485BPOS 2012-12-28 0001145022 2012-12-31 HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ false 2012-12-28 2012-12-31 <tt>The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells <br />securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may<br />indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares <br />are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund<br />operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. No portfolio <br />turnover rate is provided for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced operations <br />as of the date of this Prospectus.</tt> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.hwcm.com/role/ExpenseExample_S000039502Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <tt>The Fund seeks capital appreciation.</tt> <tt>This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in<br />the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes<br />that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then<br />redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes<br />that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating<br />expenses remain the same except for the fee waiver/expense reimbursement in<br />effect for the first year.</tt> <tt>The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in U.S. and <br />non-U.S. companies, which may include companies located or operating in <br />established or emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will <br />invest at least 40% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for <br />investment purposes) in the equity securities of companies located outside of <br />the U.S. The Advisor determines where a company is located, and thus whether a <br />company is located outside the U.S. or in an emerging market, by referring to: <br />its primary stock exchange listing; where it is registered, organized or <br />incorporated; where its headquarters are located; where it derives at least 50% <br />of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or <br />services performed; or where at least 50% of its assets are located. The Fund <br />will allocate its assets among various regions and countries (but in no less<br />than three different countries). From time to time, asubstantial portion of the <br />Fund's assets may be invested in companies located in a single country. The Fund <br />invests in companies of any size market capitalization.<br /> <br />In addition to purchasing equity securities on exchanges where the companies are<br />located, the Fund may purchase equity securities on exchanges other than where<br />their companies are domiciled (often traded as dual listed securities) or in the<br />form of Depositary Receipts, which include American Depositary Receipts<br />("ADRs"), Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") or similar securities. The Fund<br />may also invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds<br />("ETFs"). Investments in ETFs based on foreign market indices are considered<br />investments outside the U.S. for purposes of the 40% requirement noted above.<br /> <br />The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but<br />may invest up to 20% of its assets in emerging markets. The Fund seeks to invest<br />in stocks whose future prospects are misunderstood or not fully recognized by<br />the market. The Fund employs a fundamental value investing approach which seeks<br />to exploit market inefficiencies created by irrational investor behavior. To<br />identify these investment opportunities, the Fund employs a disciplined,<br />bottom-up investment process highlighted by rigorous, internally-generated<br />fundamental research. With the exception of diversification guidelines, the Fund<br />does not employ predetermined rules for sales; rather, the Fund evaluates each<br />sell candidate based on the candidate's specific risk and return characteristics<br />which include: 1) relative valuation; 2) fundamental operating trends; 3)<br />deterioration of fundamentals; and 4) diversification guidelines.<br />&#xA0;&#xA0;<br />The Fund may enter into currency contracts (such as spot, forward and futures)<br />to hedge foreign currency exposure.</tt> Fund Summary You may qualify for sales charge discounts for Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in certain Hotchkis & Wiley Funds. Example. "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Performance information for the Fund is not included because the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. Performance information will be available once the Fund has at least one calendar year of performance. Investment Objective. As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund's investments, and therefore the value of its shares, may go down and you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. Principal Investment Risks. SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: Performance 25000 Performance information for the Fund is not included because the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. 1-866-493-8637 ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Portfolio Turnover. <tt>As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund's investments, and therefore the <br />value of its shares, may go down and you could lose all or a portion of your <br />investment in the Fund. Many factors can affect those values. The factors that <br />are most likely to have a material effect on the Fund's portfolio as a whole <br />are called "principal risks." The principal risks of investing in the Fund, <br />which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are <br />described in this section.<br /> <br />Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the market price of securities owned<br />by the Fund may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Securities may<br />decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or<br />particular industries represented in the securities markets.<br /> <br />Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities, both common and preferred stocks,<br />have greater price volatility than fixed income securities. The market price of<br />equity securities owned by the Fund may go down, sometimes rapidly or<br />unpredictably. Equity securities may decline in value due to factors affecting<br />equity securities markets generally or particular industries represented by<br />those markets.<br /> <br />Capitalization Risk. Large cap companies as a group could fall out of favor with<br />the market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that focus on small or<br />mid cap companies. Investments in small and mid cap companies may involve more<br />risk than investing in larger more established companies. Small and mid cap<br />companies may have limited product lines or markets. They may be less<br />financially secure than larger, more established companies. They may depend on a<br />small number of key personnel. Should a product fail, or if management changes,<br />or if there are other adverse developments, the Fund's investment in a small or<br />mid cap company may lose substantial value.<br /> <br />Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an<br />actively managed investment portfolio. The Advisor invests in securities that<br />may not necessarily be included in the Fund's benchmark. To the extent that the<br />Advisor invests the Fund's assets in securities that are not in the Fund's<br />applicable benchmark index, there is a greater risk that the Fund's performance<br />will deviate from that of the benchmark. The Advisor does not seek to replicate<br />the performance of any index.<br /> <br />Style Risk. The Advisor follows an investing style that favors value<br />investments. Historically, value investments have performed best during periods<br />of economic recovery. Therefore, the value investing style may over time go in<br />and out of favor. At times when the value investing style is out of favor, the<br />Fund may underperform other funds that use different investing styles. Investors<br />should be prepared to tolerate volatility in Fund returns.<br /> <br />Security Selection Risk. The Advisor may misjudge the risk and/or return<br />potential of a security. This misjudgment can result in a loss or a significant<br />deviation relative to its benchmark.<br /> <br />Issuer Risk. The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons which<br />directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial<br />leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services.<br /> <br />Foreign (non-U.S.) Investment Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign (non-U.S.)<br />securities and may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than a<br />fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. The securities<br />markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of<br />companies representing a small number of industries. Additionally, issuers of<br />foreign securities are usually not subject to the same degree of regulation as<br />U.S. issuers and may suffer from increased foreign government action, including<br />nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or<br />political changes or diplomatic developments. To the extent that the Fund<br />invests a significant portion of its assets in a specific geographic region, the<br />Fund will generally have more exposure to regional economic risks associated<br />with foreign investments.<br /> <br />Emerging Market Risk. Foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk may be particularly<br />high to the extent that the Fund invests in emerging market securities. These<br />securities may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political and<br />other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed<br />foreign countries.<br /> <br />Currency Risk. If the Fund invests directly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or<br />in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign (non-U.S.)<br />currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign (non-U.S.)<br />currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in<br />value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedging positions, that<br />the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. As<br />a result, the Fund's investments in foreign currency-denominated securities may<br />reduce the Fund's returns.<br /> <br />ADR and GDR Risk. ADRs are certificates that evidence ownership of shares of a<br />foreign issuer and are alternatives to purchasing directly the underlying<br />foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. GDRs are<br />certificates issued by an international bank that generally are traded and<br />denominated in the currencies of countries other than the home country of the<br />issuer of the underlying shares. ADRs and GDRs may be subject to certain of the<br />risks associated with direct investments in the securities of foreign companies,<br />such as currency, political, economic and market risks, because their values<br />depend on the performance of the non-dollar denominated underlying foreign<br />securities.<br /> <br />Certain countries may limit the ability to convert ADRs into the underlying<br />foreign securities and vice versa, which may cause the securities of the foreign<br />company to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the related<br />ADR. ADRs may be purchased through sponsored or unsponsored facilities. A<br />sponsored facility is established jointly by a depositary and the issuer of the<br />underlying security. A depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without<br />participation by the issuer of the deposited security. Unsponsored receipts may<br />involve higher expenses and may be less liquid. Holders of unsponsored ADRs<br />generally bear all the costs of such facilities, and the depositary of an<br />unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder<br />communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass<br />through voting rights to the holders of such receipts in respect of the<br />deposited securities.<br /> <br />GDRs can involve currency risk since, unlike ADRs, they may not be U.S. dollar<br />denominated. The Fund's net asset value could decline if the currency of the<br />non-U.S. market in which the Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar,<br />even if the value of the Fund's holdings, measured in the foreign currencies,<br />increases.<br />&#xA0;&#xA0;<br />ETF Risk. ETFs may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying<br />securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent<br />trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses. Shareholders of the<br />Fund will indirectly be subject to the fees and expenses of the individual ETFs<br />in which the Fund invests.<br /> <br />Recent Developments in Global Credit and Equity Markets Risks. Global capital<br />markets have recently experienced credit and valuation problems and the mass<br />liquidation of investment portfolios. These conditions have generated extreme<br />volatility and illiquidity. This financial crisis may cause a significant<br />decline in the value and liquidity of many securities.<br /> <br />Current market conditions may continue or worsen. Because of the expansive scope<br />of these conditions, past investment strategies and models may not be able to<br />identify all significant risks that the Fund may encounter, or to predict the<br />duration of these events.</tt> Fees and Expenses of the Fund. Principal Investment Strategy. http://www.hwcm.com/literature <tt>Performance information for the Fund is not included because the Fund had not<br />commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. Performance<br />information will be available once the Fund has at least one calendar year of<br />performance. Updated performance is available on the Fund's website at<br />http://www.hwcm.com/literature (click on "Latest Performance") or by calling the<br />Fund toll-free at 1-866-HW-FUNDS (1-866-493-8637).</tt> <tt>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold <br />shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts for Class A shares <br />if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 <br />in certain Hotchkis &amp; Wiley Funds. More information about these and other discounts <br />is available from your financial professional and in the sections titled "About <br />Class I, Class A and Class C Shares" beginning on page 8 of this Prospectus and <br />"Purchase of Shares" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.</tt> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.hwcm.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000039502Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: <div style="display:none">~ http://www.hwcm.com/role/ExpenseExampleNoRedemption_S000039502Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.hwcm.com/role/ShareholderFeesData_S000039502Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> 0.0000 313 213 1491 -0.0419 0.0449 0.0080 2013-12-31 1491 0.0100 0.0210 0.0629 0.0100 0.0525 655 655 1738 -0.0419 0.0449 0.0080 2013-12-31 1738 0.0025 0.0135 0.0554 0.0000 HWGIX 0.0000 112 112 1208 -0.0419 0.0449 0.0080 2013-12-31 1208 0.0000 0.0110 0.0529 0.0000 0001145022 ck0001145022:SummaryS000039502Memberck0001145022:S000039502Memberck0001145022:C000121672Member 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 0001145022 ck0001145022:SummaryS000039502Memberck0001145022:S000039502Memberck0001145022:C000121673Member 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 0001145022 ck0001145022:SummaryS000039502Memberck0001145022:S000039502Memberck0001145022:C000121674Member 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 0001145022 ck0001145022:SummaryS000039502Memberck0001145022:S000039502Member 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 0001145022 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 iso4217:USD pure You may be charged a deferred sales charge of up to 0.75% if you invest $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares and you redeem your shares within one year after purchase. "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC (the "Advisor") has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2013 to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement do not exceed certain limits: Class I - 1.10%, Class A - 1.35%, Class C - 2.10%. Thereafter, the Advisor may change or eliminate the expense limits only upon 30 days' prior notice to the Fund's shareholders.