the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or
any other government agency. Below are some of the risks of investing in the Fund.
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
—asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected or due to default.
Basis
Risk
—changes in the value of a hedge transaction may not completely offset changes in the value of the assets and liabilities being hedged.
Credit and Counterparty Risk
—the issuer of bonds or other debt securities or a counterparty to a derivatives contract may not be able to meet interest, principal or settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations.
Derivatives
Risk
—the complexity and rapidly changing structure of derivatives markets may increase the possibility of market losses.
Hedging
Risk
—there is no guarantee that hedging strategies will be successful.
Inflation
Risk
—the price of an asset, or the income generated by an asset, may not keep up with the cost of living.
Interest Rate
Risk
—fixed-coupon payments (cash flows) of bonds and debt securities may become less competitive with the market in periods of rising interest rates and cause bond prices to decline.
Leverage
Risk
—borrowing, and some derivative investments such as futures and forward commitment transactions, may magnify smaller adverse market movements into relatively larger losses.
Liquidity
Risk
—particular investments, such as illiquid securities, may not be able to be sold at the price the Fund would like or the Fund may have to sell them at a loss.
Market
Risk
—market prices of securities held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of factors, including changing economic, political, or market conditions.
Prepayment
Risk
—many bonds and debt securities have call provisions that may result in debtors paying back the debt prior to maturity during periods of decreasing interest rates.
Reinvestment
Risk
—investors may have difficulty reinvesting payments from debtors and may receive lower rates than from their original investments.
U.S. Government Securities Risk
—obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities, or sponsored enterprises such as Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), are backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Government, while obligations issued by others, such as Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), and Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBs”)
are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government and are backed solely by the entity’s own resources or by the ability of the entity to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. If one of these agencies defaulted on a
loan, there is no guarantee that the U.S. Government will provide
financial support.
Performance
The following performance information illustrates the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s performance compares to that of a broad-based securities market index. As always, past performance of the Fund (before and
after taxes) is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. To obtain updated performance information please visit or call 800.835.3879.
Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31/12
Best Quarter: 2.14% (2nd
Quarter 2009)
Worst Quarter: -2.18% (4th Quarter 2008)
Average Annual
Total Returns as of 12/31/12
|
Managers
Short Duration Government Fund
|
1
Year
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
Return
Before Taxes
|
1.64%
|
1.84%
|
2.60%
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions
|
1.36%
|
1.17%
|
1.66%
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
|
1.06%
|
1.18%
|
1.66%
|
Merrill
Lynch Six-Month U.S.
T-Bill Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
|
0.17%
|
0.98%
|
2.08%
|
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 are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Portfolio Management
Investment Manager
Managers Investment Group LLC
Subadvisor
Amundi Smith Breeden, LLC ("Amundi Smith Breeden")