Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young,
LLP
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103-7198
(215) 564-8000
June 5, 2012
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Filing Desk
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street,
N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | Optimum Fund Trust (the Registrant) | |||
| File Nos. 811-21335; 333-104654 | ||||
| Rule 497(e) filing | ||||
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the 1933 Act) submitted electronically via the EDGAR system, please find enclosed certain risk/return summary information in an interactive data format using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (the XBRL exhibits). The XBRL exhibits reflect the Item 4 risk/return summary disclosure that was included in the supplement relating to the Institutional Class prospectus dated July 29, 2011, for Optimum Large Cap Value Fund, a series of the Registrant, that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission via the EDGAR system on May 17, 2012 (Accession No. 0001206774-12-002083) pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the 1933 Act.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, please call me at (215) 564-8099.
| Very truly yours, | ||||
| /s/ Jonathan M. Kopcsik | ||||
| Jonathan M. Kopcsik | ||||
| cc: | Anthony G. Ciavarelli | |||
| Bruce G. Leto | ||||
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Document Type | dei_DocumentType | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | May 17, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | OPTIMUM FUND TRUST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001227523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | May 17, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | May 17, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Jul. 29, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND | OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 12.82% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 2.26% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lifetime | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 6.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inception Date | rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate | Aug. 01, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND | OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | After Taxes on Distributions
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 12.55% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lifetime | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 5.51% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inception Date | rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate | Aug. 01, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND | OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 8.63% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.93% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lifetime | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 5.19% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inception Date | rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate | Aug. 01, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 15.51% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lifetime | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 5.71% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inception Date | rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate | Aug. 01, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OPTIMUM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Optimum Large Cap Value Fund |
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| Performance Table Heading | rr_PerformanceTableHeading | Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2010 |
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| Performance Table Closing [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock | Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-deferred investment vehicles, such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | dgprx_SupplementTextBlock | OPTIMUM FUND TRUST Optimum Large Cap Value Fund Supplement to the Fund’s Institutional Class The following replaces the average annual total return table found in the Prospectus under “How has Optimum Large Cap Value Fund performed?”. Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2010
Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-deferred investment vehicles, such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Please keep this Supplement for future reference. This Supplement is dated May 17, 2012. Investments in the Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (the “Macquarie Group”), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return. |
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Optimum Large Cap Value Fund |
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Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2010 |
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Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-deferred investment vehicles, such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. |
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OPTIMUM FUND TRUST Optimum Large Cap Value Fund Supplement to the Fund’s Institutional Class The following replaces the average annual total return table found in the Prospectus under “How has Optimum Large Cap Value Fund performed?”. Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2010
Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-deferred investment vehicles, such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Please keep this Supplement for future reference. This Supplement is dated May 17, 2012. Investments in the Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (the “Macquarie Group”), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return. |
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