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Summary Prospectus
January 28, 2026
NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF (XBCI )
Principal U.S. Listing Exchange for the Fund: Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund online at www.neosfunds.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 833-833-1311. The current prospectus and statement of additional information, dated January 28, 2026, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus. Information about the Fund's net asset value per share, market price, premiums and discounts and bid-ask spreads can be found at www.neosfunds.com.
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Summary Information - NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF
Investment Objective
The NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF (the "Fund") seeks to boost performance by generating high monthly income with the potential for appreciation based on exposure to exchange-traded products ("ETPs") that have direct exposure to Bitcoin.
Fund Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund ("Shares"). You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | None |
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |
| Management Fee | 0.98% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | None |
| Other Expenses(1) | 0.00% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.98% |
| (1) | "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year and are calculated as a percentage of the Fund's net assets. The expenses of the Fund's wholly-owned subsidiary are consolidated with those of the Fund and are not presented as a separate expense. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
| Year | Expenses |
| 1 | $100 |
| 3 | $312 |
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it purchases and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses table or in the Example above, may affect the Fund's performance. The Fund's portfolio turnover rate is only shown once the Fund has completed its first fiscal period of operations.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve its investment objective by:
| (i) | investing in exchange-traded spot Bitcoin ETPs (the "Spot Bitcoin ETPs") primarily through a controlled foreign corporation; |
| (ii) | obtaining indirect exposure to Bitcoin by employing an options strategy that consists of selling (writing) put options and buying call options generally at the same strike price on one or more Bitcoin-related instruments; |
| (iii) | utilizing a call options strategy to provide high monthly income, which primarily consists of selling (writing) call options on one or more Bitcoin-related instruments; and |
| (iv) | relying on leverage to "boost" the Fund's long exposure to Bitcoin and "boost" the monthly income earned for the Fund. |
The Fund does not invest in Bitcoin directly.
NEOS Bitcoin High Income Strategy
This component of the Fund's strategy is designed to follow the underlying strategies of the NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF ("BTCI"). BTCI invests in Spot Bitcoin ETPs through a controlled foreign corporation, obtains additional long exposure to Bitcoin utilizing a synthetic options strategy, and generates high monthly income though a call options strategy. "High" monthly income is intended to convey that the strategy is designed to provide investors with some level of income, noting that such investors do not ordinarily receive income solely by owning Bitcoin or Spot Bitcoin ETPs.
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Spot Bitcoin ETPs
Spot Bitcoin ETPs are funds that track the price of Bitcoin by directly holding actual Bitcoin (called "spot") as their underlying asset. Spot Bitcoin ETPs seek to provide the performance of the price of Bitcoin before the payment of fees and expenses. The price of the Spot Bitcoin ETP fluctuates with the price of Bitcoin in crypto asset markets. The Fund will hold shares of the Spot Bitcoin ETPs in a wholly owned and controlled foreign subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income Portfolio CFC (the "Cayman Subsidiary" or "Subsidiary"). The Fund may also hold shares of the Spot Bitcoin ETPs directly, consistent with the limits of the U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to registered investment companies (e.g., at least 90% of the Fund's income must be "qualifying income.").
The Fund expects to gain indirect exposure to the Spot Bitcoin ETPs by investing up to 25% of its total assets (measured at the time of investment) in the Subsidiary, consistent with the limits of the U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to registered investment companies. The Subsidiary is advised by the Adviser. Unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary may directly invest without limitation in Spot Bitcoin ETPs; however, the Subsidiary will comply with the same derivatives rule requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), when viewed on a consolidated basis with the Fund, with respect to its investments in derivatives and leverage; and also complies with the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act (regarding investment advisory contract approvals). The adviser anticipates holding only the Spot Bitcoin ETPs in the Subsidiary.
Options on Bitcoin Related Instruments
There are two parts to the Bitcoin options strategy: (1) utilizing a "synthetic strategy" to gain exposure to Bitcoin, and (2) writing (selling) call options on one or more Bitcoin-related instruments to generate high monthly income for the Fund. A "Bitcoin-related instrument" is defined as Bitcoin, an ETF that principally invests in Bitcoin futures contracts ("Bitcoin Futures ETFs"), Spot Bitcoin ETPs, or an index that uses Bitcoin, Bitcoin Futures ETFs, and/or Spot Bitcoin ETPs as the reference asset (each, a "Bitcoin Index").
To implement the Bitcoin options strategy, the Fund invests either directly or through the Subsidiary, in traditional exchange-traded options, FLexible EXchange® options ("FLEX Options"), and/or over-the-counter options that utilize a Bitcoin-related instrument as the reference asset. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. The Fund will close out any over-the-counter options prior to expiration so that it does not take delivery of the reference asset.
Synthetic Options Strategy
The Fund derives its long exposure to Bitcoin by trading options directly or through the Subsidiary, that use a Bitcoin-related instrument as the reference asset; however, the Fund may hold the Bitcoin-related instrument directly or through the subsidiary. Because this portion of the Fund's exposure to Bitcoin is obtained via options instead of owning the reference asset, the Fund's exposure is considered to be "synthetic." The synthetic exposure is created through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price with the same expiration. This combination synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of Bitcoin. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by reference asset through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by the reference asset through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of the reference asset both on the upside and downside.
Income Options Strategy
The Fund seeks to generate income directly or through the Subsidiary, by writing (selling) call options on a Bitcoin-related instrument and receiving the premiums from the option buyer.
When the Fund sells a call option, it creates a contract between the option writer (the Fund) and the option buyer (counterparty). The writer of the call option receives an amount (premium) for writing the option. The contract provides the counterparty with the right to buy the reference asset for a pre-specified price (strike price) by a pre-specified date (expiration date). However, no obligation is created for the counterparty, who is not forced to buy the reference asset (exercising the option) by the expiration date. If the price of the reference asset is greater than the strike price at the expiration date, the counterparty will exercise their option. This obligates the writer to sell the reference asset to the counterparty (buyer) at the pre-specified price, which will be at a price below the market price, resulting in a loss for the writer and an equivalent profit for the holder. If the price of the reference asset is lower than or equal to the strike price at the expiration date, the counterparty (buyer) will not exercise its option. It will expire as worthless, which results in a profit for the writer and an equivalent loss for the holder.
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In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) writes a call option on a security it owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to Bitcoin directly or through the Subsidiary, through the use of options contracts that use a Bitcoin-related instrument as the reference asset. This distinction causes the Fund's income generating option strategy to be commonly referred to as a "synthetic covered call strategy" as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to Bitcoin. The Fund's writing (selling) of call options on a Bitcoin-related instrument will limit the Fund's ability to participate in increases in value of Bitcoin beyond a certain point. If the share price of the reference asset increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure and Spot Bitcoin ETPs would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if the reference asset's share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that the Fund has written to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those written call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the synthetic long exposure to Bitcoin and Spot Bitcoin ETPs. As a result, the Fund's overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to Bitcoin, long exposure to Spot Bitcoin ETPs via the Subsidiary, and the call options written on a Bitcoin-related instrument) will limit the Fund's participation in gains of Bitcoin beyond a certain point. This strategy offers a portion of the potential upside of the price return Bitcoin into current income. It is expected that the call options written by the Fund will generally have expirations of approximately one month and will be held to or close to expiration. The options that are not held to expiration will be replaced by similar options that have a later expiration.
The Adviser utilizes a proprietary, rules-based, systematic model to manage the Fund's options positions. The Adviser may actively manage the written and purchased call options prior to expiration to potentially capture gains and minimize losses due to the movement of the Spot Bitcoin ETPs.
When writing options, the Fund is required to post collateral to assure its performance to the option buyer. The Fund will hold U.S. Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury, as collateral. To the extent that the Fund directly invests in Spot Bitcoin ETPs (i.e., not through the Subsidiary), the Spot Bitcoin ETPs may also be eligible to be used as collateral.
In addition, the Fund may seek to take advantage of tax loss harvesting opportunities by taking investment losses from the Spot Bitcoin ETPs and/or Bitcoin Futures ETF positions to offset realized taxable gains of the Spot Bitcoin ETPs and/or Bitcoin Futures ETFs.
Boosted/Levered Strategy for Added Exposure to BTCI Underlying Strategies
This component of the Fund's strategy is designed to obtain additional (or boosted) exposure to the underlying strategies of BTCI, which are discussed in the prior section. Specifically, the Fund utilizes leverage to create investment exposure equal to approximately 150% of BTCI. That is, the Fund aims to boost (150%) BTCI's long exposure to Bitcoin and the income generated by BTCI. The Fund may lose more money in market conditions that are averse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage, such as BTCI. An investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the performance of Bitcoin will be magnified for the Fund.
Shareholders receiving periodic payments from the Fund may be under the impression that they are receiving net profits. However, all or a portion of a distribution may be treated for accounting or tax purposes as income or as a return of capital. Return of capital represents a return of a portion of the Fund shareholder's invested capital, does not reflect traditional income such as dividends or interest. and is not taxable in the year it is received unless the distribution exceeds a shareholder's basis in the Fund. However, a return of capital may result in an increase in a later gain on a sale of Shares or a reduction of a loss. There is no guarantee that the Adviser will be successful in its attempt to have the Fund's distribution payments meet the target range without some return of capital.
The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities in implementing its principal investment strategies, resulting in high portfolio turnover. The Fund is considered to be non-diversified.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Spot Bitcoin ETPs and/or options on the Bitcoin-related instruments. For purposes of the Fund's 80% policy, the value of such derivative instruments shall be valued at their notional value.
About Bitcoin
Description of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a digital asset that operates on a decentralized network using blockchain technology to facilitate secure and anonymous transactions. Bitcoin represents a digital asset that functions as a medium of exchange utilizing cryptographic protocols to secure transactional processes, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets. Its operation on a decentralized blockchain network ensures both transparency and immutability of records, without the need for a central authority. This innovative technology underpinning Bitcoin allows for peer-to-peer transactions and provides a framework for digital scarcity, making Bitcoin a unique investment commodity within the digital currency landscape.
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Description of the Bitcoin Blockchain
The Bitcoin blockchain constitutes a decentralized, digital ledger technology that chronologically and publicly records all Bitcoin transactions. This technology is characterized by its use of blocks, which are structurally linked in a chain through cryptographic hashes. Each block contains a list of transactions that, once verified and added to the blockchain through a consensus process known as proof of work, become extremely difficult to reverse and tamper with. The integrity, transparency, and security of the transactional data are maintained autonomously within the Bitcoin network, eliminating the necessity for central oversight and facilitating trust in a peer-to-peer system.
The Relationship between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Blockchain
Bitcoin is a digital currency that operates on the Bitcoin blockchain, a decentralized and cryptographic ledger system. The Bitcoin blockchain underpins the entire Bitcoin network, providing a secure and transparent mechanism for recording Bitcoin transactions. Each Bitcoin transaction is verified by network participants and permanently recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain, ensuring the integrity and traceability of the digital currency. Thus, while Bitcoin serves as a medium of exchange or store of value, the Bitcoin blockchain acts as the immutable record-keeping system that facilitates and authenticates the circulation and ownership of Bitcoin. This symbiotic relationship ensures that Bitcoin operates in a trustless and decentralized manner, with the Bitcoin blockchain maintaining the currency's history and scarcity.
| ● | Decentralized Transactions: Bitcoin facilitates peer-to-peer financial transactions globally without the need for intermediaries, reducing transaction costs and times. This feature makes it an attractive option for cross-border transfers and remittances, although Bitcoin is not widely used in this manner at present. |
| ● | Store of Value: Due to its limited supply and decentralized nature, Bitcoin is perceived as a digital alternative to traditional stores of value like gold, potentially serving as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation. |
| ● | Smart Contracts: While primarily associated with other blockchain platforms, the Bitcoin blockchain can execute smart contracts-self-executing contractual agreements with the terms directly written into code-thereby enabling automated and conditional transactions. However, unlike the scripting language of blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, the scripting language of the Bitcoin blockchain is not Turing-complete and therefore is much more limited in the types of smart contracts and potential applications it can support. Please see "Bitcoin Risk" for additional information about the Ethereum network compared to the Bitcoin blockchain. |
| ● | Asset Tokenization: The Bitcoin blockchain provides a platform for tokenizing assets, converting rights to an asset into a digital token on the blockchain. This can include real estate, stocks, or other forms of assets, enhancing liquidity and market efficiency. Currently, these applications are extremely limited and/or speculative. |
| ● | Digital Identity Verification: Leveraging the security and immutability of the Bitcoin blockchain, companies can develop digital identity verification systems, enhancing privacy and reducing identity theft. |
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment in the Fund, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. Therefore, you should consider carefully the following risks before investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government agency.
Spot Bitcoin ETP Risk. The value of a Spot Bitcoin ETP security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. It is possible that Spot Bitcoin ETP issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund in such Spot Bitcoin ETP to be more volatile than the market generally.
Many of the risks associated with Spot Bitcoin ETP securities are the same as the risks of owning Bitcoin directly. See Bitcoin Risk.
Spot Bitcoin ETPs have been in existence a relatively short period of time with a short trading history. Trading in Spot Bitcoin ETP shares is a recent development. If a Spot Bitcoin ETP's creation and redemption process is interrupted or experiences difficulties, the arbitrage mechanism utilized by authorized participants to reduce the differences between the Spot Bitcoin ETP's market price and net asset value may not work as intended and the market price of the Bitcoin ETP shares may fall or otherwise diverge from the Spot Bitcoin ETP's net asset value, which may result in the Spot Bitcoin ETP's shares trading at an increased premium or discount. A Spot Bitcoin ETP may suspend the issuance of shares at any time which will impact the price of shares of a Spot Bitcoin ETP, resulting in significant difference (premium/discount) between the Spot Bitcoin ETP's market price and its net asset value. Additionally, the Fund may be unable to transact in the shares of the Spot Bitcoin ETP at an acceptable price and therefore the Fund may be unable to achieve its investment objective.
Cybersecurity or other threats to a Spot Bitcoin ETP's account at its custodian could result in the halting of the Spot Bitcoin ETP's operations and a loss of the Spot Bitcoin ETP's assets, which could result in a reduction of the value of the shares of the Spot Bitcoin ETP and the Fund.
Spot Bitcoin ETPs are subject to custodian risk including if the custodian fails to provide services as required or terminates the custodian agreement.
Spot Bitcoin ETPs determine the spot price of Bitcoin and calculate their net asset values in reliance on composite indexes and other pricing sources. These indexes have a limited operating history. Thus, there is a risk that the price reported by the indexes could fail to track the global Bitcoin price, which would adversely affect the value of a Spot Bitcoin ETP's shares. The value of a Spot Bitcoin as represented by an index or other pricing source used by a Spot Bitcoin ETP could be adversely affected by trading activity on digital asset platforms.
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Spot Bitcoin ETPs are not registered as an investment company subject to the 1940 Act. Accordingly, investors in Spot Bitcoin ETPs do not have the protections expressly provided by that statute, including: provisions preventing Spot Bitcoin ETP insiders from managing a Spot Bitcoin ETP to their benefit and to the detriment of shareholders; provisions preventing a Spot Bitcoin ETP from issuing securities having inequitable or discriminatory provisions; provisions preventing management by irresponsible persons; provisions preventing the use of unsound or misleading methods of computing Spot Bitcoin ETP earnings and asset value; provisions prohibiting suspension of redemptions (except under limited circumstances); provisions limiting fund leverage; provisions imposing a fiduciary duty on fund managers with respect to receipt of compensation for services; and provisions preventing changes in a Spot Bitcoin ETP's character without the consent of shareholders. Because the Fund invests in one or more Spot Bitcoin ETPs indirectly through the Subsidiary, the Fund's investments are expected to be subject to loss as a result of these risks.
Bitcoin Risk. The value of the Fund's investment in Spot Bitcoin ETPs and options on Bitcoin-related instruments is subject to fluctuations in the value of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a relatively new innovation and the market for bitcoin is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty. The further development of the Bitcoin network and the acceptance and use of bitcoin are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The value of bitcoin has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The slowing, stopping or reversing of the development of the Bitcoin network or the acceptance of bitcoin may adversely affect the price of bitcoin. Bitcoin is subject to the risk of fraud, theft, manipulation or security failures, operational or other problems that impact the digital asset trading venues on which bitcoin trades. The Bitcoin blockchain may contain flaws that can be exploited by hackers. A significant portion of bitcoin is held by a small number of holders sometimes referred to as "whales." Transactions of these holders may have the ability to manipulate the price of bitcoin.
Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, such as equity securities and futures contracts, bitcoin and the digital asset trading venues on which it trades are largely unregulated and highly fragmented and digital asset trading venues may be operating out of compliance with regulations. As a result of the lack of regulation, individuals or groups may engage in fraud or market manipulation (including using social media to promote bitcoin in a way that artificially increases the price of bitcoin). Investors may be more exposed to the risk of theft, fraud and market manipulation than when investing in more traditional asset classes. Over the past several years, a number of digital asset trading venues have been closed due to fraud, failure or security breaches. Investors in bitcoin may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Legal or regulatory changes may negatively impact the operation of the Bitcoin network or restrict the use of bitcoin. The digital asset trading venues upon which bitcoin trades have been subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and the Bitcoin Futures ETFs and Spot Bitcoin ETPs may be negatively impacted by such regulatory enforcement actions. Any such actions could significantly reduce the number of venues upon which bitcoin trades and could negatively impact the bitcoin futures contracts held by the Bitcoin Futures ETFs that reference the price of bitcoin or the bitcoin held by the Spot Bitcoin ETPs. In addition, digital asset trading venues, bitcoin miners, and other participants may have significant exposure to other digital assets. Instability in the price, availability or legal or regulatory status of those instruments may adversely impact the operation of the digital asset trading venues and the Bitcoin network. The realization of any of these risks could result in a decline in the acceptance of bitcoin and consequently a reduction in the value of bitcoin, bitcoin futures contracts, and shares of the Spot Bitcoin ETPs and options on Bitcoin-related instruments held by the Fund. Such occurrences could also impair the Bitcoin-related instruments' ability to meet their investment objective pursuant to their respective investment strategy.
The Bitcoin network is maintained and secured by a group of validators who "mine" bitcoin, which involves contributing computer power to the network to validate transactions, maintain security and finalize settlement. The Bitcoin blockchain relies on a consensus mechanism whereby miners agree on the accurate state of the database. If a malicious actor (or group of actors) were to gain control of more than 50% the mining (or "hash") power in the network, even temporarily, they would have the ability to block new transactions from being confirmed and could, over time, reverse or reorder prior transactions. Although it may be challenging for a malicious actor (or group of actors) to gain control of 50% of the mining (or "hash") power in the Bitcoin blockchain, such an attack would significantly impact the value of bitcoin, and thereby of the bitcoin futures contracts held by the Bitcoin Futures ETF and the bitcoin held by the Spot Bitcoin ETPs.
A blockchain is a public database that is updated, shared and maintained across many computers in a network. The software that powers a blockchain is known as its protocol. Like all software, these protocols may update or change from time-to-time. In the case of the Bitcoin protocol, updates are made based on proposals submitted by developers, but only if a majority of the users and miners adopt the new proposals and update their individual copies of the protocol. Certain upgrade proposals to a blockchain may not be accepted by all the participants in an ecosystem. If one significant group adopts a proposed upgrade and another does not - or if groups adopt different upgrades - this can result in a "fork" of the blockchain, wherein two distinct sets of users and validators or users and miners run two different versions of a protocol. If the versions are sufficiently different such that the two versions of the protocol cannot simultaneously maintain and update a shared record of the blockchain database, it is called a "hard fork." A hard fork can result in the creation of two competing blockchains, each with its own native crypto assets. For instance, on August 1, 2017, two factions in the Bitcoin community could not agree on whether or not to adopt an upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol related to how to scale throughput on the blockchain. The disagreement created a fork, with the smaller group taking the name "Bitcoin Cash" and running its own blockchain and related native crypto asset. The larger group retained the name Bitcoin for its blockchain and held bitcoin as the native crypto asset. Additional forks of the Bitcoin blockchain are possible. A large-scale fork could introduce risk, uncertainty, or confusion into the Bitcoin blockchain, or could fraction the value of the main blockchain and its native crypto asset, which could significantly impact the value of bitcoin and options on Bitcoin-related instruments held by the Fund. Additionally, a hack of the Bitcoin blockchain or one or more projects that interact with or that are built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain could negatively impact the price of bitcoin, whether it leads to another hard fork or not, and thereby the value of the bitcoin held by the Spot Bitcoin ETPs and options on Bitcoin-related instruments held by the Fund.
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The Bitcoin blockchain and its native crypto asset, bitcoin, face numerous challenges to gaining widespread adoption as an alternative payments system, including the slowness of transaction processing and finality, variability in transaction fees and volatility in bitcoin's price. It is not clear that the Bitcoin blockchain or bitcoin can overcome these and other impediments, which could harm the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin as an alternative payment system, and thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. In addition, alternative public blockchains have been developed and may in the future develop that compete with the Bitcoin blockchain and may have significant advantages as alternative payment systems, including higher throughput, lower fees, faster settlement and finalization, and the ability to facilitate untraceable and/or privacy-shielded transactions through the use of zero-knowledge cryptography or other means. It is possible that these alternative public blockchains and their native crypto assets may be more successful than the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin in gaining adoption as an alternative payments system, which could limit the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin, thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. Such alternative public blockchains, such as the Ethereum network, allow users to write and implement smart contracts-that is, general-purpose code that executes on every computer in the network and can instruct the transmission of information and value based on a sophisticated set of logical conditions. Using smart contracts, users can create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership of property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create other digital assets. Furthermore, traditional payment systems may improve their own technical capabilities and offer faster settlement times, faster finalization and lower fees. This could make it more difficult for the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin to gain traction as an alternative payments system, which could limit the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin, and thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. Finally, one means by which the ecosystem surrounding the Bitcoin blockchain has attempted to mitigate concerns about the slowness of transaction processing and finality and the variability of transaction fees has been through the development of so-called Layer 2 networks, including the "Lightning Network." Layer 2 networks are separate blockchains built on top of "Layer 1" blockchains like the Bitcoin blockchain for the purpose of augmenting the throughput of the Layer 1 blockchain, and often, providing lower fees for transaction processing and faster settlement. Layer 2 blockchains introduce certain risks into the Bitcoin ecosystem that should be considered. For instance, Layer 2 blockchains are a relatively new and still developing technology. Technological issues - including hacks, bugs, or failures - could introduce risk or harm confidence in the Bitcoin ecosystem, which could negatively impact the price of bitcoin. In addition, users may choose to settle an increasing share of transactions on Layer 2 blockchains, which could negatively impact the transaction activity on, and the amount of fee revenue generated by, the Bitcoin blockchain itself, which could negatively impact the price of bitcoin. If these or other developments negatively impact the price of bitcoin, this would negatively impact the value of the Bitcoin-related instruments held by the Fund.
The realization of any of these risks could result in a decline in the acceptance of Bitcoin and consequently a reduction in the value of Bitcoin, Spot Bitcoin ETPs, options on Bitcoin-related instruments, and the Fund.
Bitcoin Tax Risk. By investing in Spot Bitcoin ETPs indirectly through the Subsidiary, the Fund will obtain exposure to the crypto asset Bitcoin within the federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund. However, because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, any income received by the Fund from its investments in the Subsidiary will be passed through to the Fund as ordinary income, which may be taxed at less favorable rates than capital gains.
A direct investment by the Fund in a Spot Bitcoin ETP will generally be treated as a direct investment in Bitcoin for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company ("RIC") and its shareholders, Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") requires, among other things, that at least 90% of the Fund's income be "qualifying income." Although the income from a direct investment in Spot Bitcoin ETPs is not treated as qualifying income, the income generated from the Fund's options on a Bitcoin Index is considered qualifying income because the Spot Bitcoin ETPs comprising each Bitcoin Index are considered securities for purposes of Section 851(b)(2)) of the Code. To the extent the IRS disagrees with this view, then the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC under the Code. If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC and was ineligible to or was not able to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation and subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund's net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. See "Options Risk" and "Derivatives Risk" below for additional risks regarding the Fund's options strategy.
Bitcoin Futures ETF Risks. The Bitcoin Futures ETFs do not invest directly in bitcoin. Instead, the Bitcoin Futures ETFs obtain indirect exposure to Bitcoin by investing in Bitcoin futures. The market for derivatives linked to Bitcoin may be less developed, and potentially less liquid and more volatile, than more established markets. While these markets have grown substantially since Bitcoin derivatives commenced trading, there can be no assurance that this growth will continue. The price for Bitcoin futures and options is based on a number of factors, including the supply of and the demand for these derivatives. Market conditions and expectations, position limits, accountability levels, collateral requirements, availability of counterparties, and other factors each can impact the supply of and demand for these derivatives. Additionally, due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Bitcoin futures contracts, the Bitcoin Futures ETFs may experience difficulty maintaining the desired level of exposure to Bitcoin solely through futures contracts. If a Bitcoin Futures ETF is unable to achieve such exposure it may not be able to meet its investment objective and the Bitcoin Futures ETF's returns may be different or lower than expected. Additionally, collateral requirements may require the Bitcoin Futures ETFs to liquidate their positions, potentially incurring losses and expenses, when it otherwise would not do so. Investing in derivatives like Bitcoin futures may be considered aggressive and may expose the Bitcoin Futures ETFs to significant risks. These risks include counterparty risk and liquidity risk.
Options Risk. Buying and selling (writing) options are speculative activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks. Options enable the Fund to purchase exposure that is significantly greater than the premium paid. Consequently, the value of such options can be volatile, and a small investment in options can have a large impact on the performance of the Fund. The Fund risks losing all or part of the cash paid (premiums) for purchasing options. Even a small decline in the value of a reference asset underlying call options or a small increase in the value of a reference asset underlying put options can result in the entire investment in such options being lost. The Fund's options also may fail to track the performance of their underlying reference asset, which may limit the effectiveness of the Fund's strategy. The potential loss from written options can exceed the Fund's initial investment in such options and could be unlimited.
Leverage Risk. The Fund seeks to boost its exposure to the price of the Bitcoin by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.
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Absence of Prior Active Market Risk. While the Fund's Shares are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for Shares will develop or be maintained. The Fund's distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares.
Active Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns, which may cause the Fund to fail to meet its investment objective or to underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active trading that can accompany active management may result in high portfolio turnover, which may have a negative impact on performance. Active trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Concentration Risk. Because the Fund invests more than 25% of its assets in Spot Bitcoin ETPs and options on Bitcoin-related instruments, the Fund's net asset value may fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not concentrate in Spot Bitcoin ETPs and options on Bitcoin -related instruments.
Derivatives Risk. Options are a derivative investment. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfil its contractual obligations; (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships.
Distribution Risk. The Fund's estimated distributions are not guaranteed to result in distributions that equal a fixed percentage of the Fund's current net asset value per share. There is no guarantee that the Adviser will be successful in its attempt to have the Fund's distribution payments fall in the specified range without some return of capital. Shareholders receiving periodic payments from the Fund may be under the impression that they are receiving net profits. However, all or a portion of a distribution may consist of a return of capital. Return of capital is the portion of distribution that is a return of your original investment dollars in the Fund. Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net profit.
Return of Capital Tax Risk. All or a portion of a distribution may consist of a return of capital (i.e., from your original investment). Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net profit. Shareholders should note that return of capital will reduce the tax basis of their Shares and potentially increase the taxable gain, if any, upon disposition of their Shares.
ETF Risk. The Fund is structured as an ETF. As a result, the Fund is subject to special risks, including:
| ● | Not Individually Redeemable. The Fund's shares ("Shares") are not redeemable by retail investors and may be redeemed only by Authorized Participants at net asset value ("NAV") and only in Creation Units. A retail investor generally incurs brokerage costs when selling shares. |
| ● | Trading Issues. Trading in Shares on Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the "Exchange") may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary market volatility. There can be no assurance that Shares will continue to meet the listing requirements of the Exchange which may result in the Shares being delisted. An active trading market for the Shares may not be developed or maintained. If the Shares are traded outside a collateralized settlement system, the number of financial institutions that can act as Authorized Participants that can post collateral on an agency basis is limited, which may limit the market for the Shares. |
| ● | Market Price Variance Risk. The market prices of Shares will fluctuate in response to changes in NAV and supply and demand for Shares and will include a "bid-ask spread" charged by the exchange specialists, market makers or other participants that trade the Shares. There may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. This means that Shares may trade at a discount to NAV. |
| o | In times of market stress, market makers may step away from their role market making in the Shares and in executing trades, which can lead to differences between the market value of the Shares and the Fund's NAV. |
| o | The market price of the Shares may deviate from the Fund's NAV, particularly during times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly more or significantly less for the Shares than the Fund's NAV, which is reflected in the bid and ask price for the Shares or in the closing price. |
| o | In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund's portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares may, in turn, lead to differences between the market value of the Shares and the Fund's NAV. |
| ● | Authorized Participant Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as an Authorized Participant on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem Creation Units, Fund shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes. |
Additionally, purchases and redemptions of creation units primarily with cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may cause the Fund to incur certain costs, including brokerage costs or taxable gains or losses that it might not have incurred if it made a redemption in-kind, and therefore decrease the Fund's NAV to the extent not offset by a transaction fee payable by an AP.
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FLEX Options Risk. Trading FLEX Options involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. The Fund may experience losses from specific FLEX Option positions and certain FLEX Option positions may expire worthless. The FLEX Options are listed and trade on an exchange; however, no one can guarantee that a liquid secondary trading market will exist for the FLEX Options. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the Fund's FLEX Options may decrease. In a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, liquidating the FLEX Options may require the payment of a premium (for written FLEX Options) or acceptance of a discounted price (for purchased FLEX Options) and may take longer to complete. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and Fund shares and result in the Fund being unable to achieve its investment objective. Less liquidity in the trading of the Fund's FLEX Options could have an impact on the prices paid or received by the Fund for the FLEX Options in connection with creations and redemptions of the Fund's shares. Depending on the nature of this impact to pricing, the Fund may be forced to pay more for redemptions (or receive less for creations) than the price at which it currently values the FLEX Options. Such overpayment or under collection could reduce the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. Additionally, in a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, the liquidation of a large number of options may more significantly impact the price. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and the value of your investment. The trading in FLEX Options may be less deep and liquid than the market for certain other exchange-traded options, non-customized options or other securities.
Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk. Certain shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, a third-party investor, the Fund's adviser or an affiliate of the Fund's adviser, a market maker, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non-redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year.
Market and Geopolitical Risk. The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Securities in the Fund's portfolio may underperform due to inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters, climate change and climate-related events, pandemics, epidemics, terrorism, international conflicts, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. The occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years may result in market volatility and may have long term effects on financial markets worldwide.
New Fund Risk. The Fund is new and does not have shares outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus. If the Fund does not grow large in size once it commences trading, it will be at greater risk than larger funds of wider bid-ask spreads for its shares, trading at a greater premium or discount to NAV, liquidation and/or a stop to trading. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs for the Fund and negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund's portfolio may focus on a limited number of investments and will be subject to potential for volatility than a diversified fund.
Portfolio Turnover Risk. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities, and option contracts, frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities, which may affect the Fund's performance.
Rolling Options Contract Risk. The Fund's investments in options are subject to risks related to rolling. Rolling occurs when the Fund closes out of an options contract as it nears its expiration and replaces it with a contract that has a later expiration. The Fund does not intend to hold options through expiration, but instead intends to "roll" its positions. When the market for these options is such that the prices are higher in the more distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the sale during the course of the "rolling process" of the more nearby contract would take place at a price that is lower than the price of the more distant contract. This pattern of higher option prices for longer expiration contracts is often referred to as "contango." Alternatively, when the market for options contracts is such that the prices are higher in the nearer months than in the more distant months, the sale during the course of the "rolling process" of the more nearby contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price of the more distant contract. This pattern of higher options prices for shorter expiration options contracts is referred to as "backwardation." Extended periods of contango or backwardation have occurred in the past and can in the future cause significant losses for the Fund.
Tax Risk. The Fund invests in derivatives. The federal income tax treatment of a derivative may not be as favorable as a direct investment in an underlying asset. Derivatives may produce taxable income and taxable realized gain. Derivatives may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments. As a result, a larger portion of the Fund's distributions may be treated as ordinary income rather than as capital gains. In addition, certain derivatives are subject to mark-to-market or straddle provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. If such provisions are applicable, there could be an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by the Fund. The use of derivatives, such as call options, may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains or otherwise affect the Fund's ability to pay out dividends subject to preferential rates or the dividend deduction, thereby increasing the amount of taxes payable by some shareholders. The writing of call options by the Fund may significantly reduce or eliminate the ability to make distributions eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income or as eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.
If the Fund's distributions exceed its earnings and profits, all or a portion of the distributions made for a taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the Fund and result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when shares on which the distribution was received are sold. After a shareholder's basis in shares has been reduced to zero, distributions in excess of earnings and profits will be treated as gain from the sale of the shareholder's shares.
To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must meet certain requirements concerning the source of its income. The Fund's investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide exposure to bitcoin in a manner that is consistent with the "qualifying income" requirement applicable to RICs. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has ceased issuing private letter rulings regarding whether the use of subsidiaries by investment companies to invest in certain instruments constitutes qualifying income. If the IRS determines that this source of income is not "qualifying income," the Fund may cease to qualify as a RIC because the Fund has not received a private letter ruling and is not able to rely on private letter rulings issued to other taxpayers. Failure to qualify as a RIC could subject the Fund to adverse tax consequences, including a federal income tax on its net income at regular corporate rates, as well as a tax to shareholders on such income when distributed as an ordinary dividend.
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Based on the principles underlying private letter rulings previously issued to other taxpayers, the Fund intends to treat its income from the Subsidiary and options on Bitcoin ETPs as qualifying income without any such ruling from the IRS. The tax treatment of the Fund's investment in the Subsidiary and options on Bitcoin ETPs may be adversely affected by future legislation, court decisions, Treasury Regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could affect whether income derived from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or any gains or distributions made by the Fund.
U.S. Government Securities Risk. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the U.S. government and generally have negligible credit risk. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Valuation Risk. The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of a security or other asset may differ from the Fund's valuation of the security or other asset, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in the Fund's portfolio may change on days or during time periods when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's shares. Authorized Participants who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the Fund not fair-valued securities or used a different valuation methodology. The Fund's ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third- party service providers.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act, such as limits on leverage when viewed in isolation from the Fund. Because the Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and is overseen by the Adviser, it is unlikely that the Subsidiary will take action contrary to the interests of the Fund or its shareholders.
Taxation Risk. By investing in certain Spot Bitcoin ETPs indirectly through the Subsidiary, the Fund will obtain exposure to these investments within the federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund. The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. tax purposes. Because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation any income received from its investments will be passed through to the Fund as ordinary income.
Performance
The Fund is new, and therefore, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of this Prospectus. Also, shareholder reports containing financial and performance information will be mailed to shareholders semi-annually. Updated performance information will be available at no cost by visiting the Fund's website at www.Neosfunds.com.
Management
Investment Adviser
NEOS Investment Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers
Garrett Paolella, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser
Troy Cates, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Authorized Participants
The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in a large, specified number of Shares each called a "Creation Unit," or multiples thereof, and only with authorized participants ("Authorized Participants") which have entered into contractual arrangements with the Fund's distributor ("Distributor"). Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for a portfolio of securities closely approximating the holdings of the Fund and/or cash.
Investors
Individual Shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through brokers. Shares of the Fund are listed on the Exchange and because Shares will trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares of the Fund may trade at a price greater than or less than NAV.
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an individual retirement account ("IRA") or other tax-advantaged account. Distributions on investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts.
Payments to Broker-Dealer and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Adviser or other related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Shares or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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