The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are selected using the investment Advisor’s alpha trends factor strategy. The Fund invests in the securities of domestic and foreign companies without restriction as to capitalization. The Fund defines foreign companies as those (i) organized outside the U.S., or (ii) that derive a majority of revenue or profits outside the U.S., or (iii) that have a majority of their assets or employees outside the U.S. Alpha is an investment industry term referring to the performance of a portfolio or asset class relative to its benchmark or index. For example, if an equity fund returned 10% in a year in which the S&P 500® Index rose only 5%, that fund would have an alpha of 5%. The baseline measure for alpha is zero, which would indicate an investment performed exactly in line with its benchmark or index.

The Fund’s investment advisor, AmericaFirst Wealth Management, Inc., applies a tactical investment approach using its alpha trends factor strategy to seek out equity asset classes that it expects to have above-market returns. The Advisor uses style classification and quantitative measures to identify alpha trends that it believes will persist. The Advisor tracks qualitative and style factors (using ETFs and indexes that track buybacks, spin-offs, quality, small-cap, value, growth, momentum, etc.) to ascertain which factors are outperforming the S&P 500® Index and trending. A company buying back its own shares may signal that the company believes its shares are undervalued. A spinoff of a division of a company as a stand-alone entity may signal that the division was not fully valued by the market when it resided in the former parent company. Quality refers to companies with relatively strong earnings and relatively stable balance sheets, which may lead to higher share prices as the market recognized the value of stability. Value refers to a company with a low price-to-asset ratio or low price-to-earnings ratio. Growth companies are those growing faster than the economy as whole and may have share prices that grow faster than the stock market in general. Momentum refers to the persistence of certain returns over time such as those, for example, of artificial intelligence companies over the recent past. Trending refers to relative outperformance or underperformance versus the benchmark during within a specific time period.

A positive alpha trend is a factor that is outperforming the S&P 500® Index after previously underperforming. The Advisor constructs and manages a diversified portfolio that holds key stocks that represent factors that are outperforming the S&P 500® Index and avoids stocks that represent factors that are underperforming. The Advisor also constructs its own indexes and watchlists to track emerging themes such as artificial intelligence (AI), nuclear energy, space technology, electric vehicles and battery technology, cancer focused biotechnology and may own positions in these areas if they are exhibiting positive alpha trends, The Advisor also performs fundamental analysis on each company to review financial statements to assess balance sheet strength, income statement trends, and relative valuation vs. competitors and the company’s history. The Advisor’s selection strategy may also focus on certain economic sectors, such as technology, which may be more likely to display alpha trends.

The Advisor’s selection criteria focus on classical historical studies of investment themes that have worked well in the past: (i) low price-to-asset ratio, (ii) low price-to-earnings ratio, (iii) insider buying (iv) recent significant drop in price, and (v) small capitalization. The low price-to-assets ratio sub-strategy reflects the Advisor’s belief that stocks priced at less than book value will, over time, rise at least to their stated book value. The low price-to-earnings ratio sub-strategy reflects the Advisor’s belief that a company priced low in relation to earnings, whose earnings are expected to grow, is preferable to a similarly priced company whose earnings are not expected to grow. The insider buying sub-strategy reflects the Advisor’s belief that insiders, such as company officers, often have “insightful information” which they believe will result in an increase in the market value of the company. The drop in price sub-strategy reflects the Advisor’s belief that a decline in price, such as one triggered by disappointing earnings, is often an overreaction. The small capitalization sub-strategy reflects the Advisor’s belief that these companies are often associated with higher growth rates and can be more easily acquired by other corporations.

In addition to purchasing individual stocks, the Fund may also execute a portion of its strategy by investing in ETFs that are representative of an investment sub-strategy, such as small cap stocks. The Advisor selects ETFs based upon relative expenses, manager tenure, and purity of asset class exposure. The Advisor generally sells a security to purchase other securities that the Advisor believes may perform better. The Advisor’s strategy may result in high portfolio turnover if the underlying alpha trend factors are volatile.