Privacy Policy
EMPOWERD FUNDS Client Privacy Policy
EMPOWERED FUNDS is strongly committed to preserving and safeguarding our clients’ personal financial information. Confidentiality is extremely important to both us and our clients, and we therefore take strict measures to protect the confidentiality and security of our clients’ personal information.
Personal Information
To provide financial planning and investment services, we collect nonpublic personal information from our clients. The categories of nonpublic personal information collected from a client depend upon the scope of the client engagement. It may include information about the client’s personal finances, information about transactions between the client and third parties, information from custodians, banks, or other financial institutions, information from the client’s other advisors, and information collected from written or verbal communications with the client. We do not disclose any of our clients’ personal information to anyone except as permitted or required by law. We do not disclose any of our clients’ personal information to affiliated or nonaffiliated third parties (such as our clients’ other professional and/or service providers) without our clients’ authorization and consent and only for the purpose of providing services on our clients’ behalf. Federal law allows you the right to limit the sharing of your NPI by “opting-out” of the following: sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness or sharing with non-affiliates to market to you. State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. Please notify us immediately at our address or telephone number if you choose to opt out of these types of sharing.
Security
EMPOWERED FUNDS has instituted certain technical, administrative and physical safeguards through which EMPOWERED FUNDS seeks to protect personal information about current and former clients from unauthorized use and access. First, technical procedures are used in order to limit the accessibility and exposure of client information contained in electronic form. Second, administrative procedures are used in order to control the number and type of employees, affiliated and nonaffiliated persons, to whom customer information is accessible. Third, physical safeguards have been established to prevent access to client information contained in hard-copy form. As these procedures illustrate, EMPOWERED FUNDS realizes the importance of information confidentiality and security, and emphasizes practices which are aimed at achieving those goals.
Questions
EMPOWERED FUNDS welcomes questions and comments about our Privacy Policy. Please call us at +1.215.882.9983.
Privacy Policy Notification
EMPOWERED FUNDS will provide clients with a privacy notice (the “Privacy Notice”) when the client engages EMPOWERED FUNDS for advisory or other services. EMPOWERED FUNDS shall distribute an updated Privacy Notice to all of its clients on or before March 31 of each year, even if the policy has not changed since the previous year. Privacy Notices shall be sent by electronic mail unless otherwise requested by the client, and may be included in a quarterly report, newsletter or other client mailing. The Privacy Notice will also be available via our website. The Compliance Officer is responsible for evaluating EMPOWERED FUNDS’s compliance with this privacy policy. Compliance deficiencies must be addressed by the Compliance Officer and brought to the immediate attention of EMPOWERED FUNDS’s management.
Important Information
Investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee the investment objective of the Funds will be achieved. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value.
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. Click here for the BBLU Prospectus and Summary Prospectus. Click here for the BSVO Prospectus and Summary Prospectus. A free hard copy of any prospectus may be obtained by calling +1.215.330.4476. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Funds are actively-managed and are subject to the risk that the strategy may not produce the intended results. The Funds are new and has a limited operating history to evaluate. In addition, the following risks apply to the Fund indicated:
| Risk of Investing | BBLU | BSVO | |
| Blue Chip Stocks Risk | X | ||
| Environmental, Social, & Governance Risk | X | ||
| Financial Sector Risk | X | ||
| Focus Investing Risk | X | ||
| Information Technology Risk | X | ||
| Sector Risk | X | ||
| Small-Cap Company Risk | X | ||
| Value Stocks Risk | X | ||
Blue-Chip Stocks Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that blue-chip stocks will underperform other kinds of investments for a period of time. This risk is true of any market segment. Large companies do not have the same growth potential of smaller companies, and shareholders of large companies have less overall influence than they would in smaller companies. Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing Risk. The Fund incorporation of ESG considerations in its investment strategy may cause it to make different investments than a fund that has a similar investment style but does not incorporate such considerations in its strategy. As with the use of any considerations involved in investment decisions, there is no guarantee that the ESG investment considerations used by the Funds will result in the selection of issuers that will outperform other issuers or help reduce risk in the Funds. The Fund may underperform funds that do not incorporate these considerations. Financial Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, changes in government regulations, economic conditions, and interest rates, credit rating downgrades, and decreased liquidity in credit markets. The extent to which the Fund may invest in a company that engages in securities-related activities or banking is limited by applicable law. Focus Investing Risk. The Fund seeks to hold the stocks of approximately 35 companies. As a result, the Fund invests a high percentage of its assets in a small number of companies, which may add to Fund volatility. Information Technology Sector Risk. The information technology sector includes companies engaged in internet software and services, technology hardware and storage peripherals, electronic equipment and components, and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. The products of information technology companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates, and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain a loyal customer base or achieve general market acceptance for their products could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property, and the loss of patent, copyright, or trademark protections may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Sector Risk. Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market, as a whole. As the Sub-Adviser allocates more of the Fund’s portfolio holdings to a particular sector, the Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments which generally affect that sector. Small-Cap Company Risk. Investing in small-cap stocks may involve greater volatility and risk than investing in large- or mid-cap stocks because small-cap companies may have less management experience, limited financial resources and minimal product diversification. Value Stocks Risk. Value investing carries the risk that the market will not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long time or that a stock judged to be undervalued by various value measures may actually be appropriately priced. In addition, value stocks as a group may be out of favor at times and underperform the overall equity market for long periods while the market concentrates on other types of stocks, such as “growth” stocks.
Shares of the ETF may be bought or sold throughout the day at their market price on the exchange on which they are listed. The market price of an ETF’s shares may be at, above or below the ETF’s net asset value (“NAV”) and will fluctuate with changes in the NAV as well as supply and demand in the market for the shares. Shares of the ETF may only be redeemed directly with the ETF at NAV by Authorized Participants, in very large creation units. There can be no guarantee that an active trading market for the Fund’s shares will develop or be maintained, or that their listing will continue or remain unchanged. Buying or selling the Fund’s shares on an exchange may require the payment of brokerage commissions and frequent trading may incur brokerage costs that detract significantly from investment returns.
On or about October 17, 2022, the BBLU Fund acquired the assets and assumed the then-existing known liabilities of the Predecessor Fund, and the BBLU Fund is expected to be the performance successor of the reorganization. This means that the Predecessor Fund’s performance and financial history will be used by the Fund going forward from the date of the reorganization. In the reorganization, former shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received shares of the Fund.
On or about March 13, 2023, the BSVO Fund acquired the assets and assumed the then-existing known liabilities of the Predecessor Fund, and the BSVO Fund is expected to be the performance successor of the reorganization. This means that the Predecessor Fund’s performance and financial history will be used by the Fund going forward from the date of the reorganization. In the reorganization, former shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received shares of the Fund.
This material has been distributed for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein, including third-party data sources. The views expressed are as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form, or referred to in any other publication without express written permission. References to other funds should not to be interpreted as an offer or recommendation of these securities.
The Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC. The Funds’ investment advisor is Empowered Funds, LLC, which is doing business as ETF Architect. Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC serves as the Sub-adviser to the Funds. Quasar is not affiliated with ETF Architect or Bridgeway.