Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus (497k)
June 04 2013 - 3:45PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Summary Prospectus September 28, 2012 (as supplemented through June 4, 2013)
PNC Multi-Factor Small Cap Core Fund
Class A PLOAX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains 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.pncfunds.com/Forms_Literature/Prospectuses/default.fs. You may also obtain this information at no additional cost by calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863) or by sending an e-mail request to pncfundfulfillment@pnc.com. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated September 28, 2012, as supplemented through June 4, 2013 and thereafter from time to time as necessary, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts of the Fund if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in PNC Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the "Sales Charges" section of the Fund's prospectus on page 56 and in the "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" section of the Fund's statement of additional information.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class A
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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5.50
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%
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage
of net asset value)
1
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1.00
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%
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
and Other Distributions (as a percentage of offering price)
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None
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Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if
applicable)
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None
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Exchange Fee
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None
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value
of your investment)
Management Fees
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1.00
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%
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees
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0.03
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%
2
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Other Expenses
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0.67
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%
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Shareholder Servicing Fees
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0.25
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%
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Other
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0.42
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%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.70
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%
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Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement
3
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0.47
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%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and Expense Reimbursement
3
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1.23
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%
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1
A sales charge is not charged on purchases of Class A shares in the amount of $1,000,000 or more. However, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is charged if you redeem Class A Shares purchased in the amount of $1,000,000 or more within 12 months. Class A Shares purchased in the amount of $1,000,000 or more prior to May 1, 2013 will be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge for 18 months from the purchase date.
2
"Distribution (12b-1) Fees" have been restated to reflect the maximum fees to be incurred by the Fund's Class A Shares during the current fiscal year. The Fund
may reimburse expenses up to a maximum of 0.10% under the Fund's distribution plan for Class A Shares. The Board of Trustees has approved a contractual commitment whereby such reimbursements will be no more than the Distribution (12b-1) Fees stated in the table above for the Fund. This commitment continues through September 27, 2013, at which time the Board will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it.
3
The Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses for the Fund to the extent the Fund's "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" exceed 1.23% for Class A Shares, excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions, dealer and underwriter spreads, commitment fees on leverage facilities, prime broker fees and expenses, interest expense and dividend expenses related to short sales. This contract continues through September 27, 2013, at which time the Adviser will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it. The Adviser can be reimbursed by the Fund for any contractual fee reductions or expense reimbursements if reimbursement to the Adviser (a) occurs within the three years following the year in which the Fund accrues a liability or recognizes a contingent liability with respect to such amounts paid, waived or reimbursed by the Adviser and (b) does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of a class to exceed the percentage limit that was in effect at the time the Adviser paid, waived or reimbursed the amount being repaid by the Fund.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class A Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement and the contractual limitation on Distribution (12b-1) Fees for Class A Shares are reflected only in the one year period below. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Class A Shares
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$
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668
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$
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1027
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$
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1409
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$
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2477
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 77% of the average value of its portfolio.
Summary Prospectus 1 of 4 PNC Multi-Factor Small Cap Core Fund
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund primarily invests in stocks of small cap companies. The Fund defines a small cap company as one whose market capitalization falls approximately (i) within the current market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index or (ii) below the average, for the past three years, of the highest market capitalization company as of December 31 within the Russell 2000 Index. Using an analytical process together with fundamental research methods, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC (the "Adviser") assesses the performance potential of companies and buys those companies that possess both value and growth characteristics. The Adviser assesses a company's prospects by reviewing and analyzing purchase candidates individually. The Fund also utilizes an active trading approach. The Fund may invest in initial public offerings ("IPOs"), the performance of which is unpredictable and the effect of which may not be duplicated during periods in which the Fund does not invest in IPOs. The Fund may also invest in foreign stocks in keeping with the Fund's objectives.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in small cap companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' written notice before changing this 80% policy.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
Active Trading Risk.
To the extent that the Fund buys and sells securities actively, it could have higher expenses (which reduce return for shareholders) and higher taxable distributions.
Focused Investment Risk.
To the extent that the Fund focuses its investments in the securities of a particular issuer or companies in a particular country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the Fund's exposure to various risks may be heightened, including price volatility and adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that issuer, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment Risk.
Investments in securities of foreign companies or governments can be more volatile than investments in U.S. companies or governments. Diplomatic, political, or economic developments, including nationalization or expropriation, could affect investments in foreign countries. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets. In addition, the values of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign companies or governments generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to domestic U.S. companies or governments. Transaction costs are generally higher than those in the U.S. and expenses for custodial arrangements of foreign securities may be somewhat greater than typical expenses for custodial arrangements of similar U.S. securities.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds and preferred stock generally take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.
IPO Risk.
Securities issued in IPOs have no trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. In addition, the prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile or may decline shortly after the initial public offering, and the Fund may hold securities purchased in an IPO for a very short period of time. As a result, the Fund's investments in IPOs may increase portfolio turnover, which increases brokerage and administrative costs and may result in taxable distributions to shareholders.
Market Risk.
Market risk is the risk that securities prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the stock markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund's securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may decline in response.
Small Companies Risk.
Small capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, these small companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks. Value stocks also present the risk that their lower valuations fairly reflect their business prospects and that investors will not agree that the stocks represent favorable investment opportunities, and they may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during any given period. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds and preferred stock generally take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.
All investments are subject to inherent risks, and an investment in the Fund is no exception. Your investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Accordingly, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class A Shares from
Summary Prospectus 2 of 4 PNC Multi-Factor Small Cap Core Fund
year to year and by showing how the average annual returns of the Fund's Class A Shares compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund's Class A Shares and does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges. If sales charges had been reflected, the returns for Class A Shares would be less than those shown below. The returns in the table reflect the deduction of applicable sales charges. As with all mutual funds, the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not predict the Fund's future performance. Updated information on the Fund's performance can be obtained by visiting http://pncfunds.com/Funds_Performance/Fund_Snapshot/FundID_389/Overview.fs or by calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863).
Calendar Year Total Returns
Best Quarter
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16.29
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%
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(9/30/09)
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Worst Quarter
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-23.47
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%
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(12/31/08)
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The Fund's year-to-date total return, excluding any applicable sales charges, through June 30, 2012 was 7.66%.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(For the periods ended December 31, 2011)
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1 Year
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5 Years
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Since
Inception
(9/30/05)
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Class A Shares
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Returns Before Taxes
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-5.37
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%
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-2.65
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%
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0.57
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%
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Returns After Taxes on Distributions
1
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-5.37
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%
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-2.78
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%
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0.42
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%
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Returns After Taxes on Distributions
and Sale of Fund Shares
1
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-3.49
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%
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-2.29
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%
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0.42
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%
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Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction
for fees, expenses or taxes) (since inception
date 9/30/05)
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-4.18
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%
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0.15
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%
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3.04
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%
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1
After-tax returns are shown for Class A Shares. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than returns before taxes because the calculations assume the investor received a tax deduction for any loss incurred on the sale of shares.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Investment Adviser
PNC Capital Advisors, LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.
Portfolio Managers
Name
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Years as
Fund
Portfolio
Manager
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Title
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Hitesh C. Patel, PhD
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7
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Managing Director
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Paul Kleinaitis, CFA
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7
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem (sell) shares of the Funds by phone, mail, wire or online on each day that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. Shares cannot be purchased by wire transactions on days when banks are closed.
By Phone, Wire or through a Systematic Plan:
contact your financial intermediary or, if you hold your shares directly through the Funds, you should contact the PNC Funds by phone at 1-800-622-FUND (3863).
By Mail:
write to the PNC Funds c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., P.O. Box 9795, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9795.
By Internet:
www.pncfunds.com.
Minimum Initial Investments:
• In general, a Fund's minimum initial investment is $1,000 for Class A and Class C Shares; and
• If purchasing Class A and Class C Shares through a Planned Investment Program ("PIP"), the initial minimum investment of $1,000 is waived as long as the minimum systematic purchase is $50.
Minimum Subsequent Investments:
• There is no minimum subsequent investment amount, unless shares are purchased through a PIP; and
• Shares purchased through a PIP have a $50 minimum subsequent investment requirement.
Each Fund's initial and subsequent investment minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.
Tax Information
Each Fund's distributions generally will be taxed to you as ordinary income or capital gains. If you are invested in a Fund through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, you will generally be taxed only upon your withdrawal of monies from the arrangement.
Payments to Broker Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your individual financial professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial professional or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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