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CAIS Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund

A registered evergreen fund1 offering accredited investors access to a portfolio targeting long-term exposure to investments in the sports, media and/or entertainment industries, which may include all five major North American sports leagues (professional American football, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS).

Subscription


Quarterly

Investment Minimum2


 $25,000

Tax Reporting


1099

Anticipated Liquidity3


Semi-annual

Fund repurchases are subject to board approval, tender offer limits, and early withdrawal charges.

1The CAIS Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund (the “Fund”) is a continuously offered closed-end management investment company and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

2Minimum investment amount shown is for Class D and Class A Shares. Minimum investment amounts for other share classes may differ. The minimum subsequent investment for each share class is $10,000.

3Liquidity for the Fund’s Shares will be provided only through tender offers. CAIS Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) intends to recommend to the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), subject to the Board’s discretion, that the Fund offer to repurchase Shares from shareholders on a semi-annual basis in an amount generally not to exceed 5% of the Fund’s net asset value. There is no guarantee that an investor will be able to sell all the Shares that the investor desires to sell in the tender offer or that such tender offers will occur as anticipated, or at all. Accordingly, an investor should consider an investment in the Fund to be a long-term investment that is inherently illiquid and suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the Fund’s limited liquidity.

Investing Across the Sports, Media, and Entertainment ("SME") Universe

96%

of the top 100 most watched shows in 2025 were sports programs.4

55%+

recurring revenue across the major North American leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS)5

124

franchises aross the Big Four leagues6

Uncorrelated

to most private and public asset classses7

4Total % of Sports programming of the top 100 shows in 2025. Sports Business Journal, “Sports make up 96 of top 100 telecasts in 2025, tying an all-time record,” 2025.

5As estimated by the equal weighted average of National Revenue, Local Media, and Team Sponsorships (excluding Seating/Suites and Concessions/Parking/Other) across all 5 major North American leagues; Eben Novy-Williams and Kurt Badenhausen, Mission Accomplished: NFL to Hit Goodell’s $25B Revenue Goal, Sportico, Feb 2, 2026.

6Brett Knight, Sports Franchises That Have Gained The Most Value Since 2000, Forbes. Dec 26, 2025. Big Four leagues refer to the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL.

7Source: Bloomberg, Preqin. Correlations between Sports Franchises and other market indices range from -0.2 to +0.1 and are computed using quarterly returns from Q1 2008 - Q1 2025. Public Equity is represented by the S&P 500 Total Return Index, which tracks 500 large U.S. companies, and is commonly used to represent U.S. public equity performance. Public Debt is represented by the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index TR, which represents the U.S. investment-grade bond market, including government, corporate, and mortgage-backed securities. Private Equity is represented by Preqin Private Equity Index, which measures global private equity fund performance across strategies like buyout and venture capital. Private Debt is represented by Preqin Private Debt Index, which tracks private debt fund performance, including direct lending and mezzanine strategies. Sports Franchises is represented by the Ross-Arctos Sports Franchise Index (“RASFI”). The RASFI seeks to estimate the aggregate value and performance of North American sports franchises that comprise NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. For more details, see Michigan Ross, “Michigan Ross School of Business and Arctos Launch Pioneering Sports Franchise Index,” June 2024.

Fund Terms

At a Glance
As of June 30, 2026

AUM
$205M

Private Fund Investments
8

Underlying Portfolio Companies8
42

Performance Summary

Class NAV/Share Quarter YTD Inception to Date
Class I $10.59 4.53% 5.89% 5.89%
Class D $10.58 4.46% 5.76% 5.76%
Class S $10.59 4.53% 5.89% 5.89%

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is net of fees. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment 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 data quoted. Inception date for Class I, Class D, and Class S is January 2, 2026.

Expenses stated as of the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated July 29, 2026, as revised and supplemented to date: For Class D Shares: Total annual expenses, 3.69%; Total annual expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement, 3.53%; for Class I and S Shares: Total annual expenses, 3.44%; Total annual expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement, 3.28%.9

Fund Facts

Investment Objective

Seek long-term capital appreciation

Structure

1940 Act Registered Tender Offer Fund

Investor Eligibility

Accredited Investor (U.S. taxable & U.S. tax-exempt investors eligible)

Investment Minimum

$25,000 minimum investment, $10,000 subsequent investment minimum10

Term

Perpetual

Tax Reporting

Form 1099

Subscription

Quarterly

Anticipated Liquidity

Anticipated semi-annual limited liquidity via tender offers, subject to board approval, tender offer limits and early withdrawal charges11

Distributions

Annual12 

Management Fee

0.95% of net asset value

Adviser's Incentive Fees

None13

 

8“Underlying Portfolio Companies” represents the estimated number of distinct portfolio companies held by the private investment funds in which the Fund has invested (“Portfolio Funds”) based on the most recently available information. The Fund does not directly own interests in such companies.
9Please refer to the “Summary of Fees and Expenses” section of the prospectus for more information on the fee structure as it details out the other potential fees which includes distribution and servicing fee, interest payments of borrowed funds, other expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay or reimburse certain operating and other expenses of the Fund so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund, excluding Excluded Expenses (as defined in the prospectus), in respect of each class of shares of the Fund, do not exceed an amount equal to 0.75% of the average quarterly net assets of the class on an annualized basis. This contractual arrangement will remain in effect until July 31, 2027, unless earlier terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
10Minimum investment amount shown is for Class D and Class A Shares. Minimum investment amounts for other share classes may differ. The minimum subsequent investment for each share class is $10,000.
11Liquidity for the Fund’s Shares will be provided only through tender offers. The Adviser intends to recommend to the Board, subject to the Board’s discretion, that the Fund offer to repurchase Shares from shareholders on a semi-annual basis in an amount generally not to exceed 5% of the Fund’s net asset value. There is no guarantee that an investor will be able to sell all the Shares that the investor desires to sell in the tender offer or that such tender offers will occur as anticipated, or at all. Accordingly, an investor should consider an investment in the Fund to be a long-term investment that is inherently illiquid and suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the Fund’s limited liquidity.
12The amount of distributions that the Fund may pay, if any, is uncertain.
13The portfolio funds in which the Fund intends to invest generally charge between 0% and 20% of net profits as a carried interest allocation.

SME Exposure*

  • Pursues private market opportunities–such as commitments to new funds, secondary purchases of existing fund interests, and co-investments alongside select managers–alongside publicly traded securities as part of its SME investment strategy

  • Targets a portfolio of diverse SME exposures across sports, film & TV, music, gaming, digital media, and live events14

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*The “SME Exposure” chart reflects the Fund’s directly held investments (excluding cash or cash equivalents) and estimated look-through exposures to the Underlying Portfolio Companies (as defined in Footnote 8). Estimated look-through exposures are derived using the fair value of each Portfolio Fund as of June 30, 2026, together with the latest available portfolio composition information provided by the Portfolio Funds’ managers. The information provided may not be current as of the date of this report. Figures are rounded and may not total 100%.

Top 10 Holdings of the Fund

Holding Strategy %
Eldridge Sports and Entertainment Fund Offshore, LP Private Equity 39.6%
Arctos Sports Partners Fund I Feeder, LP Private Equity 13.4%
ASP Naismith I Feeder A, LP Private Equity 5.8%
Blue Owl Homecourt Offshore Investors LP Private Equity 3.8%
Arctos American Football Fund Feeder, LP Private Equity 3.7%
T-POP Investment Holdings I, L.P. Private Equity 3.6%
AP Crimson Co-Invest, SCSp Private Equity 3.6%
Arctos Sports Partners Elvis Co-Invest II, LP Private Equity 3.5%
The Walt Disney Company Investment Grade Bond 1.8%
Comcast Corporation Investment Grade Bond 1.8%

14The Fund is classified as "non-diversified" for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not intended as a complete investment program.

Documents and Resources

Portfolio Management Team

CAIS Advisors operates as the sole investment adviser overseeing portfolio allocation for the Fund, led by Neil Blundell and Sarah Jiang as Co-Portfolio Managers.

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Neil Blundell

Chief Investment Officer and
Portfolio Manager
CAIS Advisors

25+
years of industry experience
Sarah J

Sarah Jiang

Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager
CAIS Advisors

18+
years of industry experience

Investing in Vehicles Managed by Experienced Managers

The Fund plans to initially allocate a significant percentage of its assets to investment vehicles managed by Arctos and Eldridge.15

arctos

The only private investment firm approved to own equity across all 5 major North American leagues.16

eldridge

Sports and entertainment investor with a portfolio of assets across sports, film & TV, music, live entertainment, and more.

Additional Managers of Underlying Investment Vehicles​

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15“Arctos” refers to Arctos Partners, LP or its affiliates and “Eldridge” refers to Eldridge Capital Management, LLC or its affiliates, collectively the Core Independent Managers.

16As of September 30, 2025. Source: Business Wire, “Arctos Announces the Launch of Dedicated Sports Capital Markets Platform.”

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About CAIS Advisors

CAIS Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages, or is anticipated to manage, a suite of private and registered alternative investment funds spanning various objectives and asset classes. CAIS Advisors also provides non-discretionary advisory services to institutional asset managers in developing alternative investment model portfolios. To learn more, visit: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/317466.

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