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PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND (First Prospectus Summary) | PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND
PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of interest income that is exempt from
federal and Maryland state and local income taxes.
FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy
and hold Fund shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts of the Fund if
you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000
in PNC Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from
your financial intermediary and in the "Sales Charges" section of the Fund's
prospectus on page 65 and in the "Additional Purchase and Redemption
Information" section of the Fund's statement of additional information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND (USD $)
CLASS A
CLASS C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 3.00% none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) [1] 0.50% 1.00%
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and Other Distributions (as a percentage of offering price) none none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) none none
Exchange Fee none none
[1] A sales charge is not charged on purchases of Class A shares in the amount of $1,000,000 or more. However, a contingent deferred sales charge of 0.50% is charged if you redeem Class A Shares purchased in the amount of $1,000,000 or more within 18 months. In addition, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is charged if you redeem Class C Shares prior to 18 months from the date of purchase.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND
CLASS A
CLASS C
Management Fees 0.40% 0.40%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.03% [1] 0.75%
Shareholder Servicing Fees 0.25% 0.25%
Other 0.15% 0.15%
Other Expenses 0.40% 0.40%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.83% 1.55%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement [2] 0.02% 0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement [2] 0.81% 1.53%
[1] The Fund may reimburse expenses up to a maximum of 0.10% under the Fund's distribution plan for Class A Shares. The Board of Trustees has approved a contractual commitment whereby such reimbursements will be no more than the Distribution (12b-1) Fees stated in the table above for the Fund. This commitment continues through September 27, 2013, at which time the Board will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it.
[2] The Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive Management Fees and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses for the Fund to the extent the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 0.81% and 1.53% for Class A and Class C Shares, respectively, excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions, dealer and underwriter spreads, commitment fees on leverage facilities, prime broker fees and expenses, interest expense and dividend expenses related to short sales. This contract continues through September 27, 2013 at which time the Adviser will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it. The Adviser can be reimbursed by the Fund for any contractual fee reductions or expense reimbursements if reimbursement to the Adviser (a) occurs within the three years following the year in which the Fund accrues a liability or recognizes a contingent liability with respect to such amounts paid, waived or reimbursed by the Adviser and (b) does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of a class to exceed the percentage limit that was in effect at the time the Adviser paid, waived or reimbursed the amount being repaid by the Fund.
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 Class A or Class C Shares 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% return each year, and that
the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the Fee Waiver and
Expense Reimbursement and the contractual limitation on Distribution (12b-1)
Fees for Class A Shares are reflected only in the one year period below.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions
your costs would be:
Expense Example PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
CLASS A
380 570 775 1,367
CLASS C
256 488 843 1,844
For Class C Shares, you would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND CLASS C
156 488 843 1,844
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 21%
of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
As a matter of fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests
at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in
investment-grade municipal bonds and other municipal obligations issued by the
State of Maryland, its counties, municipalities and other taxing districts, and
other issuers located outside of Maryland that are exempt from federal income
taxes, federal alternative minimum tax and Maryland state and local income
taxes. A vote of the Fund's shareholders is necessary to change the Fund's
fundamental policy. The Fund will invest in securities of varying maturity.

Some Fund distributions may be taxable, such as dividends that are derived
from taxable investments and distributions of short and long-term capital
gains realized on the sale of portfolio securities. Also, Fund dividends will
generally be subject to state and local income taxes for any shareholders who
are not Maryland residents.

In selecting securities for the Fund to buy and sell, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC
(the "Adviser") monitors economic trends, including possible changes in interest
rates, and evaluates many factors that may influence supply and demand among
municipal securities of various structures, maturities and issuers. The Fund
will generally purchase investment grade debt municipal obligations, which are
those rated in one of the four highest rating categories by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO") or, if unrated,
determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest up to
10% of its assets in below-investment grade securities, also known as high yield
"junk" bonds (generally rated below the BBB category). The Fund may also invest
up to 20% of its assets in interest rate swaps for hedging purposes. The Fund
may also invest in derivative securities relating to municipal securities.
Derivative instruments include, but are not limited to, options, swaps, futures
and options on futures.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
Credit/Counterparty Risk. The values of debt securities or other instruments may
be affected by the ability of issuers or the respective counterparties to make
principal and interest payments or otherwise meet their obligations to the Fund.
If an issuer cannot or will not meet its payment obligations or if its credit
rating is lowered or its financial strength deteriorates, the values of its debt
securities or other instruments may fall. Obligations issued by U.S. government
agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises, such as the
Government National Mortgage Association, are backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Treasury, while obligations issued by others, such as the
Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation and Federal Home Loan Banks, are backed solely by the ability of
the entity to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the entity's own resources.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments whose values depend
upon, or are derived from, the value of a reference asset, such as one or more
underlying assets, indexes or currencies and may include, but are not limited
to, options, swaps, futures and options on futures. A small investment in
derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the Fund's performance.
The use of derivatives involves risks different from the risks associated with
investing directly in the reference asset. Derivatives can be volatile, illiquid
and difficult to value, and an imperfect correlation may exist between changes
in the value of a derivative held by the Fund and the value of the reference
asset. Some derivatives are "leveraged" and therefore may magnify or otherwise
increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund's use of derivatives may also
increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. In addition, there is also
the risk that a Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivatives position.
There is also the risk that derivative counterparties may suffer financial
difficulties and may not fulfill their contractual obligations to the Fund.

High-Yield Bond Risk. Investments in high-yield, lower rated securities ("junk
bonds") involve greater risk than investments in investment grade securities.
Such risks include:

• A greater risk of price declines than investments in investment grade
securities (e.g., securities rated BBB or higher by S&P or Baa or higher by
Moody's) due to changes in the issuer's creditworthiness or economic conditions.

• The market for high-yield, lower rated securities may be thinner and less
active, causing market price volatility and limited liquidity in the secondary
market. This may limit the ability of the Fund to sell these securities at their
fair market values either to meet redemption requests, or in response to changes
in the economy or the financial markets.

• A greater risk of default than investments in investment-grade securities
due to the predominantly speculative nature of the issuer's ability to make
principal and interest payments.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of a debt security typically changes in the
opposite direction from a change in interest rates. When interest rates go up,
the value of a debt security typically goes down. When interest rates go down,
the value of a debt security typically goes up. Generally, the longer the
maturity or duration of a debt security (or a portfolio of such securities), the
more the value of that security (or portfolio of securities) will change as a
result of changes in interest rates.

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that securities prices will fall over short
or extended periods of time. Historically, the stock markets have moved in
cycles, and the value of the Fund's securities may fluctuate from day to day.
Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by
industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities
issued by such companies may decline in response.

Municipal Obligations Risk. An investment in municipal obligations is subject
to municipal securities risk. Changes in the local or national economy, and
business or political conditions relating to a particular municipal project,
municipality, or state in which the Fund invests may make it difficult for the
municipality to make interest and principal payments when due and thus could
decrease the value of the Fund's investments in municipal bonds. Municipal
obligations also may be more susceptible to downgrades or defaults during
recessions or similar periods of economic stress, which could have an adverse
effect on the market prices of bonds and thus the value of the Fund's
investments. The municipal securities held by a Fund may fail to meet certain
legal requirements which allow interest distributed from such securities to be
tax-exempt, or changes in federal or state tax laws may cause the prices of
municipal securities to fall or could affect the tax-exempt status of municipal
securities. Municipal securities are also subject to liquidity risk.

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that the Fund
may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, the Fund
may be more susceptible than a diversified fund to a single adverse economic or
political and regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and
may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities.

Prepayment/Extension Risk. Certain debt obligations, such as callable bonds,
may be prepaid. Additionally, the loans collateralizing certain mortgage- and
asset-backed securities may be prepaid, affecting the value of the mortgage or
asset-backed securities to which they relate. The level of interest rates and
other factors affect the frequency of such prepayments. In periods of rising
interest rates, prepayment rates tend to decrease, which lengthens the average
life of callable bonds or mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The market
values of securities with longer average lives (longer maturities) tend to be
subject to greater interest rate risk and their values are more volatile as a
result. In periods of falling interest rates, prepayment rates tend to increase,
shortening the average life of a pool of mortgage-backed securities. This leads
to the risk that the Fund may lose any potential price appreciation above the
bond's call price and have to reinvest the proceeds from prepayments at lower
interest rates because prepayments often occur after interest rates have
decreased or when interest rates are falling.

Single State Risk. The Fund's focus on investments in securities of issuers
located in a single state leaves the Fund subject to the particular economic,
political and regulatory events relating to such securities to a greater extent
than if its assets were not so concentrated. Because the Fund invests primarily
in securities issued by Maryland and its municipalities, events in Maryland are
likely to affect the Fund's investments and its performance. As a result, the
Fund is more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in Maryland than are funds
that invest in municipal securities of multiple states.

Tax Risk. Distributions of capital gains and other taxable income will be
subject to applicable federal, state and local income taxes. Interest on certain
municipal securities that are exempt from federal income tax may, nonetheless,
be subject to the alternative minimum tax. Shareholders should consult with
their tax advisors when determining the taxable nature of any fund distributions
for federal, state or local tax purposes. An investment in the Fund may also
result in liability for federal alternative minimum tax, both for individual and
corporate shareholders.

All investments are subject to inherent risks, and an investment in the Fund
is no exception. Your 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. Accordingly, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the
Fund's Class A Shares from year to year and by showing how the average annual
returns of the Fund's Class A and Class C Shares compare with those of broad
measures of market performance. The bar chart shows changes in the performance
of the Fund's Class A Shares and does not reflect the deduction of any
applicable sales charges. If sales charges had been reflected, the returns for
Class A Shares would be less than those shown below. The returns in the table
reflect the deduction of applicable sales charges. The performance of Class C
Shares will differ due to differences in expenses. The performance set forth
below for the periods prior to February 8, 2010 reflects the performance of
corresponding classes of the PNC Maryland Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (the "Predecessor
Maryland Tax Exempt Bond Fund"), which was reorganized into the Fund on that
date. The Predecessor Maryland Tax Exempt Bond Fund was managed by the Adviser
and its predecessors for the periods shown below prior to that date. As with all
mutual funds, the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not
predict the Fund's future performance. Updated information on the Fund's
performance can be obtained by visiting
http://pncfunds.com/Funds_Performance/Fund_Snapshot/FundID_433/Overview.fs or by
calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863).
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
Best Quarter         3.49%   (9/30/09)     
Worst Quarter       -2.77%   (12/31/10)    
  
The Fund's year-to-date total return, excluding any applicable sales charges,
for Class A Shares through June 30, 2012 was 1.68%.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For the periods ended December 31, 2011)
Average Annual Total Returns PNC MARYLAND TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND
Label
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
CLASS A
Class A Shares Returns Before Taxes 4.92% 3.51% 2.82% Sep. 30, 2002
CLASS A After Taxes on Distributions
Class A Shares Returns After Taxes on Distributions [1] 4.78% 3.49% 2.81% Sep. 30, 2002
CLASS A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
Class A Shares Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares [1] 4.30% 3.39% 2.80% Sep. 30, 2002
CLASS C
Class C Shares Returns Before Taxes 6.28% 3.51% 2.59% Sep. 30, 2002
S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index
S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 10.17% 5.96% 5.01% Sep. 30, 2002
S&P Municipal Bond Maryland Index
S&P Municipal Bond Maryland Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 8.72% 4.89% 4.62% Sep. 30, 2002
[1] After-tax returns are shown for Class A Shares only. After-tax returns for Class C Shares will differ. 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 shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.