Before investing you should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by clicking here or by calling (877) 328-9437. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Auxier Focus Fund was rated against the following numbers of U.S.-domiciled Large Value funds over the following time periods (ending 07/31/2010): 1116 funds in the last three years, 944 funds in the last five years and 486 funds in the last ten years. With respect to these Large Value funds, the Auxier Focus Fund received a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars, 5 stars and 5 stars for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods, respectively. For the period ended 07/31/2010, the fund ranked 762 out of 1267, 38 out of 944 and 15 out of 486 Large Value funds for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods, respectively. Morningstar ranks funds in various categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.
For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.)
The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year Morningstar Rating metrics.
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The Fund may invest in value and/or growth stocks. Investments in value stocks are subject to risk that their intrinsic value may never be realized and investments in growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price swings, especially during periods of economic uncertainty. In addition, the Fund may invest in smaller companies which generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock. Moreover, if the Fund’s portfolio is overweighted in a sector, any negative development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the Fund than a fund that is not overweighted in that sector.