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79 Funds in Category | Category: Long-Short Equity | Based on Risk Adjusted Returns |

Morningstar Rating™: Overall

As of 9/30/2025

Waycross Managed Risk Equity Fund (WAYEX)

Fund Overview

John Ferreby, CFA

LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER

40
YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Benjamin Thomas, CFA

FOUNDING PRINCIPAL | CIO | LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER

28
YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Sean Ketcherside, CFA

ASSOCIATE PORTFOLIO MANAGER | SECTOR ANALYST

17
YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

James Moore, CFA

ASSOCIATE PORTFOLIO MANAGER | SECTOR ANALYST

31
YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Objective

Waycross Managed Risk Equity Fund (WAYEX) seeks long-term capital appreciation with a secondary emphasis on capital preservation.

Investment Approach

  • Fundamental analysis using the Waycross Key Factor approach, which keeps us focused on only the most critical drivers to a company's earnings. 

  • Combine bottom-up company research with a comprehensive examination of stock valuation and market sentiment. 

  • Invests in long and short equity positions from a universe of approximately 300 U.S. publically traded companies with a market cap above $1 billion. 

Fund Managers

Literature

Fund Fact Sheet

Regulatory Documents

Summary Prospectus

Statutory Prospectus

Statement of Additional Information

Semi-Annual Report

Annual Shareholder Report

Q1 Holdings

Q3 Holdings

All Fund Documents

Proxy Voting Record/N-PX

Our Strategies

Focused Core Equity

Managed Risk Equity

Opportunity Fund, L.P.

Before you invest in the Waycross Managed Risk Equity Fund, please refer to the prospectus for important information about the investment company, including investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. You may also obtain a hard copy of the prospectus by calling (866) 267-4304 or visiting www.Waycrossfunds.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before you invest or send money.


The Fund is offered only to United States residents, and the information on this site is intended only for such persons. Nothing on this web site should be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of any fund in any jurisdiction where the offer or solicitation would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.


Risks

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Principal loss is possible. As with any mutual fund investment, there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends largely upon the Adviser's skill in selecting securities for purchase and sale by the Fund and there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The fund is actively managed, and its investment holdings will vary.


This fund is not suitable for all investors and there are special risks associated with Long/Short investing. There is risk that the fund's long or short positions will not perform as expected.


Losses on one type of position could more than offset gains on the other, or both long and short positions may suffer losses. A short position will lose value as the security's price increases. Theoretically, the loss on a short sale can be unlimited.


The Waycross Managed Risk Equity Fund is distributed by Ultimus Distributors, LLC. Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC and Waycross Partners, LLC are separate and unaffiliated.


Morningstar Rating

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The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or “star rating”, is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed- end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product’s monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. The Waycross Managed Risk Equity Fund was rated against the following numbers of Long-Short Equity funds over the following time periods: Four-star rating out 79 funds in the last three years, a three-star rating out of 75 funds in the last five years, anda four-star rating of 51 funds in the last ten years. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Who We Serve

Waycross is dedicated to offering institutional-level service and communication to all our clients. We are committed to putting clients' alpha first, and our experienced relationship management team provides an industry-leading experience to each of our clients and partners. 

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Let’s Get To Work

Contact a member of our Relationship Management Team for more information.

Perspectives and Events

Quarterly Outlook 3Q25

Quarterly Review and Outlook from September 2025.

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MARKET COMMENTARY

From Battlefield to Boardroom Chuck Bryant: The A...

Chris Greco and Chuck Bryant, former U.S. Army Ranger, sit down and talk about how the principles of special operations translate to entrepren...

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U.S Stock Market Concentration Sparks Return to A...

Chris Greco joins Lauren Albanese from FinNews to discuss how US stock market concentration is shifting focus to active large-cap core investing.

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MARKET COMMENTARY

Beyond the Break Channel

Beyond the Break is a podcast exploring the pivotal moments that define success. Host Chris Greco uncovers how entrepreneurs, leaders, and bol...

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Why Core Equity

John Ferreby, our Lead Portfolio Manager, elaborates on our Focused Core Equity Strategy and outlines Why Core.

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INVESTMENT VIDEOS

Putting Clients First

Chris Greco, Kathleen MacGilvray, and Guy Pinkman delve into Waycross's Relationship Management process

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INVESTMENT VIDEOS

Sector Focus and the Key Driver Approach

Sean Ketcherside and Jim Moore sit down to discuss the investment team structure and the Waycross Key Driver Approach.

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INVESTMENT VIDEOS

A Discussion with John Ferreby

Chris Greco and John Ferreby, our Lead Portfolio Manager, sit down to discuss the current state of the market.

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INVESTMENT VIDEOS

The Waycross Story

Matt Bevin and Chris Greco come together to talk about Waycross's journey from the inception of their collaboration to the present day.

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INVESTMENT VIDEOS

Why Long Short

Ben Thomas offers insights into Waycross's flagship strategy and the advantages associated with adopting a long/short investment approach.

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INVESTMENT VIDEOS

NPPFA National Round Table Conference

Waycross will be attending this conference.

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EVENTS

KORIED Global Summit

Waycross will be attending this conference.

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EVENTS

MAPERS Annual Conference

Waycross will be attending this conference.

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EVENTS

Public Funds Summit East

Waycross will be attending this conference.

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EVENTS

We take the time to dig deep into companies to find out what the Key Drivers are; what drives the company’s financials and fundamentals, and build our portfolios from that.”

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SEAN KETCHERSIDE, CFA

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