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WesMark Balanced Fund
Summary Sections WesMark Balanced Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The WesMark Balanced Fund (the "Fund") seeks to achieve capital appreciation and income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
WesMark Balanced Fund
WesMark Balanced Fund Shares
Management Fees 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees none
Shareholder Services Fee 0.25% [1]
Other Expenses 0.25%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.25%
[1] The shareholder services fee will be paid to financial intermediaries, including affiliates of the Adviser, for the provision of certain shareholder services.
Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.

 

Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example
One Year
Three Years
Five Years
Ten Years
WesMark Balanced Fund | WesMark Balanced Fund Shares | USD ($) 127 396 686 1,510
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a mix of equity, fixed-income, and money market investments. The Fund's portfolio is constructed by WesBanco Investment Department, a division of WesBanco Bank, Inc. (the Adviser), using an asset allocation process. The Adviser first determines the percentage of the Fund's portfolio to invest in equity securities, the percentage to invest in fixed-income securities, and the percentage to invest in money market investments. The percentage ranges of securities in each asset class are: equity securities 30-70%; fixed-income securities 30-70%; and money market investments 0-40%. The Adviser will then select securities for each asset class. Within the equity allocation, the Adviser may use a blend of styles in selecting stocks, i.e., stocks may be selected for their growth characteristics, or value characteristics, or both. In addition, the Adviser may consider the income potential of a security resulting in an equity position that may be overweight in sectors that pay dividends.

 

The Adviser anticipates investing the equity allocation primarily in the equity securities of domestic companies with large and medium market capitalizations. However, the Adviser may also invest a portion of the equity allocation in American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and other domestically traded securities of foreign companies, exchange traded funds (ETFs) or other investment companies that invest in foreign securities (which may include emerging markets), real estate investment trusts (REITs), and equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations. Also, in an effort to increase the income of the Fund, the Fund may sell call options on equity securities held in the Fund. Additionally, the Fund may buy a put option on one or more securities held in the Fund in an effort to protect unrealized gains in such securities or to protect against downside losses in such securities. Within the fixed-income allocation, the Adviser primarily selects U.S. dollar denominated, primarily investment-grade, fixed income securities. In addition, the Fund may invest in high-yield fixed income securities when the Adviser considers the risk-return prospects of those sectors to be attractive. The Adviser expects that, normally, no more than 15% of the Fund's total assets will be invested in securities that are rated below investment grade. However, the Fund may opportunistically invest up to 25% of its total assets in noninvestment-grade debt securities. Investment-grade fixed-income securities are rated in one of the four highest categories (BBB- or higher) by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). Noninvestment-grade fixed-income securities are rated in one of the six lowest categories (BB or lower) by a NRSRO, or in either case if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser. The Adviser seeks to enhance the Fund's performance by allocating relatively more of its fixed-income allocation to the sector that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between total return and risk and thus offer the greatest potential for return. The Adviser may lengthen or shorten duration from time to time based on its interest rate outlook, but the Fund has no set duration parameters. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with any maturity. Certain of the government securities in which the Fund invests are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. These entities are, however, supported through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. The Fund may also invest in government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"). Finally, the Fund may invest in government securities that are issued by entities whose activities are sponsored by the federal government but that have no explicit financial support. Within the money market allocation, the Adviser may invest in money market funds, repurchase agreements or other short-term, high-quality, fixed-income securities issued by banks, corporations and the U.S. government.

 

The Fund may purchase ETFs, or other investment companies, in order to achieve exposure to a specific market sector to achieve exposure to foreign markets, or for other reasons consistent with its investment strategy. The shares of ETFs are listed and traded on stock exchanges at market prices.

 

For additional information on the Fund's investment strategies, please see the section "More about the Funds' Investment Strategies and Risks" beginning on page 28 of this prospectus.

Principal Risks of the Fund

The loss of money is a risk of investing in this Fund. Other principal risks of investing in the Fund are below.

 

Stock Market Risks: The value of equity securities rise and fall. The portfolio of a Fund investing in equity securities will reflect changes in prices of individual stocks held in the Fund's portfolio. Consequently, the Fund's share price may decline.
Risks Related to Investing For Growth: Growth stocks depend more on price changes for returns and may be more adversely affected in a down market compared to value stocks.
Risks Related to Investing For Value: Value stocks depend less on price changes for returns and may lag behind growth stocks in an up market.
Risks Related to Company Size: The smaller the capitalization of a company, the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price.
Credit Risks: The possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due.
Interest Rate Risks: Prices of fixed-income securities rise and fall in response to changes in interest rates. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed-income securities fall. The opposite is true when interest rates decline. Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed-income securities with longer durations. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates.
Risk Related to Complex CMOs: CMOs with complex or highly variable prepayment terms generally entail greater market, prepayment and liquidity risks.
Call Risks: An issuer may redeem a fixed-income security before maturity at a price below its current market price.
Prepayment Risks: The relative volatility of mortgage backed securities is due to the likelihood of prepayments which increase in a declining interest rate environment and decrease in a rising interest rate environment.
Currency Risks: Exchange rates for currencies fluctuate daily.
Liquidity Risks: A Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out of an investment when it wants. Liquidity risk may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time.
Sector Risks: Certain market sectors may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole.
Risks of Foreign Investing: Political, social, currency-rate fluctuations and economic instability within foreign countries may cause the value of the Fund's foreign investments to decline.
Risks of Emerging Markets: Investments in emerging markets are subject to all the risks associated with foreign investing; however, these risks may be magnified in emerging markets. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and may present the risk of nationalization of businesses, expropriation, confiscatory taxation or, in certain instances, reversion to closed market, centrally planned economies. Generally, countries are considered emerging markets if they are included in any one of the MSCI emerging markets indices.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risks:

ETFs may be subject to the following risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds:

» the market price of an ETF's shares may trade above or below their net asset value;

» an active trading market for an ETF's shares may not develop or be maintained; or

» trading of an ETF's shares may be halted if the listing exchange's officials deem such action appropriate.

Investing in ETFs may result in higher fees and expenses for a Fund, because the Fund and its shareholders will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF's fees and expenses.

Risks of Investing in ADRs and Domestically Traded Securities of Foreign Issuers: Because the Fund may invest in ADRs and other domestically traded securities of foreign companies, the Fund's share price may be more affected by foreign economic and political conditions, taxation policies and accounting and auditing standards than would otherwise be the case.
Risks of Investing in Derivative Contracts and Hybrid Instruments The Funds' exposure to derivative contracts and hybrid instruments, either directly or indirectly through another investment company, may involve risks different from or possibly greater than the risk associated with investing directly in a security instead of the derivative. Risks include: 1) the value of the derivative may not correlate with the value of the underlying security or may correlate inversely; 2) any potential risk reduction may be offset with gain limitations; 3) derivatives may be difficult to price, thus involving additional payments by the Funds; 4) possible adverse tax consequences; and 5) other risks, such as but not limited to, stock market, interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity, and leverage risks.
Manager Risk: The Fund is actively managed and the investment techniques and security selection used by the Fund's managers may not produce the desired results and may cause the Fund to underperform relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective.
Risks of Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investments in REITs are subject to many of the same risks as direct investments in real estate. Generally, a REIT's performance depends on the types and locations of the properties it owns and on how well the REIT manages its properties. The value of a REIT may also be affected by changes in interest rates. Rising interest rates could cause the value of an equity REIT to decline. Additionally, a REIT may fail to qualify for tax-exempt status under the IRC.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank, including WesBanco Bank, Inc., and is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.

 

For more information regarding the risks of investing in the Fund, please see the section "More About the Funds' Investment Strategies and Risks" beginning on page 28 of this prospectus.

Fund Performance

The performance information shown below will help you analyze the Fund's investment risks in light of its historical returns. The Risk/Return Bar Chart shows the variability of the Fund's total returns on a calendar year-by-year basis and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Average Annual Total Return Table shows returns averaged over the stated periods and shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's performance will fluctuate, and past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future results. Updated performance information is available at www.wesmarkfunds.com or by calling 1-800-864-1013.

Risk/Return Bar Chart   For the periods ended December 31:
Bar Chart

Within the periods shown in the bar chart, the Fund's highest quarterly return was 9.52% (quarter ended 9/30/2010). Its lowest quarterly return was -7.40% (quarter ended 12/31/2018).

Average Annual Total Return Table

Return After Taxes is shown to illustrate the effect of federal taxes on Fund returns. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any applicable state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2019:

 

WesMark Balanced Fund

Average Annual Total Returns - WesMark Balanced Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
WesMark Balanced Fund Shares 20.30% 6.46% 7.85%
WesMark Balanced Fund Shares | After Taxes on Distributions 18.54% 5.12% 6.87%
WesMark Balanced Fund Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales 13.17% 4.87% 6.22%
S&P 500® Index (Does not reflect fees, expenses or taxes, which, if applied, would reduce the Index’s returns.) 31.49% 11.70% 13.56%
Barclays Capital Intermediate U. S. Government/Credit Index (BCIGCI) (Does not reflect fees, expenses or taxes, which, if applied, would reduce the Index’s returns.) 6.80% 2.57% 3.05%
Balanced Composite Index (Does not reflect fees, expenses or taxes, which, if applied, would reduce the Index’s returns.) 21.30% 8.17% 9.47%
Lipper Balanced Funds Average (LBFA) 18.65% 5.99% 7.53%

The information provided for LBFA represents the average of the total returns reported by mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective category indicated. Lipper averages do not reflect sales charges.

 

The Balanced Composite Index is comprised of a combination of 60% of S&P 500® Index and 40% of BCIGCI.