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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund ABYAX, ABYCX, ABYIX 31 December 2018 Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund ABYAX, ABYCX, ABYIX 31 December 2018 The Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), a multi-manager managed futures strategy, comprises an allocation to managed futures complemented with an actively-managed fixed income exposure, in a competitive cost structure Manager Primary Trading Style Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited Diversified Trendfollowing Exposure to an asset class with Grains, fundamentally different drivers to Meats & Aspect Capital Limited Diversified Trendfollowing equities based on exploiting investor Softs, 7% behavioural biases Energy, Cantab Capital Partners, LLP Diversified Trendfollowing 9% Exposure to a range of strategies Currency, Eclipse Capital Management, Inc Diversified Trendfollowing including Diversified Trendfollowing Metals, 32% and Global Macro trading styles 7% Graham Capital Management L.P. Diversified Trendfollowing Strategies executed across bond, Revolution Capital Management Diversified Trendfollowing equity, commodity and foreign exchange markets Tudor Investment Corporation Diversified Trendfollowing Quality managers selected and Stock Welton Investment Partners LLC Diversified Trendfollowing monitored by Abbey Capital, an Indices, allocator with a 18 year record of 20% successful multi-manager investing Bonds, Episteme Capital Partners LLP Value Interest 13% Segregated accounts structure to P/E Global, LLC Global Macro Rates, legally segregate the Fund’s assets 12% and liabilities allocated to each Trigon Investment Advisors, LLC Global Macro Manager ▲Source: Abbey Capital. The target market exposure data shown above relates to the positions held by wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries of the Fund and does not take into account any other assets held by the Fund (primarily cash and cash-equivalents). The Fund is actively managed and percentages may vary over time. In October 2018, the Fund restructured with no material change to the Fund’s target market exposure, further information on this restructure is available on the back page. Target market exposures are approximate figures and represent targets at a historical date and may not represent actual holdings on that same date. For an explanation of trading styles please see the back page. Total Fund Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD $699 million Assets 2014 - - - - - - 0.0% 3.6% 4.6% 0.9% 5.7% 2.6% 18.6% Total Firm $3.1 billion 2015 6.7% 0.0% 2.0% -3.0% 1.1% -3.0% 2.7% -2.7% 1.1% -1.6% 3.9% -2.6% 4.1% Assets 2016 2.4% 1.8% -3.7% -2.0% -1.3% 2.8% -0.1% -2.2% -1.6% -2.0% 0.7% 1.4% -3.8% Minimum Class A: $2,500 Class C: $2,500 Investment 2017 -2.0% 2.5% -2.0% -0.9% -0.2% -2.9% 0.7% 1.3% -1.5% 4.1% 0.3% 0.8% -0.1% Class I: $1,000,000 2018 5.2% -6.9% -1.4% 0.4% -1.2% 0.5% -0.2% 1.7% -0.3% -3.7% -1.0% 0.9% -6.1% Minimum Class A: $100 Subsequent Class C: $100 ▲ Source: Abbey Capital based on administrator data. Investment Class I: $1,000 Redemption None Fees Performance None Fees Gross Class A: 2.13% Cumulative Return Annualised Return Expense Class C: 2.88% Ratio Class I: 1.88% Inception Date QTD YTD ITD 1yr 3yr ITD Net Expense Class A: 2.04% Class C: 2.79% Class I (ABYIX) 01 July 2014 -3.83% -6.15% 11.41% -6.15% -3.38% 2.43% Ratio Class I: 1.79% Class A (ABYAX)* 29 August 2014 -4.00% -6.49% 10.11% -6.49% -3.64% 2.16% Class A (with max. load, ABYAX)* 29 August 2014 -9.55% -11.84% 3.78% -11.84% -5.53% 0.83% Class C (ABYCX)* 06 October 2015 -4.08% -7.12% 6.60% -7.12% -4.33% 1.43% ▲*Source: Abbey Capital based on administrator data. Returns for Class A Shares prior to 29 August 2014 are pro forma (i.e. returns of Morningstar Class I Shares adjusted for Class A Shares expenses). Returns for Class A Shares with Load reflect a deduction for the maximum front- end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C Shares returns prior to 06 October 2015 are pro forma (i.e. returns of Class I Shares adjusted for Overall Rating Class C Shares expenses). The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current returns may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. Visit Morningstar www.abbeycapital.com for returns updated daily. Call (US Toll Free) 1-844-261-6484 or (international callers) +1-414-203-9540 for returns current to the most recent month-end. Returns would have been lower without fee waivers in effect. Annual Fund Operating Analyst Rating Expenses after fee waiver are as of the most recent prospectus and are applicable to investors. Abbey Capital has contractually agreed through December 31, 2019 to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses. Overall Rating based on risk adjusted returns among 95 US managed futures funds. Derived from a weighted average of the fund’s 3-year risk-adjusted return measures. The overall rating applies to the I Share Class of the fund. Ratings may differ per share class. Past results are not indicative of future results. 1 of 2 Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund For further information please contact [email protected] 31 December 2018 Note on Fund restructure (effective October 2018): conviction. A "Bronze"- rated fund has advantages that equivalents). outweigh the disadvantages across the five pillars, with The Fund’s managed futures exposure is materially All investments in securities involve risk of the loss of unchanged. sufficient level of analyst conviction to warrant a positive rating. A fund with a 'Neutral' rating isn't seriously flawed capital. An investment in the Fund includes the risks Increased Fund protection through the legal across the five pillars, nor does it distinguish itself very inherent in an investment in securities, as well as specific segregation of the Fund’s assets and liabilities positively. A "Negative" rated fund is flawed in at least one if risks associated with this open-ended investment product. allocated to each manager. not more pillars and is considered an inferior offering to its Among the risks associated with investing in this Fund are Potential for improved tax treatment for the Fund as peers. Analyst Ratings are re-evaluated at least every 14 Commodity Sector Risk, Counter-Party Risk, Credit Risk, a result of some financial trading being carried out months. For more detailed information about Morningstar's Currency Risk, Manager and Management Risks, Advisory onshore. Analyst Rating, including its methodology, please go to: Risk, Subsidiary Risks, Tax Risks, Emerging Markets Risk, corporate.morningstar.com/us/documents/ Leveraging Risks, Foreign Investment Risks, Fixed Income Pre Restructure - The Fund invested approximately 25% of MethodologyDocuments/ Securities Risks, Short Sale Risk and Portfolio Turnover its assets in the Abbey Capital Offshore Fund Limited (a AnalystRatingforFundsMethodology.pdf. Risks. Cayman Island incorporated wholly-owned and controlled The Fund may invest in or utilize derivative subsidiary of the Fund). The Morningstar Analyst Rating should not be used as the sole basis in evaluating a mutual fund. Morningstar Analyst investments, futures contracts, and hedging strategies. Post Restructure Ratings are based on Morningstar's current expectations A portfolio of hedge funds may increase the potential for losses or gains. One or more underlying managers, from Onshore segregation: about future events; therefore, in no way does Morningstar represent ratings as a guarantee nor should they be viewed time to time, may invest a substantial portion of the assets The Fund will invest up to 25% of its assets into a new by an investor as such. Morningstar Analyst Ratings involve managed in a specific industry sector. As a result, the onshore entity, Abbey Capital Onshore Series LLC (a unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause underlying manager’s investment portfolio (as well as the Delaware domiciled wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary Morningstar's expectations not to occur or to differ Fund’s) may be subject to greater risk and volatility than if of the Fund) (“ACOS”). Individual managers are appointed significantly from what we expected. investments had been made in the securities of a broader to separate segregated series of ACOS and are permitted to range of issuers. Trading in futures is not suitable for all trade in certain financial contracts. The ACOS structure The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or “star rating”, is investors given its speculative nature and the high level of achieves (i) segregation of the Fund’s assets and liabilities calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, risk involved. allocated to each individual manager; and (ii) segregation of variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange- the assets and liabilities attributable to ACOS from the rest traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) There can be no assurance that the Fund’s or an of the Fund’s assets. with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds underlying manager’s strategy (hedging or otherwise) Offshore segregation: and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single will be successful or that it will employ such strategies with respect to all or any portion of its portfolio. The value of the The Abbey Capital Offshore Fund Limited converted to a population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that Fund’s portfolio investments should be expected to Cayman Islands Segregated Portfolio Company, Abbey fluctuate.
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