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PROSPECTUS February
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Stock
Fund
(POSKX)
PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Growth
Fund
(POGRX)
PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Aggressive
Growth
Fund
(POAGX)
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The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has
not
approved
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disapproved
of these securities. Further, it has not determined that this prospectus
is accurate or complete. Any representation to
the
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Table
of Contents
Prospectus |
February 28,
2024 |
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Purchasing
and Adding to Your Shares |
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Summary
Section PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund |
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Investment
Objective
The
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund seeks to provide long-term capital
appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
This
table describes 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 examples below.
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Shareholder
Fees (Fees
paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum
sales charge on purchases or reinvested dividends |
None |
Redemption
or exchange fees |
None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
fees |
0.55% |
Other
expenses |
0.12% |
Total
annual fund operating expenses |
0.67% |
Example
The example below 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 and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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1
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Years |
| 10
Years |
$68 |
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| $373 |
| $835 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was
4% of the average
value of its portfolio.
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Section
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund |
Principal Investment
Strategies
The
Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies. The Fund invests
at least 80% of its assets in stocks (the Fund will provide its shareholders
with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this non-fundamental
investment policy). The Fund may invest in stocks across all market sectors and
market capitalizations, though it has historically invested primarily in large-
and mid-capitalization companies. Because of the bottom-up selection process of
PRIMECAP Management Company (the “Advisor”), the Fund may maintain a
significantly overweight or underweight position in a particular sector relative
to the S&P 500®
index, a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks
commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market, at any time. The Fund may
also invest substantial assets in foreign securities through depository receipts
or stocks traded on U.S. or foreign exchanges.
The
Advisor, through its fundamental research, seeks to identify stocks with
attractive growth prospects that are trading at reasonable valuations. The
Advisor looks for companies that, in its judgment, will grow faster and/or will
be more profitable than their current market valuations suggest and for
companies with asset values that are not adequately reflected in their stock
prices. The Advisor may sell a stock if its market price appears to have risen
above its fundamental value, if other securities appear to be more favorably
priced, if the reasons for which the stock was purchased no longer hold true, or
for other reasons. The Advisor maintains a long-term focus and attempts to
identify stocks that it believes will outperform the S&P 500®
index over a three- to five-year time frame.
Principal
Risks
You may lose
money by investing in the Fund. You should expect the Fund’s
share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the
fluctuations of the overall stock market. The Fund’s performance could be hurt
by:
•Stock
market risk.
The chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in
cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling
prices.
•Manager
risk.
The chance that, as a result of poor security selection by the Advisor, the Fund
may underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with similar
investment objectives.
•Investment
style risk.
The chance that returns from the mix of small-, mid-, and large-cap stocks in
the Fund’s portfolio will trail returns from the overall stock market.
Historically, small- and mid-cap stocks have been more volatile in price than
the large-cap stocks that dominate the overall stock market, and they often
perform quite differently. Additionally, from time to time, growth stocks may be
more volatile than the overall stock market.
•Sector-focus
risk.
Investing a significant portion of the Fund’s assets in one sector of the market
exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential monetary losses than if
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Odyssey Stock Fund |
those assets were spread among various sectors. If the Fund’s
portfolio is overweighted in a certain sector, any negative development
affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the Fund than a fund that is
not overweighted in that sector. As of October 31, 2023, investments in the
health care sector represented more than 25% of the Fund's net
assets.
•Asset
concentration risk. The chance that, because the Fund tends to invest a high percentage of
its assets in its largest holdings, the Fund's performance may be hurt
disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few
stocks.
•Foreign
securities risk.
The chance that the value of foreign securities will be adversely affected by
the political and economic environments and other overall economic conditions in
the countries where the Fund invests. Investing in foreign securities involves:
country risk, which is the chance that domestic events - such as political
upheaval, financial troubles, corruption, or natural disasters - will weaken a
country’s securities markets; and currency risk, which is the chance that the
value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because
of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. Foreign companies are
generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than U.S.
companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less
supervision and regulation than U.S. financial
firms.
•Small-
and mid-cap stocks risk.
The chance that small- and mid-cap stocks may trade less frequently or in more
limited volume than those of larger, more established companies; may fluctuate
in value more; and, as a group, may suffer more severe price declines during
periods of generally declining stock prices.
Fund
Performance
The following
performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund by
showing changes in the Fund’s performance over time. The bar
chart below illustrates the Fund’s total return for each of the last ten
calendar years. The table below illustrates the Fund’s average annual return
over time compared with a domestic broad-based securities market index.
The Fund’s past performance,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the index
returns do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes. For
additional information on the index, please see “Index Description” on page 38
of the statutory prospectus. Updated performance is available on the Fund’s
website at www.primecap.com.
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund |
Calendar Year Total
Return
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s highest quarterly
return was +17.39% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and
the lowest quarterly return was
-25.66% for the quarter ended March 31,
2020.
Average Annual Total
Returns as of December 31, 2023
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5
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10
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Annualized
Since
Inception
(November 1,
2004) |
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund |
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Return Before
Taxes |
21.23% |
13.58% |
11.30% |
10.47% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
18.53% |
11.32% |
9.86% |
9.63% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares |
14.43% |
10.61% |
9.11% |
8.95% |
S&P
500®
index (reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
9.96% |
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and
after-tax returns shown may not be relevant to investors who hold their Fund
shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
Investment
Advisor
PRIMECAP
Management Company is the investment advisor for the PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock
Fund.
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Odyssey Stock Fund |
Portfolio
Managers
Theo
A. Kolokotrones, Chairman, Joel P. Fried, President, Alfred W. Mordecai, Vice
Chairman, M. Mohsin Ansari, Executive Vice President, and James Marchetti,
Executive Vice President, each independently manages a portion of the PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund. Each of Messrs. Kolokotrones, Fried, and Mordecai has
managed his respective portion of the Fund since its inception in 2004.
Mr. Ansari has managed his portion of the Fund since April 2012. Mr.
Marchetti has managed his portion of the Fund since January 2014.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Investors
may purchase, exchange, or redeem Fund shares on any business day by written
request or telephone. Shares may be purchased or redeemed by wire transfer.
Certain transactions may be conducted online on the Fund’s website. You can
conduct transactions by mail at PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds, c/o U.S. Bank
Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 (for regular
mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd
Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5207 (for overnight mail); by telephone at
1‑800‑729‑2307; or online at www.primecap.com. Redemptions by telephone are only
permitted if the Fund has previously received appropriate authorization.
Investors who wish to purchase, exchange, or redeem Fund shares through a
broker-dealer should contact the broker-dealer directly. The minimum initial
investment in the Fund is $2,000 for regular accounts and $1,000 for retirement
accounts; subsequent investments must be at least $100.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will normally be taxed as ordinary income, qualified
dividend income, capital gains, or a combination of the three, unless you are
investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund
shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Summary
Section
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund |
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Investment
Objective
The
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund seeks to provide long-term capital
appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
This
table describes 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 examples below.
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Shareholder
Fees (Fees
paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum
sales charge on purchases or reinvested dividends |
None |
Redemption
or exchange fees |
None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
fees |
0.55% |
Other
expenses |
0.11% |
Total
annual fund operating expenses |
0.66% |
Example
The example below 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 and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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1
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Years |
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Years |
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Years |
$67 |
| $211 |
| $368 |
| $822 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was
7% of the average
value of its portfolio.
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Summary
Section
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund |
Principal Investment
Strategies
The
Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies, emphasizing those
companies with the potential for above average earnings growth. The Fund may
invest in stocks across all market sectors and market capitalizations. Although
it has historically invested primarily in large- and mid-capitalization
companies, it has also invested a significant portion of its assets in
small-capitalization stocks. Because of the bottom-up stock selection process of
PRIMECAP Management Company (the “Advisor”), the Fund may maintain a
significantly overweight or underweight position in a particular sector relative
to the S&P 500®
index, a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks
commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market, at any time. The Fund may
also invest substantial assets in foreign securities through depository receipts
or stocks traded on U.S. or foreign exchanges.
The
Advisor, through its fundamental research, seeks to identify stocks that have
above average growth aspects or attributes that may contribute to accelerated
earnings growth in the foreseeable future. Catalysts for growth may include new
products, new markets, new management, restructuring, a structural shift in
demand or supply, or other changes in industry dynamics. These stocks typically
provide little current income. The Advisor looks for companies that, in its
judgment, will grow faster and/or will be more profitable than their current
market valuations suggest and for companies with asset values that are not
adequately reflected in their stock prices. The Advisor may sell a stock if its
market price appears to have risen above its fundamental value, if other
securities appear to be more favorably priced, if the reasons for which the
stock was purchased no longer hold true, or for other reasons. The Advisor
maintains a long-term focus and attempts to identify stocks that it believes
will outperform the S&P 500®
index over a three- to five-year time frame.
Principal
Risks
You may lose
money by investing in the Fund. You should expect the Fund’s
share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the
fluctuations of the overall stock market. The Fund’s performance could be hurt
by:
•Stock
market risk.
The chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in
cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling
prices.
•Manager
risk.
The chance that, as a result of poor security selection by the Advisor, the Fund
may underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with similar
investment objectives.
•Investment
style risk.
The chance that returns from the mix of small-, mid-, and large-cap stocks in
the Fund’s portfolio will trail returns from the overall stock market.
Historically, small- and mid-cap stocks have been more volatile in price than
the large-cap stocks that dominate the overall stock market, and they often
perform quite
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth
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differently.
Additionally, from time to time, growth stocks may be more volatile than the
overall stock market.
•Growth
stocks risk.
The chance that returns from growth stocks in the Fund’s portfolio will trail
returns from the overall stock market. Growth stocks are likely to be more
volatile in price than the stock market as a whole. Historically, growth funds
have tended to outperform the market as a whole in rising markets and
underperform the market as a whole in declining markets. Of course, there is no
guarantee that this pattern will continue in the
future.
•Sector-focus
risk.
Investing a significant portion of the Fund’s assets in one sector of the market
exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential monetary losses than if
those assets were spread among various sectors. If the Fund’s portfolio is
overweighted in a certain sector, any negative development affecting that sector
will have a greater impact on the Fund than a fund that is not overweighted in
that sector. As of October 31, 2023, investments in the health care and
information technology sectors each represented more than 25% of the Fund's net
assets.
•Asset
concentration risk. The chance that, because the Fund tends to invest a high percentage
of its assets in its largest holdings, the Fund's performance may be hurt
disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few
stocks.
•Foreign
securities risk.
The chance that the value of foreign securities will be adversely affected by
the political and economic environments and other overall economic conditions in
the countries where the Fund invests. Investing in foreign securities involves:
country risk, which is the chance that domestic events - such as political
upheaval, financial troubles, corruption, or natural disasters - will weaken a
country’s securities markets; and currency risk, which is the chance that the
value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because
of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. Foreign companies are
generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than U.S.
companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less
supervision and regulation than U.S. financial
firms.
•Small-
and mid-cap stocks risk.
The chance that small- and mid-cap stocks may trade less frequently or in more
limited volume than those of larger, more established companies; may fluctuate
in value more; and, as a group, may suffer more severe price declines during
periods of generally declining stock prices.
Fund
Performance
The following
performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund by
showing changes in the Fund’s performance over time. The bar
chart below illustrates the Fund’s total return for each of the last ten
calendar years. The table below illustrates the Fund’s average annual return
over time compared with a domestic broad-based securities market index.
The Fund’s
past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth
Fund |
indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the index returns do not
reflect any deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes. For additional information
on the index, please see “Index Description” on page 38 of the statutory
prospectus. Updated performance is available on the Fund’s website at
www.primecap.com.
Calendar Year Total
Return
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s highest quarterly
return was 23.61% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest quarterly return was
-23.77% for the quarter ended March 31,
2020.
Average Annual
Total Returns as of December 31, 2023
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10
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Annualized
Since
Inception
(November 1,
2004) |
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund |
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Return Before
Taxes |
23.87% |
12.73% |
11.65% |
11.13% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
20.35% |
9.98% |
9.98% |
10.18% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares |
16.55% |
9.88% |
9.42% |
9.57% |
S&P
500®
index (reflects no deductions for
fees, expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
9.96% |
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and
after-tax returns shown may not be relevant to investors who hold their Fund
shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
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Summary
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund |
Investment
Advisor
PRIMECAP
Management Company is the investment advisor for the PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth
Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Theo
A. Kolokotrones, Chairman, Joel P. Fried, President, Alfred W. Mordecai, Vice
Chairman, M. Mohsin Ansari, Executive Vice President, and James Marchetti,
Executive Vice President, each independently manages a portion of the PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund. Each of Messrs. Kolokotrones, Fried, and Mordecai has
managed his respective portion of the Fund since its inception in 2004.
Mr. Ansari has managed his portion of the Fund since April 2012. Mr.
Marchetti has managed his portion of the Fund since January 2014.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Investors
may purchase, exchange, or redeem Fund shares on any business day by written
request or telephone. Shares may be purchased or redeemed by wire transfer.
Certain transactions may be conducted online on the Fund’s website. You can
conduct transactions by mail at PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds, c/o U.S. Bank
Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 (for regular
mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd
Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5207 (for overnight mail); by telephone at
1‑800‑729‑2307; or online at www.primecap.com. Redemptions by telephone are only
permitted if the Fund has previously received appropriate authorization.
Investors who wish to purchase, exchange, or redeem Fund shares through a
broker-dealer should contact the broker-dealer directly. The minimum initial
investment in the Fund is $2,000 for regular accounts and $1,000 for retirement
accounts; subsequent investments must be at least $100.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will normally be taxed as ordinary income, qualified
dividend income, capital gains, or a combination of the three, unless you are
investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund
shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund |
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Investment
Objective
The
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund seeks to provide long-term
capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
This table describes 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 examples below.
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Shareholder
Fees (Fees
paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum
sales charge on purchases or reinvested dividends |
None |
Redemption
or exchange fees |
None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
fees |
0.55% |
Other
expenses |
0.11% |
Total
annual fund operating expenses(1)
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0.66% |
(1)
Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net
Assets in the Financial Highlights section of the statutory prospectus, which
reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund
fees and expenses.
Example
The example below 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 and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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1
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Years |
| 10
Years |
$67 |
| $211 |
| $368 |
| $822 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was
5% of the average
value of its portfolio.
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Summary
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive Growth
Fund |
Principal Investment
Strategies
The
Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies, emphasizing those
companies with prospects for rapid earnings growth. The Fund may invest in
stocks across all market sectors and market capitalizations and has historically
invested significant portions of its assets in mid- and small-capitalization
companies. Because of the bottom-up stock selection process of PRIMECAP
Management Company (the “Advisor”), the Fund may maintain a significantly
overweight or underweight position in a particular sector relative to the
S&P 500®
index, a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks
commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market, at any time. The Fund may
also invest substantial assets in foreign securities through depository receipts
or stocks traded on U.S. or foreign exchanges.
The
Advisor, through its fundamental research, seeks to identify stocks that are
poised for rapid earnings growth. Catalysts for the desired growth may include
new products, new markets, new management, restructuring, a structural shift in
demand or supply, or other changes in industry dynamics. These stocks typically
provide little or no current income. The Advisor looks for companies that, in
its judgment, will grow faster and/or will be more profitable than their current
market valuations suggest and for companies with asset values that are not
adequately reflected in their stock prices. The Advisor may sell a stock if its
market price appears to have risen above its fundamental value, if other
securities appear to be more favorably priced, if the reasons for which the
stock was purchased no longer hold true, or for other reasons. The Advisor
maintains a long-term focus and attempts to identify stocks that it believes
will outperform the S&P 500®
index over a three- to five-year time frame.
Principal
Risks
You may lose
money by investing in the Fund. You should expect the Fund’s
share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the
fluctuations of the overall stock market. The Fund’s performance could be hurt
by:
•Stock
market risk.
The chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in
cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling
prices.
•Manager
risk.
The chance that, as a result of poor security selection by the Advisor, the Fund
may underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with similar
investment objectives.
•Investment
style risk.
The chance that returns from the mix of small- and mid-cap stocks in the Fund’s
portfolio will trail returns from the overall stock market. Historically, these
stocks have been more volatile in price than the large-cap stocks that dominate
the overall stock market, and they often perform quite differently.
Additionally, from time to time, growth stocks may be more volatile than the
overall stock market.
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•Growth
stocks risk.
The chance that returns from growth stocks in the Fund’s portfolio will trail
returns from the overall stock market. Growth stocks are likely to be more
volatile in price than the stock market as a whole. Historically, growth funds
have tended to outperform the market as a whole in rising markets and
underperform the market as a whole in declining markets. Of course, there is no
guarantee that this pattern will continue in the
future.
•Small-
and mid-cap stocks risk.
The chance that small- and mid-cap stocks may trade less frequently or in more
limited volume than those of larger, more established companies; may fluctuate
in value more; and, as a group, may suffer more severe price declines during
periods of generally declining stock prices.
•Sector-focus
risk.
Investing a significant portion of the Fund’s assets in one sector of the market
exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential monetary losses than if
those assets were spread among various sectors. If the Fund’s portfolio is
overweighted in a certain sector, any negative development affecting that sector
will have a greater impact on the Fund than a fund that is not overweighted in
that sector. As of October 31, 2023, investments in the health care and
information technology sectors each represented more than 25% of the Fund's net
assets.
•Asset
concentration risk. The chance that, because the Fund tends to invest a high percentage
of its assets in its largest holdings, the Fund's performance may be hurt
disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few
stocks.
•Foreign
securities risk.
The chance that the value of foreign securities will be adversely affected by
the political and economic environments and other overall economic conditions in
the countries where the Fund invests. Investing in foreign securities involves:
country risk, which is the chance that domestic events - such as political
upheaval, financial troubles, corruption, or natural disasters - will weaken a
country’s securities markets; and currency risk, which is the chance that the
value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because
of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. Foreign companies are
generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than U.S.
companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less
supervision and regulation than U.S. financial
firms.
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Fund
Performance
The following
performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund by
showing changes in the Fund’s performance over time. The bar
chart below illustrates the Fund’s total return for each of the last ten
calendar years. The table below illustrates the Fund’s average annual return
over time compared with a domestic broad-based securities market index.
The Fund’s past performance,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the index
returns do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes. For
additional information on the index, please see “Index Description” on page 38
of the statutory prospectus. Updated performance is available on the Fund’s
website at www.primecap.com.
Calendar Year Total
Return
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s highest quarterly
return was +28.84% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest quarterly return was
-22.47% for the quarter ended March 31,
2020.
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Average Annual
Total Returns as of December 31, 2023
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Return Before
Taxes |
25.03% |
10.60% |
10.85% |
12.21% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
23.44% |
8.63% |
9.17% |
11.20% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares |
15.92% |
8.30% |
8.65% |
10.53% |
S&P
500®
index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
9.96% |
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and
after-tax returns shown may not be relevant to investors who hold their Fund
shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
Investment
Advisor
PRIMECAP
Management Company is the investment advisor for the PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive
Growth Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Theo
A. Kolokotrones, Chairman, Joel P. Fried, President, Alfred W. Mordecai, Vice
Chairman, M. Mohsin Ansari, Executive Vice President, and James Marchetti,
Executive Vice President, each independently manages a portion of the PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund. Each of Messrs. Kolokotrones, Fried, and
Mordecai has managed his respective portion of the Fund since its inception in
2004. Mr. Ansari has managed his portion of the Fund since April 2012. Mr.
Marchetti has managed his portion of the Fund since January 2014.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Investors
may purchase, exchange, or redeem Fund shares on any business day by written
request or telephone. Shares may be purchased or redeemed by wire transfer.
Certain transactions may be conducted online on the Fund’s website. You can
conduct transactions by mail at PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds, c/o U.S. Bank
Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 (for
regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd
Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5207 (for overnight mail); by telephone at
1‑800‑729‑2307; or online at www.primecap.com. Redemptions by telephone are only
permitted if the Fund has
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previously
received appropriate authorization. Investors who wish to purchase, exchange, or
redeem Fund shares through a broker-dealer should contact the broker-dealer
directly. The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $2,000 for regular
accounts and $1,000 for retirement accounts; subsequent investments must be at
least $100.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will normally be taxed as ordinary income, qualified
dividend income, capital gains, or a combination of the three, unless you are
investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund
shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Objectives
Each
Fund’s fundamental investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.
The
following sections explain the principal investment strategies that the Advisor
uses in pursuit of each Fund’s objective and the major risks to which investment
in the Funds is subject. PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds’ Board of Trustees, which
oversees management of the Funds, may change investment strategies or policies
in the interest of shareholders without a shareholder vote, unless those
strategies or policies are designated as fundamental.
Principal
Strategies (All Funds)
Stocks
of publicly traded companies are often classified according to the total market
value of the companies’ outstanding stock - or “market capitalization” - as
small-cap, mid-cap, or large-cap stocks. Market capitalization ranges change
over time, interpretations of size vary, and there are no standard definitions
of small-, mid-, and large-cap stocks. The Advisor currently defines small-cap
stocks as stocks of companies with market capitalizations less than
$1.5 billion, mid-cap stocks as stocks of companies with market
capitalizations ranging from $1.5 billion to $11 billion, and
large-cap stocks as stocks of companies with market capitalizations above
$11 billion.
The
Advisor selects common stocks of companies that it believes will have better
future financial results than are reflected in their current market prices.
Stocks selected for a Fund are issued by companies that, in the Advisor's
opinion, have strong positions within their industries, improving returns on
equity,
good
long-term prospects for well-above-average growth in sales or earnings, and
capable management teams.
Through
careful analysis, the Advisor attempts to quantify a company’s fundamental
value. The Advisor compares the fundamental value with the market price of the
company’s stock. The Advisor then decides whether to purchase the stock mainly
on the basis of how attractive this comparison is in relation to the comparison
for other potential investments. Because a Fund’s selections are determined by
an analysis of each individual stock, a Fund’s makeup may differ substantially
from the overall market’s characteristics. For example, the proportion of a
Fund’s assets invested in a particular industry may be significantly greater or
less than that industry’s proportion of the overall stock market. The Advisor
does not try to make investment decisions based on short-term trends in the
stock market. If the Advisor does not find attractively priced stocks for a
Fund, the Fund’s cash levels will increase.
Although
each Fund invests with a horizon of three to five years, the Advisor may sell a
stock if its market price appears to have risen above its fundamental value, if
other securities appear to be more favorably priced, if the reasons for which
the stock was purchased no longer hold true, or for other reasons.
Although
the Funds invest mainly in U.S. stocks, each may invest substantial assets in
foreign securities through depository receipts or stocks traded on U.S. or
foreign exchanges.
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Any
Fund may temporarily depart from its normal investment policies - for instance,
by allocating substantial assets to cash investments - in response to
extraordinary market, economic, political, or other conditions. In doing so, the
Fund may succeed in avoiding losses but may fail to achieve its investment
objective.
The
following sections further discuss the primary investment strategies for each
Fund.
The
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund
invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies. The Fund invests at
least 80% of its assets in stocks (the Fund will provide its shareholders with
at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this non-fundamental
investment policy). The Fund may invest in stocks across all market sectors and
market capitalizations, although it has historically invested primarily in
large- and mid-capitalization companies. Because of the Advisor’s bottom-up
selection process, the Fund may maintain a significantly overweight or
underweight position in a particular sector relative to the
S&P 500®
index at any time. The Fund may also invest substantial assets in foreign
securities through depository receipts or stocks traded on U.S. or foreign
exchanges.
The
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund
invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies, emphasizing those
companies with the potential for above average earnings growth. The Fund may
invest in stocks across all market sectors and market capitalizations. Although
it has historically invested primarily in large- and mid-capitalization
companies, it has also invested a significant portion of its assets in
small-capitalization stocks. Because of the Advisor’s bottom-up stock selection
process, the Fund may maintain a significantly overweight or underweight
position in a particular sector relative to the S&P 500®
index at any time. The Fund may also invest substantial assets in foreign
securities through depository receipts or stocks traded on U.S. or foreign
exchanges.
The
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund
invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies, emphasizing those
companies with prospects for rapid earnings growth. The Fund may invest in
stocks across all market sectors and market capitalizations and has historically
invested significant portions of its assets in mid- and small-capitalization
companies. Because of the Advisor’s bottom-up stock selection process, the Fund
may maintain a significantly overweight or underweight position in a particular
sector relative to the S&P 500®
index
at any time. The Fund may also invest substantial assets in foreign securities
through depository receipts or stocks traded on U.S. or foreign
exchanges.
Principal
Risks
As
with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose all or a portion of
your investment in a Fund. The Funds are subject to the following principal
risks:
•Stock
Market Risk.
The price of each stock held by a Fund may decline in response to certain
events, including those directly involving the companies issuing the securities
owned by the Fund; conditions affecting the general economy; political, social,
or economic instability at the local, regional, or global level; epidemics,
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pandemics
and other similar circumstances in one or more countries or regions; and
currency and interest rate fluctuations.
•Manager
Risk.
A Fund’s performance depends on the Advisor’s decisions in making appropriate
investments. A Fund may underperform relative to other funds with similar
investment objectives as a result of poor security selection by the Advisor. In
addition, it is possible that the Advisor’s stock selection could cause a Fund
to underperform relative to the overall stock market.
•Investment
Style Risk.
A Fund is subject to the risk that returns from the mix of small-, mid-, and
large-cap stocks in the Fund’s portfolio will trail returns from the overall
stock market. In addition, the Advisor primarily uses a growth style to select
investments for each Fund, and there is risk that this style may fall out of
favor, may underperform relative to other styles, and may increase the
volatility of a Fund’s portfolio.
•Sector-Focus
Risk.
A Fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in any of the following sectors:
consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, health care,
industrials, technology, materials, real estate, communications services, and
utilities. Investing a significant portion of a Fund’s assets in one sector of
the market exposes the Fund to greater market risk and potential monetary losses
than if those assets were spread among various sectors. If a Fund’s portfolio is
overweighted in a certain sector, any negative development affecting that sector
will have a greater impact on the Fund than a fund that is not overweighted in
that sector. In recent years, the Funds have, from time to time, invested more
than 25% of their net assets in the health care and information technology
sectors.
◦Health
Care Sector Risk.
The profitability of companies in the health care sector may be affected by
extensive government regulation; restrictions on government reimbursement for
medical expenses; rising costs of medical products and services; pricing
pressure; an increased emphasis on outpatient services; limited number of
products; industry innovation; changes in technologies; and other market
developments. Many health care companies are heavily dependent on patent
protection. The expiration of patents may adversely affect the profitability of
these companies. Many health care companies are subject to extensive litigation
based on product liability and similar claims. Health care companies are subject
to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact,
may result in price discounting. Many new products in the health care sector may
be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such approvals may
be long and costly.
◦Information
Technology Sector Risk.
Information technology companies are generally subject to the risks of rapidly
changing technologies; short
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product
life cycles; fierce competition; aggressive pricing and reduced profit margins;
the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections; cyclical market
patterns; evolving industry standards; and frequent new product introductions.
Information technology companies may be smaller and less experienced companies
with limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and fewer
experienced management or marketing personnel. Information technology company
stocks, especially those which are internet-related, have experienced extreme
price and volume fluctuations that are often unrelated to their operating
performance.
•Asset
Concentration Risk.
The chance that, because the Funds tend to invest a high percentage of their
assets in their ten largest holdings, the Funds’ performance may be hurt
disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few
stocks.
•Growth
Stocks Risk (PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth
Fund).
Growth stocks are likely to be more volatile in price than the stock market as a
whole. Historically, growth funds have tended to outperform the market as a
whole in rising markets and underperform the market as a whole in declining
markets. Of course, there is no guarantee that this pattern will continue in the
future.
•Small-
and Mid-Cap Stocks Risk.
Small- and mid-cap stocks may present more opportunities for capital
appreciation than stocks of larger and more established companies because of
higher potential earnings growth. However, they also may involve greater risk.
Such companies may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources,
or may depend on a small group of key managers. Their stocks may trade less
frequently or in limited volume, or only in the over-the-counter market or on a
regional stock exchange. As a result, these stocks may fluctuate in value more
than stocks of larger, more established companies and, as a group, may suffer
more severe price declines during periods of generally declining stock
prices.
•Foreign
Securities Risk.
To the extent that it owns foreign stocks, a Fund is subject to the following
additional risks: country risk, which is the chance that domestic events - such
as political upheaval, financial troubles, corruption, or natural disasters -
will weaken a country’s securities markets; and currency risk, which is the
chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will
decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. The
imposition of sanctions, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs),
and other government restrictions by the United States and/or other governments
may also adversely affect the values of a Fund's foreign investments. Foreign
companies are generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than
U.S. companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less
supervision and regulation than U.S. financial firms.
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Non-Principal
Risks
In
addition to the principal risks of the Funds discussed above, the Funds are
subject to the following non-principal risks:
•Recent
Market Events.
Periods of market volatility may occur in response to market events and other
economic, political, geopolitical, and global macro factors. In recent years,
the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation have
resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, economic downturns
around the world, and severe losses, particularly to some sectors of the economy
and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of certain instruments. These
events have caused significant disruptions to business operations, including
business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and
employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of
government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the
effects of such events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term
effects of such events. Governments and central banks, including the Federal
Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to
support local and global economies and the financial markets, including by
keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The
Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to
raise interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve may
determine to maintain current interest rates or raise interest rates further.
This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to
address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future, may
not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as
being unlikely to achieve the desired results. Such events may adversely affect
the value and liquidity of a Fund’s investments, and negatively impact a Fund’s
performance. Other market events may cause similar disruptions and
effects.
•Cybersecurity
Risk.
Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund
assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or
proprietary information, or cause the Funds, the Advisor, and/or other service
providers (including custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents, and financial
intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption, or loss of operational
functionality. A cybersecurity incident may disrupt the processing of
shareholder transactions, impact a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset
values, and prevent shareholders from redeeming their shares. Issuers of
securities in which the Funds invest are also subject to cybersecurity risks,
and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience
cybersecurity incidents.
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The
Funds are series of PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the
“Trust”). The Board of Trustees of the Trust decides matters of general policy
and reviews the activities of the Advisor and the Funds’ Distributor and
Administrator with respect to the Funds. The Trust’s officers conduct and
supervise its daily business operations.
Portfolio
Holdings
The
Funds’ portfolio holdings are disclosed quarterly within 60 days after the end
of each fiscal quarter, in the Annual
Report
and Semiannual Report to Fund shareholders, and in the monthly holdings reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) on Form N-PORT.
The Annual and Semiannual Reports are available by contacting the Funds,
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53201-0701 or calling 1‑800‑729‑2307. In addition to the required regulatory
filings, the Funds may choose to disclose calendar quarter-end portfolio
information, including portfolio characteristics and a list of the top 10
holdings of each Fund, approximately 10 days following each calendar quarter
end. Approximately 30 days following each calendar quarter end, each Fund's full
portfolio holdings are posted to the Funds' website. At the Funds' and Advisor's
discretion, the Funds may post month-end portfolio holdings data to the Funds'
website approximately 30 days after the month end. After portfolio holdings are
posted to the Funds' website, the Advisor may provide the same data to any
shareholder or financial intermediary.
Fund
Expenses
In
addition to management fees, the Funds incur other expenses such as custodian
and transfer agency fees, interest expense, and acquired fund fees and expenses
(i.e.,
indirect fees that a Fund incurs from investing in the shares of other
investment companies). Each Fund invests a portion of its cash balance and daily
inflows into an interest-bearing money market fund. The ratio of Expenses to
Average Net Assets for each Fund included in the “Financial Highlights” section
of this prospectus does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. It should
be noted that some of these expenses are for fixed amounts, rather than a
percentage of a Fund’s assets. As a result, these fixed expenses will comprise a
larger percentage of a Fund’s assets in the event that the Fund’s portfolio
decreases in size (i.e.,
if the Fund’s portfolio loses value or there are net redemptions out of the
Fund).
The
Advisor
PRIMECAP
Management Company, 177 East Colorado Boulevard, 11th Floor, Pasadena,
California 91105, the investment advisor to all three Funds, is an investment
advisory firm founded in 1983. The Advisor also provides investment advisory
services to other mutual funds as well as to institutional clients such as
endowment funds, foundations, employee benefit and pension plans, collective
investment trusts, and sovereign wealth funds. As of December 31, 2023, the
Advisor managed approximately $134.5 billion in assets. For its services to each
Fund, the Advisor receives a fee paid quarterly at the annual rate of 0.60%
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of
the first $100 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.55% of the next
$9.9 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets, and 0.50% of the Fund’s
average daily assets in excess of $10 billion.
For
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Advisor received advisory fees of
0.55% of the average daily net assets of each Fund.
The
Advisor is authorized to choose broker-dealers to handle the purchase and sale
of each Fund’s securities and seeks to obtain the best available price and most
favorable execution for all transactions. In seeking to obtain better execution
of a transaction, the Advisor may at times choose brokers which charge higher
commissions. If, in the Advisor’s judgment, more than one broker can obtain the
best available price and most favorable execution, the Advisor is authorized to
choose a broker that has provided value-added research services to the
Advisor.
A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ last renewal of the
Trust’s investment advisory agreement with the Advisor is included in the
Annual
Report
to shareholders for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2023.
The
portfolio managers primarily responsible for overseeing the Funds’ investments
are:
•Theo
A. Kolokotrones, Chairman and Co-Founder of PRIMECAP Management Company. Mr.
Kolokotrones co-founded PRIMECAP Management Company in September 1983.
Previously, he spent six years at Capital Research Company, most recently as
Senior Vice President. From 1970 to 1977, he was Vice President and Senior
Financial Analyst at Smith Barney, Harris Upham and Company in New York. Mr.
Kolokotrones is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration.
•Joel
P. Fried, President of PRIMECAP Management Company. Mr. Fried joined PRIMECAP
Management Company in June 1986. Prior to joining PRIMECAP, he spent one year as
a financial analyst with Hughes Investment Management Company, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft. Mr. Fried received his undergraduate degree in
Economic Systems/Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a
graduate of UCLA Anderson School of Management.
•Alfred
W. Mordecai, Vice Chairman of PRIMECAP Management Company. Mr. Mordecai
joined PRIMECAP Management Company in August 1997. In 1996, he was an associate
at McKinsey and Company. From 1990 to 1995, he worked as a nuclear engineer and
program manager for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Directorate, a joint U.S. Navy
and Department of Energy organization. Mr. Mordecai graduated with a degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Duke University. He has a master’s degree in Systems
Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is a
graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
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•M.
Mohsin Ansari, Executive Vice President of PRIMECAP Management Company.
Mr. Ansari joined PRIMECAP Management Company in July 2000. In 1999, he was
an associate at Andersen Consulting. From 1994 to 1998, he worked at
Weyerhaeuser Company on various assignments ranging from managing capital
projects to coordinating production at mills. Mr. Ansari graduated from
Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in Physics and from Washington
University with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Ansari is
also a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration.
•James
Marchetti, Executive Vice President of PRIMECAP Management Company. Mr.
Marchetti joined PRIMECAP Management Company in September 2005. In 2004, he
worked as a product analyst in Fidelity Investment's Strategic Investments
group. From 1996 to 2003, he ran the software division of IntelliSense, a
start-up acquired by Corning Inc. in 2001. Mr. Marchetti graduated from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical
Engineering and holds an MBA degree from MIT-Sloan School of
Management.
Each
of these five portfolio managers independently manages a portion of the PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund, the PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and the PRIMECAP Odyssey
Aggressive Growth Fund. Each of Messrs. Kolokotrones, Fried, and Mordecai has
managed his respective portion of each Fund since its inception. Mr. Ansari has
managed his portion of each Fund since April 2012. Mr. Marchetti has
managed his portion of each Fund since January 2014. A portion of each
Fund’s assets may be managed by individuals in the Advisor’s research
department.
The
Trust’s SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’
compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the
portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.
Other
Service Providers
U.S.
Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) is the Funds’ Administrator; its
address is 2020 East Financial Way, Ste. 100, Glendora, California 91741.
The Administrator also serves as the Funds’ Transfer Agent from its offices at
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. ALPS Distributors, Inc.
(the “Distributor”), is the Funds’ Distributor; its address is 1290 Broadway,
Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203.
U.S.
Bank N.A. is the custodian of the Funds’ assets and employs foreign
sub-custodians to provide custody of the Funds’ foreign assets. Its address is
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53212.
The
SAI has more information about the Advisor and the Funds’ other service
providers.
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Purchasing
and Adding to Your Shares
To
purchase shares of a Fund, please call 1‑800‑729‑2307 between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time to obtain an account application or visit the
Funds’ website at www.primecap.com. Please complete the account application and
deliver it to the Funds’ Transfer Agent as required by the application. You may
pay by a check with the application or by a wire transfer of funds as described
below. You can make additional investments by wire or by mailing a check with
the investment form from a recent account statement.
Unless
declined on your account application, you may also purchase additional shares of
the Funds by telephone. If your account has been open for at least seven
business days, call the Funds toll free at 1‑800‑729‑2307 and you will be
allowed to transfer money from your bank account to your account upon request.
Shares of the Funds will be purchased in your account at the net asset value per
share (“NAV”) next calculated after your order is placed. Only bank accounts
held at domestic institutions that are Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) members
may be used for telephone transactions. For security reasons, requests by
telephone will be recorded.
All
purchases by check must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. The Funds will
not accept payment in cash or money orders. To prevent check fraud, the Funds
will not accept third-party checks, Treasury checks, credit card checks,
traveler’s checks, or starter checks for the purchase of shares. We are unable
to accept post-dated checks or any conditional order or payment. The Funds’
Transfer Agent may charge a $25 fee against a shareholder account, in addition
to any loss sustained by the Funds, for any payment that is returned. The Funds’
Transfer Agent credits shares to your account and does not issue stock
certificates. The Funds and the Distributor each reserve the right to reject any
purchase order or suspend or modify the offering of a Fund’s shares.
Shares
of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside the United States. The
Funds require you to have a U.S. address (including APO/FPO) to open or maintain
your account with the PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds. If you do not have a U.S. address,
your purchase will be refused. If you do not maintain a U.S. address, the Funds
may redeem your account at their sole discretion.
Minimum
Initial Investment
The
minimum initial investment in a Fund is $2,000 for regular accounts and $1,000
for retirement accounts; subsequent investments must be at least $100. Each Fund
may waive the minimum investment for institutions making continuing investments
in the Fund and from time to time for other investors, including retirement
plans and employees of the Advisor.
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Mail
To
purchase by mail, you should:
•Complete
and sign the account application;
•Write
a check payable to “PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds”; and
•Send
your account application and check or exchange request to one of the following
addresses:
For
regular mail delivery
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-0701
For
overnight delivery
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615
E. Michigan Street, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202-5207
1-800-729-2307
The
U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services are not the Funds’
agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services or receipt at U.S.
Bank Global Fund Services’ post office box of purchase orders or redemption
requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent of the Funds. Receipt
of mailed purchase orders or redemption requests is based on when the order is
received at the Transfer Agent’s offices.
Online
Transactions
After
you have established an account with the Funds, you can access your account
information and perform certain transactions on the Funds’ website at
www.primecap.com.
Payment
for shares purchased through the Funds’ website may be made only through an ACH
(Automatic Clearing House) debit of your bank account of record. Redemptions
will be paid by check, wire, or ACH transfer only to the address or bank account
of record. Only bank accounts held at domestic financial institutions that are
ACH members can be used for transactions through the Funds’ website.
Transactions through the website are subject to the same purchase and redemption
minimums and maximums as other transaction methods.
You
should be aware that there may be delays, malfunctions, or other inconveniences
associated with online transactions. There also may be times when the website is
unavailable for Fund transactions or other purposes. Should this happen, you
should consider performing transactions by another method.
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The
Funds employ procedures to confirm that transactions entered online are genuine.
These procedures include passwords, encryption, and other precautions reasonably
designed to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and security of shareholder
information. In order to conduct transactions on the website, you will need your
account number, Social Security number, username, and password. The Funds and
their service providers will not be liable for any loss, liability, cost, or
expense for following instructions communicated through the Funds’ website,
including fraudulent or unauthorized instructions.
Purchases
through a Securities Dealer
You
may purchase shares of a Fund through certain brokers (and their agents) which
have an agreement with the Distributor. When you place your order with such a
broker or its authorized agent, your order is treated as if you had placed it
directly with the Funds’ Transfer Agent, and you will pay or receive the NAV
next computed after it is received by the broker (or its agent). The broker (or
agent) holds your shares in an omnibus account in the broker’s (or agent’s)
name, and the broker (or agent) maintains your individual ownership records. The
Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to cancel an order for which payment
is not received from the broker (or its agent) by the third business day
following the order. The broker (or its agent) may impose brokerage commissions,
postage and handling charges, or other fees on your order and is responsible for
processing your order correctly and promptly, keeping you advised regarding the
status of your individual account, confirming your transactions, and ensuring
that you receive copies of the Funds’ prospectus.
Payment
by Wire
If
you are making your first investment in the Funds, the Funds’ Transfer Agent
must have a completed account application before you wire funds. You can mail or
overnight deliver your account application to the Transfer Agent at the address
indicated above. You may also fax the account application by calling the
Transfer Agent at 1‑800‑729‑2307 for a fax number. Upon receipt of your
completed account application, the Transfer Agent will establish an account for
you. The account number assigned will be required as part of the instruction
that should be given to your bank to send the wire. Your bank must include the
name of the Fund(s) you are purchasing, your name, and your account number so
that monies can be correctly applied. Your bank should transmit immediately
available funds by wire to:
U.S.
Bank N.A.
777
East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
ABA
#075000022
Credit:
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Account
#112-952-137
for
further credit to PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds [Name of Fund]
(Shareholder
Account #, Shareholder Name)
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Wired
funds must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time to be eligible for same
day pricing. The Funds and U.S. Bank N.A. are not responsible for the
consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire
system, or from incomplete wiring instructions.
If
you are making a subsequent purchase, your bank should wire funds as indicated
above. Please contact the Transfer Agent at 1‑800‑729‑2307 to advise it of your
intent to wire funds. This will ensure prompt and accurate credit upon receipt
of your investment.
Retirement
Plan Participants
Individual
participants in qualified retirement plans should purchase shares of a Fund
through their plan sponsor or administrator, which is responsible for
transmitting orders. The procedures for investing in the Fund depend on the
provisions of the plan and any arrangements that the plan sponsor may have made
for special processing services.
Automatic
Investment Plan
If
you intend to use the Automatic Investment Plan, you must first open an account
meeting the minimum initial investment requirement. Once an account has been
opened for at least seven business days, you can make additional purchases of
shares of such Fund through the Automatic Investment Plan. This Plan provides a
convenient method to have monies deducted directly from your bank account for
investment into the Funds. You can make automatic investments on a monthly,
quarterly, semiannual, or annual basis. Automatic Investments are subject to the
$100 subsequent investment minimum; however, the Advisor may lower this minimum
at its sole discretion. The Funds are unable to debit or credit mutual fund or
pass through accounts. Please contact your financial institution to determine if
it participates in the ACH. If your bank rejects your payment, the Funds’
Transfer Agent will charge a $25 fee to your account. The Funds may alter,
modify, or terminate this Plan at any time. To begin participating in this Plan,
please complete the Automatic Investment Plan section on the account application
or call the Funds’ Transfer Agent at 1‑800‑729‑2307 for instructions. Any
request to change or terminate an Automatic Investment Plan should be submitted
to the Funds’ Transfer Agent five days prior to the date you want the change or
termination to be effective.
Exchanges
of Shares
You
may exchange your shares of a Fund for shares in an identically registered
account of any other Fund that you are eligible to purchase. You may realize
either a gain or loss on those shares you exchange and will be responsible for
paying the appropriate taxes. Requests to exchange shares are processed at the
NAV next calculated after the Funds’ Transfer Agent receives your request in
proper form. If you did not decline telephone options on the account
application, you can make a telephone request to exchange your shares for an
additional $5 fee. You may also access your account information and perform
exchanges on the Funds’ website at www.primecap.com.
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Selling
Your Shares
How
to Redeem Shares
Your
shares may be redeemed only by instructions from the registered owner of your
shareholder account. If you are a participant in a retirement or other plan,
direct your redemption requests to the plan sponsor or administrator, which may
have special procedures for processing such requests and is responsible for
forwarding requests to the Funds’ Transfer Agent.
You
may redeem shares by contacting your broker or the broker’s authorized agent.
The broker (or agent) can arrange for the repurchase of the shares through the
Distributor at the NAV next determined after the broker (or agent) receives your
instructions. The broker (or agent) may charge you for this service. If your
shares are held in a broker’s “street name,” you must redeem them through the
broker (or its agent).
Direct
shareholders may also redeem shares by mailing or delivering instructions to the
Funds’ Transfer Agent, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services at P.O. Box 701,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan
Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (for overnight mail). The instructions must
specify the name of the Fund, the number of shares or dollar amount to be
redeemed, the account number, and the signatures of all registered owners.
Additional documentation may be required for the redemption of shares by
corporations, partnerships, trusts, or fiduciaries. The request should include a
signature guarantee, if applicable (see section titled “Signature Guarantees”
below). The price you will receive for the shares redeemed is the next
determined NAV for the shares after the Transfer Agent has received a completed
redemption request. If you purchased your shares by check or electronic funds
transfer through the ACH network, you may not receive your redemption proceeds
until the purchase has cleared (which may take up to 12 calendar days).
Shareholders can avoid this delay by utilizing the wire purchase
option.
Unless
declined on your account application, telephone redemption privileges will be
established on your account. You can then redeem shares by telephoning the
Transfer Agent at 1‑800‑729‑2307 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on a day when the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for
trading. It may be difficult to reach the Funds by telephone during periods of
unusual market activity. If this happens, you may purchase or redeem shares by
mail as described above. If the Transfer Agent receives your redemption request
before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a day when the NYSE is open for trading, it
will process your request that day; otherwise, it will process your request on
the next business day. Institutional investors may also make special
arrangements with the Transfer Agent for designating personnel who are
authorized to place telephone redemption requests.
When
establishing telephone privileges, you are authorizing the Funds’ Transfer Agent
to act upon the telephone instructions. Before executing an instruction received
by telephone, the Funds’ Transfer Agent will use reasonable procedures to
confirm that telephone instructions
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genuine. These procedures will include recording the telephone call and asking
the caller for a form of personal identification, which may include a personal
identification number. You will be promptly notified of any refused request for
a telephone redemption. Once a telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot
be canceled or modified after the close of regular trading on the NYSE
(generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). If these normal identification procedures
are not followed, the Funds or their agents could be liable for any loss,
liability, or cost which results from acting upon telephone redemption
instructions of a person believed to be a shareholder. If an account has more
than one owner or authorized person, a Fund will accept telephone instructions
from any one owner or authorized person.
You
may also redeem your shares by accessing the Funds’ website at
www.primecap.com.
Shareholders
who have an IRA must indicate on their written redemption request whether or not
to withhold federal income tax. Redemption requests failing to indicate an
election not to have tax withheld will generally be subject to a 10%
withholding. Shares held in IRA accounts may also be redeemed by telephone at
1-800-729-2307. IRA investors will be asked whether or not to have tax withheld
from any distribution.
Redemption
Payments
Redemption
proceeds are generally paid by check. However, at your request, the Transfer
Agent will wire redemption proceeds of $1,000 or more to your bank account. If
no bank instructions were previously established on the account, the request for
redemption by wire should include the name, location and ABA or bank routing
number of the designated bank, and your bank account number. The request will
also require a signature guarantee. There is a $15 fee for redemptions by wire.
Proceeds may also be sent via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network
to your bank account of record. If you have redemption proceeds sent via ACH,
you will not incur any charge but credit may not be available until two to three
days following the redemption.
The
Funds typically send redemption proceeds on the next business day (a day when
the NYSE is open for normal business) after the redemption request is received
in good order and prior to market close, regardless of whether the redemption
proceeds are sent via check, wire, or ACH transfer. Under unusual circumstances,
the Funds may suspend redemptions, or postpone payment for up to seven days, as
permitted by federal securities law.
Each
Fund typically expects that it will hold cash or cash equivalents to meet
redemption requests. Each Fund may also use the proceeds from the sale of
portfolio securities to meet redemption requests if consistent with the
management of the Fund. These redemption methods will be used regularly and may
also be used in stressed market conditions. During conditions that make the
payment of cash unwise and/or in order to protect the interests of a Fund’s
remaining shareholders, each Fund reserves the right to pay redemption proceeds
to you in whole or in part through a redemption in-kind as described under
“Redemption In-Kind” below. Redemptions in-kind are typically used to meet
redemption requests that are a large percentage of a Fund’s net assets in order
to minimize the effect of large redemptions
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the Fund and its remaining shareholders. Redemptions in-kind may be used
regularly in such circumstances and may also be used in stressed market
conditions.
Redemption
In-Kind
Each
Fund reserves the right to pay redemption proceeds to you in whole or in part by
a distribution of securities from a Fund’s portfolio (a “redemption in-kind”).
Each Fund does not expect to do so except during unusual conditions or if the
redemption amount is large enough to affect the Fund’s operations (e.g., if it
represents more than 1% of the Fund’s assets). Generally, in-kind redemptions
will be effected through a pro rata distribution of the Fund’s portfolio
securities. If a Fund pays your redemption proceeds by a distribution of
securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the
securities to cash and will bear any market risks associated with such
securities until they are converted into cash. A redemption in-kind is treated
as a taxable transaction and a sale of the redeemed shares, generally resulting
in capital gain or loss to you, subject to certain loss limitation
rules.
Systematic
Withdrawal Plan
If
you own or are purchasing shares of a Fund having a current value of at least
$10,000, you may participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This Plan provides
for automatic redemptions of at least $50 on a monthly, quarterly, or annual
basis. If you elect this method of redemption, the Fund will send a check to
your address of record or will send the payment via electronic funds transfer
through the ACH network directly to your bank account. For payment through the
ACH network, your bank must be an ACH member and your bank account information
must be maintained on your Fund account. You may establish this Plan by
completing the relevant section of the account application or by calling the
Funds at 1‑800‑729‑2307 for instructions. The Transfer Agent must receive notice
of all changes concerning your Plan at least five days before the next scheduled
payment.
Signature
Guarantees
Signature
guarantees will generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers,
credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities
associations, clearing agencies, and savings associations, as well as from
participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the
Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. A notary public is not an
acceptable signature guarantor. A signature guarantee, from either a Medallion
program member or a non-Medallion program member, is required in the following
situations:
•If
ownership is being changed on your account;
•When
redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address, or bank account
not on record;
•When
a redemption request is received by the Transfer Agent and the account address
has changed within the last 30 calendar days; or
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all redemptions in excess of $100,000.
In
addition to the situations described above, the Funds and/or the Transfer Agent
reserve the right to require a signature guarantee in other instances based on
the circumstances relative to the particular situation. The Funds also reserve
the right, at their sole discretion, to waive any signature guarantee
requirements or to accept alternative verification methods.
The
signature guarantee requirement for redemptions in excess of $100,000 may be
waived for institutions and processing organizations where proceeds are sent to
the bank account on file with the Transfer Agent.
Non-financial
transactions including establishing or modifying certain services on an account
may require a signature guarantee, signature verification from a Signature
Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication from a
financial institution source.
Pricing
of Shares
Each
Fund sells shares without a sales charge at the NAV which is next computed
(1) after the Fund’s Transfer Agent receives your order directly in proper
form (which generally means a completed application form together with a
negotiable check in U.S. dollars or a wire transfer of funds); or (2) after
your broker (or the broker’s authorized agent) receives the order. You may pay a
fee if you buy Fund shares through a broker or agent.
The
price of a Fund’s shares is its NAV. The NAV is calculated by adding the total
value of the Fund’s investments and other assets, subtracting its liabilities,
and dividing the result by the number of outstanding shares of the Fund. Each
Fund calculates its NAV once daily at the close of public trading on the NYSE
(normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on days that the NYSE is open for trading.
Applications for purchases of shares and requests for redemption of shares
received after the close of trading on the NYSE will be processed at the NAV
determined as of the close of trading on the next day the NYSE is
open.
Each
Fund values its investments at their market value. Securities and other assets
for which market prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as
determined in good faith by the Advisor, pursuant to procedures approved by the
Board of Trustees. Some of the Funds’ investments may consist of securities
listed on foreign exchanges which trade on Saturdays or other U.S. business
holidays. Since the Funds do not typically calculate their NAVs on Saturdays or
other U.S. business holidays, the values of the Funds’ shares may be affected on
days when shareholders do not have access to the Funds.
Fair
Value
Because
trading in securities on most foreign exchanges is normally completed before the
close of the NYSE, the value of non-U.S. securities can change by the time the
Fund calculates its NAV. To address these changes, the Advisor may determine to
utilize adjustment factors provided by an independent pricing service to
systematically price non-
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securities at fair value. These adjustment factors are based on statistical
analyses of subsequent movements and changes in securities indices, specific
security prices, and exchange rates in foreign markets.
In
certain situations, the securities in which the Funds invest may not have
readily available market quotations. The Board of Trustees has designated the
Advisor as each Fund’s valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) responsible
for determining whether market quotations are readily available and reliable,
and making good faith determinations of fair value when appropriate. The
Valuation Designee carries out its responsibilities with respect to fair value
determinations through its Valuation Committee. The fair value of securities is
subjective in nature, involving greater reliance on judgment than securities
that have readily available market quotations. The fair value price of a
security used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ materially from the
quoted or published market price for that same security. In addition, there is
no assurance that a Fund can purchase or sell portfolio securities at the fair
value price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV.
Dividends,
Distributions, and Taxes
Dividends
and Distributions
Each
Fund expects to pay income dividends annually and to make distributions of net
capital gains (if any) at least annually. The Board of Trustees may decide to
pay dividends and distributions more frequently.
Each
Fund automatically reinvests dividends and capital gain distributions in
additional shares of the Fund at the NAV unless you choose one of the following
options: (1) receive distributions of net capital gain in cash, while
reinvesting net investment income distributions in additional Fund shares; (2)
receive all distributions in cash; or (3) reinvest net capital gain
distributions in additional Fund shares, while receiving distributions of net
investment income in cash.
If
you wish to change your distribution option, write or call the Transfer Agent in
advance of the payment date of the distribution. However, any such change will
be effective only as to distributions for which the record date is five or more
calendar days after the Transfer Agent has received the request.
If
you elect to receive dividends and/or capital gain distributions in cash and the
U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver your check, or if the check remains uncashed
for six months, the Funds reserve the right to reinvest the distribution check
in your Fund account at the then current NAV per share and to reinvest all
subsequent distributions in shares of the applicable Fund(s).
Taxes
The
following discussion is very general and does not address investors subject to
special rules, such as investors who hold shares in the Funds through an IRA,
401(k), or other tax-
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account. The SAI contains further information about taxes. Consult your own
advisors about federal, state, and local taxation of distributions from the
Fund.
Distributions
made by a Fund will normally be taxable to shareholders for federal income tax
purposes whether received in shares (through dividend reinvestment) or in cash.
Distributions derived from net investment income, including net short-term
capital gains, are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income or “qualified
dividend income.” Distributions from a Fund’s net capital gain (i.e.,
the excess of its net long-term capital gain over its net short-term capital
loss) are taxable as long-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes
regardless of the length of time shares of the Fund have been held. Noncorporate
shareholders ordinarily pay tax at reduced rates on long-term capital gain.
A
portion of the dividends received from a Fund (but none of the Fund’s capital
gain distributions) may qualify for the dividends-received deduction for
corporate shareholders. Distributions of investment income that a Fund reports
as “qualified dividend income” may be eligible to be taxed to noncorporate
shareholders at the reduced rates applicable to long-term capital gain if
certain requirements are satisfied.
Although
distributions are generally taxable when received, certain distributions made in
January are taxable as if received in the prior December.
Any
dividend or distribution paid by a Fund has the effect of reducing the net asset
value of the Fund by the per-share amount of the dividend or distribution. If
you purchase shares shortly before the record date of a dividend or
distribution, the dividend or distribution will be subject to income taxes as
discussed above even though the dividend or distribution represents, in
substance, a partial return of your capital.
The
Funds will inform you annually of the amount and nature of their distributions.
If
you sell or redeem Fund shares or exchange them for shares of another Fund, it
is generally considered a taxable event.
A
Medicare contribution tax is imposed at the rate of 3.8% on all or a portion of
the net investment income of U.S. individuals with income exceeding specified
thresholds, and on all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income
of certain estates and trusts. Net investment income generally includes for this
purpose dividends and capital gain distributions paid by the Funds and gain on
the redemption or exchange of Fund shares.
The
Funds may be required to withhold federal income tax (backup withholding) from
dividend payments, distributions, and redemption proceeds if you fail to furnish
your Social Security or Tax Identification Number, fail to certify that the
Social Security or Tax Identification Number you provided is correct, or fail to
certify that you are not subject to backup withholding. The certification is
included as part of the account application form. The backup withholding rate is
currently 24%.
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Ordinary
dividends and certain other payments made by a Fund to a non-U.S. shareholder
are subject to withholding of federal income tax at the rate of 30% (or such
lower rate as may be determined in accordance with any applicable treaty).
Ordinary dividends that are reported by a Fund as “interest-related dividends”
or “short-term capital gain dividends” are generally exempt from such
withholding. In general, a Fund may report interest-related dividends to the
extent of its net income derived from U.S.-source interest and a Fund may report
short-term capital gain dividends to the extent its net short-term capital gain
for the taxable year exceeds its net long-term capital loss. Backup withholding
will not be applied to payments that have been subject to the 30% withholding
tax described in this paragraph.
Unless
certain non-U.S. entities that hold shares comply with Internal Revenue Service
requirements that will generally require them to report information regarding
U.S. persons investing in, or holding accounts with, such entities, a 30%
withholding tax may apply to distributions payable to such entities. A non-U.S.
shareholder may be exempt from the withholding described in this paragraph under
an applicable intergovernmental agreement between the United States and a
foreign government, provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign
government comply with the terms of the agreement.
Dividends
and interest earned by a Fund with respect to foreign securities may be subject
to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. None of the Funds
anticipates that it will be eligible to pass through such taxes to investors for
the purposes of claiming a foreign tax credit.
Other
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Anti-Money
Laundering
In
compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Funds’ Transfer Agent will
verify certain information on your account application as part of the Funds’
anti-money laundering program. As requested on the application, you must supply
your full name, date of birth, Social Security number, and permanent street
address. If you are opening the account in the name of a legal entity (e.g.,
partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, etc.), you
must also supply the identities of the beneficial owners. Mailing addresses
containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. If you do not supply the
necessary information, the Transfer Agent may not be able to open your account.
Please contact the Funds’ Transfer Agent at 1‑800‑729‑2307 if you need
additional assistance when completing your application.
If
the Funds’ Transfer Agent does not have a reasonable belief of the identity of a
shareholder, the account application will be rejected. In the rare event that
the Transfer Agent is unable to verify your identity, the Fund reserves the
right to redeem your account at the current day’s net asset value.
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Frequent
Trading
Each
Fund and the Transfer Agent may reject any purchase order for any reason and
without prior notice. Excessive or short-term trading (such as market timing) in
Fund shares may harm performance by compromising portfolio management strategies
and increasing Fund expenses. A Fund or the Transfer Agent may reject a purchase
order and may terminate or restrict the exchange privilege of any investor,
group of investors, or person acting on behalf of any investor or investors,
whose pattern of trading or transaction history involves, in the opinion of the
Advisor or the Transfer Agent, actual or potential harm to the Fund. A Fund or
the Transfer Agent may notify the investor that a purchase order or an exchange
has been rejected after the day the order is placed or after acceptance by an
intermediary. If a Fund or the Transfer Agent rejects the purchase portion of an
exchange order, the shareholder’s exchange request will be treated solely as a
redemption request. In some cases, where shares are held in omnibus or
retirement plan accounts, it may not be practicable for the Funds to monitor
such activity.
To
the extent that a Fund or its agents are unable to curtail excessive or
short-term trading (such as market timing), these practices may interfere with
the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio and may result in the Fund
engaging in certain activities to a greater extent than it otherwise would, such
as engaging in more frequent portfolio transactions and maintaining higher cash
balances. More frequent portfolio transactions would increase a Fund’s operating
costs and decrease its investment performance, and maintenance of a higher level
of cash balances would likewise result in lower Fund investment performance
during periods of rising markets. The costs of such activities would be borne by
all Fund shareholders, including the long-term investors who do not generate the
costs. Additionally, frequent trading may also interfere with the Advisor’s
ability to efficiently manage the Funds and compromise its portfolio management
strategy. The Funds’ policies with respect to frequent trading apply uniformly
to all shareholders of the Funds.
Shareholders
seeking to engage in excessive trading practices may use a variety of strategies
to avoid detection and, despite the efforts of the Funds to prevent excessive
trading, there is no guarantee that the Funds or the Funds’ Transfer Agent will
be able to identify such shareholders or curtail their trading practices. The
ability of the Funds and their agents to detect and curtail excessive trading
practices may also be limited by operational systems and technological
limitations. In addition, the Funds receive purchase, exchange, and redemption
orders through financial intermediaries and may not always know or reasonably be
able to detect excessive trading which may be facilitated by these
intermediaries or by their use of omnibus account arrangements. However, the
Distributor has entered into written agreements with each of the Fund’s
financial intermediaries under which the intermediary must, upon request,
provide the Fund with certain shareholder and identity trading information so
that the Fund can enforce its market timing policies.
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Shareholder
Information
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Funds |
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Redemption
of Small Accounts
If
your account balance falls below $500 because of redemptions, a Fund may notify
you and, if your investment value remains below $500 for a continuous 60-day
period, the Fund may redeem your shares. However, a Fund will not redeem shares
based solely upon changes in the market that reduce the NAV of your shares. The
Funds reserve the right to modify or terminate these involuntary features at any
time upon 60 days’ notice.
Contact
Information
For
Transfer Agent services: U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
1‑800‑729‑2307
For
retirement plan services: Call your employer or plan
administrator
Telephone
conversations may be recorded or monitored for verification, recordkeeping, and
quality-assurance purposes.
Unclaimed
Property/Lost Shareholder
It
is important that the Funds maintain a correct address for each shareholder. An
incorrect address may cause a shareholder’s account statements and other
mailings to be returned to the Funds. Based upon statutory requirements for
returned mail, the Funds will attempt to locate the shareholder or rightful
owner of the account. If a Fund is unable to locate the shareholder, then it
will determine whether the shareholder’s account can legally be considered
abandoned. The value of your mutual fund account may be transferred to your
state of residence if no activity occurs within your account during the
“inactivity period” specified in your state’s abandoned property laws. The Funds
are legally obligated to escheat (or transfer) abandoned property to the
appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator in accordance with
statutory requirements. The shareholder’s last known address of record
determines which state has jurisdiction. The Funds recommend that you contact
the Transfer Agent toll-free at 1‑800‑729‑2307 at least annually to ensure your
account remains in active status.
If
you are a resident of the state of Texas, you may designate a representative to
receive notifications that, due to inactivity, your mutual fund account assets
may be delivered to the Texas Comptroller. Please contact the Transfer Agent if
you wish to complete a Texas Designation of Representative form.
Household
Mailings
Each
year, you are automatically sent an updated Prospectus for the Funds. You may
also occasionally receive proxy statements for the Funds. In an effort to
decrease costs and to reduce the volume of mail you receive, when possible, only
one copy of these documents will be sent to shareholders who are part of the
same family and share the same address.
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Shareholder
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PRIMECAP
Odyssey Funds |
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Index
Description
The
S&P 500®
index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization
stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. You cannot invest
directly in an index.
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Financial
Highlights
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Stock Fund |
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The
following tables show each Fund’s financial performance through the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2023. Certain information reflects financial results
for a single Fund share. “Total return” shows how much your investment in a Fund
would have increased or decreased during the period, assuming you had reinvested
all dividends and distributions. This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
Its report and the Funds’ financial statements are included in the Annual
Report
to shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, which is
available upon request.
For
a capital share outstanding throughout each year.
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| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2023 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2022 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2021 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2020 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2019 |
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Net
asset value, beginning of year |
$ |
34.78 |
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| $ |
42.97 |
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| $ |
31.89 |
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| $ |
34.33 |
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| $ |
31.79 |
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Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
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Net
investment income |
0.40(1) |
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0.35(1) |
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0.27(1) |
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0.40(1) |
| 0.46 |
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Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency |
2.25 |
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| (4.78) |
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| 13.57 |
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| (0.76) |
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| 2.95 |
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Total
from investment operations |
2.65 |
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| (4.43) |
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| 13.84 |
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| (0.36) |
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| 3.41 |
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Less: |
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Dividends
from net
investment
income |
(0.41) |
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| (0.28) |
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| (0.48) |
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| (0.47) |
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| (0.34) |
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Distributions
from net
realized
gain |
(3.46) |
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| (3.48) |
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| (2.28) |
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| (1.61) |
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| (0.53) |
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Total
distributions |
(3.87) |
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| (3.76) |
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| (2.76) |
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| (2.08) |
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| (0.87) |
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Net
asset value, end of year |
$ |
33.56 |
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| $ |
34.78 |
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| $ |
42.97 |
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| $ |
31.89 |
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| $ |
34.33 |
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Total
return |
8.13 |
% |
| (11.33 |
%) |
| 45.44 |
% |
| (1.48 |
%) |
| 11.22 |
% |
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Ratios/supplemental
data: |
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Net
assets, end of year (millions) |
$5,231.3 |
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| $5,799.1 |
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| $7,733.6 |
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| $6,244.6 |
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| $10,274.3 |
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Ratio
of expenses to average
net
assets |
0.67 |
% |
| 0.66 |
% |
| 0.65 |
% |
| 0.65 |
% |
| 0.65 |
% |
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Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets |
1.15 |
% |
| 0.93 |
% |
| 0.67 |
% |
| 1.28 |
% |
| 1.38 |
% |
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Portfolio
turnover rate |
4 |
% |
| 4 |
% |
| 6 |
% |
| 8 |
% |
| 6 |
% |
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(1)
Calculated using the average shares method.
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Financial
Highlights
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Growth Fund |
For
a capital share outstanding throughout each year.
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| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2023 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2022 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2021 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2020 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2019 |
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Net
asset value, beginning of year |
$ |
36.70 |
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| $ |
50.78 |
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| $ |
40.31 |
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| $ |
39.68 |
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| $ |
38.43 |
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Income
from investment operations: |
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Net
investment income |
0.18(1) |
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0.16(1) |
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0.05(1) |
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0.16(1) |
| 0.22 |
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Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency |
3.04 |
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| (8.21) |
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| 15.72 |
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| 2.57 |
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| 1.88 |
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Total
from investment operations |
3.22 |
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| (8.05) |
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| 15.77 |
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| 2.73 |
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| 2.10 |
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Less: |
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Dividends
from net
investment
income |
(0.21) |
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| (0.05) |
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| (0.17) |
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| (0.20) |
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| (0.12) |
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Distributions
from net
realized
gain |
(3.95) |
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| (5.98) |
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| (5.13) |
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| (1.90) |
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| (0.73) |
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Total
distributions |
(4.16) |
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| (6.03) |
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| (5.30) |
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| (2.10) |
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| (0.85) |
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Net
asset value, end of year |
$ |
35.76 |
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| $ |
36.70 |
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| $ |
50.78 |
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| $ |
40.31 |
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| $ |
39.68 |
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Total
return |
9.30 |
% |
| (17.61 |
%) |
| 41.97 |
% |
| 6.83 |
% |
| 5.75 |
% |
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Ratios/supplemental
data: |
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Net
assets, end of year (millions) |
$6,274.9 |
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| $6,957.6 |
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| $10,168.5 |
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| $8,606.4 |
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| $12,365.6 |
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Ratio
of expenses to average
net
assets |
0.66 |
% |
| 0.65 |
% |
| 0.65 |
% |
| 0.65 |
% |
| 0.64 |
% |
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Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets |
0.48 |
% |
| 0.40 |
% |
| 0.10 |
% |
| 0.42 |
% |
| 0.53 |
% |
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Portfolio
turnover rate |
7 |
% |
| 4 |
% |
| 7 |
% |
| 9 |
% |
| 6 |
% |
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Calculated using the average shares method.
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Financial
Highlights
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive Growth
Fund |
For
a capital share outstanding throughout each year.
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| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2023 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2022 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2021 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2020 |
| Year Ended Oct.
31, 2019 |
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Net
asset value, beginning of year |
$ |
38.92 |
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| $ |
60.37 |
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| $ |
48.07 |
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| $ |
43.46 |
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| $ |
44.71 |
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Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
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Net
investment income (loss) |
(0.03)(1) |
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(0.09)(1) |
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(0.22)(1) |
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(0.10)(1) |
| 0.03 |
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Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency |
3.42 |
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| 16.73 |
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| 7.10 |
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| 1.72 |
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Total
from investment operations |
3.39 |
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| (15.60) |
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| 16.51 |
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| 7.00 |
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| 1.75 |
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Less: |
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Dividends
from net investment income |
— |
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| (0.03) |
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Distributions
from net realized gain |
(3.91) |
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| (5.85) |
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| (4.21) |
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| (2.39) |
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| (2.97) |
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Total
distributions |
(3.91) |
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| (5.85) |
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| (4.21) |
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| (2.39) |
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| (3.00) |
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Net
asset value, end of year |
$ |
38.40 |
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| $ |
38.92 |
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| $ |
60.37 |
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| $ |
48.07 |
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| $ |
43.46 |
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Total
return |
9.01 |
% |
| (28.21 |
%) |
| 35.53 |
% |
| 16.52 |
% |
| 4.71 |
% |
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Ratios/supplemental
data: |
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Net
assets, end of year (millions) |
$6,353.4 |
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| $6,931.1 |
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| $11,735.2 |
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| $9,571.4 |
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| $9,851.4 |
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Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.65 |
% |
| 0.65 |
% |
| 0.64 |
% |
| 0.64 |
% |
| 0.63 |
% |
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Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.09 |
%) |
| (0.19 |
%) |
| (0.39 |
%) |
| (0.23 |
%) |
| 0.01 |
% |
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Portfolio
turnover rate |
5 |
% |
| 4 |
% |
| 9 |
% |
| 17 |
% |
| 7 |
% |
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Privacy
Notice
PRIMECAP
Odyssey Funds |
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PRIMECAP
Management Company
PRIVACY
NOTICE
Maintaining
the confidentiality of client personal financial information is very important
to PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds (the “Trust”) and PRIMECAP Management Company (the
“Advisor”). The Advisor and the Trust may collect several types of nonpublic
personal information about investors, including:
◦Information
from forms that investors may fill out and send to the Advisor or the Trust in
connection with an account (such as name, address, and Social Security
number).
◦Information
an investor may give the Advisor or the Trust orally.
◦Information
about the amount investors have invested in an account.
◦Information
about any bank account investors may use for transfers between a bank account
and a shareholder account.
The
Advisor and the Trust will not sell or disclose client personal information to
anyone except as permitted or required by law. For example, information
collected may be shared with the independent auditors in the course of the
annual audit of the Advisor or the Trust. The Advisor or the Trust may also
share this information with the Advisor’s or the Trust’s legal counsel, as
deemed appropriate, and with regulators. Finally, the Advisor or the Trust may
disclose information about clients or investors at the client’s or investor’s
request (for example, by sending duplicate account statements to someone
designated by the client or investor), or as otherwise permitted or required by
law.
Within
the Advisor and the Trust, access to information about clients and investors is
restricted to those employees or service providers who need to know the
information to service client accounts. The Advisor’s employees are trained to
follow its procedures to protect client privacy and are instructed to access
information about clients only when they have a business reason to obtain
it.
The
Advisor and the Trust reserve the right to change this privacy policy in the
future, but we will not disclose investor nonpublic personal information except
as required or permitted by law without giving the investor an opportunity to
instruct us not to do so.
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Annual/Semiannual
Report to Shareholders.
The Trust’s shareholder reports contain additional information about the
Funds, including financial statements, investment results, portfolio
holdings, a statement from management discussing market conditions and the
Funds’ investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’
performance during their last fiscal year, and the independent registered
public accounting firm’s report (in the Annual Report).
Statement
of Additional Information (“SAI”).
The SAI contains more detailed information on all aspects of the Funds,
including the Funds’ financial statements, and is incorporated by
reference into this prospectus.
The
SAI has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“Commission"). The SAI and other related materials about the Funds are
available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s website at
www.sec.gov; or, after payment of a duplicating fee, via e-mail request to
[email protected].
If
you would like to receive a free copy of the SAI or Annual/Semiannual
Reports to shareholders, or to make inquiries about the Funds, please call
the Funds at 1-800-729-2307 or write to the Funds c/o U.S. Bank Global
Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701. The Funds’
documents are also available on the Funds’ website at
www.primecap.com.
Investment
Company File No. 811-21597
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