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Important Information

Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing.  Click here for the AGGA Prospectus and Summary Prospectus. A free hardcopy of any prospectus may be obtained by calling +1.215.330.4476.

Principal Risks

There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Management Risk. The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on the Adviser’s, Sub Adviser’s, or portfolio managers’ success or failure to implement investment strategies for the Fund.

Fixed Income Securities Risks. The Fund will be subject to fixed income securities risk through its investments in Underlying Funds.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to “prepayment risk” (the risk that borrowers will repay a loan more quickly in periods of falling interest rates) and “extension risk” (the risk that borrowers will repay a loan more slowly in periods of rising interest rates). The Underlying Funds’ investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-backed securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

High-Yield Debt Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk. High-yield securities (also known as “junk bonds”) carry a greater degree of risk and are considered speculative by the major credit rating agencies.  High-yield securities have greater volatility because there is less certainty that principal and interest payments will be made as scheduled. An Underlying Fund’s investments in high-yield securities expose it to a substantial degree of credit risk. These investments are considered speculative under traditional investment standards. Prices of high-yield securities will rise and fall primarily in response to actual or perceived changes in the issuer’s financial health, although changes in market interest rates also will affect prices. High-yield securities may experience reduced liquidity and sudden and substantial decreases in price.

Municipal Securities Risk. Litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on the ability of an issuer of municipal securities to make payments of principal and/or interest. Because many securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal issuer can affect the overall municipal market. If the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) determines that an issuer of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could become taxable and the security could decline significantly in value.

Foreign Fixed-Income Investment Risk. Investments by Underlying Funds in fixed-income securities of non-U.S. issuers are subject to the same risks as other debt securities, notably credit risk, market risk, and interest rate risk, while also facing risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities.  Foreign securities also are subject to the risks of expropriation, nationalization, political instability or other adverse political or economic developments and the difficulty of enforcing obligations in other countries. Investments in foreign securities also may be subject to dividend withholding or confiscatory taxes, currency blockage and/or transfer restrictions and higher transactional costs.

Emerging Markets Risk. An Underlying Fund may invest in companies organized in emerging market nations.  Similar to foreign issuers, emerging market issuers may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and there may be less publicly available financial and other information about such issuers, comparable to U.S. issuers. Securities in emerging markets also may be less liquid than those in developed markets and foreigners are often limited in their ability to invest in, and withdraw assets from, these markets. Additional restrictions may be imposed under other conditions.

Asset Allocation Risk. The Fund is also subject to asset allocation risk, which is the chance that the selection of investments, and the allocation of assets to such investments, will cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.

Risk of Investing in the U.S. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.

Investment Risk. When you sell your Shares, they could be worth less than what you paid for them. The Fund could lose money due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns. 

Fund of Funds Risk. Because it invests primarily in other funds, the Fund’s investment performance largely depends on the investment performance of the selected Underlying Funds. An investment in the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Funds that then-currently comprise the Fund’s portfolio. At times, certain of the segments of the market represented by the Underlying Funds may be out of favor and underperform other segments. The Fund will indirectly pay a proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests (including operating expenses and management fees), which are identified in the fee schedule above as “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.” In addition, an Underlying Fund may also trade at a discount to its net asset value. This could, in turn, result in differences between the market price of the Underlying Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares. The Fund will pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of Underlying Funds.

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized investment company with limited operating history. As a result, prospective investors have limited track record or history on which to base their investment decision. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size.

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may be more sensitive to economic, business, political or other changes affecting individual issuers or investments than a diversified fund, which may result in greater fluctuation in the value of the Shares and greater risk of loss.

An investment in the Fund involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trade like stocks, are subject to investment risk, fluctuate in market value and may trade at prices above or below the ETF’s net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemable directly with the ETF. Brokerage commissions and ETF expenses will reduce returns. ETFs are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the underlying strategy of the Fund, which should be considered carefully when making investment decisions. For a complete description of the Fund’s principal investment risks, please refer to the prospectus.

Shares of the Funds are not FDIC Insured, may lose value, and have no bank guarantee.

Median 30 Day Spread is a calculation of Fund’s median bid-ask spread, expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest hundredth, computed by: identifying the Fund’s national best bid and national best offer as of the end of each 10 second interval during each trading day of the last 30 calendar days; dividing the difference between each such bid and offer by th midpoint of the national best bid and national best offer; and identifying the median of those values.

Basis Points (bps): A unit of measure used in quoting yields, changes in yields or differences between yields. One basis point is equal to 0.01%, or one one-hundredth of a percent of yield and 100 basis points equals 1%.

Definitions

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR): The rate of return that would be required for an investment to grow from its beginning balance to its ending balance, assuming the profits were reinvested at the end of each period of the investment’s life span.

Sharpe Ratio: A measure that uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The greater a fund’s Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance has been.

P/E Ratio: Current share price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

The Funds are distributed by PINE Distributors LLC. The Funds’ investment adviser is Empowered Funds, LLC, which is doing business as ETF Architect. Astoria Portfolio Advisors, LLC and Beacon Capital Management, Inc. serve as the Sub-Advisers to the Funds. PINE Distributors LLC is not affiliated with ETF Architect, Astoria Portfolio Advisors, LLC, Beacon Capital Management, Inc., or Sammons Financial Company. Learn more about PINE Distributors LLC at FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

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