Catalyst Funds and Perini Capital LLC Launch the Catalyst Strategic Income Opportunities Fund

Partnership Marks the Third New Sub-Advisor Relationship for Catalyst in 2024 as Firm Launches First Closed-End, Interval Fund

New York, NY (September 5, 2024) – Catalyst Funds, a provider of alternative investment solutions, and Perini Capital, a fixed income and structured credit- focused alternative asset manager, announced the launch of the Catalyst Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (CSIOX). The Fund, which began trading on August 5, invests primarily in domestic asset-backed fixed income securities and is the first closed-end offering from Catalyst.

Catalyst is an investment manager whose mission is to help investors achieve their financial goals through distinctive strategies for dynamic market environments. Catalyst seeks to be the market leader in providing strategies with a decidedly different approach to educating, informing, and potentially solving challenges faced by investors. Catalyst is committed to excellence with a culture centered on innovation, teamwork, and an entrepreneurial spirit that encourages a client-service mindset focused on positive outcomes.

“I am very excited about our partnership with the team at Perini Capital and the continued growth of our product lineup for our clients,” said David Miller, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Catalyst Funds. “While we have previously only offered open-end funds, this new structure provides many potential benefits. I’m proud of our team and excited to see this expansion.”

CSIOX trades a portfolio that includes agency, non-agency, and commercial mortgage-backed securities, as well as collateralized mortgage obligations, stripped mortgage-backed securities, and securities backed by automobiles, aircraft, credit card receivables, and businesses. The Fund is an interval fund that offers to make quarterly re-purchases of shares at the NAV.

“We believe that launching CSIOX in partnership with the team at Catalyst is a great opportunity to deliver investment solutions to clients in a fund structure that fits the nature and duration of our target asset mix,” said Michael Perini, CEO of Perini Capital.

CSIOX will be sub-advised by Perini Capital LLC. The Fund’s objective is to seek total return. For more information on this Fund and Catalyst’s offerings, please visit: www.catalystmf.com.

For media inquiries on this announcement, please contact Deborah Kostroun of Zito Partners at 201-403-8185.

About Catalyst Funds

Catalyst Funds currently offers 20 distinctive funds that provide various strategies with the goal of producing income- and equity-oriented returns, while seeking to manage risk and volatility. Catalyst offers these exclusive strategies through a team of in-house portfolio managers and boutique institutional investment management partners. The firm strives to provide innovative strategies to support financial advisors and their clients in meeting the investment challenges of an ever-changing global market environment. For more information on Catalyst Funds and its various offerings, please visit: www.catalystmf.com.

About Perini Capital

Perini Capital, LLC is an alternative investment manager focused on investing in a broad range of structured credit and fixed income securities. Perini Capital was founded in 2011. The firm’s primary office is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. More information is available at www.perinicapital.com.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund(s) before investing.  The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund(s) and should be read carefully before investing.  The prospectus may be obtained at CatalystMF.com

Risk Considerations

Investing in the Fund carries certain risks. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of an individual security in the Fund’s portfolio. Investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategies. When the Fund invests in asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that, if the underlying borrowers fail to pay interest or repay principal, the assets backing these securities may not be sufficient to support payments on the securities. Interest rate risk is the risk that bond prices overall, including the prices of securities held by the Fund, will decline over short or even long periods of time due to rising interest rates. Bonds with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to interest rates than bonds with shorter maturities. Lower-quality bonds, known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, present greater risk than bonds of higher quality, including an increased risk of default. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. These factors may affect the value of your investment.

Shares of the Fund are not listed on any securities exchange, which makes them inherently illiquid. There is no secondary market for the Fund’s shares, and it is not anticipated that a secondary market will develop. As a result of the foregoing, an investment in the Fund’s shares is not suitable for investors who cannot tolerate risk of loss or who require liquidity, other than liquidity provided through the Fund’s repurchase policy.

Although the Fund offers to repurchase at least 5% of outstanding shares on a quarterly basis in accordance with the Fund’s repurchase policy, the Fund is not required to repurchase shares at a shareholder’s option nor are shares exchangeable for units, interests or shares of any security. Moreover, the Fund is not required to extend, and shareholders should not expect the Fund’s Board of Trustees to authorize, repurchase offers in excess of 5% of outstanding shares.

The Catalyst Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.