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Investor Class Prospectus | U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Investment Objective

The U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund (Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund) seeks to provide current income and preserve capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Class shares of the fund. These fees are paid directly from your investment.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Investor Class Prospectus
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class Prospectus
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Management fee 0.50%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.57%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.07%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
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 Investor Class of 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% annual return and the fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:

Expense Example (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Investor Class Prospectus U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
109 340 590 1,306
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 where 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. The fund had a portfolio turnover rate of 33% for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in United States Treasury debt securities and obligations of agencies and instrumentalities of the United States, including repurchase agreements collateralized with such securities.


Although the value of the fund's shares will fluctuate, the Adviser seeks to manage the magnitude of fluctuations by limiting the fund's dollar-weighted average effective maturity to two years or less.


In selecting investments, the Adviser's analysis encompasses an interest rate forecast that considers such factors as economic growth, inflation expectations and expected monetary policy actions. After establishing an interest rate outlook, the Adviser applies a process of selecting bonds for the fund's portfolio, which analyzes yields, maturities and bond ratings of particular bonds.

Principal Risks

  Main Risk. The fund is designed for investors who primarily seek current income. The fund is not intended to be a complete investment program, and there is no assurance that its investment objectives can be achieved. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to manage the magnitude of NAV fluctuations by limiting the fund's dollar-weighted average effective maturity to two years or less, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.


  Risk of Investing In Government Agencies. The Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund invests in various United States government agencies, which, while chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. Each of these agencies, which include the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Farm Credit Bank and the Tennessee Valley Authority, is supported by its own credit. However, the Federal Home Loan Bank is also supported by the ability of the United States Treasury to buy up to $4 billion of debt of the agency. Also, the Tennessee Valley Authority has a credit line of $150 million with the United States Treasury.


  Income Risk. The fund is subject to income risk, which is the risk that a fund's dividends (income) will decline due to falling interest rates.


  Inflation Risk. The fund's yields will vary as the short-term securities in their portfolios mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Over time, the real value of a fund's yield may be eroded by inflation.


  Issuer Risk. There is a possibility that an issuer of a security could be unable to make interest payments or repay principal. Changes in an issuer's financial strength or in a security's credit rating may affect a security's value.


  Interest Rate Risk. Debt securities may fluctuate in value due to changes in interest rates. Typically, investments subject to interest rate risk will decrease in value when interest rates rise and increase in value when interest rates decline. The value of securities with relatively longer maturities may fluctuate more in response to interest rate changes than securities with shorter maturities. Interest rates have been and are currently at historical lows due to, among other things, governmental intervention, including quantitative easing. There may be less governmental intervention in the near future to maintain low interest rates. If so, it could cause an increase in interest rates, which would have a negative impact on the value of fixed income securities and could negatively affect the fund's net asset value.

Performance Information

The following bar chart and table show the volatility of the fund's Investor Class share returns, which is one indicator of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar charts show changes in the fund's returns from year to year during the period indicated. How the fund performed in the past, is not an indication of how it will perform in the future. You may obtain performance data current to the most recent month end at www.usfunds.com or by calling 1-800-873-8637.


Prior to December 20, 2013, the fund was a money market fund. Consequently, prior period performance may have been different if the fund had not been a money market fund.

Annual Total Returns (as of December 31 each year) U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Bar Chart

Best quarter shown in the bar chart above: 1.20% in the fourth quarter of 2006.


Worst quarter shown in the bar chart above: 0.00% in the first quarter of 2010.

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2014)
Average Annual Returns Investor Class Prospectus
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
0.36% 0.08% 1.41%
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund After Taxes on Distributions
0.20% 0.05% 0.92%
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
0.20% 0.05% 0.92%
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills 6-9 Months Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
0.07% 0.20% 0.45%

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


Prior to December 20, 2013, the Adviser had voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses for the fund to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield for the fund, as determined by the Adviser with respect to the fund (Minimum Yield). The Adviser may recapture any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed within three years after the end of the fiscal year of such waiver and/or reimbursement to the extent that such recapture would not cause the fund's net yield to fall below the fund's previously determined Minimum Yield or the expenses to exceed the overall expense ratio limit in effect at the time of the waiver and/or reimbursement. This recapture could negatively affect the fund's yield and expenses in the future.


At December 31, 2014, the Adviser may seek reimbursement of previously waived and reimbursed fees of $509,874 and $498,342 from 2012 and 2013, respectively. Based on the fund's expenses and assuming that the voluntary expense limitation remains in effect, it is unlikely that the Adviser will be able to recapture these amounts.