As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2013
Investment Company Act File No. 811-21364; Securities Act File No. 333-105659
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 x
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT No. 31 x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 x
Amendment No. 33 x
SCHRODER GLOBAL SERIES TRUST
875 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10022
(212) 641-3800
Carin F. Muhlbaum, Esq.
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.
875 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor,
New York, New York 10022
Copies to:
Timothy W. Diggins, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) |
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
This post-effective amendment is being filed pursuant to the annual update of the registration statement of all existing series of the Trust. The Registrant has registered an indefinite amount of its shares of beneficial interest under the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In reliance upon Rule 24f-2, no filing fee is being paid at this time.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York, on this 21st day of March, 2013.
SCHRODER GLOBAL SERIES TRUST |
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/s/ Mark A. Hemenetz |
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Mark A. Hemenetz |
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President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 21, 2013.
Principal Executive Officer
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/s/ Mark A. Hemenetz |
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Mark A. Hemenetz |
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President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
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/s/ Alan M. Mandel |
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Alan M. Mandel |
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Treasurer & Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
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*Jay S. Calhoun, Trustee
*Margaret M. Cannella, Trustee
*Mark D. Gersten, Trustee
*Catherine A. Mazza, Trustee
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/s/ Alan M. Mandel |
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Alan M. Mandel, Attorney-in-Fact* |
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* Pursuant to powers of attorney previously filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement.
Exhibit Index
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Description |
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EX-101.INS |
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XBRL Instance Document |
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EX-101.SCH |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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EX-101.CAL |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase |
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EX-101.DEF |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
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EX-101.LAB |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase |
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EX-101.PRE |
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XBRL Taxomony Extension Presentation Linkbase |
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | NORTH AMERICAN EQUITY FUND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Objective [Heading] | rr_ObjectiveHeading | Investment Objective: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Objective, Primary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock | The Fund seeks long-term capital growth. |
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Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | Fees and Expenses of the Fund: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock | The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. |
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Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading | Portfolio Turnover. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock | 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 for you if your 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 37% of the average value of its portfolio. |
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Portfolio Turnover, Rate | rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate | 37.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] | rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees | "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" shown above include expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund (e.g., indirect Other Expenses and/or Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses), and thus may be higher than the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets included in the "Financial Highlights" section of the full prospectus. If only the operating expenses of the Fund were included in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, and not the indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses would be 0.36% for Investor Shares and 0.71% for Advisor Shares. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Example. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock | This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated, your investment has a 5% return each year, and the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions. |
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Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] | rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption | Advisor Shares - Investor Shares (whether or not shares are redeemed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption | Advisor Shares - Investor Shares (whether or not shares are redeemed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Principal Investment Strategies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies organized and principally traded in, or with their principal places of business and principally traded in, North America. The Fund's portfolio may include large, well-known companies as well as smaller, less-closely followed companies, including micro-cap companies. The Fund's sub-adviser uses a proprietary quantitative investment analysis to evaluate market and economic sectors, companies, and stocks on the basis of long-term historical data in order to construct a highly diversified portfolio. In addition, the sub-adviser attempts to identify anticipated short-term deviations from longer-term historical trends and cycles, and may adjust the portfolio to take advantage of those deviations. The Fund's investment portfolio, including the number of positions and the sector weightings, will change as the sub-adviser's evaluation of economic, market and company-specific factors change. The Fund may invest in common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and warrants of companies of any size market capitalization. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs), closed-end funds or exchange-traded funds, and may use options, futures contracts, and other derivative instruments in pursuing its principal strategy. The Fund may hedge some of its foreign currency exposure back into the U.S. dollar, although it does not normally expect to do so. |
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Risk [Heading] | rr_RiskHeading | Principal Risks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk Narrative [Text Block] | rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock | It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund will be affected by the investment decisions, techniques and risk analyses of the Fund's investment team and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The values of investments held by the Fund may fluctuate in response to actual or perceived issuer, political, market, and economic factors influencing the financial markets generally, or relevant industries or sectors within them. Fluctuations may be more pronounced if the Fund invests substantially in one country or group of countries or in companies with smaller market capitalizations. Other principal risks of investing in the Fund include: • Equity Securities Risk: equity securities may react more strongly to changes in overall market conditions, or to a particular issuer's financial condition or prospects, than other securities of the same issuer or relative to other asset classes; in a liquidation or bankruptcy, claims of bond owners take priority over those of preferred stockholders, whose claims take priority over those of common stockholders; • Convertible Securities Risk: debt securities that are convertible into preferred or common stocks are subject to the risks of both debt and equity securities; • Warrants Risk: warrants involve the market risk related to the underlying securities, the counterparty risk with respect to the issuing broker, and risk of illiquidity within the trading market for warrants; • REIT Risk: REITs involve risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate. Some REITs have limited diversification and some have expenses that may be indirectly incurred by shareholders of the Fund; • Foreign Securities/Currencies Risk: investments in non-U.S. issuers, directly or through use of depositary receipts, may be affected by adverse political, regulatory, economic, market or other developments affecting issuers located in foreign countries, currency exchange rates or regulations, or foreign withholding taxes; • Liquidity Risk: illiquid securities may be highly volatile, difficult to value, and difficult to sell or close out at favorable prices or times; • Derivatives Risk: investing in derivative instruments may be considered speculative and involves leverage, liquidity, and valuation risks and the risk of losing more than the principal amount invested; • Investments in Pooled Vehicles Risk: investing in another investment company subjects the Fund to that company's risks, and, in general, to a pro rata portion of that company's fees and expenses; • Valuation Risk: certain securities may be difficult to value, and to the extent the Fund sells a security at a price lower than that used to value the security, its net asset value will be adversely affected; and • Portfolio Turnover Risk: if the Fund frequently trades its securities, this will increase transaction costs, may result in taxable capital gains, and may lower investment performance. Please see "Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds" in the Fund's full prospectus for a more detailed description of the Fund's risks. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. |
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Risk Lose Money [Text] | rr_RiskLoseMoney | It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] | rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution | An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading | Performance Information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock | The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its total return from year to year and by comparing the Fund's average annual total returns with those of a broad-based market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Investor Shares. The performance of Advisor Shares would be lower because of the lower expenses paid by Investor Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily predictive of future performance. Visit www.schroderfunds.com for more current performance information. |
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Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] | rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns | The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its total return from year to year and by comparing the Fund's average annual total returns with those of a broad-based market index. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] | rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress | www.schroderfunds.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] | rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture | Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily predictive of future performance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bar Chart [Heading] | rr_BarChartHeading | Calendar Year Total Returns Calendar Year End (through 12/31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] | rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock | Highest and Lowest (for periods shown in
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Highest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel | Highest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate | Jun. 30, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn | 16.31% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel | Lowest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate | Dec. 31, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn | (22.37%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] | rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes | (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred | rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred | Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares in the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher | rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher | In some cases, the return after taxes 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. After-tax returns for Advisor Shares will vary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock | After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Shares and are estimated using the highest historical 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 are not relevant to investors who hold their shares in the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the return after taxes 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. After-tax returns for Advisor Shares will vary. |
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Caption | rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption | Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 16.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.66% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 5.75% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date | rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate | Sep. 17, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | rr_ShareholderFeeOther | none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.11% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.02% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.38% | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 213 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 213 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | 480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2004 | rr_AnnualReturn2004 | 11.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2005 | rr_AnnualReturn2005 | 7.01% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2006 | rr_AnnualReturn2006 | 14.51% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2007 | rr_AnnualReturn2007 | 6.57% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2008 | rr_AnnualReturn2008 | (35.75%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2009 | rr_AnnualReturn2009 | 26.45% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2010 | rr_AnnualReturn2010 | 14.84% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2011 | rr_AnnualReturn2011 | 1.63% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Return 2012 | rr_AnnualReturn2012 | 14.24% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate | rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate | After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Shares and are estimated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 14.24% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 6.07% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date | rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate | Sep. 17, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 13.90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 5.03% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NORTH AMERICAN EQUITY FUND - INVESTOR CLASS | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 9.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.31% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 4.93% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | rr_ShareholderFeeOther | none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.35% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.11% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.02% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.73% | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 233 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 406 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 233 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 406 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | 906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 13.86% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 1.25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception | rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception | 5.71% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date | rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate | Sep. 17, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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