p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in securities of publicly traded infrastructure companies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by investing, as a principal strategy, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in publicly traded equity securities of infrastructure companies listed on a domestic or foreign exchange, throughout the world, including the United States (the “80% Policy”), and, as part of the 80% Policy, at least 40% of the Fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) will be invested in publicly traded securities of infrastructure companies whose primary operations or principal trading market is in a foreign market, and that are not subject to the requirements of the U.S. securities laws, markets and accounting requirements (“Foreign Securities”). The Fund considers an issuer’s “primary operations” to be in a foreign market if the issuer (i) is organized under the laws of that country, or (ii) derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, services performed, or has at least 50% of its assets located within that country. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will maintain exposure to securities of infrastructure companies in the United States and in at least three countries outside the United States. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in energyspan class="nobreak"-infrastructure/span companies organized as master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in fixed income securities, including belowspan class="nobreak"-investment/span grade rated securities (“junk bonds”), as described in this Prospectus./p p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"The Fund may change the 80% Policy without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide shareholders with written notice at least 60 days prior to the implementation of any such changes./p p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"The Fund defines an infrastructure company as any company that derives at least 50% of its revenue or profits from the ownership or operation of infrastructure assets. The Fund defines infrastructure assets as the physical structures, networks and systems of transportation, energy, water and sewage, and communication./pp class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"Infrastructure assets currently include:/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spantoll roads, bridges and tunnels;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanairports;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanseaports;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanelectricity generation and transmission and distribution lines;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spangathering, treating, processing, fractionation, transportation and storage of hydrocarbon products;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanwater and sewage treatment and distribution pipelines;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spancommunication towers and satellites; and/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanrailroads./p p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"The Fund may use futures and options on securities, indices and currencies, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps and other derivatives. A derivative is a security or instrument whose value is determined by reference to the value or the change in value of one or more securities, currencies, indices or other financial instruments. The Fund may use derivatives for a variety of purposes, including:/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanas a hedge against adverse changes in the market prices of securities, interest rate or currency exchange rates;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanas a substitute for purchasing or selling securities;/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanto increase the Fund’s return as a nonspan class="nobreak"-hedging/span strategy that may be considered speculative; and/p p class="BL_m" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:-8pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"span class="bullet" style="font-size:10pt;"•span style="width: 5px;display: inline-block;" /span/spanto manage the Fund’s portfolio characteristics./p p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in fixed income securities, including obligations of the U.S. Government, floating rate loans and moneyspan class="nobreak"-market/span instruments. As part of the 20% of the Fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) that may be invested in fixed income securities, up to 10% of the Fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) may be invested in below investment grade (“junk”) fixed income securities, of which 5% may be invested in fixed income securities rated “CCC” or lower by Samp;P Global Ratings (“Samp;P”) or “Caa” or lower by Moody’s Ratings (“Moody’s”) or nonspan class="nobreak"-rated/span securities of comparable quality. The Fund, however, may not invest in securities in default./p p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in publicly traded securities of infrastructure companies, whose primary operations or principal trading market is in an “emerging market.” In addition, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities deemed illiquid and may make short sales of securities in an amount not to exceed 10% of the Fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes). Securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common, convertible and preferred stock, stapled securities (as defined herein), income trusts, limited partnerships, and limited partnership interests in the general partners of MLPs, issued by infrastructure companies. Other Fund investments may include warrants, depositary receipts, exchangespan class="nobreak"-traded/span notes, and investment companies, including exchangespan class="nobreak"-traded/span funds. The Fund retains the ability to invest in infrastructure companies of any market size capitalization./p p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"The Adviser utilizes a fundamental, bottomspan class="nobreak"-up/span, valuespan class="nobreak"-based/span selection methodology, taking into account shortspan class="nobreak"-term/span considerations, such as temporary market mispricing, and longspan class="nobreak"-term/span considerations, such as values of assets and cash flows. The Adviser also draws upon the expertise and knowledge within Brookfield Asset Management ULC and its affiliates, which provide extensive owner/operator insights into industry drivers and trends. The Adviser takes a balanced approach to investing, seeking to mitigate risk through diversification, credit analysis, economic analysis and review of sector and industry trends. The Adviser uses proprietary research to select individual securities that it believes can add value from income and/or the potential for capital appreciation. The proprietary research may include /pp class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;text-indent:0;margin-top:8pt;"an assessment of a company’s general financial condition, its competitive positioning and management strength, as well as industry characteristics and other factors. The Fund may sell a security that becomes overvalued or no longer offers an attractive risk/reward profile. A security may also be sold due to changes in portfolio strategy or cash flow needs./p p class="Text_ind" style="margin:0;padding:0;border-width:0;font-family:Times New Roman PS Std, serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:8pt;orphans:2;page-break-after:auto;page-break-before:auto;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;widows:3;margin-top:8pt;"No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved. The Fund’s policy of concentration in companies in the infrastructure industry is a fundamental policy of the Fund. This fundamental policy may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)./p
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