MUTUAL FUNDS Best- and worst-performing equity funds

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MUTUAL FUNDS

Best- and worst-performing equity funds

By category, ranked by one-year total return

LARGE-CAP VALUE

Top 10

Portfolio net 1-year 3-year 5-year Expense assets ($M) return return return ratio*

DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE I (DSEEX)

$854.7 6.93% N/A N/A 0.67%

Hennessy Total Return Fund Investor (HDOGX)

$70.0 6.47% 6.63% 8.83% 1.26%

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Transamerica Large Cap Value I2 (TWQZX)

$1,876.1 5.40% 13.58% 12.43% 0.68%

Commerce Value Fund (CFVLX)

$201.8 5.05% 10.85% 12.42% 0.72%

SunAmerica Focused Dividend Strategy Portfolio A (FDSAX) $10,881.9 3.44% 13.22% 14.46% 1.06%

MFS Institutional Large Cap Value Fund (ILVAX)

$93.8 3.04% 11.85% 11.64% 0.65%

MFS Value Fund A (MEIAX)

$35,852.0 2.78% 11.64% 11.42% 0.87%

Touchstone Focused Fund Y (TFFYX)

$1,352.5 2.76% 13.73% 13.17% 0.96%

Vanguard Value Index Fund Investor (VIVAX)

$39,358.1 2.76% 11.46% 11.16% 0.23%

Bottom 5

Snow Capital Focused Value Fund I (SFOIX)

$0.4 -18.61% 7.61% N/A 1.15%

Deutsche Large Cap Value Fund A (KDCAX)

$1,009.9 -16.36% 4.47% 5.52% 0.99%

Prudential Jennison Value Fund B (PBQIX)

$517.7 -10.28% 6.12% 5.18% 1.76%

DFA LWAS/DFA US High Book to Market Portfolio (DFBMX) $54.4 -10.23% 8.20% 9.05% 0.32%

ASTON/Cornerstone Large Cap Value Fund N (RVALX)

$81.7 -7.85% 5.01% 6.71% 1.31%

Classification total/average

$408,536.1 -2.28% 9.60% 9.40% 1.10%

S&P 500 Value Total Return Index

1.23% 10.80% 10.81%

Assets as of March 31, returns as of April 19. Distinct classes and funds with $100 million portfolio minimum only. Excludes leveraged and inverse funds. Funds closed to new investors have been omitted for the top-10 grouping. Rankings are based on unrounded figures. Three- and five-year returns are annualized. In case of multiple share classes, the oldest share class is listed. N/A = not available (fund has been in operation for less than the year indicated). *Net prospectus

Source: Lipper

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The fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company, and it may be obtained by calling 877.485.8586, or by visiting . Read it carefully before investing.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Funds invest in foreign securities, which involve political, economic, and currency risks, greater volatility, and differences in accounting methods. The Funds invest in medium and small capitalization companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility than large capitalization companies. References to other mutual funds should not be interpreted as an offer of these securities.

The S&P 500 is an index of 500 stocks chosen, among other factors, for market size, liquidity and industry grouping. An individual cannot invest directly in an index. P/E, or price-to-earnings, refers to the price of a stock divided by its estimated forward 12-month earnings per share. FANG is an acronym for Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google. Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. An ETF, or exchange traded fund, is a marketable security that tracks an index, a commodity, bonds, or a basket of assets like an index fund.

Lipper, Inc. ? A Reuters Company, is a nationally recognized organization that ranks the performance of mutual funds within a universe of funds that have similar investment objectives. Rankings are historical and are based on total return with capital gains and dividends reinvested. The ranking is based off of the Lipper Large-Cap Value Fund universe of 439 funds, as of 04/19/2016.

Cullen Capital Management LLC (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to limit the Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ("AFFE"), interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to not more than 1.00% for Retail Class shares, 1.75% for Class C shares, 0.75% for Class I shares, 1.50% for Class R1 shares and 1.25% for Class R2 shares, through October 31, 2016. The Adviser may, due to a recapture provision of the written expense limitation and reimbursement agreement (the "Agreement"), recapture any expenses or fees it has reduced or reimbursed within a three-year period from the date of reimbursement, provided that recapture does not cause the High Dividend Fund to exceed existing expense limitations.

The Cullen Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. The Gross Expense Ratio of CHDEX is 1.32%. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares held less than seven days. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee. If reflected, total returns would be reduced.

Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2016:

Q1 2016

YTD

CHDEX

1.78

1.78

S&P 500 Index

1.35

1.35

1 Year 4.47 1.78

3 Year 8.87 11.82

5 Year 11.35 11.58

10 Year 7.04 16.97

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principle value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end call 1.877.485.8586 or visit our website: schafer-.

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