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Russell Money Market Fund
RUSSELL MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment Objective (Non-Fundamental)
               The Fund seeks to preserve principal and provide liquidity and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
               The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Shares of the Fund. Please see the Expense Notes section of the Fund’s Prospectus for further information regarding expenses of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Russell Money Market Fund (USD $)
Class A
Class S
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) none none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Russell Money Market Fund
Class A Shares
Class S Shares
Advisory Fee [1] 0.20% 0.20%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees [1] 0.10% none
Other Expenses [1] 0.36% 0.36%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1] 0.66% 0.56%
Less Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements [1] (0.16%) (0.27%)
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1] 0.50% 0.29%
[1] Until February 28, 2014, Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) has contractually agreed to waive 0.15% of its 0.20% advisory fee. This waiver may not be terminated during the relevant period except with Board approval. Until February 28, 2014, Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”) has contractually agreed to waive 0.01% and 0.12% of its transfer agency fees for Class A Shares and Class S Shares, respectively. This waiver may not be terminated during the relevant period except with Board approval. “Less Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements” and “Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses” have been restated to remove the effect of non-contractual waivers that were in effect for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2012.
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 your investment has a 5% return each year and that operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements. The calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of the periods.

               Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Russell Money Market Fund (USD $)
Class A Shares
Class S Shares
1 Year 51 30
3 Years 195 152
5 Years 352 285
10 Years 808 673
Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
               The Fund concentrates its investments in a portfolio of high quality money market securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities maturing within 397 days or less; however variable rate securities may have longer maturities. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the Fund's portfolio is 60 days or less.

               The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government or agency obligations and invests in variable rate demand notes, generally municipal debt obligations, that are supported by credit and liquidity enhancements from U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may also invest in (i) asset backed commercial paper issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities and (ii) debt securities that are guaranteed under current or future U.S. government programs. The Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, although it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. Please refer to the "Investment Objective and Investment Strategies" section in the Fund's Prospectus for further information.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
               An investment in the Fund, like any investment, has risks. The value of the Fund fluctuates and you could lose money. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are those associated with:
  • Active Management. Despite strategies designed to achieve the Fund's investment objective, the value of investments will change with market conditions, and so will the value of any investment in the Fund and you could lose money. The securities selected for the portfolio may not perform as RIMCo expects. Additionally, securities selected may cause a Fund to underperform relative to other funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.
  • Stable $1.00 Net Asset Value Risk. There is no assurance that the Fund will maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share on a continuous basis and it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
  • Municipal Obligations. Municipal obligations are subject to interest rate, credit and illiquidity risk and are affected by economic, business or political developments and may be subject to provisions of litigation, bankruptcy and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors.
  • Money Market Securities (Including Commercial Paper). Prices of money market securities generally rise and fall in response to interest rate changes.
  • Asset-Backed Commercial Paper. Investment in asset-backed commercial paper is subject to the risk that insufficient proceeds from the projected cash flows of the contributed receivables are available to repay the commercial paper.
  • Repurchase Agreements. Repurchase agreements are subject to the risk that the sellers may not be able to pay the agreed-upon repurchase price on the repurchase date.
  • Large Redemptions and Subscriptions. Large redemption activity could result in the Fund incurring additional costs and being forced to sell portfolio securities at a loss to meet redemptions. Additionally, in a rising interest rate environment, large redemptions may result in a lower yield. Likewise, if interest rates are decreasing, large subscription activity may result in the Fund having a lower yield.
  • Global Financial Markets Risk. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected and conditions (including recent volatility and instability) and events (including natural disasters) in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. In addition, governmental and quasi-governmental organizations have taken a number of unprecedented actions designed to support the markets. Such events and conditions may adversely affect the value of the Fund's securities, result in greater market or liquidity risk or cause difficulty valuing the Fund' s portfolio instruments or achieving the Fund's objective.
  • Industry Concentration Risk. By concentrating its investments in U.S. government securities, the Fund carries a much greater sensitivity to adverse developments affecting such securities than a fund that invests in a wide variety of securities and industries. The value of U.S. government securities can be affected by, among other factors, adverse economic developments, legislative measures and changes to tax and regulatory requirements.
               Please refer to the "Risks" section in the Fund's Prospectus for further information.

               An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
Performance
               The following bar chart illustrates the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the performance of the Fund’s Class S Shares varies from year to year over a 10-year period. The returns for the other Class of Shares offered by this Prospectus may be lower than the returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon the fees and expenses of that Class. The highest and lowest returns for a full quarter during the periods shown in the bar chart are set forth next to the bar chart.
               The table accompanying the bar chart further illustrates the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown. For more information, see the Performance Notes section in the Fund’s Prospectus.

               Past performance is no indication of future results. More current performance information is available at www.russell.com.
Class S Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
Highest Quarterly Return:
1.34% (3Q/07)

Lowest Quarterly Return:
0.00% (4Q/11)
Average annual total returns
for the periods ended December 31, 2012
Average Annual Total Returns Russell Money Market Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
none 0.62% 1.86%
Class S
none 0.65% 1.92%