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AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund
AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
The table below 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 - AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund
Class N
Class I
Class Z
Management Fee 0.45% 0.45% 0.45%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% none none
Other Expenses [1] 0.41% 0.42% 0.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.11% 0.87% 0.72%
[1] Expense information has been restated to reflect current fees.
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example will help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund to the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example makes certain assumptions. It assumes that you invest $10,000 as an initial investment in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. It also assumes that your investment has a 5% total return each year and the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the above assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example - AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class N 113 353 612 1,352
Class I 89 278 482 1,073
Class Z 74 230 401 894
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 149% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in common stocks of U.S. companies with medium market capitalizations. The Fund primarily invests in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies. Cadence Capital Management LLC (“Cadence” or the “Subadvisor”) employs a “growth-at-a-reasonable-price” (“GARP”) investment philosophy, allowing the team to invest in companies that exhibit both growth and value characteristics. The Fund currently defines medium market capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the companies represented in the Russell Midcap® Index (between $1.98 billion and $26.28 billion as of May 27, 2016, the date of the latest reconstitution of the Index (implemented June 24, 2016)). The team ranks the stocks in this universe based on a series of growth criteria, such as the change in consensus earnings estimates over time, the company’s history in meeting earnings targets, earnings quality, and improvements in return on capital, and a series of value criteria, such as price-to-earnings ratios and free cash flow relative to enterprise value. The Subadvisor then subjects the most attractively ranked stocks in the universe to an analysis of company factors, such as strength of management, competitive industry position and business prospects, and financial statement data, such as earnings, cash flows and profitability. The team may emphasize or deemphasize one or more of these growth or value criteria, or use other criteria, when selecting investments for the Fund. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Generally, the Fund will hold between approximately 70-95 securities.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
There is the risk that you may lose money on your investment. All investments carry a certain amount of risk, and the Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit or obligation of any bank, is not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank, and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. Below are some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The risks are described in alphabetical order and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.

Growth Stock Risk—the prices of equity securities of companies that are expected to experience relatively rapid earnings growth, or “growth stocks,” may be more sensitive to market movements because the prices tend to reflect future investor expectations rather than just current profits.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk—higher portfolio turnover may adversely affect Fund performance by increasing Fund transaction costs and may increase a shareholder’s tax liability.

Management Risk—because the Fund is an actively managed investment portfolio, security selection or focus on securities in a particular style, market sector or group of companies may cause the Fund to incur losses or underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective. There can be no guarantee that the Subadvisor’s investment techniques and risk analysis will produce the desired result.

Market Risk—market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of factors, including changing economic, political, or market conditions or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies.

Mid-Capitalization Stock Risk—the stocks of mid-capitalization companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than the stocks of larger, more established companies.

Real Estate Industry Risk—investments in the Fund may be subject to many of the same risks as a direct investment in real estate; in addition, equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties.

Sector Risk—issuers and companies that are in similar industry sectors may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. Stocks in the information technology sector currently, and may in the future, comprise a significant portion of the Fund’s portfolio. The information technology industries may be affected by technological obsolescence, short product cycles, falling prices and profits, competitive pressures and general market conditions.
PERFORMANCE
The following performance information illustrates the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s performance compares to that of a broad-based securities market index. The performance information for the Fund’s Class N shares (formerly Investor Class shares of the Fund, which were renamed Class N shares on October 1, 2016 (formerly Class A shares of the Fund, which were renamed Investor Class shares on December 1, 2012)) for periods prior to December 1, 2012, does not reflect the impact of the front end and deferred sales charges (loads) that were in effect until December 1, 2012. Effective October 1, 2016, outstanding Service Class shares of the Fund (formerly Administrative Class shares of the Fund, which were renamed Service Class shares on December 1, 2012) were renamed Class I shares of the Fund and outstanding Institutional Class shares of the Fund were renamed Class Z shares. As always, past performance of the Fund (before and after taxes) is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. To obtain updated performance information for the Fund please visit www.amgfunds.com or call 800.835.3879.

The performance information shown in the bar chart is that of the Fund’s Class Z shares, and the performance information shown in the bar chart and table includes historical performance of the Fund for periods prior to September 27, 2010, which was the date the Fund was reorganized from the Allianz CCM Mid-Cap Fund to the Fund.
Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31/15 (Class Z)
Bar Chart
Best Quarter: 16.06% (3rd Quarter 2009)
Worst Quarter: -26.34% (4th Quarter 2008)
Year-to-Date (as of 6/30/16): -0.25%
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/15
Average Annual Total Returns - AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class Z (0.83%) 9.48% 5.91%
Class Z | Return After Taxes on Distributions (4.06%) 7.46% 4.53%
Class Z | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 0.99% 7.06% 4.49%
Class I (1.06%) 9.21% 5.65%
Class N (1.22%) 9.04% 5.49%
Russell Midcap® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) (0.20%) 11.54% 8.16%
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class Z shares only, and after-tax returns for Class I and Class N shares will vary. The Fund’s returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than its returns before taxes and returns after taxes on distributions because they include a tax benefit resulting from the capital losses that would have been incurred.