The Fund will purchase securities across the capital structure of MLPs and their affiliates with the goal of providing greater liquidity and lower volatility with a high correlation to MLP returns. The Fund seeks to provide investors with the following benefits:

• MLP and energy infrastructure portfolio with an increased opportunity set by investing across the capital structure.
• Opportunistic midstream focus.
• 1099 tax reporting – no K-1s, state tax filings, Unrelated Business Taxable Income (“UBTI”) or fund-level taxation.
• Seeks a higher level of current income.

Read about the advantages of the Advisory Research MLP & Energy Income Fund RIC structure.

*Depending on agreements at broker and/or custodian.

Asset Allocation as of December 31, 2018.

All data as of the most recent quarter-end unless otherwise stated.

Holdings are subject to change.

The fund's gross expense ratio is 1.40% for the A share, 2.15% for the C share and 1.15% for the I share.

*Inception date: Class A: 05/18/2011; Class C 4/2/2012; Class I: 12/27/2010.

All data as of the most recent quarter-end unless otherwise stated.

Performance for periods over one year is annualized. The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. A redemption fee of 2.00% will be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 90 days or less.

The Fund’s advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed “Gross Expense Ratio” listed on the Portfolio tab. This agreement is in effect until March 31, 2018, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Fund’s advisor is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid for three years from the date of any such waiver or payment. Performance would have been lower without fee waivers in effect.

The Alerian MLP Index is a leading gauge of energy Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). The capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents represent approximately 85% of total float-adjusted market capitalization, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMZ) and on a total-return basis (AMZX).

• MLP & Energy Income Fact Sheet

• MLP & Energy Income Commentary

• Summary Prospectus
• Prospectus
• Statement of Additional Information
• XBRL – MLP Funds

• MLP & Energy Income Fund Annual Report
• MLP & Energy Income Fund Semi-Annual Report

• Account Application
• Beneficial Ownership Form
• IRA Application Form
• IRA Transfer Form
• Roth IRA Custodial Amendment
• Traditional IRA Custodial Amendment
• Account Privileges Change Form
• Cost Basis Election Form
• Traditional IRA Custodial Agreement
• Roth IRA Custodial Agreement
• 2018 MLP & Energy Income Fund Tax Form 8937
• 2017 MLP & Energy Income Fund Tax Form 8937
• 2016 MLP & Energy Income Fund Tax Form 8937
• 2015 MLP & Energy Income Fund Tax Form 8937
• 2014 MLP & Energy Income Fund Tax Form 8937
• 2013 MLP & Energy Income Fund Tax Form 8937
• 2012 MLP & Energy Income Fund Tax Form 8937

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The MLP & Energy Income Fund intends to make distributions quarterly and net capital gains, if any, at least annually.