[ALTERNATIVESOLUITONSAC497002.GIF] ARROW ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS FUND
CLASS A SHARES: ASFFX
CLASS C SHARES: ASFTX
1-877-277-6933
www.arrowfunds.com


Summary Prospectus         December 1, 2013, as supplemented March 1, 2014


Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated December 1, 2013, and supplemented March 1, 2014, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can obtain these documents and other information about the Fund online at www.arrowfunds.com/prospectus . You can also obtain these documents at no cost by calling 1-877-277-6933 or by sending an email request to Info@arrowfunds.com .

Investment Objective: The Fund seeks capital appreciation with an emphasis on absolute (positive) returns, low volatility and low correlation to the equity markets.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in How to Purchase Shares on page 67 of the Fund's Prospectus.  

 

 

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A

Class C

Maximum Sales Charge (Load)
Imposed on Purchases (as a% of offering price)

5.75%

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a% of redemption proceeds)

1.00%

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year

as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

Management Fees

0.75%

0.75%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25%

1.00%

Other Expenses

1.03%

1.03%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (1)

0.10%

0.10%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

2.13%

2.88%

(1) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies.

Example: This 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 that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$779

$1,204

$1,653

$2,895

Class C

$291

$892

$1,518

$3,204


Portfolio Turnover: The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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 Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.



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Principal Investment Strategies: The Fund primarily invests in fixed income securities of any maturity issued by the U.S. government or its agencies, and domestic and foreign corporate debt of any credit rating.  In addition to the direct investments in U.S. government and corporate debt, the Fund will use derivatives such as futures, options, swap agreements and structured notes, as well as exchange traded funds (ETFs), including inverse ETFs, and other investment companies, to obtain long and short exposure within the same asset classes.  

The Fund's investments in corporate debt securities may be rated below investment grade (rated BB+ or lower by S&P or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), also known as "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, and in unrated debt securities determined by the Fund’s investment advisor, Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor"), to be of comparable quality.  The Fund's international investments may be in the securities of issuers from developed market countries, such as Japan, as well as emerging markets such as Malaysia.

The Advisor utilizes a quantitative methodology to invest in ("hold long") those assets expected to outperform their asset class, and sell all or part of an asset or sell short ("short"), directly or through inverse ETFs, those assets expected to underperform their asset class.  This long/short portfolio construction attempts to provide absolute (positive) returns by minimizing the risk of substantial losses stemming from market declines, while reducing volatility.  The Advisor may engage in frequent buying and selling of portfolio securities to achieve the Fund's investment objective.

Principal Investment Risks: As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. Many factors affect the Fund's net asset value and performance.

·

Credit Risk: There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities and other investments held by a Fund, resulting in losses to the Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the Fund may be lowered if an issuer's financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of the Fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the Fund to sell the security. The Fund may invest, directly or indirectly, in "junk bonds." Such securities are speculative investments that carry greater risks than higher quality debt securities.

·

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may use derivatives (including swaps, structured notes, options, futures and options on futures) to enhance returns or hedge against market declines. The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments.

·

Fixed Income Risk: The value of the Fund's investments in fixed income securities and derivatives will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities and derivatives owned by the Fund. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities and derivatives generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the Fund's investments decreases.

·

Foreign Currency Risk : Currency trading risks include market risk, credit risk and country risk. Market risk results from adverse changes in exchange rates in the currencies the Fund is long or short. Credit risk results because a currency-trade counterparty may default. Country risk arises because a government may interfere with transactions in its currency.

·

Foreign Securities Risk: Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investing in emerging markets imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries.

·

Government Securities Risk : The Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These securities may be backed by the credit of the government as a whole or only by the issuing agency. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law. Neither the U.S. government nor its agencies guarantee the market value of their securities, and interest rate changes, prepayments and other factors may affect the value of government securities.

·

Issuer-Specific Risk: The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities of smaller issuers



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can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. The value of certain types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.

·

Leverage Risk: Using derivatives to increase the Fund's combined long and short exposure creates leverage, which can magnify the Fund's potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund's share price.

·

Management Risk: The Advisor's investment decisions about individual securities impact the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. The Advisor's judgments about the attractiveness and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the Advisor's investment strategy will produce the desired results.

·

Market Risk: Overall securities and derivatives market risks will affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities and derivatives markets. When the value of the Fund's investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

·

Other Mutual Funds Risk : Other mutual funds are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund. As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly those other mutual funds and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds. Other mutual funds are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the fund.

·

Portfolio Turnover Risk: Portfolio turnover refers to the rate at which the securities held by the Fund are replaced. The higher the rate, the higher the transactional and brokerage costs associated with the turnover, which may reduce the Fund's return unless the securities traded can be bought and sold without corresponding commission costs. Active trading of securities may also increase a Fund's realized capital gains or losses, which may affect the taxes you pay as a Fund shareholder.

·

Sector Risk: The Fund may focus its investments in securities of a particular sector. Economic, legislative or regulatory developments may occur that significantly affect the entire sector. This may cause the Fund's net asset value to fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not focus in a particular sector.

·

Short Position Risk: The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short position if the price of the short position instrument increases in value between the date of the short position sale and the date on which the Fund purchases an offsetting position. Short positions may be considered speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the Advisor’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security or instrument. The Fund's losses are potentially unlimited in a short position transaction.

·

Structured Note Risk: The value of a structured note will be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for this type of note, interest rate and commodity market volatility, changes in the issuer's credit quality rating, and economic, legal, political, or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. These notes are typically issued by banks or brokerage firms, and have interest and/or principal payments which are linked to changes in the price level of certain assets or to the price performance of certain indices. There may be a lag between a change in the value of the underlying reference asset and the value of the structured note. The Fund may also be exposed to increased transaction costs.

Performance: The bar chart and performance table below show the variability of the Fund's returns, which is some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Class A shares for each full calendar year since the Fund's inception. The performance table compares the performance of the Fund's Class A shares over time to the performance of a broad-based market index. The Fund was reorganized on March 1, 2012 from a series of Northern Lights Fund Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, (the “Predecessor Fund”) to a series of Arrow Investments Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Reorganization”). The Fund is a continuation of the Predecessor Fund and, therefore, the performance information includes performance of the Predecessor Fund. You should be aware that the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) may not be an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Although Class C shares (formerly known as Advisor Class shares) would have similar annual returns to Class A shares because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, the returns for Class C shares would be different from Class A shares because Class C shares have different expenses than Class A shares. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.arrowfunds.com or by calling 1-877-277-6933 (1-877-ARROW-FD).





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Class A Annual Total Return (Year ended December 31) : Returns do not reflect sales charges, and would be lower if they did.

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Best Quarter

6/30/2008

4.50%

Worst Quarter

9/30/2008

(10.42)%


The year-to-date return as of the most recent calendar quarter which ended September 30, 2013 (1.85)%

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of December 31, 2012)

Inception
Date

One
Year

Five
Years

Since
Inception

Class A Return Before Taxe s

10/31/07

(7.31)%

(4.62)%

(4.06)%

Return after Taxes on Distributions

 

(7.31)%

(4.95)%

(4.40)%

Return after Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

(4.75)%

(4.05)%

(3.58)%

Class C Return Before Taxes

10/31/07

(2.46)%

(4.23)%

(3.66)%

S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

 

16.00%

1.66%

0.64%

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns for Class C shares will differ from those of Class A shares. The after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your Fund shares in tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRA").

Investment Advisor: Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC

Portfolio Managers:

 

 

William E. Flaig, Jr.

Chief Investment Officer

Since October 2007

Adrian Bachman, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Since June 2008

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares: The minimum initial investment in Class A and Class C shares of the Fund is $5,000 ($2,000 for retirement accounts) and the minimum subsequent investment is $250. The minimum subsequent investment in Class A and Class C shares may be waived upon request. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Redemptions requests may be made in writing, by telephone, online at www.arrowfunds.com , or through a financial intermediary and will be paid by check or wire transfer.

Tax Information: Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash, are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates unless you are investing through a tax-free plan. However, these dividend and capital gain distributions may be taxable upon their eventual withdrawal from tax-deferred plans.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries : If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies 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 intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.



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