Brookfield Next Generation Infrastructure Fund

Fund Risks

Investing in the Fund involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Infrastructure companies may be subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business, including high interest costs, high leverage, regulation costs, economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition, lack of fuel availability, and energy conservation policies. 

Since the Fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities in the infrastructure industry, the Fund may be subject to greater volatility than a fund that is more broadly diversified.

The Fund's use of derivatives may reduce the Fund's returns, increase volatility, and/or give rise to a form of economic leverage that would magnify any increases or decreases in the value of the Fund's portfolio. Investing in master limited partnerships (MLPs) involves certain risks related to investing in the underlying assets of the MLPs and risks associated with pooled investment vehicles.

The Fund invests in small- and mid-cap companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.

The Fund invests in foreign securities, which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks, and differences in accounting methods. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

Some securities held may be difficult to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell at a loss.

Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Debt securities rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as "junk bonds," and they are generally more volatile and less liquid, and they are considered speculative.