains broad discretion to allocate the Fund’s investments across various sectors and industries. The Fund may invest up to 10% of the Fund’s net assets in securities of non-U.S. companies.

S&P 500 Index Options Strategy

The Fund may expose up to 10% of its assets to a credit spread options strategy however market conditions may dictate additional exposure. The Fund seeks to achieve a credit spread on the S&P 500 Index by selling/writing an out-of-the-money short put option each month while simultaneously purchasing an out-of-the-money long put option below the short option position. A credit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase of one option and a sale of another option in the same class and expiration but different strike prices. Such a strategy results in a net credit for entering the option position, and wants the spreads to narrow or expire for profit. Buying the protective long put option is hedging any significant downside risk posed by the short put option by employing a defensive position.

the securities underlying those options. There can be no assurance that the variance risk premium will be positive for the Fund's investments at any time or on average and over time.

A put option typically gives the option buyer the right to sell, and obligates the option seller to purchase, a security at an agreed-upon price. Generally, the Fund intends to sell put options that are out-of-the-money (meaning that the exercise price generally will be below the current price of the underlying equity security, ETF or index when the option is sold). Options that are more substantially out-of-the-money generally would pay lower premiums than options that are at or slightly out-of-the-money. By selling put options, the Fund will sell protection against depreciation below the option exercise price to the option purchaser in exchange for an option premium. If an option is exercised, the Fund will either purchase or sell the security at the strike price or pay to the option holder the difference between the strike price and the current price level of the underlying equity security, ETF or index, depending on the terms of the option.

When the Fund enters into derivatives transactions, it is typically required to post collateral, or “initial margin,” to secure its payment or delivery obligations.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. Many factors affect the Fund's net asset value and performance. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with the preferred equity and option markets, any of which could cause an investment to lose money.

Preferred Security Risk : An investment in Preferred Securities involves the further risks not associated with an investment in common stocks as set forth below.

Credit Risk and Subordination Risk: Preferred securities have credit risk. The risk that a preferred security will decline in price or the issuer of the security will fail to make dividend, interest or principal payments when due because the issuer experiences a decline in its financial status. Preferred securities are generally subordinate to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure in terms of having priority to corporate income, claims to corporate assets and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than more senior debt instruments.

Limited Voting Rights: Generally holders of preferred securities (such as the Fund) have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred security holders may elect a number of directors to the issuer’s board. Generally, once the issuer pays all the arrearages, the preferred security holders no longer have voting rights.

Special Redemptions Rights: An issuer of preferred securities, in certain circumstances, may redeem the securities prior to a specified date. For instance, for certain types of preferred securities, a redemption may be triggered by a change in federal income tax or securities laws. As with call provisions, a special redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund.

Deferral and Omission Risk: Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, at its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a stated period without consequences to the issuer. If the Fund owns a preferred security that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may be required to report income for tax purposes although it has not yet received such income.

ETF Risk: ETFs are subject to investment advisory fees and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund. As a result, your cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in other ETFs and may be higher than other Fund that invest directly in similar securities. ETFs are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks listed on an exchange. ETF shares may trade at a discount or a premium in market price if there is a limited market in such shares. ETFs are also subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund. ETFs may employ leverage. Because the value of ETF shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s holdings at the most optimal time, adversely affecting performance. ETFs in which the Fund invests will not be able to replicate exactly the performance of the indices they track.

Financial Sector Risk: Because the Fund may invest 25% or more of its net assets in the financial sector, it will be more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting this sector, such as changes in interest rates, loan concentration and competition. In addition, the Fund will also be subject to the risks of investing in the individual industries and securities that comprise the financial sector, including the bank, capital markets, consumer finance, diversified financials, real estate (including REITs) and insurance industries. To the extent that the Fund focuses its investments in other sectors or industries, such as (but not limited to ) energy, industrials, utilities, healthcare, and telecommunication, the Fund will be subject to the risks associated with these particular sectors and industries. These sectors and industries may be adversely affected by, amount others, changes in government regulation, world events and economic conditions.

Large-Capitalization Risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic expansion.

the call becomes less likely as interest rates rise, which in turn will make the securities more sensitive to changes in interest rates and result in even steeper price declines in the event of further interest rate increases.

limitations in quantitative analyses and models used by the Adviser as part of its investment process could affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund could lose value or its investment results could lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS:

To respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, each Fund may invest 100% of its total assets, without limitation, in high-quality short-term debt securities and money market instruments. These short-term debt securities and money market instruments include: shares of money market mutual funds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements. While a Fund is in a defensive position, the opportunity to achieve its investment objective will be limited. Furthermore, to the extent that either Fund invests in money market mutual funds for cash positions, there will be some duplication of expenses because the Fund pays its pro-rata portion of such money market funds' advisory fees and operational fees. Each Fund may also invest a substantial portion of its assets in such instruments at any time to maintain liquidity or pending selection of investments in accordance with its policies.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE:

A description of the Fund’s policies regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

CYBERSECURITY:

The computer systems, networks and devices used by the Fund and its service providers to carry out routine business operations employ a variety of protections designed to prevent damage or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches. Despite the various protections utilized by the Fund and its service providers, systems, networks, or devices potentially can be breached.

The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach. Cybersecurity breaches can include unauthorized access to systems, networks, or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable, slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. Cybersecurity breaches may cause disruptions and impact the Fund’s business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses; interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate their NAV; impediments to trading; the inability of the Funds, the adviser and other service providers to transact business; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs; as well as the inadvertent release of confidential information.

Similar adverse consequences could result from cybersecurity breaches affecting issuers of securities in which the Funds invest; counterparties with which the Funds engage in transactions; governmental and other regulatory authorities; exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, and other financial institutions (including financial intermediaries and service providers for the Funds’ shareholders); and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred by these entities in order to prevent any cybersecurity breaches in the future.

MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT ADVISER :

Innovative Portfolios, LLC, (the “Adviser”), located at 8801 River Crossing Blvd. Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN, 46240 serves as investment adviser to the Funds. Subject to the authority of the Board of Trustees, IP is responsible for the overall management of the Fund’s investment portfolio. The Adviser is an Indiana limited liability company formed in 2015 to provide investment advisory services to individual clients. The Fund is not its only client.

Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”), the Fund pays the Adviser, on a monthly basis, an annual management fee equivalent to 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through May 31, 2020 to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.50% for Class I shares and 1.75% for Class A shares of the average daily net assets for each respective Class of the Fund. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within three years after the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser. Fee waiver and reimbursement arrangements can decrease the Fund's expenses and boost its performance. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the Management Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to shareholders.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS:

JR Humphreys, CFA ® , CAIA ® , Senior Portfolio Manager

Mr. Humphreys holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he was also a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society for Economics. Mr. Humphreys has earned his Chartered Financial Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst® (CAIA) credentials. Mr Humphreys has been with the Adviser since 2018 and Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC (SBIA) since 2015. SBIA, an affiliate of the Adviser, is a SEC registered investment advisor. Prior to SBIA Mr Humphreys worked at BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC as a Senior Portfolio Manager from October 2003 to June 2015.

Dave Gilreath, CFP ® , Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer

shares responsibility for setting investment policy, asset allocation, and security selection for the Adviser. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, beginning with Bache Halsey Stuart Shields and later with Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter. Mr. Gilreath has been with the Adviser since 2015 and SBIA since 2001.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers’ compensation structure, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers’ ownership of shares of the Fund.

HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

The Fund's assets are generally valued at their market value using market quotations. The Fund may use pricing services to determine market value. If market prices are not available or, in the Adviser's opinion, market prices do not reflect fair value, or if an event occurs after the close of trading on the domestic or foreign exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (but prior to the time the NAV is calculated) that materially affects fair value, the investment Adviser will value the Fund’s assets at their fair value according to policies approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. For example, if trading in a portfolio security is halted and does not resume before the Fund calculates its NAV, the aAdviser may need to price the security using the Fund’s fair value pricing guidelines. Without a fair value price, short term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long term investors. Securities trading on overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market, but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of a Fund's NAV by short term traders. Fair valuation involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may differ materially from the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. The Fund may invest in ETFs and other investment companies ("Underlying Funds"). The Fund’s NAV is calculated based, in part, upon the market prices of the Underlying Funds in its portfolio, and the prospectuses of those companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. Because foreign securities trade on days when the Fund’s shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when the Fund’s shares cannot be purchased or redeemed.

HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES

Class I Shares

Class I shares of the Fund are sold at NAV without an initial sales charge and are not subject to 12b-1 distribution fees. This means that 100% of your initial investment is placed into shares of the Fund. Class I shares are intended to be offered to institutional investors through select channels that are not available to all investors. However, the Fund or the Adviser may admit investors at its discretion and waive any minimum investment requirement.

Class A Shares

Class A shares of the Fund are sold at NAV without an initial sales charge and are subject to a .25% 12b-1 distribution fees. This means that 100% of your initial investment is placed into shares of the Fund. Class A shares are intended to be offered to retail investors through financial intermediaries.

MINIMUM INVESTMENTS :

The minimum initial and subsequent investment for Class I shares is $100,000 and $100 and Class A shares is $5,000 and $100 for all non-retirement accounts. The minimum initial and subsequent investment for retirement accounts is $1,000 and $250. However, the Fund or the Adviser may waive any minimum investment requirement at its discretion.

There is no minimum investment requirement when you are buying shares by reinvesting dividends and distributions from the Fund. Investment minimums may be higher or lower for investors purchasing shares through a brokerage firm or other financial institution. To the extent investments of individual investors are aggregated into an omnibus account established by an investment adviser, brokerage firm, retirement plan sponsor or other intermediary, the account minimums apply to the omnibus account, not to the account of the individual investor.

For accounts sold through brokerage firms and other intermediaries, it is the responsibility of the brokerage firm or intermediary to enforce compliance with investment minimums.

OPENING AN ACCOUNT:

The Fund is a separate series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the "Trust"), and you may purchase shares directly from the Fund. You also may purchase shares through a brokerage firm or other intermediary that has contracted with the Trust to sell shares of the Fund. You may be charged a separate fee by the brokerage firm or other intermediary through whom you purchase shares.

If you are investing directly in the Fund for the first time, please call the Fund’s transfer agent at 1-800-869-1679 to request a Shareholder Account Application. You will need to establish an account before investing. Be sure to sign up for all the account options that you plan to take advantage of. For example, if you would like to be able to redeem your shares by telephone, you should select this option on your Shareholder Account Application. Doing so when you open your account means that you will not need to complete additional paperwork later.

Your investment in the Fund should be intended as a long-term investment vehicle. The Fund is not designed to provide you with a means of speculating on the short-term fluctuations in the stock market. The Fund reserve the right to reject any purchase request that it regards as disruptive to the efficient management of the Fund, which includes investors with a history of excessive trading. The Fund also reserves the right to stop offering shares at any time.

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. This means that when you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We also may ask for other identifying documents or information, and may take additional steps to verify your identity. We may not be able to open your account or complete a transaction for you until we are able to verify your identity.

If you have any questions regarding the Fund, please call 1-800-869-1679.

You may buy shares on any "business day." Business days are Monday through Friday, other than days the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is closed, including the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Shares of the Funds are sold at NAV. The NAV generally is calculated as of the close of trading on the NYSE every day the NYSE is open. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET"). The Fund's NAV is calculated by taking the total value of the Fund's assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing by the total number of shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent.

If you are purchasing directly from the Trust, send the completed Shareholder Account Application and a check payable to the Fund in which you are investing to the following address:

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

Purchase orders received in "proper form" by the Fund’s transfer agent before the close of trading on the NYSE will be effective at the NAV next calculated after your order is received. On occasion, the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, purchase orders received after the NYSE closes will be effective the following business day.

To be in "proper form," the purchase order must include:

● Fund name and account number;

● Account name(s) and address;

● The dollar amount or number of shares you wish to purchase.

The Fund may limit the amount of purchases and refuse to sell to any person.

Method of Payment . All purchases (both initial and subsequent) must be made in U.S. dollars and checks must be drawn on U.S. banks. Cash, credit cards and third party checks will not be accepted. Third party checks and checks drawn on a non-U.S. financial institution will not be accepted, even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to Collaborative Investment Series Trust or the Fund are considered third-party checks.

A $20 fee will be charged against your account for any payment check returned to the transfer agent or for any incomplete electronic funds transfer, or for insufficient funds, stop payment, closed account or other reasons. If a check does not clear your bank or the Fund is unable to debit your pre-designated bank account on the day of purchase, the Fund reserves the right to cancel the purchase. If your purchase is canceled, you will be responsible for any losses or fees imposed by your bank and losses that may be incurred as a result of a decline in the value of the canceled purchase. The Fund (or the Fund's agent) each have the authority to redeem shares in your account(s) to cover any losses due to fluctuations in share price. Any profit on such cancellation will accrue to the Fund.

If you choose to pay by wire, you must call the Fund’s transfer agent, at 1-800-869-1679 to set up your account, to obtain an account number, and obtain instructions on how to complete the wire transfer.

Wire orders will be accepted only on a day on which the Fund, custodian and transfer agent are open for business. A wire purchase will not be considered made until the wired money and the purchase order are received by the Fund. Any delays that may occur in wiring money, including delays that may occur in processing by the banks, are not the responsibility of the Fund or its transfer agent. The Fund presently does not charge a fee for the receipt of wired funds, but the Fund may charge shareholders for this service in the future.

AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLANS:

By completing the Automatic Investment Plan section of the account application, you may make automatic monthly investments ($100 minimum per purchase) from your bank or savings account.

OTHER PURCHASE INFORMATION:

If your wire does not clear, you will be responsible for any loss incurred by the Fund. If you are already a shareholder, the Fund can redeem shares from any identically registered account in the Fund as reimbursement for any loss incurred. You may be prohibited or restricted from making future purchases in the Fund.

The Fund may authorize certain brokerage firms and other intermediaries (including its designated correspondents) to accept purchase and redemption orders on its behalf. The Fund is deemed to have received an order when the authorized person or designee receives the order, and the order is processed at the NAV next calculated thereafter. It is the responsibility of the brokerage firm or other intermediary to transmit orders promptly to the Funds’ transfer agent.

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

REDEEMING SHARES:

You may redeem your shares on any business day. Redemption orders received in proper form by the Fund’s transfer agent or by a brokerage firm or other intermediary selling Fund shares before 4:00 p.m. ET (or before the NYSE closes if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET) will be processed at that day's NAV. Your brokerage firm or intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time.

"Proper form" means your request for redemption must:

● Include the Fund name and account number;

● Include the account name(s) and address;

● State the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem; and

● Be signed by all registered share owner(s) in the exact name(s) and any special capacity in which they are registered.

The Fund may require that the signatures be guaranteed if the mailing address of the account has been changed within 30 days of the redemption request. The Fund also may require that signatures be guaranteed for redemptions of $25,000 or more. Signature guarantees are for the protection of shareholders. You can obtain a signature guarantee from most banks and securities dealers, but not from a notary public. All documentation requiring a signature guarantee must utilize a New Technology Medallion stamp. For joint accounts, both signatures must be guaranteed. Please call the transfer agent at 1-800-869-1679 if you have questions regarding signature guarantees. At the discretion of the Fund, you may be required to furnish additional legal documents to insure proper authorization. The Fund will not make checks payable to any person other than the shareholder(s) of record.

Shares of the Fund may be redeemed by mail or telephone. You may receive redemption payments in the form of a check or federal wire transfer. A wire transfer fee of $20 will be charged to defray custodial charges for redemptions paid by wire transfer. Any charges for wire redemptions will be deducted from your account by redemption of shares. If you redeem your shares through a brokerage firm or other intermediary, you may be charged a fee by that institution.

REDEEMING BY MAIL:

You may redeem any part of your account in the Fund by mail at no charge. Your request, in proper form, should be addressed to:

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS:

You may redeem any part of your account in a Fund by calling the transfer agent at 1-800-869-1679. You must first complete the Optional Telephone Redemption and Exchange section of the investment application to institute this option. The Fund, the transfer agent and the custodian are not liable for following redemption instructions communicated by telephone to the extent that they reasonably believe the telephone instructions to be genuine. However, if they do not employ reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine, they may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Procedures employed may include recording telephone instructions and requiring a form of personal identification from the caller.

The Fund may terminate the telephone redemption procedures at any time. During periods of extreme market activity it is possible that shareholders may encounter some difficulty in telephoning the Fund, although neither the Fund nor the transfer agent has ever experienced difficulties in receiving and responding to telephone requests for redemptions or exchanges in a timely fashion. If you are unable to reach the Fund by telephone, you may request a redemption or exchange by mail.

REDEMPTIONS IN KIND:

The Fund reserves the right to honor requests, in regular and stressed market conditions, for redemption or repurchase orders made by a shareholder during any 90-day period by making payment in whole or in part in portfolio securities ("redemption in kind") on the amount of such a request that is large enough to affect operations (that is, on the amount of the request that is greater than the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund's net assets at the beginning of the 90-day period). In-kind redemptions of Fund shares will be redeemed pro rata to the extent that doing so is reasonable and in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The securities will be chosen by the Fund and valued using the same procedures as used in calculating the Fund's NAV. A shareholder may incur transaction expenses in converting these securities to cash.

ADDITIONAL REDEMPTION INFORMATION:

If you are not certain of the redemption requirements, please call the transfer agent at 1-800-869-1679. Redemptions specifying a certain date or share price cannot be accepted and will be returned. The Fund typically expects that it will take up to 5 days following the receipt of your redemption request to pay out redemption proceeds by check or electronic transfer. The Fund typically expects to pay redemptions from cash, cash equivalents, proceeds from the sale of fund shares, any lines of credit and then from the sale of portfolio securities. These redemption payment methods will be used in regular and stressed market conditions. You may be assessed a fee if a Fund incurs bank charges because you request that the Fund re-issue a redemption check. Also, when the NYSE is closed (or when trading is restricted) for any reason other than its customary weekend or holiday closing or under any emergency circumstances, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Fund may suspend redemptions or postpone payment dates.

of your shares in the Fund is less than $1,000 due to redemption, or such other minimum amount as the Fund may determine from time to time. You may increase the value of your shares in the Fund to the minimum amount within the 30-day period. All shares of the Fund also are subject to involuntary redemption if the Board of Trustees determines to liquidate the Fund. An involuntary redemption will create a capital gain or a capital loss, which may have tax consequences to you and about which you should consult your tax adviser.

FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES

The Fund discourage and does not accommodate market timing. Frequent trading into and out of the Fund can harm all Fund shareholders by disrupting the Fund’s investment strategies, increasing Fund expenses, decreasing tax efficiency and diluting the value of shares held by long-term shareholders. The Fund is designed for long-term investors and is not intended for market timing or other disruptive trading activities. Accordingly, the Fund’s Board has approved policies that seek to curb these disruptive activities while recognizing that shareholders may have a legitimate need to adjust their Fund investments as their financial needs or circumstances change. The Fund discourages excessive short-term trading in Fund shares and does not intend to accommodate such trading activity by investors. The Fund considers excessive short-term trading to be any pattern of frequent purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares by an investor or group of investors, acting in concert, that could interfere with the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio or result in increased brokerage and administrative costs. The Fund currently uses several methods to reduce the risk of market timing. These methods include:

● Committing staff to review, on a continuing basis, recent trading activity in order to identify trading activity that may be contrary to the Fund ’ s market timing trading policy;

● Rejecting or limiting specific purchase requests; and

● Rejecting purchase requests from certain investors.

Though these methods involve judgments that are inherently subjective and involve some selectivity in their application, the Fund seeks to make judgments and applications that are consistent with the interests of the Fund's shareholders.

Based on the frequency of redemptions in your account, the Adviser or transfer agent may in its sole discretion determine that your trading activity is detrimental to the Fund as described in the Fund’s market timing trading policy and elect to reject or limit the amount, number, frequency or method for requesting future purchases or exchange purchases of the Fund’s shares.

The Fund reserves the right to reject or restrict purchase requests for any reason, particularly when the shareholder's trading activity suggests that the shareholder may be engaged in market timing or other disruptive trading activities. Neither the Fund nor the Adviser will be liable for any losses resulting from rejected purchase orders. The Adviser may also bar an investor who has violated these policies (and the investor's financial advisor) from opening new accounts with the Fund.

the Fund. While the Fund will encourage financial intermediaries to apply the Fund’s market timing trading policy to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund, the Fund is limited in their ability to monitor the trading activity or enforce the Fund’s market timing trading policy with respect to customers of financial intermediaries. For example, should it occur, the Fund may not be able to detect market timing that may be facilitated by financial intermediaries or made difficult to identify in the omnibus accounts used by those intermediaries for aggregated purchases, exchanges and redemptions on behalf of all their customers. More specifically, unless the financial intermediaries have the ability to apply the Fund’s market timing trading policy to their customers through such methods as implementing short-term trading limitations or restrictions and monitoring trading activity for what might be market timing, the Fund may not be able to determine whether trading by customers of financial intermediaries is contrary to the Fund’s market timing trading policy. Brokers maintaining omnibus accounts with the Fund have agreed to provide shareholder transaction information to the extent known to the broker to the Fund upon request. If the Fund or its transfer agent or shareholder servicing agent suspects there is market timing activity in the account, the Fund will seek full cooperation from the service provider maintaining the account to identify the underlying participant. At the request of the Adviser, the service providers may take immediate action to stop any further short-term trading by such participants.

The Fund and the Adviser reserve the right to modify any redemption fee at any time. If there is a material change to the Fund’s redemption fee, the Fund will notify you at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the change.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

The Fund typically distributes substantially all of its net investment income in the form of dividends and taxable capital gains to its shareholders. The Fund intends to distribute net investment income dividends quarterly and long-term capital gains annually. These distributions are automatically reinvested in the Fund from which they are paid unless you request cash distributions on your application or through a written request to the Fund. Reinvested dividends and distributions receive the same tax treatment as those paid in cash. If you are interested in changing your election, you may call the Fund’s transfer agent at 1-800-869-1679 or send a written notification to:

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

TAXES:

In general, selling shares of the Fund and receiving distributions (whether reinvested or taken in cash) are taxable events. Depending on the purchase price and the sale price, you may have a gain or a loss on any shares sold. Any tax liabilities generated by your transactions or by receiving distributions are your responsibility. The Fund anticipates that distributions will be primarily taxed as ordinary income. You may want to avoid making a substantial investment when the Fund is about to make a taxable distribution because you would be responsible for any taxes on the distribution regardless of how long you have

owned your shares. The Fund may produce capital gains even if they do not have income to distribute and performance has been poor.

Early each year, the Fund will mail to you a statement setting forth the federal income tax information for all distributions made during the previous year. If you do not provide your taxpayer identification number, your account will be subject to backup withholding.

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred accounts or other non-taxable entities. Because each investor's tax circumstances are unique, please consult with your tax adviser about your investment.

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES

DISTRIBUTOR :

Arbor Court Capital, LLC (“Arbor Court”), located at 8000 Towne Center Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 is the distributor for the shares of the Fund. Arbor Court is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA"). Shares of the Fund are offered on a continuous basis.

DISTRIBUTION FEES:

The Trust, with respect to the Fund, has adopted the Trust’s Master Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, which allows the Fund to pay the Fund’s distributor an annual fee for distribution and shareholder servicing expenses of up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares.

The Fund’s distributor and other entities are paid pursuant to the Plan, for distribution and shareholder servicing provided and the expenses borne by the distributor and others in the distribution of Fund shares., including the payment of commissions for sales of shares and incentive compensation to and expenses of dealers and others who engage in or support distribution of shares or who service shareholder accounts, including overhead and telephone expenses, printing and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports used in connection with the offering of the Fund’s shares to other than current shareholders; and preparation, printing and distribution of sales literature and advertising materials. In addition, the distributor or other entities may utilize fees paid pursuant to the Plan to compensate dealers or other entities for their opportunity costs in advancing such amounts, which compensation would be in the form of a carrying charge on any un-reimbursed expenses.

You should be aware that if you hold your shares for a substantial period of time, you may indirectly pay more that the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge allowed by FINRA due to the reoccurring nature of distribution (12b-1) fees.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:

The Fund’s distributor, its affiliates, and the Fund’s Adviser may each, at its own expense and out of its own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Fund. Financial intermediaries include brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others. These payments may be in addition to the 12b-1 Fees and any sales charge that are disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus. These payments are generally made to financial intermediaries that provide shareholder or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and financial intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the Fund on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs. These payments also may be made as a expense reimbursement in cases where the financial intermediary provides shareholder services to Fund shareholders.

HOUSEHOLDING :

To reduce expenses, we mail only one copy of the prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call the Fund at 1-800-869-1679 on days the Fund is open for business or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Because the Fund has only recently commenced investment operations, no financial highlights are available for the Fund at this time. In the future, financial highlights will be presented in this section of the Prospectus.

November 2017

PRIVACY NOTICE

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST


FACTS	WHAT DOES THE COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?


Why?	Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:

● Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

● account transactions and transaction history

● investment experience and purchase history

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.


How?	All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons the Collaborative Investment Series Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information:

Do we share information?

Can you limit

sharing?

For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus.

YES


For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you.	NO	We don't share
For joint marketing with other financial companies.	NO	We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records.	NO	We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness.	NO	We don't share
For our affiliates to market to you	NO	We don't share
For non-affiliates to market to you	NO	We don't share
QUESTIONS?	Call 1-800-595-4866

What we do:

How does the Collaborative Investment Series Trust protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does the Collaborative Investment Series Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

● open an account or deposit money

● direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

● seek advice about your investments

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can't I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

● sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness.

● affiliates from using your information to market to you.

● sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you.

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.


Definitions
Affiliates	Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. ● The Collaborative Investment Series Trust does not share with affiliates so they can market to you.
Non-affiliates	Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. ● The Collaborative Investment Series Trust does not share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing	A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. ● The Collaborative Investment Series Trust doesn’t jointly market .

PREFERRED-PLUS

Investment Adviser

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

Distributor

Arbor Court Capital, LLC

Fund Administrator

Collaborative Fund Services, LLC

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

Custodian

US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Sanville & Company

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Several additional sources of information are available to you. The Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), incorporated into this prospectus by reference (and therefore legally a part of this prospectus), contains detailed information on Fund policies and operations, including policies and procedures relating to the disclosure of portfolio holdings by the Fund’s affiliates. Annual reports will, and the semi-annual reports may, contain management's discussion of market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the performance results as of the Fund as of the latest semi-annual or annual fiscal year end.

Call the Fund at 1-800-869-1679 to request free copies of the SAI, the annual report and the semi-annual report, to request other information about the Fund and to make shareholder inquiries. You may also obtain this information about the Fund at the internet site www.innovativeportfolios.com .

You also may obtain reports and other information about the Fund on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at http.//www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC's Public Reference Section, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-23306

DIVIDEND PERFORMERS

Class I IPDPX

Class A INDPX

PROSPECTUS

May 15, 2019

Advised by:

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

Indianapolis, IN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVIDEND PERFORMERS

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

PERFORMANCE:

INVESTMENT ADVISER:

PORTFOLIO MANAGER:

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:

TAX INFORMATION:

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS 12

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

CYBERSECURITY

MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT ADVISER:

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS:

HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES

MINIMUM INVESTMENTS:

OPENING AN ACCOUNT:

AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLANS:

OTHER PURCHASE INFORMATION:

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

REDEEMING SHARES:

REDEEMING BY MAIL:

TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS:

REDEMPTIONS IN KIND:

ADDITIONAL REDEMPTION INFORMATION:

FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

TAXES

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES

DISTRIBUTOR:

HOUSEHOLDING:

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FOR MORE INFORMATION

DIVIDEND PERFORMERS SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:

The Dividend Performers (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide income. The Fund’s secondary objective is capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND:

This 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)	Class I	Class A
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of original purchase price)	None	None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions	None	None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if sold within 60 days)	None	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class I	Class A
Management Fees	1.00%	1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%	0.25%
Other Expenses ⁽¹⁾	2.28%	2.35%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	3.28%	3.60%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement ⁽²⁾	1.78%	1.85%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	1.50%	1.75%

(1) Estimated for the initial fiscal period.

(2)The Fund's Adviser (defined below) has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through May 31, 2020, to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.50% and 1.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class I and Class A shares, respectively. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within three years of the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund's Board of Trustees, on 60 days written notice to the Fund's Adviser.

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 above fee table. The Example assumes the impact of the fee waiver in 1 Year example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:


Class	1 Year	3 Years
Class I	$153	$843
Class A	$178	$932

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

The Fund’s investment strategy is twofold: (1) investing in dividend paying U.S. equity securities, and (2) credit spread options on the S&P 500 Index; both of which are described in detail below.

Dividend Investment Strategy

The Fund will invest in common stocks of dividend paying U.S. companies. The Fund invests, generally, in large capitalization companies ($10 billion or higher) but has the ability to invest in income-producing equity securities of all capitalizations with ten years of rising dividend payments. The Fund may also invest in publicly traded partnerships (“PTPs”) and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).

The Fund’s Adviser, Innovative Portfolios, LLC (the “Adviser”), will invest the Fund’s assets in companies that have a ten-year history of paying dividends, appear to have the ability to continue to pay dividends, have a history of increasing their dividends, and meet certain risk standards (as discussed in more detail below). The Adviser will generally sell a security if the security is no longer expected to meet the Adviser’s dividend or growth expectations or if the risk characteristics place the equity in higher risk deciles.

The selection of dividend-paying stocks is based on the universe of companies based in the U.S. with a history of increasing dividends for 10 consecutive years (Dividend Achievers). That list is further sorted by the companies with the best downside risk (lowest) characteristics. Historically, the companies with lower downside risk scores have potential for long-term growth and have exhibited lower volatility and lower downside risk. The downside risk score utilizes a fundamental value approach, evaluating the security on certain factors (e.g., free cash-flow, revenue stability, profitability changes and trend, leverage, stock price volatility and correlation, and earning surprise persistency). These variables are used to evaluate downside risk on the securities meaning the risk of the stock versus the potential return, with the objective to avoid downside risk. The portfolio is periodically rebalanced where companies with higher risk characteristics are exchanged for companies with lower risk characteristics.

S&P 500 Index Options Strategy

The Fund may expose up to 20% of its assets to a credit spread options strategy however market conditions may dictate additional exposure. The Fund seeks to achieve a credit spread on the S&P 500 Index investment objective by selling/writing an out-of-the-money (an out-of-the-money put option is one whose strike price is lower than the market price of the underlying reference asset of the option) short put option each month while simultaneously purchasing an out-of-the-money long put option below the short option position . A credit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase of one option and a sale of another option in the same class and expiration but different strike prices. Such a strategy results in a net credit for entering the option position, and wants the spreads to narrow or expire for profit. Buying the protective long put option is hedging any significant downside risk posed by the short put option by employing a defensive position.

When the Fund enters into derivatives transactions, it is typically required to post collateral, or “initial

margin,” to secure its payment or delivery obligations.

have a short position (so-called “naked” call or put options). The Fund may hold positions in equities and ETFs to the extent necessary to meet asset coverage or margin requirements. Generally, the investment goal is to write options with a target of 20% spread notional exposure however market conditions may dictate more notional exposure. The Fund may be considered to have created investment leverage; leverage increases the volatility of the Fund and may result in losses greater than if the Fund had not been leveraged.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

As with all mutual funds, there is risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Investing in the Fund can result in a loss of some or all amounts invested.

Equity Risk: Equity security values held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of the securities participate or other factors relating to the companies.

Dividend-Paying Security Risk : The Fund’s investment in dividend-paying stocks could cause the Fund to underperform similar funds that invest without consideration of a company’s track record of paying dividends. Stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends may not participate in a broad market advance to the same degree as most other stocks, and a sharp rise in interest rates or economic downturn could cause a company to unexpectedly reduce or eliminate its dividend.

Real Estate Industry Risk : Investments in the Fund may be subject to many of the same risks as a direct investment in real estate. The stock prices of companies in the real estate industry, including REITs, are typically sensitive to changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use, and rents, as well as the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. REITs also depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders and are subject to the risk of failing to qualify for favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Large-Capitalization Risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic expansion.

PTP Risk: Investing in PTPs (including master limited partnerships) involves special risks in addition to those typically associated with publicly traded companies. PTPs are exposed to the risks of their underlying assets, which in many cases includes the same types of risks as energy and natural resources companies, such as commodity pricing risk, supply and demand risk and depletion and exploration risk. PTPs are also subject to capital markets risk, which is the risk that they may be unable to raise capital to execute their growth strategies. PTPs are also subject to tax risk, which is the risk that PTPs may lose their partnership status for tax purposes. The Fund’s ability to make investments in certain PTPs, including master limited partnerships, can be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company, and if the Fund does not appropriately limit such investments or if such investments are re-characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized.

Sector Risk: Issuers and companies that are in similar industry sectors may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. Stocks in the consumer discretionary, industrials and financials sectors may comprise a significant portion of the Fund's portfolio. The consumer discretionary sector may be affected by the performance of the overall economy, consumer confidence and spending, changes in demographic and consumer tastes, interest rates, and competitive pressures. The industrials sector may be affected by general economic trends, including employment, economic growth and interest rates, changes in consumer confidence and spending, government regulation, commodity prices and competitive pressures. Unique risks of the financial sector include, but are not limited to, government regulation uncertainty, yield curve fluctuation, asset flow fluctuation, and capital market fluctuations.

PERFORMANCE:

INVESTMENT ADVISER:

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

PORTFOLIO MANAGER:

Dave Gilreath, CFP ® , Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Gilreath attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Mr. Gilreath has earned his Certified Financial Planner ® (CFP) credential. He is a founding principal and Chief Investment Officer for the Adviser and Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC (SBIA). SBIA, an affiliate of the Adviser, is a SEC registered investment advisor. As Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Gilreath, shares responsibility for setting investment policy, asset allocation, and security selection for the Adviser. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, beginning with Bache Halsey

Stuart Shields and later with Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter. Mr. Gilreath has been with the Adviser since 2015 and SBIA since 2001.

Ron Brock, Managing Director

Mr. Brock attended the Indiana University School of Business, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. He is a founding principal and Managing Director for the Adviser and Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors (SBIA). SBIA, an affiliate of the Adviser, is a SEC registered investment advisor. Mr. Brock shares responsibility for setting investment policy, asset allocation, and security selection for the Adviser. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, starting with Prudential Bache Securities and also working with Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter. Mr. Brock has been with the Adviser since 2015 and SBIA since 2001.

Each portfolio manager is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:

Class A : $5,000 initial; $100 subsequent investments;

Retirement Plans $1,000 initial; $250 subsequent investments

Class I: $100,000 initial; $100 subsequent investments;

Retirement Plans $100,000; $250 subsequent investments

However, the Fund or the adviser may waive any minimum investment requirement at its discretion.

TAX INFORMATION:

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the adviser 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 ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES:

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek to provide income. The Fund’s secondary objective is capital appreciation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:

The Fund’s investment strategy is twofold: (1) dividend paying U.S. equity securities, and (2) credit spread options on the S&P 500 Index; both of which are described in detail below.

Dividend Investment Strategy

The Fund’s Adviser, Innovative Portfolios, LLC, will invest the Fund’s assets in companies that have a ten-year history of paying dividends, appear to have the ability to continue to pay dividends, have a history of increasing their dividends, and meet certain risk standards (as discussed in more detail below). The Adviser will generally sell a security if the security is no longer expected to meet the Adviser’s dividend or growth expectations or if the risk characteristics place the equity in higher risk deciles.

S&P 500 Index Options Strategy

The Fund may expose up to 20% of its assets to a credit spread options strategy however market conditions may dictate additional exposure. The Fund seeks to achieve a credit spread on the S&P 500 Index investment objective by selling/writing an out-of-the-money short put option each month while simultaneously purchasing an out-of-the-money long put option below the short option position . A credit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase of one option and a sale of another option in the same class and expiration but different strike prices. Such a strategy results in a net credit for entering the option position, and wants the spreads to narrow or expire for profit. Buying the protective long put option is hedging any significant downside risk posed by the short put option by employing a defensive position.

When the Fund enters into derivatives transactions, it is typically required to post collateral, or “initial

margin,” to secure its payment or delivery obligations.

The Fund’s will invest as indicated above in common stocks of dividend paying companies. These securities will be used to meet asset coverage or margin requirements on the Fund’s option writing strategy. The Fund may write put options in respect of an underlying security in which the Fund does not have a short position (so-called “naked” call or put options). The Fund may hold positions in equities and ETFs to the extent necessary to meet asset coverage or margin requirements. Generally, the investment goal is to write options with a target of 20% spread notional exposure however market conditions may

dictate more notional exposure. The Fund may be considered to have created investment leverage; leverage increases the volatility of the Fund and may result in losses greater than if the Fund had not been leveraged.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:

Large-Capitalization Risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic expansion.

investors acting in concert, regardless of whether the options are written or purchased on the same or different exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers.

Counterparty Risk: The Fund’s use of OTC derivatives exposes it to the risk that the counterparties will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor their obligations. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will still have contractual remedies but may not be able to enforce them. The Fund may invest in derivatives with a limited number of counterparties, and events affecting the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the Fund.

Leverage Risk: The Fund may be subject to leverage risk through the use of derivative instruments. Leverage magnifies the Fund’s exposure to declines in the value of one or more underlying investments or creates investment risk with respect to a larger pool of assets than the Fund would otherwise have and may be considered a speculative technique. The value of an investment in the Fund will be more volatile and other risks tend to be compounded if and to the extent that the Fund uses derivatives or other investments that have embedded leverage. Engaging in such transactions may cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments: In times of adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions for temporary defensive purposes the Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in investments that may be inconsistent with its principal investment strategies. Generally, the Fund would invest in money market instruments or in other short-term U.S. or non-U.S. government securities. The Fund might also hold these types of securities as interim investments pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of its shares or the sale of its portfolio securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of its shares. To the extent the Fund invests in these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective.

Cyber Security Risk: With the increase use of technologies such as the Internet and the dependence on computer systems to perform necessary business functions, the Fund and its service providers (including the Adviser) may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber-attacks and/or other technological malfunctions. In general, cyber-attacks are deliberate, but unintentional events may have similar effects. Cyber-attacks include, among others, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, preventing legitimate users from accessing information or services on a website, releasing confidential information without authorization, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems for purpose of misappropriation of assets and causing operational disruptions. Cyber-attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service. Successful cyber-attacks against, or security breakdowns of, the Fund, the Adviser, or custodian, transfer agent, or other affiliated or third-party service provider may adversely affect the Fund or its shareholders.

The Fund and the Adviser may have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cyber-attacks or security or technology breakdowns affecting the Fund’s third-party service providers. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and systems designed to prevent or reduce the impact of cyber-attacks, such plans and systems are subject to inherent limitations.

Large Shareholder Risk: The Fund may have one or more large shareholders or a group of shareholders investing in classes of Fund shares indirectly through an account, platform or program sponsored by a financial institution. Investment and asset allocation decisions by such financial institutions regarding the account, platform or program through which multiple shareholders invest may result in subscription and redemption decisions that have a significant impact on the assets, expenses and trading activities of the Fund. Such a decision may cause the Fund to sell assets (or invest cash) at disadvantageous times or prices, increase or accelerate taxable gains or transactions costs and may negatively affect the Fund’s NAV, performance, or ability to satisfy redemptions in a timely manner.

Operational Risk: The Fund is subject to the risk of loss as a result of other services provided by Adviser and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency and other services. The risk includes the possibility of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error and cyber-attacks.

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS:

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE:

A description of the Fund’s policies regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

CYBERSECURITY:

The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach. Cybersecurity breaches can include unauthorized access to systems, networks, or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable, slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. Cybersecurity breaches may cause disruptions and impact the Fund’s business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses; interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate their NAV; impediments to trading; the inability of the Funds, the adviser, the sub-adviser, and other service providers to transact business; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs; as well as the inadvertent release of confidential information.

MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT ADVISER :

Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”), the Fund pays the Adviser, on a monthly basis, an annual advisory fee equivalent to 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through May 31, 2020 to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.50% for Class I and 1.75% for Class A of the average daily net assets for each respective Class of the Fund. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within three years after the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, on 60 days’ written notice to Adviser. Fee waiver and reimbursement arrangements can decrease the Fund's expenses and boost its performance. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the Management Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to shareholders.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS:

Dave Gilreath, CFP ® , Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer

Ron Brock, Managing Director

HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

The Fund's assets are generally valued at their market value using market quotations. The Fund may use pricing services to determine market value. If market prices are not available or, in the Adviser's opinion, market prices do not reflect fair value, or if an event occurs after the close of trading on the domestic or foreign exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (but prior to the time the NAV is calculated) that materially affects fair value, the investment Adviser will value the Fund’s assets at their fair value according to policies approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. For example, if trading in a portfolio security is halted and does not resume before the Fund calculates its NAV, the adviser may need to price the security using the Fund’s fair value pricing guidelines. Without a fair value price, short term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long term investors. Securities trading on overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market, but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of a Fund's NAV by short term traders. Fair valuation involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may differ materially from the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. The Fund may invest in ETFs and other investment companies ("Underlying Funds"). The Fund’s NAV is calculated based, in part, upon the market prices of the Underlying Funds in its portfolio, and the prospectuses of those companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. Because foreign securities trade on days when the Fund’s shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when the Fund’s shares cannot be purchased or redeemed.

HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES

Class I Shares

Class A Shares

Class A shares of the Fund are sold at NAV without an initial sales charge and are subject to 12b-1 distribution fees. This means that 100% of your initial investment is placed into shares of the Fund. Class A shares are intended to be offered to retail investors through financial intermediaries.

MINIMUM INVESTMENTS :

The minimum initial and subsequent investment for Class I shares is $100,000 and $100 and Class A shares is $5,000 and $100 for all non-retirement accounts. The minimum initial and subsequent investment for retirement accounts is $1,000 and $250. However, the Fund or the adviser may waive any minimum investment requirement at its discretion.

For accounts sold through brokerage firms and other intermediaries, it is the responsibility of the brokerage firm or intermediary to enforce compliance with investment minimums.

OPENING AN ACCOUNT:

The Fund reserve the right to reject any purchase request that it regards as disruptive to the efficient management of the Fund, which includes investors with a history of excessive trading. The Fund also reserves the right to stop offering shares at any time.

If you have any questions regarding the Fund, please call 1-800-869-1679.

If you are purchasing directly from the Trust, send the completed Shareholder Account Application and a check payable to the Fund in which you are investing to the following address:

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

To be in "proper form," the purchase order must include:

● Fund name and account number;

● Account name(s) and address;

● The dollar amount or number of shares you wish to purchase.

The Fund may limit the amount of purchases and refuse to sell to any person.

AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLANS:

By completing the Automatic Investment Plan section of the account application, you may make automatic monthly investments ($100 minimum per purchase) from your bank or savings account.

OTHER PURCHASE INFORMATION:

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

REDEEMING SHARES:

"Proper form" means your request for redemption must:

● Include the Fund name and account number;

● Include the account name(s) and address;

● State the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem; and

● Be signed by all registered share owner(s) in the exact name(s) and any special capacity in which they are registered.

REDEEMING BY MAIL:

You may redeem any part of your account in the Fund by mail at no charge. Your request, in proper form, should be addressed to:

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS:

REDEMPTIONS IN KIND:

ADDITIONAL REDEMPTION INFORMATION:

Low Balances : Because the Fund incurs certain fixed costs in maintaining shareholder accounts, the Fund may require that you redeem all of your shares in the Fund upon 30 days written notice if the value of your shares in the Fund is less than $1,000 due to redemption, or such other minimum amount as the Fund may determine from time to time. You may increase the value of your shares in the Fund to the minimum amount within the 30-day period. All shares of the Fund also are subject to involuntary redemption if the Board of Trustees determines to liquidate the Fund. An involuntary redemption will create a capital gain or a capital loss, which may have tax consequences to you and about which you should consult your tax adviser.

FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES

● Committing staff to review, on a continuing basis, recent trading activity in order to identify trading activity that may be contrary to the Fund ’ s market timing trading policy;

● Rejecting or limiting specific purchase requests; and

● Rejecting purchase requests from certain investors.

Although the Fund attempts to limit disruptive trading activities, some investors use a variety of strategies to hide their identities and their trading practices. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will be able to identify or limit these activities. Omnibus account arrangements are common forms of holding shares of the Fund. While the Fund will encourage financial intermediaries to apply the Fund’s market timing trading policy to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund, the Fund is limited in their ability to monitor the trading activity or enforce the Fund’s market timing trading policy with respect to customers of financial intermediaries. For example, should it occur, the Fund may not be able to detect market timing that may be facilitated by financial intermediaries or made difficult to identify in the omnibus accounts used by those intermediaries for aggregated purchases, exchanges and redemptions on behalf of all their customers. More specifically, unless the financial intermediaries have the ability to apply the Fund’s market timing trading policy to their customers through such methods as implementing short-term trading limitations or restrictions and monitoring trading activity for what might be market timing, the Fund may

not be able to determine whether trading by customers of financial intermediaries is contrary to the Fund’s market timing trading policy. Brokers maintaining omnibus accounts with the Fund have agreed to provide shareholder transaction information to the extent known to the broker to the Fund upon request. If the Fund or its transfer agent or shareholder servicing agent suspects there is market timing activity in the account, the Fund will seek full cooperation from the service provider maintaining the account to identify the underlying participant. At the request of the Adviser, the service providers may take immediate action to stop any further short-term trading by such participants.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

TAXES:

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES

DISTRIBUTOR :

Arbor Court Capital, LLC (“Arbor Court”), 8000 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 is the distributor for the shares of the Fund. Arbor Court is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA"). Shares of the Fund are offered on a continuous basis.

DISTRIBUTION FEES:

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:

The Fund’s distributor, its affiliates, and the Adviser may each, at its own expense and out of its own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Fund. Financial intermediaries include brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others. These payments may be in addition to the 12b-1 Fees and any sales charge that are disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus. These payments are generally made to financial intermediaries that provide shareholder or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and

financial intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the Fund on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs. These payments also may be made as a expense reimbursement in cases where the financial intermediary provides shareholder services to Fund shareholders.

HOUSEHOLDING :

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

November 2017

PRIVACY NOTICE

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST


FACTS	WHAT DOES THE COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?


Why?	Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:

● Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

● account transactions and transaction history

● investment experience and purchase history

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.


How?	All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons the Collaborative Investment Series Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information:

Do we share information?

Can you limit

sharing?

For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus.

YES


For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you.	NO	We don't share
For joint marketing with other financial companies.	NO	We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records.	NO	We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness.	NO	We don't share
For our affiliates to market to you	NO	We don't share
For non-affiliates to market to you	NO	We don't share
QUESTIONS?	Call 1-800-595-4866

What we do:

How does the Collaborative Investment Series Trust protect my personal information?

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does the Collaborative Investment Series Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

● open an account or deposit money

● direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

● seek advice about your investments

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can't I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

● sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness.

● affiliates from using your information to market to you.

● sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you.

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.


Definitions
Affiliates	Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. ● The Collaborative Investment Series Trust does not share with affiliates so they can market to you.
Non-affiliates	Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. ● The Collaborative Investment Series Trust does not share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing	A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. ● The Collaborative Investment Series Trust doesn ’ t jointly market .

DIVIDEND PERFORMERS

Investment Adviser

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

Distributor

Arbor Court Capital, LLC

Fund Administrator

Collaborative Fund Services, LLC

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

Custodian

US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Sanville & Company

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Several additional sources of information are available to you. The Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), incorporated into this Prospectus by reference (and therefore legally a part of this Prospectus), contains detailed information on Fund policies and operations, including policies and procedures relating to the disclosure of portfolio holdings by the Fund’s affiliates. Annual reports will, and the semi-annual reports may, contain management's discussion of market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the performance results as of the Fund as of the latest semi-annual or annual fiscal year end.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-23306

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

PREFERRED-PLUS

Class I Shares

Class A Shares

TICKER: INPPX

TICKER: IPPPX

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

May 15, 2019

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for Preferred-Plus dated May 15, 2019. The Fund’s financial statements are included in the Annual Report, and will be incorporated by reference into this SAI by subsequent amendment. A copy of the Prospectus or Annual Report can be obtained at no charge by writing the transfer agent, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, at 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-4003, or by calling 1-800-869-1679. The Fund’s Prospectus is incorporated by reference into this SAI.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Description of the Trust and Fund

Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments

Investment Strategies and Risks

Investment Restrictions

Management of the Fund

Code Of Ethics

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

Control Persons

Management Ownership

Investment Advisory Services

Investment Adviser

Custodian

Fund Services

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

Determination of Share Price

Redemption In-Kind

Tax Consequences

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

Financial Statements

Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

Appendix A

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND FUND

The Preferred-Plus (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 26, 2017 (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The Fund is one of multiple series currently authorized by the Trustees. The investment adviser to the Fund is Innovative Portfolios, LLC (the “Adviser”).

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I shares and Class A shares. The Fund does not issue share certificates. All shares are held in non-certificated form registered on the books of the Fund and the transfer agent for the account of the shareholder. Each share of a series represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to that series with each other share of that series and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of income belonging to the series as are declared by the Trustees. The shares do not have cumulative voting rights or any preemptive or conversion rights, and the Trustees have the authority from time to time to divide or combine the shares of any series into a greater or lesser number of shares of that series so long as the proportionate beneficial interest in the assets belonging to that series and the rights of shares of any other series are in no way affected. In case of any liquidation of a series, the holders of shares of the series being liquidated will be entitled to receive as a class a distribution out of the assets, net of the liabilities, belonging to that series. Expenses attributable to any series are borne by that series. Any general expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular series are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. No shareholder is liable to further calls or to assessment by the Trust without his or her express consent.

The Trust does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders. When matters are submitted to shareholders for a vote, each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each whole share he owns and fractional votes for fractional shares he owns. All shares of the Fund have equal voting rights and liquidation rights. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust can be amended by the Trustees, except that any amendment that adversely affects the rights of shareholders must be approved by the shareholders affected. All shares of the Fund are subject to involuntary redemption if the Trustees determine to liquidate the Fund. An involuntary redemption will create a capital gain or a capital loss, which may have tax consequences about which you should consult your tax adviser.

For information concerning the purchase and redemption of shares of the Fund, see “How to Buy Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” in the Prospectus. For a description of the methods used to determine the share price and value of the Fund’s assets, see “How to Purchase Shares” and “How Shares are Priced” in the Prospectus and “Determination of Share Price” in this Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S INVESTMENTS

Investment Strategies and Risks

All principal investment strategies and risks are discussed in the Prospectus. This section contains a more detailed discussion of some of the investments the Fund may make and some of the techniques they may use, as described in the Risk/Return Summary in the Prospectus. Additional non-principal strategies and risks also are discussed here.

Certificates of Deposit and Bankers’ Acceptances

The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances, which are considered to be short-term money market instruments.

Certificates of deposit are receipts issued by a depository institution in exchange for the deposit of funds. The issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the receipt on the date specified on the certificate. The certificate usually can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Bankers’ acceptances typically arise from short-term credit arrangements designed to enable businesses to obtain funds to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an earning asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of discount for a specific maturity. Although maturities for acceptances can be as long as 270 days, most acceptances have maturities of six months or less.

Closed-End Investment Companies

The Fund may invest assets in “closed-end” investment companies (or “closed-end funds”), subject to the investment restrictions set forth below. Shares of closed-end funds are typically offered to the public in a one-time initial public offering by a group of underwriters who retain a spread or underwriting commission of between 4% or 6% of the initial public offering price. Such securities are then listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT LLC, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (commonly known as “NASDAQ”) and, in some cases, may be traded in other over-the-counter markets. Because the shares of closed-end funds cannot be redeemed upon demand to the issuer like the shares of an open-end investment company (such as the Fund), investors seek to buy and sell shares of closed-end funds in the secondary market.

The Fund generally will purchase shares of closed-end funds only in the secondary market. The Fund will incur normal brokerage costs on such purchases similar to the expenses the Fund would incur for the purchase of securities of any other type of issuer in the secondary market. The Fund may, however, also purchase securities of a closed-end fund in an initial public offering when, in the opinion of the Adviser, based on a consideration of the nature of the closed-end fund’s proposed investments, the prevailing market conditions and the level of demand for such securities, they represent an attractive opportunity for growth of capital. The initial offering price typically will include a dealer spread, which may be higher than the applicable brokerage cost if the Fund purchased such securities in the secondary market.

The shares of many closed-end funds, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share that is less than the net asset value per share, the difference representing the “market discount” of such shares. This market discount may be due in part to the investment objective of long-term appreciation, which is sought by many closed-end funds, as well as to the fact that the shares of closed-end funds are not redeemable by the holder upon demand to the issuer at the next determined net asset value, but rather, are subject to supply and demand in the secondary market. A relative lack of secondary market purchasers of closed-end fund shares also may contribute to such shares trading at a discount to their net asset value.

The Fund may invest in shares of closed-end funds that are trading at a discount to net asset value or at a premium to net asset value. There can be no assurance that the market discount on shares of any closed-end fund purchased by the Fund will ever 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 net asset value 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.

Closed-end funds may issue senior securities (including preferred stock and debt obligations) for the purpose of leveraging the closed-end fund’s common shares in an attempt to enhance the current return to such closed-end fund’s common shareholders. The Fund’s investment in the common shares of closed-end funds that are financially leveraged may create an opportunity for greater total return on its investment, but at the same time may be expected to exhibit more volatility in market price and net asset value than an investment in shares of investment companies without a leveraged capital structure.

Commercial Paper

The Fund may purchase commercial paper. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes, including Master Notes, issued by corporations. Issues of commercial paper normally have maturities of less than nine months and fixed rates of return. Master Notes, however, are obligations that provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid and permit daily changes in the amount borrowed.

Master Notes are governed by agreements between the issuer and the advisor acting as agent, for no additional fee, in its capacity as advisor to the Fund and as fiduciary for other clients for whom it exercises investment discretion. The monies loaned to the borrower come from accounts maintained with or managed by the advisor or its affiliates pursuant to arrangements with such accounts. Interest and principal payments are credited to such accounts. The advisor, acting as a fiduciary on behalf of its clients, has the right to increase or decrease the amount provided to the borrower under an obligation. The borrower has the right to pay without penalty all or any part of the principal amount then outstanding on an obligation together with interest to the date of payment. Since these obligations typically provide that the interest rate is tied to the Treasury bill auction rate, the rate on Master Notes is subject to change. Repayment of Master Notes to participating accounts depends on the ability of the borrower to pay the accrued interest and principal of the obligation on demand which is continuously monitored by the advisor. Master Notes typically are not rated by credit rating agencies.

The Fund may purchase commercial paper consisting of issues rated at the time of purchase within the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (the “NRSRO”). The Fund may also invest in commercial paper that is not rated but is determined by the advisor, under guidelines established by the Board, to be of comparable quality.

Convertible Securities

The Fund may invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities include fixed income securities that may be exchanged or converted into a predetermined number of shares of the issuer’s underlying common stock at the option of the holder during a specified period. Convertible securities may take the form of convertible preferred stock, convertible bonds or debentures, units consisting of “usable” bonds and warrants or a combination of the features of several of these securities. Convertible securities are senior to common stocks in an issuer’s capital structure, but are usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. While providing a fixed-income stream (generally higher in yield than the income derivable from common stock but lower than that afforded by a similar nonconvertible security), a convertible security also gives an investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in

the capital appreciation of the issuing company depending upon a market price advance in the convertible security’s underlying common stock.

Corporate Debt

Corporate debt securities are long and short-term debt obligations issued by companies (such as publicly issued and privately placed bonds, notes and commercial paper). The Adviser considers corporate debt securities to be of investment grade quality if they are rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, or if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. Investment grade debt securities generally have adequate to strong protection of principal and interest payments. In the lower end of this category, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal than in higher rated categories. The Fund may invest in both secured and unsecured corporate bonds. A secured bond is backed by collateral and an unsecured bond is not. Therefore an unsecured bond may have a lower recovery value than a secured bond in the event of a default by its issuer. The Adviser may incorrectly analyze the risks inherent in corporate bonds, such as the issuer’s ability to meet interest and principal payments, resulting in a loss to the Fund.

Depositary Receipts

The Fund may invest in sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are receipts issued by an American bank or trust company evidencing ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign issuer. ADRs, in sponsored form, are designed for use in U.S. securities markets. A sponsoring company provides financial information to the bank and may subsidize administration of the ADR. Unsponsored ADRs may be created by a broker-dealer or depository bank without the participation of the foreign issuer. Holders of these ADRs generally bear all the costs of the ADR facility, whereas foreign issuers typically bear certain costs in a sponsored ADR. The bank or trust company depositary of an unsponsored ADR may be under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the foreign issuer or to pass through voting rights. Unsponsored ADRs may carry more risk than sponsored ADRs because of the absence of financial information provided by the underlying company. Many of the risks described below regarding foreign securities apply to investments in ADRs.

Emerging Markets Securities

The Fund may purchase exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other closed end funds that invest in emerging market securities. Investing in emerging market securities imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries. These risks include (i) the smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity, (ii) significant price volatility, (iii) restrictions on foreign investment, and (iv) possible repatriation of investment income and capital. In addition, foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales, and future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization, or the creation of government monopolies. The currencies of emerging market countries may experience significant declines against the U.S. dollar, and devaluation may occur subsequent to investments in these currencies by the Fund. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries.

Additional risks of emerging markets securities may include (i) greater social, economic and political uncertainty and instability, (ii) more substantial governmental involvement in the economy, (iii) less governmental supervision and regulation, (iv) the unavailability of currency hedging techniques, (v) companies that are newly organized and small, (vi) differences in auditing and financial reporting

standards, which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers, and (vii) less developed legal systems. In addition, emerging securities markets may have different clearance and settlement procedures, which may be unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions or otherwise make it difficult to engage in such transactions. Settlement problems may cause the Fund to miss attractive investment opportunities, hold a portion of its assets in cash pending investment, or be delayed in disposing of a portfolio security. Such a delay could result in possible liability to a purchaser of the security.

Equity Securities

Equity securities consist of common stock, convertible preferred stock, rights and warrants. Common stocks, the most familiar type, represent an equity (ownership) interest in a corporation. Warrants are options to purchase equity securities at a specified price for a specific time period. Rights are similar to warrants, but normally have a short duration and are distributed by the issuer to its shareholders. Although equity securities have a history of long term growth in value, their prices fluctuate based on changes in a company’s financial condition and on overall market and economic conditions.

Investments in equity securities are subject to inherent market risks and fluctuations in value due to earnings, economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Adviser. As a result, the return and net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may not increase as much as the market as a whole and some undervalued securities may continue to be undervalued for long periods of time. Although profits in some Fund holdings may be realized quickly, it is not expected that most investments will appreciate rapidly.

Exchange-Traded Funds

The Fund may invest in a range of ETFs. Because many ETFs are considered to be investment companies, see “Investments in Other Investment Companies” below for additional information.

When the Fund invests in sector ETFs, there is a risk that securities within the same group of industries will decline in price due to sector-specific market or economic developments. If the Fund invests more heavily in a particular sector, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect that sector. As a result, the Fund’s share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of industries. Additionally, some sectors could be subject to greater government regulation than other sectors. Therefore, changes in regulatory policies for those sectors may have a material effect on the value of securities issued by companies in those sectors. The sectors in which the Fund may be more heavily invested will vary.

The shares of an ETF may be assembled in a block (typically 50,000 shares) known as a creation unit and redeemed in-kind for a portfolio of the underlying securities (based on the ETF’s net asset value) together with a cash payment generally equal to accumulated dividends as of the date of redemption. Conversely, a creation unit may be purchased from the ETF by depositing a specified portfolio of the ETF’s underlying securities, as well as a cash payment generally equal to accumulated dividends of the securities (net of expenses) up to the time of deposit. The Fund may redeem creation units for the underlying securities (and any applicable cash), and may assemble a portfolio of the underlying securities and use it (and any required cash) to purchase creation units, if the Adviser believes it is in the Fund’s interest to do so. The Fund’s ability to redeem creation units may be limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which provides that the ETFs will not be obligated to redeem shares held by the Fund in an amount exceeding one percent of their total outstanding securities during any period of less than 30 days.

There is a risk that the underlying ETFs in which the Fund invests may terminate due to extraordinary events that may cause any of the service providers to the ETFs, such as the trustee or sponsor, to close or otherwise fail to perform their obligations to the ETF. Also, because the ETFs in which the Fund intends to invest may be granted licenses by agreement to use the indices as a basis for determining their compositions and/or otherwise to use certain trade names, the ETFs may terminate if such license agreements are terminated. In addition, an ETF may terminate if its entire net asset value falls below a certain amount. Although the Fund believes that, in the event of the termination of an underlying ETF they will be able to invest instead in shares of an alternate ETF tracking the same market index or another market index with the same general market, there is no guarantee that shares of an alternate ETF would be available for investment at that time.

Fixed Income Securities

Fixed income securities include bonds and securities offered on a when-issued, delayed delivery, or forward commitment basis. Fixed income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that the Fund could lose money if an issuer of a fixed income security cannot meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt. Interest rate risk is the risk that the Fund’s investments in fixed income securities may fall when interest rates rise.

Investments in high-yield bonds (aka junk bonds) are considered to be more speculative than higher quality fixed income securities. They are more susceptible to credit risk than investment-grade securities, especially during periods of economic uncertainty or economic downturns. The value of lower quality securities are subject to greater volatility and are generally more dependent on the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments than higher quality securities. Issuers of high-yield securities may not be as strong financially as those issuing bonds with higher credit ratings.

Foreign Securities

The Fund may gain exposure to foreign securities both directly and indirectly though underlying investment companies that invest in foreign securities or by trading in domestic markets through an American Depositary Receipt (ADR). Purchases of foreign equity securities entail certain risks. For example, there may be less information publicly available about a foreign company than about a U.S. company, and foreign companies generally are not subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the U.S. Other risks associated with investments in foreign securities include changes in restrictions on foreign currency transactions and rates of exchange, changes in the administrations or economic and monetary policies of foreign governments, the imposition of exchange control regulations, the possibility of expropriation decrees and other adverse foreign governmental action, the imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, delays in settlement of securities transactions and greater price volatility. In addition, investing in foreign securities will generally result in higher commissions than investing in similar domestic securities.

High Yield Securities

The Fund may invest in high yield securities as a non-principal investment strategy. High yield, high risk bonds are securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies (BB+ or lower by S&P and Ba1 or lower by Moody’s). Other terms used to describe such securities include “lower rated bonds,” “non-investment grade bonds,” “below investment grade bonds,” and “junk bonds.” These securities are considered to be high-risk investments.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities

The Fund may invest in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities include securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale (e.g., because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and securities that are otherwise not readily marketable (e.g., because trading in the security is suspended or because market makers do not exist or will not entertain bids or offers). Securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placements or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Foreign securities that are freely tradable in their principal markets are not considered to be illiquid. The Fund may gain exposure to foreign securities through its investment in ADRs. Certain ADRs are not listed on an exchange and therefore may be considered to be illiquid.

Restricted and other illiquid securities may be subject to the potential for delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. The Fund might be unable to dispose of illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty in satisfying redemption requests from shareholders. The Fund might have to register restricted securities in order to dispose of them, resulting in additional expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering of securities.

A large institutional market exists for certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, including foreign securities. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of the liquidity of such investments. Rule 144A under the Securities Act allows such a broader institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to restrictions on resale to the general public. Rule 144A establishes a “safe harbor” from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for resale of certain securities to qualified institutional buyers. Rule 144A has produced enhanced liquidity for many restricted securities, and market liquidity for such securities may continue to expand as a result of this regulation and the consequent existence of the PORTAL system, which is an automated system for the trading, clearance and settlement of unregistered securities of domestic and foreign issuers sponsored by the NASDAQ.

Under guidelines adopted by the Board, the Fund’s Adviser may determine that particular Rule 144A securities, and commercial paper issued in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, are liquid even though they are not registered. A determination of whether such a security is liquid or not is a question of fact. In making this determination, the Adviser will consider, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances and among other factors: (i) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (ii) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security; (iii) the number of other potential purchasers of the security; (iv) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; (v) the nature of the security (e.g., debt or equity, date of maturity, terms of dividend or interest payments, and other material terms) and the nature of the marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of transfer); and (vi) the rating of the security and the financial condition and prospects of the issuer. In the case of commercial paper, the Adviser will also determine that the paper (i) is not traded flat or in default as to principal and interest, and (ii) is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least two NRSRO or, if only one NRSRO rates the security, by that NRSRO, or, if the security is unrated, the Adviser determines that it is of equivalent quality.

Rule 144A securities and Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper that have been deemed liquid as described above will continue to be monitored by the Adviser to determine if the security is no longer liquid as the result of changed conditions. Investing in Rule 144A securities or Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper could have the effect of increasing the amount of the Fund’s assets invested in illiquid securities if institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase such securities.

Indexed Securities

The Fund may purchase indexed securities consistent with their investment objectives. Indexed securities are those, the value of which varies positively or negatively in relation to the value of other securities, securities indices or other financial indicators. Indexed securities may be debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations and certain U.S. Government agencies.

The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the security or other instrument to which they are indexed and also may be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities are subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer’s creditworthiness deteriorates. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments. Certain indexed securities that are not traded on an established market may be deemed illiquid.

Insured Bank Obligations

The Fund may invest in insured bank obligations. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insures the deposits of federally insured banks and savings and loan associations (collectively referred to as “banks”) up to $250,000. The Fund may purchase bank obligations which are fully insured as to principal by the FDIC. Currently, to remain fully insured as to principal, these investments must be limited to $250,000 per bank; if the principal amount and accrued interest together exceed $250,000, the excess principal and accrued interest will not be insured. Insured bank obligations may have limited marketability.

Investment Company Securities

The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the Fund’s investment objectives. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, the Fund’s shareholders indirectly will bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses the Fund’s shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Under Section 12(d)(1) of the of the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest only up to 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one investment company (ETF or other mutual funds), but may not own more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company (the “3% Limitation”) or invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of other investment companies. However, Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the of 1940 Act, as amended provides that the provisions of paragraph 12(d)(1) shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by the Fund if (i) immediately after such purchase or acquisition not more than 3% of the total outstanding stock of such registered investment company is owned by the Fund and all affiliated persons of the Fund; and (ii) the Fund has not offered or sold after January 1, 1971, and is not proposing to offer or sell any security issued by it through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public or offering price which includes a sales load of more than 1 ½% percent. An investment company that issues shares to the Fund pursuant to paragraph 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 thirty days. The Fund (or the Adviser acting on behalf of the Fund) must comply with the following voting restrictions: when the Fund exercises voting rights, by proxy or otherwise, with respect to investment companies owned by the Fund, the Fund will either seek

instruction from the Fund’s shareholders with regard to the voting of all proxies and vote in accordance with such instructions, or vote the shares held by the Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such security. Because other investment companies employ an investment adviser, such investments by the Fund may cause shareholders to bear duplicate fees.

In addition, the Fund is subject to the 3% Limitation unless (i) the ETF or the Fund has received an order for exemptive relief from the 3% limitation from the SEC that is applicable to the Fund; and (ii) the ETF and the Fund take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order.

Options

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security.

Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index. For example, some stock index options are based on a broad market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index or the Value Line Composite Index or a narrower market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 100®. Indices may also be based on an industry or market segment, such as the AMEX Oil and Gas Index or the Computer and Business Equipment Index. Options on stock indices are currently traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange, the Pacific Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

transaction. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option. An option writer unable to effect a closing purchase transaction will not be able to sell the underlying instrument or liquidate the assets held in a segregated account, as described below, until the option expires or the optioned instrument is delivered upon exercise. In such circumstances, the writer will be subject to the risk of market decline or appreciation in the instrument during such period.

If an option purchased by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the premium paid. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction on an option purchased by it, the Fund will realize a gain if the premium received by the Fund on the closing transaction is more than the premium paid to purchase the option, or a loss if it is less. If an option written by the Fund expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the net premium received when the option is sold). If an option written by the Fund is exercised, the proceeds of the sale will be increased by the net premium originally received and the Fund will realize a gain or loss.

Preferred Stock

Preferred stocks are securities that have characteristics of both common stocks and corporate bonds. 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 are a lack of voting rights and the Adviser may incorrectly analyze the security, resulting in a loss to the Fund. Furthermore, preferred stock dividends are not guaranteed and management can elect to forego the preferred dividend, resulting in a loss to the Fund.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)

REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interest. 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 property that has appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. The real property and mortgages serving as investment vehicles for REITs may be either residential or commercial in nature and may include healthcare facilities. Similar to investment companies, REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with several requirements of the Code. Such tax requirements limit a REIT’s ability to respond to changes in the commercial real estate market.

Investments in REITs are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate. Real estate values rise and fall in response to many factors, including local, regional and national economic conditions, the demand for rental property, and interest rates. In addition, REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume and may be more volatile than other securities.

Repurchase Agreements

could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying security and losses in value. However, the Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only with its custodian, other banks with assets of $1 billion or more and registered securities dealers determined by the Adviser to be creditworthy. The Adviser monitors the creditworthiness of the banks and securities dealers with which the Fund engages in repurchase transactions. The Fund may not enter into a repurchase agreement with a term of more than seven days if, as a result, more than 15% of the value of its net assets would then be invested in such repurchase agreements and other illiquid investments.

Reverse Repurchase Transactions

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase transactions. In a reverse repurchase transaction, the Fund concurrently agrees to sell portfolio securities to financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers, and to repurchase the same securities at a later date at a mutually agreed upon price. The repurchase price generally is equal to the original sales price plus interest. The Fund retains record ownership of the securities and the right to receive interest and principal payments. The Fund will enter into a reverse repurchase transaction in order to obtain funds to pursue additional investment opportunities with a return in excess of the cost of the reverse repurchase transaction. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of Fund assets and may be viewed as a form of leverage. Reverse purchase transactions also involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase the securities. In the event of bankruptcy or other default by the purchaser, the Fund could experience both delays in repurchasing the portfolio securities and losses. The Fund will enter into reverse purchase transactions only with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the Adviser.

Reverse purchase transactions are considered by the SEC to be borrowings by the Fund under the 1940 Act. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse purchase transaction, it will direct its custodian to place in a segregated account assets (such as cash or liquid securities consistent with the Fund’s investment restrictions) having a value equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The Fund will monitor the account to ensure that the market value of the account equals the amount of the Fund’s commitments to repurchase securities.

Rights

Rights are usually granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued to the public. The right entitles its holder to buy common stock at a specified price. Rights have similar features to warrants, except that the life of a right is typically much shorter, usually a few weeks. The Adviser believes rights may become underpriced if they are sold without regard to value and if analysts do not include them in their research. The risk in investing in rights is that the Adviser might miscalculate their value resulting in a loss to the Fund. Another risk is the underlying common stock may not reach the Adviser’s anticipated price within the life of the right.

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

The Federal Reserve creates STRIPS (Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities) by separating the coupon payments and the principal payment from an outstanding Treasury security and selling them as individual securities. To the extent the Fund purchases the principal portion of the STRIP, the Fund will not receive regular interest payments. Instead they are sold at a deep discount from their face value. The Fund will accrue income on such STRIPS for tax and accounting purposes, in accordance with applicable law, which income is distributable to shareholders. Because no cash is received at the time such income is accrued, the Fund may be required to liquidate other Fund securities to satisfy its distribution obligations. Because the principal portion of the STRIP does not pay

current income, its price can be very volatile when interest rates change. In calculating its dividend, the Fund takes into account as income a portion of the difference between the principal portion of the STRIP’s purchase price and its face value.

U.S. Government Securities

The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities. These securities may be backed by the credit of the government as a whole or only by the issuing agency. U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, and bills and some agency securities, such as those issued by the Federal Housing Administration and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government as to payment of principal and interest and are the highest quality government securities. Other securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), are supported only by the credit of the agency that issued them, and not by the U.S. government. Securities issued by the Federal Farm Credit System, the Federal Land Banks, and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) are supported by the agency’s right to borrow money from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

The Fund’s investments in U.S. Government securities may include agency step-up obligations. These obligations are structured with a coupon rate that “steps-up” periodically over the life of the obligation. Step-up obligations typically contain a call option, permitting the issuer to buy back the obligation upon exercise of the option. Step-up obligations are designed for investors who are unwilling to invest in a long-term security in a low interest rate environment. Step-up obligations are used in an attempt to reduce the risk of a price decline should interest rates rise significantly at any time during the life of the obligation. However, step-up obligations also carry the risk that market interest rates may be significantly below the new, stepped-up coupon rate. If this occurs, the issuer of the obligation likely will exercise the call option, leaving investors with cash to reinvest. As a result, these obligations may expose the Fund to the risk that proceeds from a called security may be reinvested in another security paying a lower rate of interest.

Warrants

Warrants are securities that are usually issued with a bond or preferred stock but may trade separately in the market. A warrant allows its holder to purchase a specified amount of common stock at a specified price for a specified time. The risk in investing in warrants is the Adviser might miscalculate their value, resulting in a loss to the Fund. Another risk is the warrants will not realize their value because the underlying common stock does reach the Adviser’s anticipated price within the life of the warrant.

Investment Restrictions

Fundamental Investment Limitations . The investment limitations described below have been adopted by the Trust with respect to the Fund and are fundamental (“Fundamental”), i.e. , they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. As used in the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information, the term “majority” of the outstanding shares of the Fund means the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented at such meeting; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Other investment practices, which may be changed by the Board without the approval of shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy, are considered non-fundamental (“Non-Fundamental”).

1. Borrowing Money . The Fund will not borrow money, except: (i) from a bank, provided that immediately after such borrowing there is an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings of the Fund; or (ii) from a bank or other persons for temporary purposes only, provided that such temporary borrowings are in an amount not exceeding 5% of the Fund’s total assets at the time when the borrowing is made. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from entering into reverse repurchase transactions, provided that the Fund has an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings and repurchase commitments of the Fund pursuant to reverse repurchase transactions.

2. Senior Securities . The Fund will not issue senior securities. This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by the Fund, provided that the Fund’s engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.

3. Underwriting . The Fund will not act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons. This limitation is not applicable to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

4. Real Estate . The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate. This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities that are secured by or represent interests in real estate. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).

5. Commodities . The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts, from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies, which are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

6. Loans . The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except: (i) by loaning portfolio securities; (ii) by engaging in repurchase agreements; or (iii) by purchasing non-publicly offered debt securities. For purposes of this limitation, the term “loans” shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.

7. Concentration . The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries, except that the Fund will invest at least 25% of the value of its total assets in securities of companies engaged in the financials sector. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.

8. Diversification. The Fund will invest in the securities of any issuer only if, immediately after such investment, at least 75% of the value of the total assets of the Fund will be invested in cash and cash items (including receivables), government securities, securities of other investment companies, and other securities for the purposes of this calculation limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount (determined immediately after the latest acquisition of securities of the issuer) not greater in value than 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund and to not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer.

With respect to the percentages adopted by the Trust as maximum limitations on its investment policies and limitations, an excess above the fixed percentage will not be a violation of the policy or limitation unless the excess results immediately and directly from the acquisition of any security or the action taken. This paragraph does not apply to the borrowing policy set forth in paragraph 1 above.

The 1940 Act limits the Fund’s ability to borrow money, prohibiting the Fund from issuing senior securities, except the Fund may borrow from any bank provided that immediately after any such borrowing there is an asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings by the Fund and provided further, that in the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300%, the Fund shall, within three days thereafter or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by rules and regulations, reduce the amount of its borrowings to such an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowing shall be at least 300%. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing limitations, any investment company, whether organized as a trust, association or corporation, or a personal holding company, may be merged or consolidated with or acquired by the Trust, provided that if such merger, consolidation or acquisition results in an investment in the securities of any issuer prohibited by said paragraphs, the Trust shall, within ninety days after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition, dispose of all of the securities of such issuer so acquired or such portion thereof as shall bring the total investment therein within the limitations imposed by said paragraphs above as of the date of consummation.

Non-Fundamental . The following limitations have been adopted by the Trust with respect to the Fund and are Non-Fundamental (see “Investment Limitations - Fundamental” above).

1. Pledging . The Fund will not mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or in any manner transfer, as security for indebtedness, any assets of the Fund except as may be necessary in connection with borrowings described in limitation (1) above. Margin deposits, security interests, liens and collateral arrangements with respect to transactions involving options, futures contracts, short sales and other permitted investments and techniques are not deemed to be a mortgage, pledge or hypothecation of assets for purposes of this limitation.

2. Borrowing . The Fund will not purchase any security while borrowings (including reverse repurchase agreements) representing more than one third of its total assets are outstanding.

3. Margin Purchases . The Fund will not purchase securities or evidences of interest thereon on “margin.” This limitation is not applicable to short-term credit obtained by the Fund for the clearance of purchases and sales or redemption of securities, or to arrangements with respect to transactions involving options, or futures contracts.

4. Illiquid Investments . The Fund will not invest 15% or more of its net assets in securities for which there are legal or contractual restrictions on resale and other illiquid securities.

With respect to Fundamental Investment Restriction #7, the Fund will examine its other investment company holdings to ensure that the Fund is not indirectly concentrating its investments in a particular industry.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The Board supervises the business activities of the Trust and appoints the officers. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until the termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed. As of the date of this SAI, the Fund is the only series in the “Fund Complex”. The Board generally meets four times a year to review the progress and status of the Fund.

Board Leadership Structure

The Trust is led by Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq., who has served as the Chairman of the Board since inception. The Board is comprised of Mr. Lacoff, Mr. Skidmore and three other Trustees, none of whom are an interested person (“Independent Trustees”). The Independent Trustees have not selected a Lead Independent Trustee. Additionally, under certain 1940 Act governance guidelines that apply to the Trust,

the Independent Trustees will meet in executive session, at least quarterly. Under the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, the Chairman of the Board is responsible for (a) presiding at board meetings, (b) calling special meetings on an as-needed basis, and, more generally, in-practice (c) execution and administration of Trust policies including (i) setting the agendas for board meetings and (ii) providing information to board members in advance of each board meeting and between board meetings. Generally, the Trust believes it best to have a single leader who is seen by shareholders, business partners and other stakeholders as providing strong leadership. The Trust believes that its Chairman together with the Audit Committee and the full Board, provide effective leadership that is in the best interests of the Trust and the Fund shareholders because of the Board’s collective business acumen and understanding of the regulatory framework under which investment companies must operate.

Board Risk Oversight

The Board is comprised of Mr. Lacoff and Mr. Skidmore and three Independent Trustees with a standing independent Audit Committee with a separate chair. The Board is responsible for overseeing risk management, and the full Board regularly engages in discussions of risk management and receives compliance reports that inform its oversight of risk management from its Chief Compliance Officer at quarterly meetings and on an ad hoc basis, when and if necessary. The Audit Committee considers financial and reporting risk within its area of responsibilities. Generally, the Board believes that its oversight of material risks is adequately maintained through the compliance-reporting chain where the Chief Compliance Officer is the primary recipient and communicator of such risk-related information, and the Audit Committee’s communications with the independent registered public accounting firm.

Trustee Qualifications.

Generally, the Trust believes that each Trustee is competent to serve because of their individual overall merits including: (i) experience, (ii) qualifications, (iii) attributes and (iv) skills.

Mr. Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. – Interested Trustee - Mr. Lacoff has been a Member of the Board of Belpointe Asset Management, LLC since 2007. Belpointe Asset Management, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals. His career began in finance and accounting at Arthur Andersen, LLP and continued at Ernst & Young, LLP in their Mergers and Acquisitions groups. He founded a group of companies under the brand Belpointe (formerly known as Belray) in 2001 for the purpose of investing in real estate and other private investments. He left Ernst & Young in 2004 to focus on operating Belpointe. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law and a Masters of Business Administration from the Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management.

Gregory Skidmore – Interested Trustee – Mr. Skidmore is Founder, President and CIO of Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Greg provides Belpointe with overall strategic leadership and oversees the firm’s investment strategies. Mr. Skidmore’s career in finance began in 2003 when Greg joined Advest, Inc., formally a subsidiary of AXA Financial. There he spent time in Equity Research and Institutional Sales. He then took that experience to Citigroup Smith Barney where he was a private client financial advisor from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Skidmore founded Belpointe Asset Management in 2007 and has been President since its foundation. He has passed the series 65 exam. He graduated from Connecticut College in 1999 with a BA in Economics and History.

Dean Drulias Esq. – Independent Trustee – Mr. Dean W. Drulias is an attorney practicing in Westlake Village California. Mr. Drulias is a member of the State Bar Association of California and Texas. He was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1977. He received his undergraduate degree from the

University of California Berkley. He received a J.D. from Loyola Law School. He served as Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of Fortune Natural Resources Corporation. Prior to 1997, he was a stockholder and a practicing attorney at the law firm of Burris, Drulias & Gartenberg.. Mr. Drulias has been a Director of Fortune Natural Resources Corp. since 1990. He specializes in the areas of energy, environmental and real property law.

Shawn Orser – Independent Trustee – Mr. Orser is the President and CEO of Seaside Financial and Insurance Services, an independent RIA. Shawn began his career in Finance in 1997 supporting an Index Arbitrage desk at RBC Dominion Securities. He then moved to Merrill Lynch where he worked on the trading desk for the Equity Linked Products Group. He left Merrill Lynch to join the hedge fund Titan Capital where he traded equity derivatives. Afterwards he worked as a proprietary trader for Remsenburg Capital trading equity and option strategies. In 2007, he moved to the retail side of the business with Northwestern Mutual and has been with Seaside since 2009. Shawn holds a BS in Finance from Syracuse University and has passed the following FINRA exams and his licenses are held at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. He holds the following licenses: Series 7, Series 63, Series 55, and Series 66. He also holds Life & Health Insurance licenses in California & Connecticut.

Fredrick Stoleru – Independent Trustee – Mr. Fredrick M. Stoleru has been Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Resources LLC and President of Atlas Resources LLC at DGOC Series 18B L.P. and DGOC Series 18(C), L.P since February 2017. Mr. Stoleru serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Atlas Resources LLC. Mr. Stoleru serves as Vice President of the General Partner of Atlas Growth Partners, L.P. since its inception in 2013. From 2008 to 2013 Mr. Stoleru served as Managing Director and Vice President of Business Development of Resource Financial Institutions Group, Inc., responsible for business developmentand all retail fundraising efforts. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Stoleru was a Principal of NPV/Direct Invest, where he was responsible for broker dealer relationships and raising capital for structured real estate programs. From 2002 to 2005, he was an Associate at the Capital Transactions Group of the Shorenstein Company. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Stoleru was an Investment Banking Associate with JP Morgan Chase and from 1993 to 1998 with JP Morgan Investment Management. He served as the Chairman and a Director of Atlas Resources, L.L.C. until June 30, 2017. He serves as Director of Atlas Resources LLC at DGOC Series 18B L.P. and DGOC Series 18(C), L.P. He has been a Director of Titan Energy, LLC since February 8, 2017. He received his MBA degree from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in business from the University of Delaware. Mr. Stoleru holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Each of the Independent Trustees possesses a strong understanding of the regulatory framework under which investment companies must operate. The Trust does not believe any one factor is determinative in assessing a Trustee’s qualifications, but that the collective experience of each Trustee makes the Board highly effective.

The following tables provide information about Board and the senior officers of the Trust. Information about each Trustee is provided below and includes each person’s: name, address, age (as of the date of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end), present position(s) held with the Trust, principal occupations for the past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each person listed below is c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-4003. Unless otherwise noted, each officer is elected annually by the Board.

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.


Name Address ² and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office/Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex ¹ Overseen by Trustee	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Dean Drulias, Esq. Birth Year: 1947	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	Attorney (self-employed), since 2012.	3	None
Shawn Orser Birth Year: 1975	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	CEO, Seaside Advisory (6/2016-Present); Executive Vice President, Seaside Advisory (2009-6/2016).	3	None
Fredrick Stoleru Birth Year: 1971	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	Chief Executive Officer and President of Atlas Resources LLC since February 2017, Senior Vice President, Atlas Energy, 2015-2017, Vice President of the General Partner of Atlas Growth Partners, L.P. since 2013.	3	None

¹ The “Fund Complex” consists of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust.

² The address for each Trustee listed is 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act , and each officer of the Trust.


Name, Address ³ and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office/ Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex ¹ Overseen by Trustee	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. ² Year of Birth: 1974	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	Managing Director of Belpointe Group of Companies since 2004 and Member of Board of Belpointe Asset Management, LLC	3	None
Gregory Skidmore Year of Birth: 1976 ²	Trustee and President	since November 2017	President, Belpointe Asset Management, LLC since 2007.	3	None
Brandon Pokersnik Year of Birth: 1978	Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer	since November 2017	Accountant, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since 2008; Attorney Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since June 2016; Owner/President, Empirical Administration, LLC, since September 2012.	N/A	N/A
Adam Snitkoff Year of Birth: 1965	Treasurer	since November 2017	Tax Attorney (self-employed), since 2012.	N/A	N/A

¹ The “Fund Complex” consists of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust.

² Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his ownership interest in Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Gregory Skidmore is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his ownership interest in Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Gregory Skidmore is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Belpointe Asset Management, LLC.

³ The address for each Trustee and Officer listed is 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147.

the quality and objectivity of the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit of the financial statements; and (iii) acting as a liaison between the Fund’s independent auditors and the full Board.

As of the date of this SAI, the Trustees beneficially owned the following amounts in the Fund:


Name of Trustee or Officer	Dollar Range of Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities In Trust
Brandon Lacoff ¹	None	None
Gregory Skidmore ¹	None	None
Dean Drulias	None	None
Shawn Orser	None	None
Fredrick Stoleru	None	None

¹ Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his ownership interest in

Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Gregory Skidmore is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Belpointe Asset Management, LLC.

The following table describes the compensation estimated to be paid to the Trustees for the Trust’s initial fiscal year. Trustees of the Fund who are deemed “interested persons” of the Trust receive no compensation from the Fund.


Name ¹	Aggregate Compensation from the Preferred Plus Fund	Total Compensation from Trust ²
Brandon Lacoff ³	$0	$0
Gregory Skidmore ³	$0	$0
Dean Drulias	$0	$2,000
Shawn Orser	$0	$2,000
Fredrick Stoleru	$0	$2,000

¹ Each non-interested Trustee receives $500 per quarterly meeting attended. Amounts shown reflect the estimated compensation for the Fund’s first full fiscal year.

² The Trust is comprised of the Dividend Performers, Preferred Plus, Tactical Growth Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Global Tactical Fund, Tactical Income ETF, and the Mercator International Opportunity Fund.

³ Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his ownership interest in Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Gregory Skidmore is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Belpointe Asset Management, LLC.

CODE OF ETHICS

Pursuant to the requirements of rule 17j-1 under 1940 Act, and in order to protect against certain unlawful acts, practices and courses of business by certain individuals or entities related to the Fund, the Fund, the Adviser, and the Distributor have each adopted a Code of Ethics and procedures for implementing the provisions of the Code. The personnel of the Fund, the Adviser, and the Distributor are subject to the code of ethics when investing in securities that may be purchased, sold or held by the Fund.

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Fund has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the Fund to pay Arbor Court Capital, LLC (the “Distributor”) for certain distribution and promotion expenses related to marketing Adviser Class shares of the Fund. The amount payable annually by the Fund is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The Plan is a compensation style plan which means the Fund accrues expenses and pays the Distributor based upon the percentage described above rather than on actual expenses incurred by the Distributor.

Under the Plan, the Trust may engage in any activities related to the distribution of Fund shares, including without limitation the following: (i) payments, including incentive compensation, to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries, financial institutions, investment advisers and others that are engaged in the sale of shares of the Fund, or that may be advising shareholders of the Trust regarding the purchase, sale or retention of shares of the Fund; (ii) expenses of maintaining personnel (including personnel of organizations with which the Trust has entered into agreements related to this Plan) who engage in or support distribution of shares of the Fund; (iii) costs of preparing, printing and distributing prospectuses and statements of additional information and reports of the Fund for recipients other than existing shareholders of the Fund; (iv) costs of formulating and implementing marketing and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, sales seminars, direct mail promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising; (v) costs of preparing, printing and distributing sales literature; (vi) costs of obtaining such information, analyses and reports with respect to marketing and promotional activities as the Trust may, from time to time, deem advisable; and (vii) costs of implementing and operating this Plan.

The Trustees expect that the Plan could significantly enhance the Fund’s ability to expand distribution of shares of the Fund. It is also anticipated that an increase in the size of the Fund will produce economies of scale that benefit the shareholders, facilitate more efficient portfolio management, and assist the Fund in seeking to achieve its investment objective.

The Plan has been approved by 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 Plan or any related agreement, by a vote cast in person. Continuation of the Plan and the related agreements must be approved by the Trustees annually, in the same manner, and the Plan or any related agreement may be terminated at any time without penalty by a majority of such independent Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Any amendment increasing the maximum percentage payable under the Plan or other material change must be approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and all other material amendments to the Plan or any related agreement must be approved by a majority of the independent Trustees.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

Control Persons

Shareholders owning more than 25% of the shares of the Fund are considered to “control” the Fund as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. Persons controlling the Fund can determine the outcome of any proposal submitted to the shareholders for approval, including changes to the Fund’s fundamental policies or the terms of the management agreement with the Adviser. As of the date of this SAI, no person owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

Management Ownership

None.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

Investment Adviser

The Trustees selected Innovative Portfolios, LLC, located at 8801 River Crossing Blvd, Suite 100 Indianapolis, Indiana, as the investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement (the “Agreement”), the Adviser, subject to the supervision of the Board, provides or arranges to be provided to the Fund such investment advice as its deems advisable and will furnish or arrange to be furnished a continuous investment program for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. As compensation for its management services, the Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The Agreement continued for an initial term of two years, and is renewed on a year-to-year basis thereafter, provided that continuance is approved at least annually by specific approval of the Board or by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. In either event, it must also be approved by a majority of the Trustees who are neither parties to the agreement nor interested persons as defined in the 1940 Act, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Agreement may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund on not more than 60 days written notice to the Adviser. In the event of its assignment, the Agreement will terminate automatically.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through January 31, 2020 to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class I shares and 1.75% for the Class A shares. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within three years of the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board, on 60 days written notice to the Adviser.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

David Gilreath and J.R. Humphreys are the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. As of December 6, 2018, Mr. Gilreath and Mr. Humphreys were also responsible for the management of the following other types of accounts:



Account Type	Number of Accounts by Account Type	Total Assets By Account Type	Number of Accounts by Type Subject to a Performance Fee	Total Assets By Account Type Subject to a Performance Fee
Registered Investment Companies	0	0	0	0


Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	0	0	0	0
Other Accounts	1,207	$825,441,465	0	0

In general, when a portfolio manager has responsibility for managing more than one account, potential conflicts of interest may arise. Those conflicts could include preferential treatment of one account over others in terms of allocation of resources or of investment opportunities. For instance, the Adviser may receive fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fee it receives from the Fund, or it could receive a performance-based fee on certain accounts. The procedures to address conflicts of interest, if any, are described below.

The Adviser attempts to avoid conflicts of interest that may arise as a result of the management of multiple client accounts. From time to time, the Adviser may recommend or cause a client to invest in a security in which another client of the Adviser has an ownership position. The Adviser has each adopted certain procedures intended to treat all client accounts in a fair and equitable manner. To the extent that the Adviser seeks to purchase or sell the same security for multiple client accounts, the Adviser may aggregate, or bunch, these orders where it deems this to be appropriate and consistent with applicable regulatory requirements. When a bunched order is filled in its entirety, each participating client account will participate at the average share prices for the bunched order. When a bunched order is only partially filled, the securities purchased will be allocated on a pro-rata basis to each account participating in the bunched order based upon the initial amount requested for the account, subject to certain exceptions. Each participating account will receive the average share price for the bunched order on the same business day.

For services as a Portfolio Manager to the Fund, Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Gilreath each receives a share of the Advisor’s profits, if any.

The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the portfolio managers in the Fund as of the date of this SAI.


Name of Portfolio Manager	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
Mr. Gilreath	None
Mr. Humphreys	None

Custodian

U.S. Bank, 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, serves as the Fund’s custodian (“Custodian”). The Custodian acts as the Fund’s depository, provides safekeeping of its portfolio securities, collects all income and other payments with respect thereto, disburses funds at the Fund’s request and maintains records in connection with its duties.

Fund Services

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC. (“MSS”), 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-4003, acts as the transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) for the Fund. MSS maintains the records of the shareholder’s account, answers shareholders’ inquiries concerning their accounts, processes purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares, acts as dividend and distribution disbursing agent and performs other transfer agent and shareholder service functions. MSS receives an annual fee from the

Trust of $11.50 per shareholder (subject to a minimum monthly fee of $775.00 per Fund) for these transfer agency services.

In addition, MSS provides the Fund with fund accounting services, which includes certain monthly reports, record-keeping and other management-related services. For its services as fund accountant (“Fund Accounting Agent”), MSS receives an annual fee from the Trust based on the average value of the Fund. These fees are: from $0 to $25 million in assets the annual fee is $21,000, from $25 million to $50 million in assets the annual fee is $30,500, from $50 million to $75 million in assets the annual fee is $36,250, from $75 million to $100 million in assets the annual fee is $42,000, from $100 million to $125 million in assets the annual fee is $47,750, from $125 million to $150 million in assets the annual fee is $53,500, and for asset above $150 million the annual fee is $59,250. The Trust will receive a discount ranging from 10-60% depending on the net assets of each Trust until the Trust reaches $10 million in assets.

Administrator and Compliance Services

Collaborative Fund Services, LLC (“CFS”), located at 125 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 , will serve as the Fund’s Administrator and will provide compliance services to the Fund. CFS will be paid an annual fee of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The firm of Sanville & Company Certified Public Accountants, 1514 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, has been selected as independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. Sanville & Company will perform an annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements and provides financial, tax and accounting services as requested.

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

Subject to policies established by the Board, the Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Board, is responsible for the Fund’s portfolio decisions and the placing of the Fund’s portfolio transactions. In placing portfolio transactions, the Adviser seeks the best qualitative execution for the Fund, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), the execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. The Adviser generally seeks favorable prices and commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received.

The Adviser is specifically authorized to select brokers or dealers who also provide brokerage and research services to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion, and to pay such brokers or dealers a commission in excess of the commission another broker or dealer would charge if the Adviser determines in good faith that the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. The determination may be viewed in terms of a particular transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to the Trust and to other accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. The Adviser may not give consideration to sales of shares of the Trust as a factor in the selection of brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions. However, the Adviser may place portfolio transactions with brokers or dealers that promote or sell the Fund’s shares so long as such placements are made pursuant to policies approved by the Board that are designed to ensure that the selection is based on the quality of the broker’s execution and not on its sales efforts.

Research services include supplemental research, securities and economic analyses, statistical services and information with respect to the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities, and analyses of reports concerning performance of accounts. The research services and other information furnished by brokers through whom the Fund effects securities transactions may also be used by the Adviser in servicing all of its accounts. Similarly, research and information provided by brokers or dealers serving other clients may be useful to the Adviser in connection with its services to the Fund. Although research services and other information are useful to the Fund and the Adviser, it is not possible to place a dollar value on the research and other information received. It is the opinion of the Board and the Adviser that the review and study of the research and other information will not reduce the overall cost to the Adviser of performing its duties to the Fund under the Agreement.

Over-the-counter transactions will be placed either directly with principal market makers or with broker-dealers, if the same or a better price, including commissions and executions, is available. Fixed income securities are normally purchased directly from the issuer, an underwriter or a market maker. Purchases include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and the purchase price paid to a market maker may include the spread between the bid and asked prices.

When the Fund and another of the Adviser’s clients seek to purchase or sell the same security at or about the same time, the Adviser may execute the transaction on a combined (“blocked”) basis. Blocked transactions can produce better execution for the Fund because of the increased volume of the transaction. If the entire blocked order is not filled, the Fund may not be able to acquire as large a position in such security as it desires or it 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 if the other client desires to sell the same portfolio security at the same time. In the event that the entire blocked order is not filled, the purchase or sale will normally be allocated on a pro rata basis. The Adviser may adjust the allocation when, taking into account such factors as the size of the individual orders and transaction costs, the Adviser believes an adjustment is reasonable.

Portfolio Turnover

The portfolio turnover rate for the Fund is calculated by dividing the lesser of the Fund’s purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the year by the monthly average value of the portfolio securities. The calculation excludes all securities whose remaining maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less. The portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year, and may also be affected by cash requirements for redemptions of shares. High portfolio turnover rates will generally result in higher transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, to the Fund and may result in additional tax consequences to the Fund’s Shareholders.

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund is required to include a schedule of portfolio holdings in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, which is sent to shareholders within 60 days of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters and which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form N-CSR within 70 days of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters. The Fund also is required to file a schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q within 60 days of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund must provide a copy of the complete schedule of portfolio holdings as filed with the SEC to any shareholder of the Fund, upon request, free of charge. This policy is applied uniformly to all shareholders of the Fund without regard to the type of requesting shareholder (i.e., regardless of whether the shareholder is an individual or institutional investor). The Fund may enter into ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings to rating agencies, such as Morningstar or Lipper, in order for the agencies to assign a rating or ranking to the Fund. Portfolio holdings will be supplied to

rating agencies no more frequently than quarterly and only after the Fund has filed a Form N-CSR or Form N-Q with the SEC. The Fund currently does not have any ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings information to rating agencies.

Pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund has ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings information on a daily basis to the Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent and Custodian and on an as needed basis to other third parties providing services to the Fund. The Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent and Custodian receive portfolio holdings information daily in order to carry out the essential operations of the Fund. The Fund discloses portfolio holdings to its auditors (Sanville & Company), legal counsel (Thompson Hine LLP), proxy voting services (if applicable), pricing services, printers, parties to merger and reorganization agreements and their agents, and prospective or newly hired investment advisers or sub-advisers. The lag between the date of the information and the date on which the information is disclosed will vary based on the identity of the party to whom the information is disclosed. For instance, the information may be provided to auditors within days of the end of an annual period, while the information may be given to legal counsel at any time.

The Fund makes publicly available on a monthly basis an updated list of the Fund’s top ten holdings, sector weightings and other Fund characteristics. This information is made available on the Fund’s website. The same information may also be included in printed marketing materials. The information is updated monthly and is usually available within 5 days of the month end. The Fund’s Form N-CSR and Form N-Q will contain the Fund’s entire list of portfolio holdings as of the applicable quarter end.

The Fund, the Adviser, the Transfer Agent, the Fund Accounting Agent and the Custodian are prohibited from entering into any special or ad hoc arrangements with any person to make available information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings without the specific approval of the Board. Any party wishing to release portfolio holdings information on an ad hoc or special basis must submit any proposed arrangement to the Board, which will review the arrangement to determine (i) whether the arrangement is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders, (ii) the information will be kept confidential (based on the factors discussed below), (iii) whether sufficient protections are in place to guard against personal trading based on the information, and (iv) whether the disclosure presents a conflict of interest between the interests of Fund shareholders and those of the Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Adviser. Additionally, the Adviser, and any affiliated persons of the Adviser are prohibited from receiving compensation or other consideration, for themselves or on behalf of the Fund, as a result of disclosing the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

Information disclosed to third parties, whether on an ongoing or ad hoc basis, is disclosed under conditions of confidentiality. “Conditions of confidentiality” include (i) confidentiality clauses in written agreements, (ii) confidentiality implied by the nature of the relationship (e.g., attorney-client relationship), (iii) confidentiality required by fiduciary or regulatory principles (e.g., custody relationships) or (iv) understandings or expectations between the parties that the information will be kept confidential. The agreements with the Fund’s Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent and Custodian contain confidentiality clauses, which the Board and these parties have determined extend to the disclosure of nonpublic information about the Fund’s portfolio holding and the duty not to trade on the non-public information. The Fund believes, based upon its size and history, that these are reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality of the Fund’s portfolio holdings and will provide sufficient protection against personal trading based on the information.

DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE

The price (net asset value) of the shares of the Fund is determined at the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. For a description of the methods used to determine the net asset value, see “How to Buy Shares – Purchasing Shares” in the prospectus.

Equity securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser, as applicable, believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price . When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board.

Fixed income securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices. If the Adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board. Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value.

REDEMPTION IN-KIND

The Fund does not intend to redeem shares in any form except cash. The Fund reserves the right to honor requests for redemption or repurchase orders made by a shareholder during any 90-day period by making payment in whole or in part in portfolio securities (“redemption in kind”) if the amount of such a request is large enough to affect operations (if the request is greater than the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net assets at the beginning of the 90-day period) in order to protect the interests of remaining shareholders, or to accommodate a request by a particular shareholder. In the event that an in-kind distribution is made, a shareholder may incur additional expenses, such as the payment of brokerage commissions, on the sale or other disposition of the securities received from the Fund.

TAX CONSEQUENCES

The Fund intends to continue to qualify under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. Under provisions of Sub-Chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended, the Fund, by paying out substantially all of its investment income and realized capital gains, intends to be relieved of federal income tax on the amounts distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Sub-Chapter M, at least 90% of the Fund’s income must be derived from dividends, interest and gains from securities transactions, and no more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets may be in two or more securities that exceed 5% of the total assets of the Fund at the time of each security’s purchase. Not qualifying under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code would cause the Fund to be considered a personal holding company subject to normal corporate income taxes. The Fund then would be liable for federal income tax on the capital gains and net investment income distributed to

its shareholders, resulting in a second level of taxation that would substantially reduce net after-tax returns from the Fund. Any subsequent dividend distribution of the Fund’s earnings after taxes would still be taxable as received by shareholders.

Tax Distribution : The Fund’s distributions (capital gains and dividend income), whether received by shareholders in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund, may be subject to federal income tax payable by shareholders. All income realized by the Fund including short-term capital gains, will be taxable to the shareholder as ordinary income. Dividends from net income will be made quarterly or more frequently at the discretion of the Board. Shareholders will receive a notice regarding quarterly distributions detailing the amount and sources of each distribution. The notice will disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the Fund’s distribution consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The notices are not intended for tax reporting purposes and will be provided only for information purposes to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the 1940 Act. The information contained within each notice represents an estimate for only the period noted. After the end of the current calendar year, and after definitive information has been provided to the Fund, common shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV, which will reflect the actual amount of income dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital, and the amounts that are taxable in the current calendar year and reportable on common shareholders’ federal and other income tax returns for that year.

Dividends received shortly after purchase of Fund shares by an investor will have the effect of reducing the per share net asset value of his/her shares by the amount of such dividends or distributions. You should consult a tax adviser regarding the effect of federal, state, local, and foreign taxes on an investment in the Fund.

Federal Withholding : The Fund is required by federal law to withhold 31% of reportable payments (which may include dividends, capital gains, distributions and redemptions) paid to shareholders who have not complied with IRS regulations. In order to avoid this withholding requirement, you must certify on a W-9 tax form supplied by the Fund that your Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number provided is correct and that you are not currently subject to back-up withholding, or that you are exempt from back-up withholding.

Medicare Tax:

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax generally will be imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that any such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors about the application of federal, state, local and foreign tax law in light of their particular situation. Should additional series, or funds, be created by the Trustees, the Fund would be treated as a separate tax entity for federal tax purposes.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial institution (“FFI”) or a non-financial foreign entity (“NFFE”) within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on: (i) income dividends paid by the Fund and (ii) certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by the Fund. FATCA withholding tax generally can be avoided: (i) by an FFI, subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other requirements, report required information about certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (ii) by an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating to them. The Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with

FATCA. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of the Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.

Tax Loss Carryforward: Under current tax law, net capital losses realized after October 31 and net ordinary losses incurred after December 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Fund’s carryforward losses, post-October losses and post December losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses recognized after December 31, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term. Although the Act provides several benefits, including the unlimited carryover of future capital losses, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of the Fund’s pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may expire without being utilized due to the fact that post-enactment capital losses get utilized before pre-enactment capital loss carryovers.

The undistributed ordinary income and capital gains (losses) shown above differ from corresponding accumulated net investment income and accumulated net realized gain (loss) figures reported in the statement of assets and liabilities due to post-October capital loss deferrals on the Fund.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Board has delegated responsibilities for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Fund to the Adviser. A copy of the proxy voting policies of the Adviser are attached hereto as Appendix A. The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-800-869-1679. The information also will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures are also available by calling 1-800-869-1679 and will be sent within three business days of receipt of a request.

Appendix A

Adviser Proxy Voting Policy

Background

Proxy voting is an important right of shareholders and reasonable care and diligence must be undertaken to ensure that such rights are properly and timely exercised.

Investment advisers registered with the SEC, and which exercise voting authority with respect to client securities, are required by Rule 206(4)-6 of the Advisers Act to (a) adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that client securities are voted in the best interests of clients, which must include how an adviser addresses material conflicts that may arise between an adviser’s interests and those of its clients; (b) to disclose to clients how they may obtain information from the adviser with respect to the voting of proxies for their securities; (c) to describe to clients a summary of its proxy voting policies and procedures and, upon request, furnish a copy to its clients; and (d) maintain certain records relating to the adviser’s proxy voting activities when the adviser does have proxy voting authority.

Policy

The Adviser as a matter of policy and as a fiduciary to our clients, has responsibility for voting proxies for portfolio securities consistent with the best economic interests of the clients. Our Firm maintains written policies and procedures as to the handling, research, voting and reporting of proxy voting and makes appropriate disclosures about our Firm’s proxy policies and practices.

Our general policy is to refrain from voting proxies because we believe the time cost of voting a proxy typically outweighs the benefits to our clients in aggregate. From time-to-time we may elect to vote proxies when we believe the benefit outweighs these costs.

The Adviser’s policy when managing accounts for investment companies is to determine how to vote proxies based on our reasonable judgment of that vote most likely to produce favorable financial results for the fund’s shareholders. Proxy votes generally will be cast in favor of proposals that maintain or strengthen the shared interests of shareholders and management, increase shareholder value, maintain or increase shareholder influence over the issuer’s board of directors and management, and maintain or increase the rights of shareholders; proxy votes generally will be cast against proposals having the opposite effect. However, the Adviser will consider both sides of each proxy issue.

Our policy and practice includes the responsibility to receive and disclose any potential conflicts of interest and maintaining relevant and required records.

Responsibility

The Designated Supervisor is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Adviser’s proxy voting policy, practices, disclosures and record keeping, including outlining our voting guidelines in our procedures.

Procedure

The Adviser has adopted procedures to implement the Firm’s policy and reviews to monitor and ensure the Firm’s policy is observed, implemented properly and amended or updated, as appropriate, which include the following:

Procedures for Investment Company Clients

Voting Procedures

Once proxy material has been received, it is then promptly reviewed by the Portfolio Manager. The Portfolio Manager is to evaluate the issues presented. The Portfolio Manager generally vote in a manner consistent with the following Voting Guidelines.

Voting Guidelines

From time to time, it is possible that one the Adviser’s portfolio managers will decide (i) to vote shares held in client accounts he or she manages differently from the vote of another Adviser’s portfolio manager whose client accounts hold the same security or (ii) to abstain from voting on behalf of client accounts he or she manages when another of the Adviser’s portfolio manager is casting votes on behalf of other Adviser client accounts.

The CCO or CIO reviews all proxy votes collected from the Adviser’s portfolio managers prior to such votes being cast. The CCO maintains a log of all votes. The CCO, or their designee, performs a quarterly review of all votes cast by the Adviser to confirm that any conflicting votes were properly handled.

There are many circumstances that might cause the Adviser to vote against an issuer’s board of directors or “management” proposal. These would include, among others, excessive compensation, unusual management stock options, preferential voting and poison pills. The portfolio managers decide these issues on a case-by-case basis.

A portfolio manager may, determine to take no action on a proxy or a specific proxy item and not submit a vote when he or she concludes that the potential benefit of voting is outweighed by the cost, when it is not in the client account’s best interest to vote.

Conflicts of Interest

The Adviser will identify any conflicts that exist between the interests of the adviser and the client by reviewing the relationship of the Adviser with the issuer of each security to determine if the Adviser or any of its Supervised Persons has any financial, business or personal relationship with the issuer.

If a material conflict of interest exists, the CCO will determine whether it is appropriate to disclose the conflict to the affected clients, to give the clients an opportunity to vote the proxies themselves, or to address the voting issue through other objective means such as voting in a manner consistent with a predetermined voting policy or receiving an independent third party voting recommendation. The Adviser will maintain a record of the voting resolution of any conflict of interest.

Recordkeeping

The Designated Supervisor shall retain the following proxy records in accordance with the SEC ’ s five-year retention requirement.

These policies and procedures and any amendments;

A record of each vote that the Adviser casts;

Any document the Adviser created that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies, or that memorializes that decision including periodic reports to CCO or proxy committee, if applicable.

A copy of each written request from a client for information on how the Adviser voted such client’s proxies, and a copy of any written response.

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

DIVIDEND PERFORMERS

Class I Shares

Class A Shares

TICKER: INDPX

TICKER: IPDPX

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

May 15, 2019

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for Dividend Performers dated May 15, 2019. The Fund’s financial statements are included in the Annual Report, and will be incorporated by reference into this SAI by subsequent amendment. A copy of the Prospectus or Annual Report can be obtained at no charge by writing the transfer agent, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, at 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-4003, or by calling 1-800-869-1679. The Fund’s Prospectus is incorporated by reference into this SAI.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Description of the Trust and Fund

Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments

Investment Strategies and Risks

Investment Restrictions

Management of the Fund

Code Of Ethics

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

Control Persons

Management Ownership

Investment Advisory Services

Investment Adviser

Custodian

Fund Services

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

Determination of Share Price

Redemption In-Kind

Tax Consequences

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

Financial Statements

Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

Appendix A

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND FUND

The Dividend Performers (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 26, 2017 (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The Fund is one of multiple series currently authorized by the Board. The investment adviser to the Fund is Innovative Portfolios, LLC, (the “Adviser”), located at 8801 River Crossing Blvd. Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN, 46240.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S INVESTMENTS

Investment Strategies and Risks

Certificates of Deposit and Bankers’ Acceptances

The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances, which are considered to be short-term money market instruments.

Closed-End Investment Companies

The Fund may invest assets in “closed-end” investment companies (or “closed-end funds”), subject to the investment restrictions set forth below. Shares of closed-end funds are typically offered to the public in a one-time initial public offering by a group of underwriters who retain a spread or underwriting commission of between 4% or 6% of the initial public offering price. Such securities are then listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT LLC (formerly known as the American Stock Exchange), the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (commonly known as “NASDAQ”) and, in some cases, may be traded in other over-the-counter markets. Because the shares of closed-end funds cannot be redeemed upon demand to the issuer like the shares of an open-end investment company (such as the Fund), investors seek to buy and sell shares of closed-end funds in the secondary market.

closed-end fund purchased by the Fund will ever 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 net asset value 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.

Commercial Paper

The Fund may purchase commercial paper consisting of issues rated at the time of purchase within the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ( “NRSRO”). The Fund may also invest in commercial paper that is not rated but is determined by the advisor, under guidelines established by the Board, to be of comparable quality.

Convertible Securities

the capital appreciation of the issuing company depending upon a market price advance in the convertible security’s underlying common stock.

Corporate Debt

Depositary Receipts

Emerging Markets Securities

The Fund may purchase ETFs and other closed end funds that invest in emerging market securities. Investing in emerging market securities imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries. These risks include (i) the smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity, (ii) significant price volatility, (iii) restrictions on foreign investment, and (iv) possible repatriation of investment income and capital. In addition, foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales, and future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization, or the creation of government monopolies. The currencies of emerging market countries may experience significant declines against the U.S. dollar, and devaluation may occur subsequent to investments in these currencies by the Fund. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries.

Equity Securities

Exchange-Traded Funds

The Fund may invest in a range of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Because many ETFs are considered to be investment companies, see “Investments in Other Investment Companies” below for additional information.

The shares of an ETF may be assembled in a block (typically 50,000 shares) known as a creation unit and redeemed in-kind for a portfolio of the underlying securities (based on the ETF’s net asset value) together with a cash payment generally equal to accumulated dividends as of the date of redemption. Conversely, a creation unit may be purchased from the ETF by depositing a specified portfolio of the ETF’s underlying securities, as well as a cash payment generally equal to accumulated dividends of the securities (net of expenses) up to the time of deposit. The Fund may redeem creation units for the underlying securities (and any applicable cash), and may assemble a portfolio of the underlying securities and use it (and any required cash) to purchase creation units, if the Adviser believes it is in the Fund’s interest to do so. The Fund’s ability to redeem creation units may be limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, which provides that the ETFs will not be obligated to redeem shares held by the Fund in an amount exceeding one percent of their total outstanding securities during any period of less than 30 days.

Fixed Income Securities

Investments in high-yield bonds are considered to be more speculative than higher quality fixed income securities. They are more susceptible to credit risk than investment-grade securities, especially during periods of economic uncertainty or economic downturns. The value of lower quality securities are subject to greater volatility and are generally more dependent on the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments than higher quality securities. Issuers of high-yield securities may not be as strong financially as those issuing bonds with higher credit ratings.

Foreign Securities

Illiquid and Restricted Securities

The Fund may invest up to 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities include securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale (e.g., because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and securities that are otherwise not readily marketable (e.g., because trading in the security is suspended or because market makers do not exist or will not entertain bids or offers). Securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placements or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Foreign securities that are freely tradable in their principal markets are not

considered to be illiquid. The Fund may gain exposure to foreign securities through its investment in ADRs. Certain ADRs are not listed on an exchange and therefore may be considered to be illiquid.

Under guidelines adopted by the Board, the Fund’s Adviser may determine that particular Rule 144A securities, and commercial paper issued in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, are liquid even though they are not registered. A determination of whether such a security is liquid or not is a question of fact. In making this determination, the Adviser will consider, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances and among other factors: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security; (3) the number of other potential purchasers of the security; (4) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; (5) the nature of the security (e.g., debt or equity, date of maturity, terms of dividend or interest payments, and other material terms) and the nature of the marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of transfer); and (6) the rating of the security and the financial condition and prospects of the issuer. In the case of commercial paper, the Adviser will also determine that the paper (1) is not traded flat or in default as to principal and interest, and (2) is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at NRSRO or, if only one NRSRO rates the security, by that NRSRO, or, if the security is unrated, the Adviser determines that it is of equivalent quality.

Indexed Securities

Insured Bank Obligations

Investment Company Securities

The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, and the Fund’s investment objectives. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, the Fund’s shareholders indirectly will bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses the Fund’s shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Under Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest only up to 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one investment company (ETF or other mutual funds), but may not own more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company (the “3% Limitation”) or invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of other investment companies. However, Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act, provides that the provisions of paragraph 12(d)(1) shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by the Fund if (i) immediately after such purchase or acquisition not more than 3% of the total outstanding stock of such registered investment company is owned by the Fund and all affiliated persons of the Fund; and (ii) the Fund has not offered or sold after January 1, 1971, and is not proposing to offer or sell any security issued by it through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public or offering price which includes a sales load of more than 1 ½% percent. An investment company that issues shares to the Fund pursuant to paragraph 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 thirty days. The Fund (or the Adviser acting on behalf of the Fund) must comply with the following voting restrictions: when the Fund exercises voting rights, by proxy or otherwise, with respect to investment companies owned by the Fund, the Fund will either seek instruction from the Fund’s shareholders with regard to the voting of all proxies and vote in accordance with such instructions, or vote the shares held by the Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such security. Because other investment companies employ an investment adviser, such investments by the Fund may cause shareholders to bear duplicate fees.

Options

The Fund’s obligation to sell an instrument subject to a call option written by it, or to purchase an instrument subject to a put option written by it, may be terminated prior to the expiration date of the option by the Fund’s execution of a closing purchase transaction, which is effected by purchasing on an exchange an option of the same series (i.e., same underlying instrument, exercise price and expiration date) as the option previously written. A closing purchase transaction will ordinarily be effected to realize a profit on an outstanding option, to prevent an underlying instrument from being called, to permit the sale of the underlying instrument or to permit the writing of a new option containing different terms on such underlying instrument. The cost of such a liquidation purchase plus transactions costs may be greater than the premium received upon the original option, in which event the Fund will have paid a loss in the transaction. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option. An option writer unable to effect a closing purchase transaction will not be able to sell the underlying instrument or liquidate the assets held in a segregated account, as described below, until the option expires or the optioned instrument is delivered upon exercise. In such circumstances, the writer will be subject to the risk of market decline or appreciation in the instrument during such period.

premium paid to purchase the option, or a loss if it is less. If an option written by the Fund expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the net premium received when the option is sold). If an option written by the Fund is exercised, the proceeds of the sale will be increased by the net premium originally received and the Fund will realize a gain or loss.

Preferred Stock

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may invest in fully collateralized repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is a short term investment in which the purchaser ( i.e. , the Fund) acquires ownership of a security and the seller agrees to repurchase the obligation at a future time at a set price, thereby determining the yield during the purchaser’s holding period (usually not more than 7 days from the date of purchase). Any repurchase transaction in which the Fund engages will require full collateralization of the seller’s obligation during the entire term of the repurchase agreement. In the event of a bankruptcy or other default of the seller, the Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying security and losses in value. However, the Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only with its custodian, other banks with assets of $1 billion or more and registered securities dealers determined by the Adviser to be creditworthy. The Adviser monitors the creditworthiness of the banks and securities dealers with which the Fund engages in repurchase transactions. The Fund may not enter into a repurchase agreement with a term of more than seven days if, as a result, more than 15% of the value of its net assets would then be invested in such repurchase agreements and other illiquid investments.

Reverse Repurchase Transactions

Rights

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

The Federal Reserve creates Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (“STRIPS”) by separating the coupon payments and the principal payment from an outstanding Treasury security and selling them as individual securities. To the extent the Fund purchases the principal portion of the STRIP, the Fund will not receive regular interest payments. Instead they are sold at a deep discount from their face value. The Fund will accrue income on such STRIPS for tax and accounting purposes, in accordance with applicable law, which income is distributable to shareholders. Because no cash is received at the time such income is accrued, the Fund may be required to liquidate other Fund securities to satisfy its distribution obligations. Because the principal portion of the STRIP does not pay current income, its price can be very volatile when interest rates change. In calculating its dividend, the Fund takes into account as income a portion of the difference between the principal portion of the STRIP’s purchase price and its face value.

U.S. Government Securities

The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities. These securities may be backed by the credit of the government as a whole or only by the issuing agency. U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, and bills and

some agency securities, such as those issued by the Federal Housing Administration and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government as to payment of principal and interest and are the highest quality government securities. Other securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), are supported only by the credit of the agency that issued them, and not by the U.S. government. Securities issued by the Federal Farm Credit System, the Federal Land Banks, and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) are supported by the agency’s right to borrow money from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

Warrants

Investment Restrictions

2. Senior Securities . The Fund will not issue senior securities. This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by the Fund, provided that the Fund’s engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.

6. Loans . The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except: (i) by loaning portfolio securities; (ii) by engaging in repurchase agreements; or (iii) by purchasing nonpublicly offered debt securities. For purposes of this limitation, the term “loans” shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.

7. Concentration . The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.

said paragraphs, the Trust shall, within ninety days after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition, dispose of all of the securities of such issuer so acquired or such portion thereof as shall bring the total investment therein within the limitations imposed by said paragraphs above as of the date of consummation.

Non-Fundamental . The following limitations have been adopted by the Trust with respect to the Fund and are Non-Fundamental (see “Investment Limitations - Fundamental” above).

2. Borrowing . The Fund will not purchase any security while borrowings (including reverse repurchase agreements) representing more than one third of its total assets are outstanding.

4. Illiquid Investments . The Fund will not invest 15% or more of its net assets in securities for which there are legal or contractual restrictions on resale and other illiquid securities.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The Board supervises the business activities of the Trust and appoints the officers. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until the termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed. As of the date of this SAI, the Fund is one of multiple Fund’s in the “Fund Complex”. The Board generally meets four times a year to review the progress and status of the Fund.

Board Leadership Structure

The Trust is led by Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq., who has served as the Chairman of the Board since inception. Mr. Lacoff is an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act, by virtue of his controlling interest in Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. The Board is comprised of Mr. Lacoff, Mr. Skidmore and three other Trustees, none of whom are an interested person (“Independent Trustees”). The Independent Trustees have not selected a Lead Independent Trustee. Additionally, under certain 1940 Act governance guidelines that apply to the Trust, the Independent Trustees will meet in executive session, at least quarterly. Under the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, the Chairman of the Board is responsible for (a) presiding at board meetings, (b) calling special meetings on an as-needed basis, and, more generally, in-practice (c) execution and administration of Trust policies including (i) setting the agendas for board meetings and (ii) providing information to board members in advance of each board meeting and between board meetings. Generally, the Trust believes it best to have a single leader who is seen by shareholders, business partners and other stakeholders as providing strong leadership. The Trust believes that its Chairman together with the Audit Committee and the full Board,

provide effective leadership that is in the best interests of the Trust and the Fund shareholders because of the Board’s collective business acumen and understanding of the regulatory framework under which investment companies must operate.

Board Risk Oversight

The Board is comprised of Mr. Lacoff and Mr. Skidmore, both Interested Trustees, and three Independent Trustees with a standing independent Audit Committee with a separate chair. The Board is responsible for overseeing risk management, and the full Board regularly engages in discussions of risk management and receives compliance reports that inform its oversight of risk management from its Chief Compliance Officer at quarterly meetings and on an ad hoc basis, when and if necessary. The Audit Committee considers financial and reporting risk within its area of responsibilities. Generally, the Board believes that its oversight of material risks is adequately maintained through the compliance-reporting chain where the Chief Compliance Officer is the primary recipient and communicator of such risk-related information, and the Audit Committee’s communications with the independent registered public accounting firm.

Trustee Qualifications.

Generally, the Trust believes that each Trustee is competent to serve because of their individual overall merits including: (i) experience, (ii) qualifications, (iii) attributes and (iv) skills.

Gregory Skidmore – Interested Trustee – Mr. Skidmore is Founder, President and CIO of Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Greg provides Belpointe with overall strategic leadership and oversees the firm’s investment strategies. Mr. Skidmore’s career in finance began in 2003 when Greg joined Advest, Inc. formally a subsidiary of AXA Financial. There he spent time in Equity Research and Institutional Sales. He then took that experience to Citigroup Smith Barney where he was a private client financial advisor from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Skidmore founded Belpointe Asset Management in 2007 and has been President since its foundation. He has passed the series 65 exam. He graduated from Connecticut College in 1999 with a BA in Economics and History.

Dean Drulias Esq. – Independent Trustee – Mr. Dean W. Drulias is an attorney practicing in Westlake Village California. Mr. Drulias is a member of the State Bars of California and Texas. He was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1977. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California Berkley. He received a J.D. from Loyola Law School. He served as Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of Fortune Natural Resources Corporation. Prior to 1997, he was a stockholder and a practicing attorney at the law firm of Burris, Drulias & Gartenberg.. Mr. Drulias has been a Director of Fortune Natural Resources Corp. since 1990. He specializes in the areas of energy, environmental and real property law.

Fredrick Stoleru – Independent Trustee – Mr. Fredrick M. Stoleru has been Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Resources LLC and President of Atlas Resources LLC at DGOC Series 18B L.P. and DGOC Series 18(C), L.P since February 2017. Mr. Stoleru serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Atlas Resources LLC. Mr. Stoleru serves as Vice President of the General Partner of Atlas Growth Partners, L.P. since its inception in 2013. From 2008 to 2013 Mr. Stoleru served as Managing Director and Vice President of Business Development of Resource Financial Institutions Group, Inc., responsible for business development and all retail fundraising efforts. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Stoleru was a Principal of NPV/Direct Invest, where he was responsible for broker dealer relationships and raising capital for structured real estate programs. From 2002 to 2005, he was an Associate at the Capital Transactions Group of the Shorenstein Company. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Stoleru was an Investment Banking Associate with JP Morgan Chase and from 1993 to 1998 with JP Morgan Investment Management. He served as the Chairman and a Director of Atlas Resources, L.L.C. until June 30, 2017. He serves as Director of Atlas Resources LLC at DGOC Series 18B L.P. and DGOC Series 18(C), L.P. He has been a Director of Titan Energy, LLC since February 8, 2017. He received his MBA degree from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in business from the University of Delaware. Mr. Stoleru holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.

The following tables provide information about the Board and the senior officers of the Trust. Information about each Trustee is provided below and includes each person’s: name, address, age (as of the date of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end), present position(s) held with the Trust, principal occupations for the past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each person listed below is c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-4003. Unless otherwise noted, each officer is elected annually by the Board.

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.


Name Address ² and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office/Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex ¹ Overseen by Trustee	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Dean Drulias, Esq. Birth Year: 1947	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	Attorney (self-employed), since 2012	3	None
Shawn Orser Birth Year: 1975	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	CEO, Seaside Advisory (6/2016-Present); Executive Vice President, Seaside Advisory (2009-6/2016).	3	None
Fredrick Stoleru Birth Year: 1971	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	Chief Executive Officer and President of Atlas Resources LLC since February 2017, Senior Vice President, Atlas Energy, 2015-2017, Vice President of the General Partner of Atlas Growth Partners, L.P. since 2013	3	None

¹ The “Fund Complex” consists of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust.

² The address for each Trustee listed is 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, and each officer of the Trust.


Name, Address ³ and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office/ Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex ² Overseen by Trustee	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. ¹ Year of Birth: 1974	Trustee	Indefinite/ November 2017 - present	Managing Director of Belpointe Group of Companies since 2004 and Member of Board of Belpointe Asset Management, LLC.	3	None
Gregory Skidmore ¹ Year of Birth: 1976	Trustee and President	since November 2017	President, Belpointe Asset Management, LLC since 2007.	3	None
Brandon Pokersnik Year of Birth: 1978	Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer	since November 2017	Accountant, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since 2008; Attorney Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since June 2016; Owner/President, Empirical Administration, LLC, since September 2012.	N/A	N/A
Adam Snitkoff Year of Birth: 1965	Treasurer	since November 2017	Tax Attorney (self-employed), since 2012.	N/A	N/A

¹ Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his ownership interest in Belpointe Asset Management, LLC, an adviser to a series in the Trust. Gregory Skidmore is also considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Belpointe Asset Management, LLC.

² The “Fund Complex” consists of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust.

³ The address for each Trustee and Officer listed is 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147.

The Trust’s audit committee consists of the Independent Trustees. The audit committee is responsible for (i) overseeing the accounting and financial reporting policies and practices of the Fund, their internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers; (ii) overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit of the financial statements; and (iii) acting as a liaison between the Fund’s independent auditors and the full Board.

As of the date of this SAI, the Trustees beneficially owned the following amounts in the Fund:


Name of Trustee or Officer	Dollar Range of Securities in the Dividend Performers Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities In Trust
Brandon Lacoff	None	None
Gregory Skidmore	None	None
Dean Drulias	None	None
Shawn Orser	None	None
Fredrick Stoleru	None	None


Name ¹	Aggregate Compensation from the Dividend Performers Fund	Total Compensation from Trust ²
Brandon Lacoff	$0	$0
Gregory Skidmore	$0	$0
Dean Drulias	$0	$2,000
Shawn Orser	$0	$2,000
Fredrick Stoleru	$0	$2,000

¹ Each non-interested Trustee receives $500 per quarterly meeting attended. Amounts shown reflect the estimated compensation for the Fund’s first full fiscal year.

² The Trust is comprised of the Dividend Performers, Preferred Plus, Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, Tactical Growth Allocation Fund, Global Tactical Fund, Tactical Income ETF, and the Mercator International Opportunity Fund.

CODE OF ETHICS

Pursuant to the requirements of rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and in order to protect against certain unlawful acts, practices and courses of business by certain individuals or entities related to the Fund, the Fund, the Adviser, and the Distributor have each adopted a Code of Ethics and procedures for implementing the provisions of the Code. The personnel of the Fund, the Adviser, and the Distributor are subject to the code of ethics when investing in securities that may be purchased, sold or held by the Fund.

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Fund has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the Fund to pay Arbor Court Capital, LLC (the “Distributor”) for certain distribution and promotion expenses related to marketing Class A shares of the Fund. The amount payable annually by the Fund is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The Plan is a compensation style plan which means the Fund accrues expenses and pays the Distributor based upon the percentage described above rather than on actual expenses incurred by the Distributor.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

Control Persons

Management Ownership

None.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

Investment Adviser

The trustees selected Innovative Portfolios, LLC as the investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement (the “Agreement”), the Adviser, subject to the supervision of the Board , provides or arranges to be provided to the Fund such investment advice as its deems advisable

and will furnish or arrange to be furnished a continuous investment program for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. As compensation for its management services, the Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through January 31, 2020, to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class I shares and 1.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class A shares. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within three years of the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board, on 60 days written notice to the Adviser.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

David Gilreath and Ron Brock are the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. As of December 6, 2018, Mr. Gilreath and Mr. Brock were also responsible for the management of the following other types of accounts:



Account Type	Number of Accounts by Account Type	Total Assets By Account Type	Number of Accounts by Type Subject to a Performance Fee	Total Assets By Account Type Subject to a Performance Fee
Registered Investment Companies	0	0	0	0
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	0	0	0	0
Other Accounts	1,207	$825,441,465	0	0

For services as a Portfolio Manager to the Fund, Mr. Brock and Mr. Gilreath each receive a share of the Advisor’s profits, if any.

The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the portfolio managers in the Fund as of the date of this SAI.


Name of Portfolio Manager	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
Mr. Gilreath	None
Mr. Brock	None

Custodian

Fund Services

Administrator and Compliance Services

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The firm of Sanville & Company, located at 1514 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, has been selected as independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. Sanville & Company will perform an annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements and provides financial, tax and accounting services as requested.

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

Adviser in servicing all of its accounts. Similarly, research and information provided by brokers or dealers serving other clients may be useful to the Adviser in connection with its services to the Fund. Although research services and other information are useful to the Fund and the Adviser, it is not possible to place a dollar value on the research and other information received. It is the opinion of the Board and the Adviser that the review and study of the research and other information will not reduce the overall cost to the Adviser of performing its duties to the Fund under the Agreement.

Portfolio Turnover

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund, the Adviser, the Transfer Agent, the Fund Accounting Agent and the Custodian are prohibited from entering into any special or ad hoc arrangements with any person to make available information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings without the specific approval of the Board. Any party wishing to release portfolio holdings information on an ad hoc or special basis must submit any proposed arrangement to the Board, which will review the arrangement to determine (i) whether the arrangement is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders, (ii) the information will be kept confidential (based on the factors discussed below), (iii) whether sufficient protections are in place to guard against personal trading based on the information, and (iv) whether the disclosure presents a conflict of interest between the interests of Fund shareholders and those of the Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund, or the Adviser. Additionally, the Adviser, and any affiliated persons of the Adviser are prohibited from receiving compensation or other consideration, for themselves or on behalf of the Fund, as a result of disclosing the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE

REDEMPTION IN-KIND

TAX CONSEQUENCES

Medicare Tax:

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial institution (“FFI”) or a non-financial foreign entity (“NFFE”) within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by the Fund and (b) certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by the Fund. FATCA withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other requirements, report required information about certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating to them. The Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with

Tax Loss Carryforward: Under current tax law, net capital losses realized after October 31st and net ordinary losses incurred after December 31st may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Fund’s carryforward losses, post-October losses and post December losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses recognized after December 31, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term. Although the Act provides several benefits, including the unlimited carryover of future capital losses, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of the Fund’s pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may expire without being utilized due to the fact that post-enactment capital losses get utilized before pre-enactment capital loss carryovers.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Board has delegated responsibilities for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Fund to the Adviser. A copy of the proxy voting policies of the Adviser are attached hereto as Appendix A. MORE INFORMATION. The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-800-869-1679. The information also will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures are also available by calling 1-800-869-1679 and will be sent within three business days of receipt of a request.

Appendix A

Adviser Proxy Voting Policy

Background

Proxy voting is an important right of shareholders and reasonable care and diligence must be undertaken to ensure that such rights are properly and timely exercised.

Policy

Our policy and practice includes the responsibility to receive and disclose any potential conflicts of interest and maintaining relevant and required records.

Responsibility

Procedure

Procedures for Investment Company Clients

Voting Procedures

Voting Guidelines

From time to time, it is possible that one the Adviser’s portfolio manager will decide (i) to vote shares held in client accounts he or she manages differently from the vote of another the Adviser’s portfolio manager whose client accounts hold the same security or (ii) to abstain from voting on behalf of client accounts he or she manages when another of the Adviser’s portfolio manager is casting votes on behalf of other Adviser’s client accounts.

Conflicts of Interest

Recordkeeping

The Designated Supervisor shall retain the following proxy records in accordance with the SEC’s five-year retention requirement.

These policies and procedures and any amendments;

A record of each vote that the Adviser casts;

Any document the Adviser created that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies, or that memorializes that decision including periodic reports to CCO or proxy committee, if applicable.

A copy of each written request from a client for information on how the Adviser voted such client ’ s proxies, and a copy of any written response.

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Articles of Incorporation.

(i) Registrant's Agreement and Declaration of Trust was filed on October 23, 2017 as an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement and are incorporated herein by reference.

(ii) Registrant's Certificate of Trust was filed on October 23, 2017 as an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement and are incorporated herein by reference.

(b) By-Laws. Registrant's By-Laws was filed on November 23, 2017 as an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement and are incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holder. None other than in the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the Registrant.

(d) Investment Advisory Contracts.

(i) Management Agreement between Registrant and Innovative Portfolios, LLC is filed herewith.

(ii) Management Agreement between Registrant and Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(iii) Subadvisory Agreement between Registrant, Tactical Fund Advisors LLC and Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc. was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(iv) Subadvisory Agreement between Registrant, Tactical Fund Advisors LLC and Exceed Advisory LLC was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(v) Subadvisory Agreement between Registrant, Tactical Fund Advisors LLC and Tuttle Tactical Management, LLC was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(vi) Management Agreement between the Registrant and Belpointe Asset Management, LLC to be filed by subsequent amendment.

(vii) Subadvisory Agreement between Registrant, Belpointe Asset Management, LLC and Tuttle Tactical Management, LLC to be filed by subsequent amendment.

(viii) Management Agreement between Registrant and Greenwich Ivy Capital LLC was filed on May 2, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(ix) Management Agreement between the Registrant and Mercator Investment Management, LLC was filed on May 14, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(e) Underwriting Contracts.

(i) Underwriting Agreement between Arbor Court Capital, LLC, Innovative Portfolios, LLC and the Registrant is filed herewith.

(ii) Underwriting Agreement between Arbor Court Capital, LLC, Registrant, and Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(iii) Underwriting Agreement between Foreside Fund Services, LLC and the Registrant on behalf of the Tactical Income ETF to be filed by subsequent amendment.

(iv) Underwriting Agreement between Arbor Court Capital, LLC, the Registrant, and Greenwich Ivy Capital LLC on behalf of the Global Tactical Fund was filed on May 2, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(f) Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts. None.

(g) Custodial Agreement.

(i) Custody Agreement was filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement on January 16, 2018 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(ii) Amendment No. 1 to the Custody Agreement is filed herewith.

(iii) Amendment No. 2 to the Custody Agreement on behalf of the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(iv) Custody Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tactical Income ETF to be filed by subsequent amendment.

(v) Amendment No. 3 to the Custody Agreement on behalf of Global Tactical Fund was filed on May 2, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(h) Other Material Contracts.

(i) Transfer Agent Agreement and other material contracts were filed as exhibits to the Registrant’s registration statement on January 16, 2018 and are incorporated by reference.

(ii) Amendment No. 1 to Transfer Agent Agreement is filed herewith.

(iii) Amendment No. 2 to Transfer Agent Agreement on behalf of the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(iv) Transfer Agent Agreement between Citibank, N.A., and the Registrant on behalf of the Tactical Income ETF to be filed by subsequent amendment.

(v) Amendment No. 3 to Transfer Agent Agreement on behalf of the Global Tactical Fund was filed on May 2, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference..

(vi) Administration Agreement between Collaborative Fund Services, LLC is filed herewith.

(vii) Amended and Restated Administration Agreement between Collaborative Fund Services, LLC and the Registrant was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(viii) Second Amended and Restated Administration Agreement between Collaborative Fund Services, LLC and the Registrant was filed on May 2, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(ix) Operating Expense Limitation Agreement with Innovative Portfolios, LLC is filed herewith.

(x) Operating Expense Limitation Agreement with Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(xi) Operating Expense Limitation Agreement with Belpointe Asset Management, LLC to be filed by subsequent amendment.

(xii) Operating Expense Limitation Agreement with Greenwich Ivy Capital LLC was filed on May 2, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(xiii) Operating Expense Limitation Agreement with Mercator Investment Management, LLC was filed on May 14, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference

(i) Legal Opinion and Consent.

(i) Legal Opinion and Consent of Thompson Hine LLP is filed herewith.

(j) Other Opinion. None.

(k) Omitted Financial Statements. None.

(l) Initial Capital Agreements. None.

(m) Rule 12b-1 Plan.

(i) Rule 12b-1 Plan is filed herewith.

(ii) Amended and Restated Rule 12b-1 Plan was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(n) Rule 18f-3 Plan.

(i) Rule 18f-3 Plan is filed herewith.

(ii) Amended and Restated 18f-3 Plan was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(o) Reserved.

(p) Code of Ethics.

(i) Code of Ethics for Registrant was filed on January 24, 2018 as an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

(ii) Code of Ethics for Belpointe Asset Management, LLC was filed on January 24, 2018 as an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

(iii) Code of Ethics for Innovative Portfolios, LLC is filed herewith.

(iv) Code of Ethics for Mercator Investment Management, LLC is filed herewith.

(v) Code of Ethics for Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(vi) Code of Ethics for Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc. was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(vii) Code of Ethics for Exceed Advisory LLC was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(viii) Code of Ethics for Tuttle Tactical Management, LLC was filed on March 15, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(ix) Code of Ethics for Greenwich Ivy Capital LLC was filed on May 2, 2019 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant’s registration statement and is incorporated by reference.

(q) Powers of Attorney.

(i) Power of Attorney for Registrant, and a certificate with respect thereto, and each trustee and executive officer, were filed as exhibits to the Registrant’s registration statement on January 16, 2018 and are incorporated herein by reference.

(ii) Power of Attorney for Mr. Shawn Orser is filed herewith.

Item 29. Control Persons. None.

Item 30. Indemnification.

Reference is made to Article VIII of the Registrant's Agreement and Declaration of Trust which is included. The application of these provisions is limited by the following undertaking set forth in the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission:

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 such 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 such Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The Registrant may maintain a standard mutual fund and investment advisory professional and directors and officers liability policy. The policy, if maintained, would provide coverage to the Registrant, its Trustees and officers, and could cover its advisers, among others. Coverage under the policy would include losses by reason of any act, error, omission, misstatement, misleading statement, neglect or breach of duty.

Item 31. Activities of Investment Adviser.

A description of any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which any of the Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers of the Registrant, and each member, director, executive officer, or partner of the advisers and sub-advisers, are or have been, at any time during the past two fiscal years, engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of member, trustee, officer, employee, partner or director, is set forth in the respective prospectus.

Information as to the members and officers of each adviser and sub-adviser are included in their respective Form ADVs as filed with the SEC and are incorporated herein by reference.

Mercator Investment Management, LLC is adviser to the Mercator International Opportunity Fund (file no. 801-69329).

Innovative Portfolios, LLC is adviser to Preferred-Plus and Dividend Performers (file no. 801-113422).

Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC is adviser to Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund (file no. 801-114248).

Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc. is a subadviser to Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund (file no. 801-61643).

Exceed Advisory LLC is a subadviser to Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund (file no. 801-79958).

Tuttle Tactical Management, LLC. is a subadviser to Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, Tactical Growth Allocation Fund, and Tactical Income ETF (file no. 801-76982).

Greenwich Ivy Capital LLC is adviser to the Global Tactical Fund (file no. 801-114699).

Belpointe Asset Management, LLC is adviser to the Tactical Income ETF (file no. 801-69329).

Item 32. Principal Underwriter.

(a) Arbor Court Capital, LLC, the principal underwriter to CCA Aggressive Return Fund and also acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies: Archer Investment Series Trust, Frank Funds, Clark Fork Trust, PSG Capital Management Trust, the Monteagle Funds, Ancora Trust, the MP63 Fund, Inc., the Footprints Discover Value Fund, the Collaborative Investment Series Trust, the Neiman Funds, and the Second Nature Series Trust .

(b) Arbor Court Capital, LLC is registered with Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The principal business address of Arbor Court is 8000 Town Centre Drive Broadview Heights, Ohio. The following are the members and officers of Arbor Court:




Name	Positions and Offices with Underwriter	Positions and Offices with the Trust
Gregory B. Getts	President, Member, Financial Principal and CFO	Trustee and President
David W. Kuhr	Chief Compliance Officer	None

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records.

All accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by the Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3 thereunder are maintained at the office of the Registrant and the Transfer Agent. The address of the Transfer Agent is 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147. The address of the Custodian is 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

Item 34. Management Services. Not applicable.

Item 35. Undertakings. None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on the 15th day of May, 2019.

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

By:

/s/JoAnn M. Strasser

JoAnn M. Strasser

*Pursuant to Powers of Attorney

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on May 15, 2019.


Name	Title
Dean Drulias*	Trustee
Shawn Orser*	Trustee
Fredrick Stoleru*	Trustee
Brandon E. Lacoff*	Trustee
Gregory Skidmore*	Trustee, President, Principal Executive Officer
Adam Snitkoff*	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

By: /s/JoAnn M. Strasser

JoAnn M. Strasser

*Pursuant to Powers of Attorney

Exhibit Index

1. Management Agreement

EX 99.28.d(i)

2. Underwriting Agreement

EX 99.28.e(i)

3. Custody Agreement

EX 99.28.g(ii)

4. Transfer Agent Agreement

EX 99.28.h(ii)

5. Administration Agreement

EX 99.28.h(vii)

6. Expense Limitation Agreement

EX 99.28.h(ix)

7. Legal Opinion and Consent of Thompson Hine LLP

EX 99.28.i(i)

8. Rule 12b-1 Plan

EX 99.28.m(i)

9. Rule 18f-3 Plan

EX 99.28.n(i)

10. Code of Ethics

EX 99.28.p(iii)

11. Code of Ethics

EX 99.28.p(iv)

12. Powers of Attorney

EX 99.28.q(ii)

TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of December 6, 2018, between the Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Trust” and/or Investment Company ”IC”, or “Fund”) , a Delaware statutory Trust/IC, Innovative Portfolios, LLC, the Registered Investment Advisor (the “RIA”) an Indiana limited liability company, and Arbor Court Capital (“ACC”), a limited liability corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio.

WHEREAS the Trust/IC is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and has registered one or more distinct series of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933”), and has qualified its shares for sale to the public under various state securities laws; and

WHEREAS the Trust/IC desires to retain ACC as principal underwriter in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares of each series listed on Schedule A (as amended from time to time) to this Agreement; and

WHEREAS this Agreement has been approved by a vote of the Trust/IC’s board of trustees or directors (“Board”) and its disinterested trustees/directors in conformity with Section 15(c) under the 1940 Act; and

WHEREAS ACC is willing to act as principal underwriter for the Trust/IC on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows;

Appointment. The Trust/IC hereby appoints ACC as its agent to be the principal underwriter so as to hold itself out as available to receive and accept orders for the purchase and redemption of the Shares on behalf of the Trust/IC, subject to the terms and for the period set forth in this Agreement. ACC hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act hereunder. The Trust/IC understands that any solicitation activities conducted on behalf of the Trust/IC will be conducted primarily, if not exclusively, by employees of the Trust/IC’s sponsor who shall become registered representatives of ACC or whose broker dealer will establish dealer agreements with ACC in its capacity as distributor. ACC acknowledges that the Trust/IC may hire third party marketers (“TPM”) to assist with the gathering of assets. The TPM(s) or their broker dealer will enter into a dealer agreements with ACC only to the extent the TPM will be receiving 12b-1 fees.

Services and Duties of ACC.

(1)

ACC agrees to sell Shares on a best efforts basis from time to time during the term of this Agreement as agent for the Trust/IC and upon the terms described in the Registration Statement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Registration Statement” shall mean the currently effective registration statement of the Trust/IC, and any supplements thereto, under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act.

(2)

ACC will hold itself available to receive purchase and redemption orders satisfactory to ACC for Shares and will accept such orders on behalf of the Trust/IC. Such purchase orders shall be deemed effective at the time and in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement.

(3)

ACC, with the operational assistance of the Trust/IC’s transfer agent, shall make Shares available through the National Securities Clearing Corporation’s Fund/SERV System.

(4)

ACC shall provide to investors and potential investors only such information regarding the Trust/IC as the Trust/IC shall provide or approve. ACC shall review and file all proposed advertisements and sales literature with appropriate regulators and consults with the Trust/IC regarding any comments provided by regulators with respect to such materials.

(5)

The offering price of the Shares shall be the price determined in accordance with, and in the manner set forth in, the most current Prospectus. The Trust/IC or its transfer agent shall make available to ACC a statement of each computation of net asset value and the details of entering into such computation.

(6)

ACC at its sole discretion may repurchase Shares offered for sale by the shareholders. Repurchase of Shares by ACC shall be at the price determined in accordance with, and in the manner set forth in, the most-current Prospectus. At the end of each business day, ACC shall notify, by any appropriate means, the Trust/IC and its transfer agent of the orders for repurchase of Shares received by ACC since the last report, the amount to be paid for such Shares, and the identity of the shareholders offering Shares for repurchases. The Trust/IC reserves the right to suspend such repurchase right upon written notice to ACC. ACC further agrees to act as agent for the Trust/IC to receive and transmit promptly to the Trust/IC’s transfer agent shareholder requests for redemption of Shares.

(7)

ACC shall not be obligated to sell any certain number of shares.

(8)

ACC shall prepare reports for the Trust/IC’s board regarding its activities under this Agreement as from time to time shall be reasonably requested by the Board.

(9) In its capacity as distributor of the Shares, all activities of ACC and its partners, agents, and employees shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation, the 1940 Act, all application rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, and all applicable rules and regulations adopted by any securities association registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(10) Whenever in their judgment such action is warranted by unusual market, economic or political conditions or by abnormal circumstances of any kind, the Trust/IC’s officers may upon reasonable notice instruct ACC to decline to accept any orders for or make any sales of the Shares until such time as those officers deem it advisable to accept such orders and to make such sales.

Duties of the Trust/IC.

(1)

The Trust/IC shall keep ACC fully informed of its affairs that impact this Agreement and shall provide to ACC from time to time copies of all information, financial statements, and other papers that ACC 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/IC by its independent public accountant and such reasonable number of copies if the most current Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), and annual and interim reports as ACC may request, and the Trust/IC shall fully cooperate in the efforts of ACC to sell and arrange for the sale of Shares.

(2)

The Trust/IC shall maintain a currently effective Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), maintain qualification with applicable states and file such reports and other documents as may be required under applicable federal and state laws. The Trust/IC shall notify ACC in writing of the states in which the Shares may be sold and shall notify ACC in writing of any changes to such information. The Trust/IC shall bear all expenses related to preparing and typesetting such Prospectuses, SAI and other materials required by law and such other expenses, including printing and mailing expenses, related to the Trust/IC’s communication with persons who are shareholders.

(3)

The Trust/IC and/or the RIA shall not use any advertisements or other sales materials that have not been (i) submitted to ACC for its review and approval, and (ii) filed with the appropriate regulators.

(4)

The Trust/IC represents and warrants that its Registration Statement and any advertisements and sales literature (excluding statements relating to ACC and the services it provides that are based upon written information furnished by ACC expressly for inclusion therein) of the Trust/IC 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 ACC, pursuant to Section 3 hereof, shall be true and correct in all material respects.

Other Broker-Dealers. ACC in its discretion may enter into agreements to sell Shares to such registered and qualified retail dealers, as reasonably requested by the Trust/IC and or the RIA. In making agreements with such dealers, ACC shall act only as principal and not as agent for the Trust/IC. The form of any such dealer agreement shall be mutually agreed upon and approved by the Trust/IC and/or RIA and ACC.

Withdrawal of Offering. The Trust/IC reserves the right at any time to withdraw all offerings of any or all Shares by written notice to ACC at its principal office. No Shares shall be offered by either ACC or the Trust/IC under any provisions of this Agreement and no orders for the purchase or sale of Shares hereunder shall be accepted by the Trust/IC if and so long as effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect or any necessary amendments thereto shall be suspended under any provisions of the 1933 Act, or if and so long as a current prospectus as required by Section 5(b)(2) of the 1933 Act is not on file with the SEC.

Services Not Exclusive. The services furnished by ACC hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive and ACC shall be free to furnish similar services to others so long as its services under this Agreement are not impaired thereby. The Trust/IC reserves the right to (i) sell Shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Trust/IC; (ii) issue Shares in connection with a merger, consolidation or recapitalization of the Trust/IC; or (iii) issue additional Shares to shareholders.

Expenses of the Trust/IC. The Trust shall bear all costs and expenses of registering the Shares with the SEC and state and other regulatory bodies, and shall assume expenses related to communications with shareholders of the Trust/IC including, but not limited to, (i)fees and disbursements of its counsel and independent public accountant;(ii) the preparation and mailing of annual and interim reports, Prospectuses, SAIs, and proxy materials to shareholders; (iii) such other expenses related to the communications with persons who are shareholders of the Trust/IC; and (iv) the qualifications of Shares for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as shall be selected by the Trust/IC, and the costs and expenses payable to each such jurisdiction for continuing qualification therein. In addition, the Trust/IC shall bear all costs of preparing, printing, mailing and filing any advertisements and sales literature. ACC does not assume responsibility for any expenses not assumed hereunder.

Compensation. As compensation for the services performed and the expenses assumed by ACC under this Agreement including, but not limited to, any commissions paid for sales of Shares, the Trust/IC, to the extent a particular series of the Trust/IC (as such series are listed in Schedule A),

Acknowledges that the investment advisor of that particular series of the Trust/IC will pay out of its own resources to ACC, as promptly as possible after receipt of quarterly invoice, a fee for services as set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement.

Initial __________

For the Trust/IC

Initial __________

For the RIA

Or the Trust/IC is authorized to pay pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, shall pay ACC, as promptly as possible after receipt of a quarterly invoice a fee for services as set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement.

Initial __________

For the Trust/IC

Initial __________

For the RIA

Status of ACC. ACC is an independent contractor and shall be agent of the Trust/IC only with respect to the sale and redemption of Shares.

Indemnification.

The Trust/IC agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold ACC, its officers and directors, and any person who controls ACC within the meaning of Section 15 of 1933 Act (“ACC entities”), free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses (including the cost of investigation or defending such claims, demands or liabilities and any counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) that ACC its officers, directors, or any such controlling person may incur under the 1933 Act, or under common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon any (i) untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, SAI or sales literature, (ii) omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the either thereof or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) failure by the Trust/IC to comply with the terms of the Agreement; provided, that in no event shall anything contained herein be so construed as to protect ACC against any liability to the Trust/IC or its shareholders to which ACC would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.

The Trust/IC shall not be liable to ACC or ACC entities under this Agreement with respect to any claim made against ACC or any person indemnified unless ACC or other such person shall have notified the Trust/IC in writing of the claim within 10 days of such receipt after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon ACC or such other person (or after ACC or the person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent.) However, failure to notify the Trust/IC of any claim shall not relieve the Trust/IC from any liability that it may have to ACC or any other person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this Agreement.

The Trust/IC 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 claims subject to this Agreement. If the Trust/IC elects to assume the defense of any such claim, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Trust/IC and satisfactory to indemnified defendants in the suit whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Trust/IC elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the indemnified defendants shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Trust/IC does not elect to assume the defense of a suit, it will reimburse the indemnified defendants for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the indemnified defendants. The Trust/IC agrees to promptly notify ACC of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any its officers or directors in connection with issuance or sale of any of its Shares.

ACC agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the Trust/IC, its officers and directors, and any person who controls the Trust/IC within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, and expenses (including the cost of investigation or defending against such claims, demands, liabilities and any counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) that the Trust/IC, its directors or officers, or any such controlling person may incur under the 1933 Act, or under common law or otherwise, resulting from ACC’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or arising out of or based upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in information furnished in writing by ACC to the Trust/IC for use in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or SAI arising out of or based upon any omission to state a material fact in connection with such information required to be stated in either thereof or necessary to make such information not misleading.

ACC 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 the claim, but if ACC elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by ACC and satisfactory to the indemnified defendants whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that ACC elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the defendants in the suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If ACC does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the indemnified defendants in the suit for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.

11.

Duration and Termination.

a. This Agreement shall become effective on the date first written above or such later date as indicated in Schedule A and, unless sooner terminated by as provided herein, will continue in effect for one year from the above written date. Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the Trust/IC’s Board who are neither interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust/IC (“Independent trustees/directors”) or of ACC, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (ii) by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust/IC.

b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated in its entirety at any time after one year, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of the Board, by vote of a majority of the Independent trustees/directors, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust/IC on sixty days’ written notice to ACC, or by ACC at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on sixty days written notice by ACC to the Trust/IC. This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.

12.

Privacy. Nonpublic personal financial information relating to consumers or customers of the Trust/IC provided by, or at the direction of, the Trust/IC and or the RIA to ACC, or collected or retained by ACC to perform its duties as distributor, shall be considered confidential information. ACC shall not disclose or otherwise use any nonpublic personal financial information relating to present or former shareholders of the Trust/IC other than for the purposes for which that information was disclosed to ACC, including use under an exception in Rules 13, 14 or 15 of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-P in the ordinary course of business to carry out those purposes. ACC 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 consumers and customers of the Trust/IC. The Trust/IC represents to ACC that it has adopted a statement of its privacy policies and practices as required by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-P and agrees to provide ACC with a copy of that statement annually.

13.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance. Each of ACC, the Trust/IC and the RIA acknowledge that it is a financial institution subject to the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the Bank Secrecy Act (collectively, the "AML Acts"), which require, among other things, that financial institutions adopt compliance programs to guard against money laundering. Each represents and warrants to the other that it is in compliance with and will continue to comply with the AML Acts and applicable regulations in all relevant respects.

ACC shall include specific contractual provisions regarding anti-money laundering compliance obligations in agreements entered into by it with any dealer that is authorized to effect transactions in Shares.

Each of ACC, the Trust/IC and the RIA agree that it will take such further steps, and cooperate with the other as may be reasonably necessary, to facilitate compliance with the AML Acts, including but not limited to the provision of copies of its written procedures, policies and controls related thereto (“AML Operations”). ACC undertakes that it will grant to the Trust/IC, the Trust/IC’s anti-money laundering compliance officer and regulatory agencies, reasonable access to copies of its AML Operations, books and records pertaining to the Trust/IC only. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Trust/IC and the Trust/IC’s compliance officer shall have no access to any of ACC’s AML Operations, books or records pertaining to other clients of ACC.

14.

Confidentiality. During the term of this Agreement, ACC and the Trust/IC and RIA may have access to confidential information relating to such matters as either party’s business, trade secrets, systems, procedures, manuals, products, contracts, personnel, and clients. As used in this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means information belonging to ACC or the Trust/IC or the RIA which is of value to such party and the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to either party, including, without limitation, financial information, business practices and policies, know-how, trade secrets, market or sales information or plans, customer lists, business plans, and all provisions of this Agreement. Confidential Information includes information developed by either party in the course of engaging in the activities provided for in this Agreement, unless: (i) the information is or becomes publicly known without breach of this Agreement, (ii) the information is disclosed to the other party by a third party not under an obligation of confidentiality to the party whose Confidential Information is at issue of which the party receiving the information should reasonably be aware, or (iii) the information is independently developed by a party without reference to the other's Confidential Information. Each party will protect the other's Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care it uses with respect to its own Confidential Information, and will not use the other party's Confidential Information other than in connection with its duties and obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party may disclose the other's Confidential Information if (i) required by law, regulation or legal process or if requested by any governmental agency; (ii) it is advised by counsel that it may incur liability for failure to make such disclosure; (iii) requested to by the other party; provided that in the event of (i) or (ii) the disclosing party shall give the other party reasonable prior notice of such disclosure to the extent reasonably practicably and cooperate with the other party (at such other party's expense) in any efforts to prevent such disclosure.

15.

Amendment of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged, or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge, or termination is sought. This Agreement may be amended with the approval of the Board or of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust/IC; provided, that in either case, such amendment also shall be approved by a majority of the Independent trustees/directors and the RIA provided, that in either case, such amendment also shall be approved by an authorized representative of the RIA.

16. Limitation of Liability. The Board and shareholders of the Trust/IC shall not be personally liable for obligations of the Trust/IC in connection with this Agreement.

17. Notices. Any notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified mail to the party required to be served with such notice at the following address: if to the Trust/IC, The Collaborative Investment Series Trust, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 Attn: Brandon Pokersnik ; if to the RIA , 8801 River Crossing Blvd., Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 Attn: Ron Brock ; and if to ACC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147, Attn: Gregory Getts, with a copy to such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Section.

18. Miscellaneous. 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. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statue, rule, or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors. As used in this Agreement, 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.

19. Arbitration. You hereby agree to settle by arbitration any controversy between you and ACC, or its affiliates, or its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents which controversy arises out of this Agreement between you and ACC or which relates to any Client’s Account, Client authorizations, Account transactions, or in any way arising out of your relationship to your Clients or to ACC. Such arbitration will be conducted by, and according to the securities arbitration rules then in effect of, the American Arbitration Association, FINRA, the New York Stock Exchange or any other U.S.-based national securities exchange registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Arbitration may be initiated by serving or mailing a written notice. The notice must specify which forum will hear the arbitration. This specification will be binding on both parties. Any award the arbitrator makes will be final, and judgment on it may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio and the 1940 Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Ohio conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers designated as of the day and year first above written.

ATTEST:

Trust:

By : /s/ Gregory Skidmore

Title: President

ATTEST:

Advisor:

By : /s/Ron Brock

Title: President

ATTEST:

Arbor Court Capital, LLC

By : /s/Gregory Getts

Title: President

SCHEDULE A

to the

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

The Collaborative Investment Series Trust and Arbor Court Capital

Pursuant to Section 1 of the Distribution Agreement among the Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Trust/IC”) and Arbor Court Capital (“ACC”), the Trust/IC hereby appoints ACC as its agent to be the principal underwriter of the Trust/IC with respect to its following series:

Preferred-Plus

Dividend Performers

For the Trust/IC

For the RIA

Dated:_ 12/6/2018

Initial: GS

Initial: RB

SCHEDULE B

to the

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

The Collaborative Investment Series Trust and Arbor Court Capital

The service fee schedule for Distribution Services provided by Arbor Court Capital (“ACC”) for the Collaborative Investment Series Trust are:

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$7,000 per annum for the first portfolio and $1,500 per annum for each additional portfolio.

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Advertising reviews are conducting by ACC Principal at a rate of $150/hour (Typically new marketing pieces require 1 to 3 hours to review depending on the number of changes required). Existing marketing pieces previously approved by FINRA using another distributor require an initial review but typically are acceptable by ACC along with the documentation of that previous approval. All FINRA advertising fees will pass through as well.

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$600 annually for website archiving, this is not an optional service if you

maintain a website for the fund on the public domain

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$2,000 annually per FINRA registered reps employed by the Trust/I wherein ACC is asked to carry the FINRA license.

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ACC reserves the right to pass-along FINRA assessments, State Registration

Fees, or invoiced to ACC as a result of platform, dealer, or registered representative relationships required by Trust/IC and/or the RIA. Fees for

For the Trust/IC

For the RIA

Dated: _12/6/2018

Dated: 12/6/2018

Initial: GS

Initial: RB

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

CUSTODY AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, effective as of the last date on the signature block, to the Custody Agreement dated January 2, 2018 (the “Agreement”) by and between Collaborative Investment Series Trust , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and U.S. Bank National Association , a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Custodian”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to add the Preferred Plus and Dividend Performers funds

to the Custody Agreement; and

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

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Schedule II attached hereto will be added to the Agreement.

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

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be

executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year last written below.

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

U.S. Bank National Association

By: /s/ Gregory Skidmore

By: /s/

Name: Gregory Skidmore

Name: ____________________________

Title: President

Title: Senior Vice President

Date: 12/6/2018

SCHEDULE II

to the Custody Agreement

Funds List and Custodian Compensation

Separate Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust

Name of Series

Preferred Plus

Dividend Performers

Custody Services Annual Fee Schedule

U.S. Bank, N.A., as Custodian, will receive monthly compensation for services according to the terms of the following Schedule:

Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value per Fund*

Based upon an annual rate of average daily market value of all long securities and cash held in the portfolio:

.75 basis points on the first $500 million

.50 basis points on the balance

Minimum annual fee per fund – $4,800

Plus portfolio transaction fees

Portfolio Transaction Fees:

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$ 4.00

– Book entry DTC transaction, Federal Reserve transaction, principal paydown

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$ 7.00

– Repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction

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$ 8.00

– Option/SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired

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$15.00

– Mutual fund trade, Margin Variation Wire and outbound Fed wire

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$50.00

– Physical security transaction

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$ 5.00 – per check disbursement

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

Securities Lending and Money Market Deposit Account (MMDA)

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Negotiable

Miscellaneous Expenses

All other miscellaneous fees and expenses, including but not limited to the following, will be separately billed as incurred: expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, SWIFT charges, negative interest charges, treasury management expenses and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.

Additional Services

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Additional fees apply for global servicing. Fund of Fund expenses quoted separately.

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$600 per custody sub – account per year (e.g., per sub – adviser, segregated account, etc.)

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Class Action Services – $25 filing fee per class action per account, plus 2% of gross proceeds, up to a maximum per recovery not to exceed $2,000.

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No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.

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Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2%, unless a line of credit is in place

Additional services not included above shall be mutually agreed upon at the time of the service being added. In addition to the fees described above, additional fees may be charged to the extent that changes to applicable laws, rules or regulations require additional work or expenses related to services provided (e.g., compliance with new liquidity risk management and reporting requirements).

*Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.

Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule

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A monthly base fee per fund will apply based on the number of foreign securities held. If no global assets are held within a given month, the monthly base charge will not apply for that month.

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1 – 25 foreign securities – $500; 26 – 50 foreign securities – $1,000; Over 50 foreign securities – $1,500

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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.

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For all other markets specified in above grid, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Miscellaneous Expenses

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Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $50 per claim.

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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, negative interest charges, overdraft charges or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.

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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.

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SWIFT reporting and message fees.

Margin Management Services

Requires U.S. Bank as custodian for all assets

$30,000 annual program fee (includes up to 4 Account Control Agreements)

$7,500 annual fee per each additional Account Control Agreement.

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly

Extraordinary Services –

Extraordinary services are duties or responsibilities of an unusual nature, including termination, but not provided for in the governing documents or otherwise set forth in this schedule. A reasonable charge will be assessed based on the nature of the service and the responsibility involved. At our option, these charges will be billed at a flat fee or at our hourly rate then in effect.

Account approval is subject to review and qualification. Fees are subject to change at our discretion and upon written notice. The fees set forth above and any subsequent modifications thereof are part of your agreement. Finalization of the transaction constitutes agreement to the above fee schedule, including agreement to any subsequent changes upon proper written notice. In the event your transaction is not finalized, any related out-of-pocket expenses will be billed to the client directly. Absent your written instructions to sweep or otherwise invest, all sums in your account will remain uninvested and no accrued interest or other compensation will be credited to the account. Payment of fees constitutes acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth.

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an Account. For a non-individual person such as a business entity, a charity, a Trust, or other legal entity, we ask for documentation to verify its formation and existence as a legal entity. We may also ask to see financial statements, licenses, identification and authorization documents from individuals claiming authority to represent the entity or other relevant documentation.

*Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average

TRANSFER AGENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 9 day of December , 2018, by and between the Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business at 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio, 44147, and Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (“MSS”).

RECITALS:

The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

The Trust, on behalf of the funds listed on Exhibit A, desires to appoint MSS as its transfer agent and dividend disbursing and redemption agent, and MSS desires to accept such appointment.

AGREEMENTS:

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

DUTIES OF MSS.

1.01

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Trust hereby employs and appoints MSS to act, and MSS agrees to act, as transfer agent for the Trust’s authorized and issued shares of beneficial interest of each class of each portfolio of the Trust (the “Shares”), and as dividend disbursing and redemption agent for the Trust.

1.02

MSS agrees that it will perform the following services:

(a)

In accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Trust and MSS, MSS shall:

(i)

Receive for acceptance, orders for the purchase of Shares, and promptly deliver payment and appropriate documentation therefore to the Custodian of the Trust authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Custodian”);

(ii)

Pursuant to purchase orders, issue the appropriate number of Shares and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder account;

(iii)

Receive for acceptance redemption requests and redemption directions and deliver the appropriate documentation therefore to the Custodian;

(iv)

At the appropriate time as and when it receives monies paid to it by the Custodian with respect to any redemption, pay over or cause to be paid over in the appropriate manner such monies as instructed by the redeeming Shareholders;

(v)

Effect transfers of Shares by the registered owners thereof upon receipt of appropriate instructions;

(vi)

Prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Trust;

(vii)

Maintain records of account for and advise the Trust and its Shareholders as to the foregoing;

(viii)

Maintain an Anti-Money Laundering Program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and regulation thereunder, and provide to the Trust a copy of MSS’s Anti-Money Laundering Program;

(ix)

Perform such services as are necessary to implement and enforce the Trust’s Anti-Money Laundering Program;

(x)

Provide necessary and reasonable access to properly authorized federal examiners so that they can obtain all necessary information and records relating to the AML Program and to inspect MSS’s implementation and operation of the AML Program; and

(xi)

Record the issuance of shares of the Trust and maintain pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-10(e) a record of the total number of shares of the Trust which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Trust, and issued and outstanding. MSS shall also provide the Trust on a regular basis with the total number of shares which are authorized, issued and outstanding and shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance of shares, to monitor the issuance of such shares or to take cognizance of any laws relating to the issue or sale of such shares, which functions shall be the sole responsibility of the Trust.

(b)

In addition, MSS shall perform all of the customary services of a transfer agent, dividend disbursing and redemption agent, including but not limited to: maintaining all Shareholder accounts, preparing Shareholder meeting lists, mailing proxies, receiving and tabulating proxies, mailing Shareholder reports and prospectuses to current Shareholders, withholding taxes for U.S. resident and non-resident alien accounts, preparing and filing U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099 and other appropriate forms required with respect to dividends and distributions by federal authorities for all Shareholders, preparing and mailing confirmation forms and statements of account to Shareholders for all purchases and redemptions of Shares and other confirmable transactions in Shareholder accounts, preparing and mailing activity statements for Shareholders, and providing Shareholder account information and provide a system and reports which will enable the Trust to monitor the total number of Shares sold in each State.

Procedures applicable to certain of these services may be established from time to time by agreement between the Trust and MSS.

FEES AND EXPENSES

2.01

In consideration of the services to be performed by MSS pursuant to this Agreement, the Trust agrees to pay MSS the fees set forth in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.

2.02

In addition to the fee paid under Section 2.01 above, the Trust agrees to reimburse MSS for out-of-pocket expenses or advances incurred by MSS in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. In addition, any other expenses incurred by MSS at the request or with the consent of the Trust will be reimbursed by the Trust.

2.03

The Trust agrees to pay all fees and reimbursable expenses within five days following the receipt of the respective billing notice. Postage for mailing of dividends, proxies, Trust reports and other mailings to all shareholder accounts shall be advanced to MSS by the Trust at least seven days prior to the mailing date of such materials.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MSS

MSS represents and warrants to the Trust that:

3.01

It is a Limited Liability Company duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

3.02

It is duly qualified to carry on its business in the State of Ohio.

3.03

It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and by-laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.

3.04

All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.

3.05

It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

3.06

MSS is duly registered as a transfer agent under the Securities Act of 1934 and shall continue to be registered throughout the remainder of this Agreement.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE FUND

The Trust represents and warrants to MSS that:

4.01

It is a statutory Trust duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware.

4.02

It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Declaration of Trust to enter into and perform this Agreement.

4.03

All corporate proceedings required by said Declaration of Trust have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.

4.04

It is an open-end and diversified management investment company registered under the 1940 Act.

4.05

A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 is currently or will become effective and will remain effective, and appropriate state securities law filings as required, have been or will be made and will continue to be made, with respect to all Shares of the Trust being offered for sale.

INDEMNIFICATION

5.01

MSS shall not be responsible for, and the Trust shall indemnify and hold MSS harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to:

(a)

All actions of MSS or its agents or subcontractors required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such actions are taken in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct.

(b)

The Trust’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or which arise out of the Trust’s lack of good faith, negligence or willful misconduct or which arise out of the breach of any representation or warranty of the Trust hereunder.

(c)

The reliance on or use by MSS or its agents or subcontractors of information, records and documents which (i) are received by MSS or its agents or subcontractors and furnished to it by or on behalf of the Trust, and (ii) have been prepared and/or maintained by the Trust or any other person or firm on behalf of the Trust.

(d)

The reliance on, or the carrying out by MSS or its agents or subcontractors of, any instructions or requests of the Trust.

(e)

The offer or sale of Shares in violation of any requirement under the federal securities laws or regulations or the securities laws or regulations of any state that such Shares be registered in such state or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling by any federal agency or any state with respect to the offer or sale of such Shares in such state.

5.02

MSS shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to any action or failure or omission to act by MSS as a result of MSS’s lack of good faith, gross or ordinary negligence or willful misconduct.

5.03

At any time MSS may apply to any officer of the Trust for instructions, and may consult with legal counsel with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by MSS under this Agreement, and MSS and its agents or subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Trust for any action taken or omitted by it in reliance upon such instructions or upon the opinion of such counsel. MSS, its agents and subcontractors shall be protected and indemnified in acting upon any paper or document furnished by or on behalf of the Trust, reasonably believed to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person or persons, or upon any instruction, information, data, records or documents provided MSS or its agents or subcontractors by machine readable input, telex, CRT data entry or other similar means authorized by the Trust, and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Trust. MSS, its agents and subcontractors shall also be protected and indemnified in recognizing stock certificates which are reasonably believed to bear the proper manual or facsimile signatures of the officers of the Trust, and the proper countersignature of any former transfer agent or registrar, or of a co-transfer agent or co-registrar.

5.04

In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes, equipment or transmission failure or damage reasonably beyond its control, or other causes reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable for damages to the other for any damages resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such causes.

5.05

Upon the assertion of a claim for which either party may be required to indemnify the other, the party of seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the other party advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The party who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to participate with the party seeking indemnification the defense of such claim. The party seeking indemnification shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the other party may be required to indemnify it except with the other party’s prior written consent.

COVENANTS OF THE TRUST AND MSS

6.01

The Trust shall promptly furnish to MSS a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Trust authorizing the appointment of MSS and the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

6.02

MSS hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Trust for safekeeping of stock certificates, check forms and facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or use, and for keeping account of, such certificates, forms and devices.

6.03

MSS shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable. To the extent required by Section 31 of the 1940 Act, as amended, and the Rules thereunder, MSS agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by MSS relating to the services to be performed by MSS hereunder are the property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained and made available in accordance with such Section and Rules, and will be surrendered promptly to the Trust on and in accordance with its request.

6.04

MSS and the Trust agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law.

6.05

In case of any requests or demands for the inspection of the Shareholder records of the Trust, MSS will endeavor to notify the Trust and to secure instructions from an authorized officer of the Trust as to such inspection. MSS reserves the right, however, to exhibit the Shareholder records to any person whenever it is advised by its counsel that it may be held liable for the failure to exhibit the Shareholder records to such person, and shall promptly notify the Trust of any unusual request to inspect or copy the shareholder records of the Trust or the receipt of any other unusual request to inspect, copy or produce the records of the Trust.

TERM OF AGREEMENT

7.01

This This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in force for a period of three years. This Agreement will automatically renew for successive annual terms unless one party provides written notice to the other party 90 days prior to the annual renewal date that the agreement will not be renewed. Each party to this Agreement has the option to terminate this Agreement during the initial three year term and any renewal period, without penalty, upon 90 days prior written notice.

7.02

Should the Trust exercise its right to terminate, all out-of-pocket expenses associated with the movement of records and material will be paid by the Trust. Additionally, MSS reserves the right to charge for any other reasonable expenses associated with such termination.

MISCELLANEOUS

8.01

Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by either party without the written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

8.02

This Agreement may be amended or modified by a written agreement executed by both parties and authorized or approved by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

8.03

The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio as at the time in effect and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. To the extent that the applicable law of the State of Ohio, or any of the provisions here in, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.

8.04

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof whether oral or written.

8.05

All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed to have been given when received or when sent by telex or facsimile, and shall be given to the following addresses (or such other addresses as to which notice is given):

To the Trust:

To MSS:

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

By: /s/ Gregory Skidmore

By: /s/ Greg Getts

Its: President

Exhibit A

The following Funds are covered under this Agreement:

Mercator International Opportunity Fund

Preferred-Plus

Dividend Performers

Exhibit B

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

8000 Town Centre Dr, Ste 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44117


Current Mutual Shareholder Services billing system:

*Accounting Fees*

If average value of fund is
between the following			Yearly Fee		Monthly Fee
-	25,000,000		22,200		1,850
25,000,000	50,000,000		31,700		2,642
50,000,000	75,000,000		37,450		3,121
75,000,000	100,000,000		43,200		3,600
100,000,000	125,000,000		48,950		4,079
125,000,000	150,000,000		54,700		4,558
150,000,000	200,000,000		60,450		5,038
200,000,000	300,000,000		$60,450 plus .01% on assets greater than $200,000,000
300,000,000	-		$70,450 plus .005% on assets greater than $300,000,000

*Shareholder Servicing Fees*

11.50	annual fee per shareholder with a
	min of $775.00 charge per month


*Blue Sky Servicing Fees*			Multi-Class Funds

100.00	per state per filing		432.00	Additional per month


Calculated monthly charges for a small Fund


			Value		Approx. Monthly Fee
Approximate Fund Size:			11,000,000		1,850
No of Shareholders:			100		775
Blue Sky States			-		-
					2,625
		Less 0% discount*			0
		New Fund Discount (312)**			0
		Discounted fee			2,625

		Annual Fee			31,500

* Discount calculated as follows:
Discount	Net assets of Fund
50%	-	6,000,000
40%	6,000,000	7,000,000
30%	7,000,000	8,000,000
20%	8,000,000	9,000,000
10%	9,000,000	10,000,000
0%	10,000,000	-

** Discount good while fund is less than 3 million

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST

CLASS A MASTER DISTRIBUTION PLAN

PURSUANT TO RULE 12 b-1

(adopted October 19 , 2018)

WHEREAS, Collaborative Investment Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), engages in business as an open-end management investment company and is registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Trust issues shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”), which may be divided into one or more series of Shares; and

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust as a whole, and the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreement relating hereto (the “Qualified Trustees”), having determined, in the exercise of reasonable business judgment and in light of their fiduciary duties under state law and under Section 36(a) and (b) of the 1940 Act, that there is a reasonable likelihood that this Plan will benefit each series listed on Exhibit A (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”);

NOW THEREFORE, the Trust hereby adopts this Amended and Restated Plan for the Class A Shares of each Fund, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, on the following terms and conditions:

Distribution Activities . Subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the Trust, each Fund may, directly or indirectly, engage in any activities related to the distribution of Class A Shares of the Fund, which activities may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) payments, including incentive compensation, to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries, financial institutions, investment advisers and others that are engaged in the sale of Class A Shares, or that may be advising shareholders of the Fund regarding the purchase, sale or retention of Class A Shares; (b) payments made to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries, financial institutions, investment advisers and others that hold Class A Shares for shareholders in omnibus accounts or as shareholders of record or provide shareholder support or administrative services to the Fund and its shareholders, or that render shareholder support services not otherwise provided by the Fund’s transfer agent, including, but not limited to, allocated overhead, office space and equipment, telephone facilities and expenses, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions, and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request; (c) expenses of maintaining personnel (including personnel of organizations with which the Fund has entered into agreements related to this Plan) who engage in or support distribution of Class A Shares; (d) costs of preparing, printing and distributing prospectuses and statements of additional information and reports of the Fund for recipients other than existing shareholders of the Fund; (e) costs of formulating and implementing marketing and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, sales seminars, direct mail promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising; (f) costs of preparing, printing and distributing sales literature; (g) costs of obtaining such information, analyses and reports with respect to marketing and promotional activities as the Fund may, from time to time, deem advisable; and (h) costs of implementing and operating this Plan. The Trust is authorized to engage in the activities listed above, and in any other activities related to the distribution of Class A Shares, either directly or through other persons with which the Trust has entered into agreements related to this Plan.

Fees .

Each Fund will reimburse the Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) for the Distributor’s services in connection with the sales and promotion of the Fund, including its expenses in connection therewith. The fees paid to the Distributor under this Plan will be calculated daily and paid monthly by the Fund on the first day of each month at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares of the Fund.

Term and Termination .

(a)

This Plan shall become effective with respect to a Fund listed on Exhibit A (which may be amended) upon: (i) approval of the Trustees of the Trust and Qualified Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval; and (ii) the first issuance of Class A Shares of the Fund.

(b)

Unless terminated as herein provided, this Plan shall continue in effect for one year from the effective date and shall continue in effect for successive periods of one year thereafter, but only so long as each such continuance is specifically approved by votes of a majority of both: (i) the Trustees of the Trust and; and (ii) the Qualified Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(c)

This Plan may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time by the vote of a majority of the Qualified Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class A Shares of the Fund; and Exhibit A shall be amended accordingly. If this Plan is terminated with respect to a Fund, the Fund will not be required to make any payments for expenses incurred after the date of termination.

Amendments . All material amendments to this Plan must be approved in the manner provided for annual renewal of this Plan in Section 3(b) hereof. In addition, this Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount of expenditures provided for in Section 2 hereof unless such amendment is approved by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class A Shares of the Fund to which the increase applies.

Selection and Nomination of Trustees . While this Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the

Trust shall be committed to the discretion of the Trustees who are not interested persons of

the Trust.

Quarterly Reports . The Treasurer of the Trust shall provide to the Trustees and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended pursuant to this Plan and any related agreement and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

Recordkeeping . The Trust shall preserve copies of this Plan and any related agreement and all reports made pursuant to Section 6 hereof, for a period of not less than six years from the date of this Plan, the agreements or such reports, as the case may be, the first two years in an easily accessible place.

Limitation of Liability . A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of the State of Delaware and notice is hereby given that this Plan is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Trust as trustees and not individually and that the obligations of this Plan are not binding upon the Trustees, the shareholders of the Trust individually or, with respect to each Fund, the assets or property of any other series of the Trust, but are binding only upon the assets and property of each Fund, respectively.

Exhibit A

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST

CLASS A MASTER DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Class A Master Distribution Plan has been adopted with respect to the following Funds:

PREFERRED-PLUS

DIVIDEND PERFORMERS

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST

MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN

PURSUANT TO RULE 18f-3

This Multiple Class Plan (the "Plan") is adopted in accordance with Rule 18f-3 (the "Rule") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") by the Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the "Trust") on behalf of each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A, (collectively, the "Funds" and individually a "Fund"). A majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act, having determined that the Plan is in the best interests of the each class of each Fund individually and the Trust as a whole, have approved the Plan on the date set forth below.

The provisions of the Plan are:

General Description Of Classes. Each class of shares of the Funds shall represent interests in the same portfolio of investments of the Funds and shall be identical in all respects, except that each class shall differ with respect to: (i) Rule 12b-1 Plans adopted with respect to the class; (ii) distribution and related services and expenses as provided for in the Plans; (iii) such differences relating to sales loads, purchase minimums, eligible investors and exchange privileges as may be set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information of each Fund, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time; and (iv) the designation of each class of shares. There currently are two classes designated: Class A and Class I shares.

Class A Shares are subject to a maximum 0.25% annual distribution fee.

The Class I shares have no annual distribution fee.

Expense Allocations To Each Class.

In addition to the distribution fees described above, certain expenses may be attributable to a particular class of shares of the Funds ("Class Expenses"). Class Expenses are charged directly to net assets of the class of the Funds to which the expense is attributed and are borne on a pro rata basis by the outstanding shares of that class. Class Expenses may include;

(i)

expenses incurred in connection with a meeting of shareholders;

(ii)

litigation expenses;

(iii)

printing and postage expenses of shareholders reports, prospectuses and proxies to current shareholders of a specific class;

(iv)

expenses of administrative personnel and services required to support the shareholders of a specific class;

(v)

transfer agent fees and shareholder servicing expenses; and

(vi)

such other expenses incurred by or attributable to a specific class.

All other expenses of the Funds are allocated to each class on the basis of the net asset value of that class in relation to the net asset value of the Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the distributor or adviser of the Funds may waive or reimburse the expenses of a specific class or classes to the extent permitted under the Rule.

Class Designation. Subject to the approval by the Trustees of the Trust, the Funds may alter the nomenclature for the designations of one or more of its classes of shares.

Additional Information. This plan is qualified by and subject to the terms of the then current Prospectus for the applicable class of shares of the Funds; provided, however, that none of the terms set forth in any such Prospectus shall be inconsistent with the terms of this Plan. The Prospectus contains additional information about each class and the Funds' multiple class structure.

Effective Date. This Multiple Class Plan is effective on December 10, 2018, provided that this Plan shall not become effective with respect to the Funds or a class unless first approved by a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act). This Plan may be terminated or amended at any time with respect to the Funds or a class thereof by a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Exhibit A

Preferred-Plus Fund

Dividend Performers

Innovative Portfolios, LLC
Code of Ethics

Introduction

This is the Code of Ethics (the "Code") of Innovative Portfolios, LLC (the "Company"). The Code

includes:

Guidelines for Professional Standards

Personal Trading Policies

Political Contribution Policies

Insider Trading Policies

Things You Need to Know to Use This Code

Terms in boldface at Definitions have special meanings as used in this Code. To understand the Code, you need to read the definitions of these terms.

There are three Reporting Forms that an Associated Person must complete under this Code. Additional information on, and copies of, these Reporting Forms is included below. You can also get copies of the Reporting Forms from the Chief Compliance Officer.

The Chief Compliance Officer has the authority to grant written waivers of the provisions of this Code in appropriate instances. However:

the

expects that waivers will be granted only in rare instances, and

some provisions of the Code that are mandated by law cannot be waived.

For purposes of this Code, all shareholders or other beneficial owners of the Company are considered an Associated Person of the Company.

The Company's management will review the terms and provisions of this Code at least annually and make amendments as necessary. Any amendments will be distributed to all Associated Persons of the Company, and the Company shall require each Associated Person to provide in writing an acknowledgement of their receipt, understanding and acceptance of the change(s).

If you have any doubt or uncertainty about what this Code requires or permits, you should ask the Chief Compliance Officer. Do not guess at the answer.

The Company is a fiduciary for its investment advisory clients. Because of this fiduciary relationship, it is generally improper for the Company or its employees to:

use for their own benefit (or the benefit of anyone other than the client) information about the Company's trading or recommendations for client accounts; or

take advantage of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available for the Company's clients.

Also, as a matter of business policy, the Company wants to avoid even the appearance that the Company, its employees, or others receive any improper benefit from information about client trading or accounts or from our relationships with our clients or with the brokerage community.

The Company must use reasonable diligence and institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the Code.

The Company expects all employees to comply with the spirit of the Code, as well as the specific rules contained in the Code.

The Company treats violations of this Code (including violations of the spirit of the Code) very

seriously. If you violate either the letter or the spirit of this Code, the Company may take disciplinary measures against you, including, without limitation, imposing penalties or fines, reducing your compensation, demoting you, requiring unwinding of the trade, requiring disgorgement of trading gains, suspending or terminating your employment, or any combination of the foregoing.

Improper trading activity can constitute a violation of this Code. But you can also violate this Code by failing to file required reports, or by making inaccurate or misleading reports or statements concerning trading activity or securities accounts. Your conduct can violate this Code even if no clients are harmed by your conduct.

Definitions

These terms have special meanings as used in this Code of Ethics:

Access Person - Means any of the Company's supervised persons:

who has access to nonpublic information regarding any clients' purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any reportable fund, or

ii.

who is involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or who has access to such recommendations that are nonpublic.

Advisor – Means Innovative Portfolios, LLC

Advisory Client - Any person for whom, or entity for which, the Company serves an investment adviser, renders investment advice, or makes any investment decisions for compensation is considered to be a client.

Associated Person - For purposes of this Code, all Supervised Persons and Access Persons are collectively referred to as 'Associated Persons'.

Beneficial Ownership - Means any opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in the profit from any transaction in securities, including those owned by members of an Access Person's immediate family living in the Access Person's household, as defined below.

Chief Compliance Officer - Means Audrey Kurzawa, or another person that has been designated to perform the functions of Chief Compliance Officer when the named Chief Compliance Officer is not available. For purposes of reviewing the Chief Compliance Officer's own transactions and reports under this Code, the functions of the Chief Compliance Officer are performed by another qualified individual, and shall be clearly denoted in the Company's compliance files.

Contribution - See "Political Contribution."

Covered Account - Means any account in which an Access Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership.

Covered Associate - "Covered Associate" in reference to political contributions shall mean: (i) any general partner, managing member or executive officer, or other individual with a similar status or function; (ii) Any employee who solicits a government entity for the Company and any person who supervises, directly or indirectly, such employee; and (iii) Any political action committee controlled by the Company or by any of the aforementioned persons.

Covered Securities - Means anything that is considered a "security" under the Investment Advisers Act

of 1940. This is a very broad definition of security. It includes most kinds of investment instruments, including things that one might not ordinarily think of as "securities," such as:

exchange traded funds;

options on securities, on indexes and on currencies;

investments in all kinds of limited partnerships;

investments in foreign unit trusts and foreign mutual funds; and

investments in private investment funds and hedge funds.

If there is any question or doubt about whether an investment is a considered a security or a Covered Security under this Code, ask the Chief Compliance Officer.

Fund - Means Innovative Portfolios Preferred Plus and Innovative Portfolios Dividend Performers

Independent director - Means a director of the Fund who is not an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Adviser Act, and who would be required to make a report under Section 4 of this Code solely by reason of being a director of the Fund.

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 Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Insiders - The concept of "insider" is broad, and includes all Associated Persons of a company. In addition, any person may be a temporary insider if she/he enters into a special, confidential relationship with a company in the conduct of a company's affairs and as a result has access to information solely for the company's purposes. Any person associated with the company may become a temporary insider for a company it advises or for which it performs other services. Temporary insiders may also include the following: a 's attorneys, accountants, consultants, bank lending officers and the Associated Persons of such organizations.

Insider Trading - While the law concerning "insider trading" is not static, it generally prohibits: (1) trading by an insider while in possession of material, non-public information; (2) trading by non-insiders while in possession of material, non-public information, where the information was either disclosed to the non-insider in violation of an insider's duty to keep it confidential or was misappropriated; and (3) communicating material, non-public information to others.

Investment Adviser - Means a Company registered as such under the Investment Adviser Act and for which the Company is the investment adviser.

Investment Adviser personnel - means any employees, officers and directors of investment companies, investment advisers, and principal underwriters who are subject to the requirements of SEC Rule 17j-1

Investment personnel of a Fund - Means: (i) any employee of the Fund (or of any or sale of securities by the Fund; and (ii) any natural person who controls the Fund and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Fund Adviser in a control relationship to the Fund) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase.

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) or pursuant to Rule 504, Rule 505, or Rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933.

Material Information - "Material information" generally includes:

any information that a reasonable investor would likely consider important in making his or her investment decision; or

any information that is reasonably certain to have a substantial effect on the price of a company ’ s securities.

Examples of material information include the following: dividend changes, earnings estimates, changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, major litigation, liquidation problems and extraordinary management developments.

Members of the Family/Household - "Members of the Family/Household" include:

A spouse or domestic partner (unless they do not live in the same household as the Access Person and the Access Person does not contribute in any way to their support);

Children under the age of 18;

Children who are 18 or older (unless they do not live in the same household as the Access Person and the Access Person does not contribute in any way to their support); and

Any of the people who live in the Access Person's household including: stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, stepparents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, in-laws, and adoptive relationships.

Non-Public Information - Information is "non-public" until it has been effectively communicated to the market and the market has had time to "absorb" the information. For example, information found in a report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or appearing in Dow Jones, Reuters Economic Services, The Wall Street Journal, or other publications of general circulation would be considered public.

Non-Reportable Securities - "Non-Reportable Securities" are:

Direct Obligations of the US Treasury;

Bankers' acceptance, Certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and high quality short-term debt obligations, including repurchase agreements;

Money market fund shares;

Shares of open end mutual funds, unless the Company or a control affiliate acts as the investment adviser or principal underwriter for the fund;

Shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in unaffiliated mutual funds;

Securities held in accounts over which the access person had no direct or indirect influence or control; or

Transactions effected pursuant to an automatic investment plan.

Political Contribution - "Political Contribution" or "Contribution" shall include a gift, subscription, loan, advance, deposit of money, or anything of value including payments for debts incurred in an election.

Portfolio manager - Means the person (or one of the persons) primarily responsible for the day-to-day

management of the Fund's portfolio.

Purchase or sale of a covered security" includes, among other things, the writing of an option to purchase or sell a covered security.

Reportable fund - Means: (i) any fund for which the Company serves as an investment adviser as defined in section 2(a)(20) of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940; or (ii) any fund whose investment adviser or principal underwriter controls the Company, is controlled by the Company, or is under common control with the Company. For purposes of this section, control has the same meaning as it does in section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Adviser Act.

Reportable Securities - Means all Covered Securities, except Non-Reportable Securities, in which an Access Person has Beneficial Ownership.

Supervised Person - A "Supervised Person" is any partner, officer, director (or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), or employee of an investment adviser, or other person who provides investment advice on behalf of the investment adviser and is subject to the supervision and control of the investment adviser. This may also include all temporary workers, consultants, independent contractors, and anyone else designated by the Chief Compliance Officer. For purposes of the Code, such ‘outside individuals' will generally only be included in the definition of a supervised person, if their duties include access to certain types of information, which would put them in a position of sufficient knowledge to necessitate their inclusion under the Code. The Chief Compliance Officer shall make the final determination as to which of these are considered supervised persons.

Guidelines for Professional Standards

The following standards of business conduct shall govern personal investment activities and the interpretation and administration of this Code:

The interests of advisory clients must be placed first at all times;

All personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individual's position of trust and responsibility;

Supervised persons should not take inappropriate advantage of their positions; and

Supervised persons must comply with applicable federal securities laws. This Code does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest, and literal compliance

with each of its specific provisions will not shield supervised persons from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to advisory clients.

At all times, all Associated Persons must comply with applicable federal securities laws and must reflect the professional standards expected of those engaged in the investment advisory business, and they shall act within the spirit and the letter of the federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to investment advisers and the general conduct of business. These standards require all personnel to be judicious, accurate, objective, and reasonable in dealing

with both clients and other parties so that his or her personal integrity is unquestionable.

All Associated Persons are required to report any violation of the Code, by any person, to the Chief Compliance Officer or other appropriate persons of the Company immediately. Such reports will be held in confidence.

Associated Persons must place the interests of Advisory Clients first. All Associated Persons must scrupulously avoid serving his or her own personal interests ahead of the interests of the Company's Advisory Clients. In addition, Associated Persons must work diligently to ensure that no client is preferred over any other client.

All Associated Persons are naturally prohibited from engaging in any practice that defrauds or misleads any client, or from engaging in any manipulative or deceitful practice with respect to clients or securities.

No Associated Person may serve on the board of directors of any publicly traded company without prior written permission from the Chief Compliance Officer.

Associated Persons must conduct all personal securities transactions in full compliance with this Code. Doubtful situations should be resolved in favor of Advisory Clients and in cooperation with the Chief Compliance Officer. Technical compliance with the Code's provisions shall not automatically insulate from scrutiny any securities transactions or actions that could indicate a violation of the Company's fiduciary duties.

Personal transactions in securities by Access Persons must be transacted to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest on the part of such personnel with the interests of the Company's clients. Likewise, Associated Persons must avoid actions or activities that allow (or appear to allow) a person to profit or benefit from his or her position with the Company at the expense of clients, or that otherwise bring into question the person's judgment.

Associated Persons are subject to Insider Trading Policies adopted by the Company to detect and prevent the misuse of material non-public information.

No Associated Person shall communicate information known to be false to others (including but not limited to clients, prospective clients and other Associated Persons) with the intention of manipulating financial markets for personal gain.

Associated Persons are prohibited from accepting compensation for services from outside sources without the specific prior written permission of the Chief Compliance Officer.

When any Associated Person faces a conflict or potential conflict between his or her personal

interest and the interests of clients, he or she is required to immediately report

the conflict to the Chief Compliance Officer for instructions regarding how to proceed.

Associated Persons must treat recommendations and actions of the Company as confidential and private matters. Accordingly, we have adopted a Privacy Policy to prohibit the transmission, distribution, or communication of any information regarding securities transactions in client accounts or other non-public information, except to broker-dealers or other bona fide service providers in the ordinary course of business. In addition, no information obtained during the course of employment regarding particular securities (including internal reports and recommendations) may be transmitted, distributed, or communicated to anyone who is not affiliated with the Company, without the prior written approval of the Chief Compliance Officer.

No gift or other accommodation valued in excess of $500.00 may be accepted by the Company or any Associated Person from any vendor, broker, securities sales representative, client, or prospective client (a "business contact") - per business contact per year. All gifts or other accommodations, which have a value in excess of $500.00 received by Associated Persons or their Family/Household from a business contact, must be immediately reported to the Chief Compliance Officer.

No gift or other accommodation valued in excess of $500.00 may be given to any business contact on behalf of the Company or any Associated Person, without prior written approval from the Chief Compliance Officer.

No Associated Person shall intentionally sell to or purchase from a client any security or other

property.

No Associated Person shall provide loans or receive loans from clients.

Note: Policies regarding gift receipt/giving are not intended to prohibit normal business entertainment or customary meals.

Services for Government Entities

The Company shall not provide investment advisory services for compensation within two years after the Company or any Covered Associate make a contribution to an elected official of a government entity (incumbent, candidate or successful candidate) who is in a position, directly or indirectly, to influence the selection of the Company. (This prohibition shall not apply to contributions by a Covered Associate who is a natural person if and to: (1) Officials who the Covered Associate was entitled to vote at the time of the contribution and which in the aggregate do not exceed $350 to any one official, per election, or to officials for whom the Covered Associate was not entitled to vote at the time of the contribution and which in the aggregate do not exceed $150 to any one official, per election; (2) The contribution was made more than six months prior to becoming a Covered Associate of the Company unless such person, after becoming a Covered Associate, solicits clients on behalf of the Company; or (3) The Company returns any contribution (which cannot exceed $350) within four months of the date of the contribution and within 60 days of the date of discovery of the contribution. (Limited to one instance by the same Covered Associate, two instances for advisers with 50 or fewer employers or two instances for advisers with more than 50 employees).

The Company and its Covered Associates shall not coordinate or solicit any person to make any contributions to an elected official (incumbent, candidate or successful candidate) of a government entity to which the Company is providing or seeking to provide investment advisory services and shall not coordinate or solicit payment to political parties of a state or locality where the Company is providing or seeking to provide investment advisory services to a government entity.

The Company shall not agree to pay or pay a third party, such as a solicitor or placement agent, to solicit government entity clients on behalf of the Company, unless that third party is an executive officer, general partner, managing member (or similar status) or employee of the Company, an SEC-registered investment adviser in compliance with Rule 206(4)-5 or broker-dealer subject to similar restrictions imposed by FINRA.

"Covered Associate" shall mean: (i) Any general partner, managing member or executive officer, or other individual with a similar status or function; (ii) Any employee who solicits a government entity for the Company and any person who supervises, directly or indirectly, such employee; and (iii) Any political action committee controlled by the Company or by any of the aforementioned persons. The Company shall maintain documentation related to such contributions and payments.

Company Sanctions

All disciplinary responses to violations of the Code shall be administered by the Chief Compliance Officer. Determinations regarding appropriate disciplinary responses will be administered on a case-by-case basis.

Code of Ethics Certification

Upon the Company's adoption of this Code and annually thereafter, all Associated Persons are required to certify in writing his or her understanding and continuing acceptance of, as well as agreement to abide by, the guidelines and polices set forth herein. Additionally, any change or modification to the Code will be distributed to all Associated Persons and they will be required to certify in writing their receipt, understanding, and acceptance of the change(s).

Written Report to Investment Company Board of Directors

No less frequently than annually, the Company must furnish to the board of directors of the investment

company a written report that:

Describes any issues arising under the Code or procedures since the last report to the board of directors, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and

Certifies that the Company has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent access persons from violating the Code.

Personal Trading Policies

The following policies and procedures apply to all accounts owned or controlled by an Access Person, and any Covered Account. Any account in question should be addressed with the Chief Compliance Officer immediately to determine if it is considered a covered account.

Improper trading activity can constitute a violation of this Code. Nevertheless, the Code can be violated by failing to file required reports, or by making inaccurate or misleading reports or statements concerning trading activity or securities accounts. Individual conduct can violate this Code even if no clients are harmed by such conduct.

Reporting Requirements

All Access Persons must file three reports as described below, even if there are no holdings, transactions, or accounts to list in the reports. Copies of the Reporting Forms are included at the end of the Code or can be obtained from the Chief Compliance Officer. The Company may rely on brokerage statements to the extent such statements are made accessible to the CCO.

1. Initial Holdings Reports

No later than 10 calendar days after an Associated Person becomes an Access Person (or within 10 days of the adoption of this Code if the Associated Person was already an Access Person at the time of its adoption), that Access Person must file an Initial Holdings Report with the Chief Compliance Officer.

The Initial Holdings Report requires that each Access Person list all Reportable Securities on the date the Associated Person became an Access Person. It also requires each Access Person to list all brokers, dealers, and banks holding any Covered Account in which any securities are held on the date the Associated Person became an Access Person (or on the date this Code was adopted if the Associated Person was already an Access Person on such date).

Each Access Person must notify the Chief Compliance Officer of any updates or changes to his or her Covered Accounts in which any securities are held within 10 days of such update or change. All information contained in the holding report must be current as of the date no more than 45 days prior to the date the report is submitted.

Quarterly Transaction Reports

No later than 30 calendar days after the end of March, June, September, and December, each year,

each Access Person must file a Quarterly Transaction Report with the Chief Compliance Officer.

The Quarterly Transaction Report requires each Access Person to list all transactions in Reportable Securities during the most recent calendar quarter in which the Access Person had Beneficial Ownership. This requirement may be satisfied by instructing the custodian for these accounts to send duplicate confirmations and brokerage account statements for the Covered Accounts, in which such transactions took place, to the Company, c/o the Chief Compliance Officer, provided all required information is included in the report and the Company receives the confirmations or statements not later than 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter in which the transaction(s) took place. Alternatively, Access Persons may submit this information on the Reporting Form provided by the Company.

Annual Holdings Reports

By January 31 of each year, each Access Person must file an Annual Holdings Report with the Chief

Compliance Officer.

The Annual Holdings Report requires the Access Person to list all Reportable Securities in Covered Accounts in which any securities are held, and in which the Access Person had Beneficial Ownership as of December 31 of the previous year. It also requires the Access Person to list all brokers, dealers, and banks holding any accounts in which any securities are held, and in which such person had direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership on December 31 of the previous year. This requirement may be satisfied by instructing the custodian for these accounts to send duplicate confirmations and brokerage account statements for the Covered Accounts to the Company, c/o the Chief Compliance Officer, provided all required information is included in the report. Alternatively, Access Persons may submit this information on the Reporting Form provided by the Company. All information contained in the holding report must be current as of the date no more than 45 days prior to the date the report is submitted.

Review and Recordkeeping

The CCO shall review personal trading reports for all Access Persons no less than quarterly, and will otherwise take reasonable steps to monitor compliance with, and enforce this Code of Ethics. Evidence of the reviews shall be maintained in the Company's files. Another qualified individual will review the CCO's personal securities trading reports.

The Company reserves the right to require the Access Person to reverse, cancel, or freeze, at the Access Person's expense, any transaction or position in a specific security if the Company believes the transaction or position violates its policies or appears improper. The Company will keep all such information confidential except as required to enforce this policy or to participate in any investigation concerning violations of applicable law.

If the Company discovers any trading activity that appears to be in violation of this policy, the CCO, and/or other senior representatives of the Company, will meet with the Access Person to review the findings and to discuss additional pertinent information related to the situation. Where necessary, one or more of the following remedial actions may be taken:

Written warning that will be made a permanent part of the Access Person's record;

Disgorgement of profits;

Monetary fine; and/or

Termination of employment.

Prohibited and Restricted Transactions

Access Persons may not acquire any Beneficial Ownership in any security in an initial public offering without first seeking written approval from the Chief Compliance Officer.

Purchases and sales of restricted securities issued by public companies are generally prohibited, unless the Chief Compliance Officer determines that the contemplated transaction will raise no actual, potential, or apparent conflict of interest.

Any Access Person wishing to purchase or sell a security obtained through a private placement, including purchase of any interest in a hedge fund, must first seek written approval by the Chief Compliance Officer. In addition, if an Associated Person who owns a security in a private company knows that the company is about to engage in an IPO, he or she must disclose this information to the Chief Compliance Officer.

Participation in Investment Clubs must be approved in writing by the Chief Compliance Officer in advance of any such participation.

Timing of Personal Transactions

If the Company is purchasing/selling or considering for purchase/sale any Reportable Security on behalf of a Client Account, no Access Person may effect a transaction in that Reportable Security prior to the client purchase/sale having been completed by the Company, or until a decision has been made not to purchase/sell the Reportable Security on behalf of the Client Account and in accordance with the Company's pre clearance and blackout policy, if any.

Case-by-Case Exemptions

Because no written policy can provide for every possible contingency, the Chief Compliance Officer may consider granting additional exemptions from the Prohibitions on Trading on a case-by-case basis. Any request for such consideration must be submitted by the Access Person in writing to the Chief Compliance Officer. Exceptions will only be granted in those cases in which the Chief Compliance Officer determines that granting the request will create no actual, potential, or apparent conflict of interest.

Pre-clearance

As noted above, transactions in private placements and initial public offerings are prohibited, unless pre-clearance is obtained, in advance of the transaction. Pre-clearance is obtained by first completing and signing the Personal Trade Request Form. (A copy of the Personal Trade Request Form is included in this Code, or a copy can be obtained from the Chief Compliance Officer.) The Personal Trade Request Form is then submitted to the Chief Compliance Officer for pre-clearance.

If pre-clearance is obtained, the approval is valid for the day on which it is granted and the immediately following business day. The Chief Compliance Officer may revoke a pre-clearance any time after it is granted and before the transaction is executed.

The Company does not require pre-clearance of all Associated Persons' personal securities transactions. If, however, the Chief Compliance Officer, or designee, determines an exception/red flag based on regular reviews of an Associated Person's personal securities transactions, the Chief Compliance Officer may require a specific Associated Person to obtain, in advance of future transactions, pre-clearance for all such transactions. In all such cases, the Chief Compliance Officer shall determine beginning and ending dates for the pre-clearance requirement.

The Chief Compliance Officer will explain to the Associated Person why pre-clearance is required and have the Associated Person sign an acknowledgement of understanding and acceptance. Records of the noted exceptions/red flags, remedial actions, and all related securities transactions will be maintained in the Company's files.

Insider Trading Policy

The purpose of these policies and procedures (the "Insider Trading Policies") is to educate our Associated Persons regarding insider trading, and to detect and prevent insider trading by any person associated with the Company. The term "insider trading" is not defined in the securities laws, but generally, it refers to the use of material, non-public information to trade in securities or the communication of material, non-public information to others.

Prohibited Activities

All Associated Persons of the Company, including contract, temporary, or part-time personnel, or any

other person associated with the Company are prohibited from the following activities:

trading or recommending trading in securities for any account (personal or client) while in possession of material, non-public information about the issuer of the securities;

communicating material, non-public information about the issuer of any securities to any other person; and

communicating information known to be false to others (including but not limited to clients, prospective clients and Associated Persons) with the intention of manipulating financial markets for personal gain.

trading or recommending securities of companies bought, sold or recommended by a related Advisor where the decision is substantially derived, in whole or part, by reason of access to the recommendations of related advisors to its clients.

The activities described above are not only violations of these Insider Trading Policies, but also may be violations of applicable law.

Reporting of Material, Non-Public Information

Any Associated Person who possesses or believes that she/he may possess material, non-public information about any issuer of securities must report the matter immediately to the Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer will review the matter and provide further instructions regarding appropriate handling of the information to the reporting individual.

Definitions

Material Information. "Material information" generally includes:

any information that a reasonable investor would likely consider important in making his or her investment decision; or

any information that is reasonably certain to have a substantial effect on the price of a company's securities.

Non-Public Information. Information is "non-public" until it has been effectively communicated to the market and the market has had time to "absorb" the information. For example, information found in a report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or appearing in Dow Jones, Reuters Economic Services, The Wall Street Journal, or other publications of general circulation would be considered public.

Insider Trading. While the law concerning "insider trading" is not static, it generally prohibits: (1) trading

by an insider while in possession of material, non-public information; (2) trading by non-insiders while in possession of material, non-public information, where the information was either disclosed to the non-insider in violation of an insider's duty to keep it confidential or was misappropriated; and (3) communicating material, non-public information to others.

Insiders. The concept of "insider" is broad, and includes all Associated Persons of a company. In addition, any person may be a temporary insider if she/he enters into a special, confidential relationship with a company in the conduct of a company's affairs and as a result has access to information solely for the company's purposes. Any person associated with the Company may become a temporary insider for a company it advises or for which it performs other services. Temporary insiders may also include the following: a company's attorneys, accountants, consultants, bank lending officers and the Associated Persons of such organizations.

Penalties for Insider Trading

The legal consequences for trading on or communicating material, non-public information are severe, both for individuals involved in such unlawful conduct and their employers. A person can be subject to some or all of the penalties below even if he/she does not personally benefit from the violation. Penalties may include:

civil injunctions;

jail sentences;

revocation of applicable securities-related registrations and licenses;

fines for the person who committed the violation of up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided, whether or not the person actually benefited; and

fines for the Associated Person or other controlling person of up to the greater of $1,000,000 or three times the amount of the profit gained or loss avoided.

In addition, the Company's management will impose serious sanctions on any person who violates the Insider Trading Policies. These sanctions may include suspension or dismissal of the person or persons involved.

Agreement to Abide by Code of Ethics

This agreement is entered into by and between Innovative Portfolios, LLC (the "Company") and the Associated Person whose name and signature is represented below.

By signing this agreement, I,

, acknowledge that:

___ I have received a copy of the Company's Code of Ethics;

___ I have read and understand the information contained in the Code of Ethics; and,

___ I will abide by the Code of Ethics and any subsequent amendments thereto.

To comply with the personal securities transactions reporting policy and the Company's Code of Ethics, I further certify that I have directed each broker with whom I have a Covered Account containing Covered Securities and to send to the Company's designated Chief Compliance Officer duplicate copies of all periodic statements relating to my accounts or have otherwise complied with the reporting requirements of the policy and the Company's Code of Ethics.

To meet the disclosure requirements of pertinent securities laws, rules and regulations, I further certify that I will disclose all legal and disciplinary events for which I am, or have been personally involved, including information regarding any actions or fines by any Self-Regulatory Organization.

Signature:

Date:

Associated Persons Report

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

As of , 20

NAME TITLE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
RECEIPT OF

CODE OF ETHICS

ACCESS PERSON?

President/Investment

Yes Adviser Representative

Investment Adviser

Yes Representative

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Personal Securities Trading Request Form

Innovative Portfolios, LLC

Name:

Details of Proposed Transaction:

Circle One

Purchase/Sale

Date of Transaction

Indicate Name of Issuer and Symbol

Type of Security (e.g., Note, Common Stock,

Preferred Stock)

Quantity of Shares or Units

Price Per Share/Unit

Approximate Dollar Amount

Account for Which Transaction will be Made

Name of Broker

Date of Request

You ____ may / ____ may not execute the proposed transaction described above.

Authorized Signature:

Date of Response:

Initial Personal Securities Holdings Report

(page 1 of 2)

To: Chief Compliance Officer, Innovative Portfolios, LLC
From:

(Access Person - Please Print)

NOTE: IN LIEU OF THE REPORTING FORM, DUPLICATE COPIES OF BROKERAGE STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED PROVIDED THE STATEMENTS INCLUDE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BELOW.

Re: Initial Personal Securities Holdings Report:

As of

, 20___, I hold the following Covered Securities:

Security Type of

Ticker/C # of

Principal

Name of Broker-

Title*

Security USIP Shares Amount Dealer

*Include interest rate and maturity date, if applicable. Use additional sheet(s), if necessary.

(page 2 of 2)

The following broker-dealer, bank, or other custodian holds accounts invested in Non-Reportable Securities in which I have Beneficial Ownership.

Name of Broker, Dealer, or Account Title Account Number
Bank

Use additional sheet(s), if necessary.

As of

, 20

, I do not have any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in

any account containing any securities. However, I agree to promptly notify the designated Chief Compliance Officer, if any such account is opened, so long as I am an Access Person with Innovative Portfolios, LLC.

Signed:

Date:

Report reviewed by:

Date:

Quarterly Report of Personal Securities Transactions

(page 1 of 2)

To: Chief Compliance Officer, Innovative Portfolios, LLC
From:

(Access Person - Please Print)

NOTE: IN LIEU OF THE REPORTING FORM, DUPLICATE COPIES OF BROKERAGE STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED PROVIDED THE STATEMENTS INCLUDE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BELOW.

Re: Quarterly Report of Personal Securities Transactions, as amended:

During the quarter ending

, I have purchased, sold, or have otherwise obtained Beneficial Ownership in the following securities:

Date of

Security Type of Ticker/ # of

Principal Name of

Transaction Title*

Security CUSIP Shares Amount Broker-Dealer

*Include interest rate and maturity date, if applicable. Use additional sheet(s), if necessary.

(page 2 of 2)

During the above period, I have not purchased or sold any Covered Securities in my personal brokerage account or in any account in which I have direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership.

During the above period, I have disclosed to the Compnay any new accounts in which I have direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership.

I do not currently have any Beneficial Ownership in any Covered Accounts. However, I agree to promptly notify Innovative Portfolios, LLC, if I obtain Beneficial Ownership in any account, so long as I am an Access Person of Innovative Portfolios, LLC.

Signed:

Date:

Report reviewed by:

Date:

Annual Certification of Compliance

With The Personal Securities Transactions Disclosure Requirements
And Code Of Ethics For Innovative Portfolios, LLC

In accordance with the policies and procedures regarding Personal Securities Transactions and the Code of Ethics for Innovative Portfolios, LLC, I certify that during the year ending December 31,

I have reported all Covered Securities holdings in which I have Beneficial Ownership.

I have obtained pre-clearance for all Covered Securities transactions in which I have Beneficial Ownership, except for transactions that are exempt from pre-clearance or those for which I have received a written exception from the Chief Compliance Officer.

I have reported all Covered Securities transactions in which I have Beneficial Ownership, except for transactions, which are exempt from reporting, or for which I have received a written exception from the Chief Compliance Officer.

I have complied with the Code of Ethics in all other respects.

Print Name:

Signature:

Dated:

Annual Personal Securities Holdings Report

(page 1 of 2)

To: Chief Compliance Officer, Innovative Portfolios, LLC
From:

(Access Person - Please Print)

NOTE: IN LIEU OF THE REPORTING FORM, DUPLICATE COPIES OF BROKERAGE STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED PROVIDED THE STATEMENTS INCLUDE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BELOW.

Re: Annual Personal Securities Holdings Report:

As of,

, 20_____, I hold the following Covered Securities:

Security Type of

Ticker/C # of

Principal

Name of Broker-

Title*

Security USIP Shares Amount Dealer

*Include interest rate and maturity date, if applicable. Use additional sheet(s), if necessary.

(page 2 of 2)

_____The following broker-dealer, bank, or other custodian holds accounts invested in Non-Reportable Securities in which I have Beneficial Ownership.

Name of Broker, Dealer, or Account Title Account Number
Bank

Use additional sheet(s), if necessary

As of

, 20

, I do not have any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in

any account containing any securities. However, I agree to promptly notify the designated Chief Compliance Officer, if any such account is opened, so long as I am an Associated Person with Innovative Portfolios, LLC.

Signed:

Date:

Report reviewed by:

Date:

CHAPTER 11: CODE OF ETHICS

Introduction

As evidence of the commitment of the Firm Portfolios to operating with integrity, we have adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”), which shall be reviewed and, if appropriate, amended from time to time. The purpose of this Code is to identify the ethical and legal framework in which the Firm and our employees are required to operate, and to highlight some of the guiding principles and mechanisms for upholding our standard of business conduct, as set forth below. Maintaining a spirit of openness, honesty and integrity are of paramount importance. We believe that our employees should feel comfortable expressing their opinions and should be vigilant about alerting senior management of anything they deem amiss with respect to our business, operations or compliance. Employees will be required to acknowledge receipt of the Code by executing the Acknowledgement and Agreement to Abide by Compliance Policies and Procedures.

the Firm is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser. This Code is intended to satisfy our obligations in connection with Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). References in this Code to Rules are references to rules promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Advisers Act unless stated otherwise. Because we also advise investment companies, we will ensure that the terms of our Code are consistent with the aims and requirements of Investment Company Rule 17j-1, Personal Investment Activities of Investment Company Personnel.

MERCATOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC (“the Firm”)

Code of Ethics

Section 1:

Purpose and Scope

The Firm has adopted this Code of Ethics (“Code”) to assist us in maintaining the highest standards of conduct. While we encourage private investing by our associates, such activities must be carried out within the letter and spirit of this Code. Our CCO must approve any material change to this Code and all questions about the Code should be addressed to the Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer.

●

By accepting registration or employment with the Firm, you have agreed to be bound by this Code, which we provide at or prior to commencement of the relationship. We also require annual written certification that our associates have received a current copy of the Code, understand it, and are in compliance with its terms.

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This Code describes the standards of business conduct we require of our Supervised Persons. Chief among these are the fact that we are a fiduciary and owe a duty of utmost good faith and loyalty to our clients. Simply put, our clients’ interests come first. We must avoid even the appearance of impropriety in our business dealings and in our personal trading. The Firm and all employees are subject to the following specific fiduciary obligations when dealing with clients:

the duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for the investment advice provided;

ii.

the duty to ensure that investment advice is suitable to meet the client’s individual objectives, needs and circumstances; and

iii.

the duty of loyalty to clients – meaning the duty to put the interests of the client ahead of the interests of the Firm and our employees.

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All of our associates must comply with applicable federal securities laws, as well as other applicable rules, regulations, and laws, and with the Firm ’ s own policies.

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All of our Access Persons (defined below) must report, and we must review, personal securities transactions and holdings within required timeframes and in accordance with the requirements of this Code and our fiduciary duties to clients.

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All of our Supervised Persons (defined below) must report any violations of this Code promptly to our Chief Compliance Officer.

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Confidentiality. Records and financial information pertaining to advisory clients must be treated with strict confidentiality. We will not disclose such information about a client, except (a) as disclosed in our Privacy Policy or required by law, (b) on a “need to know basis” to persons providing services to the Firm (e.g., broker-dealers, accountants, custodians, administrators or transfer agents), or (c) with the express prior written consent of the client.

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Fraud. Engaging in any fraudulent or deceitful conduct with clients or potential clients is strictly prohibited. Examples of fraudulent conduct include, but are not limited to: misrepresentation; nondisclosure of fees; and misappropriation of client funds.

Section 2:

Definitions

“Access Person” means any director, officer, partner, or employee ¹ of the Firm (or of any company controlled by or under common control with the Firm):

Who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or has access to information regarding securities transactions by any client of the Firm’s, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such transactions; and

ii.

Any natural person in a control relationship to any client of the Firm who obtains information concerning recommendations made to a Fund with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Fund.

iii.

Notwithstanding the above definition, if an investment adviser's primary business is advising Funds or other advisory clients, all of the investment adviser's directors, officers, and general partners are presumed to be Access Persons of any Fund advised by the investment adviser.

“Beneficial Ownership” is interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act in determining whether a person is the beneficial owner of a security for purposes of section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Business Entertainment” means ordinary and usual business entertainment, such as an occasional meal, tickets to a sporting event or theater, or comparable entertainment, so long as it is neither so frequent nor so extensive as to raise any question of propriety, and so long as the person providing the Business Entertainment participates in the event. Sending a gift certificate for a restaurant is a Gift; accompanying a client to a standard business dinner paid for by the Firm is “Business Entertainment.” All Business Entertainment is subject to the Firm’s policies concerning budgeting, reimbursement, and documentation.

“Direct or Indirect Beneficial Ownership” means direct or indirect influence or control ownership of any beneficial interest. The terms of Rule 16a are incorporated into this Code by reference.

In general, and without limiting the foregoing, a person has Beneficial Ownership in any securities held

By members of a person’s immediate family sharing the same household; provided, however, that the presumption of such Beneficial Ownership may be rebutted; or

ii.

By related partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements.

“Fund” means an investment company registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940.

“Gift” includes anything of value, but does not include ordinary and usual “Business Entertainment.”

“Limited Offering” or “Private Placement” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to section 4(2) or section 4(6) or pursuant to Rule 504, Rule 505, or Rule 506.

“Reportable Fund” means

any Fund for which we serve as an investment adviser as defined in section 2(a)(20) of the Investment Company Act; or

ii.

Any Fund whose investment adviser or principal underwriter controls us, is controlled by us, or is under common control with us. For purposes of this section, control has the same meaning as it does in section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act.

“Reportable Security” means a security as defined in section 202(a)(18) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(18)), except that it does not include:

Direct obligations of the Government of the United States;

ii.

Bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements;

iii.

Shares issued by money market funds;

iv.

Shares issued by open-end funds other than Reportable Funds; and

Shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more open-end funds, none of which are Reportable Funds

“Supervised Person” means any partner, officer, director (or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), or employee of the Firm, or other person who provides investment advice on behalf of the Firm, and is subject to the Firm’s supervision and control.

Section 3:

Exempted Transactions

The transaction prohibitions of Section 4 of this Code do not apply in the following cases.

Securities Not Eligible for Clients. Transactions in securities that are not eligible for purchase or sale by any client through the Firm.

Non-Volitional Transactions; No Control. Transactions are non-volitional by either the Access Person or any client (including transactions with respect to which the Access Person has no actual advance knowledge of a given trade. Transactions effective in any account over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control. These would include discretionary accounts held with unaffiliated third parties and where the third party agrees to trade without advance notice to or consent by the Access Person. In the case of discretionary accounts with third parties, the Access Person will be responsible for authorizing the third party to provide the Firm with duplicate statements or other information required by the Chief Compliance Officer.

Automatic Investment Plans. Transactions made automatically in accordance with a pre-determined schedule and allocation, such as dividend reinvestment plans.

Approved Transactions. Transactions that receive the prior approval of the Chief Compliance Officer on the basis that they do not present conflicts of interest or create potential harm to clients, and are consistent with our fiduciary duties. This provision does not apply to Initial Public Offerings or Private Placements.

Insignificant Position—Transaction Value and Share Limit.

Transactions that result in an open (long or short) position (or derivatives thereon) no larger than $10,000 USD or foreign currency equivalent. In the case of a combined position that includes both a long and a short transaction, the $10,000 limit will be applied to the larger of the long or short positions, not to the net value; and

ii.

That result in an open security position (long or short), no larger than 500 shares (or derivatives thereon) for any stock listed on a US securities exchange, as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Section 4:

Prohibited Transactions

Conflicting Trades. No Access Person may purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any security in which the Access Person has (or because of such transaction acquires) any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, if the Access Person knows at the time of the transaction that the security:

Is being considered for purchase or sale by any client (see Pre-Clearance requirements in item 2, below); or

ii.

Is being purchased or sold by any client, or was purchased or sold by a client within the five calendar days preceding the Access Person’s transactions; or

iii.

Is contrary to the Firm’s current recommendations to clients (e.g., where the Firm recommends a specific long transaction to clients and the Access Person enters into a matching short transaction), except in cases where the Access Person has a compelling personal need to make the trade, the transaction is not otherwise inconsistent with our fiduciary duties to our clients, and the Chief Compliance Officer approves the transaction in advance and documents the rationale for approval.

Pre-Clearance of Transactions. The Firm has established a pre-clearance requirement for transactions in securities that could give rise to a conflict with our clients, based on the types of securities we generally advise on. Securities that require Pre-Clearance will be listed on the Firm’s Restricted Security List. No Access Person may purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any of the listed on the Firm’s Restricted Security List. securities in which the Access Person has (or because of the transaction acquires) any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, unless the Access Person has obtained Pre-Clearance from the Chief Compliance Officer in the form currently required by the firm. The system for pre-clearance will be described and distributed periodically by the Chief Compliance Officer.

Approvals granted pursuant to the Firm’s pre-clearance policy are valid for no longer than five days and may be granted for a shorter period, as determined by the Chief Compliance Officer. Excepted Board Members are not subject to the Pre-Clearance requirements.

Initial Public Offerings. No Access Person may purchase, directly or indirectly, any security in which the Access Person has or because of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, which is the subject of an initial public offering without prior approval of CCO. Approval will be granted consistent with FINRA Rule 5130 Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings. This prohibition does not preclude an Access Person from acquiring the security in subsequent trading on the secondary market, provided the transaction otherwise complies with the requirements of the Code.

Limited Offerings/Private Placements. No Access Person may purchase, directly or indirectly, any security in which the Access Person has or because of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, if such transaction is not in the open market, or if such transaction if made pursuant to an exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, unless the transaction has been pre-approved by the Chief Compliance Officer. In determining whether to permit the purchase of a private placement, the Chief Compliance Officer will consider, among other things, whether the offering should be reserved for a client of the Firm, and whether the transaction has been offered to the Access Person as a result of the Access Person’s position with the Firm. Further, should the Access Person receive permission to acquire the securities in a private placement, the Access Person is required to disclose the investment when participating in any subsequent consideration of that security for purchase or sale by clients of the Firm. The decision to purchase or sell such security should be made by persons with no personal interest in the security, whether direct or indirect.

Principal Transactions. Neither the Firm nor its Access Persons may effect a transaction as principal with a client of the Firm. Neither the Firm nor any of its Access Persons will recommend or direct a trade for execution as principal by an affiliate of the Firm.

Short-Swing Trades. No Access Person may purchase then sell, or sell and then repurchase, any security within 10 calendar days. The Chief Compliance Officer may, for good cause and consistent with our fiduciary duties and the broader intent of the Code, permit a short-swing trade, but will record the reasons for the consent.

Section 5:

Prohibited Activities

Gifts and Gratuities.

Giving of Gifts. No Supervised Person may accept investment opportunities, Gifts or other gratuities from individuals seeking to conduct business with us, or on behalf of an advisory client exceeding $150 per year in the aggregated form a single giver. Employees of a firm must be considered together and any gifts from individuals aggregated as one giver. All Gifts must be reported to the Chief Compliance Officer within 30 days of the date given by the the Firm Supervised Person.

Receipt of Gifts. No Supervised Person may, whether directly or indirectly, give a Gift in excess of $150 per year to or from any person associated with a firm whom the Firm is soliciting business with, or with whom the Firm is conducting business. Associates of Funds, registered investment advisors, and registered broker-dealers are presumed to be firms the Firm is either soliciting or conducting business with. This prohibition does not apply in cases where the gift arises from a pre-existing familial or personal, non-business relationship, and where the Chief Compliance Officer has consented in advance to the Gift. All Gifts must be reported to the Chief Compliance Officer within 30 days of receipt by the the Firm Supervised Person.

Business Entertainment. No Supervised Person may provide Business Entertainment to any person from whom the Firm is soliciting business or with whom the Firm is conducting business, in excess of the dollar limits and other policies established by the CEO or Chief Financial Officer of the Firm.

Payment or Reimbursement of Expenses. Payments of an Access Person’s expenses in connection with meetings held by an offeror or by a securities brokerage firm, for the purpose of training or education of the attendee are prohibited unless:

The attendee keeps the name of the offeror or brokerage firm, the amount of payment or reimbursement received, and the nature and, if known, value of any non-cash compensation;

The attendee obtains the Chief Compliance Officer’s prior approval to attend the event;

The location is appropriate to the purpose of the meeting, such as an office of the offeror or the brokerage firm, or a facility located in the vicinity of such office;

The payment or reimbursement is not applied to the expenses of guests of the attendee; and

The payment or reimbursement by the offeror or brokerage firm is not subject to any conditions.

Brokerage Accounts. No Access Person may, directly or indirectly, have an interest in any brokerage or trading account that has not been previously approved by the Firm. New employees/associates must report existing brokerage accounts immediately to Compliance and, if the account is permitted by the Firm, provide any additional information requested by the Chief Compliance Officer.

Insider Trading. Persons obtaining material non-public information must refrain from disclosing the information to anyone. Additionally, no person may trade in the securities to which the information relates. Anyone aware of the misuse of material non-public information must report such information to the Chief Compliance Officer.

Section 6:

Disclosures & Reporting

Initial Holdings Reports. Not later than 10 days after becoming an Access Person of the Firm, the Access Person must deliver to the Chief Compliance Officer a record of each Reportable Security in which the Access Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership. The information included in the initial Holdings Report must be current must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person. The record must include:

The title and type of security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, number of shares, and principal amount of each reportable security in which the access person has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;

The name of any broker, dealer or bank with which the Access Person maintains an account; and

The date the Access Person submits the report.

The Initial Holdings Report may be provided in the form of brokerage account statements that contain the required information. Excepted Board Members are not required to provide the Initial Holdings Report.

Quarterly Transactions Reports. No later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Access Person must submit to the Chief Compliance Officer quarterly securities transactions reports that meet the following requirements and contain the following information about each transaction during the quarter in which the Access Person had, or as a result of the transaction acquired any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in a Reportable Security:

The date of the transaction, the title, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, number of shares, and principal amount of each reportable security involved;

The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);

The price of the security at which the transaction was effected;

The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; and

The date the Access Person submits the report.

The Quarterly Transaction Reports may be provided in the form of brokerage account statements that contain the required information. Excepted Board Members are not required to provide the Quarterly Transaction Reports unless the Excepted Board Member knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a member of the Board of Managers, should have known that during the 15-day period immediately before or after the Excepted Board Member’s transaction, the Fund purchased or sold the security, or the Fund or the Firm considered purchasing or selling the security

Quarterly Reports of New Accounts. No later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Access Person must submit to the Chief Compliance Officer, with respect to any account established by the Access Person in which any securities were held during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person:

The name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person established the account;

The date the account was established; and

The date the Access Person submits the report.

Annual Holdings Reports. Annually, and current as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted, each Access Person must submit to the Chief Compliance Officer, reports which contain the following information:

The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;

The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access person; and

The date the Access Person submits the report.

The Annual Holdings Reports may be provided in the form of brokerage account statements that contain the required information.

Review of Reports. The Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for a review, as needed and no less than quarterly, of the Initial Holdings and Quarterly Transaction Reports. The Chief Compliance Officer’s review will be compare transactions and holdings reports with the Firm’s activities and the requirements of the Code to determine whether any violations of the Code may have occurred. The Chief Compliance Officer will take necessary action to correct or mitigate any potential or actual violations and will promptly report material issues to the President. All reports required to be made under this Code that concern the Chief Compliance Officer’s own transactions and holdings will be submitted to and reviewed by the COO in accordance with the requirements outlined for other Access Persons.

Annual Report. As part of the CCO’s annual review of the Firm’s compliance program and policies, the CCO will certify that the Firm has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code. The CCO will describe in the report accompanying the annual review any issues or material violations arising under the Code since the last report. The CCO will provide the Annual Report to the President.

Section 7:

Reporting and Sanctions

Potential or actual violation of the Code must be reported immediately to the CCO. In the absence of the CCO, violations may be reported to the CEO or to a member of the President. Possible violations will be promptly investigated and any violations reported through the CCO to the CEO and President. We will also provide copies of this information to the Boards of any Funds we advise.

The report will include the corrective action taken and any recommendation for disciplinary action taken deemed appropriate by the CCO. The recommendation will be based, among other things, on the severity of the infraction, whether it is a first or repeat offense, and whether it is part of a pattern of disregard for either the letter or the spirit of the Code. The Firm’s President may impose sanctions for violation of this Code including, but not limited to:

Written censure;

ii.

Suspension of termination of employment;

iii.

Reversal of a securities trade at the violator’s expense and risk, including disgorgement of any profit; and

iv.

Where applicable and appropriate, referral to law enforcement or regulatory authorities

Footnotes

¹ The term “employee,” as used throughout this Code, includes independent contractors who are registered with the Firm or otherwise meet the definition of “Supervised Person.”

Mercator Investment Management, LLC

October 2018

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the “Trust”), periodically files amendments to its Registration Statement with the SEC under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JOANN M. STRASSER, MICHAEL V. WIBLE, DONALD MENDELSOHN, and CASSANDRA BORCHERS as attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and in his office and capacity in the Trust, to execute and file any Amendment or Amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement (file Nos. 333-221072, 811-23306) hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 5th day of November, 2017.

By:

/s/ Shawn C. Orser

Shawn C. Orser, Trustee

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

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ss:

COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD

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Before me, a Notary Public, in and for said county and state, personally appeared Brandon Lacoff, who represented that he is duly authorized in the premises, and who is known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

WITNESS my hand and official seal this 5th day of November, 2017.

/s/ Martin Lacoff

[SEAL]

Notary Public

My commission expires: 11/30/17

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), made as of December 10, 20 18 between COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and INNOVATIVE PORTFOLIOS, LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana (the “Adviser”) located at 8801 River Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana.

WITNESSETH:

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

WHEREAS, the Trust is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest in separate series, each having its own investment objective or objectives, policies and limitations;

WHEREAS, the Trust offers shares in the series named on Appendix A hereto (such series, together with all other series subsequently established by the Trust and made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 1.3, being herein referred to as a “Fund,” and collectively as the “Funds”);

WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Adviser to render investment advisory services to the Trust with respect to the Fund in the manner and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Services of the Adviser.

1.1 Investment Advisory Services . The Adviser shall act as the investment adviser to the Funds and, as such, shall (i) obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, business, securities markets and securities as it may deem necessary or useful in discharging its responsibilities hereunder, (ii) formulate a continuing program for the investment of the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with its investment objective(s), policies and restrictions, and (iii) determine from time to time securities to be purchased, sold, retained or lent by the Funds, and implement those decisions, including the selection of entities with or through which such purchases, sales or loans are to be effected; provided, that the Adviser will place orders pursuant to its investment determinations either directly with the issuer or with a broker or dealer, and if with a broker or dealer, (a) will attempt to obtain the best price and execution of its orders, and (b) may nevertheless in its discretion purchase and sell portfolio securities from and to brokers who provide the Adviser with research, analysis, advice and similar services and pay such brokers in return a higher commission than may be charged by other brokers.

The Trust hereby authorizes any entity or person associated with the Adviser or any sub-adviser retained by the Adviser pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement, which is a member of a national securities exchange, to effect any transaction on the exchange for the account of the Trust which is permitted by Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder, and the Trust hereby consents to the retention of compensation for such transactions in accordance with Rule 11a2-2(T)(a)(2)(iv).

The Adviser shall carry out its duties with respect to the Funds’ investments in accordance with applicable law and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions set forth in the Funds’ then-current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and subject to such further limitations as the Trust may from time to time impose by written notice to the Adviser.

1.2 Administrative Services . The Trust has engaged the services of an administrator. The Adviser shall provide such additional administrative services related to its advisory functions or the functions listed below, as reasonably requested by the Board of Trustees or officers of the Trust; provided, that the Adviser shall not have any obligation to provide under this Agreement any direct or indirect services to Trust shareholders, any services related to the distribution of Trust shares, or any other services which are the subject of a separate agreement or arrangement between the Trust and the Adviser. Subject to the foregoing, in providing administrative services hereunder, the Adviser shall:

1.2.1 Office Space, Equipment and Facilities . Provide such office space, office equipment and office facilities as are adequate to fulfill the Adviser’s obligations hereunder.

1.2.2 Personnel . Provide, without remuneration from or other cost to the Trust, the services of individuals competent to perform the administrative functions, assumed in this Section.

1.2.4 Trustees and Officers . Authorize and permit the Adviser’s directors, officers and employees who may be elected or appointed as Trustees or officers of the Trust to serve in such capacities, without remuneration from or other cost to the Trust.

1.2.5 Books and Records . Assure that all financial, accounting and other records required to be maintained and preserved by the Adviser on behalf of the Trust are maintained and preserved by it in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

1.2.6 Reports and Filings . Provide such information as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation of all periodic reports by the Fund s to its shareholders and all reports and filings required to maintain the registration and qualification of the Funds and Fund s shares, or to meet other regulatory or tax requirements applicable to the Fund s, under federal and state securities and tax laws, and review sections of those reports and filings related to Adviser’s functions and designated responsibilities under this Agreement.

1.3 Additional Series . In the event that the Trust establishes one or more series after the effectiveness of this Agreement (“Additional Series”), Appendix A to this Agreement may be amended to make such Additional Series subject to this Agreement upon the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and the shareholder(s) of the Additional Series, in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The Trust or the Adviser may elect not to make any such series subject to this Agreement.

1.4 Change in Management or Control . The Adviser shall provide at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the Trust of any change in “control,” as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Act. The Adviser shall provide prompt, advance notice, to the extent practicable, of any change in the portfolio manager(s) responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

Expenses of the Funds .

2.1 Expenses to be Paid by Adviser . The Adviser shall pay all salaries, expenses and fees of any officers, Trustees and employees of the Trust who are officers, directors , members or employees of the Adviser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Adviser is not obligated to pay the compensation or expenses of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, regardless of whether the Chief Compliance Officer is affiliated with the Adviser. The salaries, expenses and fees of any officers, Trustees and employees of the Trust who are not officers, directors, members or employees of the Adviser will be paid by the [ ].

In the event that the Adviser pays or assumes any expenses of the Trust not required to be paid or assumed by the Adviser under this Agreement, the Adviser shall not be obligated hereby to pay or assume the same or any similar expense in the future; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve the Adviser of any obligation to the Funds under any separate agreement or arrangement between the parties.

2.2 Expenses to be Paid by the Funds . Each Fund shall bear all expenses of its operation, except those specifically allocated to the Adviser under this Agreement or under any separate agreement between the Trust and the Adviser. Subject to any separate agreement or arrangement between the Trust and the Adviser, the expenses hereby allocated to each Fund , and not to the Adviser, include but are not limited to:

2.2.1 Custody . All charges of depositories, custodians, and other agents for the transfer, receipt, safekeeping, and servicing of the Fund s’ cash, securities, and other property.

2.2.2 Shareholder Servicing . All expenses of maintaining and servicing shareholder accounts, including but not limited to the charges of any shareholder servicing agent, dividend disbursing agent, transfer agent or other agent engaged by the Trust to service shareholder accounts.

2.2.3 Shareholder Reports . All expenses of preparing, setting in type, printing and distributing reports and other communications to shareholders.

2.2.4 Prospectuses . All expenses of preparing, converting to EDGAR format, filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate regulatory body, setting in type, printing and mailing annual or more frequent revisions of the Fund s’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and any supplements thereto and of supplying them to shareholders.

2.2.5 Pricing and Portfolio Valuation . All expenses of computing the Fund s’ net asset value per share, including any equipment or services obtained for the purpose of pricing shares or valuing the Fund s’ investment portfolio.

2.2.6 Communications . All charges for equipment or services used for communications between the Adviser or the Trust and any custodian, shareholder servicing agent, portfolio accounting services agent, or other agent engaged by the Trust.

2.2.7 Legal and Accounting Fees . All charges for services and expenses of the Trust’s legal counsel and independent accountants.

2.2.8 Trustees’ Fees and Expenses . All compensation of Trustees other than those affiliated with the Adviser, all expenses incurred in connection with such unaffiliated Trustees’ services as Trustees, and all other expenses of meetings of the Trustees and committees of the Trustees.

2.2.9 Shareholder Meetings . All expenses incidental to holding meetings of shareholders, including the printing of notices and proxy materials, and proxy solicitations therefor.

2.2.10 Federal Registration Fees . All fees and expenses of registering and maintaining the registration of the Fund s under the Act and the registration of the Fund s’ shares under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), including all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, converting to EDGAR format, setting in type, printing, and filing of any Registration Statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act or the Act, and any amendments or supplements that may be made from time to time.

2.2.11 State Registration Fees . All fees and expenses of taking required action to permit the offer and sale of the Fund s’ shares under securities laws of various states or jurisdictions, and of registration and qualification of the Fund s under all other laws applicable to the Trust or its business activities (including registering the Trust as a broker-dealer, or any officer of the Trust or any person as agent or salesperson of the Trust in any state).

2.2.12 Confirmations . All expenses incurred in connection with the issue and transfer of the Fund s’ shares, including the expenses of confirming all share transactions.

2.2.13 Bonding and Insurance . All expenses of bond, liability, and other insurance coverage required by law or regulation or deemed advisable by the Trustees of the Trust, including, without limitation, such bond, liability and other insurance expenses that may from time to time be allocated to each Fund in a manner approved by its Trustees.

2.2.14 Brokerage Commissions . All brokers’ commissions and other charges incident to the purchase, sale or lending of the Fund ’s portfolio securities.

2.2.15 Taxes . All taxes or governmental fees payable by or with respect to each Fund to federal, state or other governmental agencies, domestic or foreign, including stamp or other transfer taxes.

2.2.16 Trade Association Fees . All fees, dues and other expenses incurred in connection with the Trust’s membership in any trade association or other investment organization.

2.2.18 Compliance Fees . All charges for services and expenses of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer.

2.2.19 Nonrecurring and Extraordinary Expenses . Such nonrecurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise including the costs of actions, suits, or proceedings to which the Trust is a party and the expenses the Trust may incur as a result of its legal obligation to provide indemnification to its officers, Trustees and agents.

Advisory Fee.

As compensation for all services rendered, facilities provided and expenses paid or assumed by the Adviser under this Agreement, the Funds shall pay the Adviser on the last day of each month, or as promptly as possible thereafter, a fee calculated by applying a monthly rate, based on an annual percentage rate, to each Fund’s average daily net assets for the month. The annual percentage rate applicable to the Fund is set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Agreement. If this Agreement shall be effective for only a portion of a month with respect to a Fund, the aforesaid fee shall be prorated for the portion of such month during which this Agreement is in effect for the Fund.

Proxy Voting.

The Adviser will vote, or make arrangements to have voted, all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of a Fund may be invested from time to time. Such proxies will be voted in a manner that you deem, in good faith, to be in the best interest of the Funds and in accordance with your proxy voting policy. You agree to provide a copy of your proxy voting policy to the Trust prior to the execution of this Agreement, and any amendments thereto promptly.

Records.

5.1 Tax Treatment . Both the Adviser and the Trust shall maintain, or arrange for others to maintain, the books and records of the Trust in such a manner that treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes.

5.2 Ownership . All records required to be maintained and preserved by the Trust pursuant to the provisions or rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 31(a) of the Act and maintained and preserved by the Adviser on behalf of the Trust are the property of the Trust and shall be surrendered by the Adviser promptly on request by the Trust; provided, that the Adviser may at its own expense make and retain copies of any such records.

Reports to Adviser.

The Trust shall furnish or otherwise make available to the Adviser such copies of the Fund s’ Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, proxy statements, reports and other information relating to its business and affairs as the Adviser may, at any time or from time to time, reasonably require in order to discharge any of its obligations under this Agreement.

Reports to the Trust.

The Adviser shall prepare and furnish to the Trust such reports, statistical data and other information in such form and at such intervals as the Trust may reasonably request.

Code of Ethics.

The Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the Act and will provide the Trust with a copy of the code and evidence of its adoption. Within 45 days of the last calendar quarter of each year while this Agreement is in effect, the Adviser will provide to the Board of Trustees of the Trust a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics since the last report to the Board of Trustees, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and which certifies that the Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent “access persons” (as that term is defined in Rule 17j-1) from violating the code.

Retention of Sub-Adviser.

Subject to the Trust’s obtaining the initial and periodic approvals required under Section 15 of the Act, the Adviser may retain one or more sub-advisers, at the Adviser’s own cost and expense, for the purpose of managing the investments of the assets of one or more Funds of the Trust. Retention of one or more sub-advisers shall in no way reduce the responsibilities or obligations of the Adviser under this Agreement and the Adviser shall, subject to Section 11 of this Agreement, be responsible to the Trust for all acts or omissions of any sub-adviser in connection with the performance of the Adviser’s duties hereunder.

10.

Services to Other Clients.

Nothing herein contained shall limit the freedom of the Adviser or any affiliated person of the Adviser to render investment management and administrative services to other investment companies, to act as investment adviser or investment counselor to other persons, firms or corporations, or to engage in other business activities.

11.

Limitation of Liability of Adviser and its Personnel.

Neither the Adviser nor any director, manager, officer or employee of the Adviser performing services for the Trust at the direction or request of the Adviser in connection with the Adviser’s discharge of its obligations hereunder shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with any matter to which this Agreement relates, and the Adviser shall not be responsible for any action of the Trustees of the Trust in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendation of the Adviser or any sub-adviser retained by the Adviser pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement; PROVIDED, that nothing herein contained shall be construed (i) to protect the Adviser against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders to which the Adviser would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties, or by reason of the Adviser’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or (ii) to protect any director, manager, officer or employee of the Adviser who is or was a Trustee or officer of the Trust against any liability of the Trust or its shareholders to which such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office with the Trust.

12.

Effect of Agreement.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require to the Trust to take any action contrary to its Declaration of Trust or its By-Laws or any applicable law, regulation or order to which it is subject or by which it is bound, or to relieve or deprive the Trustees of the Trust of their responsibility for and control of the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust.

13.

Term of Agreement.

The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date first above written, and unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, this Agreement shall remain in effect for a period of two years. Thereafter, this Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to each Fund from year to year, subject to the termination provisions and all other terms and conditions hereof; PROVIDED, such continuance with respect to each Fund is approved at least annually by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund or by the Trustees of the Trust; PROVIDED, that in either event such continuance is also approved annually by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of either party hereto. The Adviser shall furnish to the Trust, promptly upon its request, such information as may reasonably be necessary to evaluate the terms of this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment thereof.

14.

Amendment or Assignment of Agreement.

Any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the parties hereto; PROVIDED, that no such amendment shall be effective unless authorized (i) by resolution of the Trustees of the Trust, including the vote or written consent of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of either party hereto, and (ii) by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund affected by such amendment as required by applicable law. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately in the event of its assignment.

15.

Termination of Agreement.

This Agreement may be terminated as to any Fund at any time by either party hereto, without the payment of any penalty, upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other party; PROVIDED, that in the case of termination by any Fund, such action shall have been authorized (i) by resolution of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, including the vote or written consent of Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of either party hereto, or (ii) by vote of majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

16.

Use of Name.

The Trust is named the Collaborative Investment Series Trust and the Funds may be identified, in part, by the name “Collaborative Investment.” Your services to the Funds pursuant to this Agreement are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and it is understood that you may render investment advice, management and other services to others, including other registered investment companies, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere in a material manner, with your ability to meet all of your obligations with respect to rendering services to the Funds.

The Trust and you acknowledge that all rights to the names “Innovative Preferred Plus Fund” or “Innovative Portfolios Dividend Performers” and any variation thereof belong or are licensed to you, and that the Trust is being granted a limited non-exclusive sub-license to use such words in its Fund name or in any class name. In the event you cease to be the Adviser to the Funds, the Trust's right to the use of the name “Innovative Preferred Plus Fund” or “Innovative Portfolios Dividend Performers” shall automatically cease on the ninetieth day following the termination of this Agreement. The right to the name may also be withdrawn by you during the term of this Agreement upon ninety (90) days written notice by you to the Trust. Nothing contained herein shall impair or diminish in any respect, your right to use the names “Innovative Preferred Plus Fund” or “Innovative Portfolios Dividend Performers in the name of, or in connection with, any other business enterprises with which you are or may become associated. There is no charge to the Trust for the right to use this name.

17.

Declaration of Trust.

The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust or a Fund, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Trust or a Fund, as the case may be, and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds. The Adviser further understands and agrees that no Fund of the Trust shall be liable for any claims against any other Fund of the Trust and that the Adviser must look solely to the assets of the pertinent Fund of the Trust for the enforcement or satisfaction of any claims against the Trust with respect to that Fund.

18.

Confidentiality.

The Adviser agrees to treat all records and other information relating to the Trust and the securities holdings of the Funds as confidential and shall not disclose any such records or information to any other person unless (i) the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved the disclosure or (ii) such disclosure is compelled by law. In addition, the Adviser and the Adviser’s officers, directors and employees are prohibited from receiving compensation or other consideration, for themselves or on behalf of the Funds, as a result of disclosing the Funds’ portfolio holdings. The Adviser agrees that, consistent with the Adviser’s Code of Ethics, neither the Adviser nor the Adviser’s officers, directors, members or employees may engage in personal securities transactions based on nonpublic information about the Funds’ portfolio holdings.

19.

Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

20.

Interpretation and Definition of Terms.

Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the Act shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the Act and to interpretation thereof, if any, by the United States courts, or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission validly issued pursuant to the Act. Specifically, the terms “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested persons,” “assignment” and “affiliated person,” as used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them by Section 2(a) of the Act. In addition, when the effect of a requirement of the Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is modified, interpreted or relaxed by a rule, regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether of special or of general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

21.

Captions.

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

22.

Execution in Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

23.

Insurance Coverage.

At all times during the term of this Agreement, upon request, you will provide the Trust with proof of any errors or omission coverage carried by Innovative Portfolios, LLC.

24.

Severability.

In the event any provision of this Agreement is determined to be void or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue to be in force.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT

SERIES TRUST

By:

Name:

Gregory Skidmore

Title:

President

INNOVATIVE PORTFOLIOS, LLC

By:

Name:

Ron Brock

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

APPENDIX A

ANNUAL ADVISORY FEE AS A % OF

NAME OF FUND

AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF EACH FUND

Preferred-Plus

1.00%

Dividend Performers

1.00%

A-1

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 19th, 2018, by and among Collaborative Investment Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter referred to as the "Trust") and Collaborative Fund Services, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as "CFS").

WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act");

WHEREAS, the Trust is authorized to create separate series, each with its own separate investment portfolio (each a “Fund”);

WHEREAS, CFS is, among other things, in the business of providing fund administration services for the benefit of its customers; and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain CFS to act as Administrator for each Fund of the Trust listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, as it may be amended from time to time.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein made, the Trust and CFS agree as follows:

Appointment of Administrator. The Trust hereby appoints CFS as Administrator of the Trust on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and CFS hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement in consideration of the compensation provided for herein.

Duties and Responsibilities of CFS For Each Fund

Summary of Administration Duties and Responsibilities

CFS shall give the Trust the benefit of its best judgment, efforts and facilities in rendering its administrative services. CFS shall at all times conform to: (i) all applicable provisions of the Act and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, (ii) the provisions of the Registration Statement of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and the 1940 Act as amended from time to time, (iii) the provisions of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the By-Laws of the Trust, as each shall be amended from time to time and (iv) any other applicable provisions of state and federal law.

Subject to the direction and control of the Trust, CFS shall supervise the Trust’s business affairs not otherwise supervised by other agents of the Trust. To the extent not otherwise the primary responsibility of, or provided by, other parties under agreement with the Trust, CFS shall supply (i) non-investment related statistical and research data, (ii) internal regulatory compliance services, and (iii) executive and administrative services. CFS shall supervise the preparation of (i) tax returns, (ii) reports to shareholders of the Fund, (iii) reports to and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), state securities commissions and Blue Sky authorities including preliminary and definitive proxy materials and post-effective amendments to the Trust’s registration statement, and (iv) necessary materials for meetings of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. CFS shall provide personnel to serve as officers of the Trust if so elected by the Board of Trustees. Executive and administrative services include, but are not limited to, the coordination of all third parties furnishing services to the Trust, review of the books and records of the Trust maintained by such third parties, and the review and submission to the officers of the Trust for their approval, of invoices or other requests for payment of Trust expenses; and such other action with respect to the Trust as may be necessary in the opinion of CFS to perform its duties hereunder.

Detail of Administration Duties and Responsibilities

General Fund Management

Act as liaison among all Fund service providers

ii.

Supply:

Corporate secretarial services

Office facilities (which may be in CFS’s or its affiliate's own offices)

Non-investment-related statistical and research data as needed

iii.

Coordinate board communication by:

Establishing meeting agendas

Preparing board reports based on financial and administrative data

Evaluating independent auditor

Securing and monitoring fidelity bond and director and officer liability coverage, and making the necessary SEC filings relating thereto

Assist in preparation of minutes of meetings of the board and shareholders

Recommend dividend declarations to the Board, prepare and distribute to appropriate parties notices announcing declaration of dividends and other distributions to shareholders

Provide personnel to serve as officers of the Trust if so elected by the Board and attend Board meetings to present materials for Board review

iv.

Audits:

Monitor appropriate schedules and assist independent auditors

Provide information to SEC and facilitate audit process

Provide office facilities

Assist in overall operations of the Fund

vi.

Monitor arrangements under shareholder services or similar plan

vii.

Assist in the layout and printing of semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders and in the layout and printing of prospectuses.

viii.

Assist in the allocation of Trust and Fund charges and expenses

ix.

Oversight and facilitation of Trust and Fund Operating Expenses

Payment of Certain Trust and Fund Operating Expenses: In paying expenses that would otherwise be obligations of the Trust, CFS is expressly acting as an agent on behalf of the Trust.

Compensation and expenses of any employees of the Trust and of any other persons rendering any services to the Trust, unless the Trust otherwise agrees to pay

Clerical and shareholder service staff salaries

Office space and other office expenses

The cost of printing or preparing any documents, statements or reports to shareholders unless otherwise noted

CFS may obtain reimbursement from the Funds, at such time or times as CFS may determine in its sole discretion, for any of the expenses advanced by CFS, which the Funds or the Trust are obligated to pay, and such reimbursement shall not be considered to be part of CFS’s compensation pursuant to this Agreement.

Compliance:

Regulatory Compliance

Monitor compliance with 1940 Act requirements, including:

Asset diversification tests

Total return and SEC yield calculations

Maintenance of books and records under Rule 31a-3

Code of Ethics for the disinterested trustees of the Fund

Monitor Fund's compliance with the policies and investment limitations of the Trust as set forth in its Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information

Maintain awareness of applicable regulatory and operational service issues and recommend dispositions

ii.

SEC Registration and Reporting

Assist Trust counsel in updating Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and in preparing proxy statements and Rule 24f-2 notices

Assist Trusts with annual and semiannual reports, Form N-SAR filings and Rule 24f-2 notices

Coordinate the printing, filing and mailing of publicly disseminated Prospectuses and reports

File fidelity bond under Rule 17g-1

Monitor filing of shareholder reports under Rule 30b2-1

Monitor sales of each Fund's shares and ensure that such shares are properly registered with the SEC and the appropriate state authorities

Assist with filing of Rule 24f-2 notices

Assist filing of Forms N-1A, Rule 497 filings and proxy statements as directed

iii.

IRS Compliance

Monitor Company's status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M, including without limitation, review of the following:

Asset diversification requirements

Qualifying income requirements

Distribution requirements

Monitor required distributions (including excise tax distributions)

Financial Reporting:

Provide financial data required by each Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information;

ii.

Monitor financial reports for officers, shareholders, tax authorities, performance reporting companies, the board, the SEC, and independent auditors;

iii.

Supervise each Fund’s Custodian and Accountants in the maintenance of each Fund’s general ledger and in the preparation of each Fund's financial statements, including oversight of expense accruals and payments, of the determination of net asset value of each Fund’s net assets and of each Fund’s shares, and of the declaration and payment of dividends and other distributions to shareholders;

iv.

Monitor the yield, total return and expense ratio of each class of each Fund, and each Fund's portfolio turnover rate; and

Monitor the expense accruals and notify Trust management of any proposed adjustments.

vi.

Monitor monthly financial statements, which will include without limitation the following items:

Schedule of Investments

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Operations

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Cash Statement

Schedule of Capital Gains and Losses

vii.

Monitor quarterly broker security transaction summaries

Tax Reporting:

Monitor filings of appropriate federal and state tax returns including, without limitation, Forms 1120/8610 with any necessary schedules

ii.

Monitor state income breakdowns where relevant

iii.

Monitor Form 1099 Miscellaneous for payments to trustees and other service providers

iv.

Monitor wash losses

Monitor calculations of eligible dividend income for corporate shareholders

Compensation

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, agrees to pay CFS for the performance of the duties listed in this Agreement, the fees as set forth in the attached Exhibit A.

These fees may be changed from time to time, subject to mutual written Agreement of the parties.

The Trust agrees to pay all fees and reimbursable expenses within ten (10) business days following the receipt of the billing notice.

Each Fund shall pay CFS an annual fee of 35 bps to be paid monthly.

Each Fund listed on Schedule A shall pay CFS a fee as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, as each schedule may be amended from time to time, on the first business day following the end of each month.

ii.

In the event that an Advisor or Subadvisor to a Fund agrees to assist CFS with the administrative services it provides to the Fund(s) it is advising, CFS may agree to a lower fee with respect to that Fund..

iii.

The average value of the daily net assets of the different classes of shares of each Fund shall be determined pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust or a resolution of the Board, if required.

iv.

If, pursuant to such provisions, the determination of net asset value of a Fund is suspended for any particular business day, then for the purposes of this paragraph, the value of the net assets of a Fund as last determined shall be deemed to be the value of the net assets as of the close of the business day, or as of such other time as the value of a Fund’s net assets may lawfully be determined, on that day. If the determination of the net asset value of a Fund has been suspended for a period including such month, CFS’s compensation payable at the end of such month shall be computed on the basis of the value of the net assets of that Fund as last determined (whether during or prior to such month).

Performance of Service; Limitation of Liability

CFS shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. CFS shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which this Agreement relates, including losses resulting from mechanical breakdowns or the failure of communication or power supplies beyond CFS's control, except a loss arising out of or relating to CFS's refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if CFS has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless CFS from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities (whether with or without basis in fact or law) of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) which CFS may sustain or incur or which may be asserted against CFS by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in performing the services hereunder, except for any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities arising out of or relating to CFS's refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from bad faith, negligence or from willful misconduct on its part in performance of its duties under this Agreement, (i) in accordance with the foregoing standards, or (ii) in reliance upon any written or oral instruction provided to CFS by any duly authorized officer of the Trust, such duly authorized officer to be included in a list of authorized officers furnished to CFS and as amended from time to time in writing by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

CFS shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities (whether with or without basis in fact or law) of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) which the Trust may sustain or incur or which may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by CFS as a result of CFS's refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct.

In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its control, CFS shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues beyond CFS's control. CFS will make every reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged data and correct any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense of CFS. CFS agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable contingency plans with appropriate parties, making reasonable provision for emergency use of electrical data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available. Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to inspect CFS's premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of CFS, upon reasonable notice to CFS.

In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this section shall apply, it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor promptly concerning any situation which presents or appears likely to present the probability of a claim for indemnification. The indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against any claim which may be the subject of this indemnification. In the event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this section. The indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with the indemnitor's prior written consent.

CFS is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder, Trustee, officer, employee or agent liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust and agrees that obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Trust and its assets, and if the liability relates to one or more Funds, the obligations hereunder shall be limited to the respective assets of such Fund. CFS further agrees that it shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from any shareholder of a Fund, nor from any Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust.

Proprietary and Confidential Information. CFS agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, 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 after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval may not be withheld where CFS may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Trust.

Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and will continue in effect for a period of one year. During the initial one year term of this Agreement, if the Trust terminates any services with CFS, the Trust agrees to compensate CFS an amount equal to the fees remaining under the initial one year Agreement. Subsequent to the initial one year term, this Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving ninety (60) days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. However, this Agreement may be amended by mutual written consent of the parties.

Records. CFS shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner, and for such period as it may deem advisable and is agreeable to the Trust but not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of appropriate government authorities, in particular, Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. CFS agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by CFS relating to the services to be performed by CFS hereunder are the property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained, and made available in accordance with such section and rules of the 1940 Act and will be promptly surrendered to the Trust on and in accordance with its request.

Services for Others. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent CFS or any affiliated person of CFS from providing services for any other person, firm or corporation, including other investment companies; provided, however, that CFS expressly represents that it will undertake no activities which, in its judgment, will adversely affect the performance of its obligations to the Trust under this Agreement

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. However, nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

10.

Duties in the Event of Termination. In the event that, in connection with termination, a successor to any of CFS's duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to CFS, CFS 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 CFS under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which CFS has maintained, 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 CFS's personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by such successor.

11.

No Agency Relationship

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower CFS to act as agent for the Trust, or to conduct business in the name of, or for the account of the Trust.

12.

Data Necessary to Perform Services

The Trust or its agent, which may be CFS, shall furnish to CFS the data necessary to perform the services described herein at times and in such form as mutually agreed upon if CFS is also acting in another capacity for the Trust, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve CFS of any of its obligations in such capacity.

13.

Notices

Notices of any kind to be given by either party to the other party shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered as follows:

Notice to CFS shall be sent to:
Collaborative Fund Services, LLC
125 Greenwich Ave, 3rd Floor
Greenwich, CT, 06830

ii.

and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:
Collaborative Investment Series Trust

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, Ohio 43147

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

Exhibit A

Fund Administration Fee Schedule


Name of Series	Date Added	Annual Fee*
Mercator International Opportunity Fund	10/19/2018	0.35%
Preferred-Plus	10/19/2018	0.25%
Dividend Performers	10/19/2018	0.25%

* As a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST

OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT

INNOVATIVE PORTFOLIOS, LLC

THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) by and between COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the Preferred-Plus and Dividend Performers, (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) each a series of the Trust and the advisor, Innovative Portfolios, LLC (the “Advisor”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Advisor renders advice and services to each Fund pursuant to the terms and provisions of an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Advisor dated as of the December 10, 2018 (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Funds are responsible for, and has assumed the obligation for, payment of certain expenses pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement that have not been assumed by the Advisor; and

WHEREAS, the Advisor 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 Fund) desires to allow the Advisor 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 Advisor hereby agrees to limit each Fund's current Operating Expenses to an annual rate, expressed as a percentage of a share classes’ average daily net assets, to the amounts listed in Appendix A (the "Annual Limit") for the time periods indicated. In the event that the current Operating Expenses of the Fund, on a class-specific basis, as accrued each month, exceed the respective Annual Limit, the Advisor will, as needed, waive its fees and pay to each Fund, on a monthly basis, the excess expense within 30 days of being notified that an excess expense payment is due.

2. Definition . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Operating Expenses” with respect to each Fund, is defined to include all expenses necessary or appropriate for the operation of the Fund and including the Advisor’s investment advisory or management fee detailed in the Investment Advisory Agreement, but does not include any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, leverage interest, borrowing interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation.

3. Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses . The Advisor retains its right to receive reimbursement of any excess expense payments paid by it pursuant to this Agreement for three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such reimbursement can be achieved within the lesser of the Operating Expense Limitations listed in Appendix A or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment. The Advisor’s right to receive such reimbursement shall survive the termination of either this Agreement or the Investment Advisory Agreement.

4. Term . This Agreement shall become effective on the date specified herein and shall remain in effect until at least May 31, 2020 unless sooner terminated as provided in Paragraph 5 of this Agreement.

5. Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time, and without payment of any penalty, by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Advisor. This Agreement may not be terminated by the Advisor without the consent of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. This Agreement will automatically terminate, with respect to each Fund listed in Appendix A if the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund is terminated, with such termination effective upon the effective date of the Investment Advisory Agreement’s termination for each Fund.

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 New York without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof; 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 of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 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.

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT

INNOVATIVE PORTFOLIOS, LLC

SERIES TRUST

By:

Name:

Gregory Skidmore

Name:

Ron Brock

Title:

President

Title: President

Appendix A

Preferred-Plus :


Class	Annualized Percentage of Average Dailey Net Assets	Minimum Duration
A	1.75%	May 31, 2020
I	1.50%	May 31, 2020

Dividend Performers :


Class	Annualized Percentage of Average Dailey Net Assets	Minimum Duration
A	1.75%	May 31, 2020
I	1.50%	May 31, 2020

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[INN485BPOSEXI201905004.GIF]

May 15, 2019

Collaborative Investment Series Trust

8000 Town Centre, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is in response to your request for our opinion in connection with the filing of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement, File Nos. 333-221072 and 811-23306 (the “Registration Statement”), of Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Trust”).

We have examined a copy of the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, the Trust’s By-laws, the Trust’s record of the various actions by the Trustees thereof, and all such agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers and representatives of the Trust and others, and such other documents, papers, statutes and authorities as we deem necessary to form the basis of the opinion hereinafter expressed. We have assumed the genuineness of the signatures and the conformity to original documents of the copies of such documents supplied to us as copies thereof.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, after Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 is effective for purposes of applicable federal and state securities laws, the shares of each fund listed on the attached Exhibit A (the “Funds”), if issued in accordance with the then current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the applicable Fund, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The opinions expressed herein are limited to matters of Delaware statutory trust law and United States Federal law as such laws exist today; we express no opinion as to the effect of any applicable law of any other jurisdiction. We assume no obligation to update or supplement our opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention, or changes in law that may hereafter occur.

We hereby give you our permission to file this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement. This opinion may not be filed with any subsequent amendment, or incorporated by reference into a subsequent amendment, without our prior written consent. This opinion is prepared for the Trust and its shareholders, and may not be relied upon by any other person or organization without our prior written approval.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Thompson Hine LLP

THOMPSON HINE LLP

AJD/JMS

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EXHIBIT A

Mercator International Opportunity Fund

Preferred-Plus

Dividend Performers