PROSPECTUS DATED January 31, 2023

 

 

City National Rochdale
Government Money Market Fund

Servicing Class

(CNIXX)

Class N

(CNGXX)

Class S

(CNFXX)

   

City National Rochdale
Government Bond Fund

Servicing Class

(CNBIX)

Class N

(CGBAX)

   

City National Rochdale
Corporate Bond Fund

Servicing Class

(CNCIX)

Class N

(CCBAX)

   

City National Rochdale
California Tax Exempt Bond Fund

Servicing Class

(CNTIX)

Class N

(CCTEX)

   

City National Rochdale
Municipal High Income Fund

Servicing Class

(CNRMX)

Class N

(CNRNX)

   

City National Rochdale
Intermediate Fixed Income Fund

Servicing Class

(CNRCX)

Institutional Class

(CNRIX)

Class N

(RIMCX)

   

City National Rochdale
Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

Servicing Class

(CNRZX)

Class N

(RIMOX)

   

City National Rochdale
Equity Income Fund

Servicing Class

(CNRHX)

Class N

(RIMHX)

   

City National Rochdale
U.S. Core Equity Fund

Institutional Class

(CNRUX)

Servicing Class

(CNRVX)

Class N

(CNRWX)

   

 

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

 

 

table of contents

 

   

Summaries

3

City National Rochdale Government Money Market Fund

3

City National Rochdale Government Bond Fund

7

City National Rochdale Corporate Bond Fund

12

City National Rochdale California Tax Exempt Bond Fund

17

City National Rochdale Municipal High Income Fund

23

City National Rochdale Intermediate Fixed Income Fund

29

City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

35

City National Rochdale Equity Income Fund

44

City National Rochdale U.S. Core Equity Fund

49

More About the Funds

53

More About the Funds’ Risks

57

Management of the Funds

71

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

77

Dividends and Taxes

85

Financial Highlights

87

Important Terms to Know

91

Notice of Privacy Principles

92

For More Information

Back Cover

Mutual fund shares are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Mutual fund shares are not bank deposits, nor are they obligations of, or issued, endorsed or guaranteed by City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada. Investing in mutual funds involves risks, including possible loss of principal.

 

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) has more detailed information on all subjects covered in this Prospectus. Investors seeking more in-depth explanations of the Funds should request the SAI and review it before purchasing shares.

 

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CNIXX Servicing Class

CNGXX Class N

CNFXX Class S

summaries

 

City National Rochdale Government Money Market Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOALS

 

The City National Rochdale Government Money Market Fund (the “Government Money Fund” or the “Fund”) is a money market fund that seeks to preserve your principal and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Also, the Government Money Fund seeks to maintain a $1.00 per share net asset value (“NAV”).

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Government Money Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Servicing Class

Class N

Class S

Management Fees(1)

0.26%

0.26%

0.26%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee(2)

None

0.30%

0.45%

Other Expenses

 

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

0.25%

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.06%

0.05%

0.06%

Total Other Expenses

0.31%

0.30%

0.31%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.57%

0.86%

1.02%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(1)(2)

(0.36%)

(0.57%)

(0.63%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(3)

0.21%

0.29%

0.39%

 

(1)

City National Rochdale, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees for the Fund such that the fee charged is 0.15% through January 31, 2024. Prior to that date, the arrangement may be terminated without penalty (a) by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, or (b) by the Adviser effective no earlier than January 31, 2024, upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice. Management Fees waived by the Adviser pursuant to this arrangement will not be eligible for reimbursement by the Fund to the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to voluntarily waive additional Management Fees for the Fund such that the fee charged is 0.04%. This additional voluntary waiver is not reflected in the fee table and may be terminated at any time.

 

(2)

The Fund has contractually agreed to limit the Distribution (12b-1) Fee payable by Class S shares of the Fund to 0.45% through January 31, 2024. Prior to that date, the arrangement may be terminated without penalty by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(3)

The Adviser has agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the expenses of the Fund to the extent needed to maintain a one-day net income yield (yield floor) of not less than 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee table does not reflect the impact of the voluntarily waived expenses. This waiver may be terminated at any time.

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Government Money Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Government Money 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Servicing Class

  $ 22     $ 146     $ 282     $ 679  

Class N

  $ 30     $ 217     $ 421     $ 1,008  

Class S

  $ 40     $ 262     $ 502     $ 1,191  

 

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Government Money Fund invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, U.S. Treasury securities and other government securities guaranteed or issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. Government, and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by cash or government securities. In addition, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. Government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by government securities. In particular, the Fund invests in U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government and repurchase agreements involving these obligations. Obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities in which the Government Money Fund invests consist principally of securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae (formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association), the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), Freddie Mac (formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) and the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”). The securities held by the Fund must, in the opinion of City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, present minimal credit risk. The Fund invests in compliance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to the credit quality, maturity, liquidity and diversification of investments for money market funds.

 

Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the Adviser seeks securities with an acceptable maturity that are marketable and liquid and offer competitive yields. The Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole.

 

The Fund does not currently intend to avail itself of the ability to impose “liquidity fees” and/or “gates” on Fund redemptions, as permitted by Rule 2a-7. However, the Board of Trustees reserves the right, with notice to shareholders, to change this policy in the future.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any money market fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the Government Money Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goals. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market RiskThe market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies, which could result in losses for the Fund. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

Government-Sponsored Entities – The Fund invests in securities issued by government-sponsored entities, such as mortgage-related securities, which may not be guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government and may only be supported by the credit of the issuing agency.

 

Credit – The Fund invests exclusively in securities that are rated, when the Fund buys them, in the highest short-term rating category, or if unrated, are of comparable quality in the Adviser’s opinion. However, it is possible that some issuers or other obligors will be unable to make the required payments on securities held by the Fund. Debt securities also go up or down in value based on the perceived creditworthiness of issuers or other obligors. If an obligor for a security held by the Fund fails to pay, otherwise defaults or is perceived to be less creditworthy, a security’s credit rating is downgraded (which could happen rapidly), or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment in the Fund could decline significantly, particularly in certain market environments. If the Fund enters into a financial contract (such as a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement) the Fund will be subject to the credit risk presented by the counterparty. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer, obligor or counterparty.

 

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Interest Rates – The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. The Fund’s expenses could absorb all or a significant portion of the Fund’s income, and, if the Fund’s expenses exceed the Fund’s income, the Fund may be unable to maintain its $1.00 share price without a subsidy by the Adviser or its affiliates. In addition, during periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield also may be low or the Fund may be unable to maintain a positive yield or a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are agreements under which securities are acquired from a securities dealer or bank subject to resale at an agreed upon price which includes principal and interest. Under all repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund, the Fund’s custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. However, if the seller defaults, the Fund could realize a loss on the sale of the underlying security to the extent the proceeds of the sale are less than the resale price. If the counterparty becomes insolvent, there is some risk that the Fund will not have a right to the securities, or the immediate right to sell the securities.

 

No GuaranteesYou could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Adviser and its affiliates have no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the Adviser or its affiliates will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goals.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and that could affect the Fund’s ability to maintain a $1.00 share price. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Government Money Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com for the Fund’s most current 7-day yield or to obtain updated performance information.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Government Money Fund’s Servicing Class (formerly designated as Institutional Class) shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
0.81%

Q4 2022

12/31/2022

 

 

Worst Quarter
0.00%
Q1 2022

3/31/2022

 

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This table shows the Government Money Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2022.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Servicing Class

1.32%

0.95%

0.51%

Class N

1.13%

0.76%

0.39%

Class S

1.04%

0.68%

0.35%

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Charles Luke, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, and Michael Taila, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as portfolio managers for the Government Money Fund since 2021.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Servicing Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, maintained at City National Bank and certain retirement plan platforms, including retirement plan accounts and individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”) maintained at City National Bank, advisory accounts with City National Securities, institutional investors/agents with $50 million or more in non-managed brokerage accounts maintained at City National Securities, and other institutional investors/agents approved by the Adviser. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts. The Class S shares of the Fund are available to investors who have funds with City National Bank and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. The Government Money Fund has no minimum purchase requirement; however, you will have to comply with the purchase and account balance minimums of your approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each, an “Authorized Institution”). The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information. The shares of the Government Money Fund are redeemable. You may redeem your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To redeem shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share redemption instructions. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The Government Money Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the Government Money Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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CNBIX Servicing Class

CGBAX Class N

City National Rochdale Government Bond Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOALS

 

The City National Rochdale Government Bond Fund (the “Government Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income (as the primary component of a total return intermediate duration strategy) by investing primarily in U.S. Government securities.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Government Bond Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.43%

0.43%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

   

Shareholder Servicing Fee

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

1.16%

1.16%

Total Other Expenses

1.41%

1.41%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.84%

2.09%

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Government Bond Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Government Bond 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Servicing Class

  $ 187     $ 579     $ 995     $ 2,159  

Class N

  $ 212     $ 655     $ 1,124     $ 2,421  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The Government Bond Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

At least 80% of the Government Bond Fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) consists of U.S. Government securities either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may also purchase prime quality, conforming mortgage-backed securities issued by the U.S. Government or Fannie Mae (formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association), the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), Freddie Mac (formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) or the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) the maturity and duration of which are consistent with an intermediate term strategy. The Fund typically invests in securities rated investment-grade by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, Moody’s Investors Services and/or Fitch Ratings, or unrated securities considered to be of equivalent quality by City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser. Although the Adviser considers credit ratings in selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser bases its investment decision for a particular instrument primarily on its own credit analysis and not on a credit rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser considers, among other things, the issuer’s financial resources and operating history,

 

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its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage. The Fund may retain a security after it has been downgraded to any rating below the minimum credit rating if the Adviser determines that doing so is in the best interests of the Fund.

 

The Adviser actively manages the average duration of the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its expectations of interest rate changes as driven by economic trends. The average duration of the Fund’s portfolio typically ranges from two to six years, but may vary due to unusually large purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s shares. There is no limit on the maturities of individual securities held by the Fund. The Government Bond Fund may also invest in the shares of money market mutual funds the investments of which are consistent with those of the Fund.

 

Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, the Adviser uses the same type of analysis that it uses when buying securities to determine whether the security continues to be a desirable investment for the Fund, including consideration of the security’s current credit quality. The Adviser may also sell a security to reduce the Fund’s holding in that security, to take advantage of what it believes are more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the Government Bond Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goals. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market Risk The market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

Government-Sponsored Entities – The Fund invests in securities issued by government-sponsored entities which may not be guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government and may only be supported by the credit of the issuing agency.

 

Issuers – The Fund may be adversely affected if the issuers of securities that the Fund holds do not make their principal or interest payments on time. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer.

 

Credit – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer’s financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline.

 

Interest Rates – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities. The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and governments are likely to impact the level of interest rates.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Extension – Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates and the potential for price declines of portfolio securities.

 

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Prepayments – As a general rule, prepayments of principal of loans underlying mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. In periods of declining interest rates, as a result of prepayments the Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.

 

Rating Agencies – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value. Rating agencies are subject to an inherent conflict of interest because they are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goals.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Government Bond Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Government Bond Fund’s Servicing Class (formerly designated as Institutional Class) shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
3.59%

Q1 2020

3/31/2020

 

 

Worst Quarter
-3.42%
Q1 2022

3/31/2022

 

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This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Government Bond Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of indices comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Servicing Class

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

-5.85%

-0.02%

0.02%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-6.16%

-0.42%

-0.32%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-3.46%

-0.18%

-0.12%

Class N

     

Return Before Taxes

-6.07%

-0.27%

-0.22%

Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

-5.46%

0.62%

0.68%

 

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. The performance of Servicing Class shares does not reflect Class N shares’ Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. After-tax returns for Class N shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Servicing Class shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Charles Luke, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, and David Krouth, Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as portfolio managers for the Government Bond Fund since 2020 and 2021, respectively.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Servicing Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, maintained at City National Bank and certain retirement plan platforms. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts of the Adviser not maintained at City National Bank, and certain tax deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. There are no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements for Servicing Class or Class N shares; however, you will have to comply with the purchase and account balance minimums of your approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each, an “Authorized Institution”). The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

The shares of the Government Bond Fund are redeemable. You may redeem your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To redeem shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share redemption instructions. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The Government Bond Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

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CNBIX Servicing Class

CGBAX Class N

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the Government Bond Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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CNCIX Servicing Class

CCBAX Class N

City National Rochdale Corporate Bond Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOALS

 

The City National Rochdale Corporate Bond Fund (the “Corporate Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income (as the primary component of a total return intermediate duration strategy) by investing in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Corporate Bond Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.40%

0.40%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.30%

0.29%

Total Other Expenses

0.55%

0.54%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

0.04%

0.04%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1)

0.99%

1.23%

 

(1)

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers & Recovered Fees) appearing in the Financial Highlights table, which reflects only the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Corporate Bond Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Corporate Bond 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Servicing Class

  $ 101     $ 315     $ 547     $ 1,213  

Class N

  $ 125     $ 390     $ 676     $ 1,489  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The Corporate Bond Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

At least 80% of the Corporate Bond Fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) consists of investment grade corporate notes, bonds and debentures that are nationally traded and corporate issues of domestic and international companies (including emerging market companies) denominated in U.S. dollars. The Fund may also purchase mortgage-backed and asset-backed instruments the maturities and durations of which are consistent with an intermediate term strategy.

 

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City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, actively manages the average duration of the portfolio in accordance with its expectations of interest rate changes as driven by economic trends. The average duration of the Fund’s portfolio typically ranges from two to six years, but may vary due to unusually large purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s shares. There is no limit on the maturities of individual securities held by the Fund.

 

The Adviser typically invests in corporate issues with a minimum credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services of Baa or BBB, mortgage-backed and asset-backed instruments with a minimum rating of Aa or AA and corporate commercial paper issued by issuers with a minimum credit rating of P1 or A1. Although the Adviser considers credit ratings in selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser bases its investment decision for a particular instrument primarily on its own credit analysis and not on a credit rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser considers, among other things, the issuer’s financial resources and operating history, its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage. The Fund may retain a security after it has been downgraded to any rating below the minimum credit rating if the Adviser determines that doing so is in the best interests of the Fund. The Fund may also invest in municipal securities and in the shares of money market mutual funds, the investments of which are consistent with those of the Fund.

 

Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, the Adviser uses the same type of analysis that it uses when buying securities to determine whether the security continues to be a desirable investment for the Fund, including consideration of the security’s current credit quality. The Adviser may also sell a security to reduce the Fund’s holding in that security, to take advantage of what it believes are more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the Corporate Bond Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goals. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market RiskThe market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

Issuers – The Fund may be adversely affected if the issuers of securities that the Fund holds do not make their principal or interest payments on time. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer.

 

Credit – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer’s financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline.

 

Interest Rates – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities. The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and governments are likely to impact the level of interest rates.

 

Foreign SecuritiesInvestments in securities of foreign issuers tend to be more volatile than domestic securities because of economic and social conditions abroad, political developments, and changes in the regulatory environments of foreign countries. Changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations, and the imposition of sanctions, withholding taxes on income, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and/or other governments may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign securities. There may be less government supervision of foreign markets. As a result, foreign issuers may not be subject to the uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards and practices applicable to domestic issuers, and there may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers. Foreign securities may be less liquid and more difficult to value than domestic securities.

 

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Emerging Market Securities – Many of the risks with respect to foreign securities are more pronounced for investments in developing or emerging market countries. Emerging market countries may have more government exchange controls, more volatile interest and currency exchange rates, less market regulation, and less developed and less stable securities markets and economic, political, and legal systems than those of more developed countries. There may be less publicly available and reliable information about issuers in emerging markets than is available about issuers in more developed markets. In addition, emerging market countries may experience high levels of inflation and may have less liquid securities markets and less efficient trading and settlement systems. Their economies also depend heavily upon international trade and may be adversely affected by protective trade barriers and the economic and political conditions of their trading partners.

 

Municipal Securities – U.S. state and local governments issuing municipal securities held by the Fund rely on revenues including taxes and revenues from public and private projects to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. The payment of principal and interest on these obligations may be adversely affected by a variety of factors at the state or local level, including poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Extension – Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates and the potential for price declines of portfolio securities.

 

Prepayments – As a general rule, prepayments of principal of loans underlying mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. In periods of declining interest rates, as a result of prepayments the Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.

 

Privately Placed and Restricted Securities Risk – Privately placed and restricted securities, including those that are normally purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), may be considered illiquid. Privately placed and restricted securities typically may be resold only to qualified institutional buyers, or in a privately negotiated transaction, or to a limited number of purchasers, or in limited quantities after they have been held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met for an exemption from registration. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such securities, especially under adverse market conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, the Fund may find it more difficult to sell such securities when it may be advisable to do so or it may be able to sell such securities only at prices lower than if such securities were more widely held and traded. The absence of an active trading market may also make it difficult to determine the fair value of such securities for purposes of computing the Fund’s net asset value.

 

LIBOR Risk Many financial instruments, financings or other transactions to which the Fund may be a party use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory body, announced that after 2021 it would cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. The publication of LIBOR on a representative basis ceased for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and it is expected to cease for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can be difficult to determine, and they may vary depending on factors that include, but are not limited to, (i) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and (ii) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallback provisions for both legacy and new products and instruments. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, and there may be a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund.

 

Underlying Funds – To the extent the Fund invests in other funds, the risks associated with investing in the Fund are closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the underlying funds. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment goals depends in part upon the ability of the underlying funds to achieve their investment goals. The underlying funds may not achieve their investment goals. In addition, by investing in the Fund, shareholders indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Further, the Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect these underlying funds and the investment company industry generally.

 

Rating Agencies – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value. Rating agencies are subject to an inherent conflict of interest because they are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate.

 

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Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goals.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Corporate Bond Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Corporate Bond Fund’s Servicing Class (formerly designated as Institutional Class) shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
4.44%

Q2 2020

6/30/2020

 

 

Worst Quarter
-3.39%
Q1 2022

3/31/2022

 

 

This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Corporate Bond Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of indices comprised of companies similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Servicing Class

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

-5.72%

0.65%

0.92%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-6.29%

-0.14%

0.11%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-3.38%

0.20%

0.38%

Class N

     

Return Before Taxes

-5.94%

0.40%

0.67%

Bloomberg 1-5 U.S. Corporate A3 or Higher, 2% Issuer Constrained Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

-5.51%

1.19%

1.44%

 

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. The performance of Servicing Class shares does not reflect Class N shares’ Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. After-tax returns for Class N shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Servicing Class shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Charles Luke, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, and David Krouth, Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as portfolio managers for the Corporate Bond Fund since 2020 and 2015, respectively.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Servicing Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, maintained at City National Bank and certain retirement plan platforms. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts of the Adviser not maintained at City National Bank, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. The Corporate Bond Fund has no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements; however, you will have to comply with the purchase and account balance minimums of your approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each, an “Authorized Institution”). The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

The shares of the Corporate Bond Fund are redeemable. You may redeem your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To redeem shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share redemption instructions. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The Corporate Bond Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the Corporate Bond Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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CCTEX Class N

CNTIX Servicing Class

City National Rochdale California Tax Exempt Bond Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOALS

 

The City National Rochdale California Tax Exempt Bond Fund (the “California Tax Exempt Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income exempt from federal and California state income tax (as the primary component of a total return strategy) by investing primarily in California municipal bonds.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.27%

0.27%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

   

Shareholder Servicing Fee

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.47%

0.48%

Total Other Expenses

0.72%

0.73%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.99%

1.25%

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the California Tax Exempt Bond 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Servicing Class

  $ 101     $ 315     $ 547     $ 1,213  

Class N

  $ 127     $ 397     $ 686     $ 1,511  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The California Tax Exempt Bond Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The California Tax Exempt Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short to intermediate-term, high quality municipal bonds and notes, the interest from which is expected to be exempt from federal and California state personal income taxes. This policy may not be changed without shareholder approval. The municipal bond obligations in which the Fund invests consist of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, notes and obligations issued by the State of California and its agencies and by various counties, cities and regional or special districts in California. The Fund may also invest in short-term tax exempt commercial paper, floating rate notes, variable rate demand notes, tender option bonds or shares of money market mutual funds the goals of which

 

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are consistent with the Fund’s goals (i.e., money market funds that invest primarily in securities the interest from which is expected to be exempt from federal and California state personal income taxes). Up to 20% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in securities subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (the “AMT”) applicable to noncorporate taxpayers.

 

City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, actively manages the average duration of the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its expectations of interest rate changes as driven by economic trends. The average duration of the Fund’s portfolio typically ranges from three to eight years, but may vary due to unusually large purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s shares. There is no limit on the maturities of individual securities held by the Fund. The Fund typically invests in issues with a minimum credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) of Baa or BBB, issues carrying credit enhancements such as insurance by the major bond insurance companies with an underlying minimum credit rating of Baa or BBB, and short-term notes with a rating from Moody’s of MIG1 or VMIG1 or from Standard & Poor’s of SP1 or A1. Although the Adviser considers credit ratings in selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser bases its investment decision for a particular instrument primarily on its own credit analysis and not on a credit rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser considers, among other things, the issuer’s financial resources and operating history, its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage. The Fund may retain a security after it has been downgraded to any rating below the minimum credit rating if the Adviser determines that doing so is in the best interests of the Fund.

 

Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, the Adviser uses the same type of analysis that it uses when buying securities to determine whether the security continues to be a desirable investment for the Fund, including consideration of the security’s current credit quality. The Adviser may also sell a security to reduce the Fund’s holding in that security, to take advantage of what it believes are more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goals. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market Risk The market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

California Risk Factors – The Fund may be subject to greater risks than other tax exempt bond funds that are diversified across issuers located in a number of states. The Fund is vulnerable to adverse economic, political or other events that may lessen the ability of California municipal securities issuers to pay interest and principal on their securities. Poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives at the state or local level, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, seismic or other natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems affecting the state generally or a particular issuer may reduce tax revenues and increase the expenses of California municipal issuers, making it more difficult for them to meet their obligations. Actual or perceived erosion of the creditworthiness of California municipal issuers may also reduce the value of the Fund’s holdings.

 

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Municipal Securities – U.S. state and local governments issuing municipal securities held by the Fund rely on taxes and revenues from private projects financed by municipal securities to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. The payment of principal and interest on these obligations may be adversely affected by a variety of factors at the state or local level, including poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems.

 

TaxesAlthough one of the Fund’s goals is to provide income exempt from federal and California state personal income taxes, some of its distributions are expected to be subject to a federal AMT. If certain types of investments the Fund buys as tax-exempt are later ruled not to meet the applicable requirements, a portion of the Fund’s distributions could become subject to regular personal income taxes.

 

Credit – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer’s financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline. Investments in lower rated debt securities involve higher credit risks. There is a relatively higher risk that the issuer of such debt securities will fail to make timely payments of interest or principal, or go bankrupt. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer.

 

Interest Rates – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities. The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and governments are likely to impact the level of interest rates.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Credit EnhancementThe securities in which the Fund invests may be subject to credit enhancement (for example, guarantees, letters of credit or bond insurance). If the credit quality of the credit enhancement provider (for example, a bank or bond insurer) is downgraded, the rating on a security credit enhanced by such credit enhancement provider also may be downgraded. Having multiple securities credit enhanced by the same enhancement provider will increase the adverse effects on the Fund that are likely to result from a downgrading of, or a default by, such an enhancement provider. Adverse developments in the banking or bond insurance industries also may negatively affect the Fund.

 

Non-DiversificationThe Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse events affecting those issuers and may experience increased volatility.

 

LIBOR RiskMany financial instruments, financings or other transactions to which the Fund may be a party use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory body, announced that after 2021 it would cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. The publication of LIBOR on a representative basis ceased for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and it is expected to cease for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can be difficult to determine, and they may vary depending on factors that include, but are not limited to, (i) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and (ii) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallback provisions for both legacy and new products and instruments. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, and there may be a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund.

 

Tender Option Bonds – Tender option bond receipts are derived from fixed-rate municipal bonds that are placed in a trust that also contains a liquidity facility. The trust issues two classes of receipts, one of which is a synthetic variable-rate demand obligation (a “floater receipt”) and one of which is an inverse-rate long-term obligation. Each obligation represents a proportionate interest in the underlying bonds. In the event of certain defaults or a significant downgrade of the credit rating assigned to the issuer of an underlying bond, the liquidity facility provider may not be obligated to accept tendered floater receipts. In this event, the underlying bonds in the trust are priced for sale in the market and the proceeds are used to repay the floater and inverse receipt holders. If the receipt holders cannot be repaid in full from the sale of the underlying bonds then the bonds will be distributed to the receipt holders on a pro rata basis, in which case the holders would likely incur losses.

 

Underlying Funds – To the extent the Fund invests in other funds, the risks associated with investing in the Fund are closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the underlying funds. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment goals depends in part upon the ability of the underlying funds to achieve their investment goals. The underlying funds may not achieve their investment goals. In addition, by investing in the Fund, shareholders indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Further, the Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect these underlying funds and the investment company industry generally.

 

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Rating Agencies – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value. Rating agencies are subject to an inherent conflict of interest because they are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in municipal securities of issuers in states other than California or in cash or cash equivalents (including taxable money market securities). During such a period, the Fund may not be seeking its investment goals. If the Fund makes defensive investments, it may generate taxable income.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund’s Servicing Class (formerly designated as Institutional Class) shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
2.78%

Q4 2022

12/31/2022

 

 

Worst Quarter
-4.97%
Q1 2022

3/31/2022

 

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This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Servicing Class

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

-5.24%

0.41%

0.93%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-5.26%

0.38%

0.87%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-2.63%

0.62%

1.02%

Class N

     

Return Before Taxes

-5.46%

0.14%

0.67%

Bloomberg CA Intermediate-Short Municipal Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

4.36%

1.15%

1.50%

 

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. The performance of Servicing Class shares does not reflect Class N shares’ Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. After-tax returns for Class N shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Servicing Class shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Michael Taila, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, and Pam Nelson, Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as portfolio managers for the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund since 2020 and 2021, respectively.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Servicing Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, maintained at City National Bank and certain retirement plan platforms. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts of the Adviser not maintained at City National Bank, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. The California Tax Exempt Bond Fund has no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements; however, you will have to comply with the purchase and account balance minimums of your approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each, an “Authorized Institution”). The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

The shares of the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund are redeemable. You may redeem your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To redeem shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share redemption instructions. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The California Tax Exempt Bond Fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and California state income taxes. A portion of the Fund’s distributions, however, may be subject to such taxes and a portion is expected to be subject to a federal AMT.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

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CCTEX Class N

CNTIX Servicing Class

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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CNRNX Class N

CNRMX Servicing Class

CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND

City National Rochdale Municipal High Income Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOAL

 

The City National Rochdale Municipal High Income Fund (the “Muni High Income Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to provide a high level of current income that is not subject to federal income tax.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Muni High Income Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.50%

0.50%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.07%

0.07%

Total Other Expenses

0.32%

0.32%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.82%

1.07%

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Muni High Income Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Muni High Income 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Servicing Class

  $ 84     $ 262     $ 455     $ 1,014  

Class N

  $ 109     $ 340     $ 590     $ 1,306  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The Muni High Income Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 48% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Under normal market conditions, the Muni High Income Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of tax-exempt municipal bonds. Municipal bonds are obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam), their political subdivisions such as counties and cities, and agencies or authorities, to finance public-purpose projects. The interest on municipal bonds is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, although a significant portion of such interest may be a tax preference item (“Tax Preference Item”) for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax (the “AMT”) applicable to noncorporate taxpayers.

 

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The Fund typically invests in medium- and lower-quality bonds, which are bonds that are rated BBB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”), are comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) or, if unrated, are determined by City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, to be of comparable quality. The Fund’s typical investments include non-investment grade debt securities (commonly called junk bonds), which are rated BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s, comparably rated by another NRSRO or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest an unlimited amount of its total assets in non-investment grade debt securities. Although the Adviser considers credit ratings in selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser bases its investment decision for a particular instrument primarily on its own credit analysis and not on an NRSRO’s credit rating. The Adviser will consider, among other things, the issuer’s financial resources and operating history, its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage.

 

The Fund may invest in higher quality municipal bonds at times when yield spreads are narrow and the Adviser believes that the higher yields do not justify the increased risk, or when, in the opinion of the Adviser, there is a lack of medium- and lower-quality bonds in which to invest.

 

The Adviser’s view on interest rates largely determines the desired duration of the Fund’s holdings and how the Adviser structures the portfolio to achieve a duration target. In current market conditions, the Fund invests substantially in municipal bonds with remaining maturities of ten to 30 years.

 

In selecting investments for the Fund the Adviser typically conducts a macro-economic analysis, and it may consider a number of factors including the security’s current coupon; the maturity, relative value and market yield of the security; the creditworthiness of the particular issuer or of the private company involved; the sector in which the issuer operates; the structure of the security, including whether it has a call feature; and the state in which the issuer is located.

 

The Fund primarily invests in revenue bonds, which are payable only from specific sources, such as the revenue from a particular project, a special tax, lease payments and/or appropriated funds. Revenue bonds include certain private activity bonds (“PABs”), which finance privately operated facilities. Revenue bonds may also include housing bonds that finance pools of single-family home mortgages and student loan bonds that finance pools of student loans, as well as bonds that finance charter schools. Revenue bonds may also include tobacco bonds that are issued by state created special purpose entities as a means to securitize a state’s share of annual tobacco settlement revenues. The Fund may invest significantly in PABs in general; in revenue bonds payable from revenues derived from similar projects, such as those in the health care, life care, education and special tax sectors; and in municipal bonds of issuers located in the same geographic area.

 

Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, the Adviser uses the same type of analysis that it uses when buying securities to determine whether the security continues to be a desirable investment for the Fund, including consideration of the security’s current credit quality. The Adviser may also sell a security to reduce the Fund’s holding in that security, to take advantage of what it believes are more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the Muni High Income Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goal. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market RiskThe market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

High Yield (“Junk”) Bonds – High yield bonds involve greater risks of default, downgrade, or price declines and are more volatile than investment grade securities. Issuers of high yield bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns and are subject to a greater risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could have a substantial adverse effect on the market value of the security, and could result in losses for the Fund.

 

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Municipal Securities – U.S. state and local governments issuing municipal securities held by the Fund rely on revenues including taxes and revenues from public and private projects to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. The payment of principal and interest on these obligations may be adversely affected by a variety of factors at the state or local level, including poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems.

 

TaxesAlthough the Fund seeks to provide income exempt from federal income taxes, the Fund may invest in municipal bonds the interest on which is a Tax Preference Item. A Fund dividend attributable to such interest will also be a Tax Preference Item. If a noncorporate Fund shareholder’s AMT liability increases as a result, that would reduce the Fund’s after-tax return to the shareholder. In addition, if certain types of investments the Fund buys as tax-exempt are later determined not to meet the applicable requirements, a portion of the Fund’s income could become subject to regular personal income taxes.

 

Credit – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer’s financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline. Investments in bank loans and lower rated debt securities involve higher credit risks. There is a relatively higher risk that the issuer of such loans or debt securities will fail to make timely payments of interest or principal, or go bankrupt. Credit risk may be high for the Fund because it invests in lower rated investment quality fixed income securities. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer.

 

Interest Rates – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities. The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and governments are likely to impact the level of interest rates.

 

Privately Placed and Restricted Securities Risk – Privately placed and restricted securities, including those that are normally purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), may be considered illiquid. Privately placed and restricted securities typically may be resold only to qualified institutional buyers, or in a privately negotiated transaction, or to a limited number of purchasers, or in limited quantities after they have been held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met for an exemption from registration. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such securities, especially under adverse market conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, the Fund may find it more difficult to sell such securities when it may be advisable to do so or it may be able to sell such securities only at prices lower than if such securities were more widely held and traded. The absence of an active trading market may also make it difficult to determine the fair value of such securities for purposes of computing the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Liquidity – High-yield bonds and lower rated securities may experience illiquidity, particularly during certain periods of financial or economic distress, causing the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell its investments when they are less liquid or illiquid, and the Fund may receive less than expected. Additionally, one or more of the instruments in which the Fund invests may be permanently illiquid in nature and market prices for these instruments are unlikely to be readily available at any time. In the absence of readily available market prices or, as may be the case for certain illiquid asset-backed investments, the absence of any pricing service or observable pricing inputs, the valuation process will depend on the evaluation of factors such as prevailing interest rates, creditworthiness of the issuer, the relative value of the cash flows represented by the underlying assets and other factors. The sales price the Fund may receive for an illiquid security may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the illiquid security.

 

Credit EnhancementThe securities in which the Fund invests may be subject to credit enhancement (for example, guarantees, letters of credit or bond insurance). If the credit quality of the credit enhancement provider (for example, a bank or bond insurer) is downgraded, the rating on a security credit enhanced by such credit enhancement provider also may be downgraded. Having multiple securities credit enhanced by the same enhancement provider will increase the adverse effects on the Fund that are likely to result from a downgrading of, or a default by, such an enhancement provider. Adverse developments in the banking or bond insurance industries also may negatively affect the Fund.

 

Prepayment or Call Risk – Many issuers have a right to prepay their securities. If interest rates fall, an issuer may exercise this right. If this happens, the Fund will be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on the prepaid security. The Fund also may lose any premium it paid on the security.

 

LIBOR Risk Many financial instruments, financings or other transactions to which the Fund may be a party use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory body, announced that after 2021 it would cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. The publication of LIBOR on a representative basis ceased for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and it is expected to cease for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can

 

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be difficult to determine, and they may vary depending on factors that include, but are not limited to, (i) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and (ii) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallback provisions for both legacy and new products and instruments. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, and there may be a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund.

 

Private Activity Bonds – Municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial facilities for use by a private enterprise. The private enterprise pays the principal and interest on the bond, and the issuer does not pledge its faith, credit and taxing power for repayment.

 

Rating Agencies – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value. Rating agencies are subject to an inherent conflict of interest because they are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goal.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Muni High Income Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Muni High Income Fund Servicing Class shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
4.50%

Q1 2014

3/31/2014

 

 

Worst Quarter
-7.08%
Q1 2022

03/31/2022

 

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This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Muni High Income Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Since Inception
(12/30/2013)

Servicing Class

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

-15.29%

0.07%

2.73%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-15.35%

0.02%

2.70%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-7.83%

0.90%

3.02%

Class N

     

Return Before Taxes

-15.60%

-0.20%

2.47%

Bloomberg 60% Tax-Exempt High Yield/40% Municipal Investment Grade Custom Capped Custom Weighted Index Unhedged USD Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

-11.29%

2.11%

3.81%

 

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. The performance of Servicing Class shares does not reflect Class N shares’ Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. After-tax returns for Class N shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Servicing Class shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

William Black, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, Douglas Gibbs, Director and Portfolio Manager / Senior High Yield Municipal Analyst of the Adviser, and Brian Winters, Director and Portfolio Manager / Senior High Yield Municipal Analyst of the Advisor, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. Black has served as portfolio manager for the Fund since April 2016. Messrs. Gibbs and Winters have served as portfolio managers for the Fund since January 2017.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Servicing Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, maintained at City National Bank and certain retirement plan platforms. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts of the Adviser not maintained at City National Bank. The Muni High Income Fund has no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements; however, you will have to comply with the purchase and account balance minimums of your approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each, an “Authorized Institution”). The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

The shares of the Muni High Income Fund are redeemable. You may redeem your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To redeem shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share redemption instructions. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The Muni High Income Fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal income taxes. A portion of the Fund’s distributions, however, may be subject to such taxes, and a significant portion is expected to be a Tax Preference Item subject to the federal AMT applicable to noncorporate taxpayers.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

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CNRNX Class N

CNRMX Servicing Class

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the Muni High Income Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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CNRIX Institutional Class

RIMCX Class N

CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE INTERMEDIATE FIXED INCOME FUND

City National Rochdale Intermediate Fixed Income Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOALS

 

The City National Rochdale Intermediate Fixed Income Fund (the “Intermediate Fixed Income Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks current income and, to the extent consistent with this goal, 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 Intermediate Fixed Income Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Institutional Class

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.40%

0.40%

0.40%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

 

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

None

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.39%

0.39%

0.39%

Total Other Expenses

0.39%

0.64%

0.64%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

0.04%

0.04%

0.04%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1)

0.83%

1.08%

1.33%

 

(1)

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers & Recovered Fees) appearing in the Financial Highlights table, which reflects only the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Intermediate Fixed Income 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 85     $ 265     $ 460     $ 1,025  

Servicing Class

  $ 110     $ 343     $ 595     $ 1,317  

Class N

  $ 135     $ 421     $ 729     $ 1,601  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate of the Fund was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Under normal conditions, the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities consist primarily of fixed rate and variable rate corporate debt obligations, debt obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies, municipal securities, bank obligations, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and Eurodollar obligations. In investing its assets, the Fund seeks to purchase debt obligations of corporate

 

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and government issuers that provide an attractive rate of current income or provide for an attractive return based on the maturity, duration, and credit quality of the issuer relative to comparable issuers included in the Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index. The Fund also invests in bank loans and agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.

 

Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s assets will principally be invested in investment grade fixed-income securities (i.e., obligations rated BBB- or better by Standard & Poor’s or Baa3 or better by Moody’s, or if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser, City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), to be of equal quality). The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk” bonds). Although the Adviser considers credit ratings in selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser bases its investment decision for a particular instrument primarily on its own credit analysis and not on a credit rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser considers, among other things, the issuer’s financial resources and operating history, its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage. The Adviser expects that the average credit quality of the Fund will be BBB or higher.

 

The Fund seeks to have an average portfolio maturity and duration between three and ten years, as such debt obligations generally pay a higher rate of current income than shorter maturity debt obligations. The Adviser expects the Fund to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity and average duration similar to those of the Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index (which are 4.21 years and 3.83 years) respectively, as of December 31, 2022, but may position the Fund’s portfolio to be longer or shorter based on the Adviser’s outlook with respect to interest rates.

 

The Fund may continue to own a security as long as the dividend or interest yields satisfy the Fund’s goals, the credit quality meets the Adviser’s fundamental criteria and the Adviser believes the valuation is attractive and industry trends remain favorable. Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, the Adviser uses the same type of analysis that it uses when buying securities to determine whether the security continues to be a desirable investment for the Fund, including consideration of the security’s current credit quality. The Adviser may also sell a security to reduce the Fund’s holding in that security, to take advantage of what the it believes are more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goals. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market RiskThe market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

Issuers – The Fund may be adversely affected if the issuers of securities that the Fund holds do not make their principal or interest payments on time. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer.

 

Municipal Securities – U.S. state and local governments issuing municipal securities held by the Fund rely on revenues including taxes and revenues from public and private projects to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. The payment of principal and interest on these obligations may be adversely affected by a variety of factors at the state or local level, including poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems.

 

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High Yield (“Junk”) Bonds – High yield bonds involve greater risks of default, downgrade, or price declines and are more volatile than investment grade securities. Issuers of high yield bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns and are subject to a greater risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could have a substantial adverse effect on the market value of the security, and could result in losses for the Fund.

 

Credit – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer’s financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline. Investments in bank loans and lower rated debt securities involve higher credit risks. There is a relatively higher risk that the issuer of such loans or debt securities will fail to make timely payments of interest or principal, or go bankrupt. Credit risk may be high for the Fund because it invests in lower rated investment quality fixed income securities.

 

Interest Rates – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities. The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and governments are likely to impact the level of interest rates.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Extension – Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates and the potential for price declines of portfolio securities.

 

Prepayments – As a general rule, prepayments of principal of loans underlying mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. In periods of declining interest rates, as a result of prepayments the Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.

 

Privately Placed and Restricted Securities Risk – Privately placed and restricted securities, including those that are normally purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), may be considered illiquid. Privately placed and restricted securities typically may be resold only to qualified institutional buyers, or in a privately negotiated transaction, or to a limited number of purchasers, or in limited quantities after they have been held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met for an exemption from registration. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such securities, especially under adverse market conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, the Fund may find it more difficult to sell such securities when it may be advisable to do so or it may be able to sell such securities only at prices lower than if such securities were more widely held and traded. The absence of an active trading market may also make it difficult to determine the fair value of such securities for purposes of computing the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Liquidity – Bank loans, high-yield bonds, floating rate securities and lower rated securities may experience illiquidity, particularly during certain periods of financial or economic distress, causing the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell its investments when they are less liquid or illiquid, and the Fund may receive less than expected. Additionally, one or more of the instruments in which the Fund invests may be permanently illiquid in nature and market prices for these instruments are unlikely to be readily available at any time. In the absence of readily available market prices or, as may be the case for certain illiquid asset-backed investments, the absence of any pricing service or observable pricing inputs, the valuation process will depend on the evaluation of factors such as prevailing interest rates, creditworthiness of the issuer, the relative value of the cash flows represented by the underlying assets and other factors. The sales price the Fund may receive for an illiquid security may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the illiquid security.

 

Bank Loans – Bank loans are not traded on an exchange and purchasers and sellers of bank loans generally rely on market makers, typically the administrative agent under a bank loan, to effect private sales transactions. As a result, bank loans may have relatively less liquidity than other types of fixed income assets, and the Fund may be more likely to incur losses on the sale of bank loans than on other, more liquid, investments. Loan instruments may not be readily marketable and may be subject to restrictions on resale. In some cases, negotiations involved in disposing of loans may require weeks to complete. Thus, transactions in loan instruments may take longer than seven days to settle. This could pose a liquidity risk to the Fund and, if the Fund’s exposure to such investments is substantial, could impair the Fund’s ability to meet shareholder redemptions in a timely manner.

 

LIBOR RiskMany financial instruments, financings or other transactions to which the Fund may be a party use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory body, announced that after 2021 it would cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. The publication of LIBOR on a representative basis ceased for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and it is expected to cease for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can be difficult to determine, and they may vary depending on factors that include, but are not limited to, (i) existing fallback or termination

 

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provisions in individual contracts and (ii) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallback provisions for both legacy and new products and instruments. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, and there may be a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund.

 

Rating Agencies – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value. Rating agencies are subject to an inherent conflict of interest because they are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goals.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The Fund’s predecessor, the Rochdale Intermediate Fixed Income Portfolio, commenced operations on December 31, 1999, as a series of Rochdale Investment Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Intermediate Fixed Income Fund commenced operations on March 29, 2013, and offered shares of the Fund for public sale on April 1, 2013, after the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund. The Fund has adopted investment goals and investment strategies and policies identical to those of the Predecessor Fund.

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund by showing the changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

In the bar chart and the performance table, the performance results prior to March 29, 2013, are for the Predecessor Fund. Institutional Class shares and Class N shares of the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and the Predecessor Fund shares would have substantially similar annual returns because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Unless otherwise indicated, the bar chart and the performance table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. This bar chart shows the performance of the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund’s Class N shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
5.24%

Q2 2020

6/30/2020

 

 

Worst Quarter
-4.68%
Q1 2022

3/31/2022

 

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This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of indices comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Class N(1)

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

-9.02%

0.24%

0.91%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-9.48%

-0.58%

0.05%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-5.34%

-0.08%

0.36%

Institutional Class(2)

     

Return Before Taxes

-8.64%

0.73%

1.36%

Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

-8.23%

0.73%

1.12%

 

(1)

Performance shown for periods prior to March 29, 2013, reflects that of the Predecessor Fund’s Class N shares.

 

(2)

Institutional Class shares of the Fund were first offered on December 21, 2013. Performance shown for periods between March 29, 2013, and December 21, 2013, reflect the performance of the Class N shares of the Fund. Performance shown for periods prior to March 29, 2013, reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund’s Class N shares.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Charles Luke, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, and David Krouth, Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as portfolio managers for the Fund since 2020 and 2015, respectively.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

Shares of the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund may be purchased, redeemed or exchanged through the Fund’s transfer agent or through an approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each an “Authorized Institution”). Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts maintained at City National Bank which meet the minimum initial investment requirement of $1,000,000 and certain tax deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. There is no minimum for subsequent investments in Institutional Class shares. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. There are no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements for the Class N shares of the Fund; however, you will have to comply with any purchase and account balance minimums of your Authorized Institution. The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

Servicing Class shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

 

The shares of the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund are redeemable on any day that the NYSE is open for business. Contact the Fund’s transfer agent at 1-866-209-1967 or your Authorized Institution for instructions on how you may redeem or exchange shares of the Fund. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The Intermediate Fixed Income Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.

 

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CNRIX Institutional Class

RIMCX Class N

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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RIMOX Class N

CNRZX Servicing Class

CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FIXED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOAL

 

The City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fixed Income Opportunities Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks a high level of current income.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.50%

0.50%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.09%(1)

0.09%

Total Other Expenses

0.34%

0.34%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

0.02%(1)

0.02%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(2)

0.86%

1.11%

 

(1)

Based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

 

(2)

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers & Recovered Fees) appearing in the Financial Highlights table, which reflects only the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fixed Income Opportunities 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Servicing Class

  $ 88     $ 274     $ 477     $ 1,061  

Class N

  $ 113     $ 353     $ 612     $ 1,352  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate of the Fund was 94% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund invests in both fixed rate and floating rate fixed income securities and may invest in fixed income securities of any credit rating. The Fund seeks to invest its net assets opportunistically across a broad spectrum of income yielding securities, including without limitation collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). The Fund expects to have exposure to high yield bonds (commonly known as

 

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“junk” bonds), first- and second-lien senior floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities, bonds issued by sovereign issuers or quasi-sovereign issuers (i.e., entities that are fully guaranteed, or 100% directly or indirectly owned or controlled, by sovereign entities), and domestic and foreign corporate bonds including asset-backed securities, bank loans, zero coupon obligations, pay-in-kind bonds and trust preferred securities. The Fund also invests in agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities. The Fund’s portfolio managers determine the portion of the Fund’s assets invested in each income-based asset class. The Fund’s foreign investments include investments in companies that are operating principally in emerging market or frontier market countries. The Fund considers a company to be operating principally in an emerging market or frontier market if (i) the company is incorporated or has its principal business activities in such a market or (ii) the company derives 50% or more of its revenues from, or has 50% or more of its assets in, such a market. The Fund considers a country to be an emerging market country if it has been determined by an international organization, such as the World Bank, to have a low to middle income economy. The Fund considers a country to be a frontier market country if it is included in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index. The Fund’s foreign investments may be denominated in U.S. dollars or in local currencies.

 

The Fund also invests in other income-producing securities consisting of preferred stocks, high dividend paying stocks, securities issued by other investment companies (including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and money market funds), and money market instruments. Up to 100% of the Fund’s assets may be held in instruments that are rated below investment grade by either by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or in unrated securities determined by City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or a Fund sub-adviser to be of equal quality. Although the Adviser and sub-advisers may consider credit ratings in selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser and the sub-advisers generally base their investment decisions for a particular instrument primarily on their own credit analyses and not on a credit rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser and sub-advisers generally consider, among other things, the issuer’s financial resources and operating history, its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage. The Fund may invest in income producing securities and other instruments without regard to the maturity of any instrument or the average maturity or duration of the Fund as a whole.

 

The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in life insurance policies (“Policies”) and interests related thereto purchased through life settlement transactions. There are no restrictions on the percentage of the Fund’s net assets that may be held or derived from the life insurance policies of a single insurance company. In connection with such an investment a Policy owner transfers his or her Policy at a discount to its face value (the amount that is payable upon the death of the insured) in return for an immediate cash settlement. The ultimate purchaser of the Policy (in this case, the Fund) is responsible for premiums payable on the Policy and is entitled to receive the full face value from the insurance company upon the death of the insured. The Fund may invest in life insurance policies and related interests directly or through a company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Irish Company”). The Fund generally gains exposure to Policies through the Irish Company.

 

The Fund may also invest in reinsurance investments providing exposure to the insurance risk of natural catastrophes. The Fund expects to gain exposure to reinsurance investments such as industry loss warranties (“ILWs”) and catastrophe bonds (also known as event-linked bonds) indirectly through structured investments in insurance company segregated accounts and/or through investments in private funds. In selecting the Fund’s investments, the Adviser or the relevant sub-adviser analyzes an issuer’s financial condition, business product strength, competitive position and management experience. The Fund may continue to own a security as long as the dividend or interest yields satisfy the Fund’s goal, the credit quality meets the Adviser’s or sub-adviser’s fundamental criteria and the Adviser or sub-adviser believes the valuation is attractive and industry trends remain favorable. Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, the Adviser or relevant sub-adviser uses the same type of analysis that it uses when buying securities to determine whether the security continues to be a desirable investment for the Fund, including consideration of the security’s current credit quality. The Adviser or sub-adviser may also sell a security to reduce the Fund’s holding in that security, to take advantage of what it believes are more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. None of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, the Adviser or the Fund’s sub-advisers can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goal. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market RiskThe market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

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In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

Issuers – The Fund may be adversely affected if the issuers of securities that the Fund holds do not make their principal or interest payments on time. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer.

 

Credit – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer’s financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline. Investments in lower rated bank loans and lower rated debt securities involve higher credit risks. There is a relatively higher risk that the issuer of such loans or debt securities will fail to make timely payments of interest or principal, or go bankrupt. Credit risk may be high for the Fund because it invests in lower rated investment quality fixed income securities.

 

Interest Rates – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities. The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and governments are likely to impact the level of interest rates.

 

High Yield (“Junk”) Bonds – High yield bonds involve greater risks of default, downgrade, or price declines and are more volatile than investment grade securities. Issuers of high yield bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns and are subject to a greater risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could have a substantial adverse effect on the market value of the security, and could result in losses for the Fund.

 

Privately Placed and Restricted Securities Risk – Privately placed and restricted securities, including those that are normally purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), may be considered illiquid. Privately placed and restricted securities typically may be resold only to qualified institutional buyers, or in a privately negotiated transaction, or to a limited number of purchasers, or in limited quantities after they have been held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met for an exemption from registration. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such securities, especially under adverse market conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, the Fund may find it more difficult to sell such securities when it may be advisable to do so or it may be able to sell such securities only at prices lower than if such securities were more widely held and traded. The absence of an active trading market may also make it difficult to determine the fair value of such securities for purposes of computing the Fund’s net asset value.

 

Life Insurance PoliciesIf the Fund is unable to make premium payments on a Policy, the Policy will lapse and the Fund will lose its ownership interest in the Policy. There is currently no established secondary market for Policies, and the Policies are not considered liquid investments by the Fund. If the Fund must sell Policies to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be forced to sell at a loss. In addition, market quotations will not be readily available for the Policies and the Policies will be priced using a fair value methodology adopted by the Trust’s Board. The sales price the Fund could receive for a Policy may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the Policy. There may be a mismatch of cash flows related to the Fund’s investment in Policies (e.g., the Irish Company may not take in enough new investment and death benefits paid on maturing life settlements to cover premium payments on existing Policies held by the Irish Company). The longer the insured lives, the lower the Fund’s rate of return on the related Policy will be. The underwriter’s estimate of the insured’s life expectancy may be incorrect. An insurance company may be unable or refuse to pay benefits on a Policy. In addition, the heirs of an insured may challenge the life insurance settlement. Although the Fund intends to only purchase Policies for which the applicable contestability period has expired, it is possible that a Policy may be subject to contest by the insurance company. A Policy is a liability of the issuing life insurance company, and if the life insurance company goes out of business, sufficient funds may not be available to pay that liability.

 

Reinsurance Investments – The return on reinsurance investments is contingent on the non-occurrence of a pre-defined “trigger” event, such as a hurricane or an earthquake of a specific magnitude. There is inherent uncertainty as to whether, when or where natural events will occur. If a trigger event involves losses or other metrics exceeding a specific magnitude specified in the relevant reinsurance instrument, the fund may lose a portion or all of its investment. The fund’s reinsurance investments are expected to be illiquid. Certain reinsurance investments may be difficult to value.

 

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ILWs are exposed to catastrophic risks that can lead to binary performance of individual transactions. The probability of the occurrence of events that trigger payouts with respect to ILWs may be difficult to predict. The performance of ILWs depends on determination of industry losses by a recognized third-party assessor. This dependency may cause substantial delays in either releasing the ILW collateral and premium funds to the Fund or paying it to the reinsured party, because the third-party assessor may require time to issue its findings of industry losses.

 

Catastrophe bonds carry large uncertainties and major risk exposures to adverse conditions. If a trigger event, as defined within the terms of a catastrophe bond, involves losses or other metrics exceeding a specific magnitude in the geographic region and time period specified, the Fund may lose a portion or all of its accrued interest and/or principal invested in such security.

 

Market Risk of Equity Securities – By investing directly or indirectly in stocks, the Fund may expose you to a sudden decline in the share price of a particular portfolio holding or to an overall decline in the stock market. In addition, the Fund’s principal market segment may underperform other segments or the market as a whole. The value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate daily and cyclically based on movements in the stock market and the activities of individual companies in the Fund’s portfolio. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of the issuer may be limited. Preferred stock typically has “preference” over common stock in the payment of distributions and the liquidation of a company’s assets, but is subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments. In addition, preferred stock holders generally do not have voting rights with respect to the issuing company.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s and sub-advisers’ skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Sub-Adviser Allocation – The Fund’s performance is affected by the Adviser’s decisions concerning how much of the Fund’s portfolio to allocate for management by each of the Fund’s sub-advisers or to retain for management by the Adviser.

 

Foreign Securities – Investments in securities of foreign issuers tend to be more volatile than domestic securities because of economic and social conditions abroad, political developments, and changes in the regulatory environments of foreign countries. Changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations, and the imposition of sanctions, withholding taxes on income, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and/or other governments may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign securities. There may be less government supervision of foreign markets. As a result, foreign issuers may not be subject to the uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards and practices applicable to domestic issuers, and there may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers. Foreign securities may be less liquid and more difficult to value than domestic securities.

 

Emerging Market Securities – Many of the risks with respect to foreign securities are more pronounced for investments in developing or emerging market countries. Emerging market countries may have more government exchange controls, more volatile interest and currency exchange rates, less market regulation, and less developed and less stable securities markets and economic, political, and legal systems than those of more developed countries. There may be less publicly available and reliable information about issuers in emerging markets than is available about issuers in more developed markets. In addition, emerging market countries may experience high levels of inflation and may have less liquid securities markets and less efficient trading and settlement systems. Their economies also depend heavily upon international trade and may be adversely affected by protective trade barriers and the economic and political conditions of their trading partners. In addition, there may be restrictions on investments in Chinese companies. For example, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order in 2021 prohibiting U.S. persons from purchasing or investing in publicly-traded securities of companies identified by the U.S. Government as “Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies.” The list of such companies can change from time to time, and as a result of forced selling or an inability to participate in an investment the Adviser or a sub-adviser otherwise believes is attractive, the Fund may incur losses.

 

Frontier Market Securities – Frontier market countries are a sub-set of emerging market countries the capital markets of which are less developed, generally less liquid and have lower market capitalization than those of the more developed, “traditional” emerging markets but which still demonstrate a relative market openness to and accessibility for foreign investors. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies and even less developed capital markets with relatively newer and less tested regulatory and legal systems than traditional emerging markets, and, as a result, the risks discussed above with respect to emerging markets are magnified in frontier market countries. Securities issued by borrowers in frontier market countries are often subject to extreme price volatility and illiquidity and effects stemming from government ownership or control of parts of private sector and of certain companies; trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which frontier market countries trade; and relatively new and unsettled securities laws.

 

Liquidity – Bank loans, high yield bonds, floating rate securities and lower rated securities may experience illiquidity, particularly during certain periods of financial or economic distress, causing the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell its investments when they are less liquid or illiquid, and the Fund may receive less than expected. Additionally, one or more of the instruments in which the Fund invests may be permanently illiquid in nature and market prices for these instruments are unlikely to be

 

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readily available at any time. In the absence of readily available market prices or, as is expected to be the case for certain illiquid asset-backed investments, the absence of any pricing service or observable pricing inputs, the valuation process will depend on the evaluation of factors such as prevailing interest rates, creditworthiness of the issuer, the relative value of the cash flows represented by the underlying assets and other factors. The sales price the Fund may receive for an illiquid security may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the illiquid security.

 

Foreign Currency – As long as the Fund holds a foreign security, its value will be affected by the value of the local currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The value of a foreign currency may decline in relation to the U.S. dollar while the Fund holds securities denominated in such currency, and currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and can be affected by, among other factors, the general economics of a country or the actions of the United States or foreign governments or central banks. U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers may also be affected by currency risk, as the value of these securities may also be affected by changes in the issuer’s local currency. The Fund may be unable or may choose not to hedge its foreign currency exposure.

 

Extension – Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed, asset-backed and other pass-through securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates and the potential for price declines of portfolio securities.

 

Prepayments – As a general rule, prepayments of principal of loans underlying mortgage-backed, asset-backed or other pass-through securities increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. In periods of declining interest rates, as a result of prepayments the Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.

 

Investment through Irish Company – The Fund may invest in Policies by investing in the Irish Company. The Irish Company is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus and the SAI, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act and other U.S. regulations. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or Ireland could affect the ability of the Fund and/or the Irish Company to operate as described in this Prospectus and the SAI and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The Irish Company (unlike the Fund) may invest an unlimited portion of its net assets in Policies. However, the Irish Company otherwise is subject to the Fund’s investment restrictions and other policies.

 

Irish Company Tax Matters – Under current IRS guidance, Policy proceeds paid by a U.S. insurance company to a foreign corporation such as the Irish Company are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding at a 30% rate. The Irish Company intends to qualify for benefits under the U.S.-Ireland income tax treaty which would include an exemption from such withholding. There is a risk, however, that a U.S. insurance company issuer may not respect the claimed treaty benefits and may withhold the 30% tax on the proceeds paid to the Irish Company. In such a case, the Irish Company may be able to obtain a refund from the IRS.

 

Any changes to the U.S.-Ireland tax treaty, U.S. or Ireland law, or the manner in which the treaty and such laws are applied to the Irish Company or the Fund, may have an adverse tax effect on the Irish Company, the Fund and its shareholders.

 

LIBOR Risk – Many financial instruments, financings or other transactions to which the Fund may be a party use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory body, announced that after 2021 it would cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. The publication of LIBOR on a representative basis ceased for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and it is expected to cease for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can be difficult to determine, and they may vary depending on factors that include, but are not limited to, (i) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and (ii) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallback provisions for both legacy and new products and instruments. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, and there may be a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund.

 

Bank Loans – The Fund may invest in U.S. and non-U.S. bank loans. Bank loans are not traded on an exchange and purchasers and sellers of bank loans generally rely on market makers, typically the administrative agent under a bank loan, to effect private sales transactions. As a result, bank loans may have relatively less liquidity than other types of fixed income assets, and the Fund may be more likely to incur losses on the sale of bank loans than on other, more liquid, investments.

 

Loan instruments may not be readily marketable and may be subject to restrictions on resale. In some cases, negotiations involved in disposing of loans may require weeks to complete. Thus, transactions in loan instruments may take longer than seven days to settle. This could pose a liquidity risk to the Fund and, if the Fund’s exposure to such investments is substantial, could impair the Fund’s ability to meet shareholder redemptions in a timely manner.

 

The Fund’s investments in non-U.S. bank loans are subject to additional risks including future unfavorable political and economic developments, possible withholding taxes on interest income, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions which might affect the payment of principal or interest on the bank loans held by the Fund.

 

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Collateralized Loan Obligations – CLOs are securities backed by an underlying portfolio of loan obligations. CLOs issue classes or “tranches” that vary in risk and yield and may experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, decrease in market value due to collateral defaults and removal of subordinate tranches, market anticipation of defaults and investor aversion to CLO securities as a class. The risks of investing in CLOs depend largely on the tranche invested in and the type of the underlying loans in the tranche of the CLO in which the Fund invests. CLOs also carry risks including, but not limited to, interest rate risk and credit risk, which are described herein. For example, a liquidity crisis in the global credit markets could cause substantial fluctuations in prices for leveraged loans and high-yield debt securities and limited liquidity for such instruments. When the Fund invests in CLOs, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it may bear a pro rata portion of the CLO’s expenses.

 

ETFs – ETFs typically trade on securities exchanges and their shares may, at times, trade at a premium or discount to their net asset values. In addition, an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index or group of indices it seeks to track for a number of reasons, including transaction costs incurred by the ETF, the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or the number of securities held.

 

By investing in the Fund, shareholders indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the ETFs in which the Fund invests, in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Further, the Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect ETFs and the investment company industry generally.

 

Closed-End Funds Unlike conventional mutual funds which continually offer new shares for sale to the investing public, closed-end funds (“CEFs”) are exchange-traded and issue only a limited number of shares. CEFs may trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value and may trade at a larger discount or smaller premium subsequent to purchase by the Fund. In addition, CEFs may trade infrequently, with small volume, which may make it difficult for the Fund to buy and sell shares. Also, CEFs are allowed to invest in a greater amount of illiquid securities than mutual funds, and CEFs may employ leverage to a greater extent than mutual funds.

 

Financial Services Firms – The Fund invests in obligations of financial services firms, including those of banks. Changes in economic conditions and government regulations can significantly affect these issuers.

 

Tax MattersTo qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Fund must meet certain requirements including requirements regarding the composition of its income. Any income the Fund derives from direct investments in Policies may be considered non-qualifying income and must be limited, along with investments in any other non-qualifying sources, to a maximum of 10% of the Fund’s gross income in any fiscal year. In addition, the Fund may invest in Policies through the Irish Company. The Irish Company is treated as a “controlled foreign corporation” (a “CFC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under U.S. federal income tax law, the Fund’s income attributable to the Irish Company will be treated as qualifying income to the extent of appropriate annual payments by the Irish Company to the Fund. The Irish Company intends to pay substantially all its net income and gain each year to the Fund. Nevertheless, the Fund might generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated (e.g., because of the Fund’s direct investments), might not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular fiscal year at levels sufficient to limit its non-qualifying income to 10% of the Fund’s gross income, or might not be able to determine the percentage of qualifying income it derives for a taxable year until after year-end. If the Fund fails to meet this 10% requirement, the Fund might not be eligible for treatment as a RIC, in which case it would be subject to federal income tax on its net income at the regular corporate rate. Alternatively, if the Fund fails to meet the 10% requirement, the Fund might be able to pay a tax equal to the amount of the non-qualifying income to the extent it exceeds one-ninth of the Fund’s qualifying income. The tax treatment of the Policies and the Fund’s investments in the Irish Company may be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury Regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could, among other things, affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains and of distributions made by the Fund.

 

Underlying Funds – To the extent the Fund invests in other funds, the risks associated with investing in the Fund are closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the underlying funds. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment goal depends in part upon the ability of the underlying funds to achieve their investment goals. The underlying funds may not achieve their investment goals. In addition, by investing in the Fund, shareholders indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Further, the Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect these underlying funds and the investment company industry generally.

 

Volatility – Because of the speculative nature of the income securities in which the Fund invests, the Fund may fluctuate in price more than other bond and income funds.

 

Portfolio Turnover – The Fund will sell a security when its portfolio managers believe it is appropriate to do so, regardless of how long the Fund has owned that security. Buying and selling securities generally involves some expense to the Fund, such as commissions paid to brokers and other transaction costs. By selling a security, the Fund may realize taxable capital gains that it will subsequently distribute to shareholders. Generally speaking, the higher the Fund’s annual portfolio turnover, the greater its brokerage costs and the greater the likelihood that it will realize taxable capital gains. Increased brokerage costs may adversely affect the Fund’s performance. Annual portfolio turnover of 100% or more is considered high.

 

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Rating Agencies – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the views of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value. Rating agencies are subject to an inherent conflict of interest because they are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goal.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, the sub-advisers, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The Fund’s predecessor, the Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio, commenced operations on July 1, 2009, as a series of Rochdale Investment Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Fixed Income Opportunities Fund commenced operations on March 29, 2013, and offered shares of the Fund for public sale on April 1, 2013, after the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. The Fund has adopted an investment goal and investment strategies and policies substantially similar to those of the Predecessor Fund.

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund by showing the changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

In the bar chart and the performance table, the performance results prior to March 29, 2013, are for the Predecessor Fund. Class N shares of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and the Predecessor Fund shares would have substantially similar annual returns because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Unless otherwise indicated, the bar chart and the performance table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s Class N shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
14.57%

Q2 2020

6/30/2020

 

 

Worst Quarter
-17.74%
Q1 2020

3/31/2020

 

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This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of indices comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Class N(1)

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

-11.21%

-0.06%

2.46%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-14.28%

-2.63%

-0.12%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-6.62%

-1.03%

0.83%

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Total Return Index Hedged USD (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

-13.59%

0.80%

2.50%

Blended Index - 40/35/25 hybrid of the following three indices:

-8.79%

0.77%

2.44%

Bloomberg Multiverse Total Return Index Value Hedged USD S&P Global Leveraged Loan Index Bloomberg Emerging Markets High Yield Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

     

 

(1)

Performance shown for periods prior to March 29, 2013, reflects that of the Predecessor Fund’s Class N shares.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

SUB-ADVISERS

Alcentra Limited

 

Alcentra NY, LLC

 

AllFinancial Partners II, LLC

 

Federated Investment Management Company

 

Seix Investment Advisors LLC

 

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Thomas H. Ehrlein, the Adviser’s Director, Portfolio and Alternative Analytics Group, and Charles Luke, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Messrs. Ehrlein and Luke have served as portfolio managers for the Fund since May 2020.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. Shares of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund may be purchased, redeemed or exchanged through the Fund’s transfer agent or through an approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each an “Authorized Institution”). There are no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements for the Class N shares of the Fund; however, you will have to comply with any purchase and account balance minimums of your Authorized Institution. The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

Servicing Class shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

 

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RIMOX Class N

 

The shares of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund are redeemable on any day that the NYSE is open for business. Contact the Fund’s transfer agent at 1-866-209-1967 or your Authorized Institution for instructions on how you may redeem or exchange shares of the Fund. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The Fixed Income Opportunities Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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RIMHX Class N

CNRHX Servicing Class

CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE EQUITY INCOME FUND

City National Rochdale Equity Income Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOALS

 

The City National Rochdale Equity Income Fund (the “Equity Income Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to provide significant income and long-term capital appreciation.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Equity Income Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.50%

0.50%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.17%(1)

0.17%

Total Other Expenses

0.42%

0.42%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.92%

1.17%

 

(1)

Based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Equity Income 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Servicing Class

  $ 94     $ 293     $ 509     $ 1,131  

Class N

  $ 119     $ 372     $ 644     $ 1,420  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate of the Fund was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Equity Income Fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) consists of equity securities. The Equity Income Fund invests primarily in income-generating securities, principally comprised of dividend-paying equity securities. Generally, the Fund’s investments in dividend-paying equity securities consist of common stocks, preferred stocks and shares of beneficial interest of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The Fund seeks to create a portfolio of securities with an income yield greater than the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index. The Fund may invest in securities of companies of any market capitalization. The Fund’s equity investments consist primarily of securities of U.S. companies, although the Fund may also invest in securities issued by other investment companies.

 

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In selecting the Fund’s equity securities, City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, generally seeks companies that pay above-average, stable dividend yields compared to the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index and have the ability to grow yields over time. The Fund may continue to own a security as long as the dividend or interest yields satisfy the Fund’s goals, and the Adviser believes the valuation is attractive and industry trends remain favorable.

 

The Adviser may determine to sell a security under several circumstances, including but not limited to when its target value is realized, the company’s earnings deteriorate, more attractive investment alternatives are identified, or to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the Equity Income Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goals. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market RiskThe market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Equity Securities – By investing in stocks, the Fund may expose you to a sudden decline in the share price of a particular portfolio holding or to an overall decline in the stock market. In addition, the Fund’s principal market segment may underperform other segments or the market as a whole. The value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate daily and cyclically based on movements in the stock market and the activities of individual companies in the Fund’s portfolio. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of the issuer may be limited. Preferred stock typically has “preference” over common stock in the payment of distributions and the liquidation of a company’s assets, but is subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments. In addition, preferred stock holders generally do not have voting rights with respect to the issuing company.

 

Small- and Medium-Capitalization (Mid-Cap) Companies – Investments in small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies, such as limited product lines, markets and financial or managerial resources. The securities of smaller capitalized companies may have greater price volatility and less liquidity than the securities of larger capitalized companies. The Fund may hold a significant percentage of a company’s outstanding shares and may have to sell them at a discount from quoted prices.

 

Large-Capitalization Companies – Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic expansion.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts – REITs’ share prices may decline because of adverse developments affecting the real estate industry, including changes in interest rates. The returns from REITs may trail returns of the overall market. Additionally, it is possible that a REIT will fail to qualify for favorable tax treatment. REITs typically incur fees that are separate from those of the Fund. Accordingly, the Fund’s investments in REITs will result in the layering of expenses such that shareholders will indirectly bear a proportionate share of the REITs’ operating expenses.

 

Sector Exposure – Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect all the securities in a single sector. The Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in one or more sectors than many other mutual funds and thus may be more susceptible to negative events affecting those sectors. For example, as of December 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund’s assets was invested in the consumer staples sector. Companies in the consumer staples sector are subject to government regulation affecting their products which may negatively affect such companies’ performance. Also, the success of consumer staples companies may be strongly affected by consumer interest, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand, including performance of the overall domestic and international economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence and spending.

 

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Underlying Funds – To the extent the Fund invests in other funds, the risks associated with investing in the Fund are closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the underlying funds. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment goals depends in part upon the ability of the underlying funds to achieve their investment goals. The underlying funds may not achieve their investment goals. In addition, by investing in the Fund, shareholders indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Further, the Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect these underlying funds and the investment company industry generally.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goals.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The Fund’s predecessor, the Rochdale Dividend & Income Portfolio, commenced operations on June 1, 1999, as a series of Rochdale Investment Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Fund commenced operations on March 29, 2013, and offered shares of the Fund for public sale on April 1, 2013, after the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the City National Rochdale Dividend & Income Fund (the “Dividend & Income Fund”). The Dividend & Income Fund adopted investment goals and investment strategies and policies identical to those of the Predecessor Fund. The Dividend & Income Fund changed its name to the Equity Income Fund effective October 1, 2021. In accordance with regulatory requirements, effective as of the same date, the Fund adopted a policy that under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) consists of equity securities. The adoption of this policy did not result in any material changes to the Fund’s investment program.

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Equity Income Fund by showing the changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Equity Income Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

In the bar chart and the performance table, the performance results prior to March 29, 2013, are for the Predecessor Fund. Class N shares of the Equity Income Fund and the Predecessor Fund shares would have substantially similar annual returns because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Unless otherwise indicated, the bar chart and the performance table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Equity Income Fund’s Class N shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
13.70%

Q4 2022

12/31/2022

 

 

Worst Quarter
-21.58%
Q1 2020

3/31/2020

 

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This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Equity Income Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of indices comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Class N(1)

     

Return Before Taxes

-0.24%

5.04%

7.81%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-3.47%

3.31%

6.49%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

2.13%

3.80%

6.18%

Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

2.31%

8.38%

11.92%

 

(1)

Performance shown for periods prior to March 29, 2013, reflects that of the Predecessor Fund’s Class N shares.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Tony Hu, Director and Senior Equity Analyst of the Adviser, and David Shapiro, Director and Senior Equity Analyst of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Messrs. Hu and Shapiro have served as portfolio managers for the Fund since 2021.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. Shares of the Equity Income Fund may be purchased, redeemed or exchanged through the Fund’s transfer agent or through an approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each an “Authorized Institution”). There are no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements for the Class N shares of the Fund; however, you will have to comply with any purchase and account balance minimums of your Authorized Institution. The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

Servicing Class shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.

 

The shares of the Equity Income Fund are redeemable on any day that the NYSE is open for business. Contact the Fund’s transfer agent at 1-866-209-1967 or your Authorized Institution for instructions on how you may redeem or exchange shares of the Fund. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The Equity Income Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains. A portion of distributions may be treated as a return of capital for tax purposes.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

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RIMHX Class N

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the Equity Income Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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CNRUX Institutional Class

CNRVX Servicing Class

CNRWX Class N

City National Rochdale U.S. Core Equity Fund

 

INVESTMENT GOAL

 

The City National Rochdale U.S. Core Equity Fund (the “U.S. Core Equity Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the U.S. Core Equity Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Institutional Class

Servicing Class

Class N

Management Fees

0.40%

0.40%

0.40%

Distribution (12b-1) Fee

None

None

0.25%

Other Expenses

 

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

None

0.25%

0.25%

Other Fund Expenses

0.12%

0.12%

0.12%

Total Other Expenses

0.12%

0.37%

0.37%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.52%

0.77%

1.02%

 

EXAMPLE

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the U.S. Core Equity Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the U.S. Core Equity 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:

 

 

 

1 Year

   

3 Years

   

5 Years

   

10 Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 53     $ 167     $ 291     $ 653  

Servicing Class

  $ 79     $ 246     $ 428     $ 954  

Class N

  $ 104     $ 325     $ 563     $ 1,248  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The U.S. Core Equity Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate of the Fund was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

At least 80% of the U.S. Core Equity Fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) consists of common stock of large and middle capitalization corporations domiciled in the United States. For this purpose, City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, considers a large capitalization corporation and a middle capitalization corporation to be a corporation with a market capitalization satisfying Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) eligibility criteria, at the time of investment, for inclusion in the S&P 500 Index (as of December 31, 2022, $12.7 billion or greater) and the S&P Midcap 400 Index (as of December 31, 2022, $4.6 billion to $12,7 billion), respectively.

 

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The Adviser uses a multifactor investment approach employing a combination of macroeconomic, quantitative and fundamental analyses to select companies with share price growth potential that may not be recognized by the market at large. Macroeconomic analysis evaluates investment themes, geopolitical events, monetary and fiscal policy and global economic trends. Quantitative analysis seeks to measure the value of securities by using mathematical and statistical modeling and research. Fundamental analysis of a security involves measuring its intrinsic value by examining related economic, financial and other factors, such as the overall economy and industry conditions, and the financial condition and management of the issuer.

 

In selecting securities for the Fund, the Adviser utilizes proprietary industry and stock selection models to determine which industries and companies it believes are likely to provide superior risk adjusted returns. The Adviser also employs a proprietary company analysis framework to evaluate individual securities by examining fundamental data such as management quality, revenue and earnings growth, profitability, market share, cash flow and balance sheet strength. The Adviser seeks to manage the portfolio’s risk characteristics to be similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. The Adviser constructs the portfolio to closely resemble the S&P 500 Index with respect to factors such as market capitalization, earnings per share growth rates, return on equity, price to earnings, price to book and other commonly recognized portfolio characteristics.

 

The Adviser may determine to sell a security under several circumstances, including but not limited to when its target value is realized, when the company’s earnings deteriorate, when more attractive investment alternatives are identified, or when it wishes to raise cash.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the U.S. Core Equity Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goal. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market RiskThe market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These events could be prolonged and could continue to adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Market Risk of Equity Securities – By investing in common stocks, the Fund may expose you to a sudden decline in the share price of a particular portfolio holding or to an overall decline in the stock market. In addition, the Fund’s principal market segment may underperform other segments or the market as a whole. The market may also undervalue the stocks held by the Fund. The value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate daily based on movements in the stock market and the activities of individual companies in the Fund’s portfolio. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change.

 

Investment Style – The Adviser primarily uses a core equity style to select investments for the Fund and will often choose equities that it considers to be “growth at a reasonable price” (GARP). These styles may fall out of favor, may underperform other styles and may cause volatility in the Fund’s share price.

 

Medium-Capitalization (Mid-Cap) Companies – Investments in mid-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies, such as limited product lines, markets and financial or managerial resources. In addition, the securities of mid-cap companies may have greater price volatility and less liquidity than the securities of larger capitalized companies.

 

Large-Capitalization Companies – Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic expansion.

 

Management – The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund’s investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Sector Exposure – Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect all the securities in a single sector. The Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in one or more sectors than many other mutual funds and thus may be more susceptible to negative events affecting those sectors. For example, as of December 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund’s assets was invested in the information technology sector. Performance of companies in the information technology sector may be adversely affected by many factors, including, among others, the supply and demand for specific products and services, the pace of

 

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technological development and government regulation. Some significant challenges facing companies in the information technology sector include distressed cash flows due to the need to commit substantial capital to meet increasing competition, particularly in formulating new products and services, technological innovations that make existing products and services obsolete, and satisfying consumer demand.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goal.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

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 Fund, the Adviser, 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. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the U.S. Core Equity Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the U.S. Core Equity Fund’s Institutional Class shares based on a calendar year.

 

 

 

Best Quarter
16.24%

Q2 2020

6/30/2020

 

 

Worst Quarter
-18.62%
Q1 2020

3/31/2020

 

 

This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the U.S. Core Equity Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of indices comprised of companies similar to those held by the Fund.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

One Year

Five Year

Ten Year

Institutional Class

 

 

 

Return Before Taxes

-19.91%

9.31%

12.50%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

-20.43%

8.45%

11.45%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-11.41%

7.30%

10.16%

Servicing Class

     

Return Before Taxes

-20.13%

9.14%

12.19%

Class N

     

Return Before Taxes

-20.32%

8.88%

11.92%

S&P 500 Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

-18.11%

9.42%

12.56%

 

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The performance of the Institutional Class shares does not reflect the Servicing Class shares’ expenses or the Class N shares’ Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. After-tax returns for the Servicing Class shares and Class N shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Institutional Class shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

City National Rochdale, LLC

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Thomas A. Galvin, Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser, and Amy Chen, Director and Senior Equity Analyst of the Adviser, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as the portfolio managers for the Fund since 2012 and 2022, respectively.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Servicing Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts, including separately managed accounts advised by the Adviser, maintained at City National Bank and certain retirement plan platforms. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts maintained at City National Bank which meet the minimum initial investment requirement of $1,000,000, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. There is no minimum for subsequent investments in Institutional Class shares. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts, including separately managed accounts of the Adviser not maintained at City National Bank, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. There are no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements for Servicing Class or Class N shares; however, you will have to comply with the purchase and account balance minimums of your approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each, an “Authorized Institution”). The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.

 

The shares of the U.S. Core Equity Fund are redeemable. You may redeem your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To redeem shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share redemption instructions. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.

 

TAX INFORMATION

The U.S. Core Equity Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase the U.S. Core Equity Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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more about the funds

 

For ease of reference, this Prospectus refers to certain sub-groups of the City National Rochdale Funds (the “Trust”) as follows:

 

 

Bond Funds – Government Bond Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Equity Funds – Equity Income Fund and U.S. Core Equity Fund

 

 

Funds – Government Money Fund, Bond Funds, Equity Funds

 

The investment goal(s) of each Fund, except for the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund, can only be changed with shareholder approval. The investment goal(s) of each of the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund is non-fundamental and can be changed without shareholder approval by the Funds’ Board of Trustees upon at least 60 days’ notice to shareholders. For all Funds other than the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, any policy to invest at least 80% of a Fund’s net assets in specific types of investments may be changed by the Funds’ Board of Trustees upon at least 60 days’ notice to shareholders.

 

If you wish to learn more about each Fund’s principal investments and other securities in which each Fund may invest, please review the SAI.

 

More about the Government Money Fund

 

MORE ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

MATURITY

The Government Money Fund invests in securities that, at the time of purchase, have remaining maturities of 397 days or less. The Government Money Fund maintains a weighted average maturity of not more than 60 days and a weighted average life of not more than 120 days in accordance with applicable regulations. If, after purchase, the maturity on a security is extended, the Adviser or the Board of Trustees (if required by applicable regulations) will decide whether the security should be held or sold.

 

LIQUIDITY

The Government Money Fund must follow strict rules with respect to the liquidity of its portfolio securities, including, as applicable, daily and weekly liquidity requirements. In addition, the Government Money Fund may not purchase illiquid securities if, as a result of the acquisition, more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities are those that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the securities. Securities that are deemed liquid at the time of purchase by a Fund may become illiquid following purchase.

 

More about the Bond Funds

The Adviser periodically reviews the creditworthiness of issuers held by the Bond Funds. The Adviser’s credit analysis process includes not only a review of the rating agencies’ assigned ratings but also a review of the specific factors central to those ratings assessments, as well as the factors that could cause a change in the assigned ratings. See the SAI for a discussion of fixed income ratings.

 

The Adviser and the applicable sub-advisers consider duration, among other factors, in selecting fixed income securities for the Bond Funds. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The longer a portfolio’s duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in interest rates.

 

MORE ABOUT THE MUNI HIGH INCOME FUND

The Adviser periodically reviews the creditworthiness of issuers held by the Muni High Income Fund. The Adviser’s credit analysis process includes not only a review of the rating agencies’ assigned ratings but also a review of the specific factors central to those ratings assessments, as well as the factors that could cause a change in the assigned ratings. The Adviser considers, among other things, the issuer’s financial resources and operating history, its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, the ability of its management, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage, and earnings prospects. See the SAI for a discussion of fixed income ratings.

 

The Adviser considers duration, among other factors, in selecting fixed income securities for the Muni High Income Fund. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The longer a portfolio’s duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in interest rates.

 

The Fund primarily invests in revenue bonds, which are payable only from specific sources, such as the revenue from a particular project, a special tax, lease payments and/or appropriated funds. Revenue bonds include certain private activity bonds (“PABs”), which finance privately operated facilities. Revenue bonds also include housing bonds that finance pools of single-family home mortgages and student loan bonds that finance pools of student loans, as well as bonds that finance charter schools. Revenue bonds also include tobacco bonds that are issued by state-created special purpose entities as a means to securitize a state’s share of annual tobacco settlement revenues.

 

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MORE ABOUT THE INTERMEDIATE FIXED INCOME FUND

The Intermediate Fixed Income Fund’s investments in debt obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies consist primarily of U.S. Treasury obligations, bonds and mortgage-backed securities issued by the following agencies: Federal Home Loan Banks, Fannie Mae (formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association), Freddie Mac (formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Federal Farm Credit Banks, Ginnie Mae (formerly known as the Government National Mortgage Association), and Tennessee Valley Authority. These obligations include securities supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury (e.g., the Federal Home Loan Banks), securities supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase certain obligations of the agency (such as securities issued by Fannie Mae), securities supported only by the credit of the instrumentality (such as securities issued by Freddie Mac), and securities backed solely by the revenue generated by the instrumentality (such as securities issued by Tennessee Valley Authority). In the case of obligations not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the Fund must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteed the obligation for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments.

 

MORE ABOUT THE FIXED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

The Adviser serves as the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s primary investment adviser and retains the authority to manage the Fund’s assets. The Adviser has, however, engaged seven sub-advisers, Alcentra Limited (“Alcentra”), Alcentra NY, LLC (“Alcentra NY”), AllFinancial Partners II, LLC (“AllFinancial”), Federated Investment Management Company (“Federated”), Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix”), and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price,” and together with Alcentra, Alcentra NY, AllFinancial, Federated and Seix, the “Sub-Advisers”) to make day-to-day investment decisions for portions of the Fund and, in particular, to manage the Fund’s investments in high yield securities, bank loans, CLOs, private loans, royalties, life insurance policies and related instruments. The Adviser is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the Sub-Advisers.

 

The investment selection process followed by each of Alcentra, Alcentra NY, Federated, Seix and T. Rowe Price, and information regarding AllFinancial’s role with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments in Policies, is summarized below.

 

The Fund may hold low or non-dividend paying stocks from time to time, including as a result of a restructuring of a debt instrument held by the Fund.

 

THE ALCENTRA INVESTMENT SELECTION PROCESS

Alcentra is primarily responsible for the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments in European non-investment grade bank loans. Alcentra seeks to identify investment opportunities that combine an attractive current return with a strong probability of ultimate return of capital.

 

Alcentra employs a rigorous process for reviewing and analyzing potential investment opportunities, drawing on external, independent due diligence material as well as the work and experience of Alcentra analysts in the relevant industry sector. The key components of the investment process are sourcing, due diligence, suitability assessment, on-going monitoring, and portfolio management. The process involves a detailed review of a company’s industry position, cash flow consistency and sustainability, liquidity, capital structure, leverage, and management capabilities, followed by an in-depth review of structure and documentation including collateral pledge and security agreements. Following the completion of the due diligence process, the potential investment is submitted to Alcentra’s Investment Committee for final approval.

 

THE ALCENTRA NY AND ALCENTRA LIMITED INVESTMENT SELECTION PROCESS

Together with Alcentra Limited, Alcentra NY (together, “Alcentra Group”) is responsible for the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments in U.S. and European CLO mezzanine securities with a rating at time of purchase ranging from B-/B3 to A+/A1, or equivalent. Alcentra Group seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing predominantly in what Alcentra Group believes to be undervalued mezzanine tranches of U.S. and European CLOs.

 

Alcentra Group’s CLO investment philosophy is based on a credit focused, bottom-up approach. The key components of the investment process are sourcing, fundamental analysis, team discussion and investment decision, execution and trading, and monitoring. The investment process is underpinned by detailed fundamental credit analysis. The four underlying elements of this fundamental analysis are: 1) collateral analysis; 2) liability analytics; 3) cash flow analytics, and 4) documentation review. During its analysis, Alcentra Group focuses on several areas including default and downgrade rates, yield, price, potential investment return, and the weighted average life of the investment. When analyzing the value and suitability of CLO tranches Alcentra Group also considers the collateral composition, subordination levels and cash flows, and reviews underlying collateral for downgrade and default risk of individual assets, recovery rate expectations, the amount of second lien and mezzanine exposure in the portfolio, the pricing of the underlying assets, distressed assets within the pool and pre-payment rates. The suitability of an investment is a consensus-driven process; however, the ultimate buy/sell decisions are made by the portfolio managers.

 

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THE FEDERATED INVESTMENT SELECTION PROCESS

Federated is primarily responsible for the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments in high yield securities. In making investment decisions with respect to high yield securities, Federated selects securities it believes have attractive risk-return characteristics. Federated typically analyzes the issuer’s financial condition, business and product strength, competitive position and management expertise in an effort to seek to identify issuers with the ability to meet their obligations and the potential to improve their overall financial health. Federated strives to adhere to a strong sell discipline and generally effects a sale if it believes a security’s future total return has become less attractive relative to other securities, the company begins to perform poorly, the industry outlook changes, or any other event occurs that changes Federated’s investment conclusion.

 

As part of analysis inherent in its security selection process, among other factors, Federated also evaluates whether environmental, social and governance factors could have positive or negative impact on the risk profiles of many issuers in the universe of securities in which the Fund may invest.

 

Federated may also consider information derived from active engagements conducted by its in-house stewardship team with certain issuers or guarantors on environmental, social and governance topics. This qualitative analysis does not automatically result in including or excluding specific securities but may be used by Federated as an additional in its primary analysis.

 

THE SEIX INVESTMENT SELECTION PROCESS

Seix is primarily responsible for the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments in floating rate securities and high yield bank loans and bonds. In deciding which debt securities to buy or sell, Seix typically emphasizes debt instruments that are in the higher rated segment of the high yield market — i.e., BB & B rated credits (rated either BB or B by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or Ba or b by Moody’s Investors Service or securities deemed of comparable quality by Seix). Seix uses an investment approach that employs a targeted universe, in-depth company research, active but constrained industry weightings, and what it believes to be optimal security structures.

 

Security selection is the key component of this process. Seix undertakes rigorous credit research and analysis in an effort to identify value opportunities, and Seix analysts and portfolio managers continuously monitor individual issuers as well as the industries in which the Fund may invest. Seix establishes return expectations and sell targets for each issuer in which Seix invests assets of the Fund.

 

THE T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT SELECTION PROCESS

T. Rowe Price is responsible for a portion of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments in high yield emerging market securities. T. Rowe Price focuses its investments on bonds issued by corporate issuers that are located or listed in, or conduct the predominant part of their business activities in, the emerging market countries of Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Security selection relies heavily on research, which analyzes political and economic trends as well as the creditworthiness of particular issuers. This in-depth analysis seeks to identify shifts in country fundamentals, and considers the risk adjusted attractiveness of various emerging market countries.

 

THE FUND’S INVESTMENTS IN POLICIES

The Fund has retained AllFinancial to provide certain non-discretionary advisory, administrative and oversight services with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments in Policies. The Fund may invest in Policies directly or through the Irish Company. The Irish Company is advised by the Adviser. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act, including those relating to investment policies (Section 8) and capital structure and leverage (Section 18) on an aggregate basis with the Irish Company, and the Irish Company complies with the provisions relating to affiliated transactions and custody (Section 17). The investment restrictions of the Fund and the Irish Company, as disclosed in the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, are considered in the aggregate. The investment advisory agreement with the Irish Company complies with Section 15 of the 1940 Act as if the investment adviser to the Irish Company were the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

The Policies may include whole, universal, variable universal, term and survivorship Policies. The Fund will not invest in Policies resulting from stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) transactions (transactions in which an investor induces a senior citizen to take out a life insurance policy, not for the purpose of protecting his or her family, but for the purpose of transferring the policy to the investor for a financial benefit). The Fund’s investments in Policies consist primarily of Policies issued by insurance companies rated B+ or better for financial stability by AMBEST and/or BB+ or better by Standard & Poor’s (or a rating of similar quality or better by a different nationally recognized statistical ratings organization). Before the Fund invests in any Policy, AllFinancial performs a due diligence review of the insured owner of the Policy and recommends to the Adviser that the Fund invest in the Policy. AllFinancial generally expects to recommend only Policies issued by U.S. life insurance companies and for which the insured is over the age of

 

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65. The Fund will not purchase Policies directly from insureds. The Fund will not invest in Policies covering an insured who has a terminal illness and is expected to die within two years. The life expectancies of the insureds covered by the Policies held by the Fund are expected to range from one to eleven years and the weighted average life expectancy of the insureds is not expected to exceed five years. The Fund is required to make ongoing premium payments for Policies in which it invests and may set aside a portion of its net assets to be used to make future policy premium payments.

 

Portfolio Holdings

A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio holdings is available in the SAI.

 

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more about the funds’ risks

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUNDS

Set forth below is more information about certain of the principal risks that apply to the Funds:

 

Bank Loans (Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Fixed income assets, including bank loans, pay fixed, variable or floating rates of interest. The value of such assets will change in response to fluctuations in market spreads and interest rates. In particular, a decline in the level of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or any other applicable floating rate index could reduce the interest payments that a Fund receives with respect to such investments. In addition, the value of certain fixed-income assets can decrease in response to changes or perceptions of changes in issuers’ creditworthiness, foreign exchange rates, political stability or soundness of economic policies, among other considerations.

 

The purchase and sale of bank loans are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying credit agreements, which may substantially limit the number of purchasers that may be eligible to purchase such bank loans. Bank loans are not traded on an exchange and purchasers and sellers of bank loans generally rely on market makers, typically the administrative agent under a bank loan, to effect private sales transactions. As a result of these limitations, bank loans may have relatively less liquidity than other types of fixed income assets, and a Fund may be more likely to incur losses on the sale of bank loans than on other, more liquid, investments. Loan instruments may not be readily marketable and may be subject to restrictions on resale. In some cases, negotiations involved in disposing of loans may require weeks to complete. Thus, transactions in loan instruments may take longer than seven days to settle. This could pose a liquidity risk to the Fund and, if the Fund’s exposure to such investments is substantial, could impair the Fund’s ability to meet shareholder redemptions in a timely manner.

 

California Risk Factors (California Tax Exempt Bond Fund) – The Fund may be subject to greater risks than other tax exempt funds that are diversified across issuers located in a number of states. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in California municipal securities, it is vulnerable to economic, political or other developments that may lessen the ability of California municipal securities issuers to pay interest and principal on their securities. Poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives at the state or local level, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, seismic or other natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems affecting the state generally or a particular issuer may reduce tax revenues and increase the expenses of California municipal issuers, making it more difficult for them to meet their obligations. Actual or perceived erosion of the creditworthiness of California municipal issuers may also reduce the value of the holdings of the Fund. California municipal securities issuers rely on taxes and, to some extent, revenues from private projects financed by municipal securities to pay interest and principal on their securities. In addition, although one of the goals of the Fund is to provide income exempt from federal and California state personal income taxes, some of the Fund’s income is expected to be subject to a federal AMT.

 

Closed-End Funds (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Unlike conventional mutual funds which continually offer new shares for sale to the investing public, CEFs are exchange-traded and issue only a limited number of shares. CEFs may trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value and may trade at a larger discount or smaller premium subsequent to purchase by the Fund. In addition, CEFs may trade infrequently, with small volume, which may make it difficult for the Fund to buy and sell shares. Also, CEFs are allowed to invest in a greater amount of illiquid securities than mutual funds, and CEFs may employ leverage to a greater extent than mutual funds. Investing in CEFs involves duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses, and the Fund will pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of CEFs. Further, the Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect CEFs and the investment company industry generally.

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – CLO securities are subject to credit, liquidity, prepayment and interest rate risks. Adverse changes in the financial condition of an issuer or in general economic conditions or both may impair the ability of the related issuer or obligor to make payments of principal or interest. Such investments may be speculative. In addition, as a holder of CLO securities, the Fund will have limited remedies available upon the default of the CLO. CLOs may invest in concentrated portfolios of assets. The concentration of an underlying portfolio in any one obligor or industry would subject the related CLO securities to a greater degree of risk with respect to defaults by such obligor or to economic downturns relating to such industry.

 

CLO securities may be illiquid and dealer marks may not represent prices where assets can actually be purchased or sold in the market from time to time. Accordingly, the mark-to-market value of CLOs may be volatile. The value of the CLO securities owned by the Fund generally will fluctuate with, among other things, the financial condition of the obligors or issuers of the underlying portfolio of assets of the related CLO (“CLO Collateral”), general economic conditions, the condition of certain financial markets, political events, developments or trends in any particular industry and changes in prevailing interest rates. Holders of CLO securities must rely solely on distributions on the CLO Collateral or proceeds thereof for payment. If distributions on the CLO Collateral are insufficient to make payments on the CLO securities, no other assets will be available for payment of the deficiency and following realization of the CLO securities, the obligations of such issuer to pay such deficiency generally will be extinguished.

 

Issuers of CLO securities may acquire interests in loans and other debt obligations by way of sale, assignment or participation. The purchaser of an assignment typically becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the loan or debt obligation;

 

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however, its rights can be more restricted than those of the assigning institution. In purchasing participations, an issuer of CLO securities will usually have a contractual relationship only with the selling institution, and not the borrower. The CLO generally will have neither the right to directly enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, nor have the right to object to certain changes to the loan agreement agreed to by the selling institution. The CLO may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the related loan and may be subject to any rights of set-off the borrower has against the selling institution. In addition, in the event of the insolvency of the selling institution, the CLO may be treated as a general creditor of such selling institution. Consequently, the CLO may be subject to the credit risk of the selling institution as well as of the borrower.

 

Conflicts of Interest (All Funds) – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than those related to managing the Funds. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Funds and their shareholders. Certain actual and potential conflicts are described below. Other conflicts may arise from time to time.

 

The Adviser and the Funds have adopted practices, policies and procedures that are intended to identify, manage and, when possible, mitigate conflicts of interest. There is no assurance, however, that these practices, policies and procedures will be effective.

 

The Adviser and its affiliates manage other funds and accounts that have investment goals similar to those of the Funds and/or engage in transactions in the same types of securities and instruments as the Funds. Such transactions could affect the prices and availability of the securities and instruments in which a Fund invests, and could have an adverse impact on the Fund’s performance. These other funds and accounts may buy or sell positions while a Fund is undertaking the same or a differing, including potentially opposite, strategy, which could disadvantage the Fund. A position taken by the Adviser or its affiliates, on behalf of one or more other funds or accounts, may be contrary to a position taken on behalf of a Fund or may be adverse to a company or issuer in which the Fund has invested. The results of the investment activities of a Fund may differ significantly from the results achieved for other funds or accounts.

 

A significant percentage of a Fund’s shares may be owned or controlled by the Adviser, its affiliates and/or other accounts advised by the Adviser. Accordingly, a Fund is subject to the potential for large-scale inflows and outflows as a result of purchases and redemptions of its shares by such shareholders. These inflows and outflows could negatively affect a Fund’s net asset value, performance and ability to meet shareholder redemption requests and could cause a Fund to purchase or sell securities at a time when it would not normally do so. In addition, large-scale outflows could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which, depending on any applicable expense caps, could lead to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Adviser, in advising other accounts, is subject to potential conflicts of interest in selecting shares of Funds for redemption and in deciding whether and when to redeem such shares. Further, in most cases, the Adviser has proxy voting discretion with respect to Fund shares held in other accounts it advises. The Adviser faces conflicts of interest in voting proxies on behalf of such other accounts, and has adopted policies and procedures designed to mitigate those conflicts.

 

The Adviser may have a financial incentive to implement or not implement certain changes to the Funds. For example, the Adviser may, from time to time, recommend a change in sub-adviser. The Adviser may benefit to the extent that it replaces a sub-adviser with a new sub-adviser with a lower sub-advisory fee.

 

The Adviser, its affiliates and other financial service providers have conflicts associated with their promotion of the Funds or other dealings with the Funds that would create incentives for them to promote the Funds. The Adviser and/or its affiliates make revenue sharing payments to brokers and other financial intermediaries to promote the distribution of the Funds. The Adviser and its affiliates will benefit from increased assets under management.

 

The Adviser and/or its affiliates have existing and may have other future business dealings or arrangements with current or proposed sub-advisers, or other fund service providers (or their affiliates) recommended by the Adviser. Such other business dealings or arrangements present conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser may have an incentive to hire as a sub-adviser or other service provider an entity with which the Adviser or one or more of its affiliates have, or would like to have, significant or other business dealings or arrangements, and the Adviser may have a disincentive to recommend the termination of such a sub-adviser or service provider.

 

The range of activities, services and interests of a sub-adviser may give rise to actual, potential and/or perceived conflicts of interest that could disadvantage a Fund and its shareholders.

 

A further discussion of conflicts of interest appears in the SAI. These discussions are not, and are not intended to be, a complete enumeration or description of all the actual and potential conflicts that may arise.

 

Credit (Government Money Fund) – The Government Money Fund invests exclusively in securities that are rated, when the Fund buys them, in the highest short-term rating category, or if unrated, are of comparable quality in the Adviser’s opinion. However, it is possible that some issuers or other obligors will be unable to make the required payments on securities held by a Fund. Debt securities also go up or down in value based on the perceived creditworthiness of issuers or other obligors. If an obligor for a security held by the Fund fails to pay, otherwise defaults or is perceived to be less creditworthy, a security’s credit rating is downgraded (which could happen rapidly), or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines, and the value of your investment in the Fund could decline significantly,

 

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particularly in certain market environments. If a Fund enters into a financial contract (such as a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement) the Fund will be subject to the credit risk presented by the counterparty.

 

Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults on a security held by the Fund, or if the portfolio managers believe that an obligor of such a security may have difficulty meeting its obligations, the Fund may obtain a new or restructured security or underlying assets. In that case, the Fund may become the holder of securities or assets that it could not otherwise purchase or might not otherwise hold (for example, because they are of lower quality or are subordinated to other obligations of the issuer) at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or can be sold only at a loss. In addition, the Fund may incur expenses and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer, obligor or counterparty. Any of these events may cause you to lose money.

 

If, after purchase, the credit rating on a security is downgraded by one or more rating agencies or the credit quality deteriorates, the Adviser or the Board of Trustees (where required by applicable regulations) will decide whether the security should be held or sold.

 

Credit Enhancement (California Tax Exempt Bond Fund and Muni High Income Fund) – The securities in which the Fund invests may be subject to credit enhancement (for example, guarantees, letters of credit or bond insurance). If the credit quality of the credit enhancement provider (for example, a bank or bond insurer) is downgraded, the rating on a security credit enhanced by such credit enhancement provider also may be downgraded. Having multiple securities credit enhanced by the same enhancement provider will increase the adverse effects on the Fund that are likely to result from a downgrading of, or a default by, such an enhancement provider. Adverse developments in the banking or bond insurance industries also may negatively affect the Fund.

 

Cybersecurity Risk (All Funds) – 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 Adviser, 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 Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Defensive Investments (All Funds) – The securities in which each Fund invests, and the strategies described in this Prospectus, are those that the Fund uses under normal conditions. During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, a Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents, which would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goals. No Fund is required or expected to take such a defensive posture. But if used, such a stance may help a Fund minimize or avoid losses during adverse market, economic or political conditions.

 

Emerging Market Securities (Corporate Bond Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Investments in emerging market countries are subject to all of the risks of foreign investing generally and have additional heightened risks due to a lack of established legal, political, business and social frameworks to support securities markets. Some of the additional significant risks may include:

 

 

Less social, political and economic stability;

 

 

Smaller securities markets with low or nonexistent trading volume and greater illiquidity and price volatility;

 

 

Unpredictable changes in national policies on foreign investment, including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests;

 

 

Less transparent and established taxation policies;

 

 

Less developed regulatory or legal structures governing private and foreign investments, and limited rights and legal remedies available to foreign investors;

 

 

Less familiarity with a capital market structure or market-oriented economy;

 

 

Risk of market manipulation, corruption, and fraud;

 

 

Less publicly available information about issuers in emerging markets than is available about issuers in more developed capital markets;

 

 

Inadequate, limited and untimely financial reporting, as issuers may not be subject to regulatory, accounting, auditing, and financial reporting and recordkeeping standards comparable to those to which U.S. companies are subject (e.g., the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, may be unable to inspect audit work and practices in certain countries);

 

 

Less financial sophistication, creditworthiness, and/or resources possessed by, and less government regulation of, the financial institutions and issuers with which the Fund transacts;

 

 

Insolvency of local banking systems due to concentrated debtor risk, imprudent lending, the effect of inefficiency and fraud in bank transfers and other systemic risks;

 

 

Less developed local banking infrastructure and limited reliable access to capital;

 

 

Risk of government seizure of assets;

 

 

Less government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the United States;

 

 

Greater concentration in a few industries resulting in greater vulnerability to regional and global trade conditions;

 

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Higher rates of inflation and more rapid and extreme fluctuations in inflation rates;

 

 

Greater sensitivity to interest rate changes;

 

 

Increased volatility in currency exchange rates and potential for currency devaluations and/or currency controls;

 

 

Greater debt burdens relative to the size of the economy;

 

 

More delays in settling portfolio transactions and heightened risk of loss from shareholder registration and custody practices;

 

 

Less assurance that recent favorable economic developments will not be slowed or reversed by unanticipated economic, political or social events in such countries; and

 

 

Trade embargoes, sanctions and other restrictions may, from time to time, be imposed by international bodies (for example, the United Nations) or sovereign states (for example, the United States) or their agencies on investments held or to be held by the Fund resulting in an investment or cash flows relating to an investment being frozen or otherwise suspended or restricted.

 

There may be restrictions on imports from certain countries, such as Russia, and dealings with certain state-sponsored entities. For example, following Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order in February 2022 prohibiting U.S. persons from entering transactions with the Central Bank of Russia and Executive Orders in March 2022 prohibiting U.S. persons from importing oil and gas from Russia as well as other popular Russian exports, such as diamonds, seafood and vodka. There may also be restrictions on investments in Chinese companies. For example, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order in June 2021 affirming and expanding U.S. policy prohibiting U.S. persons from purchasing or investing in publicly-traded securities of companies identified by the U.S. Government as “Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies.” The list of such companies can change from time to time, and as a result of forced selling or an inability to participate in an investment the Adviser or a sub-adviser otherwise believes is attractive, the Fund may incur losses. Any of the above factors may adversely affect a Fund’s performance or the Fund’s ability to pursue its investment goal(s).

 

ETFs (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Investing in an ETF will provide a Fund with exposure to the securities comprising the index on which the ETF is based and will expose the Fund to risks similar to those of investing directly in those securities. Shares of ETFs typically trade on securities exchanges and may at times trade at a premium or discount to their net asset values. Investments in ETFs are subject to market risk and liquidity risk. In addition, an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index or indices it seeks to track for a number of reasons, including transaction costs incurred by the ETF, the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index or indices with respect to the weighting of securities or the number of securities held. Investing in ETFs, which are investment companies, involves duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. The Fund will pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of ETFs. Further, the Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect ETFs and the investment company industry generally.

 

Extension (Government Bond Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of a Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed, asset-backed or other pass-through securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of a Fund to rising rates and the potential for price declines of portfolio securities. Extending the average life of a mortgage-backed or other pass-through security increases the risk of depreciation due to future increases in market interest rates. For these reasons, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and other pass-through securities may be less effective than other types of U.S. Government securities as a means of “locking in” interest rates.

 

Financial Services Firms (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund)
Financial institutions are subject to extensive government regulation. This regulation may limit both the amount and types of loans and other financial commitments a financial institution can make, and the interest rates and fees it can charge. In addition, interest and investment rates are highly sensitive and are determined by many factors beyond a financial institution’s control, including general and local economic conditions (such as inflation, recession, money supply and unemployment) and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental agencies such as the Federal Reserve Board. These limitations may have a significant impact on the profitability of a financial institution since profitability is attributable, at least in part, to the institution’s ability to make financial commitments such as loans. Profitability of a financial institution is largely dependent upon the availability and cost of the institution’s funds, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. The financial difficulties of borrowers can negatively impact the industry to the extent that borrowers may not be able to repay loans made by financial institutions. Financial services firms, like banks, depend upon being able to obtain funds at reasonable costs and upon liquidity in the capital and credit markets to finance lending and other operations. As a result, these firms generally are sensitive to changes in money market and general economic conditions. For instance, when a bank’s borrowers experience financial difficulties, their failure to repay the bank will adversely affect the bank’s financial situation. Financial services firms are highly regulated. Decisions by regulators may limit the loans banks make and the interest rates and fees they charge, and may reduce bank profitability.

 

Foreign Currency Risk (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – The Fund’s direct or indirect investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies are subject to currency risk, which means that the value of those securities can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations

 

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could erase investment gains or add to investment losses. The Fund may invest in foreign currencies to hedge against the risks of variation in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. Such strategies, however, involve certain transaction costs and investment risks, including dependence upon the ability of the Adviser to predict movements in exchange rates. The Fund may be unable or may choose not to hedge its foreign currency exposure. Some countries in which the Fund may directly or indirectly invest may have fixed or managed currencies that are not freely convertible at market rates into the U.S. dollar. Certain currencies may not be internationally traded. Many countries in which the Fund may invest have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuation in inflation rates may have negative effects on certain economies and securities markets. Moreover, the economies of some countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as the rate of growth of gross domestic product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments.

 

Foreign Securities (Corporate Bond Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Investments in securities of foreign issuers tend to be more volatile than domestic securities and are subject to risks that are not typically associated with domestic securities. For example, such investments may be adversely affected by changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations, unfavorable political and economic developments, the seizure or nationalization of companies, and the imposition of sanctions, withholding taxes on income, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and/or other governments. Foreign markets tend to be more volatile than the U.S. market due to economic and political instability and regulatory conditions in some countries. Some risks of investing in securities of foreign companies include: (1) unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates, (2) economic and political instability, (3) less publicly available information, (4) less strict auditing and financial reporting requirements, (5) less governmental supervision and regulation of securities markets, (6) higher transaction costs, and (7) greater possibility of not being able to sell securities on a timely basis. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than domestic securities.

 

Frontier Market Securities (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies and less developed capital markets than traditional emerging markets, and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries. These countries typically are located in the Asia-Pacific region, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa. The economies of frontier market countries are less correlated to global economic cycles than those of their more developed counterparts and their markets have low trading volumes and the potential for extreme price volatility and illiquidity. This volatility may be further heightened by the actions of a few major investors. These factors make investing in frontier market countries significantly riskier than in other countries.

 

Governments of many frontier market countries in which the Fund may invest may exercise substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector. In some cases, the governments of such frontier market countries may own or control certain companies. Accordingly, government actions could have a significant effect on economic conditions in a frontier market country and on market conditions, prices and yields of securities in the Fund’s portfolio. Moreover, the economies of frontier market countries may be heavily dependent upon international trade and may be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. These economies also may be adversely affected by the economic and political conditions in the countries with which they trade.

 

There may be no centralized securities exchange on which securities are traded in frontier market countries. Also, securities laws in many frontier market countries are relatively new and unsettled. Therefore, laws regarding foreign investment in frontier market securities, securities regulation, title to securities, and shareholder rights may change quickly.

 

Government-Sponsored Entities (Government Money Fund and Government Bond Fund) – The Funds may invest in securities issued by government-sponsored entities consisting principally of Fannie Mae, FHLB, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, which securities may not be guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government and may only be supported by the credit of the issuing agency. Fannie Mae guarantees full and timely payment of all interest and principal of its pass-through securities, and Freddie Mac guarantees timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal of its pass-through securities, but such securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Similarly, FHLB securities are not backed by the U.S. Government. The principal and interest on Ginnie Mae pass-through securities are guaranteed by Ginnie Mae and backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. To meet its obligations under a guarantee, Ginnie Mae is authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury with no limitations as to amount.

 

High Yield (“Junk”) Bonds (Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – High yield bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade, are more volatile than investment grade securities and are considered speculative by the major credit rating agencies. High yield bonds involve a greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s creditworthiness. In addition, issuers of high yield bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns, which may result in a weakened capacity of the issuer to make principal or interest payments. High yield bonds are subject to a greater risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could have a substantial adverse effect on the market value of the security, and could result in losses for the Fund. High yield bonds may also experience reduced liquidity, and sudden and substantial

 

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decreases in price, during certain market conditions. The Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund may invest in unrated securities. There is no lower limit on the ratings of high yield securities that may be purchased or held by an underlying fund. Lower rated securities and unrated equivalents are speculative and may be in default.

 

Interest Rates (Government Money Fund)The Government Money Fund’s yield is affected by short-term interest rate changes. When rates decline, the Government Money Fund’s yield will typically fall, but less quickly than prevailing market rates. When rates increase, the Government Money Fund’s yield will typically rise, but not as quickly as market rates. The Fund’s expenses could absorb all or a significant portion of the Fund’s income, and, if the Fund’s expenses exceed the Fund’s income, the Fund may be unable to maintain its $1.00 share price. In addition, during periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield also may be low or the Fund may be unable to maintain a positive yield or a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. From time to time, the Adviser and its affiliates may reimburse or otherwise reduce the Fund’s expenses or may waive a portion of its management fee in an effort to maintain a positive yield and a net asset value of $1.00 per share, but there can be no guarantee that such efforts will be successful. Any such expense reimbursements, reductions or waivers are voluntary and temporary and may be terminated by the Adviser or its affiliates at any time without notice. The recent adoption of more stringent regulations governing the management of money market funds could have a negative effect on the Fund’s yield. Under these new regulations, the Fund may be required to maintain greater liquidity based on characteristics and anticipated liquidity needs of its shareholders and the Fund may have a lower yield than money market funds with a different shareholder base. In addition, future regulations may also have a negative effect on the Fund’s yield.

 

Interest and Credit Risk (Bond Funds) – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The longer a security’s duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring a Fund to replace a particular loan with another, lower-yield security. The senior loans in which a Fund invests have floating or adjustable interest rates. For this reason, the values of senior loans may fluctuate less than the value of fixed-rate debt securities. However, the interest rate of some senior loans adjust only periodically. Between the times that interest rates on senior loans adjust, the interest rates on those senior loans may not correlate to prevailing interest rates. This will affect the value of the loans and may cause the net asset values of a Fund’s shares to fluctuate.

 

In addition to interest rate risk, changes in the creditworthiness of an issuer of fixed income securities and the market’s perception of that issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest when due can also affect the value of fixed income securities held by a Fund. Changes in actual or perceived creditworthiness may occur quickly. Credit risk relates to the ability of the borrower that has entered into a senior loan or the issuer of a debt security to make interest and principal payments on the loan or security as they become due. If the borrower or issuer fails to meet its obligations (e.g., to pay principal and interest when due) the net asset value of a Fund’s shares might be reduced. A downgrade in an issuer’s credit rating or other adverse news about an issuer can reduce the value of that issuer’s securities. A Fund’s investments in senior loans and other debt securities, particularly those below investment grade, are subject to risks of default. Where instruments held by a Fund are collateralized, the underlying lenders may have difficulty liquidating the collateral or enforcing their rights under the terms of the loan agreement and related documents if a borrower defaults or collateral may be insufficient or set aside by a court. The Funds are also exposed to credit risk to the extent they use over-the-counter derivatives (such as swaps) or they engage to a significant extent in the lending of Fund securities or the use of repurchase agreements.

 

Investment through Irish Company (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – The Fund may invest in Policies by investing in the Irish Company, which is a company organized under the laws of Ireland. The Irish Company is not an investment company registered under the 1940 Act and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus and the SAI, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act and other U.S. regulations. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or Ireland could affect the ability of the Fund and/or the Irish Company to operate as described in this Prospectus and the SAI and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The Irish Company (unlike the Fund) may invest an unlimited portion of its net assets in Policies. However, the Irish Company otherwise is subject to the Fund’s investment restrictions and other policies. The Irish Company also may invest in other instruments, including fixed income securities, cash and cash equivalents and U.S. Government securities. To the extent that the Fund invests in the Irish Company, it will be indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Irish Company’s investments, which are discussed elsewhere in this Prospectus and the SAI.

 

Investment Style (U.S. Core Equity Fund) – A core equity style is primarily used to select investments for the U.S. Core Equity Fund. This style may fall out of favor, may underperform other styles and may increase the volatility of the Fund’s share price.

 

Issuer Risk (Government Bond Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – A Fund may be adversely affected if the issuers of securities that the Fund holds do not make their principal or interest payments on time. The Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer. Additionally, the value of a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage, reduced demand for the issuer’s

 

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goods or services, the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, major litigation or other controversies related to the issuer, changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit rating, or the value of the issuer’s assets. A change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer may adversely impact securities markets as a whole.

 

Large-Capitalization Companies (Equity Funds) – Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic expansion. In addition, large-capitalization companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes, and may be more prone to global economic risks.

 

LIBOR Risk (Corporate Bond Fund, California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) Many financial instruments, financings or other transactions to which the Fund may be a party use or may use a floating rate based on LIBOR. In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory body, announced that after 2021 it would cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. The publication of LIBOR on a representative basis ceased for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and it is expected to cease for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve, based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee, is now publishing SOFR, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have begun publication. Markets are slowly developing in response to these new rates. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can be difficult to determine, and they may vary depending on factors that include, but are not limited to, (i) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and (ii) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallback provisions for both legacy and new products and instruments. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, and there may be a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund.

 

Life Insurance Policies (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – The Fund may invest in beneficial interests in Policies. The Policy owner transfers his or her Policy at a discount to its face value (the amount that is payable upon the death of the insured) in return for an immediate cash settlement. The ultimate purchaser of the Policy (in this case, the Fund) is responsible for premiums payable on the Policy and is entitled to receive the full face value from the insurance company upon the death of the insured. If the Fund is unable to make premium payments on a Policy due to liquidity issues or for any other reason, the Policy will lapse and the Fund will lose its ownership interest in the Policy.

 

There is currently no established secondary market for Policies, and the Policies are not considered liquid investments by the Fund. If the Fund must sell Policies to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be forced to sell at a loss. In addition, market quotations will not be readily available for the Policies in which the Fund invests and the Policies will be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Trust’s Board. Many factors may influence the price at which the Fund could sell a Policy and the sales price the Fund could receive for a Policy may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the Policy. Valuing assets using fair value methodologies involves greater reliance on judgment than valuing assets based on market quotations. Among other things, incomplete or inaccurate information regarding an insured can cause the Fund to hold a Policy at a different carrying value than would have been the case had the information been known to the Adviser. Privacy laws may also limit the information available about insureds. The Fund obtains life expectancy information from third party life expectancy evaluation firms; however, the life expectancies are only estimates based upon available medical and actuarial data, and no one can predict with certainty when a particular insured will die. The longer the insured lives, the lower the Fund’s rate of return on the related Policy will be. Unanticipated delays in the collection of a substantial number of Policies caused by underestimating an insured’s life expectancy could have a material adverse effect on the Fund.

 

An insurer may be unable or refuse to pay benefits on a Policy. Although the Fund intends to only purchase Policies for which the applicable contestability period has expired, it is possible that a Policy may be subject to contest by the issuing life insurance company or the insured’s heirs. A Policy is a liability of the issuing life insurance company, and if the life insurance company goes out of business, sufficient funds may not be available to pay that liability. Credit ratings of insurance companies are not a guarantee of quality or a warranty, nor are they a recommendation by the rating agency to buy, sell or hold any financial obligations of such companies.

 

While the market for Policies has experienced substantial growth, there can be no certainty that this market will remain active and a decrease in the market may result in difficulty purchasing or selling Policies at desired prices and in desired quantities. The market for Policies may also be subject to new government regulation that may impact the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell Policies.

 

Liquidity (Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are or become difficult or impossible to purchase or sell due to a limited or nonexistent market or to legal restrictions, which may prevent a Fund from selling particular securities at the price at which the Fund values them. During times of market turmoil, there have been, and may be, no buyers for entire asset classes. The market for less liquid and illiquid securities is more volatile than the market for liquid securities and it may be more difficult to obtain accurate valuations for a Fund’s less liquid and illiquid investments. Some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded

 

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securities due to restrictions on transfers in loan agreements and the nature of the private syndication of senior loans. As a result, some senior loans may be illiquid, which means that a Fund’s ability to sell such instruments at an acceptable price may be limited when it wants to do so in order to generate cash or to try to avoid or limit losses. Highly leveraged senior loans (or senior loans in default) also may be less liquid than other senior loans. If a Fund voluntarily or involuntarily sold those types of senior loans, it might not receive the full value it expected.

 

There is currently no established secondary market for the Policies in which the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund invests, and the Policies are not considered liquid investments by the Fund. If the Fund must sell Policies to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be forced to sell at a loss.

 

Although most of the Muni High Income Fund’s securities must be liquid at the time of investment, securities may become illiquid after purchase by the Fund, particularly during periods of market turmoil. When the Muni High Income Fund holds illiquid investments, its portfolio may be hard to value, especially in changing markets. If the Muni High Income Fund is forced to sell these investments to meet redemptions or for other cash needs, the Fund may suffer a loss. In addition, when there is illiquidity in the market for certain securities, the Muni High Income Fund, due to limitations on investments in illiquid securities, may be unable to achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. To the extent the Muni High Income Fund holds a material percentage of the outstanding debt securities of an issuer, this practice may impact adversely the liquidity and market value of those investments.

 

Management (All Funds) – A Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s (and sub-adviser’s, as applicable) skill in making appropriate investments. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the Adviser or sub-adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not work as intended or produce the desired results. As a result, the Fund could lose value or it may underperform markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Market Risk (All Funds) The market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political and geopolitical factors, economic sanctions, adverse investor sentiment, cybersecurity events, or local, regional or global events such as wars, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of a Fund’s investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. High public debt in the United States and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events (such as the spread of infectious disease), wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, technology and data interruptions, natural disasters, and other circumstances in one or more countries or regions could be highly disruptive to, and have profound impacts on, global economies or markets.

 

Recent Market Events. Although its effects have begun to dissipate, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in economic downturns throughout the world, severe losses, particularly to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of many instruments. The COVID-19 pandemic also caused significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strain on 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 the pandemic; and widespread uncertainty regarding the duration and long-term effects of the pandemic.

 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict, have increased and may continue to increase volatility and uncertainty in financial markets worldwide. The United States and other countries have imposed broad-ranging economic sanctions on Russia and Russian entities and individuals, and may impose additional sanctions, including on other countries that provide military or economic support to Russia. These sanctions, among other things, restrict companies from doing business with Russia and Russian issuers, and may adversely affect companies with economic or financial exposure to Russia and Russian issuers. The duration, extent, and repercussions of Russia’s military actions are not yet fully known and may not be for some time. The invasion may widen beyond Ukraine and may escalate, including through retaliatory actions and cyberattacks by Russia and even other countries. These events may result in further and significant market disruptions and may adversely affect regional and global economies including those of Europe and the United States. Certain industries and markets, such as those involving oil, natural gas and other commodities, as well as global supply chains, may be particularly adversely affected. Whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in Russia, Ukraine and adjacent countries or with significant exposure to issuers in these countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of a Fund’s investments.

 

Rates of inflation have recently risen. Inflation has affected the global economy and global financial markets. Inflation occurs when prices increase and the purchasing power of money decreases. The value of assets or income from an investment

 

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may be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of a portfolio’s assets can decline as can the value of a portfolio’s distributions. Governments around the world, including the U.S. government, have taken steps designed to manage inflation, including by raising interest rates. Interest rates may remain elevated or may rise further.

 

Market Risk of Equity Securities (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Funds)By investing directly or indirectly in stocks, a Fund may expose you to a sudden decline in a holding’s share price or an overall decline in the stock market. In addition, the value of your investment will fluctuate on a day-to-day and a cyclical basis with movements in the stock market, as well as in response to the activities of individual companies. In addition, individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The rights of a company’s common stockholders to dividends and upon liquidation of the company generally are subordinated (i.e., rank lower) to those of preferred stockholders, bondholders and other creditors of the issuer. In addition, preferred stock holders generally do not have voting rights with respect to the issuing company. A warrant gives the holder a right to purchase at any time during a specified period a predetermined number of shares of common stock at a fixed price. Unlike preferred stock, warrants do not pay fixed dividends. Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a liquid market for resale, potential price fluctuations as a result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the underlying security to reach a level at which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of a Fund’s entire investment therein). Each Fund is also subject to the risk that its principal equity market segment may underperform other equity market segments or the market as a whole.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities (Government Money Fund and Bond Funds) – By investing directly or indirectly in fixed income securities, a Fund may expose you to declines in a holding’s value. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring a Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

Municipal Securities (Corporate Bond Fund, California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Muni High Income Fund and Intermediate Fixed Income Fund) – U.S. state and local governments issuing municipal securities held by the Funds rely on revenues including taxes and revenues from public and private projects to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. Poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives at the state or local level, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems affecting the state generally or a particular issuer may reduce tax revenues and increase the expenses of municipal issuers, making it more difficult for them to meet their obligations.

 

No Guarantees (Government Money Fund) – An investment in the Government Money Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Although the Government Money Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at an NAV of $1.00, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Government Money Fund. Additionally, you should be aware that a very small number of money market funds in other fund complexes have in the past “broken the buck,” which means that investors did not receive $1.00 per share for their investment in those funds, and any money market fund may do so in the future. You should be aware that the Adviser and its affiliates are under no obligation to provide financial support to the Fund or take other measures to ensure that you receive $1.00 per share for your investment in the Fund. You should not invest in the Fund with the expectation that any such action will be taken. You should also be aware that the Adviser and its affiliates have from time to time voluntarily waived, and as of the date of this Prospectus are continuing to waive, fees in order to support the Government Money Fund’s yields, but are under no obligation to continue to do so, and may terminate any such waivers at any time.

 

Non-Diversification (California Tax Exempt Bond Fund) – The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities. In addition, the Fund will be more susceptible to factors which adversely affect issuers of California obligations than a mutual fund which does not have as great a concentration in California municipal securities.

 

Portfolio Turnover (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – The Fund will sell a security when its portfolio managers believe it is appropriate to do so, regardless of how long the Fund has owned that security. Buying and selling securities generally involves some expense to the Fund, such as commissions paid to brokers and other transaction costs. By selling a security, the Fund may realize taxable capital gains that it will subsequently distribute to shareholders. Generally speaking, the higher the Fund’s annual portfolio turnover, the greater its brokerage costs and the greater the likelihood that it will realize taxable capital gains. On the other hand, the Fund may from time to time realize commission costs in order to engage in tax minimization strategies if the result is a greater enhancement to the value of the Fund share than the transaction cost to achieve it. Increased brokerage costs may adversely affect the Fund’s performance. Also, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you purchase shares through a tax-

 

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deferred account, the distribution of capital gains may affect your after-tax return. Annual portfolio turnover of 100% or more is considered high.

 

Prepayments (Government Bond Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) The principal of the loans underlying mortgage-backed, asset-backed or other pass-through securities may be prepaid at any time. As a general rule, prepayments increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. As a result of prepayments, in periods of declining interest rates a Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, prepayments generally may decline, with the effect that the securities subject to prepayment risk held by a Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.

 

Private Activity Bonds (Muni High Income Fund) – Municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial facilities for use by a private enterprise. The private enterprise pays the principal and interest on the bond, and the issuer does not pledge its full faith, credit and taxing power for repayment. If the private enterprise defaults on its payments, the Fund may not receive any income or get its money back from the investment.

 

Privately Placed and Restricted Securities Risk (Corporate Bond Fund, Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Privately placed and restricted securities, including those that are normally purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S under the 1933 Act, may be considered illiquid. Privately placed and restricted securities typically may be resold only to qualified institutional buyers, or in a privately negotiated transaction, or to a limited number of purchasers, or in limited quantities after they have been held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met for an exemption from registration. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such securities, especially under adverse market conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer, a Fund may find it more difficult to sell such securities when it may be advisable to do so or it may be able to sell such securities only at prices lower than if such securities were more widely held and traded. The absence of an active trading market, as well as the lack of publicly available information regarding such securities, may also make it difficult to determine the fair value of the securities for purposes of computing the Fund’s net asset value. There can be no assurance that such a security that is deemed to be liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid for as long as it is held by the Fund, and its value may decline as a result. In addition, when registration of a security is required, the Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses and a considerable period may elapse between the time the Fund desires to sell (and therefore decides to seek registration of) the security, and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell the security under an effective registration statement.

 

Rating Agencies (Bond Funds) – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indication that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency from which an explanation of the significance of its ratings may be obtained. There is no assurance that a particular rating will continue for any given period of time or that any such rating will not be revised downward or withdrawn entirely if, in the judgment of the agency establishing the rating, circumstances so warrant. A downward revision or withdrawal of such ratings may have an effect on the liquidity or market price of the securities in which a Fund invests. Many credit rating agencies, including the largest agencies, are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate. To the extent that the issuer of a security pays a rating agency for the analysis of its security, an inherent conflict of interest may exist that could affect the reliability of the rating, as the credit rating agency may be influenced to determine a more favorable rating than warranted to retain the issuer as a client and to obtain new issuer clients.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) Risk (Equity Income Fund) – Investments in REITs will subject the Fund to various risks. The first, real estate industry risk, is the risk that REIT share prices will decline because of adverse developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values. In general, real estate values can be affected by a variety of factors, including supply and demand for properties, the economic health of the country or of different regions, and the strength of specific industries that rent properties. REITs often invest in highly leveraged properties. The second risk is the risk that returns from REITs, which typically are small or medium capitalization stocks, will trail returns from the overall stock market. The third, interest rate risk, is the risk that changes in interest rates may hurt real estate values or make REIT shares less attractive than other income producing investments. REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. In addition, REITs are subject to legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions and increased competition. The general performance of the real estate industry has historically been cyclical and particularly sensitive to economic downturns.

 

REITs can be classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs and hybrid REITs. Equity REITs invest primarily in real property and earn rental income from leasing those properties. They may also realize gains or losses from the sale of properties. Equity REITs will be affected by conditions in the real estate rental market and by changes in the value of the properties they own. Mortgage REITs invest primarily in mortgages and similar real estate interests and receive interest payments from the owners of the mortgaged properties. They are paid interest by the owners of the financed properties. Mortgage REITs will be affected by changes in creditworthiness of borrowers and changes in interest rates. Hybrid REITs invest both in real property and in mortgages. REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified and are subject to the risks of financing projects.

 

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Qualification as a REIT under the Code in any particular year involves a complex analysis that depends on a number of factors. There can be no assurance that the entities in which the Fund invests with the expectation that they will be treated as REITs for U.S. federal income tax purposes will qualify for such treatment. If an entity that intends to qualify as a REIT were to fail to qualify, it would be subject to a corporate level tax, it would not be entitled to a deduction for dividends paid to its shareholders and any distributions by the entity of long-term capital gains would not be treated as long-term capital gains by the entity’s shareholders. If the Fund were to invest in such an entity, the entity’s failure to qualify could drastically reduce the Fund’s yield on that investment.

 

Dividends paid by REITs will not generally qualify for the reduced U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to qualified dividends under the Code. The Fund’s investments in REITs may include an additional risk to shareholders in that some or all of a REIT’s annual distributions to its investors may constitute a non-taxable return of capital. Any such return of capital will generally reduce the Fund’s basis in the REIT investment, but not below zero, which will increase the gain or decrease the loss recognized by the Fund on a disposition of the REIT investment. To the extent return-of-capital distributions from a particular REIT exceed the Fund’s basis in such REIT, the Fund will generally recognize gain in an amount equal to that excess.

 

Redemptions (All Funds) – Each Fund may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could cause the remaining shareholders in the Fund to lose money. Further, if one decision maker has control of Fund shares owned by separate Fund shareholders, the decision maker may cause redemptions by those shareholders, which may further increase the Fund’s redemption risk. In addition, the Fund may suspend redemptions when permitted by applicable regulations. If the Government Money Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the Fund’s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price may be affected.

 

Reinsurance Investments (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – The return on reinsurance investments is contingent on the non-occurrence of a pre-defined “trigger” event, such as a hurricane or an earthquake of a specific magnitude. There is inherent uncertainty as to whether, when or where natural events will occur. If a trigger event involves losses or other metrics exceeding a specific magnitude specified in the relevant reinsurance instrument, the fund may lose a portion or all of its investment. The reinsurance market is highly cyclical, with coverage being written at the beginning of the year and midyear for coverage for the following 12 months. The pricing of reinsurance is also highly cyclical as premiums for reinsurance coverage are driven, in large part, by insurers’ recent loss experience. The fund’s reinsurance investments are expected to be illiquid. Certain reinsurance investments may be difficult to value.

 

ILWs are exposed to catastrophic risks that can lead to binary performance of individual transactions. The probability of the occurrence of events that trigger payouts with respect to ILWs may be difficult to predict. The performance of ILWs depends on determination of industry losses by a recognized third-party assessor. This dependency may cause substantial delays in either releasing the ILW collateral and premium funds to the Fund or paying it to the reinsured party, because the third-party assessor may require time to issue its findings of industry losses. Such delays are typically between one to six months but, in unusual circumstances, may extend up to 36 months. Contracts for ILWs typically contain clauses that allow collateral release upon review of certain loss thresholds relative to certain time intervals—the “loss development period.” The Adviser anticipates that the majority of the ILWs in which the Fund will have exposure will be structured so as to release collateral either at the defined date of estimation, assuming no losses or within a 24-month loss development period. The Adviser will seek to gain exposure to ILW commitments structured to limit any conditional lock-up period to the extent commercially reasonable, but there can be no assurance such conditional lock-up period will coincide with the intended duration of the Fund’s investment. It is not expected that any delay will have a material impact on the Fund’s ability to make required distributions in order to qualify as a regulated investment company.

 

Catastrophe bonds carry large uncertainties and major risk exposures to adverse conditions. If a trigger event, as defined within the terms of a catastrophe bond, involves losses or other metrics exceeding a specific magnitude in the geographic region and time period specified, the Fund may lose a portion or all of its accrued interest and/or principal invested in such security. Because catastrophe bonds cover “catastrophic” events that, if they occur, will result in significant losses, catastrophe bonds carry a high degree of risk of loss and carry risk similar to “high yield” or “junk” bonds. The rating of a catastrophe bond, if any, primarily reflects the rating agency’s calculated probability that a pre-defined trigger event will occur. Thus, lower-rated bonds have a greater likelihood of a triggering event occurring and loss to the Fund. In addition to the specified trigger events, catastrophe bonds may expose the Fund to certain non-principal risks, including but not limited to issuer (credit) default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations and adverse tax consequences.

 

Repurchase Agreements (Government Money Fund) – The Fund invests in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are agreements under which securities are acquired from a securities dealer or bank subject to resale on an agreed upon date and at an agreed upon price which includes principal and interest. Under all repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund, the Fund’s custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. However, if the seller defaults, the Fund could realize a loss on the sale of the underlying security to the extent the proceeds of the sale are less than the resale price. In addition,

 

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even though the U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides protection for most repurchase agreements, if the seller should be involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, the Fund may incur delays and costs in selling the security and may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the Fund is treated as an unsecured creditor.

 

Sector Exposure (Equity Funds) – Each Fund may invest a significant portion of its total assets in various industries in one or more sectors of the economy. To the extent a Fund’s assets are invested in a sector of the economy, the Fund will be subject to market and economic factors affecting companies in that sector.

 

Small- and Medium-Capitalization (Mid-Cap) Companies (Equity Funds) – Investing in securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies involves greater risk than investing in larger companies, because smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than larger companies. Smaller companies typically have more limited product lines, markets, or financial resources than larger companies, and their management may be dependent on a limited number of key individuals. Small companies may have limited market liquidity, and their prices may be more volatile. These risks are greater when investing in the securities of newer small companies. As a result, small company stocks, and therefore a Fund, may fluctuate significantly more in value than will larger company stocks and mutual funds that focus on them.

 

Sub-Adviser Allocation (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) The Adviser divides the Fund’s investment portfolio into various “sleeves,” each of which is managed by one of the Fund’s sub-advisers. From time to time, the Adviser adjusts the size of these sleeves based on a variety of factors, including the sleeves’ relative performance. Accordingly, the Fund’s performance is affected by the Adviser’s decisions concerning how much of the Fund’s portfolio it allocates for management by each of the Fund’s sub-advisers or to retain for management by the Adviser.

 

Tax Matters (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – To qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code, a Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the composition of its income, the diversification of its assets, and the amounts of its distributions. If a Fund were to fail to meet any of these requirements, the Fund might not be eligible for treatment as a RIC, in which case it would be subject to federal income tax on its net income at the regular corporate rate (without any deduction for distributions to shareholders). When distributed, that income would generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary dividend income to the extent attributable to the Fund’s earnings and profits. If a Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC, shareholders of the Fund could realize significantly diminished returns from their investments in the Fund. In the alternative, a Fund might be able to preserve its RIC qualification under those circumstances by meeting certain conditions, which might subject the Fund to certain additional taxes. The remaining disclosure in this “Tax Matters” section relates only to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund.

 

Any income the Fund derives from direct investments in Policies may be considered non-qualifying income and must be limited, along with investments in any other non-qualifying sources, to a maximum of 10% of the Fund’s gross income in any fiscal year. In addition, the Fund may invest in Policies through the Irish Company. The Irish Company is a CFC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under U.S. federal income tax law, the Fund’s income attributable to the Irish Company will be treated as qualifying income to the extent of appropriate annual payments by the Irish Company to the Fund. The Irish Company intends to pay substantially all its net income and gain each year to the Fund. Nevertheless, the Fund might generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated (e.g., because of the Fund’s direct investments), might not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular fiscal year at levels sufficient to limit its non-qualifying income to 10% of the Fund’s gross income, or might not be able to determine the percentage of qualifying income it derives for a taxable year until after year-end. If the Fund fails to meet the 10% requirement, the Fund may be subject to the federal income tax consequences described in the preceding paragraph.

 

Alternatively, if the Fund fails to meet the 10% requirement, the Fund may be able to pay a tax equal to the amount of the non-qualifying income to the extent it exceeds one-ninth of the Fund’s qualifying income.

 

Under current IRS guidance, Policy proceeds paid by a U.S. insurance company to a foreign corporation, such as the Irish Company, are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding at a 30% rate. The Irish Company intends to qualify for benefits under the U.S.-Ireland tax treaty which would include an exemption from such withholding. There is a risk, however, that a U.S. insurance company issuer may not respect the claimed treaty benefits and may withhold the 30% tax on the proceeds paid to the Irish Company. In such a case, the Irish Company may be able to obtain a refund from the IRS.

 

Provided the Irish Company qualifies as an Irish tax resident, it intends to take the position that it is entitled to the benefits of Section 110 of the Irish Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (as amended) (“Section 110”). Companies qualifying under Section 110 are subject to Irish corporation tax at rate of 25% on its taxable profits, which hare calculated under trading tax principles. Furthermore, there is no requirement in the legislation for such a company to earn a certain level of taxable profits. Consequently, the Irish Company has been established with the intention of having minimal taxable profits through the use of a profit participating note (“Note”) held by the Fund. Subject to certain conditions being satisfied, any interest paid on the Note to the Fund should be tax deductible in calculating the Irish taxable profits of the Irish Company. In general, Irish income tax at the standard rate of 20% is required to be withheld from payments of Irish source interest. Provided the Fund is a resident of the United States for U.S. taxation purposes then no Irish withholding tax is expected to arise on payments of interest on the Note held by the Fund. If the Irish Company does not satisfy the conditions to benefit under Section 110 then this will have material adverse tax consequences. In particular interest payable/paid on the Note will not be tax deductible.

 

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As part of its anti-tax avoidance package the European Commission published a draft Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive on January 28, 2016, which was formally adopted by the EC Council on July 12, 2016, in Council Directive(EU) 2016/1164 (the “ATAD I”). Amongst the measures contained in ATAD I is an interest deductibility limitation rule. ATAD I was transposed into Irish legislation effective from January 1, 2022, and is commonly referred to as Interest Limitation Rules. The new Interest Limitation Rule applies to the accounting period commencing on or after January 1, 2022. The Irish Company has a fiscal year end of September 30, and therefore the first accounting period to which the new interest limitation rule will apply will be for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

 

The Interest Limitation Rules provide that interest costs in excess of the higher of (a) EUR 3,000,000 or (b) 30% of an entity’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization will not be deductible in the year in which they are incurred but would remain available for carry forward. However, the restriction on interest deductibility are only in respect of the amount by which interest equivalent borrowing costs exceed “interest equivalent income.” The legislation transposing the Interest Limitation Rules into Irish legislation are complex. While it is not expected that the Irish Company (based on its ownership structure and availing of what is known as the ‘single company worldwide group’ relief) will have annual interest equivalent borrowing costs exceeding interest equivalent income of more than EUR 3,000,000, it is still possible that the Interest Limitation Rules could affect the tax efficiency of the Irish Company by possibly limiting the tax deduction for any interest arising on the Note.

 

On February 21, 2017, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union agreed to an amendment to the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive to provide for minimum standards for counteracting hybrid mismatches involving EU Member States and third countries (“ATAD II”). ATAD II requires EU Member States to delay or deny deduction of payments, expenses or losses or include payments as taxable income, in case of hybrid mismatches. Ireland has passed legislation which has transposed ATAD II into Irish law effective January 1, 2020. While the Note held by the Fund is a hybrid instrument (i.e., treated as debt in Ireland and equity in the United States for tax purposes), it is not expected that ATAD II will restrict the amount of interest paid on the Note which is tax deductible in Ireland, as such interest paid is included in the taxable income of the Fund. As a result, it is not expected that any mismatch arises due to the hybrid nature of the Note. ATAD II contained a second provision combatting the use of reverse hybrid entities. As a result, Ireland introduced anti-reverse hybrid rules effective from January 1, 2022. Such provisions are aimed at combating any tax advantage arising from an Irish tax transparent entity being treated as opaque in the jurisdiction of some or all its investors, such that some, or all, of its income goes untaxed. The Irish Company should not be considered to be a reverse hybrid entity.

 

The tax treatment of the Policies and the Fund’s investments in the Irish Company may be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury Regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could, among other things, affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains and of distributions made by the Fund. Any changes to the U.S.-Ireland tax treaty, U.S. or Ireland law, or the manner in which the treaty and such laws are applied to the Irish Company or the Fund, may also have an adverse tax effect on the Irish Company, the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Tender Option Bonds (California Tax Exempt Bond Fund) – Tender option bond receipts are derived from fixed-rate municipal bonds that are placed in a trust that also contains a liquidity facility. The trust issues two classes of receipts, one of which is a synthetic variable-rate demand obligation (a floater receipt) and one of which is an inverse-rate long-term obligation. Each obligation represents a proportionate interest in the underlying bonds. In the event of certain defaults or a significant downgrade of the credit rating assigned to the issuer of an underlying bond, the liquidity facility provider may not be obligated to accept tendered floater receipts. In this event, the underlying bonds in the trust are priced for sale in the market and the proceeds are used to repay the floater and inverse receipt holders. If the receipt holders cannot be repaid in full from the sale of the underlying bonds then the bonds will be distributed to the receipt holders on a pro rata basis, in which case the holders would likely incur losses. Tender option bond trust receipts generally are structured as private placements and, accordingly, may be deemed to be restricted securities for purposes of a fund’s investment limitations. Tender option bonds may be considered derivatives and are subject to the risk thereof.

 

Underlying Funds (Corporate Bond Fund, California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund) – A Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including open-end investment companies or “mutual funds” and closed-end investment companies. A Fund will bear a pro-rata portion of the operating expenses of any such company. These expenses are in addition to the advisory fee and other expenses that a Fund bears directly in connection with its own operations. Further, a Fund is subject to the effects of the business and regulatory developments that affect these underlying funds and the investment company industry generally.

 

Volatility Risk (Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Because of the speculative nature of the income securities in which the Fund invests, the Fund may fluctuate in price more than other bond and income funds. Income securities may exhibit price fluctuations when there are changes in interest rates, bond yield levels, liquidity, general economic conditions, and factors related to specific issuers in which the Fund invests, among other reasons. The fewer the number of issuers in which the Fund invests, the greater potential volatility of its portfolio.

 

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NON-PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS OF THE FUNDS

The following risks of the Funds referred to below are related to non-principal investment strategies of those Funds. These risks are in addition to the principal risks of the Funds discussed above.

 

Municipal Securities (Government Money Fund) – U.S. state and local governments rely on taxes and, to some extent, revenues from private projects financed by municipal securities to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. Poor statewide or local economic results, changing political sentiments, legislation, policy changes or voter-based initiatives at the state or local level, erosion of the tax base or revenues of the state or one or more local governments, natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems affecting the state generally or a particular issuer may reduce tax revenues and increase the expenses of municipal issuers, making it more difficult for them to meet their obligations.

 

Portfolio Turnover (All Funds except for the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) – Each Fund will sell a security when its portfolio managers believe it is appropriate to do so, regardless of how long a Fund has owned that security. Buying and selling securities generally involves some expense to a Fund, such as commissions paid to brokers and other transaction costs. By selling a security, a Fund may realize taxable capital gains that it will subsequently distribute to shareholders. Generally speaking, the higher a Fund’s annual portfolio turnover, the greater its brokerage costs and the greater the likelihood that it will realize taxable capital gains. On the other hand, a Fund may from time to time realize commission costs in order to engage in tax minimization strategies if the result is a greater enhancement to the value of a Fund share than the transaction cost to achieve it. Increased brokerage costs may adversely affect a Fund’s performance. Also, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or you purchase shares through a tax-deferred account, the distribution of capital gains may affect your after-tax return. Annual portfolio turnover of 100% or more is considered high.

 

Sector Exposure (All Funds) – From time to time a Fund may invest a significant portion of its total assets in various industries in one or more sectors of the economy. To the extent a Fund’s assets are invested in a sector of the economy, the Fund will be subject to market and economic factors affecting companies in that sector.

 

Tobacco-Free Investments (U.S. Core Equity Fund) – The Fund follows a guideline of restricting investment in securities of tobacco-related companies through the research of MSCI ESG Research. This may reduce the total returns of the Fund during certain periods.

 

 

 

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management of the funds

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

The Adviser provides the Funds and the Irish Company with investment management services. The Adviser’s address is City National Center, 400 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

 

The Adviser is a registered investment adviser that specializes in investment management for high-net-worth individuals, families and foundations. The Adviser has approximately $54.2 billion in assets under management as of October 31, 2022, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of City National Bank (“CNB”), a federally chartered commercial bank founded in the early 1950s, which has provided trust and fiduciary services, including investment management services, to individuals and businesses for over 50 years. CNB currently provides investment management services to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, endowments and foundations. As of October 31, 2022, CNB and its affiliates had approximately $95.3 billion in assets under administration, which includes approximately $58.7 billion in assets under management. CNB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corporation, which is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.

 

Subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees, the Adviser has complete discretion as to the purchase and sale of investments for the Funds it directly manages, consistent with each such Fund’s investment goal(s), policies and restrictions.

 

The Adviser is responsible for the evaluation, selection and monitoring of the sub-advisers of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. The Adviser selects sub-advisers based on a variety of factors, including investment style, performance record and the characteristics of each sub-adviser’s typical investments. The assets of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund are divided into various sleeves and the Adviser is responsible for allocating the assets among the sub-advisers in accordance with their specific investment styles. The Adviser directly manages a portion of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund without the use of a sub-adviser.

 

The sub-advisers manage the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s investments and are responsible for making all investment decisions and placing orders to purchase and sell securities for the Fund. Subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees, the sub-advisers have complete discretion as to the purchase and sale of investments for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment goal, policies and restrictions.

 

The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Irish Company. The Adviser does not receive a separate management fee, or any performance fees, for its services with respect to the Irish Company. The expenses of the Irish Company are consolidated into the expenses of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund.

 

The Adviser received a fee from each Fund below for its investment management services at the annual rates set forth in the following table for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. Each annual rate is stated as a percentage of the average annual net assets of the Fund. These fees reflect fee waivers or reimbursements of fees waived by the Adviser. The sub-advisers are compensated out of the investment management fees paid to the Adviser.

 

Government Money Fund

0.26%

Government Bond Fund

0.43%

Corporate Bond Fund

0.40%

California Tax Exempt Bond Fund

0.27%

Muni High Income Fund

0.50%

Intermediate Fixed Income Fund

0.40%

Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

0.50%

Equity Income Fund

0.50%

U.S. Core Equity Fund

0.40%

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive investment management fees for the Government Money Fund such that the fee charged is 0.15% through January 31, 2024. Prior to that date, the arrangement may be terminated without penalty (a) by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, or (b) by the Adviser effective no earlier than January 31, 2024, upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice. Investment management fees waived by the Adviser pursuant to this arrangement will not be eligible for reimbursement by the Government Money Fund to the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to voluntarily waive additional investment management fees for the Government Money Fund such that the fee charged is 0.04%. This additional voluntary waiver may be terminated at any time.

 

The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the expenses of the Government Money Fund to the extent needed to maintain a one-day net income yield (yield floor) of not less than 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This waiver may be terminated at any time, and amounts waived may not be recaptured by the Adviser.

 

The Adviser has also voluntarily agreed to limit its fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) at or below the levels set forth in the following table. To the extent that the excluded expenses are incurred, total operating expenses may exceed the agreed upon limits. The Adviser intends to continue these arrangements at least through January 31, 2024; however, the Adviser is under no obligation to continue these arrangements, and may terminate them at any time. Any fee reductions or reimbursements may be repaid to the Adviser within three years after they occur if such repayments can be achieved within a Fund’s expense limit in effect at the

 

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time such expenses were incurred and if certain other conditions are satisfied. Any such repayments will be ratified by the City National Rochdale Funds’ Board.

 

 

Institutional
Class

Servicing
Class

Class N

Government Bond Fund

N/A

N/A

N/A

Corporate Bond Fund

N/A

0.76%

1.01%

California Tax Exempt Bond Fund

N/A

N/A

N/A

Intermediate Fixed Income Fund

0.51%

N/A

1.01%

Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

N/A

N/A

N/A

Equity Income Fund

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ most recent approval of the Funds’ investment advisory agreement with the Adviser with respect to all Funds is available in the Funds’ Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.

 

SUB-ADVISERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Following is certain information about the individuals employed by or associated with the Adviser who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s investment portfolio (the “Portfolio Managers”), if any, and in the case of the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, certain information about the Fund’s sub-advisers. The SAI contains additional information about the Fund’s sub-advisers and the Portfolio Managers, including the Portfolio Managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers’ ownership of securities of the Funds.

 

GOVERNMENT MONEY FUND

Charles Luke and Michael Taila are portfolio managers for the Government Money Fund.

 

Charles Luke is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser. Mr. Luke has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the Adviser in 2018, Mr. Luke led the fixed income group at Avalon Advisors, where he executed strategic positioning and asset allocation for portfolios of high-net-worth individuals and institutions. Previously, Mr. Luke was responsible for client management and deal execution at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. He started his career at BBVA Compass, Wealth Management Group. Mr. Luke earned a BBA in Business Management with High Honors from the University of Georgia and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

 

Michael Taila is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser. He joined City National Bank in 2004 and has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. He manages client relationships with an emphasis on tax-free fixed income portfolios and specializes in the research, analysis, and selection of fixed income securities. Prior to joining City National Bank, he served as Portfolio Officer at Mellon Private Wealth Management, where he assisted in the management of high-net-worth client portfolios through portfolio risk analysis, asset allocation, equity research, and trading. Other past positions include Operations Specialist for Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management. Mr. Taila holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of California San Diego, an MBA, with a focus in Finance, from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles, and a MA in International Affairs from Ohio University.

 

GOVERNMENT BOND FUND

Charles Luke and David Krouth are portfolio managers for the Government Bond Fund.

 

Information about Mr. Luke’s background and experience is provided above under “Government Money Fund.”

 

David Krouth is a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser. Mr. Krouth has over 15 years of analytical experience in the financial industry. He is responsible for various facets of investment grade fixed income management, which include trading, research, and portfolio management. Mr. Krouth joined CNB in 2003. Mr. Krouth earned a BS in Finance from the University of Idaho. Additionally, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

 

CORPORATE BOND FUND

Charles Luke and David Krouth are portfolio managers for the Corporate Bond Fund.

 

Information about Mr. Luke’s background and experience is provided above under “Government Money Fund.” Information about Mr. Krouth’s background and experience is provided above under “Government Bond Fund.”

 

CALIFORNIA TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND

Michael Taila and Pam Nelson are portfolio managers for the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund.

 

Information about Mr. Taila’s background and experience is provided above under “Government Money Fund.”

 

Pam Nelson is a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser. She joined City National Bank in 2006 and has over 20 years of professional experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining City National Bank, she was responsible for asset allocation research at U.S. Trust Company. Other past positions include Equity Trader at Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management and Farmer’s Insurance Company as well as Performance Analyst at TSA Capital Management. Ms. Nelson holds a BA in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. Additionally, she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

 

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MUNI HIGH INCOME FUND

William Black, Douglas Gibbs and Brian Winters are portfolio managers for the Muni High Income Fund.

 

William Black is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser. Mr. Black has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the Adviser in March 2016, he served as co-lead portfolio manager for the Invesco High Yield Municipal Bond Fund from 2008 until December 2015. Prior to that, from 1998 to 2008, he was a municipal bond analyst specializing in high yield securities at Van Kampen Investments and Invesco (after it acquired Van Kampen). Mr. Black earned his BS from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

 

Douglas Gibbs is a Director and Portfolio Manager / Senior High Yield Municipal Analyst of the Adviser. Mr. Gibbs has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the Adviser in January 2016, he served as a senior analyst for Invesco (and Van Kampen Investments before it was acquired by Invesco in 2010) where he was responsible for the acquisition and surveillance of non-rated and below investment grade municipal credits for both Invesco open-end mutual funds and closed-end funds from 2000 until December 2015. Prior to that, from 1997 to 2000, he was an investment grade municipal analyst for Van Kampen Investments. Mr. Gibbs earned his BA from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois and an MBA from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University in Chicago.

 

Brian Winters is a Director and Portfolio Manager / Senior High Yield Municipal Analyst of the Adviser. Mr. Winters has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the Adviser in March 2016, he served as Senior Fixed Income Analyst with Invesco, where he was a senior member of the municipal credit team responsible for investment analysis of high yield municipal bonds. Mr. Winters began his career with Van Kampen Investments (1989-1996) and later Morgan Stanley (1996-2010) where he focused on investment grade and high yield municipal and corporate credit analysis. Mr. Winters received his MS in Finance from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and an MA in Economics from the Graduate School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, both at DePaul University. He also received a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

 

INTERMEDIATE FIXED INCOME FUND

Charles Luke and David Krouth are portfolio managers for the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund.

 

Information about Mr. Luke’s background and experience is provided above under “Government Money Fund.” Information about Mr. Krouth’s background and experience is provided above under “Government Bond Fund.”

 

FIXED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Charles Luke and Thomas Ehrlein are portfolio managers for the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund.

 

Information about Mr. Luke’s background and experience is provided above under “Government Money Fund.”

 

Thomas H. Ehrlein, the Director of the Portfolio and Alternative Analytics Group of the Adviser, joined Rochdale in 2005. He oversees a number of business segments at the firm including investment oversight for all non-traditional investments and the portfolio analytics and modeling processes. Mr. Ehrlein has been in the investment management industry since 2000. Prior to 2005, Mr. Ehrlein was a Senior Consultant in the Investment Management division of FactSet Research Systems, Inc., where he performed financial market and portfolio management research and quantitative analysis for institutional money management firms, and a middle market lending credit analyst at ABN-Amro, North America. Mr. Ehrlein earned his BS in Finance from the University of Scranton and his MBA in Finance from Hofstra University.

 

Alcentra Limited. Alcentra currently serves as a sub-adviser to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser. Alcentra is located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4LA, United Kingdom. Alcentra provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual institutional investors in the form of separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles (private funds) that are exempt from registration in the United States, and other investment advisers through sub-advisory agreements.

 

Alcentra NY, LLC. Alcentra NY currently serves as a sub-adviser to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser. Alcentra NY is located at 9 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. Alcentra NY provides discretionary/non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional clients, including U.S. registered investment companies, U.S. private funds, other pooled investment vehicles and other institutions.

 

AllFinancial Partners II, LLC. AllFinancial currently serves as a sub-adviser to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser. AllFinancial is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC and is an affiliate of AllFinancial Group LLC. AllFinancial is located at 4800 N. Federal Highway, Suite 306E, Boca Raton, Florida 33431.

 

Federated Investment Management Company. Federated currently serves as a sub-adviser to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser. Federated is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federated Hermes, Inc. Federated Advisory Services Company (“FASC”), an affiliate of Federated, provides certain support services to Federated. The fee for such services is paid by Federated and not by the

 

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Fund. Both Federated and FASC are headquartered at 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. Federated also provides investment advisory services to other investment companies.

 

Seix Investment Advisors LLC. Seix currently serves as a sub-adviser to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser. Seix is headquartered at One Maynard Drive, Suite 3200, Park Ridge, NJ 07656. Seix also provides investment advisory services to other investment companies, corporations, endowments, foundations, public funds, collateralized loan obligations and other institutional investors.

 

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. T. Rowe Price currently serves as a sub-adviser to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Adviser. T. Rowe Price is headquartered at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. T. Rowe Price also provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors and sponsors, and serves as adviser and sub-adviser to registered investment companies, institutional separate accounts, and common trust funds.

 

Discussions regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approvals of the sub-advisory agreements with each of the sub-advisers, with the exception of T. Rowe Price, Alcentra, and Alcentra NY, are available in the Funds’ Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approval of the sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price is available in the Funds’ Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2022. A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approvals of the sub-advisory agreements with Alcentra and Alcentra NY will be available in the Funds’ Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2023.

 

EQUITY INCOME FUND

Tony Hu and David Shapiro are the portfolio managers for the Equity Income Fund.

 

Tony Hu is a Director and Senior Equity Analyst of the Adviser. Prior to joining the Adviser in 2007, Mr. Hu was an Equity Research Associate at Bear Stearns from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Hu also held equity research positions at ThinkEquity Partners and Morningstar. Mr. Hu received his MSE in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Michigan and his MBA in Finance from the London Business School. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and the Financial Risk Manager certification.

 

David Shapiro is a Director and Senior Equity Analyst of the Adviser. Mr. Shapiro has more than 20 years of experience in investment research and analysis and financial services. Prior to joining the Adviser in 2014, Mr. Shapiro held senior analyst positions covering consumer and other sectors at a few long short equity hedge fund advisers. Previously, Mr. Shapiro was an equity research associate at Lehman Brothers. He also spent five years in investment banking and business development roles, working on corporate partnerships, restructurings, capital raisings, and acquisitions. Mr. Shapiro received his MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BA in Sociology from the College of Arts of Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

U.S. CORE EQUITY FUND

Thomas A. Galvin and Amy Chen are the portfolio managers for the U.S. Core Equity Fund.

 

Thomas A. Galvin is Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser. Mr. Galvin has more than 30 years of equity investment experience. Prior to joining the Adviser in 2012, Mr. Galvin served as Managing Partner at Galvin Asset Management, which he founded in 2007. Prior to founding Galvin Asset Management, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Research at UBS Global Asset Management, from 2006 to 2007. From 1991 to 2006, Mr. Galvin was with Forstmann – Leff Associates, where he held a number of positions including Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research. Mr. Galvin earned an MBA in Finance and Investments from Fordham University and a BA in Economics with a minor in Accounting from Queens College.

 

Amy Chen is a Director and Senior Equity Analyst of the Adviser. Ms. Chen joined City National Rochdale in 2011. She performs fundamental research for the U.S. Core Equity team. Ms. Chen is the primary analyst for Consumer Discretionary, Staples, Cable/Telecom, Media, and Real Estate sectors. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Chen was an Equity Research Consultant at Telsey Advisory Group, where she specialized in the apparel, footwear and luxury goods sectors. Early in her career, she also worked for renowned architecture firm Pei Cobb and Freed & Partners, as an architectural designer in New York City. Ms. Chen received her MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, being a member of the Value Investing Program. She also received her Master in Architecture degree from Yale University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

 

ALL FUNDS

Under current law, the appointment or replacement of a new sub-adviser generally would require the approval of a Fund’s shareholders. However, the Trust has received an exemptive order from the SEC which permits the Adviser, subject to certain conditions required by the SEC, to retain an unaffiliated sub-adviser, or terminate or replace a sub-adviser to any of the Funds, with the approval of the Board of Trustees but without obtaining shareholder approval. Shareholders of a Fund will be notified of any change in any such sub-advisers and be provided with information regarding any new sub-adviser. This exemption does not apply to any sub-adviser affiliated with the Adviser.

 

The order from the SEC granting this exemption benefits shareholders by enabling the Funds to operate in a less costly and more efficient manner. The Adviser has the ultimate

 

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responsibility to monitor any sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. The Adviser may also terminate any sub-adviser and assume direct responsibility for the portfolio management of that Fund with the approval of the Board of Trustees, but without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

ADMINISTRATOR

SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”) serves as administrator and fund accountant to the Funds. The Administrator is located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

 

DISTRIBUTOR

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Funds’ distributor pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Funds. The Distributor is located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 and can be reached at 1-888-889-0799.

 

DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

The Funds have adopted plans for their Class N and Class S shares, where applicable, under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans allow the Government Money Fund to pay to the Distributor distribution fees of 0.30% and 0.50% of average daily net assets for the sale and distribution of their Class N and Class S shares, respectively, and all other Funds to pay to the Distributor distribution fees of 0.25% of average daily net assets for the sale and distribution of their Class N shares. The Distributor pays some or all of such distribution fees to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (primarily CNB and City National Securities, LLC and CNR Securities LLC, which are affiliates of the Adviser) as compensation for providing distribution-related services. Because the distribution fees are paid out of the Funds’ assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

 

The Distributor may, from time to time in its sole discretion, institute one or more promotional incentive programs for dealers, which will be paid for by the Distributor from its available resources. Under any such program, the Distributor may provide cash or non-cash compensation as recognition for past sales or encouragement for future sales that may include the following: merchandise, travel expenses, prizes, meals, and lodgings, and gifts that do not exceed $100 per year, per individual.

 

Institutional Class and Servicing Class shares of the Funds are not subject to distribution fees under these plans.

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, affiliates of the Adviser voluntarily waived distribution fees in the amounts set forth in the following table.

 

 

Class N

Class S

Government Money Fund

0.30%

0.50%

 

Effective March 1, 2018, the Government Money Fund contractually agreed to limit the distribution fee payable by Class S shares of the Fund to 0.45% through January 31, 2024.

 

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEES

The Funds are subject to shareholder service agreements that allow each Fund to pay fees of 0.25% of its average daily net assets for non-distribution services provided to shareholders of each Class of each Fund (except for Institutional Class shares). Because these fees are paid out of the Funds’ assets, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment.

 

COMPENSATION TO DEALERS AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENTS

In addition to payments made by the Funds for distribution and/or shareholder servicing, the Adviser may pay out of its own assets, and at no cost to the Funds, significant amounts to selling or shareholder servicing agents in connection with the sale and distribution of shares of the Funds or for services to the Funds and their shareholders.

 

In return for these payments, the Funds may receive certain marketing or servicing advantages including, without limitation, inclusion of the Funds on a selling agent’s “preferred list”; providing “shelf space” for the placement of the Funds on a list of mutual funds offered as investment options to its clients; granting access to a selling agent’s registered representatives; providing assistance in training and educating the selling agent’s registered representatives and furnishing marketing support and other related services. The Funds and their shareholders may also receive certain services including, but not limited to, establishing and maintaining accounts and records; answering inquiries regarding purchases, exchanges and redemptions; processing and verifying purchase, redemption and exchange transactions; furnishing account statements and confirmations of transactions; processing and mailing monthly statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other SEC-required communications; and providing the types of services that might typically be provided by a Fund’s transfer agent (e.g., the maintenance of omnibus or omnibus-like accounts, the use of the National Securities Clearing Corporation for the transmission of transaction information and the transmission of shareholder mailings).

 

Payments made by the Adviser for the advantages and services described above, may be fixed dollar amounts, may be based on a percentage of sales and/or assets under management or a combination of the above, and may be up-front or ongoing payments or both. Such payments may be based on the number of customer accounts maintained by the selling or shareholder servicing agent, or based on a percentage of the value of shares sold to, or held by, customers of the selling or shareholder servicing agent, and may differ among selling and shareholder servicing agents.

 

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DECLARATION OF TRUST

The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. Delaware law provides a statutory framework for the powers, duties, rights and obligations of the Trustees and shareholders of the Trust, while the more specific powers, duties, rights and obligations of the Trustees and the shareholders are determined by the Trustees as set forth in the Trust’s Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (“Declaration of Trust”), and the Trust’s Bylaws, as may be amended from time to time. Every shareholder, by virtue of purchasing shares and becoming a shareholder, agrees to be bound by the terms of the Declaration of Trust. Certain provisions of the Declaration of Trust with respect to shares and shareholders are described below. The discussion below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Declaration of Trust.

 

Derivative and Direct Actions. The Declaration of Trust provides a detailed process for shareholders to bring derivative or direct actions in order to permit legitimate inquiries and claims while avoiding the time, expense, distraction, and other harm that can be caused to a Fund and its shareholders as a result of spurious shareholder claims, demands, and derivative actions.

 

The Declaration of Trust provides that, prior to bringing a derivative action, a shareholder must first make a demand on the Board of Trustees. Following receipt of the demand, those Trustees who are considered independent for the purposes of considering the demand have a period of 90 days, which may be extended by an additional 60 days, to consider the demand with the assistance of counsel. The Declaration of Trust also requires that shareholders owning shares representing at least 10% of the voting power of the affected Fund must join in bringing the derivative action.

 

The Declaration of Trust provides that no shareholder may bring a direct action claiming injury as a shareholder of the Trust, or any Fund or class thereof, unless the shareholder has suffered an injury distinct from that suffered by the shareholders of the Trust, or the Fund or class, generally. A shareholder bringing a direct claim must be a shareholder of the Fund or class against which the direct action is brought at the time of the injury complained of, or have acquired the shares afterwards by operation of law from a person who was a shareholder at that time.

 

Forum Selection. The Declaration of Trust requires that any direct or derivative actions by shareholders against the Trust (or a Fund or a class), the Trustees, or the officers of the Trust may only be brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, or if such action may not be brought in that court, then in the New York Supreme Court sitting in New York County with assignment to the Commercial Division as permitted (each, a “Designated Court”). The Declaration of Trust also provides that shareholders waive any objection to venue in either Designated Court to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

Jury Waiver. The Declaration of Trust provides that there is no right to a trial by jury and such right is waived to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of a Fund will be deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing and other provisions of the Declaration of Trust. These and other provisions of the Declaration of Trust may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim against the Trustees, officers or other agents of the Trust and its service providers, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. The forum selection provision may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable or convenient for disputes with Trustees, officers or other agents of the Trust and its service providers. No provision of the Declaration of Trust will require a waiver of compliance with any provision of, or restrict any shareholder rights granted by, the federal securities laws.

 

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how to buy, sell and exchange shares

 

Here are the details you should know about how to purchase, sell (sometimes called “redeem”) and exchange shares.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

All classes of shares of all Funds are offered through Authorized Institutions. If you purchase shares of a Fund through an Authorized Institution, your Authorized Institution is responsible for maintaining your individual account records, 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 Fund’s Summary Prospectus. You will also generally have to address your correspondence or questions regarding the Fund to your Authorized Institution.

 

The Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund are offered directly as well as through Authorized Institutions.

 

See “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” in the Summary for each Fund for information regarding the persons eligible to invest in each class of Fund shares.

 

Not all Funds and classes are available in all states. Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States.

 

PRICING OF FUND SHARES

How and when we calculate each Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”) determines the price at which you will buy or sell shares. We calculate the NAV once each day at the following times:

 

 

Government Money Fund – Usually at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on any day the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Federal Reserve”) is open, except as follows. In addition to weekends, the Federal Reserve is closed on the following Federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. On any business day when the Federal Reserve closes early, the Fund will also close trading early and the NAV will be calculated at the early Federal Reserve closing time.

 

 

Bond Funds and Equity Funds – As of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each day the NYSE is open for business. The NYSE is open for business Monday through Friday except in observation of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. NYSE holiday schedules are subject to change without notice. On any business day when the NYSE closes early, these Funds will also close trading early and the NAV will be calculated at the early NYSE closing time.

 

Shares of the Equity Funds and Bond Funds may be purchased or sold on any day that the NYSE is open for business. Shares of the Government Money Fund may be purchased or sold on any day that the Federal Reserve is open for business. Shares of a Fund, however, cannot be purchased or sold by Federal Reserve wire on days when either the NYSE or the Federal Reserve is closed. On any business day when the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) recommends that the securities markets close early due to an emergency or other unanticipated event, the Government Money Fund and each Bond Fund reserves the right to close early. If the Government Money Fund or Bond Fund does so, it will not grant same business day credit for purchase and redemption orders received after the Government Money Fund’s or Bond Fund’s closing time and credit will be given on the next business day.

 

If the Fund or your Authorized Institution, as applicable, receives your purchase, redemption or exchange request in good order from you on a business day before the close of the Federal Reserve, for the Government Money Fund, and before the close of trading on the NYSE for all other Funds, we will price your order at that day’s NAV. If the Fund or your Authorized Institution, as applicable, receives your request in good order on a business day from you after these times, we will price your order at the next day’s NAV. In some cases, however, you may have to transmit your request to your Authorized Institution by an earlier time in order for your request to be effective on the day of transmittal. This allows your Authorized Institution time to process your request and transmit it to the Fund before the trading deadline. “In good order” means that the Fund has received and processed your account application and have received all required information and documentation, including, as applicable, the information described under “Customer Identification and Verification” and “Anti-Money Laundering Program” below and any required signature guarantees. To ensure that your request is in good order, follow the directions for purchasing shares as described under “How to Buy Shares.”

 

CALCULATION OF NAV

NAV for one share of a class of a Fund is the value of that share’s portion of the net assets (i.e., assets less liabilities) attributable to that class of that Fund. The NAV for shares of the Government Money Fund is expected to remain constant at $1.00. We calculate the NAV of each class of each Fund by dividing the total net value of the assets attributable to the class by the number of outstanding shares of that class. We base the value of the investments of each Equity Fund and each Bond Fund on their market values, usually the last price reported for each security before the close of the market that day. In the case of the Government Money Fund, securities are valued at amortized cost, which is expected to approximate market value. The valuations for fixed income securities are typically

 

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the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or other techniques and methodologies. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the Adviser to be unreliable, a market price may be obtained by the Adviser using quotations from one or more broker/dealers. Shares of open-end funds (other than ETF shares) are generally valued at the NAV reported by that investment company. ETF shares are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price on the exchange on which they are traded.

 

Generally, a Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of a market value, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser pursuant to procedures approved by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees. Pursuant to those procedures, the Board of Trustees has designated the Adviser 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 internal fair value committee (the “Fair Value Committee”). The Valuation Designee is subject to the general oversight of the Board.

 

The Fair Value Committee makes fair value determinations, in good faith, utilizing methodologies approved by and under the ultimate oversight of the Board of Trustees. For instance, if trading in a security has been halted or suspended or a security has been delisted from a national exchange, a security has not been traded for an extended period of time, or a significant event with respect to a security occurs after the close of the market or exchange on which the security principally trades and before a Fund calculates its NAV, the Fair Value Committee will determine the security’s fair value. In determining the fair value of a security, the Fair Value Committee will consider the Valuation Designee’s (or the relevant Sub-Adviser’s) valuation recommendation and information supporting the recommendation, including factors such as the type of security, last trade price, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, forces affecting the market in which the security is purchased and sold, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies, and other relevant factors.

 

Market quotations are not readily available for the Policies in which the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund or the Irish Company may invest. The Policies are valued using a probabilistic method, for an actuarially derived valuation approach, in order to determine the fair value of each Policy. The fair value procedures recognize that the Policies are illiquid and that no market currently exists for the Policies. Under the probabilistic method, two life expectancies are obtained from established life expectancy providers on the insured(s) of the Policy and an actuarial table is used to determine the probability of survival in each year going forward for the insured(s) for each of the two life expectancies. The probabilities associated with each life expectancy are then utilized along with the premiums due and the death benefit of the Policy for each year of the Policy to determine expected cash flows. These cash flows are then discounted at a rate that seeks to account for the risk associated with the Policy and various other factors. The valuations from each life expectancy are then typically averaged to obtain the fair value for the Policy. Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuation of securities based on readily available market quotations. Any Fund that uses fair value to price securities may value those securities higher or lower than another fund using market quotations or fair value to price the same securities. There can be no assurance that a Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which that Fund determines its net asset value. On at least a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees reviews reports prepared by the Valuation Designee related to Fund valuation matters, including fair value determinations.

 

Some of the Funds may invest in securities listed on foreign exchanges or traded over-the-counter, which may trade on Saturdays or on U.S. national business holidays when the NYSE is closed. Consequently, the NAV of a Fund’s shares may be significantly affected on any day when the Fund does not price its shares and when you are not able to purchase or redeem the Fund’s shares. Similarly, if an event materially affecting the value of foreign investments or foreign currency exchange rates occurs prior to the close of business of the NYSE but after the time their values are otherwise determined for a Fund, such investments or exchange rates will be valued at their fair value as discussed above.

 

More details about how we calculate the NAV for each Fund may be found in the SAI.

 

HOW TO BUY SHARES

All Funds – To purchase shares of a Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including acceptable methods of payment and deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share purchase instructions. Your Authorized Institution may establish higher minimum investment requirements than the Funds, and may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Funds.

 

A Fund may reject any purchase order (generally within one business day) if it is determined that accepting the order would not be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders.

 

Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund – There are two additional ways to purchase shares of these Funds:

 

By Mail – To open a new account, complete and sign an application. Applications are available by calling (866) 209-1967. Make your check payable to the Fund in which you choose to invest. The check must be drawn on a U.S. bank and payable in U.S. dollars. In compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, please note that the Fund’s transfer agent will verify certain information on your account application in accordance with the Trust’s Anti-Money Laundering Program. As requested on the

 

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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 identity of the beneficial owners. Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. Please contact the Funds transfer agent at 1-866-209-1967 if you need additional assistance when completing your application. If we do not have a reasonable belief of the identity of a shareholder, the account will be rejected or you will not be allowed to perform a transaction on the account until such reasonable belief is established. 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.

 

Send your completed application and check to:

 

Regular Mail:

 

City National Rochdale Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P O Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

Overnight Delivery:

 

City National Rochdale Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

To make additional investments once you have opened your account, write your account number on the check and send it together with the Invest by Mail form from your most recent confirmation statement received from the Transfer Agent. If you do not have the Invest by Mail form, include the Fund name, your name, address, and account number on a separate piece of paper along with your check. The check must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Please send your check to:

 

Regular Mail:

 

City National Rochdale Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P O Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

Overnight Delivery:

 

City National Rochdale Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

The Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at the post office box of U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“U.S. Bank”), of purchase orders does not constitute receipt by the transfer agent of the Funds. Receipt of purchase orders is based on when the order is received at the transfer agent’s offices.

 

By Wire – If you are making an initial investment in a Fund, before you wire funds, please call us at (866) 209-1967 to make arrangements with a telephone service representative to submit your completed application via mail, overnight delivery, or facsimile. You may then contact your bank to initiate the wire using the following wire instructions:

 

U.S. Bank N.A.
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
ABA #075000022
Credit: U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
Account #112-952-137
For further credit to City National Rochdale Funds
[Name of Fund]
[Shareholder name and account number]

 

If you wish to add to an existing account by Federal Funds wire payment, please call us at (866) 209-1967, during business hours, to advise of your intent to wire funds. This will ensure prompt and accurate credit to your account upon receipt of your wire.

 

The Funds do not impose charges for wire services, but your bank may impose such charges. 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 are not responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve Wire System, or from incomplete wiring instructions.

 

General – The Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request, including a purchase request that may disrupt a Fund’s operation or performance as described below under “Customer Identification and Verification” and “Anti-Money Laundering Program.” The Funds will not be responsible for any loss of potential investment gains resulting from your inability to invest in a Fund because of the Fund’s rejection of a purchase request based on the Fund’s obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law or the Fund’s determination that the purchase request will disrupt the Fund’s operation. When the Funds reject a purchase request, the funds received from the shareholder or account applicant will not be invested in the Funds. Instead, a check from the Funds for the full amount of the check received by the Funds will be returned to the shareholder or account applicant as soon as possible after receipt by the Funds’ transfer agent of the purchase request. The return of funds to a shareholder or account applicant may be delayed as a result of the Funds’ compliance with Federal law relating to money laundering.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a domestic bank. The Funds will not accept payment in cash or money orders. The Funds do not accept post-dated checks or any conditional order or payment. 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.

 

The Funds’ transfer agent may charge a $25.00 fee against a shareholder’s account, in addition to any loss sustained by the Funds, for any payment that is returned. It is the policy of the

 

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Funds not to accept applications under certain circumstances or in amounts considered disadvantageous to shareholders. The Funds reserve the right to reject any application.

 

You must certify whether you are subject to withholding for failing to report income to the IRS. The Funds may return investments received without a certified taxpayer identification number.

 

RETIREMENT PLANS

The Funds generally are available in Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) and Roth IRA plans offered by your Authorized Institution. You may obtain information about opening an IRA account by contacting your financial representative. If you wish to open another type of retirement plan, please contact your Authorized Institution.

 

AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLAN

Once you open your account, you may make subsequent investments into the Funds through an Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”). You can have money automatically transferred from your checking or savings account on a bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly basis. To be eligible for this plan, your bank must be a domestic institution that is an Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) member. The Transfer Agent is unable to debit mutual fund or pass through accounts. The Trust may modify or terminate the AIP at any time without notice. The first AIP purchase will take place no earlier than 7 business days after the Transfer Agent has received your request. You may modify or terminate your participation in the AIP by contacting the Transfer Agent five days prior to the effective date. If your bank rejects your payment for any reason, the Transfer Agent will charge a $25 fee to your account. Please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-866-209-1967 for more information about the Funds’ AIP.

 

TELEPHONE PURCHASES

Investors may purchase additional shares of the Funds by calling 1-866-209-1967. If you did not decline telephone options on your account application, you may also make additional purchases via Electronic Funds Transfer from your checking/savings account. If your account has been open for at least 7 business days, telephone orders will be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your bank account through the ACH network. You must have banking information established on your account prior to making a purchase. Each telephone purchase must be a minimum of $100. If an account has more than one owner or authorized person, the Fund will accept telephone instructions from any one owner or authorized person. Telephone trades must be received by or prior to a Fund’s deadline or market close. Once a telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot be cancelled or modified after the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). During periods of high market activity, you may encounter higher than usual wait times. Please allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be able to complete your telephone transaction prior to market close. You must have submitted a voided check or savings deposit slip to have banking information established on your account prior to making a purchase. Your shares will be purchased at the NAV per share calculated on the day your order is placed, provided that your order is received prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

 

FOREIGN INVESTORS

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. The City National Rochdale Funds generally do not sell shares to investors residing outside the United States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States military APO or FPO addresses.

 

HOW TO SELL SHARES

All Funds – You may redeem some or all of your shares of the Equity Funds or Bond Funds on any day the NYSE is open for regular session trading. Shares of the Government Money Fund may be redeemed on any day the NYSE and the Federal Reserve are open for business. If you purchased Fund shares through an Authorized Institution, you may sell your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To sell shares of a Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Funds.

 

Redemption requests for the Equity Funds and Bond Funds must be received by the Fund or your Authorized Institution before 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time or the Authorized Institution’s earlier applicable deadline. Redemption requests for the Government Money Fund must be received before 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or before the Authorized Institution’s earlier deadline.

 

As long as the Funds or their agents receive your redemption request in good order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) or the applicable earlier deadline, your shares will be sold at that day’s NAV. A redemption request is in good order if it includes all required information. If the Funds receive your redemption request after the close of regular trading on the NYSE or the applicable earlier deadline, your redemption request will be executed the next business day, and your shares will be sold at the next day’s NAV. Redemption proceeds may be withheld or delayed as required by anti-money laundering laws and regulations.

 

Normally, the Funds will make payment on your redemption request the next business day after receiving your request, while not expected, payment of redemption proceeds may take up to seven business days.

 

The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash. The Funds typically expect to satisfy redemption requests by selling portfolio assets or by using holdings of cash or cash equivalents. On a less regular basis, the Funds may also satisfy redemption requests by drawing on a line of credit. The Funds use these methods during both normal and stressed market conditions. During conditions where cash redemptions are unwise and/or detrimental to a Fund and its shareholders (e.g.,

 

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the amount you are redeeming is large enough to affect a Fund’s operation), the Fund reserves the right to make redemptions in readily marketable portfolio securities rather than cash (a “redemption in kind”). The Funds may redeem shares in kind during both normal and stressed market conditions. If your shares were ever redeemed in kind, you would be responsible for paying the transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption. In addition, you would be subject to market exposure on securities received from a Fund until you sold them. By calling us before you attempt to redeem a large dollar amount, you are more likely to avoid in-kind or delayed payment of your redemption.

 

The Funds may suspend redemptions or postpone payments of redemption proceeds for more than seven days during any period when the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekends or holidays; trading on the NYSE is restricted; there are emergency circumstances as determined by the SEC; or the SEC has by order permitted such suspension to protect shareholders of a Fund.

 

Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund – If you purchased shares of any of these Funds directly, you may redeem some or all of your shares in the following ways. Redemption proceeds will be sent to you via check to your address of record or will be wired to the bank via the instructions on your account or will be sent via the ACH network to the bank instructions on your account.

 

By Mail – Complete a written redemption request that includes the Fund’s name, your account number, each account owner’s name and address, the dollar amount or number of shares to be sold, and the signature of each owner as it appears on the account with a signature guarantee, if applicable. Send the written request to:

 

Regular Mail:

 

City National Rochdale Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P O Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

Overnight Delivery:

 

City National Rochdale Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

The Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bank’s post office box, of redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the transfer agent of the Funds. Receipt of redemption requests is based on when the order is received at the transfer agent’s offices.

 

By Wire – Redemption proceeds may be wired to the pre-determined bank instructions on your account. The transfer agent charges a $15 fee for each wire transfer. The fee will be deducted from your account on dollar specific trades, and from proceeds on complete redemptions and share-specific trades.

 

By Telephone – If you did not decline telephone options on your account application or by subsequent arrangement in writing, you may redeem shares up to $50,000 by calling (866) 209-1967. You will need to provide your account number, the exact name(s) in which the account is registered and taxpayer identification number. We may also require additional forms of identification. Investors may have a check sent to the address of record, proceeds may be wired to a shareholder’s bank account of record, or funds may be sent via electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, also to the bank account of record. Wires are subject to a $15 fee paid by the investor. The investor does not incur any charge when proceeds are sent via the ACH system and credit is usually available in the investor’s account within 2-3 days.

 

General – Special documentation may be required to redeem from certain types of accounts, such as trust, corporate, non-profit or retirement accounts. Please call us at (866) 209-1967 before attempting to redeem from these types of accounts.

 

If you have recently purchased shares by check or electronic funds transfer through the ACH network, a Fund may withhold redemption proceeds until your purchase amount has cleared, which may take up to 15 calendar days from the date of purchase. Shareholders can avoid this delay by utilizing the wire purchase option. 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 10% withholding. Shares held in IRA accounts may be redeemed by telephone at (866) 209-1967. IRA investors will be asked whether or not to withhold taxes from any distribution.

 

HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

All Funds – You may exchange shares of a Fund for the same class of shares of any other Fund in which you are eligible to invest on any business day. When you exchange shares, you are really selling your shares and buying other shares, so your sale price and purchase price will be based on the NAVs of the relevant Funds next calculated after we receive your exchange request. Exchange instructions must be received before 3:00 p.m., Eastern time for the Government Money Fund, and before the close of trading on the NYSE for all other Funds.

 

If you wish to exchange shares of a Fund that you purchased through an Authorized Institution, you should contact your Authorized Institution. Your Authorized Institution may charge you transaction fees and additional amounts for its services.

 

Muni High Income Fund, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund – You may exchange shares of a Fund for the same class of shares of any other Fund in which you are eligible to invest on any business day. If you wish to exchange between these Funds, you

 

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may transfer investments among existing accounts or you may open a new account to accept the exchange from an existing account. When requesting an exchange between these Funds, both accounts must be registered in the same name, with the same address and taxpayer identification number.

 

By Mail – Send a written request using the procedures for written redemption requests above. No signature guarantee is required. For further information, please call us at (866) 209-1967.

 

By Telephone – You must have not declined telephone options on your initial account application. To authorize telephone exchanges after establishing your Fund account, send a signed written request to:

 

City National Rochdale Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P O Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

To request an exchange, please call us at (866) 209-1967. Shares exchanged by telephone must have a value of $1,000 or more. Exchange instructions must be received before 4:00 p.m., Eastern time.

 

CONVERSION OF SHARES

A share conversion is a transaction in which shares of one class of a Fund are exchanged for shares of another class of the Fund. Share conversions can occur between each share class of a Fund. Generally, share conversions occur when a shareholder becomes eligible for another share class of the Fund or no longer meets the eligibility criteria of the share class owned by the shareholder (and another class exists for which the shareholder would be eligible). Please note that a share conversion is generally a non-taxable event, but you should consult with your personal tax adviser on your particular circumstances.

 

A request for a share conversion will not be processed until it is received in “good order” (as defined above) by the Fund or your Authorized Institution. To receive the NAV of the new class calculated that day, conversion requests for the Equity Funds and Bond Funds must be received in good order by the Fund or your Authorized Institution before 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time or the Authorized Institution’s earlier applicable deadline. Conversion requests for the Government Money Fund must be received in good order before 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or before the Authorized Institution’s earlier deadline. Please note that, because the NAV of each class of the Fund will generally vary from the NAVs of the other classes due to differences in expenses, you will receive a different number of shares in the new class than you held in the old class, but the total value of your holdings will remain the same.

 

The Funds’ market timing policies will not be applicable to share conversions. If you hold your shares through an Authorized Institution, please contact the Authorized Institution for more information on share conversions. Please note that certain Authorized Institutions may not permit all types of share conversions. The Funds reserve the right to terminate, suspend or modify the share conversion privilege for any shareholder or group of shareholders.

 

The Funds reserve the right to automatically convert shareholders from one class to another if they either no longer qualify as eligible for their existing class or if they become eligible for another class. Such mandatory conversions may be as a result of a change in value of an account due to market movements, exchanges or redemptions. A Fund will notify affected shareholders in writing prior to any mandatory conversion.

 

INACTIVE AND LOST ACCOUNTS

Please note that the value of your account may be transferred to the appropriate state if no activity occurs in the account within the time period specified by state law.

 

It is important that the Funds maintain a correct address for each investor. An incorrect address may cause an investor’s account statements and other mailings to be returned to the Fund. Based upon statutory requirements for returned mail, the Funds will attempt to locate the investor or rightful owner of the account. If the Funds are unable to locate the investor, then they will determine whether the investor’s account can legally be considered abandoned. 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 investor’s last known address of record determines which state has jurisdiction.

 

Investors with a state of residence in Texas have the ability to designate a representative to receive legislatively required unclaimed property due diligence notifications. Please contact the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for further information.

 

If you elect to receive distributions and/or capital gains paid in cash, and the U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver the check, or if a check remains outstanding for six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check in your account, at the Fund’s current net asset value, and to reinvest all subsequent distributions.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS

You may give up some level of security by choosing to exchange or sell shares by telephone rather than by mail. To prevent unauthorized transactions in your account, the Funds or their services providers, as applicable, will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine. If the Funds or their service providers follow these procedures, neither the Funds nor their service providers will be liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising from unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. Because you may be responsible for unauthorized telephone requests, you should verify the accuracy of each telephone transaction as soon as you

 

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receive your account statement and you should take precautions to keep confidential your account number and tax identification number.

 

If an account has more than one owner or authorized person, the Fund will accept telephone instructions from any one owner or authorized person.

 

Telephone trades must be received by or prior to a Fund’s deadline or market close. During periods of high market activity, shareholders may encounter higher than usual call wait times. Please allow sufficient time to place your telephone transaction. 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).

 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS

To protect you and the Funds against fraud, signatures on certain requests must have a “signature guarantee.” A signature guarantee verifies the authenticity of your signature. You can obtain one from domestic banks, 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 (“STAMP”), but not from a notary public. A signature guarantee from either a Medallion program member or a non-Medallion program member is required for any of the following:

 

 

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 is received by the Transfer Agent and the account address has changed within the last 15 calendar days;

 

 

For all redemptions in excess of $50,000 from any shareholder account.

 

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.

 

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. Additionally, each Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any signature guarantee requirement.

 

FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES

The Funds’ Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares. The Funds discourage short-term or other excessive trading (such as market timing) into and out of the Funds because such trading may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses. The Funds do not accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares, other than the Government Money Fund, and reserve the right to reject or cancel (generally within one business day of receipt of the purchase order) without any prior notice, any purchase or purchase portion of any exchange order, including transactions representing excessive trading and, as applicable, transactions accepted by any shareholder’s Authorized Institution.

 

Money market funds are generally not effective vehicles for market timing activity since these types of funds seek to maintain a constant NAV of $1.00. In addition, the risks of frequent trading are not generally applicable to money market funds because they are cash management vehicles which accommodate frequent inflows and outflows of cash. As a result, money market funds are managed to accommodate such cash flows, particularly when used as bank sweep vehicles (as the Government Money Fund is used), which generally eliminates the potential for disruptive trading. However, a money market fund may be used in conjunction with an exchange with a non-money market fund in order to facilitate market timing activity in the non-money market fund. With respect to exchanges between the Government Money Fund and any other non-money market Fund, frequent trading will be monitored in conjunction with the Funds’ frequent trading procedures as described below. The Government Money Fund reserves the right to reject or cancel (generally within one business day) without any prior notice, any purchase or purchase portion of any exchange order, including transactions representing excessive trading and transactions accepted by any shareholder’s Authorized Institution. The Government Money Fund may exercise such right in the event the Government Money Fund determines that a purchase or exchange order is disruptive to the portfolio management of the Government Money Fund or any other Fund.

 

The transfer agents for the Funds have procedures in place designed to detect and prevent market timing activity. The Adviser also participates in the enforcement of the Funds’ market timing prevention policy by monitoring transaction activity in the Funds. The Adviser and the transfer agents currently monitor for various patterns in trading activity in client accounts, including omnibus accounts, such as a purchase and sale of shares of a Fund (a “round trip”) within 30 days, multiple round trips within several months, and four exchanges per quarter. These parameters are subject to change.

 

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 their transfer agents 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 cannot always know or reasonably detect excessive trading which may be facilitated by

 

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these intermediaries. However, the Funds do attempt to review excessive trading at the omnibus level and work with each intermediary in enforcing the Funds’ policies and procedures if suspicious activity is detected. In addition, the Distributor has received assurances from each financial intermediary which sells shares of the Funds that it has procedures in place to monitor for excessive trading. If the Funds or their service providers find what they believe may be market timing activity in an omnibus account with respect to the Funds, they will contact management of the Funds, who will review the activity and determine what action, if any, the Funds will take. Possible actions include contacting the financial intermediary and requesting assistance in identifying shareholders who may be engaging in market timing activity, and restricting or rejecting future purchase or exchange orders with respect to shareholders found to be engaging in such activity. There are no assurances that the Funds or their service providers will successfully identify all omnibus accounts engaged in excessive trading, or that intermediaries will properly administer their excessive trading monitoring policies. If you invest in the Funds through an intermediary, please read that firm’s materials carefully to learn of any other rules or fees that may apply.

 

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION, VERIFICATION, AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS

CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

 

What this means to you: when you open an account, you will be asked to provide certain information, which includes your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will serve as a basis to establish your identity. This information is subject to verification. The Funds are required by law to reject your investment if the required identifying information is not provided.

 

In certain instances, a Fund, or an Authorized Institution on behalf of a Fund, may be required to collect documents pursuant to certain applicable legal obligations. Documents provided in connection with your application will be used solely to establish and verify your identity. Attempts to collect missing information required on the application will be performed by contacting you or, if applicable, your broker or Authorized Institution. If this information is unable to be obtained within a timeframe established in the sole discretion of the Funds, your application will be rejected.

 

Upon receipt of your application in proper form (or upon receipt of all identifying information required on the application), your investment will be accepted and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after receipt of your application in proper form. However, a Fund reserves the right to close your account if it is unable to verify your identity. Attempts to verify your identity will be performed within a timeframe established in the sole discretion of a Fund. If a Fund is unable to verify your identity, the Fund reserves the right to liquidate your account at the then-current day’s price and remit proceeds to you via check. The Fund reserves the further right to hold your proceeds until clearance of your original check. In such an instance, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax implications.

 

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM

Customer identification and verification is part of the Funds’ overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law. The Funds have adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Funds or in cases when the Funds are requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Funds are required to withhold such proceeds.

 

 

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dividends and taxes

 

DIVIDENDS

Government Money Fund. The Government Money Fund declares dividends each day the NAV is calculated, pays dividends monthly, and distributes net capital gains, if any, at least once a year. Your dividends begin to accrue on the day your purchase order is settled for shares bought before 3:00 p.m., Eastern time for the Government Money Fund. The Government Money Fund will not credit you with dividends for shares on the day the Fund makes payment on your redemption request.

 

Bond Funds (except the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund). Each Bond Fund, with the exception of the Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, declares investment income daily and distributes it monthly as a dividend to shareholders. You will begin earning dividends on a Bond Fund on the business day following your purchase order settlement. The Funds make distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually. If you own Fund shares on a Bond Fund’s record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution.

 

Equity Funds, Intermediate Fixed Income Fund and Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. The Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Fixed Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Funds declare and distribute investment income, if any, quarterly as a dividend to shareholders. The Equity Funds make distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually. If you own Equity Fund shares on the Equity Fund’s record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution.

 

All Funds. Following their fiscal year end (September 30), the Funds may make additional distributions to avoid the imposition of a tax.

 

Each Fund automatically reinvests your dividends and capital gains distributions in additional full or fractional shares, unless you instruct your Authorized Institution or the Fund, in writing or by telephone prior to the date of the dividend or distribution, of your election to: (1) receive dividends in cash while reinvesting capital gain distributions in additional Fund shares; (2) reinvest dividends in additional Fund shares and receive capital gains in cash; or (3) receive all distributions in cash. Your election will be effective for all dividends and distributions paid after your notice is received if given five days prior to the record date of the distribution. To cancel your election, please write or call your Authorized Institution or the Fund, as applicable. Proceeds from dividends or distributions will normally be sent on the business day after dividends or distributions are credited to your account.

 

TAXES

The following discussion is very general and does not address shareholders subject to special rules, such as those who hold fund shares through an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged account. Except as specifically noted, the discussion is limited to federal income tax matters, and does not address state, local, foreign or non-income taxes. Because each shareholder’s circumstances are different and special tax rules may apply, you should consult your tax adviser about your investment in a Fund.

 

You will generally have to pay federal income taxes, as well as any state and local taxes, on distributions (other than exempt-interest dividends paid by the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund and the Muni High Income Fund from interest on municipal securities) received from a Fund, whether the distributions are paid in cash or additional shares. If you sell Fund shares or exchange them for shares of another Fund, it is generally considered a taxable event. If, however, you sell or exchange shares of the Government Money Fund, you generally will not have any gain or loss on the sale or exchange so long as the Government Money Fund maintains an NAV of $1.00 and, while you held such shares, has not made a distribution that is treated as a return of capital for tax purposes. The following table summarizes the tax status of certain transactions related to the Funds:

 

TRANSACTION

FEDERAL TAX STATUS

Redemption or exchange of shares

Usually capital gain or loss; long-term only if shares owned more than one year

Distributions of net capital gain (excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss)

Long-term capital gain

Ordinary dividends (including distributions of net short-term capital gain)

Ordinary income; certain dividends potentially taxable at long-term capital gain rates

Exempt-interest dividends

Exempt from regular federal income tax

 

Distributions of net capital gain are taxable to you as long-term capital gain regardless of how long you have owned your shares. Certain dividends may be “qualified dividend income,” which for non-corporate shareholders is taxed at reduced rates. 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 in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will, as to each shareholder, constitute a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the shareholder’s basis in his or her shares of the Fund and constitute a capital gain thereafter (if the shareholder holds his or her shares of the Fund as capital assets). A distribution treated as a return of capital will reduce the shareholder’s basis in his or her shares of the applicable Fund.

 

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Most distributions from the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund and the Muni High Income Fund are expected to be exempt-interest dividends, which are exempt from regular federal income tax, but may be subject to state or local income taxes. Exempt-interest dividends paid by the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund from California municipal securities will also be exempt from California state personal income tax. A portion of the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund and Muni High Income Fund’s exempt-interest dividends may be subject to a federal AMT. The Funds other than the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund and the Muni High Income Fund do not expect to be eligible to distribute exempt-interest dividends.

 

Distributions derived from interest on U.S. Government securities (but not distributions of gain from the sale of such securities) may be exempt from certain state and local taxes. Consult your tax adviser for restrictions and details.

 

You may want to avoid buying shares of a Fund when the Fund is about to declare a taxable dividend or distribution that is not declared on a daily basis, because it will be taxable to you even though it may effectively be a return of a portion of your investment.

 

A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax generally applies to all or a portion of the net investment income of a shareholder who is an individual and not a nonresident alien for federal income tax purposes and who has adjusted gross income (subject to certain adjustments) that exceeds a threshold amount. This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts. For these purposes, dividends (other than exempt-interest dividends), interest and certain capital gains are generally taken into account in computing a shareholder’s net investment income.

 

A Fund’s dividends and other distributions are generally treated as received by shareholders when they are paid. However, if any dividend or other distribution is declared by a Fund in October, November or December of any calendar year and payable to shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month but is actually paid during the following January, such dividend or other distribution will be treated as received by each shareholder on December 31 of the year in which it was declared.

 

After the end of the year, the Funds will provide you with information about the dividends and distributions you received and any redemptions of shares during the previous year.

 

If you are neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States, certain dividends that you receive from a Fund may be subject to federal withholding tax. To the extent that a Fund’s distributions consist of ordinary dividends or other payments that are subject to withholding, the Fund will withhold federal income tax at the rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be determined in accordance with any applicable treaty). Most distributions from the California Tax Exempt Bond Fund and the Muni High Income Fund are expected to be exempt-interest dividends, which are not subject to such withholding. 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 original issue discount 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.

 

If you do not provide the Funds with your correct taxpayer identification number and any required certifications, you will be subject to backup withholding on your redemption proceeds (except for proceeds from redemptions of Government Money Fund shares), dividends (including exempt-interest dividends), and other distributions. Backup withholding will not, however, be applied to payments that have been subject to the 30% withholding tax on shareholders who are neither citizens nor residents of the United States. The backup withholding rate is currently 24%.

 

More information about taxes is contained in the Funds’ SAI.

 

Supplemental tax reporting information concerning the City National Rochdale Funds is posted online at www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com under the “Important Tax Information” tab.

 

 

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financial highlights

 

The following financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance. Information for the year or periods indicated below, except as described hereafter, has been audited by BBD, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Funds’ financial statements are included in the Funds’ 2022 Annual Report (available upon request; see the back cover of this Prospectus). Information presented in the financial highlights tables is for a single City National Rochdale Fund share outstanding throughout the year or period shown. The total return figures in the tables represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).

 

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financial highlights/consolidated financial highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
For the year ended September 30,

 

 

Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Year

Net
Investment
Income

Net
Realized and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) on
Securities

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

Distributions
from Realized
Capital Gains

Net Asset
Value End
of Year

Total
Return

Net Assets End
of Year (000)

Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets(1)

Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average Net
Assets(1)

Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net
Assets (Excluding
Waivers &
Recovered Fees)

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

City National Rochdale Government Money Market Fund

Class N (commenced operations on June 21, 1999)

2022

$ 1.00

$ 0.004

$ 0.000*

$ (0.004)

$ —

$ 1.00

0.39%

$ 347,551

0.29%

0.30%

0.86%

—%

2021

1.00

0.000*

0.000*

(0.000)*

1.00

0.01

642,240

0.07

0.01

0.87

2020

1.00

0.003

0.001

(0.004)

1.00

0.42

523,559

0.38

0.27

0.88

2019

1.00

0.016

0.000*

(0.016)

1.00

1.58

220,083

0.76

1.55

0.87

2018

1.00

0.007

0.000*

(0.007)

1.00

0.71

994,591

0.88

0.69

0.86

Class S (commenced operations on October 6, 1999)

2022

$ 1.00

$ 0.003

$ 0.000

$ (0.003)

$ —

$ 1.00

0.34%

$ 725,394

0.39%

0.35%

1.02%

—%

2021

1.00

0.000*

0.000*

(0.000)*

1.00

0.01

689,506

0.07

0.01

1.02

2020

1.00

0.003

0.000*

(0.003)

1.00

0.35

421,153

0.50

0.31

1.03

2019

1.00

0.014

0.000*

(0.014)

1.00

1.43

285,778

0.91

1.43

1.02

2018

1.00

0.006

0.000*

(0.006)

1.00

0.62

1,070,474

0.95

0.64

1.03

Servicing Class (commenced operations on April 3, 2000)^^

2022

$ 1.00

$ 0.005

$ 0.000*

$ (0.005)

$ —

$ 1.00

0.51%

3,487,258

0.21%

0.47%

0.57%

—%

2021

1.00

0.000*

0.000*

(0.000)*

1.00

0.02

3,440,097

0.07

0.01

0.57

2020

1.00

0.005

0.001

(0.006)

1.00

0.57

3,216,095

0.31

0.46

0.57

2019

1.00

0.019

0.000*

(0.019)

1.00

1.89

2,036,891

0.46

1.87

0.57

2018

1.00

0.011

0.000*

(0.011)

1.00

1.11

2,942,980

0.46

1.12

0.56

City National Rochdale Government Bond Fund

Class N (commenced operations on April 13, 2000)

2022

$ 10.71

$ 0.05

$ (0.85)

$ (0.05)

$ —

$ 9.86

(7.45)%

$ 1,950

0.99%

0.48%

2.09%

22%

2021

10.91

0.05

(0.19)

(0.06)

10.71

(1.27)

2,823

1.03

0.53

1.67

14

2020

10.59

0.08

0.33

(0.09)

10.91

3.90

2,890

1.03

0.78

1.50

25

2019

10.27

0.09

0.33

(0.10)

10.59

4.12

2,827

1.03

0.87

1.35

60

2018

10.49

0.07

(0.19)

(0.09)

(0.01)

10.27

(1.21)

1,984

1.03

0.72

1.25

14

Servicing Class (commenced operations on January 14, 2000)

2022

$ 10.69

$ 0.08

$ (0.85)

$ (0.08)

$ —

$ 9.84

(7.23)%

$ 19,634

0.74%

0.74%

1.84%

22%

2021

10.89

0.08

(0.19)

(0.09)

10.69

(1.02)

27,169

0.78

0.79

1.41

14

2020

10.57

0.11

0.33

(0.12)

10.89

4.17

37,146

0.78

1.04

1.24

25

2019

10.26

0.11

0.33

(0.13)

10.57

4.28

40,675

0.78

1.10

1.11

60

2018

10.48

0.10

(0.20)

(0.11)

(0.01)

10.26

(0.98)

53,746

0.78

0.97

1.00

14

City National Rochdale Corporate Bond Fund

Class N (commenced operations on April 13, 2000)

2022

$ 10.69

$ 0.10

$ (0.96)

$ (0.10)

$ (0.14)

$ 9.59

(8.21)%

$ 9,925

1.00%

0.95%

1.19%

24%

2021

10.79

0.12

(0.10)

(0.12)

10.69

0.16

12,837

1.01

1.11

1.14

59

2020

10.53

0.18

0.26

(0.18)

10.79

4.21

11,827

1.01

1.66

1.12

35

2019

10.20

0.21

0.33

(0.21)

10.53

5.36

8,947

1.01

2.04

1.06

21

2018

10.43

0.18

(0.24)

(0.17)

10.20

(0.55)

7,065

1.01

1.72

1.12

29

Servicing Class (commenced operations on January 14, 2000)

2022

$ 10.67

$ 0.12

$ (0.95)

$ (0.12)

$ (0.14)

$ 9.58

(7.90)%

$ 95,436

0.75%

1.21%

0.95%

24%

2021

10.77

0.15

(0.11)

(0.14)

10.67

0.42

102,431

0.76

1.37

0.89

59

2020

10.52

0.20

0.26

(0.21)

10.77

4.38

121,827

0.76

1.93

0.87

35

2019

10.19

0.24

0.33

(0.24)

10.52

5.63

124,710

0.76

2.30

0.81

21

2018

10.41

0.20

(0.22)

(0.20)

10.19

(0.22)

132,532

0.76

1.95

0.87

29

 

*

Amount represents less than $0.001.

Per share calculations are based on Average Shares outstanding throughout the period.

Returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

^^

Effective November 28, 2012, Institutional Class Shares were redesignated as Servicing Class Shares. This share class name change had no impact on the Fund’s operations or investment policy.

(1)

Ratio includes waivers and previously waived investment advisory fees recovered. The impact of the recovered fees may cause a higher net expense ratio.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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financial highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
For the year ended September 30,

 

 

Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Year

Net
Investment
Income

Net
Realized and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) on
Securities

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

Distributions
from Realized
Capital Gains

Net Asset
Value End
of Year

Total
Return

Net Assets End
of Year (000)

Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets(1)

Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average Net
Assets(1)

Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net
Assets (Excluding
Waivers &
Recovered Fees)

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

City National Rochdale California Tax Exempt Bond Fund

Class N (commenced operations on April 13, 2000)

2022

$ 10.80

$ 0.09

$ (0.95)

$ (0.09)

$ —

$ 9.85

(8.00)%

$ 6,045

0.87%

0.84%

1.25%

24%

2021

10.96

0.10

(0.14)

(0.10)

(0.02)

10.80

(0.43)

7,050

0.88

0.87

1.13

33

2020

10.80

0.12

0.16

(0.12)

10.96

2.65

7,417

0.88

1.14

1.10

23

2019

10.43

0.14

0.37

(0.14)

10.80

4.90

8,185

0.88

1.29

1.06

24

2018

10.64

0.13

(0.21)

(0.13)

10.43

(0.78)

7,760

0.88

1.21

1.08

26

Servicing Class (commenced operations on January 14, 2000)

2022

$ 10.76

$ 0.11

$ (0.94)

$ (0.11)

$ —

$ 9.82

(7.71)%

$ 41,508

0.62%

1.06%

0.99%

24%

2021

10.93

0.12

(0.15)

(0.12)

(0.02)

10.76

(0.27)

69,794

0.63

1.13

0.89

33

2020

10.77

0.15

0.16

(0.15)

10.93

2.91

70,935

0.63

1.40

0.86

23

2019

10.40

0.16

0.37

(0.16)

10.77

5.17

77,045

0.63

1.55

0.81

24

2018

10.61

0.15

(0.21)

(0.15)

10.40

(0.53)

78,830

0.63

1.46

0.83

26

City National Rochdale Municipal High Income Fund

Class N (commenced operations on December 30, 2013)

2022

$ 11.07

$ 0.31

$ (2.10)

$ (0.31)

$ —

$ 8.97

(16.47)%

$ 835,922

1.07%

2.97%

1.07%

48%

2021

10.61

0.33

0.46

(0.33)

11.07

7.51

1,235,195

1.07

3.03

1.07

15

2020

10.95

0.35

(0.34)

(0.35)

10.61

0.17

1,053,948

1.08

3.33

1.08

45

2019

10.57

0.38

0.39

(0.39)

10.95

7.47

894,519

1.08

3.60

1.08

33

2018

10.76

0.40

(0.22)

(0.37)

10.57

1.73

754,819

1.07

3.76

1.07

24

Servicing Class (commenced operations on December 30, 2013)

2022

$ 11.08

$ 0.33

$ (2.10)

$ (0.33)

$ —

$ 8.98

(16.24)%

$ 592,435

0.82%

3.22%

0.82%

48%

2021

10.62

0.36

0.46

(0.36)

11.08

7.77

823,230

0.82

3.27

0.82

15

2020

10.95

0.38

(0.33)

(0.38)

10.62

0.52

608,688

0.83

3.58

0.83

45

2019

10.57

0.41

0.39

(0.42)

10.95

7.74

570,401

0.83

3.85

0.83

33

2018

10.77

0.43

(0.23)

(0.40)

10.57

1.89

511,454

0.82

4.01

0.82

24

City National Rochdale Intermediate Fixed Income Fund

Institutional Class (commenced operations on December 20, 2013)

2022

$ 27.20

$ 0.38

$ (3.13)

$ (0.41)

$ (0.75)

$ 23.29

(10.45)%

$ 1,557

0.50%

1.51%

0.79%

9%

2021

27.57

0.46

(0.38)

(0.38)

(0.07)

27.20

0.27

3,247

0.51

1.68

0.67

74

2020

26.52

0.62

1.06

(0.63)

27.57

6.45

5,609

0.51

2.31

0.66

49

2019

25.33

0.68

1.24

(0.73)

26.52

7.66

4,359

0.51

2.61

0.58

35

2018

26.18

0.63

(0.81)

(0.67)

25.33

(0.70)

4,528

0.51

2.45

0.55

30

Class N (commenced operations on December 31, 1999)

2022

$ 27.21

$ 0.26

$ (3.14)

$ (0.27)

$ (0.75)

$ 23.31

(10.88)%

$ 64,295

1.00%

1.02%

1.29%

9%

2021

27.58

0.32

(0.38)

(0.24)

(0.07)

27.21

(0.24)

94,484

1.01

1.15

1.18

74

2020

26.52

0.49

1.07

(0.50)

27.58

5.95

99,695

1.01

1.83

1.15

49

2019

25.33

0.55

1.23

(0.59)

26.52

7.11

114,655

1.01

2.13

1.08

35

2018

26.17

0.50

(0.81)

(0.53)

25.33

(1.18)

179,392

1.01

1.95

1.05

30

City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

Class N (commenced operations on July 1, 2009)

2022

$ 23.39

$ 1.16

$ (4.62)

$ (1.33)

$ —

$ 18.60

(15.23)%

$ 3,070,638

1.09%

5.44%

1.09%

94%

2021

22.57

1.21

1.04

(1.43)

23.39

10.14

4,111,912

1.10

5.14

1.10

117

2020

24.22

1.53

(1.83)

(1.35)

22.57

(0.94)

3,739,101

1.10(3)

6.66

1.11(3)

143

2019

24.72

1.36

(0.45)

(1.41)

24.22

3.83

3,416,111

1.09(3)

5.53

1.10(3)

180

2018

25.81

1.19

(0.92)

(1.36)

24.72

1.09

3,002,607

1.09(2)

4.65

1.09(2)

162

 

Per share calculations are based on Average Shares outstanding throughout the period.

Returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(1)

Ratio includes waivers and previously waived investment advisory fees recovered. The impact of the recovered fees may cause a higher net expense ratio.

(2)

The expense ratio includes acquired fund fee expenses from the investment in the Subsidiary. Had this expense been excluded, the ratios would have been 1.09% and 1.09%, respectively.

(3)

The expense ratio includes acquired fund fee expenses from the investment in the Subsidiary. Had this expense been excluded, the ratios would have been 1.09% and 1.09%, respectively.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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financial highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
For the year ended September 30,

 

 

Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Year

Net
Investment
Income

Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) on
Securities

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

Distributions
from
Realized
Capital Gains

Distributions
from
Return of
Capital

Net Asset
Value End
of Year

Total
Return

Net Assets
End of
Year (000)

Ratio of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets(1)

Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net
Assets

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers &
Recovered
Fees)

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

City National Rochdale Equity Income Fund

Class N (commenced operations on June 1, 1999)

2022

$ 40.58

$ 1.02

$ (2.42)

$ (1.02)

$ (2.76)

$ —

$ 35.40

(4.41)%

$ 202,680

1.12%

2.47%

1.17%

24%

2021

35.52

0.88

5.30

(1.12)

40.58

17.53

237,219

1.15

2.25

1.15

30

2020

41.01

0.73

(4.73)

(0.79)

(0.36)

(0.34)

35.52

(9.80)

222,097

1.15

1.95

1.15

20

2019

39.32

0.93

3.18

(1.12)

(1.30)

41.01

11.25

247,154

1.14

2.40

1.14

3

2018

40.40

1.10

0.12

(1.12)

(1.18)

39.32

3.10

239,439

1.14

2.79

1.14

10

City National Rochdale U.S. Core Equity Fund

Institutional Class (commenced operations on December 3, 2012)

2022

$ 26.49

$ 0.17

$ (4.67)

$ (0.18)

$ (1.15)

$ —

$ 20.66

(18.18)%

$ 126

0.52%

0.70%

0.52%

28%

2021

20.99

0.15

5.45

(0.10)

26.49

26.76

148

0.51

0.62

0.51

13

2020

19.32

0.10

2.21

(0.14)

(0.50)

—^

20.99

12.20

5,633

0.56

0.52

0.56

14

2019

18.21

0.20

1.79

(0.19)

(0.69)

19.32

12.01

443

0.52

1.07

0.52

22

2018

15.83

0.17

2.60

(0.18)

(0.21)

18.21

17.71

34

0.53

0.97

0.53

18

Class N (commenced operations on December 3, 2012)

2022

$ 26.25

$ 0.04

$ (4.62)

$ (0.06)

$ (1.15)

$ —

$ 20.46

(18.61)%

$ 184,503

1.02%

0.17%

1.02%

28%

2021

20.73

0.02

5.53

(0.03)

26.25

26.79

230,767

1.01

0.07

1.01

13

2020

19.10

0.05

2.14

(0.06)

(0.50)

—^

20.73

11.64

171,355

1.04

0.26

1.04

14

2019

18.01

0.10

1.78

(0.10)

(0.69)

19.10

11.49

157,700

1.02

0.57

1.02

22

2018

15.66

0.09

2.56

(0.09)

(0.21)

18.01

17.12

146,533

1.02

0.51

1.02

18

Servicing Class (commenced operations on December 3, 2012)

2022

$ 26.33

$ 0.10

$ (4.64)

$ (0.12)

$ (1.15)

$ —

$ 20.52

(18.42)%

$ 143,986

0.77%

0.42%

0.77%

28%

2021

20.77

0.08

5.54

(0.06)

26.33

27.13

187,735

0.76

0.32

0.76

13

2020

19.13

0.10

2.14

(0.10)

(0.50)

—^

20.77

11.91

155,403

0.78

0.52

0.78

14

2019

18.04

0.15

1.77

(0.14)

(0.69)

19.13

11.74

164,894

0.77

0.83

0.77

22

2018

15.69

0.13

2.56

(0.13)

(0.21)

18.04

17.38

154,589

0.77

0.76

0.77

18

 

Per share calculations are based on Average Shares outstanding throughout the period.

Returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

^

Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

(1)

Ratio includes waivers and previously waived investment advisory fees recovered. The impact of the recovered fees may cause a higher net expense ratio.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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important terms to know

 

7-Day Yield — the dividend and interest earned by a Fund, and paid out during the seven-day period, minus any management fees incurred during those seven days.

 

Durationa measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates.

 

Liquidity — the ability to turn investments into cash.

 

Quality — the credit rating given to a security by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

 

Yield — the interest rate you would receive if you kept your investment in a Fund for a year. It is based on the current interest rate for a trailing seven-day period.

 

Bloomberg 1-5 U.S. Corporate A3 or Higher, 2% Issuer Constrained Index — an index comprised of fixed income securities issued by corporations which have between one and five years to maturity, with a rating of A3 or higher.

 

Bloomberg 60% Tax-Exempt High Yield/40% Municipal Investment Grade Custom Capped Custom Weighted Index Unhedged USD — an index that is comprised that is 60% of high yield municipal bonds and 40% of investment grade municipal bonds, with issuers capped at 1% of the index.

 

Bloomberg CA Intermediate-Short Municipal Index — an index comprised of California state-specific municipal issues which have a fixed rate coupon, have between one and ten years to maturity, an investment grade rating from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) Baa3/BBB- or better, and are publicly registered. The individual issues must also have at least $7 million par outstanding and be part of a deal of $50 million or more. The composition of the Index is rebalanced monthly to include the universe of securities meeting the above criteria.

 

Bloomberg Emerging Markets High Yield Index — an index that includes U.S.-dollar denominated debt of sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate issuers in emerging market countries.

 

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Total Return Index Hedged USD — an index that provides a measure of global investment grade, fixed-rate corporate debt. This benchmark includes bonds from developed and emerging markets issuers within the industrial, utility and financial sectors.

 

Bloomberg Multiverse Total Return Index Value Hedged USD — an index that provides a broad based measure of the global fixed income bond market. The index is the union of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index and the Bloomberg Global High Yield Index.

 

Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index — an index that includes U.S. Treasury and agency securities with remaining maturities of one to five years.

 

Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index — a total return index comprised of investment grade corporate debt issues as well as debt issues of U.S. Government agencies and the U.S. Treasury. All debt issues maintain maturities within a range of one to ten years.

 

Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index — an index comprised of 100 stocks selected by dividend yield, subject to screens for dividend-per-share growth rate, dividend payout ratio and average daily dollar trading volume.

 

S&P 500 Index — a broad market-weighted average of U.S. blue-chip companies.

 

S&P Global Leveraged Loan Index — an index designed to measure the performance of the global senior loan market. This fixed-weight index is 75% weighted in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index and 25% weighted in the S&P European Leveraged Loan Index.

 

 

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notice of privacy principles

 

The City National Rochdale Funds and their affiliates know our shareholders expect and rely upon us to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of all of the information about them in our possession and control. Maintaining the trust and confidence of our shareholders is our highest priority. The Funds have adopted a Privacy Policy to guide our conduct when we collect, use, maintain or release nonpublic personal information from our shareholders and prospective shareholders. Certain information regarding the Privacy Policy is summarized below.

 

We will obey all applicable laws respecting the privacy of nonpublic personal information and will comply with the obligations of the law respecting nonpublic personal information provided to us. A Fund may obtain nonpublic personal information from and about its shareholders and prospective shareholders from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from shareholders and prospective shareholders directly or through their financial intermediaries, on subscription agreements, forms or other documents; (ii) information about shareholder transactions with the Fund, its affiliates, or others; (iii) information about a shareholder’s transactions with nonaffiliated third parties; (iv) information from or about a shareholder collected online; and (v) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency. We collect, use and retain the information, including nonpublic personal information, about our shareholders and prospective shareholders that we believe is necessary for us to, among other things, understand and better meet their financial needs and requests, administer and maintain their accounts, provide them with our products and services, anticipate their future needs, protect them and us from fraud or unauthorized transactions, and meet legal requirements.

 

We may share information regarding our shareholders with our affiliates as permitted by law because some of our products and services are delivered through or in conjunction with our affiliates. We instruct our colleagues and applicable affiliates to limit the availability of all shareholder information within their respective organizations to those colleagues responsible for servicing the needs of the shareholder and those colleagues who reasonably need such information to perform their duties and as required or permitted by law.

 

We do provide shareholder information, including nonpublic personal information, to our vendors and other outside service providers whom we use when appropriate or necessary to perform and enhance our shareholder services. When we provide shareholder information to anyone outside our organization, we only do so as required or permitted by law. We require all of our vendors and service providers who receive shareholder information from us to agree to maintain the information in confidence, to limit the use and dissemination of the information to the purpose for which it is provided and to abide by the law. To the extent permitted by law, we undertake to advise a shareholder of any government or other legal process served on us requiring disclosure of information about that shareholder.

 

We generally limit our disclosure of nonpublic personal information to third parties to the following circumstances: (i) when requested to do so by the shareholder; (ii) when necessary, in our opinion, to effect, administer, or enforce a shareholder initiated transaction or a shareholder request for a product or service; and (iii) when required or permitted to do so by law or regulation, including authorized requests from government agencies and if we are the victim of fraud or otherwise suffer loss caused by the unlawful act of the shareholder.

 

We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that are designed to guard all shareholder information. In addition, we educate all our colleagues about the Privacy Policy and their obligations to maintain confidentiality and privacy of shareholder information as summarized in this Notice and we take appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce these obligations.

 

A full copy of the Funds’ Privacy Policy is available upon request from the Fund. Should you have any questions regarding the Privacy Policy, please contact your investment professional or the Funds at (888) 889-0799.

 

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for more information

 

CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS

Additional information is available free of charge in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) for the Funds. The SAI is incorporated by reference (legally considered part of this document). In the Annual Report for the Funds, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance during their last fiscal year. Additional information about the Funds’ investments is available in the Funds’ Annual and Semi-Annual Reports. To receive a free copy of this Prospectus, the SAI, or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, please visit the Funds’ web site at citynationalrochdalefunds.com or contact:

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(888) 889-0799

 

In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses and other similar documents you receive by sending only one copy of each to shareholders at the same address that we reasonably believe are from the same family. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-866-209-1967 to request individual copies of these documents. Once a Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.

 

Reports and other information about the Funds may be obtained:

 

 

free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov; or

 

 

for a duplication fee, by electronic request at [email protected].

 

For the current seven-day yield, or if you have questions about the Funds, please call (888) 889-0799.

 

A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio securities is available in the SAI.

 

The Funds’ Investment Company Act file number: 811-07923.

 

City National Rochdale Government Money Market Fund

 

City National Rochdale Government Bond Fund

 

City National Rochdale Corporate Bond Fund

 

City National Rochdale California Tax Exempt Bond Fund

 

City National Rochdale Municipal High Income Fund

 

City National Rochdale Intermediate Fixed Income Fund

 

City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

 

City National Rochdale Equity Income Fund

 

City National Rochdale U.S. Core Equity Fund

 

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