485BPOS

As filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2013

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Registration No. 033-02659	¨
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 169	¨

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

1940 Act File No. 811-04556

Amendment No. 170 ¨

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

TRANSAMERICA FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (727) 299-1800

Dennis P. Gallagher, Esq., 570 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate date of proposed public offering:

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) of Rule 485.

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485.

¨ On (Date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) of Rule 485.

¨ On (Date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485.

þ Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

¨ On (Date) pursuant to paragraph (b) 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.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Petersburg and the State of Florida, on the 25^th day of January, 2013.

TRANSAMERICA FUNDS

/s/ Thomas A. Swank

Thomas A. Swank

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

/s/ Thomas A. Swank	Trustee, President and	January 25, 2013
Thomas A. Swank	Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Sandra N. Bane	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Sandra N. Bane*
/s/ Leo J. Hill	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Leo J. Hill*
/s/ David W. Jennings	Trustee	January 25, 2013
David W. Jennings*
/s/ Russell A. Kimball, Jr.	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Russell A. Kimball, Jr.*
/s/ Eugene M. Mannella	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Eugene M. Mannella*
/s/ Norman R. Nielsen	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Norman R. Nielsen*
/s/ Joyce G. Norden	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Joyce G. Norden*
/s/ Patricia L. Sawyer	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Patricia L. Sawyer*
/s/ John W. Waechter	Trustee	January 25, 2013
John W. Waechter*
/s/ Alan F. Warrick	Trustee	January 25, 2013
Alan F. Warrick*
/s/ Elizabeth Strouse	Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	January 25, 2013
Elizabeth Strouse
/s/ Dennis P. Gallagher		January 25, 2013
*By: Dennis P. Gallagher         Dennis P. Gallagher**

** Attorney-in-fact pursuant to powers of attorney previously filed.

Exhibits Filed With

Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 to

Registration Statement on

Form N-1A

Transamerica Funds

Registration No. 033-02659

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

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Class I | Transamerica International Small Cap Value

TRANSAMERICA INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP VALUE

Investment Objective:

Seeks maximum long-term total return.

Fees and Expenses:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees	Class I Transamerica International Small Cap Value I
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Class I Transamerica International Small Cap Value I
Management fees		0.93%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.39%
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.32%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	0.10%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		1.22%

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 shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated). The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 year	3 years
Class I Transamerica International Small Cap Value I	124	408

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.

Principal Investment Strategies:

The fund’s sub-adviser, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), invests under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in small-capitalization companies. The fund considers small-cap companies to be those with market capitalizations between $200 million and $5 billion at the time of investment. The fund primarily invests in equity securities of small-cap companies located outside the United States. The sub-adviser will seek stocks that it believes are undervalued. The fund expects capital growth to be the predominant component of its total return.

Generally, the fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies listed on foreign securities exchanges, but it may also invest in depositary receipts including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”). Although the fund will emphasize small cap companies, it may also invest in companies of varying sizes as measured by assets, sales or market capitalization. The fund will invest primarily in securities of companies domiciled in developed markets, but may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of companies in emerging markets. It is expected that investments will generally be diversified throughout the world and within markets in an effort to moderate specific country and currency risks.

The sub-adviser employs a relative value process utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods based on a four-factor valuation screen designed to outperform the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) EAFE Small Cap Index. The sub-adviser’s analysts also perform rigorous fundamental analysis. A portfolio composed of 80-100 securities is selected as a result of this process.

The sub-adviser employs a consistent sell discipline, regularly reviewing the investment thesis and valuation for each stock and selling those where the catalyst is no longer valid or where another stock presents a significantly better combination of risk and reward. The sub-adviser trims and reviews for elimination any stock that suffers a significant negative earnings revision and eliminates any stock whose market capitalization reaches twice the maximum market cap of the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index.

Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the fund may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit. During periods of defensive investing, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

Principal Risks:

Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the fund's performance. There is no assurance the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.

• Cash Management and Defensive Investing – Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash, it will not earn income on the cash and the fund’s yield will go down. To the extent that the fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

• Currency – The value of the fund’s securities denominated in foreign currencies fluctuates as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by, among other factors, the general economics of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

• Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.

• Emerging Markets – Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign securities risks. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more advanced countries. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.

• Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline.

• Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

• Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets.

• Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.

• Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss.

• Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

• Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

• New Fund – The fund is newly-formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.

• Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect.

• Small Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may be more at risk than larger capitalization companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on limited management groups. The prices of securities of small capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than larger capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

• Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.

Performance:

No performance is shown for the fund. Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

[2] Contractual arrangements have been made with the fund's investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. ("TAM"), through January 4, 2014, to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent that the fund's total operating expenses exceed 1.22%, excluding, as applicable, 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund's business. TAM is entitled to reimbursement by the fund of fees waived or expenses reduced during any of the previous 36 months if on any day or month the estimated annualized fund operating expenses are less than the cap.

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Class A C and I | Transamerica Dividend Focused

TRANSAMERICA DIVIDEND FOCUSED

Investment Objective:

Seeks total return gained from the combination of dividend yield, growth of dividends and capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Transamerica Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Waivers and/or Reductions of Charges” section on page 23 of the fund’s prospectus and in the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the heading “Purchase of Shares.”

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Class A C and I Transamerica Dividend Focused	A	C	I
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	5.50%	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	none	1.00%	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Class A C and I Transamerica Dividend Focused		A	C	I
Management fees		0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.30%	1.00%	none
Other expenses	[1]	0.20%	0.19%	0.19%
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.25%	1.94%	0.94%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	0.05%	0.04%	0.04%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		1.20%	1.90%	0.90%

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 shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated). The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

If the shares are redeemed at the end of each period:

Expense Example Class A C and I Transamerica Dividend Focused (USD $)	1 year	3 years
A	666	920
C	293	605
I	92	296

If the shares are not redeemed:

Expense Example, No Redemption Class A C and I Transamerica Dividend Focused (USD $)	1 year	3 years
A	666	920
C	193	605
I	92	296

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.

Principal Investment Strategies:

The fund’s sub-adviser, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), deploys an active strategy that seeks large and middle capitalization U.S.-listed stocks, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which make up a portfolio that generally exhibits the following value characteristics: price/earnings and price/book ratios at or below the market (S&P 500® Index) and dividend yields at or above the market. In addition, the sub-adviser considers stocks for the fund that not only currently pay a dividend, but also have a consecutive 25-year history of paying cash dividends. The sub-adviser also seeks stocks that have long established histories of dividend increases in an effort to ensure that the growth of the dividend stream of the fund’s holdings will be greater than that of the market as a whole.

The sub-adviser utilizes a conservative orientation based on the belief that above-average returns can be achieved while taking below-average risks. The sub-adviser’s investment approach is based on an underlying philosophy that securities markets are inefficient and that these inefficiencies can be favorably exploited through adherence to a value-oriented investment process dedicated to individual stock selection on a bottom-up basis. Accordingly, the sub-adviser constructs a portfolio of individual stocks, selected on a bottom-up basis, using fundamental analysis. The sub-adviser seeks to identify companies that are undervalued and temporarily out-of-favor for reasons it can identify and understand. The sub-adviser does not attempt to time the market or rotate in and out of broad market sectors, as it believes that it is difficult, if not impossible, to add incremental value on a consistent basis by market timing.

The fund’s portfolio will generally consist of 35 to 45 stocks with position sizes of 1% to 5% (8% maximum position weighting). Annual portfolio turnover is anticipated to be less than 25%. If a stock held in the fund omits its dividend, the fund is not required to immediately sell the stock, but the fund will not purchase any stock that does not have a 25-year record of paying cash dividends.

The sub-adviser employs a fully invested strategy. Therefore, under normal market conditions, cash and cash equivalents are generally less than 5% of the fund’s assets.

Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the fund may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit. During periods of defensive investing, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

Principal Risks:

Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the fund's performance. There is no assurance the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.

• Cash Management and Defensive Investing – Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash, it will not earn income on the cash and the fund’s yield will go down. To the extent that the fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

• Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.

• Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline.

• Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

• Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets.

• Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.

• Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss.

• Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

• Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

• Medium Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of medium capitalization companies. Investing in medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile and are more likely to be adversely affected by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of medium capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

• New Fund – The fund is newly-formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.

• Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect.

• Valuation - The sales price the fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology.

• Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.

Performance:

No performance is shown for the fund. Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

[2] Contractual arrangements have been made with the fund's investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. ("TAM"), through January 4, 2014, to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent that the fund's total operating expenses exceed 0.90%, excluding, as applicable, 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund's business. TAM is entitled to reimbursement by the fund of fees waived or expenses reduced during any of the previous 36 months if on any day or month the estimated annualized fund operating expenses are less than the cap.

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Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies:
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The fund’s sub-adviser, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), invests under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in small-capitalization companies. The fund considers small-cap companies to be those with market capitalizations between $200 million and $5 billion at the time of investment. The fund primarily invests in equity securities of small-cap companies located outside the United States. The sub-adviser will seek stocks that it believes are undervalued. The fund expects capital growth to be the predominant component of its total return. Generally, the fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies listed on foreign securities exchanges, but it may also invest in depositary receipts including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”). Although the fund will emphasize small cap companies, it may also invest in companies of varying sizes as measured by assets, sales or market capitalization. The fund will invest primarily in securities of companies domiciled in developed markets, but may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of companies in emerging markets. It is expected that investments will generally be diversified throughout the world and within markets in an effort to moderate specific country and currency risks. The sub-adviser employs a relative value process utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods based on a four-factor valuation screen designed to outperform the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) EAFE Small Cap Index. The sub-adviser’s analysts also perform rigorous fundamental analysis. A portfolio composed of 80-100 securities is selected as a result of this process. The sub-adviser employs a consistent sell discipline, regularly reviewing the investment thesis and valuation for each stock and selling those where the catalyst is no longer valid or where another stock presents a significantly better combination of risk and reward. The sub-adviser trims and reviews for elimination any stock that suffers a significant negative earnings revision and eliminates any stock whose market capitalization reaches twice the maximum market cap of the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index. Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the fund may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit. During periods of defensive investing, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks:
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the fund's performance. There is no assurance the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund. Cash Management and Defensive Investing – Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash, it will not earn income on the cash and the fund’s yield will go down. To the extent that the fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective. Currency – The value of the fund’s securities denominated in foreign currencies fluctuates as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by, among other factors, the general economics of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts. Emerging Markets – Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign securities risks. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more advanced countries. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility. Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline. Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets. Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities. Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss. Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. New Fund – The fund is newly-formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect. Small Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may be more at risk than larger capitalization companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on limited management groups. The prices of securities of small capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than larger capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses. Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You may lose money if you invest in this fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance:
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	No performance is shown for the fund. Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.
Class I2 | Transamerica International Small Cap Value | I2
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.93%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.28%	[1]
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.21%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	123
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	384

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	TRANSAMERICA FUNDS
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Jan. 04, 2013
Class A C and I | Transamerica Dividend Focused
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	TRANSAMERICA DIVIDEND FOCUSED
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective:
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	Seeks total return gained from the combination of dividend yield, growth of dividends and capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses:
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Transamerica Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Waivers and/or Reductions of Charges” section on page 23 of the fund’s prospectus and in the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the heading “Purchase of Shares.”
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)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	January 4, 2014
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 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.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Transamerica Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates	Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.
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 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 shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated). The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption	If the shares are redeemed at the end of each period:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption	If the shares are not redeemed:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies:
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The fund’s sub-adviser, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), deploys an active strategy that seeks large and middle capitalization U.S.-listed stocks, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which make up a portfolio that generally exhibits the following value characteristics: price/earnings and price/book ratios at or below the market (S&P 500® Index) and dividend yields at or above the market. In addition, the sub-adviser considers stocks for the fund that not only currently pay a dividend, but also have a consecutive 25-year history of paying cash dividends. The sub-adviser also seeks stocks that have long established histories of dividend increases in an effort to ensure that the growth of the dividend stream of the fund’s holdings will be greater than that of the market as a whole. The sub-adviser utilizes a conservative orientation based on the belief that above-average returns can be achieved while taking below-average risks. The sub-adviser’s investment approach is based on an underlying philosophy that securities markets are inefficient and that these inefficiencies can be favorably exploited through adherence to a value-oriented investment process dedicated to individual stock selection on a bottom-up basis. Accordingly, the sub-adviser constructs a portfolio of individual stocks, selected on a bottom-up basis, using fundamental analysis. The sub-adviser seeks to identify companies that are undervalued and temporarily out-of-favor for reasons it can identify and understand. The sub-adviser does not attempt to time the market or rotate in and out of broad market sectors, as it believes that it is difficult, if not impossible, to add incremental value on a consistent basis by market timing. The fund’s portfolio will generally consist of 35 to 45 stocks with position sizes of 1% to 5% (8% maximum position weighting). Annual portfolio turnover is anticipated to be less than 25%. If a stock held in the fund omits its dividend, the fund is not required to immediately sell the stock, but the fund will not purchase any stock that does not have a 25-year record of paying cash dividends. The sub-adviser employs a fully invested strategy. Therefore, under normal market conditions, cash and cash equivalents are generally less than 5% of the fund’s assets. Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the fund may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit. During periods of defensive investing, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks:
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the fund's performance. There is no assurance the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund. Cash Management and Defensive Investing – Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash, it will not earn income on the cash and the fund’s yield will go down. To the extent that the fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective. Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts. Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline. Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets. Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities. Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss. Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. Medium Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of medium capitalization companies. Investing in medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile and are more likely to be adversely affected by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of medium capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses. New Fund – The fund is newly-formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect. Valuation - The sales price the fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You may lose money if you invest in this fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance:
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	No performance is shown for the fund. Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.
Class A C and I | Transamerica Dividend Focused | A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.50%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.30%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.20%	[1]
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.25%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.05%	[2]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.20%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	666
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	920
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	666
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	920
Class A C and I | Transamerica Dividend Focused | C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.19%	[1]
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.94%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.04%	[2]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.90%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	293
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	605
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	193
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	605
Class A C and I | Transamerica Dividend Focused | I
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.19%	[1]
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.94%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.04%	[2]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.90%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	92
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	296
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	92
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	296

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

[2] Contractual arrangements have been made with the fund's investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. ("TAM"), through January 4, 2014, to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent that the fund's total operating expenses exceed 0.90%, excluding, as applicable, 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund's business. TAM is entitled to reimbursement by the fund of fees waived or expenses reduced during any of the previous 36 months if on any day or month the estimated annualized fund operating expenses are less than the cap.

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Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Jan. 04, 2013
Class I2 | Transamerica Dividend Focused
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	TRANSAMERICA DIVIDEND FOCUSED
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Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example:
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Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies:
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Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets. Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities. Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss. Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. Medium Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of medium capitalization companies. Investing in medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile and are more likely to be adversely affected by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. 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Class I2 | Transamerica International Small Cap Value

TRANSAMERICA INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP VALUE

Investment Objective:

Seeks maximum long-term total return.

Fees and Expenses:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees	Class I2 Transamerica International Small Cap Value I2
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Class I2 Transamerica International Small Cap Value I2
Management fees		0.93%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.28%
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.21%

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 shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated). The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 year	3 years
Class I2 Transamerica International Small Cap Value I2	123	384

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.

Principal Investment Strategies:

The fund’s sub-adviser, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), invests under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in small-capitalization companies. The fund considers small-cap companies to be those with market capitalizations between $200 million and $5 billion at the time of investment. The fund primarily invests in equity securities of small-cap companies located outside the United States. The sub-adviser will seek stocks that it believes are undervalued. The fund expects capital growth to be the predominant component of its total return.

Generally, the fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies listed on foreign securities exchanges, but it may also invest in depositary receipts including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”). Although the fund will emphasize small cap companies, it may also invest in companies of varying sizes as measured by assets, sales or market capitalization. The fund will invest primarily in securities of companies domiciled in developed markets, but may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of companies in emerging markets. It is expected that investments will generally be diversified throughout the world and within markets in an effort to moderate specific country and currency risks.

The sub-adviser employs a relative value process utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods based on a four-factor valuation screen designed to outperform the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) EAFE Small Cap Index. The sub-adviser’s analysts also perform rigorous fundamental analysis. A portfolio composed of 80-100 securities is selected as a result of this process.

The sub-adviser employs a consistent sell discipline, regularly reviewing the investment thesis and valuation for each stock and selling those where the catalyst is no longer valid or where another stock presents a significantly better combination of risk and reward. The sub-adviser trims and reviews for elimination any stock that suffers a significant negative earnings revision and eliminates any stock whose market capitalization reaches twice the maximum market cap of the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index.

Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the fund may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit. During periods of defensive investing, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

Principal Risks:

Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the fund's performance. There is no assurance the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.

• Cash Management and Defensive Investing – Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash, it will not earn income on the cash and the fund’s yield will go down. To the extent that the fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

• Currency – The value of the fund’s securities denominated in foreign currencies fluctuates as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by, among other factors, the general economics of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

• Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.

• Emerging Markets – Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign securities risks. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more advanced countries. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.

• Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline.

• Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

• Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets.

• Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.

• Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss.

• Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

• Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

• New Fund – The fund is newly-formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.

• Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect.

• Small Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may be more at risk than larger capitalization companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on limited management groups. The prices of securities of small capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than larger capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

• Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.

Performance:

No performance is shown for the fund. Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

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Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility. Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline. Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets. Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities. Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss. Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. New Fund – The fund is newly-formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect. Small Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may be more at risk than larger capitalization companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on limited management groups. The prices of securities of small capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than larger capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses. Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.
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Class I | Transamerica International Small Cap Value | I
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Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.93%
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Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.39%	[1]
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.32%
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Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.22%
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3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	408

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

[2] Contractual arrangements have been made with the fund's investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. ("TAM"), through January 4, 2014, to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent that the fund's total operating expenses exceed 1.22%, excluding, as applicable, 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund's business. TAM is entitled to reimbursement by the fund of fees waived or expenses reduced during any of the previous 36 months if on any day or month the estimated annualized fund operating expenses are less than the cap.

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Class I2 | Transamerica Dividend Focused

TRANSAMERICA DIVIDEND FOCUSED

Investment Objective:

Seeks total return gained from the combination of dividend yield, growth of dividends and capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees	Class I2 Transamerica Dividend Focused I2
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Class I2 Transamerica Dividend Focused I2
Management fees		0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.06%
Total annual fund operating expenses		0.81%

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 shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated). The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 year	3 years
Class I2 Transamerica Dividend Focused I2	83	259

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.

Principal Investment Strategies:

The fund’s sub-adviser, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), deploys an active strategy that seeks large and middle capitalization U.S.-listed stocks, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which make up a portfolio that generally exhibits the following value characteristics: price/earnings and price/book ratios at or below the market (S&P 500^® Index) and dividend yields at or above the market. In addition, the sub-adviser considers stocks for the fund that not only currently pay a dividend, but also have a consecutive 25-year history of paying cash dividends. The sub-adviser also seeks stocks that have long established histories of dividend increases in an effort to ensure that the growth of the dividend stream of the fund’s holdings will be greater than that of the market as a whole.

The sub-adviser utilizes a conservative orientation based on the belief that above-average returns can be achieved while taking below-average risks. The sub-adviser’s investment approach is based on an underlying philosophy that securities markets are inefficient and that these inefficiencies can be favorably exploited through adherence to a value-oriented investment process dedicated to individual stock selection on a bottom-up basis. Accordingly, the sub-adviser constructs a portfolio of individual stocks, selected on a bottom-up basis, using fundamental analysis. The sub-adviser seeks to identify companies that are undervalued and temporarily out-of-favor for reasons it can identify and understand. The sub-adviser does not attempt to time the market or rotate in and out of broad market sectors, as it believes that it is difficult, if not impossible, to add incremental value on a consistent basis by market timing.

The fund’s portfolio will generally consist of 35 to 45 stocks with position sizes of 1% to 5% (8% maximum position weighting). Annual portfolio turnover is anticipated to be less than 25%. If a stock held in the fund omits its dividend, the fund is not required to immediately sell the stock, but the fund will not purchase any stock that does not have a 25-year record of paying cash dividends.

The sub-adviser employs a fully invested strategy. Therefore, under normal market conditions, cash and cash equivalents are generally less than 5% of the fund’s assets.

Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the fund may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit. During periods of defensive investing, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

Principal Risks:

Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the fund's performance. There is no assurance the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.

• Cash Management and Defensive Investing – Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash, it will not earn income on the cash and the fund’s yield will go down. To the extent that the fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

• Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.

• Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline.

• Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

• Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets.

• Foreign Securities – Investing in foreign securities is generally riskier than investing in U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation and accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.

• Liquidity - Some securities held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss.

• Manager – The sub-adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the sub-adviser in this process may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

• Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support could negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, legislation recently enacted in the U.S. is changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of the legislation on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

• Medium Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of medium capitalization companies. Investing in medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile and are more likely to be adversely affected by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of medium capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

• New Fund – The fund is newly-formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.

• Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect.

• Valuation - The sales price the fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology.

• Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.

Performance:

No performance is shown for the fund. Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.