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Investment Objective The Frontegra IronBridge SMID Fund's goal, also referred to as its investment objective, is capital appreciation. Principal Investment Strategy The Fund seeks to achieve its goal primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies with small-to-medium market capitalizations. For this purpose, a small-to-medium market capitalization company would typically have a market capitalization of between $100 million and $10 billion at the time of purchase. In constructing a portfolio for the Fund, the Fund's subadviser, IronBridge Capital Management, LP ("IronBridge"), selects stocks using the "Cash Flow Return on Investment" methodology, a valuation model that uses cash flow rather than traditional accounting measures such as earnings and book value to identify attractively-priced companies. The Fund is a core fund because, as a result of IronBridge's methodology, the Fund's portfolio consists of both value and growth stocks. Equity securities in
which the Fund may invest include common stocks; preferred stocks; warrants to purchase
common stocks or preferred stocks; and securities convertible into common or preferred
stocks. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its
assets in these securities.
Pursuant to an expense cap agreement between Frontegra Asset Management, Inc ("Frontegra") and the Fund, Frontegra has agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse each Funds operating expenses to the extent necessary to ensure that the Funds total operating expenses do not exceed 1.35% of teh Fund's average daily net assets for Class Y shares and 0.95% of the Funds average daily net assets. The expense cap agreement for the Fund will continue in effect until October 31, 2009 with successive renewal terms of one year unless terminated by Frontegra or the Fund prior to any such renewal. Other Expenses are presented before any waivers or expense reimbursements.
Principal Risk Factors. The main risks of investing in the Fund are: M a r k e t R i s k s . The Funds investments are subject to market risk, so that the value of the Funds investments may decline. If the value of the Funds investments goes down, you may lose money. The share price of the Fund is expected to fluctuate. Your shares at redemption may be worth less than your initial investment. S t o c k S e l e c t i o n R i s k s . The stocks selected for the Fund may decline in value or not increase in value when the stock market in general is rising. L i q u i d i t y R i s k s . Liquidity risk is the risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price that IronBridge would like to sell. IronBridge may have to lower the price,sell other securities instead or forego an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Funds management or performance. E q u i t y S e c u r i t y R i s k s . The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities. Common stocks and other equity securities generally increase or decrease in value based on the earnings of a company and on general industry and market conditions. A fund that invests a significant amount of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities is likely to have greater fluctuations in share price than a fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed income securities. M a n a g e m e n t R i s k s . The Fund is actively managed by IronBridge using the Cash Flow Return on Investment valuation methodology. There is no guarantee that this methodology or other investment techniques used by IronBridge will produce the desired results. Gro w t h a n d Va l u e I n v e s t i n g R i s k s . The Fund invests primarily in both growth and value-style stocks. Investors often expect growth companies to increase their earnings at a certain rate. Failures by such companies to meet these expectations may result in sharp declines in the prices of these stocks, even if earnings do increase. In addition, growth stocks typically lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns. Value stocks may never increase in price or pay dividends as anticipated by IronBridge, or may decline even further if the market fails to recognize the companys value, if the factors that IronBridge believes will increase the price do not occur or if a stock judged to be undervalued is actually appropriately priced. S m a l l and Medium C a p R i s k s . The IronBridge SMID Fund invests primarily in small- to medium-capitalization stocks. Securities of companies with small- and medium market capitalizations are often more volatile and less liquid than investments in larger companies. The frequency and volume of trading in securities of smaller companies may be substantially less than is typical of larger companies. Therefore, the securities of smaller companies may be subject to greater and more abrupt price fluctuations. In addition, smaller companies may lack the management experience, financial resources and product diversification of larger companies, making them more susceptible to market pressures. Generally, the smaller the company size, the greater these risks.
Frontegra Strategies, LLC is located at 400 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, and can be contacted by calling (847) 509-9860. Frontegra Strategies, LLC is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and SIPC.www.finra.org You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by visiting www.sipc.org or calling SIPC at (202) 371-8300.
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