A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Rule One Partners, LLC (hereinafter “ROP”) is a Limited Liability Company formed in June of
2013 and organized in the state of Wyoming. The principal owner is Philip Bradley Town, who
serves as Managing Member of ROP.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Rule One Partners, LLC offers investment advisory services to Rule One Capital, LP (“ROC”)
and the Rule One Fund (“ROF”). For each type of client, the services offered to each are
discussed individually.
Rule One Capital
ROP is the General Partner of and provides investment services for ROC. ROC is a Delaware
limited partnership organized to invest and trade primarily in publicly-traded equities and related
options and selected private offerings although other securities may be utilized.
The investment strategy is centered on an event-driven, deep-value approach. The principal
objective is capital appreciation over a multi-year term by focusing on investing in deep “value”
publicly traded equities while using certain option trading strategies. ROP believes the best
hedge against market fluctuations is to invest in companies with durable competitive advantages
at a discount of over fifty percent (50%) to their intrinsic value (that is, “deep value”) and then to
drive down the cost basis in the investment to well below tangible book value as quickly as
possible with additional, lower-cost purchases, an approach ROP refers to as “stockpiling”. In
addition, ROP uses combination derivative strategies, dividends and buy-backs to attempt reduce
ROC’s cost basis in particular positions and generate positive returns during market downturns.
If ROP believes that stock prices and the corresponding market capitalizations of companies are
at unsustainably high levels above their values, ROP intends to sell positions in those stocks
owed by ROC. ROP’s deep-value strategy in managing ROC relies on market fluctuations.
The investment objectives and policies may change at the sole discretion of ROP. No assurance
can be made that ROP will be able to allocate assets in the manner anticipated or that ROP will
be successful in selecting investments that yield consistent, or above average, risk adjusted
returns.
Rule One Fund
ROP will provide investment supervisory services to the Rule One Fund (“ROF”), an investment
company (also referred to as a “mutual fund”), a series of the World Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a
Delaware Statutory Trust registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940
Act”). With regard to the Rule One Fund, under the terms of its management contract with the
Fund, ROP acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Board of
Trustees, has overall responsibility for directing the investments of the Rule One Fund in
accordance with its investment objective, policies and restrictions as provided in its registration
statement filed with the SEC. Rule One or certain unaffiliated service providers provide all
necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the Rule One Fund’s investments.
The Rule One Fund is event-driven multi-alternative fund that offers investors exposure to
positive absolute returns with capital preservation during market downturns as a secondary goal.
The Rule One Fund pursues its objective by aiming to provide exposure to multiple separate and
combined investment strategies including: non-diversified focused, deep-value, contrarian,
event-driven, macro-technical momentum, volatility and derivatives.
Under normal circumstances, to achieve ROF’s investment objective by investing in a
concentrated portfolio (i.e., a portfolio consisting of a relatively small number of holdings) of
equity securities and options on equity securities. The fund’s investments in equity securities,
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that focus their investments in equity securities, depositary
receipts evidencing ownership of common stocks, and securities convertible into common
stocks. The fund may invest in foreign equity securities (including equity securities from
emerging markets). Complete details concerning the Rule One Fund can be found in its
prospectus and statement of additional information.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
For ROC, this fund will be managed in accordance to the partnership agreement and other
governing documents. The Rule One Fund will be managed in accordance to its prospectus.
Accordingly, they are tailored to their needs and objectives.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses, and any other administrative fees.
ROP does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Amounts Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, ROP has assets under management of approximately $186,069,549, all
of which are managed on a discretionary basis.