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Class I Prospectus | PNC S&P 500 INDEX FUND | CLASS I
PNC S&P 500 INDEX FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to approximate, before Fund expenses, the investment results of the S&P 500® Index.

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Class I Prospectus
PNC S&P 500 INDEX FUND
CLASS I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and Other Distributions (as a percentage of offering price) none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) none
Exchange Fee none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class I Prospectus
PNC S&P 500 INDEX FUND
CLASS I
Management Fees 0.15%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.21%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.36%
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 I 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class I Prospectus PNC S&P 500 INDEX FUND CLASS I
37 116 202 456
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 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all, but in no event less than 80%, of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in stocks included in the S&P 500® Index. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' written notice before changing this 80% policy.


The S&P 500® Index is made up of common stocks of 500 large, publicly traded companies. The vast majority of the Fund's assets will normally be invested in stocks included in the S&P 500® Index in approximately the same relative proportion as those stocks are held in the S&P 500® Index. The Fund does not, however, simply invest in a portfolio that replicates the precise composition of the S&P 500 Index, and PNC Capital Advisors, LLC (the "Adviser") does not generally "manage" the Fund in the traditional sense (i.e., by using economic, financial or market analysis). The Adviser believes that employing certain active management strategies for a percentage of the Fund's assets, if successful, may result in net returns after expenses that may more closely approximate the returns of the S&P 500® Index. For example, the Adviser may invest in S&P 500® Index futures in addition to or in place of S&P 500® Index stocks to attempt to equal the performance of the S&P 500® Index. The Fund may also invest in other S&P 500® Index derivatives with economic characteristics similar to the common stocks in the S&P 500® Index. Under normal circumstances, the notional amount of investments in derivatives will not exceed 20% of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may use derivatives as a substitute for taking a position in an underlying asset, to increase returns, to manage risk/volatility or as part of a hedging strategy. Derivative instruments include, but are not limited to, options, swaps, futures and options on futures.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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, forward currency contracts, 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, as even a small investment in derivatives can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to, among other things, securities' market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. 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. Derivatives are also subject to operations risk, which is the risk that loss will occur as a result of inadequate systems and controls, human error, or otherwise.


Issuer Risk. The value of the Fund's investments may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services, in addition to the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets.


Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk because it is actively managed. The Adviser will apply investment techniques and risk analysis in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired outcome. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Adviser in managing the Fund and may also adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.


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.


Tracking Error Risk. The S&P 500 Index Fund's ability to replicate the performance of the S&P 500® Index will depend to some extent on the size and timing of cash flows into and out of the Fund, composition of the S&P 500 Index, changes in the number of shares issued by the companies represented in the S&P 500 Index, the investment decisions made by the Adviser and on the level of the Fund's expenses.


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 I Shares from year to year and by showing how the average annual returns of the Fund's Class I Shares compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. 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_223/Overview.fs or by calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863).

Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart

Best Quarter

   

15.69

%

 

(06/30/09)

 

Worst Quarter

   

-21.97

%

 

(12/31/08)

 

The Fund's year-to-date total return for Class I Shares through June 30, 2013 was 13.57%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For the periods ended December 31, 2012)
Average Annual Returns Class I Prospectus PNC S&P 500 INDEX FUND
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
CLASS I
15.73% 1.45% 6.82%
CLASS I After Taxes on Distributions
[1] 15.40% 1.09% 6.38%
CLASS I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
[1] 10.67% 1.14% 5.91%
CLASS I S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
16.00% 1.66% 7.10%
[1] 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.