Definitive Materials Filed by Investment Companies. (497)
November 06 2013 - 4:43PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE FUNDS TRUST
(the “Trust”)
SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2013
TO THE
PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2013
AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2013
FUSION FUND
(the “Fund”)
(TICKER SYMBOLS: AFFSX, AFFAX)
The Board of Trustees of the American Independence Funds Trust (the “Trust’s Board”), after careful consideration, approved the termination of the current Sub-Advisory Agreement between American Independence Financial Services, LLC (“American Independence”) and Eddystone Capital, LLC (“Eddystone”). American Independence provided notice to Eddystone of such termination, which is effective as of the end of business on November 14, 2013. American Independence recommended to the Board that Robert Shea, a portfolio manager with American Independence, assume the management of the Fund.
Effective November 15, 2013, Robert Shea will serve as the Portfolio Manager of the Fusion Fund replacing the current team of Francis J. Ledwidge and Timothy D. Voake from Eddystone. To reflect this change, the Prospectus is updated as follows:
1.
Under “
FUND SUMMARY
”, the sub-section entitled “
Portfolio Management
,” is replaced in its entirety with the following:
Investment Adviser.
The investment adviser for the Fund is American Independence Financial Services, LLC.
The portfolio manager responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund is shown below:
Manager Name
|
Primary Title
|
Managed the Fund Since
|
Robert Shea
|
Portfolio Manager
|
2013
|
2.
Under “
Fund Management
” in the section “
MORE ABOUT THE FUNDS
”, the following information is added as the last paragraph under “
Portfolio Managers
”:
Fusion Fund
Robert Shea
, Portfolio Manager. Mr. Shea joined American Independence in 2013 as an investment manager for the firm’s long/short strategy. Prior to joining American Independence, Mr. Shea was a Portfolio Manager and Trader at Tegean Capital Management, from February 2011 through June 2013, where he was an integral part of funds investment process. From January 2009 through February 2011, Mr. Shea was Vice Chairman and Co-Portfolio Manager at JAForlines Global. Prior to JAForlines Global, Mr. Shea was a Founder, Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Asia Source Capital, an investment fund based in the U.S. and Singapore with an investment thesis focused on Greater China. Mr. Shea was with Asia Source Capital from May 2006 through January 2009. Mr. Shea also has over 14 years at Goldman Sachs as partner in Cash Equity Trading and Sector Based Proprietary Trading and served on the firm’s Equity Division Risk and Global Trading Committee. Mr. Shea earned his B.S. in Finance from St. Johns University.
3.
Under “
Fund Management
” in the section “
MORE ABOUT THE FUNDS
” the information for Fusion Fund under “
Sub-Advisers
” is stricken in its entirety.
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AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE FUNDS TRUST
(the “Trust”)
SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2013
TO THE
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MARCH 1, 2013
AS AMENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2013
FUSION FUND
(the “Fund”)
(TICKER SYMBOLS: AFFSX, AFFAX)
THIS SUPPLEMENT PROVIDES NEW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEYOND THAT CONTAINED IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (“SAI”) AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS AND SAI.
The Board of Trustees of the American Independence Funds Trust (the “Trust’s Board”), after careful consideration, approved the termination of the current Sub-Advisory Agreement between American Independence Financial Services, LLC (“American Independence”) and Eddystone Capital, LLC (“Eddystone”). American Independence provided notice to Eddystone of such termination, which is effective as of the end of business on November 14, 2013. American Independence recommended to the Board that Robert Shea, a portfolio manager with American Independence, assume the management of the Fund.
Effective November 15, 2013, Robert Shea will serve as the Portfolio Manager of the Fusion Fund replacing the current team of Francis J. Ledwidge and Timothy D. Voake from Eddystone. To reflect this change, the SAI is updated as follows:
1.
Under the section entitled “
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
”, the following sub-sections are amended as follows:
a.
Under
Investment Adviser,
in the section on
Advisory Agreement and Fees
, the table showing the sub-advisory fees that American Independence pays to the Sub-Advisers from the Advisory Fees received shall be updated to remove the information on the Fusion Fund.
b.
Under
Sub-Advisers
, the first paragraph is replaced in its entirety with the following:
American Independence has engaged three sub-advisers to assist in the daily management of the Funds’ portfolios. The International Alpha Strategies Fund is sub-advised by Security Investors, LLC, which operates as Guggenheim Investments (“Guggenheim Investments”). The Strategic Income Fund is sub-advised by HighMark Capital, Inc. (“HighMark”). The Core Plus Fund is sub-advised by Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC (“Boyd Watterson”). The U.S. Inflation-Indexed Fund is sub-advised by Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (“FFTW”).
c.
Also under
Sub-Advisers
, the two paragraphs at the end of the section on Eddystone Capital, LLC is stricken in its entirety.
2.
Under the section entitled “
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
INFORMATION
”, the following sub-sections are amended as follows:
a.
The
information for Fusion Fund under
Portfolio Managers
shall be replaced
in its entirety with the following:
Fusion
Fund (American Independence):
Robert
Shea
, Portfolio
Manager. Mr. Shea joined American Independence in 2013 as an investment manager
for the firm’s long/short strategy. Prior to joining American Independence, Mr.
Shea was a Portfolio Manager and Trader at Tegean Capital Management, from
February 2011 through June 2013, where he was an integral part of funds
investment process. From January 2009 through February 2011, Mr. Shea was Vice
Chairman and Co-Portfolio Manager at JAForlines Global. Prior to JAForlines
Global, Mr. Shea was a Founder, Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment
Officer of Asia Source Capital, an investment fund based in the U.S. and
Singapore with an investment thesis focused on Greater China. Mr. Shea was with
Asia Source Capital from May 2006 through January 2009. Mr. Shea also has over
14 years at Goldman Sachs as partner in Cash Equity Trading and Sector Based
Proprietary Trading and served on the firm’s Equity Division Risk and Global
Trading Committee. Mr. Shea earned his B.S. in Finance from St. Johns
University.
b.
Under the section
Beneficial
Ownership by Portfolio Manager
, information for Francis Ledwidge and
Timothy Voake shall be stricken from the table and the following information
added for Robert Shea:
Dollar
Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
|
Aggregate
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All of the Fund Family
|
None*
|
None*
|
*Information provided as of October
31, 2013
c.
Under
the section
Account Management Disclosures
, information for Francis
Ledwidge and Timothy Voake shall be stricken from the table and the following information,
as of October 31, 2013, shall be added for Robert Shea:
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Registered Investment Companies
|
|
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
|
|
Other Accounts
|
|
|
No. of Accts.*
|
Total Assets*
|
|
No. of Accts.
|
Total Assets
|
|
No. of Accts.
|
Total Assets
|
|
1
|
$4,647,822
|
|
0
|
$0
|
|
0
|
$0
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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*The
information provided for number and total assets of Registered Investment
Companies is based on the Fusion Fund as of October 31, 2013; however, Mr. Shea
began managing the Fund effective November 15, 2013.
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