Wall Street Journal – One Small-Stock Fund Crashes the Big-Tech Party

(10/5/2024) Brian Smoluch is interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and discusses opportunities in small-cap stocks.

The information contained in this interview is current as of October 5, 2024. The link is not intended to create an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or hold, any securities. For more information regarding the Fund, holdings and the prospectus please click here.

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The Fund invests in small-cap securities which present a greater risk of loss than large-cap securities, and in growth companies which can be more sensitive to the company’s earnings and more volatile than the stock market in general. The Fund may also invest in foreign securities which are subject to risks including currency fluctuations, economic and political change and differing accounting standards. The Fund may invest in derivatives and initial public offerings (IPOs), which are highly volatile. Additional risk information may be found in the prospectus.

Investors should carefully consider the Hood River Small Cap Growth Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, please call 800-497-2960 or go to www.hoodrivercapital.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

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The Hood River Small Cap Growth Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC. Hood River Capital is the adviser to the Fund.

Hood River Capital Management LLC serves as the advisor to the Fund.