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Polen Growth Fund

Mutual Fund – June 30, 2020

Investment Objective Product Profile

Our Growth Fund objective seeks to achieve long-term Inception Date 09-15-2010

growth of capital. The advisor identifies a concentrated Fund Assets $7.5B

portfolio of competitively advantaged businesses with Number of Holdings 15-25

sustainable, above-average earnings growth. Style Growth


Benchmark Russell 1000 Growth

Why Invest in Polen Growth? A High Conviction & Quality Approach


• U.S. growth fund with a • Concentrated portfolio of We believe that consistent earnings growth is the primary driver of
strong emphasis on approximately 20 high- intrinsic value and long-term stock appreciation. We seek to invest in
sustainable earnings growth quality growth companies companies with a durable earnings profile driven by a sustainable
competitive advantage, financial strength, proven management
• Focus on companies with • Low portfolio turnover with teams and powerful products/services. By thinking and investing
high returns on capital and long-term holding periods like a business owner and taking a long-term investment approach,
double-digit total returns we believe we can preserve capital and provide stability across
market cycles.

Share Class Details Morningstar1


Institutional Investor
★★★★★ 🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐
Ticker POLIX POLRX
Overall Morningstar RatingTM Morningstar Institutional
CUSIP 360873657 360873665 among 1,237 funds in the Large Sustainability RatingTM out of
Inception Date 09-15-2010 12-30-2010 Growth category, Class I; based 1,419 Large Growth funds as of
Min Investment $100,000 $3,000 on risk adjusted returns; as of 5-31-2020. Based on 100% of
6-30-2020. AUM. Data is based on long
Expense Ratio Net 1.00% 1.25%
positions only.
Expense Ratio Gross 1.00% 1.25%

Fund Performance – Institutional Shares (%) (As of 06-30-2020)


1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr Inception
40

20

0
Qtr YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr Inception
Polen Growth Fund - Institutional 27.03 10.28 22.46 21.08 17.64 16.81
Russell 1000 Growth 27.83 9.81 23.28 19.00 15.90 16.53
S&P 500 20.54 -3.08 7.51 10.73 10.74 13.26

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data
current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-888-678-6024. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that
shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance would have been lower without fee waivers in effect. A 2.00% redemption
fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days or purchase. This redemption fee is not reflective in the returns shown above. Data shown (%) as of recent calendar
quarter end. Periods over one-year are annualized. Since inception results are from 09-15-2010. Gross expense ratios as of the most recent prospectus are 1.00% for
Institutional and 1.25% for Investor Shares. Polen Capital Management has contractually agreed to reduce its fees or reimburse the Fund’s operating expenses in
order to limit the total annual operating expenses. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed. This agreement will
terminate on 08-31-2020, unless the Board of Trustees approves an earlier termination.

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Mutual Fund
U.S. Equity, Large Cap
Top Ten Holdings (% of Portfolio) GICS Sector Exposure (% of Portfolio)
Microsoft Corp 10.95 Info. Technology 54.73

Alphabet Inc 8.73 Comm. Services 16.83


Facebook Inc 8.10 Health Care 16.02
Adobe Inc 7.31 Cons. Discretionary 8.11
Abbott Laboratories 5.33 Financials 2.47
Visa Inc 5.19 Cash 1.84
Mastercard Inc 4.80
PayPal Holdings Inc 4.63
Accenture PLC 4.49
Zoetis Inc 4.46
Total 63.99

Portfolio Statistics* Portfolio Characteristics


Focus Growth Russell 1000 Growth
Weighted Average Market Cap $414.3B
Alpha 1.64 -
Est. 3-5 Year Earnings Growth 15.3%
Beta 0.91 1.00
Net Debt / FCF ex lease -0.2%
Sharpe 1.23 1.17
P/E Forward (12m) 35.5x
Upside Capture 84.11% -
Return on Invested Capital 20.9%
Downside Capture 90.37% -
Active Share 70.6%
Information Ratio 0.06 -
Annual Turnover* 18.9%
Standard Deviation 13.08% 13.55%

Experience in High Quality Growth Investing Risk & Returns (%)*


20 Focus Growth (Net)
Dan Davidowitz, CFA
Russell 1000 Growth
Annualized Return (%)

Co-Head of Team, Portfolio Manager & Analyst 15


21 years of experience S&P500
10

Brandon Ladoff 5
Portfolio Manager & Director of Research
0
7 years of experience
10 12 14 16 18 20
Annualized Standard Deviation (%)

Going Beyond with Polen Capital


Polen Capital is a team of experienced investment industry expected for the people and communities we serve. We believe that
professionals who share an unwavering commitment to our clients, an important part of growing our clients’ assets also includes
investors, community and each other. For more than three decades, preserving it. To pursue this, we adhere to a time-tested process of
we have been dedicated to serving investors by providing researching and analyzing the highest-quality companies around the
concentrated portfolios comprised of what we believe are globe—seeking only the best to build highly concentrated portfolios.
the highest-quality companies. At Polen Capital, we have built a Then, we invest for the long haul and with a business owner’s
culture of results, and in this, an inherent belief in going beyond what’s mindset—giving these companies time to grow.

All data as of 06-30-2020 unless otherwise noted. *Since inception.

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Mutual Fund
U.S. Equity, Large Cap
Holdings are subject to change. The top holdings, as well as other data, are as The Morningstar Sustainability Rating calculation is a three-step process.
of the period indicated and should not be considered a recommendation to First, each fund with at least 67% of assets covered by a company level ESG
purchase, hold, or sell any particular security. There is no assurance that any score from Sustainalytics receives a Morningstar Portfolio Sustainability
of the securities noted will remain in a portfolio at the time you receive this Score. The Morningstar Portfolio Sustainability Score is an asset-weighted
fact sheet. Actual holding and percentage allocation in individual client average of normalized company-level ESG scores with deductions made for
portfolios may vary and are subject to change. It should not be assumed that controversial incidents by the issuing companies, such as environmental
any of the holdings discussed were or will prove to be profitable or that the accidents, fraud, or discriminatory behavior. The Portfolio Sustainability Score
investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be ranges between O to 100, with a higher score indicating that a fund has, on
profitable. A list of all securities held in this portfolio in the prior year is average, more of its assets invested in companies that score well after
available upon request. normalization and controversy-level deductions are applied. Second, the
Historical Sustainability Score is an exponential weighted moving average of
Active Share: Active share is a measure of the percentage of stock holdings in the Portfolio Sustainability Scores over the past 12 months. The process
a manager’s portfolio that differ from the benchmark index. Average rescales the current Portfolio Sustainability Score to reflect the consistency
Weighted Market Cap: a weighted average of the price of each security of the scores. The Historical Sustainability Score ranges between O to 100,
multiplied by the number of shares outstanding all the securities in the with a higher score indicating that a fund has, on average, more of its assets
portfolio. Estimated 3-5 Year EPS Growth: a Polen Capital estimate of invested in companies that score well after normalization and controversy-
projected long-term earnings growth rates. Long-Term Debt/Capital: level deductions are applied, on a consistent historical basis. Third, the
denotes the weighted average of each security’s long-term debt divided by Morningstar Sustainability Rating is then assigned to all scored funds within
the total capital of the security. P/E Forward: denotes the weighted Morningstar Global Categories in which at least thirty (30) funds receive a
harmonic average of all the P/E’s of the securities in the fund’s portfolio. Historical Sustainability Score and is determined by each fund's Morningstar
Return on Invested Capital: assesses a company’s efficiency at allocating the Sustainability Rating Score rank within the following distribution: High
capital and is measured by operating profit after taxes divided by investment (highest 10%); Above Average (next 22.5%); Average (next 35%); Below
capital. Alpha: is the excess return of an investment relative to the return of Average (next 22.5%); and Low (lowest 10%). The Morningstar Sustainability
the benchmark. Beta: the measure of systemic risk of a portfolio in Rating is depicted by global icons where High equals 5 globes and Low equals
comparison to the market as a whole. Sharpe Ratio: a ratio of the return on 1 globe. The Morningstar Sustainability Rating is depicted by globe icons
an investment relative to its risk. Information Ratio: a measurement of where High equals 5 globes and Low equals 1 globe. Since a Sustainability
portfolio returns relative to a given benchmark. Upside Capture: is a Rating is assigned to all funds that meet the above criteria, the rating it is not
statistical measure of overall performance relative to a benchmark during limited to funds with explicit sustainable or responsible investment
rising markets. Downside Capture: is a statistical measure of overall mandates. Morningstar updates its Sustainability Ratings monthly. Portfolios
performance relative to a benchmark during declining markets. Standard receive a Morningstar Portfolio Sustainability Score and Sustainability Rating
Deviation: measurement of the dispersion or volatility of investment returns one month and six business days after their reported as-of date based on the
relative to its mean or average. most recent portfolio. As part of the evaluation process, Morningstar uses
Sustainalytics' ESG scores from the same month as the portfolio as-of date.
The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common Sustainalytics is an independent ESG and corporate governance research,
stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a ratings, and analysis firm and is not an affiliated company of Morningstar,
whole. The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures Inc. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity
universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Growth Index companies with higher © 2020 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained
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1As of 6-30-2020, the Growth Fund Class I in the Large Growth category Mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The
received a rating of 4 stars among 1,237 funds for the 3-year period and 5 Fund is non-diversified, which means that a large portion of the Fund’s assets
stars among 1,084 funds for the 5-year period, based on risk-adjusted may be invested in one or few companies or sectors. The Fund could fluctuate
returns. The Morningstar Rating™ for the funds, or “star rating”, is calculated in value more than a diversified fund.
for managed products (including mutual funds, variable life subaccounts,
exchange-traded funds, cost-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks,
three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended funds are
considered a single population for competitive purposes. It is calculated based charges and expenses of the Polen Growth Fund carefully
on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in before investing. A prospectus with this and other
a managed product’s monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on information about the Fund may be obtained by calling 1-
downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The
Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 888-678-6024 or visiting the Materials tab. It should be read
10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% carefully before investing.
receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars,
and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a All performance is calculated in US Dollars. The performance data quoted
managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current
figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) performance may be lower or higher. Returns are presented net of
Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36- management fees and include the reinvestment of all income.
59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/ 40% three-year rating got
60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10- rating/ 30% five-year rating/ Polen Growth Fund is distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC., not
20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10- affiliated with Polen Capital Management.
year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year
period, the most specified only; ratings for the other share classes will vary.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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