485BPOS
July 1, 2023
Prospectus
Victory Cornerstone Funds
Victory Cornerstone Conservative Fund (USCCX)
(Formerly USAA® Cornerstone Conservative Fund)
Victory Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Fund (UCMCX)
(Formerly USAA® Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Fund)
Victory Cornerstone Moderate Fund (USBSX)
(Formerly USAA® Cornerstone Moderate Fund)
Victory Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Fund (USCRX)
(Formerly USAA® Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Fund)
Victory Cornerstone Aggressive Fund (UCAGX)
(Formerly USAA® Cornerstone Aggressive Fund)
Victory Cornerstone Equity Fund (UCEQX)
(Formerly USAA® Cornerstone Equity Fund)
Victory Capital Management Inc. and its affiliates are not affiliated with United Services Automobile Association or its affiliates (USAA). USAA and the USAA logo are registered trademarks of USAA.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined whether this Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
vcm.com
(800) 235-8396


Victory Cornerstone Conservative Fund Summary
Investment Objective
The Victory Cornerstone Conservative Fund (the “Fund”) seeks current income. The Fund also considers the potential for capital appreciation.
Fund Fees and Expenses
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay, if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and example 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
0.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.11%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.32%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.43%1,2
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement
(0.01%)3
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
0.42%3
1The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the financial highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
2 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses.
3Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.10% of the Fund through at least June 30, 2024. The Adviser is permitted to recoup fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the waiver or reimbursement took place, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of: (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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 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, the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the expense limitation agreement for the Fund is not continued beyond its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$43
$137
$240
$541
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction costs, including 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 shares of the Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
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On June 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved a change in fiscal year end of the Fund from May 31 to last day of February. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund's portfolio turnover was 11% of the average value of its portfolio. For the period from June 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 2%of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund’s principal investment strategy is to invest its assets in a selection of affiliated mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (“underlying affiliated funds”) consisting of a target asset class allocation of approximately 20% equity securities and 80% fixed-income securities. This is often referred to as a fund-of-funds investment strategy. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
Principal Risks
The Fund’s investments are subject to the following principal risks:
Tactical Allocation Risk – The Fund has a targeted risk tolerance and a corresponding asset allocation target; however, mere asset allocation and volatility are not the sole determination of risk. The Fund’s managers will tactically allocate away from the target allocation as market conditions and the perceived risks warrant. The Fund bears the risk that the managers’ tactical allocation will not be successful.
Affiliated Funds Risk – The risks of the Fund directly correspond to the risks of the underlying affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. By investing in the underlying affiliated funds, the Fund has exposure to the risk of many different areas of the market. The degree to which the risks described below apply to the Fund varies according to the Fund’s asset allocation. For instance, the more the Fund is allocated to stock funds, the greater the risk associated with equity securities. The Fund also is subject to asset allocation risk (i.e., the risk that allocations will not produce the intended results) and to management risk (i.e., the risk that the selection of underlying affiliated funds will not produce the intended results).
Conflict of Interest Risk – In managing a Fund that invests in underlying affiliated funds, the Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund’s assets among the various underlying affiliated funds. This is because the fees payable by some of the underlying affiliated funds to the Adviser and/or its affiliates are higher than the fees payable by other underlying affiliated funds, and because the Adviser also manages and administers the underlying affiliated funds.
Debt Securities Risk – The Fund may invest in underlying affiliated funds that invest in debt securities or other income-producing securities. The value of a debt security or other income-producing security changes in response to various factors, including, for example, market-related factors (such as changes in interest rates or changes in the risk appetite of investors generally) and changes in the actual or perceived ability of the issuer (or of issuers generally) to meet its (or their) obligations.
Credit Risk – The fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer of a fixed-income security will fail to make timely interest and/or principal payments on its securities or that negative market perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. The Fund accepts some credit risk as a recognized means to enhance an investor’s return. All fixed-income securities, varying from the highest quality to the very speculative, have some degree of credit risk. Fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, also known as “junk” or high-yield bonds, generally entail greater economic, credit, and liquidity risk than investment-grade securities. Their prices may be more volatile, especially during economic downturns, financial setbacks, or liquidity events.
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Equity Risk – The Fund may invest in underlying affiliated funds that invest in equity securities. The value of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may decline in response to developments affecting individual companies and/or general economic conditions. A company’s earnings or dividends may not increase as expected due to poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, natural disasters, military confrontations, war, terrorism, public health crises, or other events, conditions, and factors. Price changes may be temporary or last for extended periods.
ETF Risk – The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs, which generally are investment companies that hold a portfolio of common stocks or debt securities, the shares of which are traded on an exchange. ETFs incur their own management and other fees and expenses, such as trustees’ fees, operating expenses, registration fees, and marketing expenses, a proportionate share of which would be indirectly borne by the Fund. As a result, an investment by the Fund in an ETF will cause the Fund to indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the ETF and, in turn, performance may be lower than if the Fund were to invest directly in the securities underlying the ETF. In addition, the Fund will be indirectly exposed to all of the risk of securities held by the ETFs.
Any investment involves risk, and there is no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan. As you consider an investment in the Fund, you also should take into account your tolerance for the daily fluctuations of the financial markets and whether you can afford to leave your money in the Fund for long periods of time to ride out down periods. As with other mutual funds, losing money is a risk of investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Investment Performance
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates the Fund's volatility by showing how performance has varied from year to year for each full calendar year since the Fund's inception. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated compared to those of the Fund’s benchmark index and an additional index with investment characteristics similar to the Fund.
Remember, historical performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate what will happen in the future. The Fund’s most current performance information is available on the Fund’s website at vcm.com or by calling (800) 235-8396.
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Calendar Year Returns for Fund Shares
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter
8.57%
June 30, 2020
Lowest Quarter
-6.64%
March 31, 2020
Year-to-date return
3.39%
March 31, 2023
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FUND SHARES Before Taxes
-11.09%
1.82%
2.96%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions
-12.20%
0.58%
1.67%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-6.22%
1.02%
1.80%
Indices
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes1
-12.99%
0.18%
1.33%
Cornerstone Conservative Composite Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes2
-13.41%
1.48%
2.86%
1
The Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated taxable bonds that are rated either investment-grade or high yield.
2
The Cornerstone Conservative Composite Index is a combination of unmanaged indexes representing the Fund’s model allocation, and consists of the MSCI USA Investable Market Index (IMI) Gross (11%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Net (8%), the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (78%), the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (0.5%), the MSCI U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index Gross (0.5%), and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury - Bills (1-3M) (2%).
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. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts. The actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns shown in the table are not relevant to you.
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Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.
The Adviser is a diversified global asset manager comprised of multiple investment teams, referred to as investment franchises, each of which utilizes an independent approach to investment. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are members of the Adviser’s Victory Solutions platform.
Portfolio Management
 
Title
Tenure with the Fund
Mannik S. Dhillon, CFA, CAIA
President, VictoryShares and
Solutions
Since 2019
Lance Humphrey, CFA
Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares
and Solutions
Since 2016
Lela Dunlap, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager,
VictoryShares and Solutions
Since October 2021
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any business day through vcm.com or by telephone at (800) 235-8396. You also may purchase or sell shares of the Fund through certain other financial intermediaries. If you have opened an account directly with the Fund, you also may purchase and sell shares of the Fund by mail at P.O. Box 182593, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
Minimum initial purchase: $500 or $50 with a $50 monthly systematic investment plan.
Minimum subsequent investment: $50
Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject if you invest through them.
When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value (“NAV”) after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that generally will be taxed to you as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you invest through an IRA, 401(k) plan, or other tax-deferred account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the 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 such shares and certain servicing and administrative functions. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Victory Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Fund Summary
Investment Objective
The Victory Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Fund (the “Fund”) seeks current income with a secondary focus on capital appreciation.
Fund Fees and Expenses
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay, if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and example 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
0.50%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.54%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.34%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.38%1,2
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement
(0.14%)3
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
1.24%3
1The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the financial highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
2 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses.
3Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.90% of the Fund through at least June 30, 2024. The Adviser is permitted to recoup fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the waiver or reimbursement took place, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of: (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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 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, the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the expense limitation agreement for the Fund is not continued beyond its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$126
$423
$742
$1,645
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction costs, including 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 shares of the Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
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On June 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved a change of the fiscal year end of the Fund from May 31 to February 28. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund's portfolio turnover was 61% of the average value of its portfolio. For the period from June 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 43% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in equity securities, bonds, money market instruments, and other instruments including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 40% equity securities and 60% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
The Fund’s investments also may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), investments that provide exposure to commodities (such as ETFs or natural resources companies), and derivatives, including futures and options. The Fund may use derivatives to reduce its volatility over time, to enhance returns, or to provide diversification.
Principal Risks
The Fund’s investments are subject to the following principal risks:
Tactical Allocation Risk – The Fund has a targeted risk tolerance and a corresponding asset allocation target; however, mere asset allocation and volatility are not the sole determination of risk. The Fund’s managers will tactically allocate away from the target allocation as market conditions and the perceived risks warrant. The Fund bears the risk that the managers’ tactical allocation will not be successful.
Affiliated Funds Risk – The risks of the Fund directly correspond to the risks of the underlying affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. By investing in the underlying affiliated funds, the Fund has exposure to the risk of many different areas of the market. The degree to which the risks described below apply to the Fund varies according to the Fund’s asset allocation. For instance, the more the Fund is allocated to stock funds, the greater the risk associated with equity securities. The Fund also is subject to asset allocation risk (i.e., the risk that allocations will not produce the intended results) and to management risk (i.e., the risk that the selection of underlying affiliated funds will not produce the intended results).
Conflict of Interest Risk – In managing a Fund that invests in underlying affiliated funds, the Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund’s assets among the various underlying affiliated funds. This is because the fees payable by some of the underlying affiliated funds to the Adviser and/or its affiliates are higher than the fees payable by other underlying affiliated funds, and because the Adviser also manages and administers the underlying affiliated funds.
Debt Securities Risk – The value of a debt security or other income-producing security changes in response to various factors including, for example, market-related factors (such as changes in interest rates or changes in the risk appetite of investors generally) and changes in the actual or perceived ability of the issuer (or of issuers generally) to meet its (or their) obligations. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities include, among others, public health crises and responses by
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governments and companies to such crises. These and other events may affect the creditworthiness of the issuer of a debt security and may impair an issuer’s ability to timely meet its debt obligations as they come due.
Credit Risk – The fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer of a fixed-income security will fail to make timely interest and/or principal payments on its securities or that negative market perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. The Fund accepts some credit risk as a recognized means to enhance an investor’s return. All fixed-income securities, varying from the highest quality to the very speculative, have some degree of credit risk. Fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, also known as “junk” or high-yield bonds, generally entail greater economic, credit, and liquidity risk than investment-grade securities. Their prices may be more volatile, especially during economic downturns, financial setbacks, or liquidity events.
Interest Rate Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the bonds in its portfolio will fluctuate because of changes in interest rates, changes in the supply of and demand for fixed-income securities, and other market factors. Bond prices generally are linked to the prevailing market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall; conversely, when interest rates fall, bond prices rise. The price volatility of a bond also depends on its duration. Generally, the longer the duration of a bond, the greater is its sensitivity to interest rates. To compensate investors for this higher interest rate risk, bonds with longer durations generally offer higher yields than bonds with shorter durations. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security’s maturity can increase the security’s sensitivity to interest rate changes.
Decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve (also known as the “Fed”) regarding interest rate and monetary policy, which can be difficult to predict and sometimes change direction suddenly in response to economic and market events, can have a significant effect on the value of fixed-income securities as well as the overall strength of the U.S. economy. Precise interest rate predictions are difficult to make, and interest rates may change unexpectedly and dramatically in response to extreme changes in market or economic conditions. As a result, the value of fixed-income securities may vary widely under certain market conditions.
Market Risk – Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Domestic and international factors such as political events, war, terrorism, trade disputes, inflation rates, interest rate levels and other fiscal and monetary policy changes, cybersecurity incidents, pandemics and other public health crises, sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses or industries, and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, or other catastrophes may add to instability in global economies and markets generally and may lead to increased market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are highly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. The impact of these and other factors may be short-term or may last for extended periods.
Equity Risk – The values of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may decline in response to developments affecting individual companies and/or general market, economic, and political conditions, and other factors. A company’s earnings or dividends may not increase as expected due to poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, natural disasters, military confrontations, war, terrorism, public health crises, or other events, conditions, and factors. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods.
Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Global markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important political, economic, or other developments. Events and evolving conditions
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in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable and make such investments riskier and more volatile.
Emerging Markets Risk – Foreign securities risk can be particularly heightened because investments in emerging market countries generally are more volatile than investments in developed markets. Emerging market countries are less economically diverse and mature than more developed countries and tend to be politically less stable.
Small-Capitalization and Mid-Capitalization Stock Risk – The Fund invests in small- and mid-capitalization companies, which may be more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic conditions. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of larger companies or the market in general and, therefore, may involve greater risk than investing in securities of larger companies.
ETF Risk – The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs, which generally are investment companies that hold a portfolio of common stocks or debt securities, the shares of which are traded on an exchange. ETFs incur their own management and other fees and expenses, such as trustees’ fees, operating expenses, registration fees, and marketing expenses, a proportionate share of which will be borne indirectly by the Fund as a shareholder in an ETF. As a result, the Fund’s investment in an ETF will cause the Fund to indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the ETF and, in turn, the Fund’s performance may be lower than if the Fund were to invest directly in the underlying securities held by the ETF. For investments in affiliated ETFs, the Fund’s management fee is reimbursed by the Adviser to the extent of the indirect management fee incurred through the Fund’s investment in the affiliated ETFs. The Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating assets among affiliated and unaffiliated ETFs, because the Adviser also manages and administers the affiliated ETFs, and the Adviser and its affiliates receive other fees from the affiliated ETFs. In addition, the Fund also will be subject to the risks associated with the securities or other investments held by the ETFs.
Factor-Based Investment Risk – Quantitative tools used by portfolio management analyzes stocks and other potential investments based on various investment characteristics or “factors,” which may be out of favor or may not produce the best results over periods of time. In addition, the effectiveness of the quantitative analysis of securities will significantly impact the success of the Fund’s investment strategy. A portfolio using quantitative analysis may underperform the market as a whole versus a portfolio using a different approach, such as fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the emphasis placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. Further, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and may not be reflected in the Fund’s portfolio. Therefore, the Fund may have a lower return than if it were managed using a strategy that did not include quantitative analysis.
Derivatives Risk – The Fund may invest in futures, options, and other types of derivatives. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well-correlated with the security, index, ETFs, or currency to which it relates; the risk that the use of derivatives may not have the intended effects and may result in losses, underperformance, or missed opportunities; the risk that the Fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; the risk of interest rate movements; and the risk that the derivatives transaction could expose the Fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the Fund’s market exposure, magnify investment risks and losses, and cause losses to be realized more quickly. There is no guarantee that derivative techniques will be employed or that they will work as intended, and their use could lower returns or even result in losses to the Fund. In addition, current regulations may limit the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives.
Liquidity Risk – Market developments and other factors, including a general rise in interest rates, have the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from mutual funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Such
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a move, coupled with a reduction in the ability or willingness of dealers and other institutional investors to buy or hold fixed-income securities, may result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income markets. Heavy redemptions of fixed-income mutual funds and decreased liquidity from fixed-income securities could hurt the Fund’s performance. In addition, significant securities market disruptions including related to the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to dislocation in the market for a variety of fixed-income securities (including municipal obligations), which has decreased liquidity and sharply reduced returns.
Leveraging Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk associated with securities or practices that multiply small price movements into large changes in value. The more the Fund invests in leveraged instruments or strategies that use leveraged instruments, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) Risk – There is a risk that the value of the Fund’s investment in REITs will decrease because of a decline in real estate values more broadly. Investing in REITs may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Additionally, REITs are dependent upon the capabilities of the REIT’s manager(s); have limited diversification; and may be particularly sensitive to economic downturns or changes in interest rates, real estate values, cash flows of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, zoning laws, and tax laws. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that incur expenses of their own, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Natural Resource and Precious Metals Risk – Because of commodity price volatility and the increased impact such volatility has on the profitability of precious metals and minerals and natural resources industries, there are additional risks involved in investing in the securities of companies in these industries. The natural resources and precious metals and minerals industries can be significantly affected by global economic, financial, and political developments. Investments related to natural resources and precious metals and minerals may fluctuate in price significantly over short periods of time. However, because the market action of such securities has tended to move independently of the broader financial markets, the addition of these securities to a portfolio may reduce overall fluctuations in portfolio value.
Rebalancing Risk – In purchasing and selling securities in order to rebalance its portfolio, the Fund will pay more in brokerage commissions than it would if it did not reallocate assets among the asset classes from time to time. As a result of the need to rebalance, the Fund also has less flexibility in the timing of purchases and sales of securities than it would otherwise. While we will attempt to minimize any adverse impact to the Fund or its shareholders, the Fund may have a higher proportion of capital gains and a potentially lower return than a fund that does not reallocate from time to time.
Any investment involves risk, and there is no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan. As you consider an investment in the Fund, you also should take into account your tolerance for the daily fluctuations of the financial markets and whether you can afford to leave your money in the Fund for long periods of time to ride out down periods. As with other mutual funds, losing money is a risk of investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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Investment Performance
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates the Fund's volatility by showing how performance has varied from year to year for each full calendar year since the Fund's inception. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated compared to those of the Fund’s benchmark index and an additional index with investment characteristics similar to the Fund.
Remember, historical performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate what will happen in the future. The Fund’s most current performance information is available on the Fund’s website at vcm.com or by calling (800) 235-8396.
Calendar Year Returns for Fund Shares
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter
9.51%
June 30, 2020
Lowest Quarter
-9.95%
March 31, 2020
Year-to-date return
3.89%
March 31, 2023
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FUND SHARES Before Taxes
-13.16%
1.54%
3.15%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions
-14.82%
0.17%
1.82%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-6.93%
0.87%
2.04%
Indices
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes1
-12.99%
0.18%
1.33%
Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Composite Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes2
-14.21%
2.74%
4.43%
1
The Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated taxable bonds that are rated either investment-grade or high yield.
2
The Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Composite Index is a combination of unmanaged indexes representing the Fund’s model allocation, and consists of the MSCI USA Investable Market Index (IMI) Gross (23%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Net (15%), the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (58%), the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (1%), the MSCI U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index Gross (1%), and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury - Bills (1-3M) (2%).
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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. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts. The actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns shown in the table are not relevant to you.
Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.
The Adviser is a diversified global asset manager comprised of multiple investment teams, referred to as investment franchises, each of which utilizes an independent approach to investment. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are members of the Adviser’s Victory Solutions platform.
Portfolio Management
 
Title
Tenure with the Fund
Mannik S. Dhillon, CFA, CAIA
President, VictoryShares and
Solutions
Since 2019
Lance Humphrey, CFA
Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares
and Solutions
Since 2016
Lela Dunlap, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager,
VictoryShares and Solutions
Since 2021
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any business day through vcm.com or by telephone at (800) 235-8396. You also may purchase or sell shares of the Fund through certain other financial intermediaries. If you have opened an account directly with the Fund, you also may purchase and sell shares of the Fund by mail at P.O. Box 182593, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
Minimum initial purchase: $500 or $50 with a $50 monthly systematic investment plan.
Minimum subsequent investment: $50
Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject if you invest through them.
When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value (“NAV”) after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.
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Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that generally will be taxed to you as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you invest through an IRA, 401(k) plan, or other tax-deferred account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the 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 such shares and certain servicing and administrative functions. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Victory Cornerstone Moderate Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high total return.
Fund Fees and Expenses
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay, if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and example 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
0.59%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.39%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.30%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.28%1,2
1The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the financial highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
2Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.00% of the Fund through at least June 30, 2024. The Adviser is permitted to recoup fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the waiver or reimbursement took place, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of: (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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 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, the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the expense limitation agreement for the Fund is not continued beyond its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$130
$406
$702
$1,545
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction costs, including 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 shares of the Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
On June 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved a change in fiscal year end of the Fund from May 31 to last day of February. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund's portfolio turnover was 47% of the average value of its portfolio. For the period from June 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.
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Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in equity securities, bonds, money market instruments, and other instruments including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 50% equity securities and 50% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
The Fund’s investments also may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), investments that provide exposure to commodities (such as ETFs or natural resources companies), and derivatives, including futures and options. The Fund may use derivatives to reduce its volatility over time, to enhance returns, or to provide diversification.
Principal Risks
The Fund’s investments are subject to the following principal risks:
Tactical Allocation Risk – The Fund has a targeted risk tolerance and a corresponding asset allocation target; however, mere asset allocation and volatility are not the sole determination of risk. The Fund’s managers will tactically allocate away from the target allocation as market conditions and the perceived risks warrant. The Fund bears the risk that the managers’ tactical allocation will not be successful.
Affiliated Funds Risk – The risks of the Fund directly correspond to the risks of the underlying affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. By investing in the underlying affiliated funds, the Fund has exposure to the risk of many different areas of the market. The degree to which the risks described below apply to the Fund varies according to the Fund’s asset allocation. For instance, the more the Fund is allocated to stock funds, the greater the risk associated with equity securities. The Fund also is subject to asset allocation risk (i.e., the risk that allocations will not produce the intended results) and to management risk (i.e., the risk that the selection of underlying affiliated funds will not produce the intended results).
Conflict of Interest Risk – In managing a Fund that invests in underlying affiliated funds, the Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund’s assets among the various underlying affiliated funds. This is because the fees payable by some of the underlying affiliated funds to the Adviser and/or its affiliates are higher than the fees payable by other underlying affiliated funds, and because the Adviser also manages and administers the underlying affiliated funds.
Market Risk – Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Domestic and international factors such as political events, war, terrorism, trade disputes, inflation rates, interest rate levels and other fiscal and monetary policy changes, cybersecurity incidents, pandemics and other public health crises, sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses or industries, and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, or other catastrophes may add to instability in global economies and markets generally and may lead to increased market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are highly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. The impact of these and other factors may be short-term or may last for extended periods.
Equity Risk – The values of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may decline in response to developments affecting individual companies and/or general market, economic, and political
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conditions, and other factors. A company’s earnings or dividends may not increase as expected due to poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, natural disasters, military confrontations, war, terrorism, public health crises, or other events, conditions, and factors. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods.
Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Global markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important political, economic, or other developments. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable and make such investments riskier and more volatile.
Emerging Markets Risk – Foreign securities risk can be particularly heightened because investments in emerging market countries generally are more volatile than investments in developed markets. Emerging market countries are less economically diverse and mature than more developed countries and tend to be politically less stable.
Small-Capitalization and Mid-Capitalization Stock Risk – The Fund invests in small- and mid-capitalization companies, which may be more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic conditions. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of larger companies or the market in general and, therefore, may involve greater risk than investing in securities of larger companies.
Debt Securities Risk – The value of a debt security or other income-producing security changes in response to various factors including, for example, market-related factors (such as changes in interest rates or changes in the risk appetite of investors generally) and changes in the actual or perceived ability of the issuer (or of issuers generally) to meet its (or their) obligations. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities include, among others, public health crises and responses by governments and companies to such crises. These and other events may affect the creditworthiness of the issuer of a debt security and may impair an issuer’s ability to timely meet its debt obligations as they come due.
Credit Risk – The fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer of a fixed-income security will fail to make timely interest and/or principal payments on its securities or that negative market perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. The Fund accepts some credit risk as a recognized means to enhance an investor’s return. All fixed-income securities, varying from the highest quality to the very speculative, have some degree of credit risk. Fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, also known as “junk” or high-yield bonds, generally entail greater economic, credit, and liquidity risk than investment-grade securities. Their prices may be more volatile, especially during economic downturns, financial setbacks, or liquidity events.
Interest Rate Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the bonds in its portfolio will fluctuate because of changes in interest rates, changes in the supply of and demand for fixed-income securities, and other market factors. Bond prices generally are linked to the prevailing market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall; conversely, when interest rates fall, bond prices rise. The price volatility of a bond also depends on its duration. Generally, the longer the duration of a bond, the greater is its sensitivity to interest rates. To compensate investors for this higher interest rate risk, bonds with longer durations generally offer higher yields than bonds with shorter durations. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security’s maturity can increase the security’s sensitivity to interest rate changes.
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Decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve (also known as the “Fed”) regarding interest rate and monetary policy, which can be difficult to predict and sometimes change direction suddenly in response to economic and market events, can have a significant effect on the value of fixed-income securities as well as the overall strength of the U.S. economy. Precise interest rate predictions are difficult to make, and interest rates may change unexpectedly and dramatically in response to extreme changes in market or economic conditions. As a result, the value of fixed-income securities may vary widely under certain market conditions.
ETF Risk – The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs, which generally are investment companies that hold a portfolio of common stocks or debt securities, the shares of which are traded on an exchange. ETFs incur their own management and other fees and expenses, such as trustees’ fees, operating expenses, registration fees, and marketing expenses, a proportionate share of which will be borne indirectly by the Fund as a shareholder in an ETF. As a result, the Fund’s investment in an ETF will cause the Fund to indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the ETF and, in turn, the Fund’s performance may be lower than if the Fund were to invest directly in the underlying securities held by the ETF. For investments in affiliated ETFs, the Fund’s management fee is reimbursed by the Adviser to the extent of the indirect management fee incurred through the Fund’s investment in the affiliated ETFs. The Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating assets among affiliated and unaffiliated ETFs, because the Adviser also manages and administers the affiliated ETFs, and the Adviser and its affiliates receive other fees from the affiliated ETFs. In addition, the Fund also will be subject to the risks associated with the securities or other investments held by the ETFs.
Factor-Based Investment Risk – Quantitative tools used by portfolio management analyzes stocks and other potential investments based on various investment characteristics or “factors,” which may be out of favor or may not produce the best results over periods of time. In addition, the effectiveness of the quantitative analysis of securities will significantly impact the success of the Fund’s investment strategy. A portfolio using quantitative analysis may underperform the market as a whole versus a portfolio using a different approach, such as fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the emphasis placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. Further, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and may not be reflected in the Fund’s portfolio. Therefore, the Fund may have a lower return than if it were managed using a strategy that did not include quantitative analysis.
Derivatives Risk – The Fund may invest in futures, options, and other types of derivatives. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well-correlated with the security, index, ETFs, or currency to which it relates; the risk that the use of derivatives may not have the intended effects and may result in losses, underperformance, or missed opportunities; the risk that the Fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; the risk of interest rate movements; and the risk that the derivatives transaction could expose the Fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the Fund’s market exposure, magnify investment risks and losses, and cause losses to be realized more quickly. There is no guarantee that derivative techniques will be employed or that they will work as intended, and their use could lower returns or even result in losses to the Fund. In addition, current regulations may limit the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives.
Liquidity Risk – Market developments and other factors, including a general rise in interest rates, have the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from mutual funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Such a move, coupled with a reduction in the ability or willingness of dealers and other institutional investors to buy or hold fixed-income securities, may result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income markets. Heavy redemptions of fixed-income mutual funds and decreased liquidity from fixed-income securities could hurt the Fund’s performance. In addition, significant
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securities market disruptions including related to the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to dislocation in the market for a variety of fixed-income securities (including municipal obligations), which has decreased liquidity and sharply reduced returns.
Leveraging Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk associated with securities or practices that multiply small price movements into large changes in value. The more the Fund invests in leveraged instruments or strategies that use leveraged instruments, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) Risk – There is a risk that the value of the Fund’s investment in REITs will decrease because of a decline in real estate values more broadly. Investing in REITs may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Additionally, REITs are dependent upon the capabilities of the REIT’s manager(s); have limited diversification; and may be particularly sensitive to economic downturns or changes in interest rates, real estate values, cash flows of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, zoning laws, and tax laws. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that incur expenses of their own, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Natural Resource and Precious Metals Risk – Because of commodity price volatility and the increased impact such volatility has on the profitability of precious metals and minerals and natural resources industries, there are additional risks involved in investing in the securities of companies in these industries. The natural resources and precious metals and minerals industries can be significantly affected by global economic, financial, and political developments. Investments related to natural resources and precious metals and minerals may fluctuate in price significantly over short periods of time. However, because the market action of such securities has tended to move independently of the broader financial markets, the addition of these securities to a portfolio may reduce overall fluctuations in portfolio value.
Rebalancing Risk – In purchasing and selling securities in order to rebalance its portfolio, the Fund will pay more in brokerage commissions than it would if it did not reallocate assets among the asset classes from time to time. As a result of the need to rebalance, the Fund also has less flexibility in the timing of purchases and sales of securities than it would otherwise. While we will attempt to minimize any adverse impact to the Fund or its shareholders, the Fund may have a higher proportion of capital gains and a potentially lower return than a fund that does not reallocate from time to time.
Any investment involves risk, and there is no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan. As you consider an investment in the Fund, you also should take into account your tolerance for the daily fluctuations of the financial markets and whether you can afford to leave your money in the Fund for long periods of time to ride out down periods. As with other mutual funds, losing money is a risk of investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Investment Performance
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates the Fund's volatility by showing how performance has varied from year to year for each full calendar year over the past 10 years. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated compared to those of the Fund’s benchmark index and an additional index with investment characteristics similar to the Fund.
Remember, historical performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate what will happen in the future. The Fund’s most current performance information is available on the Fund’s website at vcm.com or by calling (800) 235-8396.
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Calendar Year Returns for Fund Shares
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter
11.07%
June 30, 2020
Lowest Quarter
-12.80%
March 31, 2020
Year-to-date return
3.87%
March 31, 2023
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FUND SHARES Before Taxes
-13.36%
2.11%
3.85%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions
-14.47%
0.79%
2.48%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-7.39%
1.28%
2.58%
Indices
MSCI All-Country World Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes, except foreign
withholding taxes
-18.36%
5.23%
7.98%
Cornerstone Moderate Composite Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes1
-14.69%
3.31%
5.20%
1
The Cornerstone Moderate Composite Index is a combination of unmanaged indexes representing the Fund’s model allocation, and consists of the MSCI USA Investable Market Index (IMI) Gross (29%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Net (19%), the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (48%), the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (1%), the MSCI U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index Gross (1%), and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury - Bills (1-3M) (2%).
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. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts. The actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns shown in the table are not relevant to you.
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Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.
The Adviser is a diversified global asset manager comprised of multiple investment teams, referred to as investment franchises, each of which utilizes an independent approach to investment. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are members of the Adviser’s Victory Solutions platform.
Portfolio Management
 
Title
Tenure with the Fund
Mannik S. Dhillon, CFA, CAIA
President, VictoryShares and
Solutions
Since 2019
Lance Humphrey, CFA
Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares
and Solutions
Since 2016
Lela Dunlap, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager,
VictoryShares and Solutions
Since 2021
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any business day through vcm.com or by telephone at (800) 235-8396. You also may purchase or sell shares of the Fund through certain other financial intermediaries. If you have opened an account directly with the Fund, you also may purchase and sell shares of the Fund by mail at P.O. Box 182593, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
Minimum initial purchase: $500 or $50 with a $50 monthly systematic investment plan.
Minimum subsequent investment: $50
Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject if you invest through them.
When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value (“NAV”) after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that generally will be taxed to you as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you invest through an IRA, 401(k) plan, or other tax-deferred account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the 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 such shares and certain servicing and administrative functions. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Victory Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Fund (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation with a secondary focus on current income.
Fund Fees and Expenses
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay, if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and example 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
0.59%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.37%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.25%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.21%1,2
1The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the financial highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
2Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.98% of the Fund through at least June 30, 2024. The Adviser is permitted to recoup advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the waiver or reimbursement took place, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of: (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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 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, the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the expense limitation agreement for the Fund is not continued beyond its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$123
$384
$665
$1,466
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction costs, including 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 shares of the Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
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On June 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved a change in fiscal year end of the Fund from May 31 to last day of February. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund's portfolio turnover was 44% of the average value of its portfolio. For the period from June 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in equity securities, bonds, money market instruments, and other instruments including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 60% equity securities and 40% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
The Fund’s investments also may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), investments that provide exposure to commodities (such as ETFs or natural resources companies), and derivatives, including futures and options. The Fund may use derivatives to reduce its volatility over time, to enhance returns, or to provide diversification.
Principal Risks
The Fund’s investments are subject to the following principal risks:
Tactical Allocation Risk – The Fund has a targeted risk tolerance and a corresponding asset allocation target; however, mere asset allocation and volatility are not the sole determination of risk. The Fund’s managers will tactically allocate away from the target allocation as market conditions and the perceived risks warrant. The Fund bears the risk that the managers’ tactical allocation will not be successful.
Affiliated Funds Risk – The risks of the Fund directly correspond to the risks of the underlying affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. By investing in the underlying affiliated funds, the Fund has exposure to the risk of many different areas of the market. The degree to which the risks described below apply to the Fund varies according to the Fund’s asset allocation. For instance, the more the Fund is allocated to stock funds, the greater the risk associated with equity securities. The Fund also is subject to asset allocation risk (i.e., the risk that allocations will not produce the intended results) and to management risk (i.e., the risk that the selection of underlying affiliated funds will not produce the intended results).
Conflict of Interest Risk – In managing a Fund that invests in underlying affiliated funds, the Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund’s assets among the various underlying affiliated funds. This is because the fees payable by some of the underlying affiliated funds to the Adviser and/or its affiliates are higher than the fees payable by other underlying affiliated funds, and because the Adviser also manages and administers the underlying affiliated funds.
Market Risk – Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Domestic and international factors such as political events, war, terrorism, trade disputes, inflation rates, interest rate levels and other fiscal and monetary policy changes, cybersecurity incidents, pandemics and other public health crises, sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses or industries, and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, or other catastrophes may add to instability in global economies and markets generally and may lead to increased market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are highly interconnected,
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which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. The impact of these and other factors may be short-term or may last for extended periods.
Equity Risk – The values of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may decline in response to developments affecting individual companies and/or general market, economic, and political conditions, and other factors. A company’s earnings or dividends may not increase as expected due to poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, natural disasters, military confrontations, war, terrorism, public health crises, or other events, conditions, and factors. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods.
Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Global markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important political, economic, or other developments. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable and make such investments riskier and more volatile.
Emerging Markets Risk – Foreign securities risk can be particularly heightened because investments in emerging market countries generally are more volatile than investments in developed markets. Emerging market countries are less economically diverse and mature than more developed countries and tend to be politically less stable.
Small-Capitalization and Mid-Capitalization Stock Risk – The Fund invests in small- and mid-capitalization companies, which may be more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic conditions. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of larger companies or the market in general and, therefore, may involve greater risk than investing in securities of larger companies.
ETF Risk – The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs, which generally are investment companies that hold a portfolio of common stocks or debt securities, the shares of which are traded on an exchange. ETFs incur their own management and other fees and expenses, such as trustees’ fees, operating expenses, registration fees, and marketing expenses, a proportionate share of which will be borne indirectly by the Fund as a shareholder in an ETF. As a result, the Fund’s investment in an ETF will cause the Fund to indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the ETF and, in turn, the Fund’s performance may be lower than if the Fund were to invest directly in the underlying securities held by the ETF. For investments in affiliated ETFs, the Fund’s management fee is reimbursed by the Adviser to the extent of the indirect management fee incurred through the Fund’s investment in the affiliated ETFs. The Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating assets among affiliated and unaffiliated ETFs, because the Adviser also manages and administers the affiliated ETFs, and the Adviser and its affiliates receive other fees from the affiliated ETFs. In addition, the Fund also will be subject to the risks associated with the securities or other investments held by the ETFs.
Debt Securities Risk – The value of a debt security or other income-producing security changes in response to various factors including, for example, market-related factors (such as changes in interest rates or changes in the risk appetite of investors generally) and changes in the actual or perceived ability of the issuer (or of issuers generally) to meet its (or their) obligations. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities include, among others, public health crises and responses by governments and companies to such crises. These and other events may affect the creditworthiness of the issuer of a debt security and may impair an issuer’s ability to timely meet its debt obligations as they come due.
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Credit Risk – The fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer of a fixed-income security will fail to make timely interest and/or principal payments on its securities or that negative market perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. The Fund accepts some credit risk as a recognized means to enhance an investor’s return. All fixed-income securities, varying from the highest quality to the very speculative, have some degree of credit risk. Fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, also known as “junk” or high-yield bonds, generally entail greater economic, credit, and liquidity risk than investment-grade securities. Their prices may be more volatile, especially during economic downturns, financial setbacks, or liquidity events.
Interest Rate Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the bonds in its portfolio will fluctuate because of changes in interest rates, changes in the supply of and demand for fixed-income securities, and other market factors. Bond prices generally are linked to the prevailing market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall; conversely, when interest rates fall, bond prices rise. The price volatility of a bond also depends on its duration. Generally, the longer the duration of a bond, the greater is its sensitivity to interest rates. To compensate investors for this higher interest rate risk, bonds with longer durations generally offer higher yields than bonds with shorter durations. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security’s maturity can increase the security’s sensitivity to interest rate changes.
Decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve (also known as the “Fed”) regarding interest rate and monetary policy, which can be difficult to predict and sometimes change direction suddenly in response to economic and market events, can have a significant effect on the value of fixed-income securities as well as the overall strength of the U.S. economy. Precise interest rate predictions are difficult to make, and interest rates may change unexpectedly and dramatically in response to extreme changes in market or economic conditions. As a result, the value of fixed-income securities may vary widely under certain market conditions.
Factor-Based Investment Risk – Quantitative tools used by portfolio management analyzes stocks and other potential investments based on various investment characteristics or “factors,” which may be out of favor or may not produce the best results over periods of time. In addition, the effectiveness of the quantitative analysis of securities will significantly impact the success of the Fund’s investment strategy. A portfolio using quantitative analysis may underperform the market as a whole versus a portfolio using a different approach, such as fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the emphasis placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. Further, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and may not be reflected in the Fund’s portfolio. Therefore, the Fund may have a lower return than if it were managed using a strategy that did not include quantitative analysis.
Derivatives Risk – The Fund may invest in futures, options, and other types of derivatives. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well-correlated with the security, index, ETFs, or currency to which it relates; the risk that the use of derivatives may not have the intended effects and may result in losses, underperformance, or missed opportunities; the risk that the Fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; the risk of interest rate movements; and the risk that the derivatives transaction could expose the Fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the Fund’s market exposure, magnify investment risks and losses, and cause losses to be realized more quickly. There is no guarantee that derivative techniques will be employed or that they will work as intended, and their use could lower returns or even result in losses to the Fund. In addition, current regulations may limit the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives.
Liquidity Risk – Market developments and other factors, including a general rise in interest rates, have the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from mutual funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Such a move, coupled with a reduction in the ability or willingness of dealers and other institutional
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investors to buy or hold fixed-income securities, may result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income markets. Heavy redemptions of fixed-income mutual funds and decreased liquidity from fixed-income securities could hurt the Fund’s performance. In addition, significant securities market disruptions including related to the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to dislocation in the market for a variety of fixed-income securities (including municipal obligations), which has decreased liquidity and sharply reduced returns.
Leveraging Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk associated with securities or practices that multiply small price movements into large changes in value. The more the Fund invests in leveraged instruments or strategies that use leveraged instruments, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) Risk – There is a risk that the value of the Fund’s investment in REITs will decrease because of a decline in real estate values more broadly. Investing in REITs may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Additionally, REITs are dependent upon the capabilities of the REIT’s manager(s); have limited diversification; and may be particularly sensitive to economic downturns or changes in interest rates, real estate values, cash flows of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, zoning laws, and tax laws. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that incur expenses of their own, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Natural Resource and Precious Metals Risk – Because of commodity price volatility and the increased impact such volatility has on the profitability of precious metals and minerals and natural resources industries, there are additional risks involved in investing in the securities of companies in these industries. The natural resources and precious metals and minerals industries can be significantly affected by global economic, financial, and political developments. Investments related to natural resources and precious metals and minerals may fluctuate in price significantly over short periods of time. However, because the market action of such securities has tended to move independently of the broader financial markets, the addition of these securities to a portfolio may reduce overall fluctuations in portfolio value.
Rebalancing Risk – In purchasing and selling securities in order to rebalance its portfolio, the Fund will pay more in brokerage commissions than it would if it did not reallocate assets among the asset classes from time to time. As a result of the need to rebalance, the Fund also has less flexibility in the timing of purchases and sales of securities than it would otherwise. While we will attempt to minimize any adverse impact to the Fund or its shareholders, the Fund may have a higher proportion of capital gains and a potentially lower return than a fund that does not reallocate from time to time.
Any investment involves risk, and there is no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan. As you consider an investment in the Fund, you also should take into account your tolerance for the daily fluctuations of the financial markets and whether you can afford to leave your money in the Fund for long periods of time to ride out down periods. As with other mutual funds, losing money is a risk of investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Investment Performance
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates the Fund's volatility by showing how performance has varied from year to year for each full calendar year over the past 10 years. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated compared to those of the Fund’s benchmark index and an additional index with similar investment objectives.
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Remember, historical performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate what will happen in the future. The Fund’s most current performance information is available on the Fund’s website at vcm.com or by calling (800) 235-8396.
Calendar Year Returns for Fund Shares
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter
12.42%
June 30, 2020
Lowest Quarter
-14.92%
March 31, 2020
Year-to-date return
4.00%
March 31, 2023
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FUND SHARES Before Taxes
-13.59%
2.44%
4.20%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions
-14.55%
1.07%
2.93%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-7.54%
1.58%
2.95%
Indices
MSCI All-Country World Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes, except foreign
withholding taxes
-18.36%
5.23%
7.98%
Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Composite Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes1
-15.05%
3.83%
5.86%
1
The Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Composite Index is a combination of unmanaged indexes representing the Fund’s model allocation, and consists of the MSCI USA Investable Market Index (IMI) Gross (34%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Net (23%), the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (38%), the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (1.5%), the MSCI U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index Gross (1.5%), and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury - Bills (1-3M) (2%).
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. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts. The actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns shown in the table are not relevant to you.
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Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.
The Adviser is a diversified global asset manager comprised of multiple investment teams, referred to as investment franchises, each of which utilizes an independent approach to investment. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are members of the Adviser’s Victory Solutions platform.
Portfolio Management
 
Title
Tenure with the Fund
Mannik S. Dhillon, CFA, CAIA
President, VictoryShares and
Solutions
Since 2019
Lance Humphrey, CFA
Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares
and Solutions
Since 2016
Lela Dunlap, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager,
VictoryShares and Solutions
Since 2021
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any business day through vcm.com or by telephone at (800) 235-8396. You also may purchase or sell shares of the Fund through certain other financial intermediaries. If you have opened an account directly with the Fund, you also may purchase and sell shares of the Fund by mail at P.O. Box 182593, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
Minimum initial purchase: $500 or $50 with a $50 monthly systematic investment plan.
Minimum subsequent investment: $50
Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject if you invest through them.
When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value (“NAV”) after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that generally will be taxed to you as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you invest through an IRA, 401(k) plan, or other tax-deferred account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the 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 such shares and certain servicing and administrative functions. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Victory Cornerstone Aggressive Fund (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation over the long term. The Fund also considers the potential for current income.
Fund Fees and Expenses
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay, if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and example 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
0.60%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.54%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.31%1,2
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement
(0.04%)3
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
1.27%3
1The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the financial highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
2 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses.
3Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.10% of the Fund through at least June 30, 2024. The Adviser is permitted to recoup fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the waiver or reimbursement took place, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of: (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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 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, the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the expense limitation agreement for the Fund is not continued beyond its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$129
$411
$714
$1,575
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction costs, including 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 shares of the Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
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On June 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved a change in fiscal year end of the Fund from May 31 to last day of February. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund's portfolio turnover was 43% of the average value of its portfolio. For the period from June 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in equity securities, bonds, money market instruments, and other instruments including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 80% equity securities and 20% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
The Fund’s investments also may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), investments that provide exposure to commodities (such as ETFs or natural resources companies), and derivatives, including futures and options. The Fund may use derivatives to reduce its volatility over time, to enhance returns, or to provide diversification.
Principal Risks
The Fund’s investments are subject to the following principal risks:
Tactical Allocation Risk – The Fund has a targeted risk tolerance and a corresponding asset allocation target; however, mere asset allocation and volatility are not the sole determination of risk. The Fund’s managers will tactically allocate away from the target allocation as market conditions and the perceived risks warrant. The Fund bears the risk that the managers’ tactical allocation will not be successful.
Affiliated Funds Risk – The risks of the Fund directly correspond to the risks of the underlying affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. By investing in the underlying affiliated funds, the Fund has exposure to the risk of many different areas of the market. The degree to which the risks described below apply to the Fund varies according to the Fund’s asset allocation. For instance, the more the Fund is allocated to stock funds, the greater the risk associated with equity securities. The Fund also is subject to asset allocation risk (i.e., the risk that allocations will not produce the intended results) and to management risk (i.e., the risk that the selection of underlying affiliated funds will not produce the intended results).
Conflict of Interest Risk – In managing a Fund that invests in underlying affiliated funds, the Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund’s assets among the various underlying affiliated funds. This is because the fees payable by some of the underlying affiliated funds to the Adviser and/or its affiliates are higher than the fees payable by other underlying affiliated funds, and because the Adviser also manages and administers the underlying affiliated funds.
Market Risk – Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Domestic and international factors such as political events, war, terrorism, trade disputes, inflation rates, interest rate levels and other fiscal and monetary policy changes, cybersecurity incidents, pandemics and other public health crises, sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses or industries, and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, or other catastrophes may add to instability in global economies and markets generally and may lead to increased market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are highly interconnected,
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which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. The impact of these and other factors may be short-term or may last for extended periods.
Equity Risk – The values of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may decline in response to developments affecting individual companies and/or general market, economic, and political conditions, and other factors. A company’s earnings or dividends may not increase as expected due to poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, natural disasters, military confrontations, war, terrorism, public health crises, or other events, conditions, and factors. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods.
Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Global markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important political, economic, or other developments. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable and make such investments riskier and more volatile.
Emerging Markets Risk – Foreign securities risk can be particularly heightened because investments in emerging market countries generally are more volatile than investments in developed markets. Emerging market countries are less economically diverse and mature than more developed countries and tend to be politically less stable.
Small-Capitalization and Mid-Capitalization Stock Risk – The Fund invests in small- and mid-capitalization companies, which may be more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic conditions. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of larger companies or the market in general and, therefore, may involve greater risk than investing in securities of larger companies.
ETF Risk – The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs, which generally are investment companies that hold a portfolio of common stocks or debt securities, the shares of which are traded on an exchange. ETFs incur their own management and other fees and expenses, such as trustees’ fees, operating expenses, registration fees, and marketing expenses, a proportionate share of which will be borne indirectly by the Fund as a shareholder in an ETF. As a result, the Fund’s investment in an ETF will cause the Fund to indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the ETF and, in turn, the Fund’s performance may be lower than if the Fund were to invest directly in the underlying securities held by the ETF. For investments in affiliated ETFs, the Fund’s management fee is reimbursed by the Adviser to the extent of the indirect management fee incurred through the Fund’s investment in the affiliated ETFs. The Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating assets among affiliated and unaffiliated ETFs, because the Adviser also manages and administers the affiliated ETFs, and the Adviser and its affiliates receive other fees from the affiliated ETFs. In addition, the Fund also will be subject to the risks associated with the securities or other investments held by the ETFs.
Debt Securities Risk – The value of a debt security or other income-producing security changes in response to various factors including, for example, market-related factors (such as changes in interest rates or changes in the risk appetite of investors generally) and changes in the actual or perceived ability of the issuer (or of issuers generally) to meet its (or their) obligations. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities include, among others, public health crises and responses by governments and companies to such crises. These and other events may affect the creditworthiness of the issuer of a debt security and may impair an issuer’s ability to timely meet its debt obligations as they come due.
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Credit Risk – The fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer of a fixed-income security will fail to make timely interest and/or principal payments on its securities or that negative market perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. The Fund accepts some credit risk as a recognized means to enhance an investor’s return. All fixed-income securities, varying from the highest quality to the very speculative, have some degree of credit risk. Fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, also known as “junk” or high-yield bonds, generally entail greater economic, credit, and liquidity risk than investment-grade securities. Their prices may be more volatile, especially during economic downturns, financial setbacks, or liquidity events.
Interest Rate Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the bonds in its portfolio will fluctuate because of changes in interest rates, changes in the supply of and demand for fixed-income securities, and other market factors. Bond prices generally are linked to the prevailing market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall; conversely, when interest rates fall, bond prices rise. The price volatility of a bond also depends on its duration. Generally, the longer the duration of a bond, the greater is its sensitivity to interest rates. To compensate investors for this higher interest rate risk, bonds with longer durations generally offer higher yields than bonds with shorter durations. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security’s maturity can increase the security’s sensitivity to interest rate changes.
Decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve (also known as the “Fed”) regarding interest rate and monetary policy, which can be difficult to predict and sometimes change direction suddenly in response to economic and market events, can have a significant effect on the value of fixed-income securities as well as the overall strength of the U.S. economy. Precise interest rate predictions are difficult to make, and interest rates may change unexpectedly and dramatically in response to extreme changes in market or economic conditions. As a result, the value of fixed-income securities may vary widely under certain market conditions.
Factor-Based Investment Risk – Quantitative tools used by portfolio management analyzes stocks and other potential investments based on various investment characteristics or “factors,” which may be out of favor or may not produce the best results over periods of time. In addition, the effectiveness of the quantitative analysis of securities will significantly impact the success of the Fund’s investment strategy. A portfolio using quantitative analysis may underperform the market as a whole versus a portfolio using a different approach, such as fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the emphasis placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. Further, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and may not be reflected in the Fund’s portfolio. Therefore, the Fund may have a lower return than if it were managed using a strategy that did not include quantitative analysis.
Derivatives Risk – The Fund may invest in futures, options, and other types of derivatives. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well-correlated with the security, index, ETFs, or currency to which it relates; the risk that the use of derivatives may not have the intended effects and may result in losses, underperformance, or missed opportunities; the risk that the Fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; the risk of interest rate movements; and the risk that the derivatives transaction could expose the Fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the Fund’s market exposure, magnify investment risks and losses, and cause losses to be realized more quickly. There is no guarantee that derivative techniques will be employed or that they will work as intended, and their use could lower returns or even result in losses to the Fund. In addition, current regulations may limit the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives.
Liquidity Risk – Market developments and other factors, including a general rise in interest rates, have the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from mutual funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Such a move, coupled with a reduction in the ability or willingness of dealers and other institutional
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investors to buy or hold fixed-income securities, may result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income markets. Heavy redemptions of fixed-income mutual funds and decreased liquidity from fixed-income securities could hurt the Fund’s performance. In addition, significant securities market disruptions including related to the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to dislocation in the market for a variety of fixed-income securities (including municipal obligations), which has decreased liquidity and sharply reduced returns.
Leveraging Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk associated with securities or practices that multiply small price movements into large changes in value. The more the Fund invests in leveraged instruments or strategies that use leveraged instruments, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) Risk – There is a risk that the value of the Fund’s investment in REITs will decrease because of a decline in real estate values more broadly. Investing in REITs may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Additionally, REITs are dependent upon the capabilities of the REIT’s manager(s); have limited diversification; and may be particularly sensitive to economic downturns or changes in interest rates, real estate values, cash flows of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, zoning laws, and tax laws. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that incur expenses of their own, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Natural Resource and Precious Metals Risk – Because of commodity price volatility and the increased impact such volatility has on the profitability of precious metals and minerals and natural resources industries, there are additional risks involved in investing in the securities of companies in these industries. The natural resources and precious metals and minerals industries can be significantly affected by global economic, financial, and political developments. Investments related to natural resources and precious metals and minerals may fluctuate in price significantly over short periods of time. However, because the market action of such securities has tended to move independently of the broader financial markets, the addition of these securities to a portfolio may reduce overall fluctuations in portfolio value.
Rebalancing Risk – In purchasing and selling securities in order to rebalance its portfolio, the Fund will pay more in brokerage commissions than it would if it did not reallocate assets among the asset classes from time to time. As a result of the need to rebalance, the Fund also has less flexibility in the timing of purchases and sales of securities than it would otherwise. While we will attempt to minimize any adverse impact to the Fund or its shareholders, the Fund may have a higher proportion of capital gains and a potentially lower return than a fund that does not reallocate from time to time.
Any investment involves risk, and there is no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan. As you consider an investment in the Fund, you also should take into account your tolerance for the daily fluctuations of the financial markets and whether you can afford to leave your money in the Fund for long periods of time to ride out down periods. As with other mutual funds, losing money is a risk of investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Investment Performance
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates the Fund's volatility by showing how performance has varied from year to year for each full calendar year since the Fund's inception. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated compared to those of the Fund’s benchmark index and an additional index with investment characteristics similar to the Fund.
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Remember, historical performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate what will happen in the future. The Fund’s most current performance information is available on the Fund’s website at vcm.com or by calling (800) 235-8396.
Calendar Year Returns for Fund Shares
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter
15.34%
June 30, 2020
Lowest Quarter
-19.40%
March 31, 2020
Year-to-date return
4.23%
March 31, 2023
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FUND SHARES Before Taxes
-13.55%
3.57%
5.23%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions
-14.55%
2.19%
4.00%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-7.41%
2.45%
3.79%
Indices
MSCI All-Country World Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes, except foreign
withholding taxes
-18.36%
5.23%
7.98%
Cornerstone Aggressive Composite Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes1
-16.00%
4.90%
7.32%
1
The Cornerstone Aggressive Composite Index is a combination of unmanaged indexes representing the Fund’s model allocation, and consists of the MSCI USA Investable Market Index (IMI) Gross (46%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Net (30%), the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (18%), the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (2%), the MSCI U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index Gross (2%), and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury - Bills (1-3M) (2%).
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. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts. The actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns shown in the table are not relevant to you.
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Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.
The Adviser is a diversified global asset manager comprised of multiple investment teams, referred to as investment franchises, each of which utilizes an independent approach to investment. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are members of the Adviser’s Victory Solutions platform.
Portfolio Management
 
Title
Tenure with the Fund
Mannik S. Dhillon, CFA, CAIA
President, VictoryShares and
Solutions
Since 2019
Lance Humphrey, CFA
Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares
and Solutions
Since 2016
Lela Dunlap, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager,
VictoryShares and Solutions
Since 2021
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any business day through vcm.com or by telephone at (800) 235-8396. You also may purchase or sell shares of the Fund through certain other financial intermediaries. If you have opened an account directly with the Fund, you also may purchase and sell shares of the Fund by mail at P.O. Box 182593, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
Minimum initial purchase: $500 or $50 with a $50 monthly systematic investment plan.
Minimum subsequent investment: $50
Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject if you invest through them.
When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value (“NAV”) after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that generally will be taxed to you as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you invest through an IRA, 401(k) plan, or other tax-deferred account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the 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 such shares and certain servicing and administrative functions. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Victory Cornerstone Equity Fund Summary
Investment Objective
The Victory Cornerstone Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation over the long term.
Fund Fees and Expenses
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay, if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and example 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
0.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.11%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.29%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.40%1,2
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement
(0.01%)3
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
0.39%3
1The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the financial highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
2 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses.
3Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.10% of the Fund through at least June 30, 2024. The Adviser is permitted to recoup fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the waiver or reimbursement took place, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of: (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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 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, the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the expense limitation agreement for the Fund is not continued beyond its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$40
$127
$223
$504
Portfolio Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction costs, including 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 shares of the Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
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On June 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved a change in fiscal year end of the Fund from May 31 to last day of February. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund's portfolio turnover was 12% of the average value of its portfolio. For the period from June 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 6%of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a selection of affiliated mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (“underlying affiliated funds”) that invest primarily in equity securities. The underlying affiliated funds consist of a long-term target asset allocation in equity securities. This is often referred to as a fund-of-funds investment strategy. This 80% policy may be changed upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.
Principal Risks
The Fund’s investments are subject to the following principal risks:
Affiliated Funds Risk – The risks of the Fund directly correspond to the risks of the underlying affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. By investing in the underlying affiliated funds, the Fund has exposure to the risk of many different areas of the market. The degree to which the risks described below apply to the Fund varies according to the Fund’s asset allocation. For instance, the more the Fund is allocated to stock funds, the greater the risk associated with equity securities. The Fund also is subject to asset allocation risk (i.e., the risk that allocations will not produce the intended results) and to management risk (i.e., the risk that the selection of underlying affiliated funds will not produce the intended results).
Conflict of Interest Risk – In managing a Fund that invests in underlying affiliated funds, the Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund’s assets among the various underlying affiliated funds. This is because the fees payable by some of the underlying affiliated funds to the Adviser and/or its affiliates are higher than the fees payable by other underlying affiliated funds, and because the Adviser also manages and administers the underlying affiliated funds.
Equity Risk – The Fund may invest in underlying affiliated funds that invest in equity securities. The value of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may decline in response to developments affecting individual companies and/or general economic conditions. A company’s earnings or dividends may not increase as expected due to poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, natural disasters, military confrontations, war, terrorism, public health crises, or other events, conditions, and factors. Price changes may be temporary or last for extended periods.
Market Risk – Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Domestic and international factors such as political events, war, terrorism, trade disputes, inflation rates, interest rate levels and other fiscal and monetary policy changes, cybersecurity incidents, pandemics and other public health crises, sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses or industries, and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, or other catastrophes may add to instability in global economies and markets generally and may lead to increased market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are highly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. The impact of these and other factors may be short-term or may last for extended periods.
Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Global markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important political, economic, or other developments. Events and evolving conditions
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in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable and make such investments riskier and more volatile.
Emerging Markets Risk – Foreign securities risk can be particularly heightened because investments in emerging market countries generally are more volatile than investments in developed markets. Emerging market countries are less economically diverse and mature than more developed countries and tend to be politically less stable.
ETF Risk – The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs, which generally are investment companies that hold a portfolio of common stocks or debt securities, the shares of which are traded on an exchange. ETFs incur their own management and other fees and expenses, such as trustees’ fees, operating expenses, registration fees, and marketing expenses, a proportionate share of which would be indirectly borne by the Fund. As a result, an investment by the Fund in an ETF will cause the Fund to indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the ETF and, in turn, performance may be lower than if the Fund were to invest directly in the securities underlying the ETF. In addition, the Fund will be indirectly exposed to all of the risk of securities held by the ETFs.
Any investment involves risk, and there is no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan. As you consider an investment in the Fund, you also should take into account your tolerance for the daily fluctuations of the financial markets and whether you can afford to leave your money in the Fund for long periods of time to ride out down periods. As with other mutual funds, losing money is a risk of investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Investment Performance
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates the Fund's volatility by showing how performance has varied from year to year for each full calendar year since the Fund's inception. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated compared to those of the Fund’s benchmark index and an additional index with investment characteristics similar to the Fund.
Remember, historical performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate what will happen in the future. The Fund’s most current performance information is available on the Fund’s website at vcm.com or by calling (800) 235-8396.
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Calendar Year Returns for Fund Shares
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter
18.97%
June 30, 2020
Lowest Quarter
-23.94%
March 31, 2020
Year-to-date return
5.47%
March 31, 2023
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FUND SHARES Before Taxes
-16.59%
3.56%
6.65%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions
-17.82%
2.09%
5.59%
FUND SHARES After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-8.85%
2.70%
5.27%
Indices
MSCI All-Country World Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes, except foreign
withholding taxes
-18.36%
5.23%
7.98%
Cornerstone Equity Composite Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes1
-16.87%
5.72%
8.52%
1
The Cornerstone Equity Composite Index is a combination of unmanaged indexes representing the Fund’s model allocation, and consists of the MSCI USA Investable Market Index (IMI) Gross (56%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Net (37%), the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (2.5%), the MSCI U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index Gross (2.5%), and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury - Bills (1-3M) (2%).
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. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts. The actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you hold your shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns shown in the table are not relevant to you.
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Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.
The Adviser is a diversified global asset manager comprised of multiple investment teams, referred to as investment franchises, each of which utilizes an independent approach to investment. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are members of the Adviser’s Victory Solutions platform.
Portfolio Management
 
Title
Tenure with the Fund
Mannik S. Dhillon, CFA, CAIA
President, VictoryShares and
Solutions
Since 2019
Lance Humphrey, CFA
Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares
and Solutions
Since 2016
Lela Dunlap, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager,
VictoryShares and Solutions
Since October 2021
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any business day through vcm.com or by telephone at (800) 235-8396. You also may purchase or sell shares of the Fund through certain other financial intermediaries. If you have opened an account directly with the Fund, you also may purchase and sell shares of the Fund by mail at P.O. Box 182593, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
Minimum initial purchase: $500 or $50 with a $50 monthly systematic investment plan.
Minimum subsequent investment: $50
Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject if you invest through them.
When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value (“NAV”) after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that generally will be taxed to you as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you invest through an IRA, 401(k) plan, or other tax-deferred account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the 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 such shares and certain servicing and administrative functions. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Additional Fund Information
Victory Capital Management Inc., which we refer to as the “Adviser”
throughout the Prospectus, manages each Fund.
Each Fund is managed by the Adviser, who also manages other funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Together, these funds are referred to in this Prospectus as the “Victory Funds” or, more simply, the “Funds.”
Each Victory Cornerstone Fund has its own investment objective as described below. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may change a Fund’s investment objective without shareholder approval. The Funds will provide shareholders notice of any such change.
Victory Cornerstone Fund
Fund Objective
Conservative Fund
Seeks current income. The Fund also considers the potential for
capital appreciation.
Moderately Conservative Fund
Seeks current income with a secondary focus on capital
appreciation.
Moderate Fund
Seeks high total return.
Moderately Aggressive Fund
Seeks capital appreciation with a secondary focus on current
income.
Aggressive Fund
Seeks capital appreciation over the long term. The Fund also
considers the potential for current income.
Equity Fund
Seeks capital appreciation over the long term.
The Victory Cornerstone Funds are six different mutual funds that offer distinct choices for different investment styles and life stages. Because each investor’s risk tolerance, investment goals, time horizon, and financial circumstances are different, the Funds offer alternative strategies to attain your goals.
Each Fund’s investment mix was selected to provide investors with a diversified investment in a single mutual fund. Equity securities provide the potential for long-term capital growth, while bonds provide the potential for current income. Money market instruments provide a means for temporary investment of cash balances arising in the normal course of business.
From time to time, the stock and bond markets may fluctuate independently of each other. In other words, a decline in the stock market may, in certain instances, be offset by a rise in the bond market, or vice versa. As a result, a Fund with a mix of stocks and bonds is expected over the long term to entail less market risk (and potentially less return) than a mutual fund investing exclusively in stocks.
The following explains the primary investment strategy and policies that each Fund uses to pursue its investment objective. With respect to the target allocation for each Fund, the Board may revise the target allocations without prior written notice to shareholders and the actual allocations can deviate from the amounts shown below by up to 20% for each asset class with respect to each Fund as market conditions warrant.
Victory Cornerstone Conservative Fund
The Fund’s principal investment strategy is to invest its assets in a selection of affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”) consisting of a target asset class allocation of approximately 20% equity securities and 80% fixed-income securities. This is often referred to as a fund-of-funds investment strategy. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets
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as market conditions warrant. The Fund may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities. See Description of Underlying Affiliated Funds for more information about the underlying affiliated funds.
Victory Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Fund
The Fund’s principal investment strategy is to invest its assets in equity securities, bonds, money market instruments, and other instruments, including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 40% equity securities and 60% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive ETFs, including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
The Fund also may use alternative investment strategies, such as investments in REITs, precious metals and minerals companies, and other instruments, including futures and options, from time to time in an attempt to reduce its volatility over time and to enhance the Fund’s return and diversification.
Victory Cornerstone Moderate Fund
The Fund’s principal investment strategy is to invest its assets in equity securities, bonds, money market instruments, and other instruments, including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 50% equity securities and 50% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive ETFs, including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
The Fund also may use alternative investment strategies, such as investments in REITs, precious metals and minerals companies, and other instruments, including futures and options, from time to time, in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s volatility over time and enhance the Fund’s return and diversification.
Victory Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Fund
The Fund’s principal investment strategy is to invest its assets in equity securities, bonds, money market instruments, and other instruments, including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 60% equity securities and 40% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive ETFs, including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
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The Fund also may use alternative investment strategies, such as investments in REITs and precious metals and minerals companies, and other instruments, including futures and options, from time to time, in an attempt to reduce its volatility over time and to enhance the Fund’s return and diversification.
Victory Cornerstone Aggressive Fund
The Fund’s principal investment strategy is to invest its assets in equity securities, bonds, and money market instruments, and other instruments, including derivatives. The Fund has a target asset class allocation of approximately 80% equity securities and 20% fixed-income securities. The actual asset class allocation can deviate from time to time from these targets as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s asset allocation is actively managed by adjusting the Fund’s investments among asset classes that the Fund’s manager(s) deems appropriate, using a combination of active security selection, quantitative investing strategies, and investments in active and passive ETFs, including affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”), and futures. The implementation of the asset allocation may involve the extensive use of equity and fixed-income ETFs. The Fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. The Fund also may invest in investment-grade and below-investment-grade (“junk” or high-yield) fixed-income securities.
The Fund’s investments also may include REITs, investments that provide exposure to commodities (such as ETFs or natural resources companies), and derivatives, including futures and options. The Fund may use derivatives to reduce its volatility over time, to enhance returns, or to provide diversification.
Victory Cornerstone Equity Fund
The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a selection of affiliated mutual funds and ETFs (“underlying affiliated funds”) that invest primarily in equity securities. The underlying affiliated funds consist of a long-term target asset allocation in equity securities. This is often referred to as a fund-of-funds investment strategy. This 80% policy may be changed upon at least 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders. See Description of Underlying Affiliated Funds for more information about the underlying affiliated funds.
In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Funds may seek to earn additional income through securities lending.
EQUITY SECURITIES
Each Fund may invest in domestic and foreign (including emerging markets) equity securities within all asset classes (small, mid, and large cap), which primarily include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, depositary receipts for securities, and domestic and foreign ETFs. These securities may be listed on securities exchanges, traded in various over-the-counter markets, or have no organized markets.
Each Fund may invest in ETFs, including domestic, foreign, and emerging markets ETFs. ETFs are, with a few exceptions, open-end investment companies that trade on exchanges throughout the day. ETFs typically track a market index or specific sectors or segments of the stock or bond markets. ETFs also may focus on specific equity styles, which include, but are not limited to, large-cap growth, large-cap value, small-cap growth, and small-cap value. Because they trade like stocks, ETFs offer trading flexibility desired by both individuals and institutions.
The Funds may rely on certain Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) exemptive orders or rules that permit funds meeting various conditions to invest in an ETF in amounts exceeding limits set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that would otherwise be applicable.
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From time to time, the U.S. and foreign stock markets may fluctuate independently of each other. In other words, a decline in one market may, in certain circumstances, be offset by a rise in another market. In addition, foreign equity markets may provide attractive returns not otherwise available in the U.S. markets. Up to 60% of a Fund’s target equity allocation may be invested in the securities of foreign corporations.
We may use quantitative analysis to identify companies, either through ETFs or directly, that generally meet one of the following criteria: trade at attractive valuations, exhibit positive momentum, and/or have strong and stable profitability.
We seek to maintain an allocation to a variety of equity asset classes and factors (such as momentum, value, quality, and volatility). Decisions to buy and sell securities are based on changes to risk or factor exposures, as determined by the portfolio managers using quantitative analysis.
FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES
Each Fund may invest in a broad range of fixed-income securities (both investment-grade and non-investment-grade), including bonds, convertible securities, leveraged loans, and preferred stocks. These securities may include, but are not limited to, obligations of U.S., state, and local governments, their agencies and instrumentalities; mortgage- and asset-backed securities; corporate debt securities; repurchase agreements; and other securities believed to have debt-like characteristics, including synthetic securities.
The money market instruments included in a Fund’s portfolio are investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities that have remaining maturities of one year or less. They may carry either fixed or variable interest rates and may include, but are not limited to, variable-rate demand notes; commercial paper; Treasury bills, bonds, notes, and certificates of deposit; repurchase agreements; asset-backed securities; Eurodollar and Yankee obligations; and other money market securities. The Funds also may invest in money market mutual funds.
By diversifying each Fund’s portfolio through investing in securities of a large number of unrelated issuers, we attempt to reduce each Fund’s exposure to the risks of an investment in the securities of any one issuer or group of issuers. We invest in many securities with slightly different risk characteristics and across different economic sectors and geographic regions. If a random credit event should occur, such as a default, a Fund would suffer a much smaller loss than if the Fund were concentrated in relatively large holdings with highly correlated risks.
Each Fund also may invest in non-dollar-denominated securities, trade claims, and dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers. These foreign holdings may include securities issued in emerging markets as well as securities issued in established markets.
Each Fund may invest in fixed-income securities that are investment grade and below investment grade, but limits its investments in below-investment-grade securities to no more than 20% of its net assets.
Investment-grade securities include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, as well as securities rated or subject to a guarantee that is rated in one of the four highest credit grades by a public rating agency (or of equivalent quality if not publicly rated). Generally, fixed-income securities rated below the four highest credit grades by a public rating agency (or of equivalent quality if not publicly rated) are considered “below-investment-grade” or “high-yield” securities. You will find a further description of debt ratings in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
We buy bonds that represent value in current market conditions. Value is a combination of yield, credit quality, structure (maturity, coupon, and redemption features), and liquidity. We recognize value by simultaneously analyzing the interaction of these factors among the securities available in the market.
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We will sell a security if we believe that it no longer represents value. This can occur through an increase in risk, an increase in price, or a combination of the two. We may also sell a security if we are forced by market factors to raise money, or if we determine that an attractive replacement security is available.
OTHER INVESTMENTS AND STRATEGIES
Each Fund, excluding the Cornerstone Conservative and Cornerstone Equity Funds, is permitted, but not required, to use various types of derivatives (contracts whose value is based on, for example, indexes, currencies, or securities) including futures contracts, options contracts and swaps, to manage its exposure to changes in securities prices and foreign currencies, in an effort to enhance income, and to protect the value of portfolio securities. These Funds also may use derivatives in circumstances where the managers believe they offer an economical means of gaining exposure to a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or other needs while maintaining exposure to the market. They also may use derivatives to increase or decrease exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, commodity prices, or other factors that affect security values.
Alternative investments are expected to have relatively low correlation to traditional asset classes like stocks and bonds. While alternative investments can be very volatile on a stand-alone basis, when combined with traditional asset classes their low correlation can provide risk-reducing diversification to a Fund during periods of market disruption. While alternative investments have demonstrated low correlation to traditional asset classes historically, there are no assurances they will provide the expected diversification benefits in each market crisis going forward.
We believe that diversified investments linked to real estate are a good hedge during an inflationary environment. Such investments will include domestic and/or foreign common stocks of REITs, companies that operate as real estate corporations or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate, or mutual funds or ETFs that invest in REITs or real estate securities. We will evaluate the nature of a company’s real estate holdings to determine whether it is an appropriate investment. In addition, we also may invest in preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks, and securities that carry the right to buy common stocks of REITs and real estate companies. A Fund will not acquire any direct ownership of real estate.
A Fund may gain exposure to commodities and natural resources by investing in structured investment products such as futures, ETFs, exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”), or other investment companies that may invest directly in these assets. A Fund also may invest in the equity securities of companies in the precious metals and minerals or other natural resources industries.
A Fund may make investments in these industry sectors because of their potential to increase in value during inflationary periods and periods of U.S. dollar weakness, or because of their ability to stabilize a portfolio’s return during periods when U.S. stock prices are generally declining.
In an attempt to reduce a Fund’s volatility over time, a Fund may implement an option-based risk-management strategy. This strategy involves purchasing and selling options on indexes or corresponding ETFs. This option strategy may not fully protect a Fund against declines in the value of its portfolio, and the Fund could experience a loss. We expect to implement this strategy at times when we believe stocks are significantly overpriced or are at materially elevated risk of a major sell-off based on the portfolio manager’s assessment of economic and market conditions.
As the seller of a call option, a Fund receives cash (the premium) from the purchaser. The purchaser of call option has the right to any appreciation in the value of the underlying instruments over a fixed price (the exercise price) on a certain date in the future (the expiration date). If the purchaser does not exercise the option, the Fund retains the premium. If the purchaser exercises the option, the Fund pays the purchaser the difference between the price of the underlying instrument and the exercise price of the option. The premium, the exercise price, and the market value of the underlying
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instrument determines the gain or loss realized by the Fund as the seller of the index call option. A Fund also may repurchase the call option prior to the expiration date, ending its obligation. In this case, the cost of repurchasing the option will determine the gain or loss realized by the Fund.
As the buyer of a put option, a Fund attempts to reduce losses on its stock portfolio from a significant market decline over a short period of time. The value of a put option generally increases as the market value of the underlying instrument decreases.
Written options have varying degrees of risk. An uncovered written call option theoretically carries unlimited risk, as the market price of the underlying asset could rise far above the exercise price before its expiration. This risk is tempered when the call option is covered, that is, when the option writer owns the underlying asset. In this case, the writer runs the risk of the lost opportunity to participate in the appreciation in value of the asset rather than the risk of an out-of-pocket loss. A written put option has defined risk, that is, the difference between the agreed-upon price that a Fund must pay to the buyer upon exercise of the put and the value, which could be zero, of the asset at the time of exercise.
Selling index or ETF call options can reduce the risk of owning a stock portfolio, because declines in the value of the stock portfolio would be offset to the extent of the up-front cash (premium) received at the time of selling the call option. However, if the value of the index or ETF on which the option is based appreciates to a price higher than the option’s exercise price, it can be expected that the purchaser will exercise the option and a Fund will be obligated to pay the purchaser the difference between the exercise price and the appreciated value of the underlying instrument. Therefore, selling index or ETF call options also can limit a Fund’s opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the stock portfolio.
Purchasing index or ETF put options can reduce the risk of declines in the value of a stock portfolio, because a put option gives its purchaser, in return for a premium, the right to receive the difference between the exercise price of the option and any decline in the value of the index or ETF below the exercise price. However, a Fund risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing put options if the value of the index or ETF does not decline below its exercise price. At times, a Fund may not own any put options, resulting in increased exposure to a market decline. Unusual market conditions or the lack of a ready market for any particular option at a specific time may reduce the effectiveness of a Fund’s option strategies.
Each Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions. The effect of taking such a temporary defensive position is that the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
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The following provides additional information about some of the Funds’ principal risks and supplements those risks discussed in each Fund's Summary section of this Prospectus. The Funds’ SAI provides more detail about these risks and other risks that each Fund may be subject to that are not considered to be primary risks.
Each Fund is subject to a number of investment risks that will vary depending upon its selected portfolio. With respect to a Fund investing in underlying affiliated funds, these risks are the same risks applicable to the underlying affiliated funds in which they invest. The risks apply proportionally according to the allocation to each underlying affiliated fund. To the extent a Fund invests in equity securities (or in underlying affiliated funds that invest in equity securities), the performance of the Fund will be subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. To the extent a Fund invests in fixed-income securities (or in underlying affiliated funds that invest in fixed-income securities), the performance of the Fund will be subject to the risks of investing in fixed-income securities. To the extent a Fund invests in foreign securities (or in underlying affiliated funds that that invest in foreign securities), the performance of the Fund will be subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities. Each Fund also is subject to asset allocation risk (i.e., the risk that target allocations will not produce intended results) and to management risk (i.e., the risk that the selection of investments for the Fund will not produce intended results) as well as tactical allocation risk. Some of the risks of investing in the Funds are discussed below, including the principal risks of each Fund as discussed in the “Principal Risks” section for each Fund above.
Tactical Allocation Risk: Each Fund has a targeted risk tolerance and a corresponding asset allocation target; however, mere asset allocation and volatility are not the sole determination of risk. We may tactically allocate away from the target allocation as market conditions and the perceived risks warrant. Each Fund bears the risk that the manager’s tactical allocation will fail to make the achievement of the investment objective more likely.
Affiliated Fund Risk: Because a Fund may invest its assets in various underlying affiliated funds, its ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely on the performance of the underlying affiliated funds in which it invests. Each underlying affiliated fund in which a Fund may invest has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the underlying affiliated fund’s shares and, therefore, the value of a Fund’s investments. There can be no assurance that any underlying affiliated fund will achieve its investment objective. To the extent that a Fund invests more of its assets in one underlying affiliated fund than in another, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that underlying affiliated fund. In addition, a Fund will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of the underlying affiliated funds, which also are managed by the Adviser, in which it invests.
In managing a Fund that invests in underlying affiliated funds, the Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating the Fund’s assets among the various underlying affiliated funds. This is because the Adviser also manages and administers the underlying affiliated funds, and the fees paid by some of the underlying affiliated funds to the Adviser and/or its affiliates are higher than others.
Stock Market Risk: Because each Fund invests in stocks and other assets whose value is tied to stocks, they are subject to stock market risk. A company’s stock price in general may decline over short or even extended periods of time, regardless of the success or failure of a company’s operations. Stock markets tend to run in cycles, with periods when stock prices generally go up, and periods when stock prices generally go down. However, stock markets also can move up and down rapidly or unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors and may negatively impact Fund performance. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole and adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. In addition, the markets may not favor a particular kind of security, including equity securities. Values of securities may fall due to factors affecting a particular issuer, industry or the securities market as a whole.
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Market turmoil may be reflected in perceptions of economic uncertainty, price volatility in the equity and debt markets, and fluctuating trading liquidity. In response, governments may adopt a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including but not limited to, direct capital infusions into companies, new monetary programs, and lower interest rates. These policies may not be successful, and any unexpected or quick reversal of these policies could increase volatility in the equity and debt markets. Market conditions and economic risks could have a significant effect on domestic and international economies, and could add significantly to the risks of increased volatility and decreased liquidity for the a Fund's portfolio. Equity securities tend to be more volatile than debt securities.
Information Technology and Operations Risk: Markets and market participants are increasingly reliant upon both publicly available and proprietary information data systems. Data imprecision, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access, and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single issuer, a group of issuers, or the market at large. The information technology and other operational systems upon which a Fund’s service providers rely may be subject to cyber attack or other technological disruptions, and could otherwise disrupt the ability of these service providers to perform essential tasks for the Fund. In certain cases, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on either specific securities or even the entire market, which may result in a Fund being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or accurately price its investments.
Geopolitical/Natural Disaster Risk: Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. Geopolitical and other risks, including war, terrorism, trade disputes, embargoes, and other types of economic sanctions, political or economic dysfunction within some nations, public health crises, and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, may add to instability in world economies and markets generally. Changes in trade policies and international trade agreements could affect the economies of many countries in unpredictable ways. Epidemics and/or pandemics, such as COVID-19, may result in, among other things, closing borders, disruptions to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and consumer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact may be short-term or may last for extended periods.
The COVID-19 pandemic, has led, and will continue to lead, for an unknown period of time to disruptions in local, regional, national, and global markets and economies. The impact of this outbreak, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could continue to negatively affect the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and individual companies, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways.
Equity Risk: The value of an equity security will fluctuate in response to changes in earnings or other conditions affecting the issuer’s profitability or in general market conditions. Unlike debt securities, which have preference to a company’s assets in case of liquidation, equity securities are entitled to the residual value after the company meets its other obligations.
Foreign Investing Risk: Foreign investing risk is the possibility that the value of a Fund’s investments in foreign securities will decrease because of unique risks, such as currency exchange-rate fluctuations; foreign market illiquidity; emerging market risk; increased price volatility; uncertain political conditions; changes to trade policies and trade disputes; exchange control regulations; foreign ownership limits; different accounting, reporting, and disclosure requirements; less publicly available information about foreign issuers; difficulties in obtaining legal judgments; and foreign withholding taxes. Foreign investing may result in a Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. Three risks that require additional consideration are:
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Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in countries that are in the early stages of their industrial development involve exposure to economic structures that generally are less economically diverse and mature than those in the United States and to political systems that may be less stable. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to the risk of abrupt and severe price declines and their financial markets often lack liquidity. In addition, emerging-market countries may be more likely than developed countries to experience rapid and significant adverse developments in their political or economic structures. Emerging-market economies also may be overly reliant on particular industries, and more vulnerable to shifts in international trade, trade barriers, and other protectionist or retaliatory measures. Governments in many emerging-market countries participate to a significant degree in their economies and securities markets. Some emerging-market countries restrict foreign investments, impose high withholding or other taxes on foreign investments, impose restrictive exchange control regulations, or may nationalize or expropriate the assets of private companies. Emerging-market countries also may be subject to high inflation and rapid currency devaluations and currency-hedging techniques may be unavailable in certain emerging-market countries.
Political Risk: Political risk includes a greater potential for coups d’état, revolts, and expropriation by governmental organizations.
European Economic Risk: The economies of European Union (“EU”) member countries and their trading partners, as well as the broader global economy, may be adversely affected by changes in the euro’s exchange rate, changes in EU or governmental regulations on trade, and the threat of default or an actual default by an EU member country on its sovereign debt, which could negatively impact the Fund’s investments and cause it to lose money. The United Kingdom (“UK”) left the EU on January 31, 2020, commonly referred to as “Brexit.” Following a transition period, the UK’s post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU went into effect on January 1, 2021. The agreement governs the new relationship between the UK and the EU with respect to trading goods and services, but significant aspects of the relationship remain unsettled and are subject to further negotiation. The political, regulatory, and economic consequences of Brexit are uncertain, and the ultimate ramifications may not be known for some time. The negative impact on European economies and the broader global economy could be significant, potentially resulting in increased volatility and illiquidity, which could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments. Any further withdrawals from the EU could cause additional market disruption globally.
ETF Risk: ETFs, which generally are registered investment companies, incur their own management fees and other expenses, such as trustees’ fees, operating expenses, registration fees, and marketing expenses, a proportionate share of which would be borne by the Fund. As a result, an investment by a Fund in an ETF could cause the Fund’s operating expenses to be higher and, in turn, its performance to be lower than if it were to invest directly in the securities held by the ETF. In addition, the Fund will be exposed indirectly to all of the risks of the securities held by the ETFs.
Passive ETFs that invest in the securities and sectors contained in the indexes they seek to track do not attempt to take defensive positions in volatile or declining markets or under other conditions. Furthermore, such ETFs will be unable to duplicate exactly the performance of the underlying indexes they track.
The price of an ETF is determined by supply and demand. Thus, ETFs do not necessarily trade at their NAVs, which means their shares may trade at a premium or discount.
In addition, although ETFs generally are listed on securities exchanges, there can be no assurances that an ETF will continue to satisfy the listing qualifications or that an active trading market for such ETFs will be maintained. Secondary market trading in ETFs also may be halted by a national securities exchange because of market conditions or for other reasons.
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Credit Risk: Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer of a fixed-income security will fail to make timely interest and principal payments on its securities or that negative market perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. All fixed-income securities varying from the highest quality to the very speculative have some degree of credit risk. A Fund accepts some credit risk as a recognized means to enhance investors’ return. To the extent a Fund invests in government securities, credit risk will be limited.
When evaluating potential investments for a Fund, our analysts independently assess credit risk and its impact on the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the public rating agencies may provide estimates of the credit quality of the securities. The ratings may not take into account every risk that interest or principal will be repaid on a timely basis. Credit ratings do not provide assurance against default or other loss of money. We attempt to minimize the Funds’ overall credit risk by diversifying the Funds’ investments across many securities with slightly different risk characteristics and across different economic sectors and geographic regions. If a random credit event should occur, such as a default, a Fund would suffer a smaller loss than if the Fund were concentrated in relatively large holdings with highly correlated risks.
Interest Rate Risk: Each Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the bonds in its portfolio will fluctuate because of changes in interest rates, changes in supply of and demand for investment securities, or other market factors. Bond prices generally are linked to the prevailing market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall; and conversely, when interest rates fall, bond prices rise. The price volatility of a bond also depends on its duration. Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a bond to changes in interest rates. The duration of a bond may be shorter than or equal to the full maturity of a bond. Generally, the longer the duration of a bond, the greater is its sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations have more risk and will decrease in price as interest rates rise. For example, a bond with a duration of three years will decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. To compensate investors for this higher interest rate risk, bonds with longer durations generally offer higher yields than bonds with shorter durations.
If interest rates increase, the yield of a Fund may increase and the market value of a Fund’s securities may decline, adversely affecting a Fund’s NAV and total return.
If interest rates decrease, the yield of a Fund may decrease and the market value of a Fund’s securities may increase, which may increase a Fund’s NAV and total return.
Changes in government monetary policy, including changes in a central bank’s (e.g., the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”)) implementation of specific policy goals, may have a substantial impact on interest rates, which in turn can significantly impact the value of the Fund’s investments. There can be no assurance that a central bank’s policy will be continued, discontinued or changed, or that any such policy will have the desired effect. A central bank’s policy changes and related market speculation as to the timing of potential interest rate changes may expose fixed-income markets to heightened volatility and may reduce liquidity for certain Fund investments, causing the value of the Fund’s investments and share price to decline. For example, market developments and other factors, including a general rise in interest rates, have the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Such a move, coupled with a reduction in the ability or willingness of dealers and other institutional investors to buy or hold fixed-income securities, may result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income markets. Heavy redemptions of fixed-income mutual funds and decreased liquidity of fixed-income securities could hurt the Fund’s performance.
Decisions by the Fed regarding interest rate and monetary policy can have a significant effect on the value of debt securities as well as the overall strength of the U.S. economy. Precise interest rate predictions are difficult to make, and interest rates may change unexpectedly and dramatically in
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response to extreme changes in market or economic conditions. Until recently, interest rates had been unusually low in recent years in the United States and abroad, and central banks had reduced rates further in an effort to combat the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of current market conditions the Fed has raised interest rates from historically low levels in a short time period. Changes to interest rates may not work as intended, and the impact on various markets that interest rate or other significant policy changes may have is unknown.
High-Yield/Junk Bond Risk: Fixed-income securities rated below investment grade (“junk” or high-yield bonds) should be regarded as speculative because their issuers are more susceptible to financial setbacks and recession than more creditworthy companies. High-yield bond issuers include small companies lacking the history or capital to merit investment-grade status, former blue chip companies downgraded because of financial problems, and firms with heavy debt loads. Many issuers of high-yield securities have characteristics (including, but not limited to, high levels of debt, an untested business plan, significant competitive and technological challenges, legal, and political risks) which cast doubt on their ability to honor their financial obligations. They may be unable to pay interest when due or return all the principal amount of their debt obligations at maturity. If the Fund invests in securities whose issuers develop unexpected credit problems, the Fund’s NAV could decline. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capability to make principal and interest payments on these securities than is the case for higher-rated securities.
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk: Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets such as motor vehicle installment sales or installment loan contracts, leases of various types of real and personal property, and receivables from credit card agreements. Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are a type of asset-backed security that represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements.
During periods of falling interest rates, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, which typically provide the issuer with the right to call or prepay the security prior to maturity, may be called or prepaid, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds in other investments at a lower interest rate. During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of mortgage- and asset-backed securities may extend because of slower than expected principal payments. This may lock in a below-market interest rate, increase the security’s duration, and reduce the value of the security. As a result, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than other securities of comparable maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in market values during periods of rising interest rates. Prepayment rates are difficult to predict and the potential impact of prepayments on the value of a mortgage- or asset-backed security depends on the terms of the instrument and can result in significant volatility. The price of a mortgage-backed or asset-backed security also depends on the credit quality and adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult, or the underlying assets or collateral may be insufficient if the issuer defaults. Subprime mortgage loans, which typically are made to less creditworthy borrowers, have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. Therefore, mortgage-backed securities backed by subprime mortgage loans may suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults. Some mortgage-backed securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae”), while other mortgage-backed securities (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as “Fannie Mae” and “Freddie Mac”), are backed only by the credit of
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the government entity issuing them. In addition, some mortgage-backed securities are issued by private entities and are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government.
Commodities and Natural Resources Investing Risk: Exposure to the commodities and natural resources markets may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The natural resources and precious metals and minerals industries can be significantly affected by global economic, financial, and political developments; economic cycles; changes in inflation or expected changes in inflation; interest rates; currency fluctuations; investment speculation; the means of global transportation; energy conservation; resource availability; the success of exploration projects; commodity prices; natural and/or man-made disasters; weather; and tax and other government regulations. Investments related to natural resources and precious metals and minerals may fluctuate in price significantly over short periods of time. However, because the market action of such securities has tended to move independently of the broader financial markets, the addition of these securities to a portfolio may reduce overall fluctuations in portfolio value.
The Funds may gain exposure to these types of assets by investing in structured investment products such as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”), and futures. The Funds will be exposed to the risks of the underlying assets held by these structured products, and also will be exposed to the risks inherent in the structured investment products that are not necessarily associated with the underlying asset holdings.
Currency Risk: When a Fund invests in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks, national entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls, or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, a Fund’s investments in foreign currency-denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund.
Derivatives Risk: A Fund may invest in futures, options, swaps, and other types of derivatives. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well-correlated with the security, index, ETFs, or currency to which it relates; the risk that derivatives used for risk management may not have the intended effects and may result in losses, underperformance, or missed opportunities; the risk that a Fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; the risk of interest rate movements; and the risk that the derivatives transaction could expose a Fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase a Fund’s market exposure, magnify investment risks and losses, and cause losses to be realized more quickly. In addition, current regulation may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives. There is no guarantee that derivative techniques will be employed or that they will work as intended, and their use could lower returns or even result in losses to a Fund.
Options Strategy Risk: A Fund could experience a loss in the options portion of the portfolio, particularly during periods when market values are increasing but market volatility is high. When it sells index or ETF call options, the Fund receives cash but limits its opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of its stock portfolio. When the Fund purchases index or ETF put options, it risks the loss of the cash paid for the options. At times, the Fund may not own put options, which increases exposure to a market decline. When the Fund simultaneously buys index put options and also sells index put options to fund the purchases, resulting in an index put spread, the Fund has increased exposure to further market decline if the market price of the index falls below the strike price of the short index put option.
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Leveraging Risk: Leveraging risk is the risk associated with securities or practices that multiply small price movements into large changes in value. The more a Fund invests in leveraged instruments or strategies that use leveraged instruments, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Liquidity Risk: Certain securities held by a Fund may be difficult (or impossible) to sell at the time and at the price a Fund would like due to a variety of factors, including general market conditions, the perceived financial strength of the issuer, or specific restrictions on resale of the securities. Consequently, a Fund may have to hold these securities longer than it would like and may forgo other investment opportunities. It also is possible that a Fund could be prevented from realizing capital gains or could be forced to incur capital losses if the Adviser is unable to sell a position at the time or price of the Adviser’s choosing. Lack of liquidity may impact valuation of such securities and a Fund’s NAV adversely, especially during times of financial distress. In addition, a Fund may not be able to raise cash when needed or may be forced to sell other investments to raise cash, which could impact a Fund’s performance negatively. Infrequent trading of securities also may lead to an increase in price volatility. Liquidity is a general investment risk that potentially could impact any security, but funds that invest in privately placed securities, certain small-company securities, high-yield bonds, mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities, foreign or emerging-market securities, derivatives, or other structured investments, which all have experienced periods of illiquidity, generally are subject to greater liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in these types of securities.
Management Risk: The Funds are subject to management risk, which is the possibility that the investment techniques and risk analyses used in managing a Fund's portfolio will not produce the desired results.
Quantitative Investing Risk: A portfolio of securities selected using quantitative analysis may underperform either the market as a whole or a portfolio of securities selected using a different investment approach, such as fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the emphasis placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. Further, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in a Fund’s portfolio. In addition, data for some companies, particularly for non-U.S. companies, may be less available and/or less current than data for other companies. There also may be errors or issues relating to the tools used to screen securities. A Fund’s stock selection can be adversely affected if it relies on erroneous or outdated data or flawed models or computer systems. As a result, the Fund may have a lower return than if it were managed using a fundamental analysis or an index-based strategy that did not incorporate quantitative analysis.
REIT Investment Risk: Investing in both equity and debt securities of REITs may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. There is a risk that the Fund’s investments in real estate securities and REITs will decrease because of a decline in real estate values. Investing in global REITs may have greater risks than investing in domestic REITs, which are described above in Foreign Investing Risk. Moreover, by investing in debt securities of REITs, the Fund also is subject to Credit Risk, which also is described above.
Additionally, REITs are dependent upon the capabilities of the REIT portfolio managers; have limited diversification; and may be particularly sensitive to economic downturns or changes in interest rates, real estate values, cash flows of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, zoning laws, and tax laws. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that have expenses of their own, each Fund that invests in a REIT will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Rebalancing Risk: In purchasing and selling securities to rebalance its portfolio, a Fund will pay more in brokerage commissions than it would without a rebalancing policy. As a result of the need to rebalance, the Fund also has less flexibility in the timing of purchases and sales of securities than it would otherwise, and the rebalancing may result in high portfolio turnover. While we will attempt to
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minimize any adverse impact to a Fund or its shareholders, the Fund may have a higher proportion of capital gains and a lower return than a fund that does not have a rebalancing policy.
Small-Capitalization Company Risk: Small-capitalization company risk is the risk of investing in smaller, less well-known companies, as opposed to investing in established companies with proven track records. Small- capitalization companies may be more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Small-capitalization companies also may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources. Securities of such companies may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of larger companies or the market averages in general and, therefore, may involve greater risk than investing in the securities of larger companies. In addition, small-capitalization companies may not be well known to the investing public, may not have institutional ownership, and may have only cyclical, static, or moderate growth prospects.
Large-Capitalization Company Risk: Investments in large-capitalization companies may go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions and may underperform other market segments. Some large-capitalization companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. As such, returns on investments in stocks of large-capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments in stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies.
Momentum Risk: Momentum entails investing more in securities that have recently had higher total returns and investing less in securities that have had lower total returns. These securities may be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities, and momentum may be an indicator that a security’s price is peaking. Momentum can turn quickly and cause significant variation from other types of investments. A fund may experience significant losses if momentum stops, turns or otherwise behaves differently than predicted.
Value Risk: Value investing entails investing in securities that are inexpensive (or “cheap”) relative to other stocks in the universe based on ratios such as earnings to price or book to price and shorting securities that are expensive based on the same ratios. There may be periods when value investing is out of favor, and during which the investment performance of a fund using a value strategy may suffer. In addition, value stocks are subject to the risks that their intrinsic value may never be realized by the market.
U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprises (“GSEs”) Risk: Securities issued by certain GSEs, such as MBS issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued by other GSEs, such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Rather, they are supported by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or corporation. However, these securities typically have indirect support from the U.S. government through an ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, and the U.S. government is authorized to purchase the GSE's obligations. If a GSE defaults on its obligations, the Fund might not be able to recover its investment. While these arrangements are intended to ensure that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can continue to meet their obligations, it is possible that actions by the U.S. Treasury or others could adversely impact the value of a Fund’s investments in securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Non-Diversification Risk: While the Funds are considered diversified, they have the ability to invest in underlying affiliated funds that are considered non-diversified, such as the Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund. A fund is non-diversified if it invests a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer. For example, because a relatively high percentage of the total assets of the underlying Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund may be invested in the securities of a single issuer or a limited number of issuers, the securities of this fund may be more sensitive to changes in the market value of a single issuer, a limited number of issuers, or large companies generally. Such a focused investment
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strategy may increase the volatility of the Fund’s investment results, because the Fund may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single issuer or economic, political, or regulatory events than a diversified fund.
Additional Risk Factors. The Adviser may use several types of investment strategies in pursuing the a Fund's overall investment objective. The following risks are those that the Adviser does not consider to be principal risks of the Fund. The SAI provides more detail about these risks and other risks that a Fund may be subject to that are not considered to be principal risks. You may request a copy of the a Fund's SAI for more information.
Securities Lending Risk: A Fund may lend portfolio securities to broker-dealers or other institutions on a fully collateralized basis. There is a risk of delay in recovering a loaned security and/or risk of loss in collateral if the borrower becomes insolvent. There also is risk of loss if the borrower defaults and fails to return the loaned securities. A Fund could incur losses on the reinvestment of cash collateral from the loan, if the value of the short-term investments acquired with the cash collateral is less than the amount of cash collateral required to be returned to the borrower.
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Organization and Management of the Funds
The Funds' Board of Trustees has the overall responsibility for overseeing the management of each Fund.
The Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”), a New York corporation that is registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), serves as the investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement. Subject to the authority of the Board, the Adviser is responsible for the overall management and administration of the Funds' business affairs. The Adviser is responsible for selecting the Funds' investments according to its investment objective, policies, and restrictions. As of May 31, 2023, the Adviser managed and advised assets totaling in excess of $154.8 billion for individual and institutional clients. The Adviser’s principal address is 15935 La Cantera Pkwy, San Antonio, Texas 78256.
A discussion regarding the basis of the Board’s approval of the Funds' Advisory Agreement is available in the Funds' annual report to shareholders for the period ended February 28.
The Adviser is a diversified global asset manager comprised of multiple investment teams, referred to as investment franchises, each of which utilizes an independent approach to investment. The Adviser’s Victory Solutions platform is responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Funds.
Victory Cornerstone Conservative Fund
For the fiscal period ended February 28, 2023, the Adviser did not receive any investment management fees. However, the Adviser reserves the right at any time in the future, subject to the approval of the Board, to cease operating as a fund-of-funds and instead invest directly in equity, fixed income, and other instruments issued by operating companies and other types of issuers, rather than exclusively in shares of underlying affiliated Funds. If the Fund is restructured in this manner, the Fund will pay the Adviser an investment management fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annualized rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Victory Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Fund
The Fund paid an investment management fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annualized rate 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, to the Adviser for fiscal period ended February 28, 2023.
Victory Cornerstone Moderate Fund
The Fund paid an investment management fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annualized rate 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, to the Adviser for the fiscal period ended February 28, 2023.
Victory Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Fund
The Fund paid an investment management fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annualized rate 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, to the Adviser for fiscal period ended February 28, 2023.
Victory Cornerstone Aggressive Fund
The Fund paid an investment management fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annualized rate 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, to the Adviser for the fiscal period ended February 28, 2023.
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Victory Cornerstone Equity Fund
For the fiscal period ended February 28, 2023, the Adviser did not receive any investment management fees. However, the Adviser reserves the right at any time in the future, subject to the approval of the Board, to cease operating as a fund-of-funds and instead invest directly in equity, fixed income, and other instruments issued by operating companies and other types of issuers, rather than exclusively in shares of underlying affiliated Funds. If the Fund is restructured in this manner, the Fund will pay the Adviser an investment management fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annualized rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
See Fund Fees and Expenses in this Prospectus for information about any contractual agreement agreed to by the Adviser to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses with respect to the Fund. From time to time, the Adviser also may voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in amounts exceeding those required to be waived or reimbursed under any contractual agreement that may be in place with respect to the Fund.
Each Fund is authorized, although the Adviser has no present intention of using such authority, to use a “manager-of-managers” structure. The Adviser could select (with approval of the Board and without shareholder approval) one or more subadvisers to manage the day-to-day investment of the Funds' assets. The Adviser would monitor each subadviser’s performance through quantitative and qualitative analysis and periodically report to the Board as to whether a subadviser’s agreement should be renewed, terminated, or modified. The Adviser also would be responsible for determining how the Funds' assets should be allocated to the subadvisers. The allocation for a subadviser could range from 0% to 100% of the Funds' assets, and the Adviser could change the allocations without shareholder approval.
Portfolio Management
Mannik S. Dhillon, CFA, CAIA, President, VictoryShares and Solutions, has co-managed the Fund since 2019. Mr. Dhillon served as Victory Capital’s Head of Investment Solutions, Product, and Strategy from 2015-2017. He served as a managing director and head of manager research with Wilshire Associates, where he evaluated asset managers and led strategic consulting engagements from 2010-2015. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (“CAIA”).
Lance Humphrey, CFA, Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares and Solutions, has co-managed the Funds since 2016. Mr. Humphrey has 16 years of investment management experience, 12 years of which were with USAA Asset Management Company (“AMCO”), which was acquired by the Adviser’s parent company in 2019. Education: M.B.A., University of Texas – San Antonio and a B.A., finance, Texas State University. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Society of San Antonio.
Lela Dunlap, CFA, Associate Portfolio Manager, VictoryShares and Solutions, has co-managed the Fund since October 2021. Ms. Dunlap has 16 years of investment management experience, five years of which were with AMCO, which was acquired by the Adviser’s parent company in 2019. She holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Society of San Antonio.
The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed, and ownership of Fund securities.
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Description of Underlying Affiliated Funds
Each Fund’s assets may be invested in a selection of underlying affiliated funds. Victory Capital is the investment adviser to both the Victory Funds and the VictoryShares ETFs listed below. Therefore, the Funds’ investment performance may be directly related to the investment performance of these underlying affiliate funds. The underlying affiliated funds may invest in a mix of securities of domestic and foreign issuers, investment-grade and high-yield bonds, and other securities.
Each of the underlying affiliated funds may temporarily depart from its normal investment policies in response to extraordinary market, economic, political, or other conditions. In doing so, the underlying affiliated fund may succeed in avoiding losses, but may otherwise fail to achieve its investment objective, which in turn may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The following table gives a brief description of the objective and principal investment strategy of the underlying affiliated funds. The table is not an exclusive list of the underlying affiliated funds in which the Funds may invest. The Adviser may invest the assets of each Fund in other underlying affiliated funds without notice or shareholder approval. Additional investment practices are described in more detail under the Investment Objectives, Practices, Policies, and Risks in the SAI and in each underlying affiliated fund’s prospectus.
Funds
Objective/Strategy
Victory Aggressive Growth
Fund
seeks capital appreciation/primarily invests in equity securities of
large companies selected for their growth potential
Victory Capital Growth Fund
seeks capital appreciation/primarily invests in U.S. and foreign
equity securities that are believed to be the most attractive in the
global marketplace
Victory Core Plus Intermediate
Bond Fund
seeks high current income without undue risk to principal/80% in
debt securities with a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity
between three to 10 years
Victory Emerging Markets
Fund
seeks capital appreciation/80% in equity securities of emerging
market companies
Victory 500 Index Fund
seeks to match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the
stocks composing the Victory US Large Cap 500 Index
Victory Global Managed
Volatility Fund
seeks to attain long-term capital appreciation while attempting to
reduce volatility during unfavorable market conditions/combines a
portfolio of domestic and foreign equity securities (including
emerging market companies)
Victory Government Securities
Fund
provides investors a high level of current income consistent with
preservation of principal/80% in government securities
Victory Growth Fund
seeks long-term growth of capital/invests in a diversified portfolio of
equity securities selected for their growth potential
Victory Growth & Income Fund
seeks capital growth with a secondary investment objective of
current income/invests primarily in equity securities that show the
best potential for total return through a combination of capital
growth and income
Victory High Income Fund
seeks attractive total return primarily through high current income
and secondarily through capital appreciation/primarily invests in a
broad-range of U.S. dollar denominated high-yield securities
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Objective/Strategy
Victory Income Fund
seeks maximum current income without undue risk to
principal/primarily invests in U.S. dollar-denominated debt
securities that have been selected for their high yields relative to
the risk involved
Victory Income Stock Fund
seeks current income with prospect of increasing dividend income
and potential for capital appreciation/80% in common stocks with
at least 65% normally invested in companies that pay dividends
Victory Integrity Mid-Cap Value
Fund
seeks to provide capital appreciation/80% in equity securities of
mid-capitalization companies
Victory International Fund
seeks capital appreciation/80% in equity securities of foreign
companies (including emerging market companies)
Victory Market Neutral Income
Fund
high current income/a proprietary, “market neutral” investment
strategy designed to seek income from its investments while
maintaining a low correlation to the foreign and domestic equity
and bond markets
Victory Precious Metals and
Minerals Fund
seeks long-term capital appreciation and protect the purchasing
power of your capital against inflation/80% in equity securities of
domestic and foreign companies principally engaged in the
exploration, mining, or processing of gold and other precious
metals and minerals
Victory RS International Fund
seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation/80% in common
stocks and convertible securities issued by companies (1) organized,
domiciled, or with a principal office outside of the United States, (2)
the securities of which primarily trade in a market located outside
of the United States, or (3) that do a substantial amount of business
outside of the United States, which the Adviser considers to be
companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from
business outside the United States or have at least 50% of their
sales or assets outside the United States
Victory Small Cap Stock Fund
seeks long-term growth of capital/80% in equity securities of
companies with small market capitalizations
Victory Short-Term Bond Fund
seeks high current income consistent with preservation of
principal/80% in a broad range of investment-grade debt securities
with a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity of three years or
less
Victory Sophus Emerging
Markets Fund
seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation/80% in securities of
emerging market companies
Victory Sustainable World Fund
seeks capital appreciation/invests primarily in equity securities of
both foreign (including emerging markets) and domestic issuers
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Objective/Strategy
Victory Target Managed
Allocation Fund
seeks to maximize total return, primarily through capital
appreciation/invests primarily in U.S. and/or foreign (to include
emerging markets) equity securities and fixed-income securities
through investments in shares of other investment companies,
including exchange-traded funds and hedge funds, and real estate
securities, including real estate investment trusts
Victory Trivalent International
Fund – Core Equity
seeks to provide long-term growth of capital/80% in equity
securities of companies primarily in securities of companies in
countries represented in the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
Victory Ultra Short-Term Bond
Fund
seeks to provide high current income consistent with preservation
of principal/80% in investment-grade debt securities that have a
dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 18 months (one and a
half years) or less
Victory Value Fund
seeks long-term growth of capital/primarily invests in equity
securities of companies considered to be undervalued
VictoryShares Core
Intermediate Bond ETF
seeks high current income without undue risk to principal/invests
primarily in investment-grade corporate debt and U.S. government
securities
VictoryShares Dividend
Accelerator ETF
seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of
the Nasdaq Victory Dividend Accelerator Index before fees and
expenses/80% in securities included in the Nasdaq Victory Dividend
Accelerator Index
VictoryShares Emerging
Markets Value Momentum ETF
seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before
fees and expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Victory
Emerging Market Value Momentum Index/at least 80% in securities
in this index, depositary receipts on securities in this index, and
securities underlying depositary receipts in this index
VictoryShares International
Value Momentum ETF
seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before
fees and expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Victory
International Value Momentum Index/at least 80% in securities in
this index, depositary receipts on securities in this index, and
securities underlying depositary receipts in this index
VictoryShares International
Volatility Wtd ETF
seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of
the Nasdaq Victory International 500 Volatility Weighted Index
before fees and expenses/80% directly or indirectly in the securities
included in the Nasdaq Victory International 500 Volatility Weighted
Index
VictoryShares Nasdaq Next 50
ETF
seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of
the Nasdaq Q-50 Index before fees and expenses/80% in securities
included in the Nasdaq Q-50 Index
VictoryShares Short-Term
Bond ETF
seeks high current income consistent with preservation of
principal/invest primarily in corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury
bonds
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Objective/Strategy
VictoryShares US 500 Volatility
Wtd ETF
seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of
the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index
before fees and expenses/80% directly or indirectly in the securities
included in the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Volatility
Weighted Index
VictoryShares US Multi-Factor
Minimum Volatility ETF
seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of
the Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index
before fees and expenses/80% in securities included in the Nasdaq
Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index
VictoryShares US Small Mid
Cap Value Momentum ETF
seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before
fees and expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US
Small Mid Cap Value Momentum Index/at least 80% in securities in
this index
VictoryShares US Value
Momentum ETF
seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before
fees and expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US
Value Momentum Index/at least 80% in securities in this index
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Investing with the Victory Funds
Opening an Account With the Funds
You may purchase shares directly from the Fund or through certain investment professionals (e.g., financial intermediaries) as described below. If you already have an account with us, you will not need to fill out another application to invest in another fund, including other funds managed by the Adviser (together with the Fund, we refer to these as the “Affiliated Funds” or so simply as the “Funds”), unless the registration is different or we need further information to verify your identity.
As required by federal law, we must obtain certain information from you prior to opening an account with us. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may refuse to open your account, or we may open your account and take certain actions without prior notice to you, including restricting account transactions pending verification of your identity. You may be asked for a copy of your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying documents as part of this process which may be cross-referenced against a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other entities. If we subsequently are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, we may close your account or take other appropriate action. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the next calculated NAV. We prohibit opening accounts for certain investors, including but not limited to, foreign financial institutions, shell banks, correspondent accounts for foreign shell banks, and correspondent accounts for foreign financial institutions. A “foreign shell bank” is a foreign bank without a physical presence in any country. A “correspondent account” is an account established for a foreign bank to receive deposits from, or to make payments or other disbursements on behalf of, the foreign bank, or to handle other financial transactions related to such foreign bank.
A Fund or any class may be closed at any time for failure to achieve an economical level of assets or for other reasons.
Each shareholder named on an account with us must provide a Social Security number or other taxpayer identification number to avoid “backup” tax withholding required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
Paying for Your Initial Purchase
Shares of the Funds are only available for sale in the United States and certain other areas subject to U.S. jurisdiction and may not be offered for sale in non-U.S. jurisdictions, except as approved by the Adviser. Investors residing outside of the United States (except those with Air/Army Post Office (“APO”), Fleet Post Office (“FPO”), or Diplomatic Post Office (“DPO”) addresses) generally may not purchase shares of the Funds, even if they are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
If shares of a Fund are purchased through a retirement account or a financial intermediary, the policies and procedures relating to these purchases may differ from those discussed in this prospectus. Additional fees also may apply to your investment in the Fund, including a transaction fee, if you buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker or other investment professional. For more information on these fees, check with your investment professional.
Minimum Investments
$500 or $50 with a $50 monthly systematic investment plan. However, a Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
Purchasing Additional Shares
$50 minimum per transaction, per account. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase minimums in certain circumstances.
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Additional Information Regarding Financial Intermediaries
Your ability to purchase, exchange, redeem, and transfer shares will be affected by the policies of the financial intermediary through which you do business. Some policy differences may include: minimum investment requirements, exchange policies, fund choices, cutoff time for investments, and trading restrictions.
In addition, your financial intermediary may charge a transaction or other fee for the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund. Those charges are retained by the financial intermediary and are not shared with us. Please contact your financial intermediary or plan sponsor for a complete description of its policies.
Copies of each Fund's annual report, semi annual report, and SAI are available from your financial intermediary or plan sponsor.
Effective Date of Purchase
Purchase, exchange, and redemption requests are not processed until received in proper form. “Proper form” means actual receipt of the order along with all information and supporting documentation necessary to effect the transaction. Complete information may include any verification or confirmation of identity that the Funds' transfer agent or other authorized Fund agent may request. For purchase requests, “proper form” also generally includes receipt of sufficient funds to effect the purchase. Each Fund, its transfer agent, or any authorized Fund agent may, in its sole discretion, determine whether any particular transaction request is in good order and reserve the right to change or waive any good order requirement at any time. Financial intermediaries may have their own requirements for recognizing a transaction in proper form or good order. If you hold your shares through a financial intermediary, please contact them for specific proper form or good order requirements.
When you make a purchase, your purchase price will be the NAV per share next calculated after we or the financial intermediary receive your request in “proper form.” Each Fund’s NAV per share is calculated as of the close of the regular trading session (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) each day it is open for trading. If we or the financial intermediary receive your purchase request in proper form prior to that time, your purchase price will be the NAV per share calculated for that day. If we or the financial intermediary receive your purchase request in proper form after that time, the purchase price will be the NAV per share calculated as of the close of the next regular trading session of the NYSE.
The Funds or the Funds' Distributor or transfer agent may enter into agreements with Servicing Agents (such as financial intermediaries or plan sponsors), which hold shares of a Fund in omnibus accounts for their customers, under which the Servicing Agents are authorized to receive orders for shares of a Fund on a Fund’s behalf. Under these arrangements, a Fund will be deemed to have received an order when an authorized Servicing Agent receives the order. Accordingly, customer orders will be priced at the respective Fund’s NAV per share next calculated after they are received by an authorized Servicing Agent even though the orders may be transmitted to the Fund by the Servicing Agent after the time a Fund calculates its NAV.
Paying for Your Initial Purchase
If you hold an account directly with a Fund and you plan to purchase shares from us with a check, the instrument must be written in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. In addition, initial purchases into an account by electronic funds transfer or check may be held for up to 30 days before any redemptions may be processed. We do not accept the following foreign instruments: checks, money orders, traveler’s checks, or other similar instruments. In addition, we do not accept cash or coins. If
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you plan to purchase shares through a financial intermediary, please check with that financial intermediary regarding acceptable forms of payment.
Contacting the Victory Funds
The following features may be available to you to purchase, exchange, and redeem shares of a Fund you hold in an account opened directly with a Fund. Once you have an existing account, you can make additional investments at any time in any amount (subject to any minimums) in the following ways. All website transactions should be placed online at vcm.com.
Internet Access
Review account information and make most account transactions. This includes making purchases, exchanges, and redemptions; reviewing account activity; checking balances; and more.
Mobile Access
Review account information and make most account transactions.
Telephone Access
To access account information and make account transactions, call toll free (800) 235-8396 during normal business hours to speak with a member service representative.
Mail
If you would like to make a purchase or request a redemption by mail, send your written instructions to:
Regular Mail:
Victory Funds
P.O. Box 182593
Columbus, OH 43218-2593
Overnight Mail:
Use the following address ONLY for overnight packages:
Victory Funds
c/o FIS TA Operations
4249 Easton Way, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43219
PHONE: (800) 235-8396
Bank Wire
To add to your account or request a redemption by bank wire, visit the vcm.com website or call (800) 235-8396 for instructions. This helps to ensure that your account will be credited or debited promptly and correctly. Any commercial bank can transfer same-day funds by wire.
Although the transfer agent currently does not charge you for receiving same-day funds, it reserves the right to charge for this service in the future. Your bank may charge you for wiring same-day funds.
Electronic Funds Transfer
Additional purchases on a regular basis may be deducted electronically from a bank account. To sign up for these services when opening an account, visit the vcm.com website or call (800) 235-8396 for assistance. Currently, the Fund does not charge a fee for electronic transfers, but it reserves the right to charge for this service in the future. Your originating bank may charge a fee for electronic transfers.
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How to Exchange
There may be limits on the ability to exchange between certain Victory Funds.
You can obtain a list of Victory Funds available for exchange by calling
(800) 235-8396 or by visiting VictoryFunds.com
The shares of any class of a Fund may be exchanged for the shares of any other class offered by the Fund or the same class, or any other class, of any other Victory Fund, either through your investment professional or directly through the Fund, subject to the conditions described below:
To exchange between Victory Funds, the other Victory Fund you wish to exchange into must be eligible for exchange with your Fund.
Shares of the Victory Fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in your state of residence.
If you have questions about these, or any of the Fund’s other exchange policies, please consult your customer service representative or your investment professional before requesting an exchange.
Before exchanging, you should read the prospectus of the Fund you wish to exchange into, which may be subject to different risks, fees, and expenses.
Other Exchange Rules You Should Know
If you have opened an account directly with a Fund, you may make exchanges on vcm.com. After we receive the exchange orders, the Fund’s transfer agent will simultaneously process exchange redemptions and purchases at the share prices next calculated pursuant to the procedures set forth herein. See Effective Date of Purchase for additional information. The investment minimums applicable to share purchases also apply to exchanges.
If you hold shares of a Fund in an account with a financial intermediary or plan sponsor, the policies and procedures on an exchange may differ from those discussed in this prospectus. Additional fees also may apply to your investment in a Fund, including a transaction fee, if you buy, sell, or exchange shares of a Fund through a broker or other Investment Professional. For more information on these fees, check with your Investment Professional.
An exchange of Fund shares for shares of another Victory Fund constitutes a sale for tax purposes unless the exchange is made within an IRA or other tax-deferred account.
The Fund may refuse any exchange purchase request if the Adviser determines that the request is associated with a market timing strategy. The Fund may terminate or modify the exchange privilege at any time upon 60 days’ notice to shareholders.
For information on how to exchange shares of a Fund that were purchased through your employer’s retirement plan, including any restrictions and charges that the plan may impose, please consult your employer.
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How to Sell Shares
For federal income tax purposes, a redemption of shares of a Fund is a taxable event, upon which you may recognize a capital gain or loss (unless you hold the shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account or are a tax-exempt investor). A capital gain or loss is based on the difference between your basis in the redeemed shares and the proceeds you receive upon their redemption. See Important Information About Taxes for information regarding basis election and reporting.
Shareholders will receive a redemption price of the NAV per share next calculated after we receive the redemption request in “proper form” as provided under Effective Date of Purchase. If we receive the redemption request in proper form prior to the close of the NYSE’s regular trading session (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time), the redemption price will be the NAV per share calculated for that day. If we receive the redemption request after that time, the redemption price will be the NAV per share calculated as of the close of the next regular trading session of the NYSE.
Under certain circumstances and when deemed to be in the Fund’s best interests, proceeds may not be sent to intermediaries for up to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.
There are a number of convenient ways to sell your shares.
If you have a direct account with a Fund, you may redeem shares of the Fund on the Internet, by telephone, or by mail on any day the NAV per share is calculated. You can use the same mailing addresses listed under the section titled How to Buy Shares.
By Internet
Log on to your account using vcm.com and place your redemption request.
By Telephone
Call toll free (800) 235-8396 during normal business hours. You have the following options for receiving your redemption proceeds:
Mail a check to the address of record;
Wire funds to a previously designated domestic financial institutional;
Mail a check to a previously designated alternate address; or
Electronically transfer your redemption via EFT to a previously designated domestic financial institution.
Each Fund has undertaken certain authentication procedures regarding telephone transactions and will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. Before any discussion regarding your account, we will obtain certain information from you to verify your identity. Additionally, your telephone calls may be recorded or monitored, and confirmations of account transactions are sent to the address of record or by electronic delivery to your designated e-mail address.
By Mail
Use the regular U.S. mail or overnight mail address to redeem shares. Send us a letter of instruction indicating your Fund account number, amount of redemption, and where to send the proceeds.
By Wire
If you want to receive your proceeds by wire, you must establish a Fund account that will accommodate wire transactions. If you call before the close of trading on the NYE, your funds will be wired on the next business day.
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By Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”)
Normally, your redemptions will be processed on the same day, but will be processed on the next day if received after close of trading on the NYSE. It will be transferred by EFT as long as the transfer is to a domestic bank.
Additional Information About Redemptions
Each Fund may elect to suspend the redemption of shares or postpone the date of payment in limited circumstances (e.g., if the NYSE is closed or when permitted by order of the SEC).
Under normal market conditions, each Fund typically expects to meet redemption requests by paying out proceeds from cash or cash equivalent portfolio holdings, or by selling portfolio holdings. Under deteriorating market conditions or market stress, a Fund also may borrow to meet redemption requests. The Fund and the other Affiliated Funds are limited as to the amount that each may individually and collectively borrow in these circumstances. As a result, borrowings available to a Fund may be insufficient to satisfy Fund redemption requests. In addition, each Fund reserves the right to honor redemption orders wholly or partly with in-kind distributions of Fund portfolio securities instead of cash.
If you hold shares of the Fund through an account directly with a Fund, a Fund typically expects to pay out redemption proceeds on the next business day after your order is received in proper form; however, it may take up to seven days to send your proceeds.
Payment for redemption of shares purchased by electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) or check will be sent after the EFT or check has cleared, which could take up to 30 days from the initial purchase date into the Fund and, for any subsequent purchases into the Fund, seven business days from the purchase date.
If you choose to have your redemption proceeds mailed to you and either the U.S. Postal Service is unable to deliver the distribution check to you or the check remains outstanding for more than six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the check in shares of the Fund at its then current NAV until you give the Fund different instructions. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed redemption checks.
If you hold shares of the Fund with a financial intermediary, please contact your financial intermediary regarding redemption policies. Normally, a Fund transmits proceeds to intermediaries for redemption orders that are received in proper form on the next business day after receipt.
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Information About Fees
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
Certain financial intermediaries perform recordkeeping, networking, administrative, sub-transfer agency, and shareholder services for their clients with respect to their investments in a Fund that otherwise would be performed by the Fund’s transfer agent or administrator and shareholder servicing agent.
In some circumstances, we, or one of our affiliates, will pay a financial intermediary for these services out of our own resources, including any profits from the advisory fees the Adviser receives from the Funds. In other circumstances, a Fund will pay a fee to the financial intermediary for performing those services. The Fund will not pay financial intermediaries more than it would pay its direct service providers for transfer agency, administration, and/or shareholder services. In cases where intermediary fees are higher due to differences in the services being provided or other factors, the additional amounts will be paid by us and/or the Distributor. In addition, these payments generally are based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of Fund shareholders’ accounts serviced by a financial intermediary or (2) a fixed dollar amount for each account serviced by a financial intermediary. The aggregate amount of these payments may be substantial.
In addition, we and the Funds' Distributor may make payments to intermediaries for various additional services, other expenses, and/or the financial intermediaries’ distribution of shares of a Fund. Such payments are sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing” and generally are negotiated with a financial intermediary on the basis of such factors as the number or value of shares of a Fund that the financial intermediary sells or may sell; the value of client assets invested; or the type and nature of services or support furnished by the financial intermediary.
We (and our affiliates) also may pay fixed fees for the listing of a Fund on a broker-dealer’s or financial intermediary’s system. Such payments are not considered to be revenue sharing payments.
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Dividends and Other Distributions
As a shareholder, you are entitled to your share of net income and capital gains on a Fund’s investments. Each Fund passes its earnings along to investors in the form of dividends. Dividends paid by a Fund represent the net income from dividends and interest earned on investments after expenses. Each Fund will distribute short-term gains, as necessary; and if the Fund makes a long-term capital gain distribution, it normally is paid once a year in December.
You should check the Fund’s distribution schedule before you invest. If you buy shares of a Fund shortly before it makes a distribution, some of your investment may come back to you as a taxable distribution.
The Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive, Cornerstone Aggressive, and Cornerstone Equity Funds pay distributions of net investment income (dividends) annually. The Cornerstone Conservative, Cornerstone Moderately Conservative, and Cornerstone Moderate Funds pay dividends quarterly. Ordinarily, any distributions of net realized capital gains are paid in December of each year. Each Fund may make additional distributions to shareholders when considered appropriate or necessary. For example, a Fund could make an additional distribution to avoid the imposition of federal income or excise taxes.
Each Fund may make additional distributions to shareholders, or may not make a distribution, when considered appropriate or necessary. For example, a Fund could make one or more additional distributions to avoid the imposition of any federal income or excise taxes, or it may not make a distribution to limit returns of capital.
Any distribution made by a Fund will reduce the NAV per share by the amount of the distribution on the ex-distribution date. You should consider carefully the effects of purchasing shares of a Fund shortly before any distribution (as explained below under Important Information About Taxes). Some or all distributions may be subject to taxes.
Distributions can be received in one of the following ways:
Reinvestment Option
Each Fund automatically reinvests all income dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, in additional shares unless you request to receive those distributions in cash by way of check or by way of electronic funds transfer.
Directed Bank Account Option
When you choose to receive cash dividends by way of electronic funds transfer to your bank checking or savings account, we will send them to you after the distribution date each month. The share price will be the NAV per share computed on the ex-distribution date.
Cash Option
If you elect to receive your distributions by check, and the distribution amount is $25 or less, the amount will automatically be reinvested in the Fund. Otherwise, a check will be mailed to you no later than seven days after the dividend payment date. If you choose to have your distribution proceeds mailed to you and either the U.S. Postal Service is unable to deliver the distribution check to you or the check remains outstanding for at least six months, the distribution option on your account will default to the reinvestment option as described above. Each Fund reserves the right to reinvest the check in shares of the Fund at its then current NAV until you give the Fund different instructions. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks. Each Fund will invest in your account any dividend or other distribution payment returned to the Fund by your financial institution at the current NAV per share.
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Income Earned Option
You can automatically reinvest your dividends in additional Fund shares and have your capital gains paid in cash, or reinvest capital gains and have your dividends paid in cash.
Directed Distributions Option
If you own shares in more than one Victory Mutual Fund, you may direct that dividends and/or capital gain distributions received from one Victory Mutual Fund be used to purchase shares automatically in the same class of another Victory Mutual Fund.
Each Fund automatically reinvests all income dividends and capital gain distributions, if any in additional shares of the Fund unless you request to receive those distributions in cash by check or by way of electronic funds transfer. When you choose to receive cash dividends by way of electronic funds transfer, we will send them to you after the distribution date each month. The share price will be the NAV per share computed on the ex-distribution date. Any capital gain distribution made by the Fund will reduce the NAV per share by the amount of the distribution on the ex-distribution date. You should consider carefully the effects of purchasing shares of the Fund shortly before any distribution (as explained below under the section titled Taxes). Some or all distributions may be subject to taxes.
If you elect to receive your distributions by check, and the distribution amount is $25 or less, the amount will automatically be reinvested in the Fund. Otherwise, a check will be mailed to you no later than seven days after the dividend payment date. If you choose to have your distribution proceeds mailed to you and either the U.S. Postal Service is unable to deliver the distribution check to you or the check remains outstanding for at least six months, the distribution option on your account will default to the reinvestment option as described above. Each Fund reserves the right to reinvest the check in shares of the Fund at its then current NAV until you give the Fund different instructions. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks. Each Fund will invest in your account any dividend or other distribution payment returned to the Fund by your financial institution at the current NAV per share.
Important Information About Taxes
The tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general information. You
should review the more detailed discussion of federal income tax considerations
in the SAI and consult your tax adviser regarding the federal, state, local, or
foreign tax consequences resulting from your investment in a Fund.
Treatment of the Fund
Each Fund, which is treated as a separate corporation for federal tax purposes, has qualified for each past taxable year, and intends to continue to qualify, for treatment as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). By doing so, each Fund (but not its shareholders) is relieved of federal income tax on the part of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain if any, that it distributes to its shareholders.
Taxpayer Identification and Backup Withholding
Each shareholder named on an account with us must provide a Social Security number or other taxpayer identification number to avoid “backup” tax withholding required by the Code.
Federal law requires each Fund to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury 24% of (1) dividends, capital gain distributions, and proceeds of redemptions, regardless of the extent to which gain or loss may be realized, otherwise payable to any individual shareholder who fails to furnish a Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number and (2) those dividends and distributions otherwise payable to any individual shareholder who underreports dividend or interest income or fails to certify that he or she is not subject to backup withholding.
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Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and any amounts so withheld may be credited against a shareholder’s federal income tax liability or refunded. To avoid this withholding, you must certify on your application, or on a separate IRS Form W-9 supplied by the Funds' transfer agent, that your taxpayer identification number is correct and you currently are not subject to backup withholding.
Shareholder Taxation
Distributions that shareholders receive from a Fund generally are subject to federal income tax and may be subject to state and/or local taxes.
Dividends and distributions of net short-term gains are taxable to you as ordinary income, whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares of a Fund or another Victory Mutual Fund.
A portion of a Fund’s dividends (which is not expected to be substantial) may qualify for (1) the 50% dividends-received deduction available to corporations, and (2) the lower maximum federal income tax rates applicable to “qualified dividend income” of individuals and certain other non-corporate shareholders (each, an “individual shareholder”) who satisfy certain holding period and other restrictions with respect to their shares of a Fund—a maximum of 15% for a single shareholder with taxable income not exceeding $492,300 ($553,850 for married shareholders filing jointly) and 20% for those individual shareholders with taxable income exceeding those respective amounts (which are effective for 2023 and will be adjusted for inflation annually thereafter).
Regardless of the length of time you have held shares of a Fund, distributions of net capital gains that a Fund realizes are taxable to you as long-term capital gains, whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares of a Fund, and are taxed to individual shareholders at the 15% and 20% tax rates described above.
You may realize a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes on a redemption or an exchange (which is treated like a redemption for those purposes) of shares of a Fund. Your gain or loss is based on the difference, if any, between your basis in the redeemed (or exchanged) shares and the redemption proceeds (or the aggregate NAV of the shares of the fund into which you exchange) you receive. Any capital gain an individual shareholder recognizes on a redemption or exchange of his or her shares of a Fund that have been held for more than one year will qualify for the 15% and 20% tax rates.
An individual shareholder is subject to a 3.8% federal tax on the lesser of (1) the individual’s “net investment income,” which generally includes taxable distributions a Fund pays and net gains realized on the redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund, or (2) the excess of his or her “modified adjusted gross income” over $200,000 (or $250,000 if married and filing jointly). This tax is in addition to any other taxes due on that income.
Your basis in shares of a Fund that you acquired after December 31, 2011, (“Covered Shares”) will be determined in accordance with a Fund’s default method, which is average basis, unless you affirmatively elect in writing (which may be electronic) to use a different acceptable basis determination method, such as a specific identification method. The basis determination method you elect (or the default method) may not be changed with respect to a redemption of Covered Shares after the settlement date of the redemption.
You should consult with your tax adviser to determine the best IRS-accepted basis determination method.
The Fund may provide estimated capital gain distribution information through the website at vcm.com.
Tax statements will be mailed from the Fund by mid-February showing the amounts and tax status of distributions made to you in the prior calendar year.
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Because your tax treatment depends on your purchase price and tax position, you should keep your regular account statements for use in determining your tax.
You should review the more detailed discussion of federal income tax considerations in the SAI and consult your tax adviser regarding the federal, state, local, or foreign tax consequences resulting from your investment in the Fund.
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Important Fund Policies and Other Information
Share Price Calculation
The price at which you purchase and redeem shares of a Fund is equal to the NAV per share calculated on the effective date of the purchase or redemption. The NAV per share is calculated by adding the value of a Fund’s assets (i.e., the value of its investments and other assets), deducting liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding. Shares of a Fund may be purchased and sold at the NAV per share without a sales charge. A Fund’s NAV per share is calculated as of the close of the NYSE (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) each day that the NYSE is open for regular trading. The NYSE is closed on most national holidays and Good Friday.
NAV=
Total Assets - Liabilities
Number of Shares Outstanding
The Funds’ NAVs are calculated based upon the NAVs of the underlying affiliated Funds in which these Funds invest, which are calculated on the same day and time as the NAV of the respective Cornerstone Fund. The assets of each underlying affiliated Fund are valued generally by using available market quotations or at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the underlying Board. The prospectus for the underlying affiliated Funds explains the circumstances under which those funds will use fair value pricing and the effects of doing so.
Valuation of Securities
The Adviser, acting as the valuation designee, has established a Pricing and Liquidity Committee (the “Committee”); and subject to the Board’s oversight, the Committee administers and oversees a Fund's valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Board. Among other things, these policies and procedures allow a Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and a wide variety of sources and information to establish and adjust the fair value of securities as events occur and circumstances warrant.
Equity securities, including ETFs, except as otherwise noted, traded primarily on domestic securities exchanges or the over-the-counter markets, are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or primary market on which they trade. Equity securities traded primarily on foreign securities exchanges or markets are valued at the last quoted sale price, or the most recently determined official closing price calculated according to local market convention, available at the time the Fund is valued. If no last sale or official closing price is reported or available, the closing bid price generally is used for U.S.-listed equities and the average of the bid and ask prices is used for foreign listed equities.
Equity securities trading in various foreign markets may take place on days when the NYSE is closed. Further, when the NYSE is open, the foreign markets may be closed. Therefore, the calculation of a Fund’s NAV may not take place at the same time the prices of certain foreign securities held by a Fund are determined. In many cases, events affecting the values of foreign securities that occur between the time of their last quoted sale or official closing price and the close of normal trading on the NYSE on a day a Fund’s NAV is calculated will not need to be reflected in the value of a Fund’s foreign securities. However, we will monitor for events that would materially affect the value of a Fund’s foreign securities. If we determine that a particular event would materially affect the value of the Fund’s foreign securities, then the Committee will consider such available information that we deem relevant and will determine a fair value for the affected foreign securities in accordance with valuation procedures. In addition, information from an external vendor or other sources may be used to adjust the foreign market closing prices of foreign equity securities to reflect what the Committee believes to
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be the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE. Fair valuation of affected foreign equity securities may occur frequently based on an assessment that events which occur on a fairly regular basis (such as U.S. market movements) are significant.
Debt securities are valued each business day by a pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Adviser as Valuation Designee. The Service uses an evaluated bid or the last sales price to price securities when, in the Service’s judgment, these prices are readily available and are representative of the securities’ market values. For many securities, such prices are not readily available. The Service generally prices these securities based on methods that include consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type; indications as to values from dealers in securities; and general market conditions.
Short-term debt securities with original or remaining maturities of 60 days or less generally may be valued at amortized cost, provided that amortized cost represents the fair value of such securities.
Repurchase agreements are valued at cost.
Investments in open-end investment companies, commingled, or other funds, other than ETFs, are valued at their NAV at the end of each business day.
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price at the close of market on the principal exchange on which they are traded or, in the absence of any transactions that day, the values are based upon the settlement price on the prior trading date.
Options contracts are valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices. Options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the applicable exchange.
In the event that price quotations or valuations are not readily available, are not reflective of market value, or a significant event has been recognized in relation to a security or class of securities, the securities are valued in good faith, at fair value, by the Committee in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Adviser as Valuation Designee. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, and the actual price realized from the sale of a security may differ materially from the fair value price. Valuing these securities at fair value is intended to cause a Fund’s NAV to be more reliable than it otherwise would be.
Fair value methods used by the Funds include, but are not limited to, obtaining market quotations from secondary pricing services, broker-dealers, other pricing services, or widely used quotation systems. General factors considered in determining the fair value of securities include fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition of the securities, evaluation of credit quality, and an evaluation of the forces that influenced the market in which the securities are purchased and sold.
For additional information on how securities are valued, see Valuation of Securities in the Funds' SAI.
Customer Identification Program
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens a new account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations.
As a result, the Funds must obtain the following information for each person who opens a new account:
Name;
Date of birth (for individuals);
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Residential or business street address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
Social security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.
You may also be asked for a copy of your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying document in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other entities. Federal law prohibits the Funds and other financial institutions from opening a new account unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above. After an account is opened, the Funds may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. The Funds may close your account or take other appropriate action if it is unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV next calculated after the account is closed.
Statements and Reports
You will receive a periodic statement reflecting any transactions that affect the balance or registration of Fund shares in your account. You will receive a confirmation after any purchase, exchange, or redemption. If your account has been set up by an Investment Professional, Fund activity will be detailed in that account’s statements. Share certificates are not issued. Twice a year, you will receive a financial report of the Fund. By February 15th of each year, you will be mailed an IRS form reporting distributions for the previous year, which also will be filed with the IRS.
Each Fund will report information to you annually concerning the tax status of your dividends and other distributions for federal income tax purposes. In addition, each Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the IRS and furnish to its shareholders the basis information for Covered Shares and indicate whether they had a short-term (one year or less) or long-term (more than one year) holding period. You should consult with your tax adviser to obtain more information about how the basis reporting law applies to you.
Shareholder Communications
In order to eliminate duplicate mailings to an address at which two or more shareholders with the same last name reside, each household will receive a single copy of a Fund’s most recent shareholder reports, proxy statements, prospectuses, and their supplements, unless you have instructed us to the contrary. This eliminates duplicate copies and saves paper and postage costs for a Fund. However, if you would like to receive individual copies, please contact us; and they will be delivered promptly.
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
A description of a Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of a Funds' portfolio securities is available in a Funds' SAI, which is available upon request and on the Fund’s website at VictoryFunds.com.
IRA Distribution Fee
Each Fund may apply a distribution fee to all full IRA distributions, except for those due to death, disability, or divorce. Partial IRA distributions are not charged a distribution fee.
Account Balance
Victory Capital Transfer Agency, Inc., the Funds' transfer agent, may assess annually a small balance account fee of $12 to each shareholder account with a balance of less than $2,000 at the time of assessment. Accounts exempt from the fee include: (1) any account regularly purchasing additional shares each month through an automatic investment plan; (2) any UGMA/UTMA account; (3) all
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(non-IRA) money market fund accounts; (4) any account whose registered owner has an aggregate balance of $50,000 or more invested in Affiliated Funds; and (5) all IRAs (for the first year the account is open). The fee is not currently being assessed. The Fund will provide advance notice in the event it is assessed in the future.
Excessive Short-Term Trading
The Funds generally are not intended as short-term investment vehicles (except for the money market funds, Victory Short-Term Bond Fund, Victory Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund, and Victory Tax Exempt Short-Term Fund). Some investors try to profit by using excessive short-term trading practices involving mutual fund shares, frequently referred to as “market timing.”
Excessive short-term trading activity can disrupt the efficient management of a fund and raise its transaction costs by forcing portfolio managers to first buy and then sell portfolio securities in response to a large investment or redemption by short-term traders. While there is no assurance that the Funds can deter all excessive and short-term trading, the Board has adopted the following policies (except for the money market funds, Victory Short-Term Bond Fund, Victory Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund, and Victory Tax Exempt Short-Term Fund). These policies are designed to deter disruptive, excessive short-term trading without needlessly penalizing bona fide investors.
To deter such trading activities, the Funds’ policies and procedures state that:
Each Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order, including an exchange, that it regards as disruptive to the efficient management of the particular fund.
Each Fund may use a fair value pricing service or other model to assist in establishing the current value of foreign securities held by the Fund. Fair value pricing is used to adjust for “stale pricing” that may occur between the close of certain foreign exchanges or markets and the time when the Fund calculates its NAV per share. The use of fair value pricing is intended to deter investors who may be trying to take advantage of time-zone differences in the valuation of foreign securities and to prevent dilution to long-term investors. Fair value pricing of a foreign security can result in a Fund using a price that is higher or lower than the closing price of a foreign security for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV.
The Funds’ Right to Reject Purchase and Exchange Orders and Limit Trading in Accounts
The Funds’ main safeguard against excessive short-term trading is their right to reject purchase or exchange orders if in the best interest of the affected fund. In exercising this discretion to reject purchase and exchange orders, the Funds deem that certain excessive short-term trading activities are not in the best interest of the fund because such activities can hamper the efficient management of the fund. Generally, persons with a history of three short-term transactions within 90 days or less are suspected of market timing and the shareholder’s trading privileges (other than redemption of Fund shares) will be suspended. The Funds also reserve the right to restrict future purchases or exchanges if an investor is classified as engaged in other patterns of excessive short-term trading, including after one large disruptive purchase and redemption or exchange. Finally, each Fund reserves the right to reject any other purchase or exchange order in other situations that do not involve excessive short-term trading activities if in the best interest of the Fund. For this purpose, a short-term transaction is a purchase or redemption of a Fund and, as applicable, a subsequent redemption or purchase of the same Fund, or an exchange of all or part of that same Fund.
The following transactions are exempt from the excessive short-term trading activity policies described above:
Transactions in the money market funds, Victory Short-Term Bond Fund, Victory Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund, and Victory Tax Exempt Short-Term Fund;
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Purchases and sales pursuant to automatic investment or withdrawal plans;
Purchases and sales made through USAA 529 Education Savings Plan;
Purchases and sales made in certain separately managed accounts in wrap fee programs;
Purchases and sales by the Victory Target Retirement Funds, Victory Cornerstone Conservative Fund, and/or Victory Cornerstone Equity Fund; and
Other transactions that are not motivated by short-term trading considerations if they are approved by transfer agent management personnel and are not disruptive to a fund.
If a person is classified as having engaged in excessive short-term trading, the remedy will depend upon the trading activities of the investor in the account and related accounts and its disruptive effect, and can include warnings to cease such activity and/or restrictions or termination of trading privileges in a particular Fund or all of the Funds.
The Funds rely on the transfer agent to review trading activity for excessive short-term trading. There can be no assurance, however, that its monitoring activities will successfully detect or prevent all excessive short-term trading. The Funds or the transfer agent may exclude transactions below a certain dollar amount from monitoring and may change that dollar amount from time to time.
The Funds seek to apply these policies and procedures uniformly to all investors; however, some investors purchase shares of a Fund through financial intermediaries that establish omnibus accounts to invest in the Funds for their clients and submit net orders to purchase or redeem shares after combining their client orders. The Funds subject to the short-term trading policies generally treat these omnibus accounts as an individual investor and will apply the short-term trading policies to the net purchases and sales submitted by the omnibus account unless the Funds or their transfer agent have entered into an agreement requiring the omnibus account to submit the underlying trading information for their clients upon our request and/or monitor for excessive trading. For those omnibus accounts for which we have entered into agreements to monitor excessive trading or provide underlying trade information, the financial intermediary or Funds will review net activity in these omnibus accounts for activity that indicates potential, excessive short-term trading activity. If we detect suspicious trading activity at the omnibus account level, we will request underlying trading information and review the underlying trading activity to identify individual accounts engaged in excessive short-term trading activity. We will instruct the omnibus account to restrict, limit, or terminate trading privileges in a particular fund for individual accounts identified as engaging in excessive short-term trading through these omnibus accounts.
We also may rely on the financial intermediary to review for and identify underlying trading activity for individual accounts engaged in excessive short-term trading activity, and to restrict, limit, or terminate trading privileges if the financial intermediary’s policies are determined by us to be at least as stringent as the Funds’ policy. For shares purchased through financial intermediaries there may be additional or more restrictive policies. You may wish to contact your financial intermediary to determine the policies applicable to your account.
Because of the increased costs to review underlying trading information, the Funds will not enter into agreements with every financial intermediary that operates an omnibus account. The Funds or their transfer agent could decide to enter into such contracts with financial intermediaries for all funds or particular funds and can terminate such agreements at any time.
Other Fund Rights
The Funds reserve the right to:
Reject or restrict purchase or exchange orders when in the best interest of the Fund;
Limit or discontinue the offering of shares of the Fund without notice to the shareholders;
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Calculate the NAV per share and accept purchase, exchange, and redemption orders on a business day that the NYSE is closed;
Redeem some or all of its shares in kind when in the best interest of the Fund;
Require a signature guarantee for transactions or changes in account information in those instances where the appropriateness of a signature authorization is in question (the SAI contains information on acceptable guarantors);
Redeem an account with less than $500, with certain limitations;
Restrict or liquidate an account when necessary or appropriate to comply with federal law; and
Discontinue or otherwise limit the opening of accounts with us.
Additional Information
Victory Portfolios III (the “Trust”) enters into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Funds' adviser, transfer agent, and distributor, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or “third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust or a Fund.
This prospectus provides information concerning the Trust and the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of a Fund. Neither this prospectus nor the related SAI is intended to be, or should be read to give rise to, an agreement or contract between the Trust or a Fund and any investor, or to give rise to any rights in any shareholder or other person other than any rights under federal or state law that may not be waived.
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Financial Highlights
The following financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for the past five years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a Fund. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all income dividends and capital gain distributions).
The information has been derived from financial statements audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Funds' financial statements, are included in each Fund’s annual report to shareholders, which is available upon request.
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Victory Cornerstone Conservative Fund
 
Period Ended
February 28,
Year Ended May 31,
 
2023(a)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$10.70
$11.86
$10.96
$10.72
$10.64
$10.76
Investment Activities
Net investment income
(loss)
0.24
(b)
0.31
(b)
0.30
(b)
0.32
(b)
0.32
0.30
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses)
(0.46)
(1.01)
1.03
0.25
0.08
(0.11)
Total from Investment
Activities
(0.22)
(0.70)
1.33
0.57
0.40
0.19
Distributions to
Shareholders from
Net investment income
(0.19)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.31)
Net realized gains
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.12)
Total Distributions
(0.37)
(0.46)
(0.43)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.31)
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
$10.11
$10.70
$11.86
$10.96
$10.72
$10.64
Total Return(c)(d)
(2.00)%
(6.19)%
12.28%
5.45%
3.84%
1.79%
Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Net Expenses(e)(f)(g)
0.10%
0.08%
0.10%
0.09%
0.10%
0.10%
Net Investment Income
(Loss)(e)
3.09%
2.68%
2.61%
2.92%
2.99%
2.87%
Gross Expenses(e)(f)
0.12%
0.08%
0.10%
0.10%
0.12%
0.12%
Supplemented Data
Net Assets at end of
period (000’s)
$207,514
$223,137
$243,950
$205,950
$193,265
$196,292
Portfolio Turnover(c)
2%
11%
15%
8%
22%
5%
(a)
Effective February 28, 2023, the Fund’s fiscal year-end changed from May 31 to February 28.
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d)
Assumes reinvestment of all net investment income and realized capital gain distributions, if any, during the period. Includes adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and could differ from the Lipper reported return.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.
(g)
The net expense ratio may not correlate to the applicable expense limits in place during the period since the current contractual expense limitation is applied for a period beginning July 1, 2019, and in effect through September 30, 2023, instead of coinciding with the Fund’s fiscal year end.
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Victory Cornerstone Moderately Conservative Fund
 
Period Ended
February 28,
Year Ended May 31,
 
2023(a)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$11.23
$12.74
$11.14
$10.94
$11.29
$11.34
Investment Activities
Net investment income
(loss)
0.17
(b)
0.15
(b)
0.16
(b)
0.23
(b)
0.24
0.21
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses)
(0.54)
(0.85)
1.64
0.22
(0.14)
0.23
Total from Investment
Activities
(0.37)
(0.70)
1.80
0.45
0.10
0.44
Distributions to
Shareholders from
Net investment income
(0.13)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.23)
(0.24)
(0.21)
Net realized gains
(0.61)
(0.64)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.21)
(0.28)
Total Distributions
(0.74)
(0.81)
(0.20)
(0.25)
(0.45)
(0.49)
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
$10.12
$11.23
$12.74
$11.14
$10.94
$11.29
Total Return(c)(d)
(3.31)%
(5.95)%
16.30%
4.09%
0.99%
3.89%
Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Net Expenses(e)(f)(g)
0.90%
0.90%
0.90%
0.90%
0.90%
0.90%
Net Investment Income
(Loss)(e)
2.13%
1.23%
1.35%
2.05%
2.22%
1.84%
Gross Expenses(e)(f)
1.05%
1.00%
1.02%
1.02%
1.08%
1.07%
Supplemental Data
Net Assets at end of
period (000’s)
$184,724
$200,344
$221,892
$220,787
$226,484
$221,721
Portfolio Turnover(c)
43%
61%
52%
84%
77%
(h)
45%
(a)
Effective February 28, 2023, the Fund’s fiscal year-end changed from May 31 to February 28.
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d)
Assumes reinvestment of all net investment income and realized capital gain distributions, if any, during the period. Includes adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and could differ from the Lipper reported return.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.
(g)
The net expense ratio may not correlate to the applicable expense limits in place during the period since the current contractual expense limitation is applied for a period beginning July 1, 2019, and in effect through September 30, 2023, instead of coinciding with the Fund’s fiscal year end.
(h)
Reflects increased usage of quantitative investment strategies.
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Victory Cornerstone Moderate Fund
 
Period Ended
February 28,
Year Ended May 31,
 
2023(a)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$14.90
$16.96
$14.24
$14.11
$14.83
$15.05
Investment Activities
Net investment
income (loss)
0.21
(b)
0.21
(b)
0.20
(b)
0.29
(b)
0.30
0.26
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses)
(0.66)
(1.11)
2.76
0.13
(0.31)
0.55
Total from Investment
Activities
(0.45)
(0.90)
2.96
0.42
(0.01)
0.81
Distributions to
Shareholders from
Net investment
income
(0.17)
(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.26)
Net realized gains
(0.45)
(0.93)
(0.03)
(0.42)
(0.77)
Total Distributions
(0.62)
(1.16)
(0.24)
(0.29)
(0.71)
(1.03)
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
$13.83
$14.90
$16.96
$14.24
$14.11
$14.83
Total Return(c)(d)
(3.01)%
(5.82)%
21.00%
2.98%
0.13%
5.42%
Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Net Expenses(e)(f)(g)
0.87%
0.87%
0.97%
1.00%
1.00%
1.00%
Net Investment
Income (Loss)(e)
2.04%
1.28%
1.29%
2.01%
2.10%
1.73%
Gross Expenses(e)(f)
0.98%
0.95%
0.98%
1.00%
1.02%
1.03%
Supplemental Data
Net Assets at end of
period (000’s)
$1,075,327
$1,139,908
$1,265,532
$1,131,458
$1,163,374
$1,184,032
Portfolio Turnover(c)
47%
47%
53%
87%
81%
(h)
51%
(a)
Effective February 28, 2023, the Fund’s fiscal year-end changed from May 31 to February 28.
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d)
Assumes reinvestment of all net investment income and realized capital gain distributions, if any, during the period. Includes adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and could differ from the Lipper reported return.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.
(g)
The net expense ratio may not correlate to the applicable expense limits in place during the period since the current contractual expense limitation is applied for a period beginning July 1, 2019, and in effect through September 30, 2023, instead of coinciding with the Fund’s fiscal year end.
(h)
Reflects increased trading activity due to usage of quantitative investment strategies.
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Victory Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Fund
 
Period Ended
February 28,
Year Ended May 31,
 
2023(a)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$25.76
$29.45
$24.10
$23.97
$25.78
$26.09
Investment Activities
Net investment
income (loss)
0.37
(b)
0.36
(b)
0.32
(b)
0.48
(b)
0.46
0.42
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses)
(1.11)
(1.77)
5.56
0.18
(0.79)
1.28
Total from Investment
Activities
(0.74)
(1.41)
5.88
0.66
(0.33)
1.70
Distributions to
Shareholders from
Net investment
income
(0.23)
(0.35)
(0.37)
(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.44)
Net realized gains
(0.79)
(1.93)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(1.09)
(1.57)
Total Distributions
(1.02)
(2.28)
(0.53)
(0.53)
(1.48)
(2.01)
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
$24.00
$25.76
$29.45
$24.10
$23.97
$25.78
Total Return(c)(d)
(2.87)%
(5.43)%
24.58%
2.59%
(1.20)%
6.52%
Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Net Expenses(e)(f)(g)
0.88%
0.88%
0.96%
0.98%
0.98%
(h)
0.97%
Net Investment
Income (Loss)(e)
2.04%
1.26%
1.18%
1.94%
1.91%
1.64%
Gross Expenses(e)(f)
0.96%
0.93%
0.97%
0.99%
1.01%
0.97%
Supplemental Data
Net Assets at end of
period (000’s)
$2,549,840
$2,720,065
$3,026,975
$2,662,354
$2,777,038
$2,493,883
Portfolio Turnover(c)
49%
44%
64%
92%
95%
(i)
56%
(a)
Effective February 28, 2023, the Fund’s fiscal year-end changed from May 31 to February 28.
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d)
Assumes reinvestment of all net investment income and realized capital gain distributions, if any, during the period. Includes adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and could differ from the Lipper reported return.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.
(g)
The net expense ratio may not correlate to the applicable expense limits in place during the period since the current contractual expense limitation is applied for a period beginning July 1, 2019, and in effect through September 30, 2023, instead of coinciding with the Fund’s fiscal year end.
(h)
Effective June 22, 2018, USAA Asset Management Company (“AMCO”) (previous Investment Adviser) voluntarily agreed to limit the annual expenses of the Fund to 0.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(i)
For the year ended May 31, 2019, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $370,785 thousand and sold of $3,096 thousand after the Fund’s acquisition of First Start Growth Fund. Reflects increased trading activity due to usage of quantitative investment strategies.
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Victory Cornerstone Aggressive Fund
 
Period Ended
February 28,
Year Ended May 31,
 
2023(a)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$13.55
$15.31
$11.74
$11.73
$12.81
$12.57
Investment Activities
Net investment income
(loss)
0.18
(b)
0.17
(b)
0.12
(b)
0.20
(b)
0.15
0.16
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses)
(0.54)
(0.66)
3.71
0.03
(0.57)
0.94
Total from Investment
Activities
(0.36)
(0.49)
3.83
0.23
(0.42)
1.10
Distributions to
Shareholders from
Net investment income
(0.08)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.18)
(0.14)
Net realized gains
(0.51)
(1.10)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.48)
(0.72)
Total Distributions
(0.59)
(1.27)
(0.26)
(0.22)
(0.66)
(0.86)
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
$12.60
$13.55
$15.31
$11.74
$11.73
$12.81
Total Return(c)(d)
(2.65)%
(3.84)%
32.91%
1.78%
(3.04)%
8.85%
Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Net Expenses(e)(f)(g)
1.10%
1.10%
1.10%
1.10%
1.10%
1.10%
Net Investment Income
(Loss)(e)
1.86%
1.11%
0.88%
1.68%
1.54%
1.18%
Gross Expenses(e)(f)
1.15%
1.12%
1.17%
1.18%
1.24%
1.25%
Supplemental Data
Net Assets at end of
period (000’s)
$346,144
$361,083
$387,496
$343,560
$351,410
$344,768
Portfolio Turnover(c)
60%
43%
64%
90%
95%
(h)
65%
(a)
Effective February 28, 2023, the Fund’s fiscal year-end changed from May 31 to February 28.
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d)
Assumes reinvestment of all net investment income and realized capital gain distributions, if any, during the period. Includes adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and could differ from the Lipper reported return.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.
(g)
The net expense ratio may not correlate to the applicable expense limits in place during the period since the current contractual expense limitation is applied for a period beginning July 1, 2019, and in effect through September 30, 2023, instead of coinciding with the Fund’s fiscal year end.
(h)
Reflects increased trading activity due to usage of quantitative investment strategies.
83

Victory Cornerstone Equity Fund
 
Period Ended
February 28,
Year Ended May 31,
 
2023(a)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$15.59
$17.44
$13.28
$13.90
$15.49
$14.31
Investment Activities
Net investment income
(loss)
0.23
(b)
0.52
(b)
0.27
(b)
0.34
(b)
0.26
0.22
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses)
(0.68)
(1.56)
5.16
(0.24)
(0.99)
1.26
Total from Investment
Activities
(0.45)
(1.04)
5.43
0.10
(0.73)
1.48
Distributions to
Shareholders from
Net investment income
(0.25)
(0.59)
(0.20)
(0.32)
(0.25)
(0.22)
Net realized gains
(0.69)
(0.22)
(1.07)
(0.40)
(0.61)
(0.08)
Total Distributions
(0.94)
(0.81)
(1.27)
(0.72)
(0.86)
(0.30)
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
$14.20
$15.59
$17.44
$13.28
$13.90
$15.49
Total Return(c)(d)
(2.66)%
(6.41)%
42.26%
0.14%
(4.35)%
10.32%
Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Net Expenses(e)(f)(g)
0.10%
0.09%
0.10%
0.10%
0.10%
0.10%
Net Investment Income
(Loss)(e)
2.15%
3.04%
1.74%
2.38%
1.79%
1.46%
Gross Expenses(e)(f)
0.12%
0.09%
0.11%
0.10%
0.13%
0.13%
Supplemental Data
Net Assets at end of
period (000’s)
$198,226
$207,909
$232,236
$191,013
$202,288
$200,186
Portfolio Turnover(c)
6%
12%
5%
6%
11%
(h)
38%
(i)
(a)
Effective February 28, 2023, the Fund’s fiscal year-end changed from May 31 to February 28.
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d)
Assumes reinvestment of all net investment income and realized capital gain distributions, if any, during the period. Includes adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and could differ from the Lipper reported return.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.
(g)
The net expense ratio may not correlate to the applicable expense limits in place during the period since the current contractual expense limitation is applied for a period beginning July 1, 2019, and in effect through September 30, 2023, instead of coinciding with the Fund’s fiscal year end.
(h)
Reflects increased usage of quantitative investment strategies.
(i)
Reflects an increase in trading activity due to asset allocation shifts.
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