Long/Short Equity Fund
Objective
Hatteras Long/Short Equity Fund seeks to achieve consistent returns with moderate correlation to traditional U.S. equity market indices and lower volatility of monthly returns over a market cycle.
Performance
Top Five Managers1
| Managers | Strategy | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Capital Management | Healthcare | 16.9% |
| OMT Capital Management | Generalist | 16.1 |
| ISF Management | Generalist | 16.1 |
| Coe Capital Management | Generalist | 15.4 |
| Chartwell Investment Partners | Generalist | 14.8 |
Strategy
The Fund invests in a diversified pool of experienced hedge fund managers specializing in equity-oriented strategies.
Team
Based of percentage of Underlying Fund as of 4/30/2012
Portfolio composition is subject to change at any time. Class I Shares require a $1MM minimum investment.
All data is as of 4/30/2012, unless otherwise indicated.
Important Disclosure and Risk Factors
Certain hedging techniques and leverage employed in the management of the Fund may accelerate the velocity of possible losses. Short selling involves the risk of potentially unlimited increase in the market value of the security sold short, which could result in potentially unlimited loss for the Fund. Derivatives involve investment exposure that may exceed the original cost and a small investment in derivatives could have a large potential impact on the performance of the Fund. Options held in the Fund may be illiquid and the fund manager may have difficulty closing out a position. The Fund may also invest in:
- smaller capitalized companies – subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than larger, more established companies
- foreign securities, which involve currency risk, different accounting standards and are subject to political instability;
- securities limited to resale to qualified institutional investors, which can affect their degree of liquidity;
- shares of other investment companies that invest in securities and styles similar to the Fund, resulting in a generally higher investment cost than from investing directly in the underlying shares of these funds.
The Fund intends to utilize these individual securities and hedging techniques in matched combinations that are designed to neutralize or offset the individual risks of employing these techniques separately. Some of these matched strategies include merger arbitrage, long/short equity, convertible bond arbitrage and fixed-income arbitrage. There is no assurance that these strategies will protect against losses. The Fund is non-diversified and therefore may invest in the securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds at any one time; as a result, the gains and losses of a single security may have a greater impact on the Fund’s share price.
Because the Fund is a fund-of-funds, your cost of investing in the Fund will generally be higher than the cost of investing directly in the shares of the mutual funds in which it invests. By investing in the Fund, you will indirectly bear your share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds, in addition to indirectly bearing the principal risks of the fund. Please refer to the summary prospectus or prospectus for more information about the Funds, including risks, fees and expenses.
Mutual fund investing involves risk; loss of principal is possible. Please consult an investment professional for advice regarding your particular circumstances. An investment in the Funds may not be suitable for all investors.
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