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North Star Micro Cap Fund

Class I Shares (Symbol: NSMVX)

Class R Shares (Symbol: NSMYX)

 

North Star Dividend Fund

Class I Shares (Symbol: NSDVX)

Class R Shares (Symbol: NSDRX)

 

North Star Opportunity Fund

Class A Shares (Symbol: NSOPX)

Class I Shares (Symbol: NSOIX)

Class R Shares (Symbol: NSIRX)

 

North Star Bond Fund

Class I Shares (Symbol: NSBDX)

 

(the “Funds”)

 

Supplement dated May 1, 2020

to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”)

dated April 1, 2020

 

The following provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Funds’ current SAI and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ current SAI.

 

 

The following disclosure is added under “Investment Policies, Strategies and Associated Risks” in the Funds’ SAI:

 

Additional Risks - Recent Market Events.

The Funds could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. The value of a security or other instrument may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other instrument, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Changes in market conditions and interest rates generally do not have the same impact on all types of securities and instruments.

Stresses associated with the 2008 financial crisis in the United States and global economies peaked approximately a decade ago, but periods of unusually high volatility in the financial markets and restrictive credit conditions, sometimes limited to a particular sector or a geography, continue to recur. Some countries, including the United States, have adopted and/or are considering the adoption of more protectionist trade policies, a move away from the tighter financial industry regulations that followed the

 
 

financial crisis, and/or substantially reducing corporate taxes. The exact shape of these policies is still being considered, but the equity and debt markets may react strongly to expectations of change, which could increase volatility, especially if the market’s expectations are not borne out. A rise in protectionist trade policies, and the possibility of changes to some international trade agreements, could affect the economies of many nations in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. In addition, geopolitical and other risks, including environmental and public health, may add to instability in world economies and markets generally. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Funds invest in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic, political and/or financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of a Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by such events.

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has now been detected globally. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that it had made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. COVID-19 has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, business and school closings, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. The value of the Funds and the securities in which the Funds invest may be adversely affected by impacts caused by COVID-19 and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future.


You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated April 1, 2020, which provide information that you should know about the Funds before investing and should be retained for future reference. These documents are available upon request and without charge by calling the Funds at 1-855-580-0900.