Form 497K Investment Managers Seri

NASDAQ Symbol: TDVFX
Summary Prospectus	February 1, 2023

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and other information about the Fund online at http://www.towlefund.com/invest-with-us/. You may also obtain this information at no cost by calling 1-888-99TOWLE (1-888-998-6953) or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected]. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated February 1, 2023, as each may be amended or supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Towle Deep Value Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the 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.

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases			None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)			None
Redemption fee if redeemed within 90 days of purchase (as a percentage of amount redeemed)			2.00%
Wire fee			$20
Overnight check delivery fee			$25
Retirement account fees (annual maintenance fee)			$15
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management fees			0.79%
Distribution (12b-1) fees			None
Other expenses			0.31%
Shareholder service fees	0.05%
All other expenses	0.26%
Total annual fund operating expenses			1.10%

 

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.

 

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

One Year	Three Years	Five Years	Ten Years
$112	$350	$606	$1,340

 

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 may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 80% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers. The Fund may invest in common stocks of any capitalization, although it primarily focuses on smaller companies that the Fund’s advisor views to be out-of-favor, under-appreciated, and under-valued. The Fund’s advisor considers smaller capitalization companies to be those with market capitalization of $5 billion or lower at the time of purchase. The Fund generally holds between 25 to 50 positions. Because the Fund maintains a concentrated portfolio of out-of-favor stocks, the Fund’s investment approach typically has a long-term time horizon and the Fund may underperform its benchmark for extended periods of time.

 

The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total net assets in foreign securities through the use of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are receipts that represent interests in foreign securities held on deposit by U.S. banks, or by similar U.S. dollar-denominated securities.

 

The Fund does not invest in tobacco, liquor, or gaming companies.

 

The Fund is a “non-diversified” fund, which means that the securities laws do not limit the percentage of assets that it may invest in any one company (subject to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code).

 

Principal Risks of Investing

Risk is inherent in all investing and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. A summary description of certain principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth below. Before you decide whether to invest in the Fund, carefully consider these risk factors associated with investing in the Fund, which may cause investors to lose money. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

 

Market Risk. The market price of a security or instrument may decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on a security or instrument. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.

 

Equity Risk. The value of the equity securities held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Micro-, Small-, and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk. The Fund may invest in common stocks of any capitalization, although it primarily focuses on equity securities of smaller companies, including micro-cap, small-cap, and mid-cap companies. Securities of micro-cap, small-cap and mid-cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger, more established companies or market averages in general. In addition, such companies typically are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earning results, business prospects, investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions.

 

Value-Oriented Investment Strategy Risk. Value stocks are those that are believed to be undervalued in comparison to their peers due to adverse business developments or other factors. Value investing is subject to the risk that the market will not recognize a security’s inherent value for a long time or at all, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. In addition, during some periods (which may be extensive) value stocks generally may be out of favor in the markets.

 

Sector Focus Risk. The Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in one or more sectors than many other mutual funds, and thus will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those sectors. For example, as of September 30, 2022, 48.4% of the Fund’s net assets were invested in the Consumer, Cyclical sector. Companies in the Consumer, Cyclical sector are affected by fluctuations in supply and demand, changes in consumer preferences and changes in discretionary consumer spending as a result of various factors such as political and economic conditions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Investment in securities of a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential losses than if its assets were diversified among the securities of a greater number of issuers.

 

Foreign Investment Risk. The prices of foreign securities may be more volatile than the prices of securities of U.S. issuers because of economic and social conditions abroad, political developments, and changes in the regulatory environments of foreign countries. Changes in exchange rates and interest rates, and the imposition of sanctions, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and/or other governments may adversely affect the values of the Fund’s foreign investments. Foreign companies are generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than U.S. companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less supervision and regulation than U.S. financial firms. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply. In addition, the issuing bank may deduct shareholder distribution, custody, foreign currency exchange, and other fees from the payment of dividends. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries.

 

Currency Risk. The values of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increase or decrease as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the United States and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

 

Management and Strategy Risk. The value of your investment depends on the judgment of the Advisor about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry, sector or region, which may prove to be incorrect.

 

COVID-19 Related Market Events. The pandemic of the novel coronavirus respiratory disease designated COVID-19 has resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, a domestic and global economic downturn, severe losses, particularly to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of many instruments. There have also been significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; and widespread uncertainty regarding the duration and long-term effects of the pandemic. The pandemic may result in domestic and foreign political and social instability, damage to diplomatic and international trade relations, and continued volatility and/or decreased liquidity in the securities markets. Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets. These actions and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results. Rates of inflation have also recently risen, which could adversely affect economies and markets. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Fund by its service providers. Other market events like the COVID-19 pandemic may cause similar disruptions and effects.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the Fund, the Advisor, and/or other service providers (including custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Performance

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns of the Fund compare with the average annual total returns of a broad-based market index. Updated performance information is available at the Fund’s website, www.towlefund.com, or by calling the Fund at 1-888-99TOWLE (1-888-998-6953). The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Calendar-Year Total Returns (before taxes)

For each calendar year at NAV

 

Highest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV	39.69%	Quarter Ended 6/30/2020
Lowest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV	(49.19)%	Quarter Ended 3/31/2020

 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022	One Year	Five Years	Ten Years
Return Before Taxes	(2.20)%	1.69%	9.90%
Return After Taxes on Distributions*	(3.85)%	0.75%	8.57%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares*	(0.04)%	1.10%	7.89%
Russell 2000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	(14.48)%	4.13%	8.48%

 

*

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

Investment Advisor

Towle & Co. (the “Advisor” or “Towle”)

 

Portfolio Managers

The Fund’s portfolio is managed by an investment team comprised of Christopher D. Towle, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager, Peter J. Lewis, CFA, Portfolio Manager, James M. Shields, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Wesley R. Tibbetts, CFA, Portfolio Manager and G. Lukas Barthelmess, CFA, Portfolio Manager. Together, they share responsibility for all day-to-day management, analytical and research duties critical to the Fund’s investment process. Mr. Towle, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Tibbetts have been with the team since the Fund’s inception in October 2011. Mr. Shields joined the team at the end of 2013. Mr. Barthelmess assumed portfolio management responsibilities on February 1, 2021.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

To purchase shares of the Fund, you must invest at least the minimum amount.

 

Minimum Investments	To Open Your Account	To Add to Your Account
Direct Regular Accounts	$5,000	$500
Direct Retirement Accounts	$2,500	$250
Automatic Investment Plan	$2,500	$100
Gift Account For Minors	$2,500	$250

 

Fund shares are redeemable on any business day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for business, by written request or by telephone.

 

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable, and will ordinarily be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Shareholders investing through such tax-advantaged arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies 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.

 

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