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Prospectus THE MP 63 FUND, INC. June 29, 2010 TICKER SYMBOL:
DRIPX The MP63 Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), seeks long-term capital
appreciation. THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIME. |
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Investment Objective Fees and Expenses Principal Investment
Strategies Principal Risks Past Performance Management Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares Tax Information Payments to Broker/Dealers & Other Financial
Intermediaries |
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Section 2 |
Additional Investment Information
Investment Objective Investment Strategies and
Policies Principal Investment Risks MP63 Stock Index Portfolio Holdings Disclosure |
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Investment Advisor Portfolio Managers |
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Section 4 |
How to Purchase Shares
How Shares are Priced
Each Day Fair Value Pricing How to Invest in the Fund Opening and Adding to
Your Account Purchases Through
Financial Services Organizations Purchasing Shares by Mail Purchasing Shares by
Telephone and Wire Transfer Automatic Investment Plan Tax Qualified Retirement
Plans Miscellaneous Purchase
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Section 5 |
How to Redeem Shares
General Redemption
Information Signature Guarantees Redemption By Mail Redemption By Telephone Payment of Redemption
Proceeds Redemption Fee Involuntary Redemption |
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Section 6 |
General Information
Dividends and
Distributions Tax Status Code of Ethics Portfolio Transactions
and Brokerage Commissions |
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Section 1 |
FUND SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE- The Fund seeks long-term
capital appreciation
FEES AND EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder
Fees: (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Redemption Fees (as a percentage of amount redeemed) |
1.00% |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses: (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets) |
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Management
Fees |
0.35% |
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Distribution
& Servicing (12b-1) Fees |
0.00% |
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Other Expenses |
0.63% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(after waivers and/or reimbursement) |
0.98% |
EXPENSE
EXAMPLE:
The following example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other
mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and the Fund's operating expenses remain
the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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$100 |
$312 |
$542 |
$1,201 |
You
would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares.
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1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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$100 |
$312 |
$542 |
$1,201 |
PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or Ňturns overÓ its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher
transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a
taxable account. These costs,
which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example,
affect the FundŐs performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the FundŐs portfolio turnover rate
was 14.73% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective
by investing at least 80% of its total assets in common stock of companies that
make up the Moneypaper 63 Stock Index, typically large-capitalization stocks,
with an emphasis on quality and diversity. The Moneypaper 63 Stock Index is diversified across
industries and is composed of companies that offer direct investment plans
("DRIPs"), regardless of the relative size of the companies. Generally, each company is allocated an
equal amount of the total to be invested, in the manner consistent with
dollar-cost averaging. The Fund invest in the stocks that make up the Index, without regard
to market capitalization. THe Fund can invest in any security of any size, so long as
the stock is included in the Index.
Fund assets that are not invested in common stock
of companies that make up the Moneypaper 63 Stock Index are normally invested
in the common stock of other U.S. domestic companies or in short term
investments.
To facilitate this investment strategy, the Fund
offers an Automatic Investment Plan and encourages shareholders to hold shares
in the Fund for the long term.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The Fund is subject to the following principal
investment risks:
General
Risks
You could lose money investing in the Fund. When you sell Fund shares, they may be
worth less than what you paid for them because the value of Fund investments
vary from day-to-day, reflecting changes in overall market conditions and the
conditions of individual securities held by the Fund.
Risks
of Investing in Common Stocks
Common stock risks include the financial risk of
selecting individual companies that do not perform as anticipated, the risk
that the stock markets in which the Fund invests may experience periods of
turbulence and instability, and the general risk that domestic and global
economies may go through periods of decline and cyclical change.
Large-Size
Company Risks
Larger, more established companies may be unable
to respond quickly to new competitive challenges like changes in consumer
tastes or innovative smaller competitors.
Also, larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth
rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of
economic expansion.
Mid-Size
Company Risks
Investing in medium-sized companies may involve
greater risk than investing in larger companies. Medium-sized companies may not have the management
experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive
strengths of larger companies, and, therefore, their securities may be more
volatile.
Focused Portfolio Risks
The Fund invests the
majority of its assets in the securities that make up the Moneypaper 63 Stock
Index. Accordingly, negative
changes in those securities might result in a greater negative impact to the
Fund than a Fund that holds a larger array of securities.
PAST PERFORMANCE
The following bar chart
and table below provide some
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the
FundŐs performance from year to year and by showing how the FundŐs average
annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of
market performance). The FundŐs
past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of
how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available at www.mp63fund.com and by
calling toll-free 1-877-MP63FUN (676-3386).
Year-By-Year Annual Returns
(for
calendar years ending on December 31)
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30% |
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25% |
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27.28% |
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24.72% |
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20% |
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15% |
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12.07% |
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10% |
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11.03% |
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5% |
5.77% |
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3.35% |
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5.73% |
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0% |
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-5% |
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-1.09% |
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-10% |
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-15% |
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-14.97% |
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-20% |
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-25% |
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-30% |
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-31.10% |
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2008 |
2009 |
During the periods covered in the bar
chart, the highest return for a quarter was + 17.94% (quarter ended June 30,
2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was -15.11% (quarter ended September
30, 2002). The Fund's year-to-date
return as of March 31, 2010 was 5.19%.
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Average Annual Total Returns (for
periods ending on December 31, 2009) |
One Year |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
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Return Before Taxes |
24.72% |
1.03% |
2.84% |
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After-Tax Return on
Distributions |
23.88% |
0.25% |
2.30% |
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Return
After-Tax Return on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
16.07% |
0.68% |
2.18% |
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S&P 500 Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fee,
expenses or taxes) |
23.45% |
-1.65% |
-2.72% |
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an
investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant
to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such
as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Management
Investment Adviser- The Moneypaper Advisor,
Inc.
Portfolio Managers- Vita Nelson, President,
and David Fish, Portfolio Manager,
have served as portfolio managers to the Fund since the Fund's inception
in February 1999.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of
the Fund on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is
open for business. You may
purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund either through a financial
advisor or directly from the Fund.
The minimum initial purchase or exchange into the Fund is $1,000 and
$100 for subsequent investments.
There are no minimums for purchases or exchanges through
employer-sponsored retirement plans.
The Fund shares are redeemable on any business day by contacting your
financial adviser, or by written request to the Fund, by telephone, or by wire
transfer.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make
distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and
its distributor may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your sales
person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit
your financial intermediaryŐs website for more information.
SECTION 2 | ADDITONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
This section provides you with additional
information concerning the Fund's investment objectives, strategies and
policies and principal risks.
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The MP 63 Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund accumulates shares on a
regular basis in a diverse group of companies that meet the criteria
established by Moneypaper Advisor, Inc. (the
"Advisor") for long- term capital appreciation.
INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective
by investing at least 80% of its total assets in common stock of companies that
make up the Moneypaper 63 Stock Index, typically large-capitalization stocks,
with an emphasis on quality and diversity. The Moneypaper 63 Stock Index is diversified across
industries and is composed of companies that offer direct investment plans
("DRIPs"), regardless of the relative size of the companies. Generally, each company is allocated an
equal amount of the total to be invested, in the manner consistent with
dollar-cost averaging. To
facilitate this investment strategy, the Fund offers an Automatic
Investment Plan and encourages shareholders to hold shares in the Fund for the
long term.
The Fund seeks to provide investors with long-term
capital appreciation through the accumulation of shares of common stock. The Advisor will make no effort to time
the market, and its investment decisions will not be influenced by movement in the
stock market in general, and will not respond to the day-to-day ups and downs
of the business activities of the companies it holds. Unlike many other equity mutual funds, the Fund does not
view a drop in the value of the shares held by the Fund as a negative occurrence. Because the Fund expects to accumulate shares in the same
companies over a period
of years, drops in
the market prices of any of its holdings give the Fund the ability to buy
shares at favorable prices.
The Fund is not intended to be a complete
investment program. There is no
assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, which may not be
changed without shareholder approval.
However, specific investment policies employed by the Advisor to achieve
the Fund's objective may be changed or eliminated by the Fund's Board of
Directors without shareholder approval.
The Fund has also adopted investment restrictions, most of which may not
be changed without shareholder approval.
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its
total assets in the common stocks of the 63 companies that make up the
Moneypaper 63 Stock Index. The
Fund's portfolio companies usually must also satisfy certain other investment
characteristics, including growth in earnings, history of paying dividends,
debt ratios, and prospects for future growth.
The Advisor's disciplined investment
approach differs from certain more "actively managed" equity funds
because the Advisor does not buy or sell shares of portfolio companies based on
swings in economic or market conditions.
The Fund, however, should not be confused with, and is not intended to
be, an index fund. The Fund
normally follows closely the stock selections in the Moneypaper's
MP 63 Stock Index. See "MP 63
Stock Index", below, for a description of such Index; however, the Advisor
reserves the right to make independent investment management decisions
regarding the composition of the Fund's portfolio. For example, a portfolio company may cease to be listed on
the MP 63 Stock Index but continue to be held by the Fund if the Advisor
believes that the company meets its criteria for investment or if it would be
disadvantageous to the Fund and its shareholders to sell such stock at such
time. This determination may also
affect the weightings of the stocks or the industries in which the Fund invests
as compared with similar weightings in the Index during such time.
The Fund expects to receive cash on an ongoing
basis and will make regular investments in the companies it already holds. Initial investments were made by the
Fund in proportion to the then-current holdings of the MP 63 Stock Index. On a regular basis, cash is invested,
to the extent possible, evenly among the 63 companies that make up the MP 63
Stock Index. This process results
in a strategy similar to that of dollar-cost averaging. By utilizing this strategy when
investing additional funds for its shareholders and by minimizing portfolio turnover,
the Advisor believes that the Fund will maximize accumulation, thereby
compounding Fund value. Dividends
will be reinvested in the companies that paid them.
The Advisor believes that the strategy to invest
equal dollar amounts in each company will enable the Fund to achieve its
investment objective. Each company
is allocated an equal amount of the total to be invested (except for those
amounts received as dividends, which will be reinvested in the companies that
pay them out). The Advisor rounds
up the number, or rounds down the number of shares to purchase whole shares on a cost-efficient
basis. The difference between the
allocation and the amount actually purchased is carried over to the next
investment, but remains allocated to that company in particular.
The Fund may, from time to time, take
temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the FundŐs principal
investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic,
political, or other conditions.
When the Fund takes a defensive position, the FundŐs assets will be held
in cash and/or cash equivalents.
PRINCIPAL
INVESTMENT RISKS
Risks
in General
You could lose money investing in the Fund. When you sell Fund shares, they may be
worth less than what you paid for them because the value of Fund investments
vary from day-to-day, reflecting changes in overall market conditions and the
conditions of individual securities held by the Fund. Domestic and foreign economic growth and market conditions,
interest rate levels, and political events are among the multitude of factors
affecting the prices of the securities in which the Fund invests on a
day-to-day basis. Further, the
management team may not accurately predict the direction of the market as a
whole and/or may select stocks that under perform the market or their
peers. As a result, their
investment decisions may not accomplish what they were intended to
achieve. You should consider your
own investment goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance before investing in the
Fund.
Risks
of Investing in Common Stocks
The Fund invests primarily in common stocks, which
subjects the Fund and its shareholders to the risks associated with common
stock investing. Those risks
include the financial risk of selecting individual companies that do not
perform as anticipated, the risk that the stock markets in which the Fund
invests may experience periods of turbulence and instability, and the general
risk that domestic and global economies may go through periods of decline and
cyclical change.
Many factors affect an individual companyŐs
performance, such as the strength of its management or the demand for its
product or services. You should be
aware that the value of a companyŐs share price might decline as a result of
poor decisions made by management or lower demand for the companyŐs products or
services, or for no readily apparent reason at all. In addition, a companyŐs share price may also decline if its
earnings or revenues fall short of marketplace expectations.
There are overall stock market risks that may also
affect the value of the Fund. Over
time, the stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods when stock prices
rise generally and periods when stock prices decline generally. The value of the FundŐs investments may
decrease more than the stock markets in general.
Large-Size
Company Risks
Larger, more established companies may be unable
to respond quickly to new competitive challenges like changes in consumer
tastes or innovative smaller competitors.
Also, larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth
rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of
economic expansion.
Mid-Size
Company Risks
Investing in medium-sized companies may involve
greater risk than investing in larger companies. Medium-sized companies may not have the management
experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive
strengths of larger companies, and, therefore, their securities may be more
volatile. Medium-sized company
stocks may be bought and sold less often and in smaller amounts than larger
company stocks. Because of this,
if a Fund wants to sell a large quantity of a medium-sized company's stock, it
may have to sell at a lower price than would otherwise be indicated, or it may
have to sell in smaller than desired quantities over an increased time period.
Focused Portfolio Risks
The Fund invests the majority of its assets in the
securities that make up the Moneypaper 63 Stock Index. Accordingly, negative changes in those
securities might result in a greater negative impact to the Fund than a Fund
that holds a larger array of securities.
MP 63 STOCK INDEX
The MP 63 Stock Index was created by the editors
of The Moneypaper (a monthly investment newsletter) at the start of 1994 in
order to track a representative sampling of companies that offer direct investment plans
("DRIPs"). With an
emphasis on quality and diversity, the Index contains companies that, in the
managers' opinions, can easily serve as "core" holdings in any
portfolio and typify the long-term aims of the small investor who uses DRIPs to
build wealth. The index's design
results in holdings comprised of a mixture of industrial companies, utilities,
and transportation firms, and runs the gamut from pharmaceuticals to retailers. Included are blue-chip companies,
banks, food companies, and other companies that should do well over the long
term.
The MP 63 Index was equally weighted at inception
(1/1/94) among companies, regardless of their size, and basically follows the
fate of $100 investments in each company, with dividends reinvested,
individually and in the aggregate.
Each company has its own "index," regardless of price level or
stock-split history, and the overall index is the aggregate performance of all
stocks. When an individual company
has a reading of 200, it has doubled the value of its initial investment, which
was made at the start of 1994, turning $100 into $200. When the MP 63 passed the 200 level, as it did on June 6, 1997, it meant that an initial
investment of $6,300 ($100 in each company) had achieved a value of more than
$12,600.
The MP 63 Index is designed to demonstrate to and
encourage individual investors to achieve long-term wealth by investing in a diverse
group of companies, which decreases risk, and to focus on high-quality, investor-friendly firms that offer
DRIPs. In most cases, the
companies included require ownership of just one share to enroll in their
direct investment plan. In
addition, these companies either do not charge any fees or, in some cases,
charge minimal fees for participating in such plans. Although the Fund may not exactly mirror the holdings of the
MP 63 Stock Index, its investing philosophy, as described above, is inspired by
it.
Companies are replaced in the MP 63 Fund in
conjunction with changes made to the underlying MP 63 Index. Replacements are generally made only
when, in the Advisor's judgment, a company no longer meets the Advisor's
criteria for expected performance or when a component is merged into or
acquired by another company that is a non-DRIP company. However, if the acquirer is judged by
the Advisor to be a suitable replacement, it may take the place of the company being
acquired and the shares are converted without capital gains realization.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
DISCLOSURE
A description of the policies
and procedures employed by the Funds with respect to the disclosure of Fund
portfolio holdings is available in the Funds' Statement of Additional
Information (ŇSAIÓ), dated June 29, 2010.
SECTION 3 | MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT
ADVISOR
The Moneypaper Advisor, Inc. (the
"Advisor"), 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue,
Suite B103, Rye, NY 10580, has been retained under an Investment Advisory
Agreement with the Fund to act as the Fund's investment Advisor subject to the
authority of the Board of Directors.
The Advisor furnishes the Fund with investment
advice and supervises the Fund's management and investment programs. Under the Investment Advisory
Agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a monthly management fee, equal on an annual
basis, to .35% of its average daily net assets. The Investment Advisory Agreement is terminable by the Board
of Directors of the Fund or the Advisor on sixty (60) days'
written notice. The Investment
Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its "assignment" as
defined in the Investment Company Act.
The Investment Advisory Agreement had an initial duration of two years,
and is renewable annually thereafter.
Generally speaking, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence on the part of the Advisor, or reckless disregard of its obligations
under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is not liable for any
action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder. The Investment
Advisory Agreement was last renewed by the Board at a regular meeting held on
December 1, 2009. The
Fund's latest Annual Report to Shareholders, dated February 28, 2010, contains
a discussion of the material factors considered by the Board when it last
renewed the Investment Advisory Agreement.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Ms. Vita Nelson and Mr. David Fish are responsible
for the overall management of the Fund's portfolio.
Ms. Nelson is President of the Advisor and
co-manager of the Fund. Ms.
Nelson's first job in the financial industry was as a bond trader at Granger
& Co. in New York, where she made a market in municipal bonds. In addition to her advisory
responsibilities, she is the Chief Executive Officer of The Moneypaper, Inc., and the Editor and Publisher of three well-respected
financial publications. Ms. Nelson
has, among her achievements, popularized the use of direct investment plans
(DRIPs). These plans accept
investments from individuals directly (thereby permitting the investor to
bypass brokers). Ms. Nelson graduated from Boston University with a degree in
Comparative Literature.
Mr. Fish is co-manager of the Fund and the
Executive Editor of The Moneypaper, Inc. and The Moneypaper's Guide to Direct Investment Plans. He is responsible for the daily
management of the MP 63 Stock Index and his responsibilities at The Moneypaper,
Inc., include research, editing, and revising The Moneypaper's Guide to Direct Investment Plans. Prior to joining The
Moneypaper, Inc. in 1996, Mr. Fish had been a
Senior Accountant with Thom McAnn Shoe Company,
beginning in 1974. Mr. Fish graduated magna
cum laude with a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Worcester State
College, Worcester, MA (1974).
The Fund's SAI contains more information about the
Fund managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the Fund managers, and
the Fund managers' ownership of Fund shares.
SECTION 4 | HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
HOW SHARES ARE
PRICED EACH DAY
The price you pay for a share of the Fund, and the
price you receive upon selling or redeeming a share of the Fund, is based upon
the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"). The NAV is calculated by taking the total value of the
Fund's assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing by the total
number of shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent:
Net
Asset Value = Total
Net Assets – Liabilities
Number of Shares
Outstanding
The Fund's NAV is generally calculated as of the
close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (ŇNYSEÓ) (normally 4:00 pm.
Eastern time) every day the Exchange is open. All purchases, redemptions or reinvestments of Fund shares
will be priced at the next NAV calculated after your order is
received in proper form by the Fund's transfer agent, Mutual Shareholder
Services, LLC. (the "Transfer
Agent"). Your order must be
placed with the Transfer Agent prior to the close of trading on the NYSE in
order to be confirmed for that day's NAV.
The FundŐs investments are valued at market value or, if a market
quotation is not readily available, at the fair value determined in good faith
by the Advisor, subject to the review and oversight of the FundsŐ Board of
Directors. The Fund may use an
independent pricing service to determine market value.
FAIR VALUE
PRICING
The Board of Directors has delegated to the
Advisor responsibility for determining the value of Fund portfolio securities
under certain circumstances. Under
such circumstances, the Advisor will use its best efforts to arrive at the fair
value of a security held by the Fund under all reasonably ascertainable facts
and circumstances. The Advisor
must prepare a report for the Board not less than quarterly containing a
complete listing of any securities for which fair value pricing was employed
and detailing the specific reasons for such fair value pricing. The Fund has adopted written policies
and procedures to guide the Advisor with respect to the circumstances under
which, and the methods to be used, in fair valuing securities.
The Fund invests the vast majority of its assets
in frequently traded exchange listed securities of domestic issuers with
relatively liquid markets and calculate its NAV as of the time those exchanges
close. The Fund typically does not
invest in securities on foreign exchanges or in illiquid or restricted
securities. Accordingly, there may
be very limited circumstances under which the Fund would ever hold a security
that would need to be fair value priced.
Examples of when it would be likely that the Fund security would require
fair value pricing include but are not limited to: if the exchange on which a portfolio security traded were to
close early; if trading in a particular security were to be halted on an
exchange and did not resume trading prior to calculation of NAV; if a
significant event that materially affected the value of a security were to
occur after the securities' exchange had closed but before the Fund's NAV had
been calculated; and if a security that had a significant exposure to foreign
operations was subject to a material event or occurrence in a foreign
jurisdiction in which the company had significant operations.
When a security is fair value priced, it means
that the Advisor is calculating the value of that security on a day and under
circumstances where reliable pricing information from normal sources is not
available. Accordingly, there is
always the possibility that the Advisor's calculations concerning security
value could be wrong, and as a result, the Fund's NAV on that day could be
higher or lower, depending on how the security was valued, than would otherwise
be the case.
HOW TO INVEST
IN THE FUND
The
Fund offers only No-Load shares to the public. No-load Shares are sold at net asset value without an
initial sales charge. This means
that 100% of your initial investment is placed into shares of the Fund.
Your
purchase of Fund shares is subject to the following minimum investment amounts:
REGULAR $1,000 $100
IRAs $1,000 $100
Your investment in the Fund should be intended to
serve as a long-term investment vehicle.
The Fund is not designed to provide you with a means of speculating on
the short-term fluctuations in the stock market. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request
that it regards as disruptive to its efficient management, which includes
investors with a history of excessive trading. The Fund also reserves the right to stop offering shares at
any time.
OPENING AND
ADDING TO YOUR ACCOUNT
You
can invest in the Fund by mail, wire transfer,through participating financial services
professionals, and to the extent permitted by law, the internet. After you have established your
account, you may also make subsequent purchases by telephone. You may also invest in the Fund through
an automatic payment plan. Any
questions you may have can be answered by calling the Fund, toll free, at
1-877-MP63FUN (676-3386).
PURCHASES
THROUGH FINANCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS
You may purchase shares of the Fund through
participating brokers, dealers, and other financial professionals. Simply call your investment
professional to make your purchase.
If you are a client of a securities broker or other financial
organization, you should note that such organizations may charge a separate fee
for administrative services in connection with investments in Fund shares and
may impose account minimums and other requirements. These fees and requirements would be in addition to those
imposed by the Fund. If you are
investing through a securities broker or other financial organization, please
refer to its program materials for any additional special provisions or
conditions that may be different from those described in this Prospectus (for
example, some or all of the services and privileges described may not be
available to you). Securities
brokers and other financial organizations have the responsibility for
transmitting purchase orders and funds, and for crediting their customers'
accounts following redemptions, in a timely manner in accordance with their
customer agreements and this Prospectus.
To purchase shares by mail, simply complete the
Account Application included with this Prospectus, make a check payable to The
MP63 Fund, and mail the form and check to:
The
MP 63 Fund
C/O:
Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC
8000
Town Centre Drive, Suite 400
Broadview
Heights, OH 44147
Your purchase order, if
accompanied by payment, will be processed upon receipt by the Transfer Agent. If the Transfer Agent receives your
order and payment by the close of regular trading on the Exchange (currently
4:00 pm. East Coast time), your shares will be purchased at the FundŐs NAV
calculated at the close of regular trading on that day. Otherwise, your shares will be
purchased at the NAV determined as of the close of regular trading on the next
business day.
PURCHASING
SHARES BY TELEPHONE AND WIRE TRANSFER
To
make an initial purchase of shares by wire transfer, take the following steps:
1. Call 1-877-MP63FUN (676-3386)
to inform us that a wire is being sent.
2. Obtain an account number
from the Transfer Agent.
3. Fill out, fax
(440-526-4446), then mail the Account Application to the Transfer Agent
4. Ask your bank to wire
funds to the account of:
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Cincinnati, OH
ABA# 042000013
For credit to the MP63 Fund
Account # 130100788905
Shareholder Acct. No._________________________________
(Insert
Account Number)
Shareholder Acct.
Name_______________________________
(Insert
Shareholder Name)
Include your name(s), address, and taxpayer
identification number or Social Security number on the wire. The wire should state that you are
opening a new Fund account.
To make subsequent purchases by wire, ask your
bank to wire funds using the instructions listed above, and be sure to include
your account number on the wire transfer instructions.
If you purchase Fund shares by wire, you must
complete and file an Account Application form with the Transfer Agent before
any of the shares purchased can be redeemed. Either fill out and mail the Account Application form
included with this prospectus, or call the Transfer Agent and they will send
you an application. You may make
purchases by telephone only if you have an account at a bank that is a member
of the ACH. Most transfers are completed within three business days of your
call. To preserve flexibility, the Fund may revise or eliminate the ability to
purchase Fund shares by phone, or may charge a fee for such service, although
the Fund does not currently expect to charge such a fee.
The Transfer Agent employs certain procedures
designed to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are
genuine. Such procedures may
include, but are not limited to, requiring some form of personal identification
prior to acting upon telephonic instructions, providing written confirmations
of all such transactions, and/or tape recording all telephonic
instructions. Assuming reasonable
procedures such as the above have been followed, neither the Transfer Agent nor
the Fund will be liable for any loss, cost, or expense for acting upon
telephone instructions that are believed to be genuine. The Fund shall have authority, as your
agent, to redeem shares in your account to cover any such loss. As a result of this policy, you will
bear the risk of any loss unless the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent has failed
to follow procedures reasonably designed to prevent losses. However, if the Fund and/or the
Transfer Agent fail to follow such procedures, it/they may be liable for such
losses.
AUTOMATIC
INVESTMENT PLAN
You may purchase shares of the Funds through an
Automatic Investment Plan. The
Plan provides a convenient way for you to have money deducted directly from
your checking, savings, or other accounts for investment in shares of the Fund. You can take advantage of the plan by
filling out the Automatic Investment Plan section of the Account Application
included with this prospectus. You
may only select this option if you have an account maintained at a domestic
financial institution which is an Automated Clearing
House (ŇACHÓ) member for automatic withdrawals under the plan. You can automatically transfer $50 or
more per month or $100 or more per quarter from your bank, savings and loan, or
other financial institution to purchase additional shares. The Fund may alter, modify, amend or
terminate the Plan at any time, but will notify you at least thirty (30) days
beforehand if it does so. For more
information, call the Transfer Agent at 1-877-MP63FUN (676-3386).
TAX-QUALIFIED
RETIREMENT PLANS
The
Fund is available for your tax-deferred retirement plan.
* Individual
Retirement Accounts ("IRAs"): simple IRAs, Roth IRAs, Education IRAs,
or any other form of IRA permitted by law;
* 403(b)
plans for employees of public school systems and non-profit organizations;
* 401(k)
plans;
* Profit-sharing
plans and pension plans for corporations and employees.
You can also transfer your tax-deferred plan from
another fund or custodian. The
shareholder bears the responsibility for any tax obligations incurred, such as
with respect to the conversion of a tax-deductible IRA to a Roth IRA. An IRA disclosure document including a
Request to Transfer form can be obtained by calling
the Fund at 1-877-676-3386.
The Fund reserves the right to reject applications
for shares under circumstances or in amounts considered disadvantageous to
shareholders. Applications will
not be accepted unless they are accompanied by payment in U.S. funds. Payment must be made by wire transfer, check, or money order drawn
on a U.S. bank, savings & loan, or credit union. The custodian will charge a $20.00 fee
against your account, in addition to any loss sustained by the Fund, for any
payment check returned to the custodian for insufficient funds.
To help the government fight the funding of
terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial
institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who
opens an account. Investors
opening an account will be asked their name, address, date of birth, and other
information that will allow the Fund to identify them. The Fund also may
request other identifying documents or information. The Fund may not be able to open an account or complete a
transaction until it is able to verify an investor's identity.
All purchases of the Fund's shares will be made in
full and fractional shares calculated to three decimal places. The Fund will
not issue stock certificates evidencing ownership of Fund shares.
If you place an order for Fund shares through a
securities broker, and you place your order in proper form before 4:00 pm. East
Coast time on any business day in accordance with their procedures, your
purchase will be processed at the NAV calculated at 4:00 pm. on that day, if
the securities broker then transmits your order to the Transfer Agent before
the end of its business day (which is usually 5:00 pm. East Coast time). The
securities broker must send to the Transfer Agent immediately available funds
in the amount of the purchase price within three business days for the
order. The Fund has authorized one
or more brokers to receive on its behalf purchase and redemption orders. Such brokers and dealers may, in turn,
designate other intermediaries to receive purchase and redemption orders on the
Fund's behalf. The Fund will be
deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized
broker or, if applicable, a brokerŐs authorized designee, receives the
order. Customer orders received in
such manner will be priced at the Fund's NAV next computed after they are
received by an authorized broker or the brokerŐs authorized designee.
Federal regulations require that you provide a
certified taxpayer identification number whenever you open or reopen an
account. Congress has mandated
that if any shareholder fails to provide and certify to the accuracy of the
shareholder's social security number or other taxpayer identification number,
the Company will be required to withhold a percentage, currently 31%, of all
dividends, distributions and payments, including redemption proceeds, to such
shareholder as a backup withholding procedure.
SECTION 5 | HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
GENERAL
REDEMPTION INFORMATION
You may redeem all or a portion of your shares at
any time. Your shares will be
redeemed at the Fund's per share NAV next determined after receipt of your
instructions in good order as explained below. The Fund's NAV will fluctuate on a daily basis. The redemption value of your shares may
be more or less than the purchase price, depending on the market value of the
investment securities held by the Fund at the time your redemption is
processed.
If authorized in the Account Application, you may
contact the Transfer Agent by telephone with an oral request or send a written
request. All redemption requests must be in Ňgood orderÓ.
ŇGood
orderÓ means that your request must include:
1.
Your account number;
2.
The number of shares to be sold (redeemed) or the dollar value of the
amount to be redeemed;
3.
The signatures of all account owners exactly as they are registered on
the account;
4.
Any required signature guarantees; and
5.
Any supporting legal documentation that is required in the case of
estates, trusts, corporations or partnerships and certain other types of accounts.
Payment of redemption proceeds will be made no
later than the third business day after the valuation date unless otherwise
expressly agreed by the parties at the time of the transaction.
SIGNATURE
GUARANTEES
A
signature guarantee of each owner is required to redeem shares in the following
situations, for all size transactions:
(i)
if you change the ownership on your account;
(ii)
when you want the redemption proceeds sent to a
different address than is registered on the account;
(iii)
if the proceeds are to be made payable to someone
other than the account's owner(s);
(iv)
any redemption transmitted by federal wire transfer
to your bank; and
(v)
if a change of address request has been received by
the Company or Transfer Agent within 15 days previous to the request for
redemption.
In addition, signature guarantees are required for
all redemptions of $25,000 or more from any Fund shareholder account. A redemption will not be processed
until the signature guarantee, if required, is received in ŇGood OrderÓ.
Signature guarantees are designed to protect both
you and the Funds from fraud. To
obtain a signature guarantee, you should visit a bank, trust company, credit union,securities broker or dealer,
or savings and loan association.
Contact the Fund at 1-877-MP63FUN(676-3386) for
further details.
REDEMPTION BY
MAIL
To redeem shares by mail, simply mail a letter or
standard form of instruction specifying the number of shares or dollar amount
to be redeemed, signed by all registered owners of the shares in the exact names
in which they are registered, to the Transfer Agent at: MP 63 Fund, Inc., c/o: Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview
Heights, OH 44147. Requests must
include the following documentation:
1. any required signature guarantees (see Signature Guarantees,
above); and
2. other supporting legal documents, if required, in the case
of estates, trusts, guardianships, custodianships, corporations, pension and
profit-sharing plans, and other organizations.
REDEMPTION BY
TELEPHONE
Provided the Telephone Redemption Option has been
authorized in your Account Application, your may redeem shares by calling the
Transfer Agent at 1-877-MP63FUN (676-3386) and requesting that the redemption
proceeds be mailed to the primary registration address or wired per the
authorized instructions. If the
Telephone Redemption Option is authorized, the Fund and its transfer agent may
act on telephone instructions from any person representing himself
or herself to be a shareholder and believed by the Fund or its transfer agent
to be genuine.
The Transfer Agent's records of such telephone
instructions are binding and each shareholder, and not the Fund or its transfer agent,
bears the risk of loss in the event of unauthorized instructions reasonably
believed by the Fund or its Transfer Agent to be genuine. The Fund will employ reasonable
procedures to confirm that instructions communicated are genuine and, if it
does not, it may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent
instructions. The procedures
employed by the Fund in connection with transactions initiated by telephone may
include tape recording of telephone instructions and requiring some form of
personal identification information prior to acting upon instructions received
by telephone.
It maybe difficult to
reach the Fund by telephone during periods when market or economic conditions
foster an unusually large volume of telephone requests. Although the Advisor believes that this would not be an
advantageous time at which to redeem your shares, you may still elect to do
so. If you cannot reach the Fund
by telephone, you should issue written instructions to the Transfer Agent at
Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview
Heights, OH 44147. The Fund reserves the right to suspend
or terminate its telephone services at any time without notice.
PAYMENT OF
REDEMPTION PROCEEDS
After your shares have been redeemed, proceeds
will be paid within three business days.
In no event will payment be made more than seven days after receipt of
your order in good form, except that payment may be postponed or the right of
redemption suspended for more than seven days under unusual circumstances, such
as when trading is not taking place on the NYSE. Payment of redemption proceeds may also be delayed if the
shares to be redeemed were recently purchased by a check drawn on a bank that
is not a member of the Federal Reserve System, or until such check has cleared
the banking system (normally up to 15 days from the purchase date).
REDEMPTION FEE
The Fund is designed for long-term investors. It
is not designed for short-term traders whose frequent purchases and redemptions
can unnecessarily disrupt the Fund's investment program. Short-term traders often redeem when
the market is most turbulent, thereby forcing the sale of underlying securities
held by the Fund at the worst possible time as far as long-term investors are
concerned. Additionally,
short-term trading drives up the Fund's transaction costs as measured by both
commissions and bid/ask spreads, which are borne by the remaining long-term
investors. Moreover, short-term
sales have tax consequences that would be borne by the remaining shareholders. For these reasons, the Fund assesses a
1% fee on the redemption of shares held for less than 180 days from original
purchase date.
The fee does not apply to any shares purchased
through reinvested distributions(dividends and capital
gains) or to shares held in retirement plans (such as 401(k), 403(b), 457, Keogh,
profit-sharing plans, and money purchase pension plans). This fee also does not apply to shares
held in IRA accounts.
INVOLUNTARY
REDEMPTION
The Fund reserves the right to redeem your account
at any time the net asset value of the account falls below $500 as the result
of a redemption request. You will
be notified in writing prior to any such redemption and will be allowed 30 days
in which to make additional investments before the redemption is processed.
SECTION 6 | GENERAL INFORMATION
DIVIDENDS AND
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Fund will distribute its net investment
income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Distributions from capital gains are
made after applying any available capital losses and/or capital loss carryovers.
Although the Fund's Advisor believes that
accumulating shares through the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions
contributes to the success of this investment strategy and suggests that
shareholders reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares, by law the
Fund must allow you to choose from among the following three options:
* Reinvest
all distributions in additional shares;
* Receive
distributions from net investment income in cash while reinvesting capital
gains distributions, if any, in additional shares; or
* Receive
all distributions in cash.
You can change your distribution option by
notifying the Fund in writing. If
you do not select an option when you open your account, all distributions will
be reinvested in additional shares.
You will receive a statement confirming the reinvestment of
distributions in additional shares promptly following the end of each calendar
year.
If a check representing a distribution is not
cashed within a specified period (generally three months), the transfer agent will notify
you that you have the option either of requesting another check or of
reinvesting the distribution in the Fund.
If the transfer agent does not receive your election, the distribution
will be reinvested in the Fund at the then Net Asset Value. Similarly, if correspondence sent by
the Fund or the transfer agent is returned as "undeliverable," all
Fund distributions will automatically be reinvested in the Fund. Be sure to
send the transfer agent notification of any change of address.
TAX STATUS
Distributions of income by the Fund are generally
taxable to
shareholders as ordinary
income. Certain Fund distributions may be
considered as short- or long-term capital gain. Capital gains may be taxable at
different rates depending
on the length of time that the Fund holds its assets. Interest income from
direct investment by non-corporate taxpayers in U.S. Government obligations (but not repurchase agreements)
generally is not subject to state taxation. However, some states may tax mutual
fund dividends attributable to such income. The transfer agent will send a notice to each shareholder
(Form1099 or 1099 substitute) advising the shareholder of any taxable
income or capital gains distributed by the Fund for each taxable year.
A sale of Fund shares is a taxable event that may
result in a capital
gain or loss. To the extent that redemption
requests result in sales of shares of the Fund's portfolio securities, remaining shareholders may be subject
to capital gains or losses. However, the Fund's early redemption fee policy,
the fees from which are used to defray Fund expenses, is designed to
encourage longer-term investment in the Fund and to discourage redemptions. The
early redemption fee is designed to discourage such sales and compensate
existing shareholders.
For a
more detailed discussion of the federal
income tax consequences of
investing in shares of the Fund, see "Taxation" in the SAI. Before
investing in this Fund, you should consult your tax advisor regarding the consequences of your local and state tax laws.
CODE OF ETHICS
The Fund and the Advisor have each adopted a Code
of Ethics that restricts personal investing practices by employees of the
Advisor and its affiliates. Among
other provisions, the Code of Ethics requires that employees with access to
information about the purchase or sale of securities in the Fund's portfolio
obtain clearance before executing personal trades. With respect to Ms. Nelson and Mr. Fish, the Code of Ethics
prohibits the acquisition of securities in an initial public offering, as well
as of profits derived from the purchase and sale of the same security within 60
calendar days. These provisions
are designed to
ensure that the interests of the Fund and its shareholders come before the
interests of the people who manage the Fund.
PORTFOLIO
TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS
Portfolio transactions for the Fund will generally
be executed with broker-dealers on an agency basis. The Advisor is responsible
for placing all orders for purchases and sales of the Fund's securities. In selecting broker-dealers, the
Advisor may consider research and brokerage services furnished to the Fund, as well
as to the Advisor and its affiliates.
Subject to seeking the most favorable price and execution available, the
Advisor may consider sales of the Fund's shares (and of those of future series
of the Fund) as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers. In addition, any portfolio transactions
for the Fund
that are executed on an agency basis may be effected through an affiliate of
the Advisor. For more information,
see "Portfolio Transactions and Allocation of Brokerage" in the SAI.
SECTION 7 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is
intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance for the Fund's
last five fiscal years ending on the last day of February of each period. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the
rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund
(assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). Information for the Fund's fiscal years
presented below has been audited by WithumSmith+Brown, PC, whose report, along with the
Fund's financial statements, are included in the annual report, which is
available upon request.
|
Selected
data for a share outstanding throughout the period ended the last day of
February: |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
|
|
Net Asset Value- Beginning of Period |
$6.91 |
$12.10 |
$ 13.36 |
$12.48 |
$11.91 |
|
|
Net Investment Income |
0.20 |
0.22 |
0.18 |
0.17 |
0.15 |
|
|
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (realized and
unrealized) |
3.85 |
(5.20) |
(0.51) |
1.13 |
0.55 |
|
|
Total from Investment Operations |
4.05 |
(4.98) |
(0.33) |
1.30 |
0.70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions (from Net Investment Income) |
(0.22) |
(0.21) |
(0.19) |
(0.17) |
(0.13) |
|
|
Distributions (from Net Capital Gains) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
(0.74) |
(0.25) |
0.00 |
|
|
Total Distributions |
(0.22) |
(0.21) |
(0.93) |
(0.42) |
(0.13) |
|
|
Net Asset Value- End of Period |
$ 10.74 |
$ 6.91 |
$ 12.10 |
$ 13.36 |
$ 12.48 |
|
|
Total Return (a) |
58.49% |
(41.49)% |
(3.08)% |
10.40% |
5.91% |
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets-End of Period (Thousands) Ratio of Expenses to
Average Net Assets Ratio of Expenses to
Average Net Assets (before
reimbursement) Ratio of Net Income to
Average Net Assets Ratio of Net Income to
Average Net Assets (before
reimbursement) |
36,481 0.98% 0.98% 2.09% 2.09% |
23,497 0.96% 0.96% 2.04% 2.04% |
39,992 0.88% 0.88% 1.34% 1.34% |
41,137 0.97% 0.97% 1.28% 1.28% |
37,726 1.02% 1.02% 1.23% 1.23% |
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
14.73% |
10.66% |
4.75% |
25.90% |
6.58% |
|
(a) Total returns are
historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and
capital gain distributions and assume no redemption fees.
SECTION 8 | PRIVACY STATEMENT
Commitment
to Consumer Privacy
From our first day of
operation, The MP63 Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
has been committed to handling investor information responsibly. We recognize and respect the privacy expectations
of each of our investors and we believe the confidentiality and protection of
investor information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. New technologies have dramatically
changed the way information is gathered and used, but our continuing commitment
to preserving the security and confidentiality of investor information has
remained a core value of the Fund.
Collection
and Disclosure of Shareholder Information
The Fund collects, retains and uses consumer information
only where we reasonably believe it would be useful to the consumer and allowed
by law. We only use such information to enhance, evaluate or modify a consumer's
relationship with The Fund to administer shareholder accounts, or to
identify specific financial needs
and to provide consumers with information about the Fund and related
products and services. We do not share or sell personal
information about consumers to third parties for their independent use. However, we may share information with
companies affiliated with the Fund in order to provide you with information
about other products or services that may be of interest to you.
á Consumer information collected by, or on behalf of the Fund generally comes from the following
sources:
á Account applications, other required forms, correspondence, written or electronic, or telephone contacts with shareholders or consumers
inquiring about the Fund;
á Transaction history of a
shareholder's account; or
á Third parties.
We
may disclose consumer information to third parties who are not affiliated with
the Fund:
á as permitted
by law, for example with
service providers who maintain or
service customer accounts for the
Fund or to a shareholder's broker/dealer, or
á to perform marketing services
on our behalf or pursuant to a joint marketing
agreement with another financial
institution.
Security
of Customer Information
We
require service providers to the Fund:
á to maintain policies and
procedures designed to assure only appropriate access to information about
customers of the Fund;
á to limit the use of
information about customers of the
Fund to the purposes for which the information was disclosed, or as
otherwise permitted by law; and
á to maintain physical,
electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to
guard non public personal information of customers of the Fund.
SECTION 9 | FOR MORE INFORMATION
A Statement of Additional Information
("SAI") containing additional information about the Fund, dated June 29,
2010 is available free of charge.
Additional information about the Fund's investments is available in the
Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders. The Fund's Annual
Report, dated February 28, 2010, contains a discussion of the market conditions
and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance
during its last fiscal year. An
SAI and/or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports will be sent to any investor
within three (3) business days of the Fund's receipt of a request for one. Such request should be addressed to MP
63 Fund, Inc., C/O: Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite
400, Broadview Heights, OH
44147. The telephone number
for shareholder inquiries and to request copies of the SAI or the Fund's Annual
and Semi-Annual Reports is 1-877-MP63FUN
(676-3386).
Information about the Fund, including the SAI also
can be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Commission's Public
Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at
1-202-551-8090. Reports and other
information about the Fund are also available on the EDGAR database or on the
Commission's Internet site at http://www.publicinfo@sec.gov. Copies of this information maybe
obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee by electronic request at the
following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference
Section of the Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. The SAI has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated in its entirety
by reference in this Prospectus.
(INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
FILE NO. 811-09053)
MP 63 FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Dated June 29, 2010
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Investment
Objective, Policies and Restrictions
Directors
and Executive Officers
Investment
Advisory and Other Services
Portfolio
Transactions and Allocation of Brokerage
Disclosure
of Portfolio Holdings
Taxation
Ownership
of Shares
Dividends
and Distributions
Net
Asset Value
Performance
Comparisons
Counsel
and Independent Accountants
Other
Information
Financial
Statements
This Statement of Additional Information is not a
prospectus. It supplements and
should be read in conjunction with the Fund's Prospectus dated June 29,
2010. This SAI incorporates by
reference the Fund's Prospectus, dated June 29, 2010, and Annual Report to
Shareholders for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010 (the "Annual
Report"). A free copy of either the Prospectus or the Annual Report can be
obtained by writing MP63 Fund, Inc., 8000 Town Centre
Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH
44147 or by calling1-877-MP63FUND (676-3386).
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE,
POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS
The Fund is an open-end, diversified management
investment company, which was incorporated under the laws of the state of
Maryland on October 13, 1998. The Fund's business and affairs are managed by its officers under
the direction of its Board of Directors. The Fund currently offers its shares in one series. The Fund's investment objective and a
summary of its investment policies are set forth in the Prospectus. Additional information regarding the
Fund's investment policies and restrictions is set forth below.
INVESTMENT
POLICIES.
The following paragraphs provide additional
information about the Fund's investment policies. Unless otherwise noted, the policies described in this
Statement of Additional Information are not fundamental and may be changed by the Board of
Directors.
REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS.
In addition to common stock, the Fund may invest
in repurchase agreements collateralized by the securities in which it may
invest. A repurchase agreement involves the purchase by the Fund of the securities
with the condition that after a stated period of time the original seller will
buy back the same securities at a
predetermined price or yield. The
Fund's custodian will hold the securities underlying any repurchase agreement
or such securities will be part of the Federal Reserve Book Entry System. The
market value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will be
determined on each business day.
If at any
time the market value of the Fund's collateral falls below the repurchase price
of the repurchase agreement
(including any accrued interest), the Fund will promptly receive additional
collateral (so the total collateral is an amount at least equal to the
repurchase price plus accrued interest).
Repurchase agreements involve certain risks not associated with direct
investments in securities. In the
event the original seller defaults on its obligation to repurchase, the Fund
will seek to sell the collateral, which could
involve costs of delays. To the extent that proceeds from the sale of
collateral are less than the repurchase price, the Fund would suffer a loss.
COVERED CALL OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS- To protect the Fund against changes
in securities prices or interest rates, the Fund may write (sell) call options on portfolio securities held by the Fund. This is known as writing Ňcovered callsÓ. The Fund will engage in covered call
writing only as a means to protect the Fund from extreme price movements of
held portfolio securities. When
the Fund writes a covered call, it receives a premium from the contract
buyer. If the price of the stock
rises beyond the price set in the options contract, the buyer may require the
Fund to sell its portfolio securities at the option price, with the effect that
covered call writing can limit the upside profit potential of a portfolio
holding.
On the other hand, if the price of the security drops, the premium
received helps to offset the loss in stock value. The Fund will only engage in such transactions as allowed
under applicable rules and regulations.
INVESTMENT
RESTRICTIONS
In addition to the investment objective and
policies set forth in the Prospectus and in this Statement of Additional
Information, the Fund is subject to certain fundamental and non-fundamental investment
restrictions, as set forth below. Fundamental investment restrictions may not be changed with
respect to the Fund, without the vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares.
Non-fundamental investment restrictions of the Fund may be changed by the Board
of Directors.
AS
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS, THE FUND WILL NOT:
1. Invest
25% or more of the value of its total assets in the securities of issuers
conducting their principal business activities in any one industry. This restriction also does not apply to
securities of the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities and
repurchase agreements relating thereto.
2. Purchase
the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities), if, as a result, as to 75%
of the Fund's total assets, more than 5% of its net assets would be invested in
the securities of one issuer or the Fund would hold more than 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of any one issuer.
3. Issue
any senior securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940
Act"), other than as set forth in restriction number 4
below.
4. Borrow
amounts in excess of 10% of the cost or 5% of the market value of its total
assets, whichever is less, and then only from a bank and as a temporary measure
for extraordinary or emergency purposes in order to meet redemption
requests. The reason the Fund
might borrow would be to avoid selling a portion of its investments at
a time when it may be
disadvantageous to do so. Interest
paid by the Fund on borrowed funds would decrease its net earnings. To secure
any such borrowing, the Fund may pledge or hypothecate not in excess of 15% of the value of
its total assets.
5. Purchase or sell
real estate, commodities or commodity futures contracts.
6. Act
as an underwriter of securities of other issuers, except insofar as the Fund
may be technically deemed an underwriter under the federal securities laws in
connection with the disposition of portfolio securities.
7. Engage in any
short-selling operations.
8. Lend
money other than through the purchase of debt securities in accordance with its
investment policies.
9. Engage
in margin transactions or in transactions involving puts, calls, straddles, or
spreads, except as permitted by the Fund under its investment policies.
10. Acquire or
retain more than 5% of the securities of any other investment company.
The Fund is also subject to the following
restrictions that are not fundamental and may therefore be changed by the Board
of Directors without shareholder approval.
THE
FUND WILL NOT:
1. Acquire
securities for the purpose of exercising control over management.
2. Invest
more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
Unless otherwise indicated, percentage limitations
included in the restrictions apply at the time the Fund enters into a
transaction. Accordingly, any later increase or decrease beyond the specified
limitation resulting from a change in the Fund's net assets will not be
considered in determining whether it has complied with its investment
restrictions.
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Directors are responsible for overseeing the
general operations of the Advisor and the general operations of the Fund. These
responsibilities include approving the arrangements with companies that provide
necessary services to the Fund, ensuring the Fund's compliance with applicable
securities laws and that dividends and capital gains are distributed to
shareholders. The Directors have appointed officers to provide many of the
functions necessary
for day-to-day operations.
The
following table contains information concerning the Directors and officers of
the Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years.
DISINTERESTED
(INDEPENDENT) DIRECTORS :
|
Name, Address & Age |
Position(s)
Held with the Fund |
Term of
Office & Length of Time Served |
Number of
Portfolios Overseen By Director |
|
Ted S. Gladstone 555
Theodore Fremd Ave Rye,
NY 10580 Age: 77 |
Director |
Indefinite. Since 1998 |
1 |
|
Principal
Occupation During Past Five Years |
Other
Directorships Held by Director |
||
|
President, Gladstone Development Corporation (real estate
development) |
None |
||
|
Name, Address & Age |
Position(s)
Held with the Fund |
Term of
Office & Length of Time Served |
Number of
Portfolios Overseen By Director |
|
Gloria Schaffer 555
Theodore Fremd Ave Rye,
NY 10580 Age: 78 |
Director,
Audit Committee Member |
Indefinite. Since 1998 |
1 |
|
Principal
Occupation During Past Five Years |
Other
Directorships Held by Director |
||
|
Partner, CA White (real estate development) |
None |
||
|
Name, Address & Age |
Position(s)
Held with the Fund |
Term of
Office & Length of Time Served |
Number of
Portfolios Overseen By Director |
|
Richard Yaffa 555
Theodore Fremd Ave Rye,
NY 10580 Age: 77 |
Director,
Audit Committee Member, Lead Independent
Director |
Indefinite. Since 2005 |
1 |
|
Principal
Occupation During Past Five Years |
Other
Directorships Held by Director |
||
|
President, Manhattan Products, Inc. |
None |
||
INTERESTED
DIRECTORS:
|
Name, Address & Age |
Position(s)
Held with the Fund |
Term of
Office & Length of Time Served |
Number of
Portfolios Overseen By Director |
|
Vita Nelson(1) (2) 555
Theodore Fremd Ave Rye,
NY 10580 Age; 71 |
Director,
President |
Indefinite. Since 1998 |
1 |
|
Principal
Occupation During Past Five Years |
Other
Directorships Held by Director |
||
|
President, Editor and Director, The Moneypaper,
Advisor, Inc.(investment adviser to the Fund). President, Editor and Publisher of
the Moneypaper, Temper of the Times Communications, Inc. (newsletter) |
Moneypaper
Advisor, Inc. Moneypaper, Temper of the
Times Communications, Inc. |
||
PRINCIPAL
OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS:
|
Name, Address & Age |
Position(s)
Held with the Fund |
Term of
Office & Length of Time Served |
Number of
Portfolios Overseen |
|
|
Lester Nelson(1) 555
Theodore Fremd Ave Rye,
NY 10580 Age: 80 |
Secretary,
Chief Compliance Officer |
Indefinite. Since 1998 |
1 |
|
|
Principal
Occupation During Past Five Years |
Other
Directorships Held by Officer |
|
||
|
Attorney, private practice. |
Moneypaper
Advisor, Inc. Moneypaper, Temper of the
Times Communications, Inc. |
|
||
|
Name, Address & Age |
Position(s)
Held with the Fund |
Term of
Office & Length of Time Served |
Number of
Portfolios Overseen By Officer |
|
|
David Fish 555
Theodore Fremd Ave Rye,
NY 10580 Age: 60 |
Treasurer |
Indefinite. Since 2003 |
1 |
|
|
Principal
Occupation During Past Five Years |
Other Directorships
Held by Officer |
|||
|
Executive Editor of the Moneypaper, Inc. (newsletter) |
None |
|||
1. Vita
Nelson and Lester Nelson are married.
2. Vita
Nelson is President of the Fund and a Director of the Fund's Advisor, The Moneypaper Advisor, Inc. and,
therefore, is an "Interested Director" of the Fund.
Additional
Information about the Directors
The
Board of Directors believes that each DirectorŐs experience, qualifications,
attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of
the other Directors lead to the conclusion that the Directors possess the
requisite experience, qualifications, attributes and skills to serve on the
Board. The Board of Directors
believes that the DirectorsŐ ability to review critically, evaluate, question
and discuss information provided to them; to interact effectively with the
Adviser, other service providers, legal counsel and independent public
accountants; and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of
their duties as Directors, support this conclusion. The Board of Directors has also considered the contributions
that each Director can make to the Board and the Fund.
As
described in the table above, the Independent Directors have served as such for
a considerable period of time which has provided them
with knowledge of the business and operation of the Fund. In addition, the following specific
experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills apply as to each Director: Vita Nelson, executive experience with
investment advisory, broker dealer firms and other businesses; Ted Gladstone,
executive experience in real estate development and other domestic businesses;
Gloria Schafer, executive experience in real estate development and other
domestic businesses; Richard Yaffa, executive experience
in domestic enterprises.
References to the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of
the Directors are pursuant to requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the appointment of Mr. Yaffa as Lead
Independent Director, do not constitute holding out of the Board or any
Director as having special expertise or experience, and shall not impose any
greater responsibility or liability on any such Director or on the Board by
reason thereof.
Board
Structure
The
Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the management and operations
of the Fund. The Board consists of
three Independent Directors and one Director who is an interested person of the
Fund. Vita Nelson, who is an
interested person of the Fund , serves as Chair of the
Board and the Board has appointed Richard Yaffa as
the Lead Independent Director. As
such, Mr. Yaffa works with Ms. Nelson to set the
agendas for the Board and Committee meetings, chairs meetings of the
Independent Directors, and generally serves as a liaison between the
Independent Directors and the FundŐs management between Board meetings. The Board of Directors has one standing
committee: the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is chaired by an
Independent Director and composed of all Independent Directors.
The members of the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors are Gloria Schaffer and Richard Yaffa. Mr. Yaffa
acts as the chairperson of such committee. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, the Audit
Committee met 2 times. The members of the
Audit Committee are not ŇinterestedÓ persons of the Fund (as defined in the
1940 Act). The primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee are, as set
forth in its charter, to make recommendations to the Board as to: the
engagement or discharge of the FundŐs independent auditors (including the audit
fees charged by auditors); the supervision of investigations into matters
relating to audit matters; the review with the independent auditors of the
results of audits; and addressing any other matters regarding audits.
The
Board holds four regular meetings each year to consider and act upon matters
involving the Fund. The Board also
may hold special meetings to address matters arising between regular meetings. The Independent Directors also regularly
meet outside the presence of management and are advised by independent legal
counsel. These meetings may take
place in person or by telephone.
Through the Audit Committee, the Independent Directors consider and
address important matters involving the Funds, including those presenting
conflicts or potential conflicts of interest for Fund management. The Board of Directors has determined
that its committee helps ensure that the Fund has effective and independent
governance and oversight. Given
the AdviserŐs sponsorship of the Fund, that investors have selected the Adviser
to provide overall management to the Fund, and Ms. NelsonŐs senior leadership
role within the Adviser, the Board elected her Chairman. The Board reviews its structure
regularly and believes that its leadership structure, including having three
quarters of Independent Directors, coupled with the responsibilities undertaken
by Ms. Nelson as Chair and Mr. Yaffa as Lead
Independent Director, is appropriate and in the best interests of the Fund,
given its specific characteristics.
The Board of Directors also believes its leadership structure
facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent
Directors from Fund management.
Board
Oversight of Risk
An
integral part of the BoardŐs overall responsibility for overseeing the
management and operations of the Fund is the BoardŐs oversight of the risk
management of the FundŐs investment programs and business affairs. The Funds are subject to a number of
risks, such as investment risk, credit risk, valuation risk, operational risk,
and legal, compliance and regulatory risk. The Fund, the Adviser and the other service providers have
implemented various processes, procedures and controls to identify risks to the
Funds, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and to mitigate any
adverse effect should they occur.
Different processes, procedures and controls are employed with respect
to different types of risks. These
systems include those that are embedded in the conduct of the regular
operations of the Board and in the regular responsibilities of the officers of
the Fund and the other service providers.
The
Board of Directors exercises oversight of the risk management process through
the Board itself and through the Audit Committee. In addition to adopting, and periodically reviewing,
policies and procedures designed to address risks to the Fund, the Board of
Directors requires management of the Adviser and the Fund, including the FundŐs
Chief Compliance Officer (ŇCCOÓ), to report to the Board and the Audit
Committee on a variety of matters, including matters relating to risk
management, at regular and special meetings. The Board and the Audit Committee receive regular reports
from the FundŐs independent public accountants on internal control and
financial reporting matters. On at
least an annual basis, the Independent Directors meet separately with the
FundŐs CCO outside the presence of management, to discuss issues related to
compliance. Furthermore, the Board
receives a quarterly report from the FundŐs CCO regarding the operation of the
compliance policies and procedures of the Fund and its primary service
providers. The Board also receives
quarterly reports from the Adviser on the investments and securities trading of
the Funds, including their investment performance, as well as reports regarding
the valuation of the FundsŐ securities.
In addition, in its annual review of the FundsŐ advisory agreements, the
Board reviews information provided by the Adviser relating to its operational
capabilities, financial condition and resources. The Board also conducts an annual self-evaluation that
includes a review of its effectiveness in overseeing the number of funds in the
Fund and the effectiveness of its committee structure.
The
Board recognizes that it is not possible to identify all of the risks that may
affect the Fund or to develop processes, procedures and controls to eliminate
or mitigate every occurrence or effect.
The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in
which it conducts its risk oversight role.
Those Directors who are officers or employees of
the Advisor, or its affiliates receive no remuneration from the Fund. Each disinterested Director receives a
fee from the Fund for each regular quarterly and in-person special meetings of
the Board of Directors attended. Each disinterested Director receives $1,000
per year for serving as a director of the Fund and $250 for each meeting
attended. In addition, each
disinterested Director may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection
with attending meetings.
The
following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Fund to each
disinterested Director during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010:
|
Director |
Aggregate
Compensation from Fund |
Pension
or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses |
Estimated
Benefits Upon Retirement |
Total
Compensation from Fund Paid to Directors |
|
Ted Gladstone |
$2,000 |
None |
None |
$2,000 |
|
Gloria Schaffer |
$2,000 |
None |
None |
$2,000 |
|
Richard Yaffa |
$2,000 |
None |
None |
$2,000 |
As
of March 31, 2010, the Directors and officers of the Fund as a group, owned of record or beneficially, less than 1% of the
Fund's outstanding shares.
The
following table sets forth the dollar range of shares of the Fund beneficially
owned by each Director and/or Officer of the Fund as of March 31, 2010:
|
Name of Director/Officer |
Dollar Range of Securities held in the
Fund |
Dollar Range of Securities Held in All
Funds |
|
|
Ted S. Gladstone |
None |
NA |
|
|
Gloria L. Schaffer |
None |
NA |
|
|
Richard Yaffa |
None |
NA |
|
|
Vita Nelson |
Over
$100,000 |
Over
$100,000 |
|
|
Lester Nelson |
$1 to
$10,000 |
$1 to
$10,000 |
|
|
David Fish |
$50,001 to $
100,000 |
$50,001 to $
100,000 |
|
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND
OTHER SERVICES
The investment Advisor for the Fund is The
Moneypaper Advisor, Inc. (the"Advisor").
The Advisor acts as such pursuant to a written agreement, which must be
annually re-approved by the Board of Directors. The address of the Advisor is 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite B103, Rye, New
York 10580.
CONTROL
OF THE ADVISOR
The stock of the Advisor is owned by The
Moneypaper, Inc., of which Vita Nelson is the majority
shareholder. Vita Nelson is the
President of the Fund.
INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Advisor acts as the investment advisor of the
Fund under an Investment Advisory Agreement, which has been approved by the Board
of Directors(including a majority of the Directors who are not parties to the
agreement, or interested persons of any such party).
The Investment Advisory Agreement will terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment. In addition, the agreement is terminable at any time,
without penalty, by the Board of Directors or by vote of a majority of the
Fund's outstanding voting securities on not more than sixty (60) days' written
notice to the Advisor, and by the Advisor on sixty (60) days' written notice to
the Fund. Unless sooner terminated, the agreement continues in effect for more
than two years after its execution only if such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually by either the Board of Directors or by a vote of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, provided that in either event
such continuance is also approved by a vote of a majority of the Directors who
are not parties to such agreement, or interested persons of such parties, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Investment
Advisory Agreement was last renewed by the Board on December 1,
2009. The Fund's latest Annual
Report to Shareholders, dated February 28, 2010, contains a discussion of the
material factors considered by the Board when it last renewed the Investment
Advisory Agreement.
Pursuant to its Investment Advisory Agreement, the
Fund pays the Advisor monthly an advisory fee equal, on an annual basis, to
0.35% of ts average daily net assets. The Advisor may waive a portion of its
fees from time to time. The
Advisor has voluntarily agreed to limit Fund expenses to 1.25%. In accordance with the terms of the
Investment Advisory Agreement, any fee withheld or voluntarily reduced and any
fund expense cap, shall be reimbursed by the Fund to the Advisor, if so
requested by the
Advisor, no later than the fifth fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year of the
withholding, reduction or absorption if the aggregate amount actually paid by
the Fund toward the operating
expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement)does not
exceed the previously referred to limitation on Fund expenses. Such reimbursement may be paid prior to
the Fund's payment of current expenses if so requested by the Advisor, even if
such practice may require the Advisor to waive, reduce or absorb current Fund expenses. For the fiscal years ended on the last
day of February 2010, 2009, and 2008, investment advisory fees amounted to
$114,807, $124,178, $150,775, respectively.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the
Advisor provides the Fund with advice and assistance in the selection and disposition of
the Fund's investments. All
investment decisions are subject to review by the Fund's Board of Directors to
ensure that they meet the criteria described in the prospectus. The Advisor is obligated to pay the
salaries and fees of any affiliates of the Advisor serving as officers of the
Fund.
FUND MANAGERS
As described in the prospectus, Ms. Vita Nelson
and Mr. David Fish are the Fund Managers responsible for the day-to-day
investment management of the Fund.
The following table describes other accounts managed by the Fund Managers,
as of February 28, 2010.
|
Fund Manager |
Type of Account managed |
Total # of Accounts Managed |
Total Assets |
# of Accounts
Managed Where Fee Based on Performance |
Total Assets of Accounts Where Fee based
on Performance |
|
Vita Nelson |
Registered Investment Companies Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles Other
Accounts |
1 0 0 |
$36,481,366 NA NA |
0 0 0 |
NA NA NA |
|
David Fish |
Registered Investment Companies Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles Other
Accounts |
1 0 0 |
$36,481,366 NA NA |
0 0 0 |
NA NA NA |
POTENTIAL
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The Advisor does not believe any material
conflicts of interest exist as a result of the Investment Managers managing the Fund and
managing the other accounts noted above.
The investment
strategies of the Fund and the other accounts managed by the
Investment Managers do not materially conflict in any way. The other accounts either follow an
investment strategy very similar to the Fund's or invest in securities that the
Fund would not typically invest in.
There will be times when the Advisor may recommend
purchases and/or sales of the same portfolio securities for the Fund and its other
clients. In such circumstances, it
is the policy of the Advisor to allocate purchases and sales among the Fund and
its other clients on a pro-rata basis or if necessary, in another manner which the
Advisor deems equitable. Simultaneous
transactions could adversely affect the ability of the Fund to
obtain or dispose of the full amount of a security which it seeks to purchase
or sell, or the price at which such security can be purchased or sold.
COMPENSATION
All of the Fund's Investment Managers receive an
industry competitive base salary from the Advisor. In addition, each of the Investment Manager's is eligible
for bonus compensation which is based upon the attainment of a combination of
personal, team, and firm goals.
Finally, the Fund's Investment Managers participate in the Advisor's
annual profit sharing plan.
A discussion of the material factors considered by
the Board when it last renewed the investment advisory agreement may be found in
the Fund's Annual Report to shareholders, dated
February 28, 2010.
CODE OF ETHICS
The Fund, the Advisor and the Distributor have
each adopted Codes of Ethics in compliance with Rule 17j-1 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 that restricts personal investing practices by their employees. Among other provisions, the Codes of
Ethics requires that employees with access to information about the purchase
or sale of securities in the Fund's portfolio obtain clearance before executing
personal trades. With respect to
Ms. Nelson and other investment personnel, the Code of Ethics prohibits the
acquisition of securities in an initial public offering, as well as of profits
derived from the purchase and sale of the same security within 60 calendar
days. These provisions are designed to
ensure that the interests of the Fund and its shareholders come before the
interests of the people who manage the Fund.
ADMINISTRATOR
The Administrator for the Fund is Mutual
Shareholder Services, LLC. (the"Administrator"),
which has its principal office at 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview
OH, and is primarily in the business of providing administrative and fund
accounting services to retail and institutional mutual funds. Pursuant to an Transfer Agent and
Administration Agreement and Accounting Service Agreement (collectively the
"Agreements") with the Fund, the Administrator provides all administrative services necessary for
the Fund,subject to the supervision of the
Board of Directors.
The Agreements are terminable by the Board of
Directors of the Fund or the Administrator on ninety (90)
days written notice and may be assigned provided the non-assigning party
provides prior written consent.
The Agreements shall remain in effect for three years from the date of
its initial approval, subject to annual approval of the Board of Directors for
one-year periods thereafter. The
Agreements generally provide that in the absence of willful misfeasance or
negligence on the part of the Administrator or reckless disregard of its
obligations thereunder, the Administrator shall not
be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.
Under the Agreements, the Administrator provides
all administrative services,including,
without limitation: (i) providing entry of all data from shareholders'
applications; (ii) providing services of
persons competent to perform such administrative and clerical functions
as are necessary to provide effective administration of the Fund; (iii) monitoring the performance of
administrative and professional services to the Fund by others, including the
Fund's Custodian; (iv)
coordinating with Fund counsel for
the periodic updating of the Fund's Registration Statement, Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information,
including the printing of such documents for the purpose of filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities administrators, (v)
preparing reports to the Fund's shareholders and the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and (vi) preparing in conjunction with Fund counsel all filings
under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of such states or countries
as are designated by the
Distributor, which may be required to register or qualify, or continue the
registration or qualification, of the Fund and/or its shares under such laws;
The Administrator also provides the Fund with all
accounting services,including,
without limitation: (i) daily computation of net
asset value; (ii)maintenance of
security ledgers and books and records as required by the Investment
Company Act; (iii) production of
the Fund's listing of portfolio securities and general ledger reports; (iv) reconciliation of accounting records; (v) maintaining
certain books and records
described in Rule 31a-1under the 1940 Act, and reconciling account information
and balances among the Fund's Custodian and Advisor; and (vi) monitoring and
evaluating daily income and expense accruals, and sales and redemptions of
shares of the Fund.
ADMINISTRATOR'S
FEES
For the administrative, fund accounting, transfer
agent and disbursing agent services rendered to the Fund by the Administrator,
the Fund pays the Administrator a monthly fee based on the Fund's average net
assets.
Pursuant
to a separate Administrative Services Agreement between the Fund and the
Advisor, the Advisor provides certain administrative services to the Fund not
otherwise provided by MSS. For its
services rendered by the Advisor, the Fund pays the Advisor a
a flat monthly fee.
CUSTODIAN,
TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND AGENT
U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Fund's
cash and securities. Pursuant to a
Custodian Agreement, it is responsible for maintaining the books and records of
the Fund's portfolio securities and cash.
The Custodian does not assist in, and is not responsible for, investment
decisions involving assets of the Fund.
Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC acts as the Fund's transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent.
DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
Quasar Distributions LLC has entered into a
distribution agreement with the Fund to serve as distributor for the Fund's
shares. Quasar Distributions LLC
is obligated to sell the hares of the Fund on a best efforts basis only
against purchase orders for the shares.
Shares of the Fund are offered to the public on a continuous basis.
The Advisor and/or the Administrator may, out of
their own assets, pay for certain expenses incurred in connection with the
distribution of Fund Shares. In
particular, either or both entities may make payments out of their own assets
to sales representatives and broker-dealers in connection with sales of Fund
shares.
OTHER
EXPENSES
Fees paid to the Advisor and the Administrator are deducted from income of the Fund before dividends are
paid. In addition, the Fund pays
expenses including the expenses of reports to shareholders, shareholders' meetings and proxy
solicitations, fees and expenses of officers and Directors who are not
affiliated with the Advisor or the Administrator, taxes, interest, legal fees,custodian fees, audit fees, brokerage fees and commissions, and fees and expenses of
registering and qualifying the Fund and its shares for distribution under
federal and state securities laws.
PORTFOLIO
TRANSACTIONS AND ALLOCATION OF BROKERAGE
The Fund's assets are invested by the Advisor in a
manner consistent with its investment objectives, policies, and restrictions
and with any instructions the Board of Directors may issue from time to time.
Within this framework, the Advisor is responsible for making all determinations
as to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities and for taking all steps
necessary to implement securities transactions on behalf of the Fund.
U.S. Government securities generally are traded in
the over-the-counter market through broker-dealers. A broker-dealer is a securities firm or bank that makes a
market for securities by offering to buy at one price and sell at a slightly
higher price. The difference
between the prices is known as a spread.
In placing orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Fund, the Advisor will use its best efforts to
obtain the best possible price and execution and will otherwise place orders with
broker-dealers subject to and in accordance with any instructions the Board of
Directors may issue from time to time. The Advisor may select broker-dealers,
including Temper of the Times Communications, Inc.,
its affiliate, to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund
primarily on the basis of best price and execution.
Transactions on U.S. stock exchanges and other
agency transactions involve the payment by the Fund of negotiated brokerage
commissions. Such commissions vary
among different brokers. A particular broker may charge different commissions according to such factors as the
difficulty and size of the transaction. During the fiscal years ended on the
last day of February 2010, 2009, and 2008, the Fund paid brokerage commissions
amounting to $6,930, $5,852, and $3,022, respectively.
It has for many years been a common practice in
the investment advisory business for Advisers of investment companies and other
institutional investors to receive brokerage and research services (as defined in
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"))
from broker-dealers that execute portfolio transactions for the clients of such
Advisers and from third parties with which such broker-dealers have arrangements. These services include such matters as general economic and market reviews,
industry and company reviews, evaluations of investments, recommendations as to
the purchase and sale of investments, newspapers, magazines, pricing services,
quotation services, news services
and personal computers
utilized by the Advisor. Where the
services referred to above are not used exclusively by the Advisor for
research purposes, the Advisor, based upon its own allocations of expected use,bears that portion of the cost of these services which
directly relates to their non-research use. It is the position of the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission that Section 28(e) does not apply to the payment of such greater commissions
in "principal" transactions.
As permitted by Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, the
Advisor may cause the Fund to pay a broker-dealer which provides
"brokerage and research services" (as defined in the 1934 Act) to the Advisor an amount of disclosed commission
for effecting securities transactions on stock exchanges and other transactions
for the Fund on an agency basis in excess of the commission which another broker-dealer
would have charged for effecting
that transaction. The Advisor's
authority to cause the Fund to pay any such greater commissions is also subject
to such policies as the Directors may adopt from time to time. Nevertheless,the Advisor does not
currently intend to cause the Fund to make such payments. Accordingly, the Advisor will use its
best efforts to obtain the most favorable price and execution available with
respect to all of
the Fund's transactions,as described above.
Consistent with the
Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and
subject to seeking the most
favorable price and execution available and such other policies as the
Directors may determine, the
Advisor may consider sales of
shares of the Fund as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers to
execute portfolio transactions for the Fund.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS. The following discussion sets forth the
Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of Fund portfolio
holdings.
Fund Service
Providers - Fund Accounting Agent, Independent Auditor, Compliance Consulting
Firm, Proxy Service and Custodian- The Fund has entered into
arrangements with certain third party service providers for services that
require these groups to have access to each FundŐs portfolio on a real time
basis. For example, the FundŐs
fund accounting agent is responsible for maintaining the accounting records of
each Fund, which includes maintaining a current portfolio on behalf of each
Fund. The Fund also undergoes an
annual audit which requires the FundŐs independent
auditor to review each FundŐs portfolio.
In addition to the fund accounting agent, the FundŐs custodian also
maintains an up-to-date list of each FundŐs holdings. The FundŐs Chief Compliance Officer must also have access to
the FundŐs portfolio in order to verify compliance with the Federal Securities
laws. Each of these parties is
contractually and/or ethically prohibited from sharing any FundŐs portfolio
with any third party unless specifically authorized by the FundŐs President,
Secretary or Treasurer.
The Board of Directors monitors the services
provided by each of the listed service providers to ensure each is complying
the contractual terms or expectation of the arrangement. If the Board of Directors is
unsatisfied with any of these service providers the Board may terminate them
accordingly.
Rating and
Ranking Organizations-The Fund may from time to time provide its entire portfolio holdings of
each Fund to various rating and ranking organizations, such as Morningstar, Inc., Lipper, Inc., Standard & PoorŐs Ratings Group,
Bloomberg L.P., and Thomson
Financial Research.
The FundŐs management has determined that these
groups provide investors with a valuable service and, therefore, are willing to
provide them with portfolio information.
You should be aware that the Fund does not pay them or receive any
compensation from them for providing this information.
Disclosure
to Other Parties-
the Fund is required under
law to file a listing of the portfolio holdings of each Fund with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on a quarterly basis. The Fund prohibits the disclosure of
portfolio information to any third party other than those described above until
and unless such information has been filed with the Commission. The Fund further prohibits any person
affiliated with the Fund from entering into any ongoing arrangement with any
person other than described above to receive portfolio holdings information
relating to a Fund.
Review- The Board of Directors
reviews these policies not less than annually and receives periodic
attestations from affiliated persons that these policies are being adhered to.
TAXATION
The Fund is treated as a corporation for federal
income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). The Fund
intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment
company" under Subchapter M of the Code. By so qualifying, the Fund will not incur federal income or state taxes
on its net investment income and on net realized capital gains to the extent
distributed as dividends to shareholders.
Amounts not distributed on a timely basis in
accordance with a calendar year distribution requirement are subject to a
nondeductible 4% excise tax at the Fund level. To avoid the tax, the Fund must distribute during each calendar year an
amount equal to the sum of (a) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not taking
into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (b) at least
98% of its capital gains in excess
of capital losses (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period
generally ending on October 31st of the calendar year, and (c) all
ordinary income and capital gains for previous years that were not distributed during
such years.
Under the Code, dividends derived from interest,
and any short-term capital gains, are taxable to shareholders as ordinary
income for federal and state tax purposes, regardless of whether such dividends
are taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares. Distributions made from the Fund's net realized long-term
capital gains (if any) and designated as capital gain dividends are taxable to
shareholders as long-term capital gains, regardless of
the length of time Fund shares are held.
Corporate investors are not eligible for the dividends-received deduction
with respect to distributions derived from interest on short-or long-term
capital gains from the Fund but may be entitled to such a deduction in respect
to distributions attributable to dividends received by the Fund. A distribution will be treated as paid on December
31st of a calendar year if it is declared by the Fund in October, November or
December of the year with a record date in such a month and paid by the Fund
during January of the following year.
Such
distributions will be taxable to shareholders in the calendar
year the distributions are declared, rather than the calendar year in which the distributions are
received.
Distributions paid by the Fund from net long-term capital
gains (excess of long-term capital gains over long-term capital losses), if
any, whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares, are taxable
as long-term capital gains, regardless of
the length of time you have owned shares in the Fund. Distributions paid
by the Fund from net short-term capital gains (excess of short-term capital
gains over short-term capital losses), if any, whether received in cash or
reinvested in additional shares are taxable as ordinary income. Capital gains distributions are made
when the Fund realizes net capital gains on sales of portfolio securities
during the year. Realized capital
gains are not expected to be a significant or predictable part of the Fund's
investment return.
A sale of the Fund's shares is a taxable event and
may result in a capital gain or loss.
A capital gain or loss may be realized from an ordinary redemption of
shares, a check writing redemption, or an exchange of shares between two mutual
funds (or two portfolios of a mutual fund).
Dividend distributions, capital gains
distributions, and capital gains or losses from redemptions and exchanges may
be subject to state and local taxes.
Ordinarily, distributions and redemption proceeds
earned by the Fund shareholders are not subject to withholding of federal
income tax. However, 31%of the
Fund's distributions and redemption proceeds must be withheld if the Fund
shareholder fails to supply the Fund or its agent with such shareholder's
taxpayer identification number or if the Fund shareholder who is otherwise
exempt from withholding fails to properly document such shareholder's status as
an exempt recipient.
The
information above is only a summary of some of the tax considerations generally
affecting the Fund and its shareholders.
No attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. To determine whether the Fund is a suitable
investment based on his or her tax situation, a prospective investor may wish
to consult a tax advisor.
OWNERS
All shares of the Fund, when issued, will be fully
paid and nonassessable and will be redeemable. They can be issued as full or
fractional shares. A fractional
share has, pro rata, the same rights and privileges as a full share. The shares possess no preemptive or
conversion rights. The shares of
the Fund will share ratably in the dividends of the Fund, if any, as may be
declared by the Board of Directors, and in the distribution of any net assets
upon liquidation of the Fund, after the payment of all debts and liabilities of
the Fund.
Each share of the Fund has one vote (with
proportionate voting for fractional shares) regardless of the relative net asset values of the
Fund's shares. If pursuant to the
Fund's Bylaws, the holders of shares representing at least 25% of the Fund's
total outstanding shares request that the Fund hold a special meeting of
shareholders, it will do so.
Unless required under the Investment Company Act the Fund will not
necessarily hold annual meetings of shareholders. As a result, shareholders may not vote each year on the
election of members of the Board of Directors or the appointment of
auditors. The Fund will assist in
the communication with other shareholders. In addition, the Investment Company Act requires a
shareholder vote for all amendments to the Fund's fundamental investment
objective and policies and investment restrictions and for most amendments to
investment advisory contracts.
The Fund may hold informal informational meetings
of shareholders to discuss the Fund's and the Advisor's current investment
philosophy and to address any concerns that shareholders may have. Shareholders
will receive advance notice of the date, time and location of such meetings. However, no official business may be
conducted at such meetings.
As
of March 31, 2010, no person is known by the Fund who owns, beneficially or of
record, 5% or more of the Fund's outstanding shares.
DIVIDENDS AND
DISTRIBUTIONS
Net investment income, if any, is declared as
dividends and paid annually.
Substantially all the realized net capital gains for the Fund, if any,
are also declared and paid on an annual basis. Dividends are payable to shareholders of record at the time
of declaration.
Dividends are automatically reinvested in
additional Fund shares unless the shareholder has elected to have them paid in
cash.
The net investment income of the Fund for each
business day is determined immediately prior to the determination of net asset value. Net investment income for other days
are determined at the time net asset value is determined on the prior business
day. See "Purchase of Shares" and "Redemption of
Shares" in the Prospectus.
DETERMINATION NET ASSET
VALUE
The Fund computes its net asset value (or price
per share) on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
is open for business. The
calculation is made as of the regular close of the NYSE (normally 4:00 pm.,
Eastern Time). The NYSE is not open for business on the following holidays (or
on the nearest Monday or Friday if the holiday falls on a weekend): Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Day , New Year's Day, President's Day,
Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Portfolio securities generally are valued by using
market quotations, but maybe valued on the basis of prices furnished by a
pricing service when the Advisor believes such prices accurately reflect the
fair market value of such securities.
Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ
over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last
quoted sale price. Lacking a last
sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at
its last bid price. When market quotations
are not readily available, when the Advisor determines that the market quotation
or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the
current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being
valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Advisor,
in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of
Directors of the Fund.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
WithumSmith+Brown, PC, 1 Spring Street, New
Brunswick, NJ has been selected as independent registered public accounting
firm for the Fund. WithumSmith+Brown, PC performs an annual audit
of the Fund's financial statements and provides financial, tax and accounting
consulting services as requested.
OTHER INFORMATION
The Advisor has been registered with the
Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 since
December 1998. The Fund has filed
a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and the 1940 Act with respect
to the shares offered. Such
registrations do not
imply approval or supervision of the Fund or the Advisor by the
SEC.
For further information, please refer to the
registration statement and exhibits on file with the SEC in Washington,
D.C. These
documents are available upon payment of a reproduction fee. Statements in the Prospectus and in
this Statement of Additional Information concerning the contents of contracts
or other documents, copies of which are filed as exhibits to the registration
statement, are qualified by reference to such contracts or documents.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated
responsibilities for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by
the Fund to the Fund's Advisor.
The Advisor will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies
and procedures. In some instances,
the Advisor may be asked to cast a proxy vote that presents a conflict between
the interests of the Fund's shareholders, and those of the Advisor or an
affiliated person of the Advisor.
In such a case,the
Fund's policy requires that the Advisor abstain from making a voting decision
and to forward all necessary proxy voting materials to the Fund to enable
the Board of Directors to make a
voting decision. The Advisor shall
make a written recommendation of the voting decision to the Board of Directors,which shall include: (i) an
explanation of why it has a conflict of interest; (ii) the reasons for its
recommendation; and (iii) an
explanation of why the recommendation is consistent with the Advisor's (or
sub-adviser's) proxy voting policies.
The Board of Directors shall make the proxy voting decision that in its
judgment, after reviewing the recommendation of the Advisor, is most consistent with the
Advisor's proxy voting policies and in the best interests of Fund shareholders. When the Board of Directors of the Fund
is required to make a proxy voting decision, only the Directors without a
conflict of interest with regard to the security in question or the matter to
be voted upon shall be permitted to participate in the decision of how the
Fund's vote will be cast.
The Advisor's policies and procedures state that
the Advisor generally relies on the individual portfolio manager(s) to make the final
decision on how to cast proxy votes.
When exercising its voting responsibilities, the Advisor's policies call for an
emphasis on (i) accountability of management of the
company to its board, and of the board to the company's shareholders, (ii)alignment of management and shareholder interests and (iii) transparency through timely
disclosure of important information about a company's operations and
financial performance. While no set of proxy voting guidelines
can anticipate all situations that may arise, the Advisor has adopted
guidelines describing the Advisor's general philosophy when proposals
involve certain matters. The
following is a summary of those guidelines:
á electing a board of directors - a
board should be composed primarily of independent directors, and key board
committees should be entirely independent. The Advisor generally supports efforts to declassify boards
or other measures that permit shareholders to remove a majority of directors at
any time;
á approving independent auditors -
the relationship between a company and its auditors should be limited primarily
to the audit engagement;
á providing equity-based compensation
plans - appropriately designed equity-based compensation plans, approved by
shareholders, can be an effective way to align the interests of shareholders
and the interests of directors, management, and employees by providing
incentives to increase shareholder value.
Conversely, the Advisor is opposed to plans that substantially dilute
ownership interests in the company, provide participants with excessive awards,
or have inherently objectionable structural features;
á corporate voting structure -
shareholders should have voting power equal to their equity interest in
the company and should be able to
approve or reject changes to a company's by-laws by a simple majority
vote. The Advisor opposes
super-majority requirements and generally supports the ability of shareholders to
cumulate their votes for the election of directors; and
á shareholder rights plans. - shareholder rights plans, also known as poison pills, may
tend to entrench current management, which the Advisor generally considers to
have a negative impact on shareholder value.
Information
regarding the Fund's proxy voting record during the most recent 12-month period
ended June 30 is available at no charge, upon request, by calling1-877-MP63FUN (676-3386). The information also is available on the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov.