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The Ampersand Overlay and Total Return Swap

The “overlay” and “total return swap,” what are they, how do they fit within the context of Ampersand?

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THERE IS RISK OF LOSS. YOU CAN LOSE MONEY IN A MANAGED FUTURES PROGRAM.

Managed Futures Strategy/Commodities Risk: Exposure to the commodities markets (including financial futures markets) through direct or indirect investments in Managed Futures Programs may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Prices of commodities and related contracts and the performance of a Managed Futures Program may fluctuate significantly and unpredictably over short periods for a variety of reasons, including changes in interest rates, overall market movements, commodity index volatility, supply and demand relationships and balances of payments and trade; weather and natural disasters; and governmental, agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies. The commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions and other disruptions. U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuation in futures contract prices which may occur during a single business day and the size of contract positions taken. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at disadvantageous times or prices. The performance-based fees paid to the CTAs may create an incentive for the CTAs to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than those they might have made in the absence of such performance-based fees. A CTA with positive performance may receive performance-based compensation from the Trading Company, which will be borne indirectly by the Fund, even if the Fund’s overall returns are negative.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives include instruments and contracts that are based on and valued in relation to one or more underlying securities, financial benchmarks, indices, or other reference obligations or measures of value. Major types of derivatives include futures, options, swaps and forward contracts. Using derivatives exposes the Fund to additional or heightened risks, including leverage risk, liquidity risk, valuation risk, market risk, counterparty risk, and credit risk. Derivatives transactions can be highly illiquid and difficult to unwind or value, they can increase Fund volatility, and changes in the value of a derivative held by the Fund may not correlate with the value of the underlying instrument or the Fund’s other investments. Many of the risks applicable to trading the instruments underlying derivatives are also applicable to derivatives trading. However, derivatives are subject to additional risks such as operational risk, including settlement issues, and legal risk, including that underlying documentation is incomplete or ambiguous. For derivatives that are required to be cleared by a regulated clearinghouse, other risks may arise from the Fund’s relationship with a brokerage firm through which it submits derivatives trades for clearing, including in some cases from other clearing customers of the brokerage firm.

Leveraging Risk: Certain fund transactions, such as entering into futures contracts, options and short sales, may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage can magnify the effects of changes in the value of a fund’s investments and make a fund more volatile. Leverage creates a risk of loss of value on a larger pool of assets than a fund would otherwise have had, potentially resulting in the loss of all assets. A fund may also have to sell assets at inopportune times to satisfy its obligations in connection with such transactions.

There is no assurance that any fund or strategy will achieve its investment objective. There are risks involved with investing including the possible loss of principal. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any fund before investing. Read any fund prospectus or offering documents carefully before you invest.

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