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HAGIN Keystone Market Neutral Fund to liquidate

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527446/000116204414001548/hagin497201412.htm

497 1 hagin497201412.htm


HAGIN KEYSTONE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND A series of Cottonwood Mutual Funds Supplement dated December 30, 2014 to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Informationeach dated June 30, 2014 (as supplemented from time to time)

The below information was provided to shareholders of the HAGIN Keystone Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) on or about December 16, 2014. Effective December 30, 2014, the closing date of the liquidation of the Fund is changed to January 15, 2015. All references in the below information to December 30, 2014 are hereby replaced with January 15, 2015.

* * * * * * * *

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Cottonwood Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) has approved a Plan of Liquidation (the “Plan”) relating to the HAGIN Keystone Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”), effective December 16, 2014. HAGIN Investment Management, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), has recommended to the Board to approve the Plan based on its representations of its inability to market the Fund and the Adviser’s indication that it does not desire to continue to support the Fund. As a result, the Board has concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders to liquidate the Fund.

In connection with the proposed liquidation and dissolution of the Fund called for by the Plan, the Board has directed the Trust’s principal underwriter to cease offering shares of the Fund immediately as of the date of this Supplement. Shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and distributions in the Fund or redeem their shares until the liquidation.

It is anticipated that the Fund will liquidate on or about December 30, 2014. Any remaining shareholders on the date of liquidation will receive a distribution of their remaining investment value in full liquidation of the Fund. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your financial advisor directly or the Fund toll-free at 1.877.257.4240.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RETIREMENT PLAN INVESTORS


If you are a retirement plan investor, you should consult your tax advisor regarding the consequences of any redemption of Fund shares. If you receive a distribution from an Individual Retirement Account or a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, you must roll the proceeds into another Individual Retirement Account within sixty (60) days of the date of the distribution in order to avoid having to include the distribution in your taxable income for the year. If you receive a distribution from a 403(b)(7) Custodian Account (Tax-Sheltered account) or a Keogh Account, you must roll the distribution into a similar type of retirement plan within sixty (60) days in order to avoid disqualification of your plan and the severe tax consequences that it can bring. If you are the trustee of a Qualified Retirement Plan, you may reinvest the money in any way permitted by the plan and trust agreement.

This Supplement, and the existing Prospectus dated June 30, 2014, provide relevant information for all shareholders and should be retained for future reference. Both the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information dated June 30, 2014 have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference, and can be obtained without charge by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.877.257.4240.

Comments

  • @MFO Members: Poor Performance !!
    Happy New Year,
    Ted

    M* Snapshot Of HKMNX: http://quotes.morningstar.com/fund/f?t=HKMNX&region=usa&culture=en-US
  • edited December 2014
    HKMNX has been in existence only 2 or 3 years.

    Is this some game these fund managers play?

    Launch a fund and hope you hit the market "just right" and the fund rockets higher. Hot money pours in and propels it higher still?

    But ... should you instead lose a couple % ... they kill you off?

    What a sham! From management's standpoint it amounts to simply rolling the dice repeatedly until you hit it just right and "investors" (I use the term loosely) take the bait.

    Another reason not to like these go anywhere funds.
  • Market neutral funds only work out in bear market scenarios. The investors in the fund must have thought one was coming, which of course it never did.

    According to M*, a very high cash holding (89%) and shorting of stocks. Not a recipe for success in this market.
  • edited December 2014
    IMHO, market neutral funds may or may not work in bear markets. Emphases on may not. And they surely do not in any other market. Hence, no need for any fund called market neutral. They all sport different magic and any of the processes used in these funds only work under specific conditions. Any other condition deems them useless. A marketing scheme for the tepid investor. If you don't believe they are a marketing scheme, count the number of these funds today versus 5 or 6 years ago.
  • @MikeM, I should have added "or not" to my statement. Obviously these are very specific types of funds. I have never understood the meaning of them or what purpose they have. For the individual investor, the best thing is to forget about them. Not only are the performance records bad, the ER's are usually very high as well.

    Thanks for that comment.
  • http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527446/000116204415000043/hagin497201501.htm

    497 1 hagin497201501.htm


    HAGIN KEYSTONE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

    A series of Cottonwood Mutual Funds

    Supplement dated January 14, 2015
    to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
    each dated June 30, 2014 (as supplemented from time to time)

    The below information was provided to shareholders of the HAGIN Keystone Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) on or about December 30, 2014. Effective January 14, 2015, the closing date of the liquidation of the Fund is changed to January 23, 2015. All references in the below information to December 30, 2014 and/or January 15, 2015 (the previous liquidation dates) are hereby replaced with January 23, 2015.


    * * * * * * * *

    The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Cottonwood Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) has approved a Plan of Liquidation (the “Plan”) relating to the HAGIN Keystone Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”), effective December 16, 2014. HAGIN Investment Management, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), has recommended to the Board to approve the Plan based on its representations of its inability to market the Fund and the Adviser’s indication that it does not desire to continue to support the Fund. As a result, the Board has concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders to liquidate the Fund.

    In connection with the proposed liquidation and dissolution of the Fund called for by the Plan, the Board has directed the Trust’s principal underwriter to cease offering shares of the Fund immediately as of the date of this Supplement. Shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends and distributions in the Fund or redeem their shares until the liquidation.

    It is anticipated that the Fund will liquidate on or about December 30, 2014. Any remaining shareholders on the date of liquidation will receive a distribution of their remaining investment value in full liquidation of the Fund. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your financial advisor directly or the Fund toll-free at 1.877.257.4240.

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RETIREMENT PLAN INVESTORS

    If you are a retirement plan investor, you should consult your tax advisor regarding the consequences of any redemption of Fund shares. If you receive a distribution from an Individual Retirement Account or a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, you must roll the proceeds into another Individual Retirement Account within sixty (60) days of the date of the distribution in order to avoid having to include the distribution in your taxable income for the year. If you receive a distribution from a 403(b)(7) Custodian Account (Tax-Sheltered account) or a Keogh Account, you must roll the distribution into a similar type of retirement plan within sixty (60) days in order to avoid disqualification of your plan and the severe tax consequences that it can bring. If you are the trustee of a Qualified Retirement Plan, you may reinvest the money in any way permitted by the plan and trust agreement.

    This Supplement, and the existing Prospectus dated June 30, 2014, provide relevant information for all shareholders and should be retained for future reference. Both the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information dated June 30, 2014 have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference, and can be obtained without charge by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.877.257.4240.
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