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Supplement [Text Block] ck0000778202_SupplementTextBlock

Supplement dated July 1, 2013 to the


PNC Equity Funds Class A & C Shares Prospectus


dated September 28, 2012


This Supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the above-mentioned prospectus and should be read in conjunction with such prospectus.


Effective immediately, the following supersedes information included in paragraph K of the supplement dated June 4, 2013 to the prospectus which affected the “Fund Fees and Expenses” section of PNC S&P 500 Index Fund.  Therefore, the “Fund Fees and Expenses” section of PNC S&P 500 Index Fund on page 28 of the prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading PNC S&P 500 INDEX FUND
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

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 56 and in the “Additional Purchase and Redemption Information” section of the Fund’s statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock A sales charge is not charged on purchases of Class A shares in the amount of $1,000,000 or more. A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.50% is charged if you redeem Class C Shares prior to 12 months from the date of purchase. Class A Shares purchased in the amount of $1,000,000 or more prior to May 1, 2013 will be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge for 18 months from the purchase date. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is charged if you redeem Class C Shares prior to 12 months from the date of purchase. Class C Shares purchased prior to May 1, 2013 will be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge for 18 months from the date of purchase.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts 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.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 100,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

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 contractual limitation on Distribution (12b-1) Fees for Class A Shares is 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, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption For Class C Shares, you would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock

Information regarding the above in the Prospectus, including any supplements thereto, is updated accordingly.


Please contact PNC Funds at 1-800-622-FUND (3863) for more information.


INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

CLASS A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 2.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 0.50% [1]
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and Other Distributions (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.15%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none [2]
Shareholder Servicing Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.45%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.60%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination 2013-09-27
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 310
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 458
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 620
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,090
CLASS C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [1]
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and Other Distributions (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.15%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.75%
Shareholder Servicing Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.45%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.35%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 237
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 428
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 739
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,624
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 137
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 428
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 739
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,624
[1] A sales charge is not charged on purchases of Class A shares in the amount of $1,000,000 or more. A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.50% is charged if you redeem Class C Shares prior to 12 months from the date of purchase. Class A Shares purchased in the amount of $1,000,000 or more prior to May 1, 2013 will be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge for 18 months from the purchase date. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is charged if you redeem Class C Shares prior to 12 months from the date of purchase. Class C Shares purchased prior to May 1, 2013 will be subject to the contingent deferred sales charge for 18 months from the date of purchase.
[2] 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 0.005%. This commitment continues through September 27, 2013, at which time the Board will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it.