ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund

ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund

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Overview

   Investment Objective

The ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income.

   Strategy

Utilizing a flexible and dynamic asset allocation approach to position the portfolio for market conditions, risk factors and outlook, the Fund invests in both equities and fixed income securities to provide both capital growth and income for investors.

Fund Details

Fund Type

Mutual Fund
Effective Duration (years)
as of 09/30/2024
5.64

Distribution Frequency

Monthly
Primary Benchmark
55% Bloomberg US 1000 / 45% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
  Ticker CUSIP ISIN Net Assets as of Inception Date
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Performance and Fees

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Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For current month-end performance call 1-866-759-5679 or visit www.alpsfunds.com. Performance includes reinvested distributions and capital gains.

Maximum Offering Price (MOP) performance for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 3.25%.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) performance for Class C shares includes a 1% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12-months of purchase. Performance shown at Net Asset Value (NAV) does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account.

Fund inception date: 09/15/2020

Bloomberg US 1000 Index: a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index: a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, fixed-rate agency MBS, ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). 

One may not invest directly in an index.

$10,000 Hypothetical Investment

The chart above represents the total return historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the life of the Fund. Performance calculations are as of the end of each month. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Fees

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* Fee imposed on purchases.
** A percentage of the lower of original purchase price or redemption proceeds.
^ What You Pay reflects the Adviser’s decision to contractually limit expenses through 02/28/2026. Please see the prospectus for additional information.

Facts and Characteristics

Fund Pricing

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Fund Yields

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Trailing Twelve Month Yield: refers to the percentage of income a portfolio has returned to investors over the last 12 months.

30-Day SEC Yield: reflects the dividends and interest earned during the period, after the deduction of the Fund's expenses.

30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized): reflects the dividends and interest earned during the period, after the deduction of the Fund’s expenses, excluding fee waivers.

Risk Metrics

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Portfolio

Credit Quality

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1 Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

Credit Quality is a measure of the credit worthiness and risk of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA/Aaa is highest and D is lowest. If applicable, the Pre-Refunded/Agency category includes bonds which are secured by US Government Securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment-grade by the Advisor. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

Composite Rating Source: Bloomberg L.P., ratings presented are a blend of a security’s Moody’s, S&P, Fitch and DBRS ratings. The rating agencies are evenly weighted when calculating the composite. Ratings presented may differ when viewed on an agency-by agency basis.

Sector Breakdown

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Balanced Portfolio Asset Allocation

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Fund Holdings

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Distributions

Fund Distributions

Distribution Frequency: Monthly
Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date STCG LTCG Return of Capital Qualified Dividend Ordinary Income Income Total Section 19a
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Document Name Date Document Category Document Type Download
2024 Year-End Distribution Estimates 10/31/2024 Tax Distribution Estimate
ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund Summary Prospectus 10/08/2024 Regulatory Summary Prospectus
ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund Statutory Prospectus 10/04/2024 Regulatory Statutory Prospectus
ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund Statement of Additional Information 10/04/2024 Regulatory Statement of Additional Information
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund Fact Sheet 09/30/2024 Literature Fact Sheet
Mutual Fund and VIT Offerings 09/30/2024 Literature Fund List
Financial Investors Trust 3rd Fiscal Quarter Holdings 07/31/2024 Regulatory 3rd Fiscal Quarter Holdings
ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund Proxy Voting Record 06/30/2024 Regulatory Proxy Voting Record
ALPS | Smith Funds Semi-Annual Report 04/30/2024 Regulatory Semi-Annual Report
Financial Investors Trust 1st Fiscal Quarter Holdings 01/31/2024 Regulatory 1st Fiscal Quarter Holdings
ALPS | Smith Funds Annual Report 10/31/2023 Regulatory Annual Report

Funds Related to

SMTH

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF

Learn More About SMTH

Fund Disclosure

Effective 10/04/2024, the ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund changed its name to the ALPS Balanced Opportunity Fund. Additionally, Smith Capital Investors, LLC ceased to serve as sub-adviser to the Fund and ALPS Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, assumed all responsibility for selecting the Fund’s investments.

A rise in interest rates typically causes bond prices to fall. The longer the duration of the bonds held by a fund, the more sensitive it will likely be to interest rate fluctuations. 

The Fund intends to invest in the securities of affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), primarily consisting of ETFs advised by the Adviser (each, an "Underlying ETF"). The Adviser intends to gain fixed income exposure through investments in Underlying ETFs, primarily the ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF ("SMTH"), although the Fund may gain fixed income exposure by investing in other unaffiliated and affiliated ETFs. Individual shares of affiliated and unaffiliated ETFs may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through a broker or dealer at a market price. Shares of SMTH are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca.

The Adviser receives advisory fees from an Underlying ETF for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser (an “AAI ETF”) that are payable to it pursuant to the advisory agreement of such AAI ETF. It is possible that a conflict of interest among the Fund and the AAI ETF could affect how the Adviser fulfills its fiduciary duties to the Fund and the AAI ETF. To seek to mitigate risks of conflicts of interest arising from investments in affiliated investment companies, the Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse the Fund for any acquired fund fees and expenses payable by the Fund that are attributable to the portion of the Fund’s assets invested in an AAI ETF. 

Each Underlying ETF in which the Fund invests will be subject to its own principal risks, depending on the investment objective, investment strategy and other characteristics of such Underlying ETFs. Those Underlying ETF risks may in turn become principal risks of an investment in the Fund. To the extent the Fund invests in other ETFs, including AAI ETFs, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly incur certain fees and expenses of that ETF, including investment advisory fees. The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse the Fund for any acquired fund fees and expenses payable by the Fund that are attributable to the portion of the Fund’s assets invested in an AAI ETF. ETFs are investment companies that are bought and sold on a securities exchange. The Fund could lose money by investing in an ETF. ETFs are also subject to potential liquidity risk.

Overall securities market risks may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund or an Underlying ETF invests. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money. 

ALPS Advisors, Inc., registered investment adviser with the SEC, is the investment adviser to the Fund. ALPS Advisors, Inc. is affiliated with ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.

ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is the distributor for the Fund.