Amana Participation Fund

Investor	(AMAPX)
Institutional	(AMIPX)

September 24, 2021

 

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

 

Before you invest, you may want to review Amana Participation Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareowners, online at www.amanafunds.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-888-732-6262 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected]. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated September 24, 2021, and most recent report to shareowners, dated May 31, 2021, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

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Investment Objective

Capital preservation and current income, consistent with Islamic principles. Capital preservation is its primary objective.

Fees and Expenses

This section describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Participation Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

Shareowner Fees

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Participation Fund	Investor Shares	Institutional Shares
Management Fees	0.50%	0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees	0.25%	None
Other Expenses	0.07%	0.08%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.82%	0.58%

Example

The example below is intended to help investors compare the cost of investing in shares of the Participation Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes an investor invests $10,000 in shares of the Participation Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeems all shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that the investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions an investor's expenses would be:

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Investor Shares	$84	$262	$455	$1,014
Institutional Shares	$59	$186	$324	$726

Portfolio Turnover

The Participation Fund may have transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect your after-tax returns. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 19.14% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal conditions, the Participation Fund invests at least 80% of its total net assets in short and intermediate-term Islamic income-producing investments. Up to 25% of the Fund's total net assets can be invested in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary (the "Subsidiary") that also invests in short and intermediate-term Islamic income-producing investments. The Fund (and the Subsidiary) invests primarily in notes and certificates issued for payment by foreign governments, their agencies, and financial institutions in transactions structured to be in accordance with Islamic principles. Examples of these notes and certificates include (a) sukuk, which link the returns and cash flows of financing to the assets purchased, or the returns generated from an asset purchased, (b) murabaha, which involves a purchase and sale contract, and (c) wakala, in which accounts are operated under the Islamic finance principle of wakala (an agency agreement).

These investments typically involve the purchase of financial certificates representing investments in tangible assets, project financing, sale and leaseback arrangements, and the distribution of profits (as opposed to the payment of interest) related to the underlying asset or project. Unlike an investment in a bond that represents a promise to pay interest, these investments involve the sharing of profits and losses in the assets or projects financed by the Fund's investment in the notes and certificates. In addition, the Fund may invest in time deposits with banks that involve underlying purchase and sale agreements to generate the return on the deposit.

Generally, Islamic principles require that investors participate in profit and loss, that they receive no usury or interest, and that they do not invest in a prohibited business. Some of the businesses not permitted are alcohol, pornography, insurance, gambling, pork processing, and interest-based banks or finance associations.

In accordance with Islamic principles, the Fund shall not purchase conventional bonds, debentures, or other interest-paying obligations of indebtedness. Islamic principles discourage speculation, and the Fund tends to hold investments for several years. Under normal circumstances the Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of two to five years.

The Participation Fund restricts its investments so that at least 50% are denominated in US dollars, with no more than 10% in any other single currency.

Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in securities rated within the four highest grades (Aaa, Aa, A, Baa) by a nationally-recognized rating agency and may invest

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up to 35% in unrated and high-yield notes and certificates, which may be considered equivalent to "junk bonds."

The Subsidiary's principal investment strategy and principal risks of investing are identical to those of the Fund, and the Subsidiary invests principally in sukuk, murabaha, and wakala. The Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the value of its total net assets at the end of each quarter of its taxable year. The Subsidiary, on a consolidated basis, is also subject to the same requirements relating to liquidity, and the timing and method of valuation of portfolio investments described elsewhere in this Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary and does not expect shares of the Subsidiary to be offered or sold to other investors.

Principal Risks of Investing

Market risk: The value of Participation Fund shares rises and falls as the value of the securities in which the Fund invests goes up and down. Consider investing in the Fund only if you are willing to accept the risk that you may lose money. Fund share prices, yields, and total returns will change with the fluctuations in the securities and currency markets as well as the fortunes of the countries, industries, and companies in which the Fund invests.

Diversification and concentration risks: The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers, which may cause the Fund to experience more volatility than diversified funds. In addition, the Fund may concentrate its investments within the financial services industry and real estate sector.

Investment strategy risk: The Fund's restricted ability to invest in certain market sectors, such as non-Islamic financial companies and conventional fixed-income securities, limits opportunities and may adversely affect the Fund's performance. Because Islamic principles preclude the use of interest-paying instruments, cash reserves do not earn income.

Liquidity risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to sell. Investments by the Fund in foreign securities and those that are thinly traded, such as lower quality issuers, tend to involve greater liquidity risk. The market for certain investments may become illiquid under adverse market or economic conditions.

The Fund invests substantially in sukuk certificates that are traded outside of the US or within the US subject to certain trading restrictions which may increase the liquidity risks associated with the Fund's investments.

Foreign investing risk: The Participation Fund involves risks not typically associated with investing in US securities. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may involve risks in addition to those normally associated with investments in the securities of US issuers. All foreign investments are subject to risks of: (1) foreign political and economic instability; (2) adverse movements in foreign exchange rates; (3) currency devaluation; (4) the imposition or tightening of exchange controls or other limitations on repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in foreign governmental attitudes towards private investment, including potential nationalization, increased taxation, or confiscation of assets, and (6) differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards of foreign countries. The risks of foreign investing are generally magnified in the smaller and more volatile securities markets of the Participation Fund.

Developing world risk: All foreign investments are subject to risks of: (1) foreign political and economic instability; (2) adverse movements in foreign exchange rates; (3) currency devaluation; (4) the imposition or tightening of exchange controls or other limitations on repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in foreign governmental attitudes towards private investment, including potential nationalization, increased taxation, or confiscation of assets, and (6) differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards of foreign countries. In developing markets, these risks are magnified by less mature political systems and weaker corporate governance standards than typically found in the developed world.

Sukuk risk: Sukuk are specifically structured to adhere to Islamic investment principles, but also must be engineered to be economically feasible in order to attract investment. Sukuk structures may be significantly more complicated than conventional bonds and often include a series of entities created specifically to support the sukuk structure. In addition, sukuk are largely created in or otherwise subject to the risks of developing economies, many of which have weak or inconsistent accounting, legal, and financial infrastructure. The structural complexity of sukuk, along with the weak infrastructure of the sukuk market, increases risks of investing in sukuk, including operational, legal, and investment risks. In addition, adherence to Islamic investment principles increases the risk of loss in the event of a default. As compared to rights of conventional bondholders, holders of sukuk may have limited ability to pursue legal recourse to enforce the terms of the sukuk or to restructure the sukuk in order to seek recovery of principal. Sukuk are also subject to the risk that issuers or Islamic scholars may deem certain sukuk as not meeting Islamic investment principles subsequent to the sukuk being issued and therefore classify the investments as noncompliant with Islamic principles.

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Interest rate risk: Changes in interest rates impact prices of fixed-income and related investments. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income investments (paying a lower rate of interest) generally will fall. Investments with shorter terms may have less interest rate risk, but generally have lower returns and, because of the more frequent maturity dates, may involve higher re-investment costs.

Credit risk: Corporate and sovereign issuers of the notes and certificates in which the Fund invests may not be able or willing to make payments when due, which may lead to default or restructuring of the investment. In addition, if the market perceives deterioration in the creditworthiness of an issuer, the value and liquidity of the issuer's securities may decline.

High-yield risk: Securities that are rated below investment grade may have greater price fluctuations and have a higher risk of default than investment grade securities. Below investment grade securities may be difficult to sell at an acceptable price, especially during periods of increased market volatility or significant market decline.

Subsidiary Investment Risk: By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the Subsidiary's investments. Those investments are similar to the investments that are premitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that would apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. The Subsidiary is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is not registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Accordingly, the Fund will not receive all of the protections offered to shareowners of registered investment companies. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as intended, which may negatively affect the Fund and its shareowners.

Tax Risk: To qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC"), the Fund must meet certain requirements concerning the source of its income. The Fund's investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide exposure to sukuk, murabaha, and wakala in a manner that is consistent with the "qualifying income" requirement applicable to RICs. Failure to qualify as a RIC could subject the Fund to adverse tax consequences, including a federal income tax on its net income at regular corporate rates, as well as a tax to shareowners on such income when distributed as an ordinary dividend.

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued regulations providing that income inclusions from a RIC subsidiary such as the Subsidiary will constitute qualifying income for the RIC whether or not the income is distributed to the RIC. These regulations are consistent with the conclusions in private letter rulings the IRS had previously issued, and they remove the uncertainty that existed as a result of earlier proposed regulations providing that only distributions the subsidiary made to the RIC out of its earnings and profits for the applicable tax year would so qualify. The tax treatment of the Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future legislation, court decisions, Treasury Regulations, and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could affect whether income derived from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or otherwise affect the character, timing, and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or any gains or distributions made by the Fund.

Performance

Annual Total Return

The following bar chart presents the calendar year total returns of the Participation Fund Institutional Shares before taxes (Institutional Shares are used for this chart because they represent the largest share class of the Fund). The bar chart provides an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in performance from year to year. A fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not a guarantee of how a fund will perform in the future.

Performance data current to the most recent month-end and quarter-end are available on www.amanafunds.com.

mber 31, 2015 and not annualized.

¹ For the period September 28, 2015 (the inception of the Fund) through Dece

Best Quarter	Q2 2020	5.50%
Worst Quarter	Q1 2020	-3.44%
The year-to-date return as of the most recent calendar quarter (which ended June 30, 2021) was 0.51%.

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Average Annual Total Returns

The table below presents the average annual returns of the Participation Fund and provides an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the previous 1 and 5 years and since the Fund's inception on September 28, 2015, compare to those of a broad-based market index.

	Periods ended December 31, 2020
	1 Year	5 Year	Life of Fund¹
Participation Fund Investor Shares (AMAPX)
Return before taxes	5.35%	3.32%	3.01%
Participation Fund Institutional Shares (AMIPX)
Return before taxes	5.59%	3.55%	3.25%
Return after taxes on distributions	4.62%	2.52%	2.27%
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	3.28%	2.22%	2.01%
FTSE Sukuk Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
	8.79%	5.56	5.27%

¹ Amana Participation Fund began operations September 28, 2015.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. After-tax returns illustrated are only for the Institutional Shares; after-tax returns for Investor Shares will vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and likely differ from those illustrated. After-tax illustrations are not relevant to retirement plans, corporations, trusts, or other investors that are taxed at special rates.

Investment Adviser

Saturna Capital Corporation is the Participation Fund's investment adviser.

Portfolio Managers

Since September 2015 (the inception of the Fund), Mr. Patrick Drum CFA, portfolio manager and senior investment analyst at Saturna Capital Corporation, has been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Participation Fund. Since May 2019, Ms. Elizabeth Alm CFA, portfolio manager and senior investment analyst at Saturna Capital Corporation, has been the deputy portfolio manager.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may open an account and purchase Participation Fund Investor Shares by sending a completed application, a photocopy of a government-issued identity document, and a check for $5,000 or more payable to the Amana Participation Fund.

Participation Fund Institutional Shares are available with a minimum investment of $100,000.

Shareowners may purchase additional shares at any time in minimum amounts of $25.

Shareowners may redeem shares of their investment on any business day by these methods:

Written request

Write:       Amana Mutual Funds
                Box N
                Bellingham, WA 98227-0596

Or Fax:     360-734-0755

Telephone request

Call: 888-732-6262 or 360-734-9900

Online

Visit: www.amanafunds.com

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the Fund may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.

Financial Intermediary Compensation

If you purchase the Participation Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or investment adviser), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your broker-dealer or other financial intermediary's website for more information.

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