CARILLON SERIES TRUST
Carillon
Mutual Funds
Prospectus
| March 1,
2023
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Equity
Funds |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation
Fund |
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HRCPX |
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HRCCX |
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HRCIX |
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HRCYX |
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HRCLX |
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HRCMX |
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HRCUX |
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Carillon ClariVest International Stock
Fund |
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EISAX |
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EISDX |
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EISIX |
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EISYX |
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EISRX |
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EISSX |
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EISVX |
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Carillon Eagle Growth & Income
Fund |
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HRCVX |
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HIGCX |
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HIGJX |
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HIGYX |
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HIGRX |
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HIGSX |
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HIGUX |
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Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund |
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HAGAX |
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HAGCX |
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HAGIX |
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HRAYX |
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HAREX |
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HARSX |
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HRAUX |
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Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund |
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HRSCX |
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HSCCX |
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HSIIX |
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HSRYX |
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HSRRX |
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HSRSX |
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HSRUX |
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Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund |
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CSMEX |
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CSMFX |
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UMBMX |
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CSMZX |
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CSMRX |
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CSMSX |
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CSMUX |
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Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund |
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CSSAX |
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CSSJX |
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UMBHX |
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CSSWX |
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CSSQX |
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CSSSX |
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CSSVX |
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Fixed Income Funds |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund |
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CRCBX |
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CRCDX |
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SCCIX |
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SCCYX |
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CRCQX |
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CRCSX |
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CRCUX |
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Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund |
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SCPDX |
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SCPEX |
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SCPZX |
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SCPYX |
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SCPUX |
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SCPVX |
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SCPWX |
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Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund |
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SUBDX |
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SUBEX |
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SUBFX |
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SUBYX |
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SUBRX |
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SUBSX |
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SUBTX |
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These
securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“Commission”), nor has the Commission passed upon the accuracy or
adequacy of the funds’ Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
Table
of Contents
Summaries
Carillon Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON CLARIVEST CAPITAL APPRECIATION
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Investment objective |
The Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund (“Capital
Appreciation Fund” or the “fund”) seeks long-term capital
appreciation.
Fees and expenses of the fund |
The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Capital Appreciation Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the
tables and examples below.
You may
qualify for sales discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in
the future, at least $25,000 in the Class A shares of
the Carillon Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts,
including through specific financial intermediaries, is available from your
financial professional, on page 94 of the fund’s Prospectus and on page 56 of
the fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from
your investment): |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class
I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) |
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4.75% |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
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None (a) |
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1.00% (a) |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Redemption Fee |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Annual
fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment): |
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Class
A |
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Class
C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Management Fees |
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0.60% |
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0.60% |
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0.60% |
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0.60% |
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0.60% |
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0.60% |
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0.60% |
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Distribution and Service (12b‑1) Fees |
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0.25% |
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1.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.25% |
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0.50% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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Other Expenses |
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0.28% |
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0.26% |
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0.28% |
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0.20% |
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0.34% |
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0.29% |
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0.19% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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1.13% |
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1.86% |
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0.88% |
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1.05% |
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1.44% |
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0.89% |
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0.79% |
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement (b) |
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(0.13)% |
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(0.11)% |
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(0.18)% |
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(0.05)% |
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(0.19)% |
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(0.19)% |
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(0.19)% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement |
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1.00% |
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1.75% |
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0.70% |
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1.00% |
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1.25% |
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0.70% |
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0.60% |
(a) If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of a
Carillon mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible for a sales charge waiver
and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay up
to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of sale. If you sell
Class C shares less than one year after purchase, you will pay a 1% CDSC at
the time of sale.
(b) Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (“Carillon”) has contractually
agreed to waive its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of
the fund to the extent that annual operating expenses of each class exceed a
percentage of that class’ average daily net assets through February 29,
2024 as follows: Class A – 1.00%, Class C – 1.75%,
Class I – 0.70%, Class Y – 1.00%, Class R‑3 – 1.25%,
Class R‑5 – 0.70%, and Class R‑6 – 0.60%. This expense limitation
excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, costs relating to investments
in other investment companies (acquired fund fees and expenses), dividends, and
extraordinary expenses. The contractual fee waivers can be changed only with the
approval of a majority of the fund’s Board of Trustees. Any reimbursement of
fund expenses or reduction in Carillon’s investment advisory fees is subject to
recoupment by the fund within the following two fiscal years, if overall
expenses fall below the lesser of its then-current expense cap or the expense
cap in effect at the time of the fee recoupment.
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Expense example |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s
operating expenses remain the same, except that the example reflects the fee
waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through
February 29, 2024. Your costs would be the same whether you sold your
shares or continued to hold them at the end of the period. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Share
Class |
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Year 1 |
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Year 3 |
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Year 5 |
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Year 10 |
Class A |
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$572 |
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$805 |
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$1,056 |
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$1,773 |
Class C |
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$278 |
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$574 |
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$996 |
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$2,171 |
Class I |
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$72 |
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$263 |
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$470 |
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$1,068 |
Class Y |
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$102 |
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$329 |
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$575 |
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$1,278 |
Class R‑3 |
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$127 |
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$437 |
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$769 |
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$1,708 |
Class R‑5 |
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$72 |
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$265 |
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$474 |
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$1,079 |
Class R‑6 |
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$61 |
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$233 |
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$420 |
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$960 |
Portfolio turnover |
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 31% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
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conditions, the Capital Appreciation Fund seeks to achieve its objective by
investing at least 65% of its net assets in common stocks of companies that have
the potential for attractive long-term growth in earnings, cash flow and total
worth of the company. In addition, the portfolio management team prefers to
purchase stocks that appear to be underpriced in relation to the company’s
long-term growth fundamentals. The strategy of the fund’s portfolio management
team is based upon systematic analysis of fundamental and technical factors,
significantly aided by a quantitative process. The fund typically invests in the
stocks of large- and mid‑capitalization companies, but may invest in the stocks
of companies of any size without regard to market capitalization. Although the
portfolio management team generally does not emphasize investment in any
particular investment sector or industry, the fund may invest a significant
portion of its assets in the securities of companies in the information
technology sector at any given time. The fund may sell securities when they no
longer meet the portfolio management team’s investment criteria.
The
fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions
to earn additional income.
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in the fund is that you
could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks
whose values may increase and decrease in response to the activities of the
companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic
conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may also increase
and decrease. An
investment in the fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Investments in the fund are subject to the following
primary risks. The most significant risks of investing in the fund as of the
date of this Prospectus are listed first below, followed by the remaining risks
in alphabetical order. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal
risk” of investing in the fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market
conditions or other factors.
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Equity
securities are subject to market risk. The fund may invest in the
following equity securities, which may expose the fund to the following
additional risks:
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Common stocks. The
value of a company’s common stock may fall as a result of factors affecting the
company, companies in the same industry or sector, or the financial markets
overall. Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock upon the
liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company;
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Growth
stock risk is the risk of a growth company not providing an expected
earnings increase or dividend yield. When these expectations are not met,
the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an
absolute increase. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based
on market conditions and investor sentiment, the fund could underperform
funds that use a value or other non‑growth approach to investing or have a
broader investment style;
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Market
risk is the risk that markets may at times be volatile, and the values of
the fund’s holdings may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly,
because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market
conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not
specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include
real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic or other
developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics,
changes in federal, state or foreign government policies, regional or
global economic instability (including
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war, terrorism, territorial disputes and
geopolitical risks), changes in the U.S. presidential administration and
Congress, the U.S. government’s inability at times to agree on a long-term
budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a federal government
shutdown and threats not to increase the federal government’s debt limit,
and interest, inflation and currency rate fluctuations. These and other
conditions may cause broad changes in market value, the general outlook
for corporate earnings, public perceptions concerning these developments
or adverse investment sentiment generally. Changes in the financial
condition of a single issuer, industry or market segment also can impact
the market as a whole. In addition, adverse market events may lead to
increased redemptions, which could cause the fund to experience a loss
when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders.
Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same
impact on all types of securities. Conversely, it is also possible that,
during a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset
classes may decline in value simultaneously. Changes in value may be
temporary or may last for extended periods. The financial markets
generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by
periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may reflect
these fluctuations. |
Recent market events risk includes risks
arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and
international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months
and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate
significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an
investment in the fund may be increased.
Although
interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in
2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise
interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is
difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to
increase, or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases.
Additionally, various economic and political factors could cause the Federal
Reserve or other foreign central banks to change their approach in the future
and such actions may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad.
Unexpected increases in interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce
liquidity in certain sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals
may, in turn, increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers,
negatively impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank
balance sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or
reduce liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the
U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and
policymaking uncertainty.
Some
countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist
trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade
agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks
associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of
changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict
between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia;
political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers
of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the
economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot
necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Russia’s military
invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by
the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have
had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and
liquidity of global markets and could negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions
and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material
uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of the
fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent
strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which
may negatively impact certain issuers and/or industries.
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to
affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global
securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that
cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Epidemics
and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among
other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders,
order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity,
widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and
uncertainty.
Economists
and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of
global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers,
industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate
change, including on the demand for and the development of goods and services
and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation and
international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect
consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change;
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Large
cap company risk arises because large-cap companies may be less responsive
to competitive challenges and opportunities, and may be unable to attain
high growth rates, relative to smaller companies;
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Micro-capitalization
company risk arises because micro-cap companies may have less predictable
earnings and revenues, experience significant losses, lack an operating
history, product lines, or financial resources, more volatile share prices
and less liquid markets, and may trade less frequently than larger, more
established companies;
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Mid‑cap
company risk arises because mid‑cap companies may have narrower commercial
markets, limited managerial and financial resources, more volatile
performance, and less liquid stock, compared to larger, more established
companies; |
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Quantitative
strategy risk is the risk that the success of the fund’s investment
strategy may depend in part on the effectiveness of the subadviser’s
quantitative tools for screening securities. These strategies may
incorporate factors that may not be predictive of a security’s value. The
subadviser’s stock selection can be adversely affected if it relies on
insufficient, erroneous or outdated data or flawed models or computer
systems; |
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Sector
risk is the risk associated with the fund holding a core portfolio of
stocks invested in similar businesses, all of which could be affected by
similar economic or market conditions. As the fund’s portfolio changes
over time, the fund’s exposure to a particular sector may become higher or
lower. |
Information
technology sector risk is the risk that products of information technology
companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments
and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and
competition for the services of qualified personnel. These companies may be
smaller or newer and may have limited product lines, markets, financial
resources or personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain
a loyal customer base or achieve general market acceptance for their products
could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the
information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property and
the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections may adversely affect the
profitability of these companies. The market prices of information
technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate
risk and market risk and may experience sharper price fluctuations than other
types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with
investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market
prices;
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Securities
lending risk is the risk that, if the fund lends its portfolio securities
and receives collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in
securities, those securities may not perform sufficiently to cover the
return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may
occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere
with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and
there may be a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail
financially; |
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Small-cap
company risk arises because small-cap companies may have less liquid
stock, a more volatile share price, a limited product or service base,
narrower commercial markets and limited access to capital, compared to
larger, more established companies; and
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Value
stock risk arises from the possibility that a stock’s intrinsic value may
not be fully realized by the market or that its price may decline. If a
value investment style shifts out of favor based on market conditions and
investor sentiment, the fund could underperform funds that use a non-value
approach to investing or have a broader investment style.
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Performance
| The bar chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the
periods ended December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns
for various periods with benchmark returns. This information
is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by
demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar
chart shows the fund’s Class I share performance from one year to another.
Each of the fund’s share classes is invested in the same portfolio of
securities, and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that
the classes do not have the same sales charges and expenses. The fund’s past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will
perform in the future. To obtain more current performance data
as of the most recent month‑end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.
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During 10 year period (Class I
shares): |
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Return |
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Quarter Ended |
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Best Quarter |
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27.28% |
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June 30,
2020 |
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Worst Quarter |
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(19.92)% |
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June 30,
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Average annual total returns (for the
periods ended December 31, 2022): |
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Fund return (after
deduction of sales charges and expenses) |
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Share
Class |
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Inception Date |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(if less than
10
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Class I
– Before Taxes |
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3/21/06 |
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(28.79)% |
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8.17% |
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12.71% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions |
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(31.56)% |
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5.76% |
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10.17% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
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(15.03)% |
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6.41% |
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10.07% |
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Class A
– Before Taxes |
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12/12/85 |
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(32.37)% |
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6.81% |
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11.82% |
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Class C
– Before Taxes |
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4/3/95 |
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(29.55)% |
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7.04% |
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11.51% |
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Class Y
– Before Taxes |
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11/20/17 |
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(29.00)% |
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7.85% |
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8.18% |
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Class R‑3
– Before Taxes |
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9/12/07 |
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(29.18)% |
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7.59% |
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12.04% |
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Class R‑5
– Before Taxes |
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10/2/06 |
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(28.77)% |
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8.18% |
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12.70% |
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Class R‑6
– Before Taxes |
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7/31/15 |
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(28.50)% |
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8.38% |
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10.14% |
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Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes) |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(From the inception date of
Class Y Shares) |
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Lifetime
(From the inception date of
Class R‑6 Shares) |
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Russell 1000® Growth Index |
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(29.14)% |
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10.96% |
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14.10% |
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11.32% |
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11.92% |
After‑tax returns are
calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ
from those shown. After‑tax returns shown are
not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax‑deferred
arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account
(“IRA”). After‑tax returns are shown
for Class I only and after‑tax returns for Class A, Class C,
Class Y, Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 will
vary. The return after taxes on
distributions and sale of fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to
an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of
the measurement period.
Investment Adviser | Carillon Tower Advisers,
Inc. is the fund’s investment adviser.
Subadviser | ClariVest Asset Management LLC
(“ClariVest”) serves as the subadviser to the fund.
Portfolio Managers | David J. Pavan, CFA®, Ed Wagner, CFA®, C. Frank Feng, Ph.D., and
Todd N. Wolter, CFA® are
Portfolio Co‑Managers of the fund. Mr. Pavan, Dr. Feng,
Mr. Wagner and Mr. Wolter are jointly and primarily responsible for
the day‑to‑day management of the fund. Messrs. Pavan, Feng, and Wagner have been
Portfolio Co‑Managers of the fund since 2013. Mr. Wolter has served as the
fund’s Portfolio Co‑Manager since February 2019.
Purchase and sale of fund shares | You may
purchase, redeem, or exchange Class A, C, I and Y shares of the fund on any
business day through your financial intermediary, by mail at Carillon Family of
Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI
53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor,
Milwaukee, WI, 53202 (for overnight service), or by telephone (800.421.4184). In
Class A and Class C shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for
regular accounts, $500 for retirement accounts and $50 through a periodic
investment program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month.
In Class Y shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for regular
accounts, $100 for retirement accounts and $100 through a periodic investment
program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month. For
individual investors, the
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minimum
initial purchase for Class I shares is $10,000, while fee‑based plan
sponsors set their own minimum requirements. Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and
Class R‑6 shares can only be purchased through a participating retirement
plan and the minimum initial purchase for Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and
Class R‑6 shares is set by the plan administrator.
Tax information | The dividends you receive
from the fund will be taxed as ordinary income or net capital gain (i.e., the
excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) unless
you are investing through a tax‑deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an IRA, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax on withdrawals
from the arrangement.
Payments to broker-dealers and other financial
intermediaries | If you purchase shares of the fund through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment objective |
The Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund (“International
Stock Fund” or the “fund”) seeks capital appreciation.
Fees and expenses of the fund |
The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the International Stock Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the
tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales discounts if you
and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the Class A shares of
the Carillon Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts,
including through specific financial intermediaries, is available from your
financial professional, on page 94 of the fund’s Prospectus and on page 56 of
the fund’s Statement of Additional
Information.
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from
your investment): |
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| |
|
|
Class A |
|
Class C |
|
Class I |
|
Class Y |
|
Class R‑3 |
|
Class R‑5 |
|
Class R‑6 |
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) |
|
4.75% |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
|
None (a) |
|
1.00% (a) |
|
None |
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None |
|
None |
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None |
|
None |
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|
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| |
Redemption Fee |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
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None |
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None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
Annual
fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment): |
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| |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
|
Class R‑3 |
|
Class
R‑5 |
|
Class
R‑6 |
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Management Fees |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
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Distribution and Service (12b‑1) Fees |
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0.25% |
|
1.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
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| |
Other Expenses |
|
2.29% |
|
2.41% |
|
0.68% |
|
1.88% |
|
2.42%(b) |
|
1.82%(b) |
|
1.95% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
3.24% |
|
4.11% |
|
1.38% |
|
2.83% |
|
3.62% |
|
2.52% |
|
2.65% |
|
|
|
|
|
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| |
Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement (c) |
|
(1.99)% |
|
(2.11)% |
|
(0.43)% |
|
(1.58)% |
|
(2.11)% |
|
(1.56)% |
|
(1.80)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement |
|
1.25% |
|
2.00% |
|
0.95% |
|
1.25% |
|
1.51% |
|
0.96% |
|
0.85% |
(a)
If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of a
Carillon mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible for a sales charge waiver
and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay up
to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of sale. If you sell
Class C shares less than one year after purchase, you will pay a 1% CDSC at
the time of sale.
(b) Other Expenses may
include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of up to 0.01%. Accordingly, the Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to
average net assets provided in the fund’s Financial Highlights table, which
reflects the operating expenses of the fund and does not include Acquired Fund
Fees and Expenses.
(c) Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (“Carillon”) has contractually
agreed to waive its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of
the fund to the extent that annual operating expenses of each class exceed a
percentage of that class’ average daily net assets through February 29,
2024 as follows: Class A – 1.25%, Class C – 2.00%,
Class I – 0.95%, Class Y – 1.25%, Class R‑3 – 1.50%,
Class R‑5 – 0.95%, and Class R‑6 – 0.85%. This expense limitation
excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, costs relating to investments
in other investment companies (acquired fund fees and expenses), dividends, and
extraordinary expenses. The contractual fee waivers can be changed only with the
approval of a majority of the fund’s Board of Trustees. Any reimbursement of
fund expenses or reduction in Carillon’s investment advisory fees is subject to
recoupment by the fund within the following two fiscal years, if overall
expenses fall below the lesser of its then-current expense cap or the expense
cap in effect at the time of the fee recoupment.
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Expense example |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s
operating expenses remain the same, except that the example reflects the fee
waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through
February 29, 2024. Your costs would be the same whether you sold your
shares or continued to hold them at the end of the period. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Share
Class |
|
Year 1 |
|
Year 3 |
|
Year 5 |
|
Year 10 |
Class A |
|
$596 |
|
$1,248 |
|
$1,923 |
|
$3,717 |
Class C |
|
$303 |
|
$1,057 |
|
$1,927 |
|
$4,169 |
Class I |
|
$97 |
|
$395 |
|
$714 |
|
$1,620 |
Class Y |
|
$127 |
|
$727 |
|
$1,354 |
|
$3,043 |
Class R‑3 |
|
$154 |
|
$913 |
|
$1,694 |
|
$3,742 |
Class R‑5 |
|
$98 |
|
$489 |
|
$905 |
|
$2,067 |
Class R‑6 |
|
$87 |
|
$652 |
|
$1,244 |
|
$2,850 |
Portfolio turnover |
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 66% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
| The International
Stock Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net
assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of companies economically tied to countries outside of the U.S. that
have the potential for attractive long-term growth in earnings, cash flow and
total worth of the company. Equity securities include common and preferred
stocks, warrants or rights exercisable into common or preferred stock,
convertible preferred stock, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”)
(collectively, “depositary receipts”). Issuers considered to be economically
tied to countries outside of the U.S. include, without limitation: (1) an
issuer organized under the laws of or maintaining a principal office or
principal place(s) of business outside of the U.S.; (2) an issuer of securities
that are principally traded in one or more markets outside the U.S.; (3) an
issuer that derives or is currently expected to derive 50% or more of its total
sales, revenues, profits, earnings, growth, or another measure of economic
activity from, the production or sale of goods or performance of services or
making of investments or other economic activity in, outside of the U.S., or
that maintains or is currently expected to maintain 50% or more of its
employees, assets, investments, operations, or other business activity outside
of the U.S.; or (4) a governmental or quasi-governmental entity of a country
outside of the U.S. The fund also may invest in issuers located in emerging
market countries. The fund’s benchmark is the MSCI ACWI ex-US ® Index which is a
float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the
combined equity market performance of large- and mid-cap securities in developed
and emerging market countries excluding the United States. The fund may have
significant exposure to Japan. However, as the composition of the fund’s
portfolio changes over time, the fund’s exposure to this country may be lower at
a future date, and the fund’s exposure to other countries may be higher. The
fund may invest in issuers of all market
capitalizations.
In
selecting securities for the fund, the subadviser utilizes quantitative tools to
implement a “bottom‑up,” fundamentally based, investment process. The subadviser
constructs a portfolio that seeks to maximize expected return, subject to
constraints designed to meet long‑run expected active risk
goals.
The
fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in order to equitize cash
positions, seek exposure to certain markets or market sectors and to hedge
against certain market movements. The fund may sell securities when they no
longer meet the portfolio managers’ investment criteria and/or to take advantage
of more attractive investment
opportunities.
The
fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions
to earn additional income.
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in the fund is that you
could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks
whose values may increase and decrease in response to the activities of the
companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic
conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may also increase
and decrease. An
investment in the fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Investments in the fund are subject to the following
primary risks. The most significant risks of investing in the fund as of the
date of this Prospectus are listed first below, followed by the remaining risks
in alphabetical order. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal
risk” of investing in the fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market
conditions or other factors.
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Equity
securities are subject to market risk. The fund may invest in the
following equity securities, which may expose the fund to the following
additional
risks: |
Common stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may
fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same
industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is
subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing
company;
Preferred stocks,
including convertible preferred stocks,
Preferred stocks, including convertible preferred stocks, are subject to
issuer-specific risks and are sensitive to movements in interest rates.
Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks may be less liquid than common
stocks and, unlike common stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may
be limited. Distributions on preferred stocks generally are payable at the
discretion of an issuer and after required payments to bond holders. Preferred
stocks may also be subject to credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer may
be unable or unwilling to meet its financial
obligations;
Depositary receipts. Investing in depositary
receipts entails many of the same risks as direct investment in foreign
securities, including, but not limited to, currency exchange rate fluctuations,
political and financial instability in the home country of a particular
depositary receipt, less liquidity and more
volatility;
Rights and warrants. Rights and warrants do
not carry dividend or voting rights with respect to the underlying securities or
any rights in the assets of the issuer, and a right or a warrant ceases to have
value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration
date;
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|
Foreign
securities risks, which are potential risks not associated with U.S.
investments, include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange
rate fluctuations; (2) political and financial instability; (3) less
liquidity; (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards; (5) increased volatility; (6) less government
regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed
companies; (7) significant limitations on investor rights and recourse;
(8) use of unfamiliar corporate organizational structures;
(9) unavailable or unreliable public information regarding issuers;
and (10) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign
markets. The unavailability and/or unreliability of public
information available may impede the fund’s ability to accurately evaluate
foreign securities. Moreover, it may be difficult to enforce contractual
obligations or invoke judicial or arbitration processes against non‑U.S.
companies and non‑U.S. persons in foreign jurisdictions. The risks
associated with investments in governmental or quasi-governmental entities
of a foreign country are heightened by the potential for unexpected
governmental change and inadequate government oversight. Foreign security
risk may also apply to ADRs, GDRs and
EDRs; |
• |
|
Market
risk is the risk that markets may at times be volatile, and the values of
the fund’s holdings may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly,
because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market
conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not
specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include
real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic or other
developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics,
changes in federal, state or foreign government policies, regional or
global economic instability (including war, terrorism, territorial
disputes and geopolitical risks), changes in the U.S. presidential
administration and Congress, the U.S. government’s inability at times to
agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a
federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal
government’s debt limit, and interest, inflation and currency rate
fluctuations. These and other conditions may cause broad changes in market
value, the general outlook for corporate earnings, public perceptions
concerning these developments or adverse investment sentiment generally.
Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer, industry or market
segment also can impact the market as a whole. In addition, adverse market
events may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause the fund to
experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by
shareholders. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have
the same impact on all types of securities. Conversely, it is also
possible that, during a general downturn in the securities markets,
multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. Changes in
value may be temporary or may last for extended periods. The
financial markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices
followed by periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may
reflect these
fluctuations. |
Recent market events risk includes risks
arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and
international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months
and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate
significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an
investment in the fund may be increased.
Although
interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in
2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise
interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is
difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to
increase, or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases.
Additionally, various economic and political factors could cause the Federal
Reserve or other foreign central banks to change their approach in the future
and such actions may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad.
Unexpected increases in interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce
liquidity in certain sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals
may, in turn, increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers,
negatively impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank
balance sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or
reduce liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the
U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and
policymaking uncertainty.
Some
countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist
trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade
agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks
associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of
changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict
between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia;
political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers
of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the
economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot
necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Russia’s military
invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by
the
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United
States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have had, and
could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and liquidity
of global markets, and could negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions
and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material
uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of the
fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent
strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which
may negatively impact certain issuers and/or
industries.
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to
affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global
securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that
cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Epidemics
and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among
other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders,
order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity,
widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and
uncertainty.
Economists
and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of
global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers,
industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate
change, including on the demand for and the development of goods and services
and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation and
international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect
consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate
change;
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Currency
risk is the risk related to the fund’s exposure to foreign currencies
through its investments. Foreign currencies may fluctuate significantly
over short periods of time, may be affected unpredictably by intervention,
or the failure to intervene, of the U.S. or foreign governments or central
banks, and may be affected by currency controls or political developments
in the U.S. or abroad. Foreign currencies may also decline in value
relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies and thereby affect the
fund’s
investments; |
• |
|
Emerging
markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more
volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other foreign
developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political
uncertainties; an economy’s dependence on revenues from particular
commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency
transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such
securities; delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures;
less stringent, or a lack of, accounting, auditing, financial reporting
and recordkeeping requirements or standards; and significant limitations
on investor rights and recourse. The governments of emerging market
countries may also be more unstable. There may be less publicly available
information about issuers in emerging markets. When investing in emerging
markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities are
heightened; |
• |
|
Geographic
concentration risk is the risk that from time to time, based on market or
economic conditions, the fund may invest a significant portion of its
assets in the securities of issuers located in, or with significant
economic ties to, a single country or geographic region, which could
increase the risk that economic, political, business, regulatory,
diplomatic, social and environmental conditions in that particular country
or geographic region may have a significant impact on the fund’s
performance. Investing in such a manner could cause the fund’s performance
to be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diverse
funds. |
Japan
investment risk is the risk that Japan, which like many Asian countries is still
heavily dependent upon international trade, may be adversely affected by
protectionist trade policies, competition from Asia’s other low‑cost emerging
economies, the economic conditions of its trading partners, the strength of the
yen, and regional and global conflicts. The Japanese economy is heavily
dependent upon international trade and may be adversely affected by trade
tariffs, other protectionist measures, competition from emerging economies,
changes in international trade agreements, the economic conditions of its
trading partners, the strength of the yen, and regional and global conflicts.
Political tensions between Japan and its trading partners could adversely affect
the economy, especially the export sector, and destabilize the region as a
whole. The domestic Japanese economy faces several concerns, including large
government deficits, a shrinking workforce, and, in some cases, companies with
poor corporate governance. The Japanese government’s tax and fiscal policies may
have negative impacts on the Japanese economy. These and other factors could
have a negative impact on the fund’s performance and increase the volatility of
an investment in the fund;
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Growth
stock risk is the risk of a growth company not providing an expected
earnings increase or dividend yield. When these expectations are not met,
the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an
absolute increase. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based
on market conditions and investor sentiment, the fund could underperform
funds that use a value or other non‑growth approach to investing or have a
broader investment
style; |
• |
|
Investing
in other investment companies, including ETFs, carries with it the risk
that, by investing in another investment company, the fund will be exposed
to the risks of the types of investments in which the investment company
invests. The fund and its shareholders will indirectly bear the fund’s
proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the
other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses fund
shareholders directly bear in connection with the fund’s own operations.
ETF shares may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. An
ETF that tracks an index may not precisely replicate the returns of its
benchmark index; |
• |
|
Large
cap company risk arises because large-cap companies may be less responsive
to competitive challenges and opportunities, and may be unable to attain
high growth rates, relative to smaller
companies; |
• |
|
Liquidity
risk is the possibility that, during times of widespread market
turbulence, trading activity in certain securities may be significantly
hampered. The fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the
time and price that would be most beneficial to the fund. The fund may be
required to dispose of investments at unfavorable times or prices to
satisfy obligations, which may result in losses or may be costly to the
fund. Market prices for such securities may be
volatile; |
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FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
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Market
timing risk arises because certain types of securities in which the fund
invests, including foreign securities, could cause the fund to be at
greater risk of market timing activities by fund shareholders. Such
activities can dilute the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s expenses and
interfere with the fund’s ability to execute efficient investment
strategies; |
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Micro-capitalization
company risk arises because micro-cap companies may have less predictable
earnings and revenues, experience significant losses, lack an operating
history, product lines, or financial resources, have more volatile share
prices and less liquid markets, and may trade less frequently than larger,
more established
companies; |
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Mid-cap
company risk arises because mid-cap companies may have narrower commercial
markets, limited managerial and financial resources, more volatile
performance, and less liquid stock, compared to larger, more established
companies; |
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Quantitative
strategy risk is the risk that the success of the fund’s investment
strategy may depend in part on the effectiveness of the subadviser’s
quantitative tools for screening securities. These strategies may
incorporate factors that may not be predictive of a security’s value. The
subadviser’s stock selection can be adversely affected if it relies on
insufficient, erroneous or outdated data or flawed models or computer
systems; |
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Securities
lending risk is the risk that, if the fund lends its portfolio securities
and receives collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in
securities, those securities may not perform sufficiently to cover the
return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may
occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere
with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and
there may be a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail
financially;
and |
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Small-cap
company risk arises because small-cap companies may have less liquid
stock, a more volatile share price, a limited product or service base,
narrower commercial markets and limited access to capital, compared to
larger, more established
companies. |
Performance
| The bar chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the
periods ended December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns
for various periods with benchmark returns. This information
is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by
demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar
chart shows the fund’s Class I share performance from one year to another.
The
fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an
indication of how the fund will perform in the future. To obtain
more current performance data as of the most recent month‑end, please visit our
website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.
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During performance period (Class I
shares): |
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Return |
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Quarter Ended |
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Best Quarter |
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18.00% |
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December 31, 2022 |
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Worst Quarter |
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(23.50)% |
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March 31,
2020 |
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Average annual total returns (for the
periods ended December 31, 2022): |
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Fund return (after
deduction of sales charges and expenses) |
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Share
Class |
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Inception Date |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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Lifetime
(if less than
10
yrs) |
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Class I
– Before Taxes |
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2/28/13 |
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(11.83%) |
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0.83% |
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4.71% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions |
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(11.93)% |
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0.47% |
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4.14% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
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(6.79)% |
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0.64% |
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3.64% |
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Class A
– Before Taxes |
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2/28/13 |
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(16.26)% |
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(0.44)% |
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3.82% |
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Class C
– Before Taxes |
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2/28/13 |
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(12.76)% |
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(0.23)% |
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3.53% |
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Class Y
– Before Taxes |
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11/20/17 |
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(12.10)% |
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0.51% |
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1.14% |
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Class R‑3
– Before Taxes |
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2/28/13 |
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(12.33)% |
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0.26% |
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4.11% |
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Class R‑5
– Before Taxes |
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2/28/13 |
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(11.86)% |
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0.83% |
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4.69% |
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Class R‑6
– Before Taxes |
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2/28/13 |
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(11.96)% |
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0.88% |
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4.79% |
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Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes) |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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Lifetime
(From the inception date of
Class Y Shares) |
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Lifetime
(From Inception Date of Class A,
Class C, Class I, Class R‑3, Class R‑5
and Class R‑6 Shares) |
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MSCI ACWI ex-US Index (1) |
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(16.00)% |
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0.88% |
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1.45% |
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3.56% |
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MSCI EAFE® Index |
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(14.45)% |
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1.54% |
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2.15% |
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4.31% |
(1) Prior
to March 1, 2023, the fund’s benchmark index was the MSCI EAFE® Index, an index
that measures the performance of large- and mid-cap companies across 21
developed markets countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The fund changed its
primary benchmark to the MSCI ACWI ex-US Index, a float-adjusted market
capitalization index that measures the performance of large- and mid-cap
companies in developed and emerging market countries excluding the U.S., because
it more accurately reflects the fund’s investment
strategy.
After‑tax returns are
calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ
from those shown. After‑tax returns shown are
not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax‑deferred
arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account
(“IRA”). After‑tax returns are shown
for Class I only and after‑tax returns for Class A, Class C,
Class Y, Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 will
vary. The return after taxes on
distributions and sale of fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to
an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of
the measurement period.
Investment Adviser | Carillon Tower Advisers,
Inc. is the fund’s investment adviser.
Subadviser | ClariVest Asset Management LLC
(“ClariVest”) serves as the subadviser to the fund.
Portfolio Managers | David R. Vaughn, CFA®, Alex Turner, CFA®, and Gashi Zengeni, CFA®, are Portfolio Managers of
the fund and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management
of the fund – Mr. Vaughn since its inception, Mr. Turner since 2015, and Ms.
Zengeni since April 2021. Ms. Zengeni served as Assistant Portfolio Manager
of the fund from April 2020 to March 2021.
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Mutual Funds
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FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Purchase and sale of fund shares | You may
purchase, redeem, or exchange Class A, C, I and Y shares of the fund on any
business day through your financial intermediary, by mail at Carillon Family of
Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI
53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor,
Milwaukee, WI, 53202 (for overnight service), or by telephone (800.421.4184). In
Class A and Class C shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for
regular accounts, $500 for retirement accounts and $50 through a periodic
investment program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month.
In Class Y shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for regular
accounts, $100 for retirement accounts and $100 through a periodic investment
program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month. For
individual investors, the minimum initial purchase for Class I shares is
$10,000, while fee‑based plan sponsors set their own minimum requirements.
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares can only be purchased
through a participating retirement plan and the minimum initial purchase for
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares is set by the plan
administrator.
Tax information | The dividends you receive
from the fund will be taxed as ordinary income or net capital gain (i.e., the
excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) unless
you are investing through a tax‑deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an IRA, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax on withdrawals
from the arrangement.
Payments to broker-dealers and other financial
intermediaries | If you purchase shares of the fund through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Investment objective |
The Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund
(“Growth & Income Fund” or the “fund”) primarily seeks long-term
capital appreciation and, secondarily, seeks current
income.
Fees and expenses of the fund |
The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Growth & Income Fund.
You may pay other fees, such as brokerage
commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected
in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales discounts if you
and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the Class A shares of
the Carillon Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts,
including through specific financial intermediaries, is available from your
financial professional, on page 94 of the fund’s Prospectus and on page 56 of
the fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from
your investment): |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) |
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4.75% |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
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None (a) |
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1.00% (a) |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Redemption Fee |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Annual
fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment): |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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| |
Management Fees |
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0.44% |
|
0.44% |
|
0.44% |
|
0.44% |
|
0.44% |
|
0.44% |
|
0.44% |
|
|
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|
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|
| |
Distribution and Service (12b‑1) Fees |
|
0.25% |
|
1.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Other Expenses |
|
0.27% |
|
0.24% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.30% |
|
0.31% |
|
0.27% |
|
0.17% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
0.96% |
|
1.68% |
|
0.69% |
|
0.99% |
|
1.25% |
|
0.71% |
|
0.61% |
(a) If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of
Class A shares of a Carillon mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible
for a sales charge waiver and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of
purchase, you may pay up to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of
sale. If you sell Class C shares less than one year after purchase, you
will pay a 1% CDSC at the time of sale.
Expense example |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Your costs would be the same whether you
sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of the period. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
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Share
Class |
|
Year 1 |
|
Year 3 |
|
Year 5 |
|
Year 10 |
Class A |
|
$568 |
|
$766 |
|
$981 |
|
$1,597 |
Class C |
|
$271 |
|
$530 |
|
$913 |
|
$1,987 |
Class I |
|
$70 |
|
$221 |
|
$384 |
|
$859 |
Class Y |
|
$101 |
|
$315 |
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$547 |
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$1,213 |
Class R‑3 |
|
$127 |
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$397 |
|
$686 |
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$1,511 |
Class R‑5 |
|
$73 |
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$227 |
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$395 |
|
$883 |
Class R‑6 |
|
$62 |
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$195 |
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$340 |
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$762 |
Portfolio turnover |
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 21% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
| During normal market
conditions, the Growth & Income Fund seeks to achieve its objective by
investing primarily in domestic equity securities (predominantly common stocks)
that the portfolio managers believe are high-quality, financially strong
companies that pay above-market dividends, have cash resources (i.e. free cash
flow) and a history of raising dividends. The portfolio managers select
companies based in part upon
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FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
their
belief that those companies have the following characteristics: (1) yield
or dividend growth at or above the S&P 500 Index; (2) potential for
growth; and (3) stock price below its estimated intrinsic value. The fund
generally sells securities when their price appreciations reach or exceed
sustainable levels, a company’s fundamentals deteriorate, or a more attractive
investment opportunity develops. Equity securities purchased by the fund
typically include common stocks, convertible securities, preferred stocks, and
real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). In addition, the fund generally invests
in mid‑ and large-capitalization companies that are diversified across different
industries and sectors. From time to time, the fund’s portfolio may include the
stocks of fewer companies than other diversified funds.
The
fund also may own a variety of other securities that, in the opinion of the
fund’s portfolio managers, offer prospects for meeting the fund’s investment
goals. These securities may include equity securities of companies economically
tied to countries outside of the U.S.
The
fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions
to earn additional income.
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in the fund is that you
could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks
whose values may increase and decrease in response to the activities of the
companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic
conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may also increase
and decrease. An
investment in the fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Investments in the fund are subject to the following
primary risks. The most significant risks of investing in the fund as of the
date of this Prospectus are listed first below, followed by the remaining risks
in alphabetical order. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal
risk” of investing in the fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market
conditions or other factors.
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Equity
securities are subject to market risk. The fund may invest in the
following equity securities, which may expose the fund to the following
additional risks:
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Dividend-Paying Stocks. Securities of
companies that have historically paid a high dividend yield may reduce or
discontinue their dividends, reducing the yield of the fund. Low priced
securities in the fund may be more susceptible to these risks. Past dividend
payments are not a guarantee of future dividend payments. Also, the market
return of high dividend yield securities, in certain market conditions, may
perform worse than other investment strategies or the overall stock market;
Common stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may
fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same
industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is
subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing
company;
Preferred stock. Preferred stocks are subject
to issuer-specific risks and are sensitive to movements in interest rates.
Preferred stocks may be less liquid than common stocks and, unlike common
stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited. Distributions
on preferred stocks generally are payable at the discretion of an issuer and
after required payments to bond holders. Preferred stocks may also be subject to
credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer may be unable or unwilling to meet
its financial obligations;
Convertible securities. Convertible securities
are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an
effect on the convertible securities’ investment value. Convertible securities
also are sensitive to movements in interest rates. Generally, a convertible
security is subject to the market risks of stocks when the price of the
underlying stock is high relative to the conversion price, and is subject to the
market risks of debt securities when the underlying stock’s price is low
relative to the conversion price;
REITs. Investments in REITs are subject to the
risks associated with investing in the real estate industry, such as adverse
developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values, and
are dependent upon the skills of their managers. REITs typically incur fees that
are separate from those incurred by the fund, meaning the fund, as a
shareholder, will indirectly bear a proportionate share of a REIT’s operating
expenses;
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Focused
holdings risk is the risk of the fund holding a core portfolio of
securities of fewer companies than other funds, which means that the
increase or decrease of the value of a single investment may have a
greater impact on the fund’s NAV and total return when compared to other
diversified
funds; |
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Foreign
securities risks, which are potential risks not associated with U.S.
investments, include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange
rate fluctuations; (2) political and financial instability; (3) less
liquidity; (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards; (5) increased volatility; (6) less government
regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed
companies; (7) significant limitations on investor rights and recourse;
(8) use of unfamiliar corporate organizational structures;
(9) unavailable or unreliable public information regarding issuers;
and (10) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign
markets. The unavailability and/or unreliability of public
information available may impede the fund’s ability to accurately evaluate
foreign securities. Moreover, it may be difficult to enforce contractual
obligations or invoke judicial or arbitration processes against non‑U.S.
companies and non‑U.S. persons in foreign jurisdictions. The risks
associated with investments in governmental or quasi-governmental entities
of a foreign country are heightened by the potential for unexpected
governmental change and inadequate government oversight;
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• |
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Growth
stock risk is the risk of a growth company not providing an expected
earnings increase or dividend yield. When these expectations are not met,
the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an
absolute increase. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based
on market conditions and investor sentiment, the fund could underperform
funds that use a value or other non‑growth approach to investing or have a
broader investment style;
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• |
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Large
cap company risk arises because large-cap companies may be less responsive
to competitive challenges and opportunities, and may be unable to attain
high growth rates, relative to smaller companies;
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Market
risk is the risk that markets may at times be volatile, and the values of
the fund’s holdings may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly,
because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market
conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not
specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include
real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic or other
developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics,
changes in federal, state or foreign government policies, regional or
global economic instability (including war, terrorism, territorial
disputes and geopolitical risks), changes in the U.S. presidential
administration and Congress, the U.S. government’s inability at times to
agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a
federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal
government’s debt limit, and interest, inflation and currency rate
fluctuations. These and other conditions may cause broad changes in market
value, the general outlook for corporate earnings, public perceptions
concerning these developments or adverse investment sentiment generally.
Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer, industry or market
segment also can impact the market as a whole. In addition, adverse market
events may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause the fund to
experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by
shareholders. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have
the same impact on all types of securities. Conversely, it is also
possible that, during a general downturn in the securities markets,
multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. Changes in
value may be temporary or may last for extended periods. The
financial markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices
followed by periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may
reflect these fluctuations.
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Recent market events risk includes risks
arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and
international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months
and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate
significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an
investment in the fund may be increased.
Although
interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in
2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise
interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is
difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to
increase, or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases.
Additionally, various economic and political factors could cause the Federal
Reserve or other foreign central banks to change their approach in the future
and such actions may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad.
Unexpected increases in interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce
liquidity in certain sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals
may, in turn, increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers,
negatively impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank
balance sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or
reduce liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the
U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and
policymaking uncertainty.
Some
countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist
trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade
agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks
associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of
changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict
between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia;
political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers
of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the
economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot
necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Russia’s military
invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by
the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have
had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and
liquidity of global markets, and could negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions
and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material
uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of the
fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent
strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which
may negatively impact certain issuers and/or industries.
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to
affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global
securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that
cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Epidemics
and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among
other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders,
order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity,
widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and
uncertainty.
Economists
and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of
global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers,
industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate
change, including on the demand for and the development of goods and services
and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation and
international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect
consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change;
• |
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Mid‑cap
company risk arises because mid‑cap companies may have narrower commercial
markets, limited managerial and financial resources, more volatile
performance, and less liquid stock, compared to larger, more established
companies; |
• |
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Securities
lending risk is the risk that, if the fund lends its portfolio securities
and receives collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in
securities, those securities may not perform sufficiently to cover the
return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may
occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere
with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and
there may be a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail
financially; and |
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SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE GROWTH & INCOME
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
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Value
stock risk arises from the possibility that a stock’s intrinsic value may
not be fully realized by the market or that its price may decline. If a
value investment style shifts out of favor based on market conditions and
investor sentiment, the fund could underperform funds that use a non‑value
approach to investing or have a broader investment style.
|
Performance
| The bar chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the
periods ended December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns
for various periods with benchmark returns. This information
is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by
demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar
chart shows the fund’s Class I share performance from one year to another.
Each of the fund’s share classes is invested in the same portfolio of
securities, and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that
the classes do not have the same sales charges and expenses. The fund’s past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will
perform in the future. To obtain more current performance data
as of the most recent month‑end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.
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During 10 year period (Class
I shares): |
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Return |
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Quarter Ended |
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Best Quarter |
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13.11% |
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June 30,
2020 |
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Worst Quarter |
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(21.15)% |
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March 31,
2020 |
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Average annual total returns (for the
periods ended December 31, 2022): |
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Fund return (after deduction of sales
charges and expenses) |
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Share
Class |
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Inception Date |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(if less than
10
yrs) |
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Class I
– Before Taxes |
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3/18/09 |
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(9.76)% |
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8.16% |
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10.68% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions |
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(11.32)% |
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6.25% |
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9.18% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
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(4.68)% |
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6.21% |
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8.54% |
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Class A
– Before Taxes |
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12/15/86 |
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(14.23)% |
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6.84% |
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9.85% |
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Class C
– Before Taxes |
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4/3/95 |
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(10.62)% |
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7.09% |
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9.56% |
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Class Y
– Before Taxes |
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11/20/17 |
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(10.05)% |
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7.75% |
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8.69% |
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Class R‑3
– Before Taxes |
|
9/30/09 |
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(10.24)% |
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7.55% |
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10.03% |
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Class R‑5
– Before Taxes |
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12/28/09 |
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(9.77)% |
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8.14% |
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10.62% |
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Class R‑6
– Before Taxes |
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8/15/11 |
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(9.66)% |
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8.20% |
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10.73% |
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Carillon
Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE GROWTH & INCOME
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
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Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes) |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(From Inception Date of Class Y
Shares) |
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| |
S&P 500® Index |
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(18.11)% |
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9.42% |
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12.56% |
|
10.00% |
After‑tax returns are
calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ
from those shown. After‑tax returns shown are
not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax‑deferred
arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account
(“IRA”). After‑tax returns are shown
for Class I only and after‑tax returns for Class A, Class C,
Class Y, Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 will
vary. The return after taxes on
distributions and sale of fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to
an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of
the measurement period.
Investment Adviser | Carillon Tower Advisers,
Inc. is the fund’s investment adviser.
Subadviser’s | Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
serves as the subadviser to the fund.
Portfolio Managers | David Blount, CFA®, Harald Hvideberg, CFA®, and Brad Erwin, CFA®, are Portfolio Managers of
the fund and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day‑to‑day management
of the fund. Mr. Blount has served as the fund’s Portfolio Manager since
2011. Mr. Hvideberg has served as the fund’s Portfolio Manager since 2014.
Mr. Erwin has served as the fund’s Portfolio Manager since July 1,
2019.
Purchase and sale of fund shares | You may
purchase, redeem, or exchange Class A, C, I and Y shares of the fund on any
business day through your financial intermediary, by mail at Carillon Family of
Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI
53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor,
Milwaukee, WI, 53202 (for overnight service), or by telephone (800.421.4184). In
Class A and Class C shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for
regular accounts, $500 for retirement accounts and $50 through a periodic
investment program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month.
In Class Y shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for regular
accounts, $100 for retirement accounts and $100 through a periodic investment
program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month. For
individual investors, the minimum initial purchase for Class I shares is
$10,000, while fee‑based plan sponsors set their own minimum requirements.
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares can only be purchased
through a participating retirement plan and the minimum initial purchase for
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares is set by the plan
administrator.
Tax information | The dividends you receive
from the fund will be taxed as ordinary income or net capital gain (i.e., the
excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) unless
you are investing through a tax‑deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an IRA, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax on withdrawals
from the arrangement.
Payments to broker-dealers and other financial
intermediaries | If you purchase shares of the fund through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Investment objective |
The Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Fund” or
the “fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and expenses of the fund |
The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Mid Cap Growth Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the
tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales discounts if you
and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the Class A shares of
the Carillon Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts,
including through specific financial intermediaries, is available from your
financial professional, on page 94 of the fund’s Prospectus and on page 56 of
the fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from
your investment): |
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| |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) |
|
4.75% |
|
None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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| |
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
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None (a) |
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1.00% (a) |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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| |
Redemption Fee |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment): |
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| |
|
|
Class A |
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Class C |
|
Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
|
Class R‑5 |
|
Class R‑6 |
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| |
Management Fees |
|
0.51% |
|
0.51% |
|
0.51% |
|
0.51% |
|
0.51% |
|
0.51% |
|
0.51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Distribution and Service (12b‑1) Fees |
|
0.25% |
|
1.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Other Expenses |
|
0.28% |
|
0.21% |
|
0.21% |
|
0.28% |
|
0.28% |
|
0.23% |
|
0.13% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.04% |
|
1.72% |
|
0.72% |
|
1.04% |
|
1.29% |
|
0.74% |
|
0.64% |
(a) If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of a
Carillon mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible for a sales charge waiver
and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay up
to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of sale. If you sell
Class C shares less than one year after purchase, you will pay a 1% CDSC at
the time of sale.
Expense example |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Your costs would be the same whether you
sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of the period. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
|
|
|
|
|
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|
| |
Share
Class |
|
Year 1 |
|
Year 3 |
|
Year 5 |
|
Year 10 |
Class A |
|
$576 |
|
$790 |
|
$1,022 |
|
$1,686 |
Class C |
|
$275 |
|
$542 |
|
$933 |
|
$2,030 |
Class I |
|
$74 |
|
$230 |
|
$401 |
|
$894 |
Class Y |
|
$106 |
|
$331 |
|
$574 |
|
$1,271 |
Class R‑3 |
|
$131 |
|
$409 |
|
$708 |
|
$1,556 |
Class R‑5 |
|
$76 |
|
$237 |
|
$411 |
|
$918 |
Class R‑6 |
|
$65 |
|
$205 |
|
$357 |
|
$798 |
Portfolio turnover |
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 34% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
| During normal market
conditions, the Mid Cap Growth Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing
at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment
purposes) in the equity securities of mid‑capitalization companies. The fund’s
portfolio managers consider mid‑capitalization companies to be those companies
that, at the time of initial purchase, have capitalizations greater than
$1 billion and
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Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
equal
to or less than the largest company in the Russell Midcap® Growth Index during the most
recent 12‑month period (approximately $67.8 billion during the 12‑month
period ended December 31, 2022). The fund is not required to sell equity
securities whose market values appreciate or depreciate outside this market
capitalization range.
The
fund will invest primarily in the equity securities of companies that the
portfolio managers believe have the potential for above-average earnings or
sales growth, reasonable valuations and acceptable debt levels. Such stocks can
typically have high price‑to‑earnings ratios. Equity securities include common
and preferred stock, warrants or rights exercisable into common or preferred
stock and high-quality convertible securities. Although the portfolio managers
generally do not emphasize investment in any particular investment sector or
industry, the fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in the
securities of companies in the information technology and health care sectors at
any given time. The fund will generally sell when the stock has met the
portfolio managers’ target price, the investment is no longer valid, a better
investment opportunity has arisen or if the investment reaches a value more than
5% of the fund’s net assets. At times, the fund may hold securities of
small-capitalization companies.
The
fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions
to earn additional income.
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in the fund is that you
could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks
whose values may increase and decrease in response to the activities of the
companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic
conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may also increase
and decrease. An
investment in the fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Investments in the fund are subject to the following
primary risks. The most significant risks of investing in the fund as of the
date of this Prospectus are listed first below, followed by the remaining risks
in alphabetical order. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal
risk” of investing in the fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market
conditions or other factors.
• |
|
Mid‑cap
company risk arises because mid‑cap companies may have narrower commercial
markets, limited managerial and financial resources, more volatile
performance, and less liquid stock, compared to larger, more established
companies; |
• |
|
Growth
stock risk is the risk of a growth company not providing an expected
earnings increase or dividend yield. When these expectations are not met,
the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an
absolute increase. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based
on market conditions and investor sentiment, the fund could underperform
funds that use a value or other non‑growth approach to investing or have a
broader investment style;
|
• |
|
Small‑cap
company risk arises because small‑cap companies may have less liquid
stock, a more volatile share price, a limited product or service base,
narrower commercial markets and limited access to capital, compared to
larger, more established companies;
|
• |
|
Equity
securities are subject to market risk. The fund may invest in the
following equity securities, which may expose the fund to the following
additional risks:
|
Common stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may
fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same
industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is
subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing
company;
Preferred stock. Preferred stocks are subject
to issuer-specific risks and are sensitive to movements in interest rates.
Preferred stocks may be less liquid than common stocks and, unlike common
stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited. Distributions
on preferred stocks generally are payable at the discretion of an issuer and
after required payments to bond holders. Preferred stocks may also be subject to
credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer may be unable or unwilling to meet
its financial obligations;
Convertible securities. Convertible securities
are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an
effect on the convertible securities’ investment value. Convertible securities
also are sensitive to movements in interest rates. Generally, a convertible
security is subject to the market risks of stocks when the price of the
underlying stock is high relative to the conversion price, and is subject to the
market risks of debt securities when the underlying stock’s price is low
relative to the conversion price;
Rights and warrants. Rights and warrants do
not carry dividend or voting rights with respect to the underlying securities or
any rights in the assets of the issuer, and a right or a warrant ceases to have
value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date;
• |
|
Market
risk is the risk that markets may at times be volatile, and the values of
the fund’s holdings may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly,
because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market
conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not
specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include
real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic or other
developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics,
changes in federal, state or foreign government policies, regional or
global economic instability (including war, terrorism, territorial
disputes and geopolitical risks), changes in the U.S. presidential
administration and Congress, the U.S. government’s inability at times to
agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a
federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal
government’s debt limit, and interest, inflation and currency rate
fluctuations. These and other conditions may cause broad changes in market
value, the general outlook for corporate earnings, public perceptions
concerning these developments or adverse investment sentiment generally.
Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer, industry or market
segment also can impact the market as a whole. In addition, adverse market
events may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause the fund to
experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by
shareholders. Adverse |
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SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
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market conditions may be prolonged and may
not have the same impact on all types of securities. Conversely, it is
also possible that, during a general downturn in the securities markets,
multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. Changes in
value may be temporary or may last for extended periods. The
financial markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices
followed by periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may
reflect these fluctuations. |
Recent market events risk includes risks
arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and
international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months
and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate
significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an
investment in the fund may be increased.
Although
interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in
2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise
interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is
difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to
increase, or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases.
Additionally, various economic and political factors could cause the Federal
Reserve or other foreign central banks to change their approach in the future
and such actions may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad.
Unexpected increases in interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce
liquidity in certain sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals
may, in turn, increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers,
negatively impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank
balance sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or
reduce liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the
U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and
policymaking uncertainty.
Some
countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist
trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade
agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks
associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of
changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict
between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia;
political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers
of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the
economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot
necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Russia’s military
invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by
the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have
had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and
liquidity of global markets, and could negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions
and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material
uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of the
fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent
strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which
may negatively impact certain issuers and/or industries.
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to
affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global
securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that
cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Epidemics
and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among
other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders,
order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity,
widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and
uncertainty.
Economists
and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of
global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers,
industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate
change, including on the demand for and the development of goods and services
and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation and
international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect
consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change;
• |
|
Sector
risk is the risk associated with the fund holding a core portfolio of
stocks invested in similar businesses, all of which could be affected by
similar economic or market conditions. As the fund’s portfolio changes
over time, the fund’s exposure to a particular sector may become higher or
lower. |
The
health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government
health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical
expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services
and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care products and
services may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such
approvals may be long and costly, and delays in or failure to receive such
approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies. Additional or
more stringent laws and regulations enacted in the future could have a material
adverse effect on such companies in the health care sector;
Information
technology sector risk is the risk that products of information technology
companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments
and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and
competition for the services of qualified personnel. These companies may be
smaller or newer and may have limited product lines, markets, financial
resources or personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain
a loyal customer base or achieve general market acceptance for their products
could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the
information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property and
the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections may adversely affect the
profitability of these companies. The market prices of information
technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate
risk and market risk and may experience sharper price fluctuations than other
types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with
investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market
prices; and
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Carillon
Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
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Securities
lending risk is the risk that, if the fund lends its portfolio securities
and receives collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in
securities, those securities may not perform sufficiently to cover the
return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may
occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere
with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and
there may be a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail
financially. |
Performance
| The bar chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the
periods ended December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns
for various periods with benchmark returns. This information
is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by
demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar
chart shows the fund’s Class I share performance from one year to another.
Each of the fund’s share classes is invested in the same portfolio of
securities, and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that
the classes do not have the same sales charges and expenses. The fund’s past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will
perform in the future. To obtain more current performance data
as of the most recent month‑end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.
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During 10 year period (Class I
shares): |
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Return |
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Quarter Ended |
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Best Quarter |
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32.86% |
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June 30,
2020 |
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Worst Quarter |
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(20.41)% |
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March 31,
2020 |
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Average annual total returns (for the
periods ended December 31, 2022): |
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Fund return (after
deduction of sales charges and expenses) |
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Share
Class |
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Inception Date |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(if less than 10
yrs) |
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Class I
–Before Taxes |
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6/21/06 |
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(25.61)% |
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8.10% |
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12.36% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions |
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(25.84)% |
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7.07% |
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11.35% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
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(15.00)% |
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6.43% |
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10.18% |
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Class A
– Before Taxes |
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8/20/98 |
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(29.36)% |
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6.72% |
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11.45% |
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Class C
– Before Taxes |
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8/20/98 |
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(26.34)% |
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7.03% |
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11.22% |
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Class Y
– Before Taxes |
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11/20/17 |
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(25.84)% |
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7.75% |
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7.66% |
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Class R‑3
– Before Taxes |
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1/12/09 |
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(26.04)% |
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7.48% |
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11.69% |
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Class R‑5
– Before Taxes |
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12/28/09 |
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(25.62)% |
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8.09% |
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12.34% |
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Class R‑6
– Before Taxes |
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8/15/11 |
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(25.55)% |
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8.19% |
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12.46% |
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Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
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Index (reflects no deduction
for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(From Inception Date of
Class Y Shares) |
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Russell Midcap® Growth Index |
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(26.72)% |
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7.64% |
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11.41% |
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7.98% |
After‑tax returns are
calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ
from those shown. After‑tax returns shown are
not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax‑deferred
arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account
(“IRA”). After‑tax returns are shown
for Class I only and after‑tax returns for Class A, Class C,
Class Y, Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 will
vary. The return after taxes on
distributions and sale of fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to
an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of
the measurement period.
Investment Adviser | Carillon Tower Advisers,
Inc. is the fund’s investment adviser.
Subadviser | Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
serves as the subadviser to the fund.
Portfolio Managers | Eric Mintz, CFA®, Dr. Christopher Sassouni,
D.M.D. and David Cavanaugh are Portfolio Managers of the fund and are jointly
and primarily responsible for all aspects of the fund’s management. Mr. Mintz
has managed the fund since 2011, Dr. Sassouni has managed the fund since 2020
after serving as Assistant Portfolio Manager of the fund since 2006, and Mr.
Cavanaugh has managed the fund since June 2022 after serving as a Senior
Research Analyst of the fund from 2017 to June 2022.
Purchase and sale of fund shares | You may
purchase, redeem, or exchange Class A, C, I and Y shares of the fund on any
business day through your financial intermediary, by mail at Carillon Family of
Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI
53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor,
Milwaukee, WI, 53202 (for overnight service), or by telephone (800.421.4184). In
Class A and Class C shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for
regular accounts, $500 for retirement accounts and $50 through a periodic
investment program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month.
In Class Y shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for regular
accounts, $100 for retirement accounts and $100 through a periodic investment
program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month. For
individual investors, the minimum initial purchase for Class I shares is
$10,000, while fee‑based plan sponsors set their own minimum requirements.
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares can only be purchased
through a participating retirement plan and the minimum initial purchase for
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares is set by the plan
administrator.
Tax information | The dividends you receive
from the fund will be taxed as ordinary income or net capital gain (i.e., the
excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) unless
you are investing through a tax‑deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an IRA, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax on withdrawals
from the arrangement.
Payments to broker-dealers and other financial
intermediaries | If you purchase shares of the fund through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Carillon
Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Investment objective |
The Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap Growth Fund”
or the “fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and expenses of the fund |
The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Small Cap Growth Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the
tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales discounts if you
and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the Class A shares of
the Carillon Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts,
including through specific financial intermediaries, is available from your
financial professional, on page 94 of the fund’s Prospectus and on page 56 of
the fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from
your investment): |
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Class A |
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Class
C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) |
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4.75% |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
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None (a) |
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1.00% (a) |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Redemption Fee |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment): |
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Class A |
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Class
C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Management Fees |
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0.55% |
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0.55% |
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0.55% |
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0.55% |
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0.55% |
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0.55% |
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0.55% |
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Distribution and Service (12b‑1) Fees |
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0.25% |
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1.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.25% |
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0.50% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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Other Expenses |
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0.30% |
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0.25% |
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0.25% |
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0.17% |
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0.31% |
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0.26% |
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0.16% |
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Recouped Fees Previously Waived and/or
Reimbursed |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.02%(b) |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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1.10% |
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1.80% |
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0.80% |
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0.99% |
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1.36% |
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0.81% |
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0.71% |
(a) If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of a
Carillon mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible for a sales charge waiver
and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay up
to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of sale. If you sell
Class C shares less than one year after purchase, you will pay a 1% CDSC at
the time of sale.
(b) During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the Class Y
shares of the fund paid amounts to Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (“Carillon”)
that were previously waived and/or reimbursed under a contractual fee
waiver/expense reimbursement agreement for the fund. Any reimbursement of fund
expenses or reduction in Carillon’s investment advisory fees is subject to
recoupment by the fund within the following two fiscal years, if overall
expenses fall below the lesser of its then-current expense cap or the expense
cap in effect at the time of the fund recoupment.
Expense example |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Your costs would be the same whether you
sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of the period. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
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Share
Class |
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Year 1 |
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Year 3 |
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Year 5 |
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Year 10 |
Class A |
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$582 |
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$808 |
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$1,052 |
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$1,752 |
Class C |
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$283 |
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$566 |
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$975 |
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$2,116 |
Class I |
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$82 |
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$255 |
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$444 |
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$990 |
Class Y |
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$101 |
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$315 |
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$547 |
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$1,213 |
Class R‑3 |
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$138 |
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$431 |
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$745 |
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$1,635 |
Class R‑5 |
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$83 |
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$259 |
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$450 |
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$1,002 |
Class R‑6 |
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$73 |
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$227 |
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$395 |
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$883 |
Portfolio turnover |
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 40% of the average value of its
portfolio.
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Carillon
Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Principal investment strategies
| During normal market
conditions, the Small Cap Growth Fund seeks to achieve its objective by
investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for
investment purposes) in the stocks of small-capitalization companies. The fund’s
portfolio managers consider small-capitalization companies to be those companies
that, at the time of initial purchase, have a market capitalization equal to or
less than the largest company in the Russell 2000® Growth Index during the most
recent 12‑month period (approximately $14.1 billion during the 12‑month
period ended December 31, 2022). The fund is not required to sell equity
securities whose market values appreciate or depreciate outside this market
capitalization range.
When
making their investment decisions, the portfolio managers generally focus on
investing in the dividend paying equity securities, generally common stock, of
companies that the portfolio managers believe have accelerating earnings growth
rates, reasonable valuations (typically with a price‑to‑earnings ratio of no
more than the earnings growth rate), strong management that participates in the
ownership of the company, reasonable debt levels and/or a high or expanding
return on equity. Although the portfolio managers generally do not emphasize
investment in any particular investment sector or industry, the fund may invest
a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in the health
care and information technology sectors at any given time. The fund may also
purchase, or obtain exposure to, securities in initial public offerings
(“IPOs”). The fund will sell securities when they no longer meet the portfolio
managers’ investment criteria. The fund also may hold securities of
mid‑capitalization companies.
The
fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions
to earn additional income.
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in the fund is that you
could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks
whose values may increase and decrease in response to the activities of the
companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic
conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may also increase
and decrease. An
investment in the fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Investments in the fund are subject to the following
primary risks. The most significant risks of investing in the fund as of the
date of this Prospectus are listed first below, followed by the remaining risks
in alphabetical order. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal
risk” of investing in the fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market
conditions or other factors.
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Small‑cap
company risk arises because small‑cap companies may have less liquid
stock, a more volatile share price, a limited product or service base,
narrower commercial markets and limited access to capital, compared to
larger, more established companies;
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Growth
stock risk is the risk of a growth company not providing an expected
earnings increase or dividend yield. When these expectations are not met,
the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an
absolute increase. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based
on market conditions and investor sentiment, the fund could underperform
funds that use a value or other non‑growth approach to investing or have a
broader investment style;
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Equity
securities are subject to market risk. The fund may invest in the
following equity securities, which may expose the fund to the following
additional risks:
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Common stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may
fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same
industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is
subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing
company;
Dividend-Paying Stocks. Securities of
companies that have historically paid a high dividend yield may reduce or
discontinue their dividends, reducing the yield of the fund. Low priced
securities in the fund may be more susceptible to these risks. Past dividend
payments are not a guarantee of future dividend payments. Also, the market
return of high dividend yield securities, in certain market conditions, may
perform worse than other investment strategies or the overall stock market;
• |
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Initial
public offerings risk arises because the market value of shares sold in an
IPO may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a
prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares
available for trading and limited information about the issuer;
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• |
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Market
risk is the risk that markets may at times be volatile, and the values of
the fund’s holdings may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly,
because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market
conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not
specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include
real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic or other
developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics,
changes in federal, state or foreign government policies, regional or
global economic instability (including war, terrorism, territorial
disputes and geopolitical risks), changes in the U.S. presidential
administration and Congress, the U.S. government’s inability at times to
agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a
federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal
government’s debt limit, and interest, inflation and currency rate
fluctuations. These and other conditions may cause broad changes in market
value, the general outlook for corporate earnings, public perceptions
concerning these developments or adverse investment sentiment generally.
Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer, industry or market
segment also can impact the market as a whole. In addition, adverse market
events may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause the fund to
experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by
shareholders. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have
the same impact on all types of securities. Conversely, it is also
possible that, during a general downturn in the securities markets,
multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. Changes in
value may be temporary or may last for extended periods. The
financial markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices
followed by periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may
reflect these fluctuations.
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Recent market events risk includes risks
arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and
international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months
and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate
significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an
investment in the fund may be increased.
Although
interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in
2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise
interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is
difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to
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Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
increase,
or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases. Additionally,
various economic and political factors could cause the Federal Reserve or other
foreign central banks to change their approach in the future and such actions
may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad. Unexpected increases in
interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce liquidity in certain
sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals may, in turn,
increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers, negatively
impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank balance
sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or reduce
liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the U.S. and
other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking
uncertainty.
Some
countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist
trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade
agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks
associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of
changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict
between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia;
political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers
of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the
economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot
necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Russia’s military
invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by
the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have
had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and
liquidity of global markets, and could negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions
and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material
uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of the
fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent
strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which
may negatively impact certain issuers and/or industries.
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to
affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global
securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that
cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Epidemics
and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among
other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders,
order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity,
widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and
uncertainty.
Economists
and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of
global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers,
industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate
change, including on the demand for and the development of goods and services
and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation and
international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect
consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change;
• |
|
Mid‑cap
company risk arises because mid‑cap companies may have narrower commercial
markets, limited managerial and financial resources, more volatile
performance, and less liquid stock, compared to larger, more established
companies; |
• |
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Sector
risk is the risk associated with the fund holding a core portfolio of
stocks invested in similar businesses, all of which could be affected by
similar economic or market conditions. As the fund’s portfolio changes
over time, the fund’s exposure to a particular sector may become higher or
lower. |
The
health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government
health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical
expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services
and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care products and
services may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such
approvals may be long and costly, and delays in or failure to receive such
approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies. Additional or
more stringent laws and regulations enacted in the future could have a material
adverse effect on such companies in the health care sector. Issuers in the
health care sector include issuers with their principal activities in the
biotechnology industry, which has additional risks. A biotechnology company’s
valuation can often be based largely on the potential or actual performance of a
limited number of products and, accordingly, can be significantly affected if
one of its products proves unsafe, ineffective or unprofitable. Biotechnology
companies are subject to regulation by, and the restrictions of, federal
agencies, state and local governments, and non-U.S. regulatory authorities;
Information
technology sector risk is the risk that products of information technology
companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments
and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and
competition for the services of qualified personnel. These companies may be
smaller or newer and may have limited product lines, markets, financial
resources or personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain
a loyal customer base or achieve general market acceptance for their products
could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the
information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property and
the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections may adversely affect the
profitability of these companies. The market prices of information technology
related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate risk and
market risk and may experience sharper price fluctuations than other types of
securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors
rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices;
and
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Securities
lending risk is the risk that, if the fund lends its portfolio securities
and receives collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in
securities, those securities may not perform sufficiently to cover the
return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may
occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere
with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and
there may be a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail
financially. |
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Carillon
Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Performance
| The bar chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the
periods ended December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns
for various periods with benchmark returns. This information
is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by
demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar
chart shows the fund’s Class I share performance from one year to another.
Each of the fund’s share classes is invested in the same portfolio of
securities, and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that
the classes do not have the same sales charges and expenses. The fund’s past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will
perform in the future. To obtain more current performance data
as of the most recent month‑end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.
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During 10 year period (Class I
shares): |
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Return |
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Quarter Ended |
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Best Quarter |
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28.50% |
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June 30,
2020 |
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Worst Quarter |
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(23.85)% |
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March 31,
2020 |
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Average annual total returns (for the
periods ended December 31, 2022): |
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Fund return (after deduction of sales
charges and expenses) |
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Share
Class |
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Inception Date |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(if less than
10
yrs) |
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Class I
– Before Taxes |
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6/27/06 |
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(26.86)% |
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2.95% |
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8.30% |
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After Taxes on Distributions |
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(31.18)% |
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(1.59)% |
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5.16% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
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(12.90)% |
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2.53% |
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6.74% |
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Class A
– Before Taxes |
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5/7/93 |
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(30.53)% |
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1.66% |
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7.44% |
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Class C
– Before Taxes |
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4/3/95 |
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(27.64)% |
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1.92% |
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7.20% |
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Class Y
– Before Taxes |
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11/20/17 |
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(26.97)% |
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2.55% |
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2.96% |
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Class R‑3 –
Before Taxes |
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9/19/06 |
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(27.26)% |
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2.38% |
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7.68% |
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Class R‑5
– Before Taxes |
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10/2/06 |
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(26.84)% |
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2.95% |
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8.31% |
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Class R‑6
– Before Taxes |
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8/15/11 |
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(26.78)% |
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3.07% |
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8.43% |
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Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes) |
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1‑yr |
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5‑yr |
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10‑yr |
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Lifetime
(From the Inception Date of
Class Y Shares) |
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Russell 2000® Growth Index |
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(26.36)% |
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3.51% |
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9.20% |
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3.96% |
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Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
After‑tax returns are
calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ
from those shown. After‑tax returns shown are
not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax‑deferred
arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account
(“IRA”). After‑tax returns are shown
for Class I only and after‑tax returns for Class A, Class C,
Class Y, Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 will
vary. The return after taxes on
distributions and sale of fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to
an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of
the measurement period.
Investment Adviser | Carillon Tower Advisers,
Inc. is the fund’s investment adviser.
Subadviser | Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
serves as the subadviser to the fund.
Portfolio Managers | Eric Mintz, CFA®, Dr. Christopher Sassouni,
D.M.D. and David Cavanaugh are Portfolio Managers of the fund and are jointly
and primarily responsible for all aspects of the fund’s management. Mr. Mintz
has managed the fund since 2011, Dr. Sassouni has managed the fund since 2020
after serving as Assistant Portfolio Manager of the fund since 2015, and Mr.
Cavanaugh has managed the fund since June 2022 after serving as a Senior
Research Analyst of the fund from 2017 to June 2022.
Purchase and sale of fund shares | You may
purchase, redeem, or exchange Class A, C, I and Y shares of the fund on any
business day through your financial intermediary, by mail at Carillon Family of
Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI
53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor,
Milwaukee, WI, 53202 (for overnight service), or by telephone (800.421.4184). In
Class A and Class C shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for
regular accounts, $500 for retirement accounts and $50 through a periodic
investment program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month.
In Class Y shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for regular
accounts, $100 for retirement accounts and $100 through a periodic investment
program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month. For
individual investors, the minimum initial purchase for Class I shares is
$10,000, while fee‑based plan sponsors set their own minimum requirements.
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares can only be purchased
through a participating retirement plan and the minimum initial purchase for
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares is set by the plan
administrator.
Tax information | The dividends you receive
from the fund will be taxed as ordinary income or net capital gain (i.e., the
excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) unless
you are investing through a tax‑deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an IRA, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax on withdrawals
from the arrangement.
Payments to broker-dealers and other financial
intermediaries | If you purchase shares of the fund through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Carillon
Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON SCOUT MID CAP
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
Investment objective |
The Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund (“Mid Cap Fund” or the “fund”)
seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fees and expenses of the fund |
The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Mid Cap Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the
tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales discounts if you
and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the Class A shares of
the Carillon Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts,
including through specific financial intermediaries, is available from your
financial professional, on page 94 of the fund’s Prospectus and on page 56 of
the fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from
your investment): |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) |
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4.75% |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
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None (a) |
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1.00% (a) |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Redemption Fee |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Annual
fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment): |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Class Y |
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Class R‑3 |
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Class R‑5 |
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Class R‑6 |
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Management Fees |
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0.72% |
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0.72% |
|
0.72% |
|
0.72% |
|
0.72% |
|
0.72% |
|
0.72% |
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| |
Distribution and Service (12b‑1) Fees |
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0.25% |
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1.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.25% |
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0.50% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
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|
| |
Other Expenses |
|
0.26% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.24% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.28% |
|
0.24% |
|
0.14% |
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|
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|
| |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.23% |
|
1.97% |
|
0.96% |
|
1.22% |
|
1.50% |
|
0.96% |
|
0.86% |
(a) If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of a
Carillon mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible for a sales charge waiver
and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay up
to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of sale. If you sell
Class C shares less than one year after purchase, you will pay a 1% CDSC at
the time of sale.
Expense example |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Your costs would be the same whether you
sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of the period. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
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Share
Class |
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Year 1 |
|
Year 3 |
|
Year 5 |
|
Year 10 |
Class A |
|
$594 |
|
$847 |
|
$1,119 |
|
$1,893 |
Class C |
|
$300 |
|
$618 |
|
$1,062 |
|
$2,296 |
Class I |
|
$98 |
|
$306 |
|
$531 |
|
$1,178 |
Class Y |
|
$124 |
|
$387 |
|
$670 |
|
$1,477 |
Class R‑3 |
|
$153 |
|
$474 |
|
$818 |
|
$1,791 |
Class R‑5 |
|
$98 |
|
$306 |
|
$531 |
|
$1,178 |
Class R‑6 |
|
$88 |
|
$274 |
|
$477 |
|
$1,061 |
Portfolio turnover |
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 159% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
| The fund pursues its
objective by investing primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies. Under
normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets will be invested in
mid cap equity securities. The fund’s portfolio managers consider
mid‑capitalization companies to be those companies that, at the time of initial
purchase, have market capitalizations greater than $1 billion and equal to
or less than the largest company in the Russell Midcap® Index during the most
recent 12‑month period (approximately $67.8 billion during the 12‑month
period ended December 31, 2022). The fund is not required to sell equity
securities whose market values appreciate or depreciate outside this market
capitalization range. The fund normally maintains a portfolio of investments
diversified across companies and economic sectors.
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Mutual Funds
SUMMARY OF CARILLON SCOUT MID CAP
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
The
equity securities in which the fund invests include common stocks, depositary
receipts, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and other rights,
and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The portfolio management team seeks
to invest in the securities of growth and value companies that are expected to
benefit from macroeconomic or company-specific factors, and that are
attractively priced relative to their fundamentals. In making investment
decisions, the portfolio management team may consider fundamental factors such
as cash flow, financial strength, profitability, statistical valuation measures,
potential or actual catalysts that could move the share price, accounting
practices, management quality, risk factors such as litigation, the estimated
valuation of a company considering its growth potential, general economic and
industry conditions, and additional information as appropriate. The fund may
engage in frequent and active trading.
The
fund will invest primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest up to
20% of the portfolio in foreign companies, including those located in developing
countries or emerging markets; American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) or Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) (collectively, “depositary receipts”). At times,
the fund may hold securities of small capitalization companies.
The
fund intends to hold some cash, short-term debt obligations, government
securities, money market funds or other high-quality investments for reserves to
cover redemptions and unanticipated expenses. There may be times, however, when
the fund attempts to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other
conditions by investing a higher percentage of its assets in cash or in those
types of money market investments for temporary defensive purposes. During those
times, the fund may not be able to pursue its investment objective or follow its
principal investment strategies and, instead, will focus on preserving your
investment.
The
fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions
to earn additional income.
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in the fund is that you
could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks
whose values may increase and decrease in response to the activities of the
companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic
conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may also increase
and decrease. An
investment in the fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Investments in the fund are subject to the following
primary risks. The most significant risks of investing in the fund as of the
date of this Prospectus are listed first below, followed by the remaining risks
in alphabetical order. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal
risk” of investing in the fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market
conditions or other factors.
• |
|
Equity
securities are subject to market risk. The fund may invest in the
following equity securities, which may expose the fund to the following
additional risks:
|
Common stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may
fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same
industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is
subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing
company;
Preferred stock. Preferred stocks are subject
to issuer-specific risks and are sensitive to movements in interest rates.
Preferred stocks may be less liquid than common stocks and, unlike common
stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited. Distributions
on preferred stocks generally are payable at the discretion of an issuer and
after required payments to bond holders. Preferred stocks may also be subject to
credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer may be unable or unwilling to meet
its financial obligations;
Convertible securities. Convertible securities
are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an
effect on the convertible securities’ investment value. Convertible securities
also are sensitive to movements in interest rates. Generally, a convertible
security is subject to the market risks of stocks when the price of the
underlying stock is high relative to the conversion price, and is subject to the
market risks of debt securities when the underlying stock’s price is low
relative to the conversion price;
Depositary receipts. Investing in depositary
receipts entails many of the same risks as direct investment in foreign
securities, including, but not limited to, currency exchange rate fluctuations,
political and financial instability in the home country of a particular
depositary receipt, less liquidity and more volatility;
REITs. Investments in REITs are subject to the
risks associated with investing in the real estate industry, such as adverse
developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values, and
are dependent upon the skills of their managers. REITs typically incur fees that
are separate from those incurred by the fund, meaning the fund, as a
shareholder, will indirectly bear a proportionate share of a REIT’s operating
expenses;
Rights and warrants. Rights and warrants do
not carry dividend or voting rights with respect to the underlying securities or
any rights in the assets of the issuer, and a right or a warrant ceases to have
value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date;
• |
|
Mid‑cap
company risk arises because mid‑cap companies may have narrower commercial
markets, limited managerial and financial resources, more volatile
performance, and less liquid stock, compared to larger, more established
companies; |
• |
|
Market
risk is the risk that markets may at times be volatile, and the values of
the fund’s holdings may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly,
because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market
conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not
specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include
real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic or other
developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics,
changes in federal, state or foreign government policies, regional or
global economic instability (including war, terrorism, territorial
disputes and geopolitical risks), changes in the U.S. presidential
administration and Congress, the U.S. government’s inability at times to
agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a
federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal
government’s debt limit, and interest, inflation and currency rate
fluctuations. These and other conditions may cause broad changes in market
value, the |
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Mutual Funds
SUMMARY
OF CARILLON SCOUT MID CAP
FUND | 3.1. 2 0 2 3
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general outlook for corporate earnings,
public perceptions concerning these developments or adverse investment
sentiment generally. Changes in the financial condition of a single
issuer, industry or market segment also can impact the market as a whole.
In addition, adverse market events may lead to increased redemptions,
which could cause the fund to experience a loss when selling securities to
meet redemption requests by shareholders. Adverse market conditions may be
prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.
Conversely, it is also possible that, during a general downturn in the
securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value
simultaneously. Changes in value may be temporary or may last for extended
periods. The financial markets generally move in cycles, with periods
of rising prices followed by periods of declining prices. The value of
your investment may reflect these fluctuations.
|
Recent market events risk includes risks
arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and
international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months
and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate
significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an
investment in the fund may be increased.
Although
interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in
2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise
interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is
difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to
increase, or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases.
Additionally, various economic and political factors could cause the Federal
Reserve or other foreign central banks to change their approach in the future
and such actions may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad.
Unexpected increases in interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce
liquidity in certain sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals
may, in turn, increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers,
negatively impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank
balance sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or
reduce liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the
U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and
policymaking uncertainty.
Some
countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist
trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade
agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks
associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of
changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict
between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia;
political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers
of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the
economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot
necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Russia’s military
invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by
the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have
had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and
liquidity of global markets, and could negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions
and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material
uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of the
fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent
strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which
may negatively impact certain issuers and/or industries.
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to
affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global
securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that
cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Epidemics
and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among
other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders,
order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity,
widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and
uncertainty.
Economists
and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of
global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers,
industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate
change, including on the demand for and the development of goods and services
and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation and
international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect
consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change;
• |
|
Currency
risk is the risk related to the fund’s exposure to foreign currencies
through its investments. Foreign currencies may fluctuate significantly
over short periods of time, may be affected unpredictably by intervention,
or the failure to intervene, of the U.S. or foreign governments or central
banks, and may be affected by currency controls or political developments
in the U.S. or abroad. Foreign currencies may also decline in value
relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies and thereby affect the
fund’s investments;
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• |
|
Emerging
markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more
volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other foreign
developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political
uncertainties; an economy’s dependence on revenues from particular
commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency
transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such
securities; delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures;
less stringent, or a lack of, accounting, auditing, financial reporting
and recordkeeping requirements or standards; and significant limitations
on investor rights and recourse. The governments of emerging market
countries may also be more unstable. There may be less publicly available
information about issuers in emerging markets. When investing in emerging
markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities are heightened;
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Foreign securities risks, which are
potential risks not associated with U.S. investments, include, but are not
limited to: (1) currency exchange rate fluctuations; (2) political
and financial instability; (3) less liquidity; (4) lack of uniform
accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; (5) increased
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volatility; (6) less government regulation
and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies;
(7) significant limitations on investor rights and recourse;
(8) use of unfamiliar corporate organizational structures;
(9) unavailable or unreliable public information regarding issuers;
and (10) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign
markets. The unavailability and/or unreliability of public
information available may impede the fund’s ability to accurately evaluate
foreign securities. Moreover, it may be difficult to enforce contractual
obligations or invoke judicial or arbitration processes against non‑U.S.
companies and non‑U.S. persons in foreign jurisdictions. The risks
associated with investments in governmental or quasi-governmental entities
of a foreign country are heightened by the potential for unexpected
governmental change and inadequate government oversight. Foreign security
risk may also apply to ADRs and
GDRs; |
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Growth
stock risk is the risk of a growth company not providing an expected
earnings increase or dividend yield. When these expectations are not met,
the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an
absolute increase. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based
on market conditions and investor sentiment, the fund could underperform
funds that use a value or other non‑growth approach to investing or have a
broader investment style;
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• |
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Investing
in other investment companies, including money market funds, carries with
it the risk that, by investing in another investment company, the fund
will be exposed to the risks of the types of investments in which the
investment company invests. The fund and its shareholders will indirectly
bear the fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by
shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and
expenses fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the fund’s own
operations; |
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Market
timing risk arises because certain types of securities in which the fund
invests, including small‑cap and foreign securities, could cause the fund
to be at greater risk of market timing activities by fund shareholders.
Such activities can dilute the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s expenses
and interfere with the fund’s ability to execute efficient investment
strategies; |
• |
|
Portfolio
turnover risk is the risk that performance may be adversely affected by
the high rate of portfolio turnover that can be caused by the fund
engaging in active and frequent trading, which generally leads to greater
transaction costs;
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• |
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Securities
lending risk is the risk that, if the fund lends its portfolio securities
and receives collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in
securities, those securities may not perform sufficiently to cover the
return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may
occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere
with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and
there may be a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail
financially; |
• |
|
Small‑cap
company risk arises because small‑cap companies may have less liquid
stock, a more volatile share price, a limited product or service base,
narrower commercial markets and limited access to capital, compared to
larger, more established companies;
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• |
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U.S.
Government securities and government-sponsored enterprises risk arises
because a security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and
credit of the United States is guaranteed by the applicable entity only as
to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. The
market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate.
Securities held by an underlying fund that are issued by
government-sponsored enterprises, such as the Federal National Mortgage
Association (‘‘Fannie Mae’’), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(‘‘Freddie Mac’’), Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Farm Credit Banks, and
the Tennessee Valley Authority are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and
are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. U.S.
Government securities and securities of government sponsored enterprises
are also subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and market risk;
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U.S.
Treasury obligations risk is the risk that the value of U.S. Treasury
obligations may vary due to changes in interest rates. In addition,
changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. Government
may cause the value of the fund’s investments in obligations issued by the
U.S. Treasury to decline. Certain political events in the U.S., such as a
prolonged government shutdown or potential default on the national debt,
may also cause investors to lose confidence in the U.S. Government
and may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline; and
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Value
stock risk arises from the possibility that a stock’s intrinsic value may
not be fully realized by the market or that its price may decline. If a
value investment style shifts out of favor based on market conditions and
investor sentiment, the fund could underperform funds that use a non‑value
approach to investing or have a broader investment style.
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Performance
| The bar
chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the periods ended
December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns for various
periods with benchmark returns. This information
is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by
demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar
chart shows the fund’s Class I share performance from one year to another.
The Class I shares of the fund have adopted the performance history and
financial statements of the shares of the fund’s predecessor. Each of the fund’s
share classes is invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the annual
returns would have differed only to the extent that the classes do not have the
same sales charges
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and
expenses. The
fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an
indication of how the fund will perform in the future. To obtain
more current performance data as of the most recent month‑end, please visit our
website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.
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During 10 year period (Class I
shares): |
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Return |
|
Quarter Ended |
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Best Quarter |
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28.15% |
|
June 30,
2020 |
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Worst Quarter |
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(25.25)% |
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March 31,
2020 |
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Average annual total returns (for the
periods ended December 31, 2022): |
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Fund return (after deduction of sales
charges and expenses) |
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Share
Class |
|
Inception Date |
|
1‑yr |
|
5‑yr |
|
10‑yr |
|
Lifetime
(if less than
10
yrs) |
|
|
|
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Class I
– Before Taxes |
|
10/31/06 |
|
(17.27)% |
|
5.87% |
|
10.99% |
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| |
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After Taxes on Distributions |
|
|
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(18.07)% |
|
4.54% |
|
9.11% |
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After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
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(9.66)% |
|
4.51% |
|
8.57% |
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| |
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Class A
– Before Taxes |
|
11/20/17 |
|
(21.39)% |
|
4.60% |
|
| |
|
4.89% |
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|
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Class C
– Before Taxes |
|
11/20/17 |
|
(18.07)% |
|
4.81% |
|
| |
|
5.08% |
|
|
|
|
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Class Y
– Before Taxes |
|
11/20/17 |
|
(17.47)% |
|
5.59% |
|
| |
|
5.85% |
|
|
|
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Class R‑3
– Before Taxes |
|
11/20/17 |
|
(17.71)% |
|
5.28% |
|
| |
|
5.54% |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class R‑5
– Before Taxes |
|
11/20/17 |
|
(17.27)% |
|
5.81% |
|
| |
|
6.07% |
|
|
|
|
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Class R‑6
– Before Taxes |
|
11/20/17 |
|
(17.18)% |
|
5.96% |
|
| |
|
6.22% |
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|
|
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|
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Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes) |
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| |
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1‑yr |
|
5‑yr |
|
10‑yr |
|
Lifetime
(From Inception Date of Class A,
Class C, Class Y, Class R‑3, Class R‑5
and Class R‑6 Shares) |
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Russell Midcap® Index |
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(17.32)% |
|
7.10% |
|
10.96% |
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7.60% |
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After‑tax returns are
calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ
from those shown. After‑tax returns shown are
not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax‑deferred
arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account
(“IRA”). After‑tax returns are shown
for Class I only and after‑tax returns for Class A, Class C,
Class Y, Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 will
vary. The return after taxes on
distributions and sale of fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to
an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of
the measurement period.
Investment Adviser | Carillon Tower Advisers,
Inc. is the fund’s investment adviser.
Subadviser | Scout Investments, Inc. serves as
the subadviser to the fund.
Portfolio Managers | G. Patrick Dunkerley,
CFA®, has served as the
Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund and Derek M. Smashey, CFA®, John A. Indellicate II,
CFA® and Jason J.
Votruba, CFA®, have
served as Portfolio Co‑Managers of the fund since its inception in 2017. Messrs.
Dunkerley, Smashey, Indellicate and Votruba are jointly and primarily
responsible for the day‑to‑day management of the fund. Mr. Dunkerley served
as Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor and Mr. Smashey served
as Portfolio Co‑Manager of the fund’s predecessor from its inception in 2006 to
2017. Messrs. Indellicate and Votruba served as Portfolio Co‑Managers of the
fund’s predecessor from 2011 and 2013, respectively, to 2017.
Purchase and sale of fund shares | You may
purchase, redeem, or exchange Class A, C, I and Y shares of the fund on any
business day through your financial intermediary, by mail at Carillon Family of
Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI
53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor,
Milwaukee, WI, 53202 (for overnight service), or by telephone (800.421.4184). In
Class A and Class C shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for
regular accounts, $500 for retirement accounts and $50 through a periodic
investment program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month.
In Class Y shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for regular
accounts, $100 for retirement accounts and $100 through a periodic investment
program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month. For
individual investors, the minimum initial purchase for Class I shares is
$10,000, while fee‑based plan sponsors set their own minimum requirements.
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares can only be purchased
through a participating retirement plan and the minimum initial purchase for
Class R‑3, Class R‑5 and Class R‑6 shares is set by the plan
administrator.
Tax information | The dividends you receive
from the fund will be taxed as ordinary income or net capital gain (i.e., the
excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) unless
you are investing through a tax‑deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an IRA, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax on withdrawals
from the arrangement.
Payments to broker-dealers and other financial
intermediaries | If you purchase shares of the fund through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its
related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment objective |
The Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund (“Small Cap Fund” or the “fund”)
seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fees and expenses of the fund |
The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Small Cap Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the
tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales discounts if you
and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the Class A shares of
the Carillon Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts,
including through specific financial intermediaries, is available from your
financial professional, on page 94 of the fund’s Prospectus and on page 56 of
the fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from
your investment): |
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| |
|
|
Class A |
|
Class C |
|
Class I |
|
Class Y |
|
Class R‑3 |
|
Class R‑5 |
|
Class R‑6 |
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|
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|
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases
(as a % of offering price) |
|
4.75% |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
|
None (a) |
|
1.00% (a) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Redemption Fee |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
Annual
fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Class A |
|
Class C |
|
Class I |
|
Class Y |
|
Class R‑3 |
|
Class R‑5 |
|
Class R‑6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Management Fees |
|
0.60% |
|
0.60% |
|
0.60% |
|
0.60% |
|
0.60% |
|
0.60% |
|
0.60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Distribution and Service (12b‑1) Fees |
|
0.25% |
|
1.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Other Expenses |
|
0.33% |
|
0.32% |
|
0.34% |
|
0.28% |
|
0.37% |
|
0.24% |
|
0.24% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Recouped Fees Previously Waived and/or
Reimbursed |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.03%(b) |
|
0.11%(b) |
|
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.18% |
|
1.92% |
|
0.94% |
|
1.13% |
|
1.50% |
|
0.95% |
|
0.84% |
(a) If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of a
Carillon mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible for a sales charge waiver
and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay up
to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of sale. If you sell
Class C shares less than one year after purchase, you will pay a 1% CDSC at
the time of sale.
(b) During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the Class R-3
and Class R-5 shares of the fund paid amounts to Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc.
(“Carillon”) that were previously waived and/or reimbursed under a contractual
fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement for the fund. Any reimbursement of
fund expenses or reduction in Carillon’s investment advisory fees is subject to
recoupment by the fund within the following two fiscal years, if overall
expenses fall below the lesser of its then-current expense cap or the expense
cap in effect at the time of the fund recoupment.
Expense example |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Your costs would be the same whether you
sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of the period. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Share
Class |
|
Year 1 |
|
Year 3 |
|
Year 5 |
|
Year 10 |
Class A |
|
$590 |
|
$832 |
|
$1,093 |
|
$1,839 |
Class C |
|
$295 |
|
$603 |
|
$1,037 |
|
$2,243 |
Class I |
|
$96 |
|
$300 |
|
$520 |
|
$1,155 |
Class Y |
|
$115 |
|
$359 |
|
$622 |
|
$1,375 |
Class R‑3 |
|
$153 |
|
$474 |
|
$818 |
|
$1,791 |
Class R‑5 |
|
$97 |
|
$303 |
|
$525 |
|
$1,166 |
Class R‑6 |
|
$86 |
|
$268 |
|
$466 |
|
$1,037 |
Portfolio turnover |
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys
and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 17% of the average value of its
portfolio.
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Principal investment strategies
| The fund pursues its
objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net
assets in equity securities (mostly common stocks) of small cap companies
located anywhere in the United States. The fund’s portfolio managers consider
small-capitalization companies to be those companies that, at the time of
initial purchase, have a market capitalization equal to or less than the largest
company in the Russell 2000® Growth Index during the most
recent 12‑month period (approximately $14.6 billion during the 12‑month
period ended December 31, 2022). The fund is not required to sell equity
securities whose market values appreciate or depreciate outside this market
capitalization range. From time to time, the fund’s portfolio may include the
stocks of fewer companies than other diversified funds.
The
equity securities in which the fund invests include common stocks, depositary
receipts, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and other rights,
and real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”).
The
fund normally invests in a diversified portfolio of equity securities that are
selected based upon the portfolio management team’s perception of their
above-average potential for long-term growth of capital. The portfolio
management team searches for companies with a stock price below its estimated
intrinsic value that it believes are well positioned to benefit from the
emergence of long-term catalysts for growth. The identified growth
catalysts are long-term and secular (i.e., exhibiting relatively consistent
expansion over a long period). Following the identification of
well-positioned companies, the portfolio management team estimates the fair
value of each candidate by assessing: margin structure, growth rate, debt level
and other measures which it believes influence relative stock valuations. The
overall company analysis includes the assessment of the liquidity of each
security, sustainability of profit margins, barriers to entry, company
management and free cash flow.
The
fund will invest primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest up to
10% of the portfolio in foreign companies, including those located in developing
countries or emerging markets; American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) or Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) (collectively, “depositary receipts”). Although the
portfolio managers generally do not emphasize investment in any particular
investment sector or industry, the fund may invest a significant portion of its
assets in the securities of companies in the health care and information
technology sectors at any given time. The fund also may hold securities of
mid‑capitalization companies.
The
fund intends to hold some cash, short-term debt obligations, government
securities, money market funds or other high-quality investments for reserves to
cover redemptions and unanticipated expenses. There may be times, however, when
the fund attempts to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other
conditions by investing a higher percentage of its assets in cash or in those
types of money market investments for temporary defensive purposes. During those
times, the fund may not be able to pursue its investment objective or follow its
principal investment strategies and, instead, will focus on preserving your
investment.
The
fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions
to earn additional income.
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in the fund is that you
could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks
whose values may increase and decrease in response to the activities of the
companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic
conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may also increase
and decrease. An
investment in the fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Investments in the fund are subject to the following
primary risks. The most significant risks of investing in the fund as of the
date of this Prospectus are listed first below, followed by the remaining risks
in alphabetical order. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal
risk” of investing in the fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market
conditions or other factors.
• |
|
Small‑cap
company risk arises because small‑cap companies may have less liquid
stock, a more volatile share price, a limited product or service base,
narrower commercial markets and limited access to capital, compared to
larger, more established companies;
|
• |
|
Growth
stock risk is the risk of a growth company not providing an expected
earnings increase or dividend yield. When these expectations are not met,
the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an
absolute increase. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based
on market conditions and investor sentiment, the fund could underperform
funds that use a value or other non‑growth approach to investing or have a
broader investment style; |
• |
|
Market
risk is the risk that markets may at times be volatile, and the values of
the fund’s holdings may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly,
because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market
conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not
specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include
real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic or other
developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics,
changes in federal, state or foreign government policies, regional or
global economic instability (including war, terrorism, territorial
disputes and geopolitical risks), changes in the U.S. presidential
administration and Congress, the U.S. government’s inability at times to
agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a
federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal
government’s debt limit, and interest, inflation and currency rate
fluctuations. These and other conditions may cause broad changes in market
value, the general outlook for corporate earnings, public perceptions
concerning these developments or adverse investment sentiment generally.
Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer, industry or market
segment also can impact the market as a whole. In addition, adverse market
events may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause the fund to
experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by
shareholders. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have
the same impact on all types of securities. Conversely, it is also
possible |
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that, during a general downturn in the
securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value
simultaneously. Changes in value may be temporary or may last for extended
periods. The financial markets generally move in cycles, with periods
of rising prices followed by periods of declining prices. The value of
your investment may reflect these fluctuations.
|
Recent market events risk includes risks
arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and
international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months
and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate
significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an
investment in the fund may be increased.
Although
interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in
2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise
interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is
difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to
increase, or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases.
Additionally, various economic and political factors could cause the Federal
Reserve or other foreign central banks to change their approach in the future
and such actions may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad.
Unexpected increases in interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce
liquidity in certain sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals
may, in turn, increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers,
negatively impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank
balance sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or
reduce liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the
U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and
policymaking uncertainty.
Some
countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist
trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade
agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks
associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of
changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict
between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia;
political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers
of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the
economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot
necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Russia’s military
invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by
the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have
had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and
liquidity of global markets, and could negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions
and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material
uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of the
fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent
strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which
may negatively impact certain issuers and/or industries.
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to
affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global
securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that
cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Prospectus. Epidemics
and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among
other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders,
order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity,
widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and
uncertainty.
Economists
and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of
global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers,
industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate
change, including on the demand for and the development of goods and services
and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation and
international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect
consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change;
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Emerging
markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more
volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other foreign
developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political
uncertainties; an economy’s dependence on revenues from particular
commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency
transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such
securities; delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures;
less stringent, or a lack of, accounting, auditing, financial reporting
and recordkeeping requirements or standards; and significant limitations
on investor rights and recourse. The governments of emerging market
countries may also be more unstable. There may be less publicly available
information about issuers in emerging markets. When investing in emerging
markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities are heightened;
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Equity
securities are subject to market risk. The fund may invest in the
following equity securities, which may expose the fund to the following
additional risks:
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Common stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may
fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same
industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is
subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing
company;
Preferred stock. Preferred stocks are subject
to issuer-specific risks and are sensitive to movements in interest rates.
Preferred stocks may be less liquid than common stocks and, unlike common
stocks, participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited. Distributions
on preferred stocks generally are payable at the discretion of an issuer and
after required payments to bond holders. Preferred stocks may also be subject to
credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer may be unable or unwilling to meet
its financial obligations;
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Convertible securities. Convertible securities
are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an
effect on the convertible securities’ investment value. Convertible securities
also are sensitive to movements in interest rates. Generally, a convertible
security is subject to the market risks of stocks when the price of the
underlying stock is high relative to the conversion price, and is subject to the
market risks of debt securities when the underlying stock’s price is low
relative to the conversion price;
Depositary receipts. Investing in depositary
receipts entails many of the same risks as direct investment in foreign
securities, including, but not limited to, currency exchange rate fluctuations,
political and financial instability in the home country of a particular
depositary receipt, less liquidity and more volatility;
REITs. Investments in REITs are subject to the
risks associated with investing in the real estate industry, such as adverse
developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values, and
are dependent upon the skills of their managers. REITs typically incur fees that
are separate from those incurred by the fund, meaning the fund, as a
shareholder, will indirectly bear a proportionate share of a REIT’s operating
expenses;
Rights and warrants. Rights and warrants do
not carry dividend or voting rights with respect to the underlying securities or
any rights in the assets of the issuer, and a right or a warrant ceases to have
value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date;
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Focused
holdings risk is the risk of the fund holding a core portfolio of
securities of fewer companies than other funds, which means that the
increase or decrease of the value of a single investment may have a
greater impact on the fund’s NAV and total return when compared to other
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Foreign
securities risks, which are potential risks not associated with U.S.
investments, include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange
rate fluctuations; (2) political and financial instability; (3) less
liquidity; (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards; (5) increased volatility; (6) less government
regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed
companies; (7) significant limitations on investor rights and recourse;
(8) use of unfamiliar corporate organizational structures;
(9) unavailable or unreliable public information regarding issuers;
and (10) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign
markets. The unavailability and/or unreliability of public
information available may impede the fund’s ability to accurately evaluate
foreign securities. Moreover, it may be difficult to enforce contractual
obligations or invoke judicial or arbitration processes against non‑U.S.
companies and non‑U.S. persons in foreign jurisdictions. The risks
associated with investments in governmental or quasi-governmental entities
of a foreign country are heightened by the potential for unexpected
governmental change and inadequate government oversight. Foreign security
risk may also apply to ADRs and GDRs;
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Market
timing risk arises because certain types of securities in which the fund
invests, including small‑cap and foreign securities, could cause the fund
to be at greater risk of market timing activities by fund shareholders.
Such activities can dilute the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s expenses
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Mid‑cap
company risk arises because mid‑cap companies may have narrower commercial
markets, limited managerial and financial resources, more volatile
performance, and less liquid stock, compared to larger, more established
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Investing
in other investment companies, including money market funds, carries with
it the risk that, by investing in another investment company, the fund
will be exposed to the risks of the types of investments in which the
investment company invests. The fund and its shareholders will indirectly
bear the fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by
shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and
expenses fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the fund’s own
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Sector
risk is the risk associated with the fund holding a core portfolio of
stocks invested in similar businesses, all of which could be affected by
similar economic or market conditions. As the fund’s portfolio changes
over time, the fund’s exposure to a particular sector may become higher or
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The
health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government
health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical
expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services
and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care products and
services may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such
approvals may be long and costly, and delays in or failure to receive such
approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies. Additional or
more stringent laws and regulations enacted in the future could have a material
adverse effect on such companies in the health care sector;
Information
technology sector risk is the risk that products of information technology
companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments
and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and
competition for the services of qualified personnel. These companies may be
smaller or newer and may have limited product lines, markets, financial
resources or personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain
a loyal customer base or achieve general market acceptance for their products
could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the
information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property and
the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections may adversely affect the
profitability of these companies. The market prices of information
technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate
risk and market risk and may experience sharper price fluctuations than other
types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with
investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market
prices;
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Securities
lending risk is the risk that, if the fund lends its portfolio securities
and receives collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in
securities, those securities may not perform sufficiently to cover the
return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may
occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere
with the fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and
there may be a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail
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U.S.
Government securities and government-sponsored enterprises risk arises
because a security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and
credit of the United States is guaranteed by the applicable entity only as
to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. The
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such securities are not guaranteed and
will fluctuate. Securities held by an underlying fund that are issued by
government-sponsored enterprises, such as the Federal National Mortgage
Association (‘‘Fannie Mae’’), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(‘‘Freddie Mac’’), Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Farm Credit Banks, and
the Tennessee Valley Authority are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and
are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. U.S.
Government securities and securities of government sponsored enterprises
are also subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and market risk;
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U.S.
Treasury obligations risk is the risk that the value of U.S. Treasury
obligations may vary due to changes in interest rates. In addition,
changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. Government
may cause the value of the fund’s investments in obligations issued by the
U.S. Treasury to decline. Certain political events in the U.S., such as a
prolonged government shutdown or potential default on the national debt,
may also cause investors to lose confidence in the U.S. Government and may
cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline; and
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Value
stock risk arises from the possibility that a stock’s intrinsic value may
not be fully realized by the market or that its price may decline. If a
value investment style shifts out of favor based on market conditions and
investor sentiment, the fund could underperform funds that use a non‑value
approach to investing or have a broader investment style.
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Performance
| The bar chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the
periods ended December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns
for various periods with benchmark returns. This information
is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by
demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar
chart shows the fund’s Class I share performance from one year to another.
The Class I shares of the fund have adopted the performance history and
financial statements of the shares of the fund’s predecessor. Each of the fund’s
share classes is invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the annual
returns would have differed only to the extent that the classes do not have the
same sales charges and expenses. The fund’s past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will
perform in the future. To obtain more current performance data
as of the most recent month‑end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.
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