-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Kh2wEhKKK3kiykm87GZw7ExACgNJ5h+PCr7n2zXd7b4JGeC1v75gsLvPjJEa6KDO aGNBt7OxNYCb9d9vTDHTSg== 0000930413-10-003294.txt : 20100601 0000930413-10-003294.hdr.sgml : 20100531 20100601161153 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-10-003294 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100601 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100601 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100601 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000787623 IRS NUMBER: 592649014 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-02659 FILM NUMBER: 10869767 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 570 CARILLON PARKWAY CITY: ST PETERSBURG STATE: FL ZIP: 33716 BUSINESS PHONE: 727-299-1800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 9015 CITY: CLEARWATER STATE: FL ZIP: 33758-9015 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA IDEX MUTUAL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040301 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IDEX MUTUAL FDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010504 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IDEX MUTUAL FUNDS / DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010423 0000787623 S000007805 Transamerica Van Kampen Small Company Growth C000021270 I2 497K 1 c61771_497k.htm

TRANSAMERICA MORGAN STANLEY SMALL COMPANY GROWTH

Summary Prospectus

March 1, 2010, revised as of June 1, 2010

Class

CLASS I2

 

 

 

 

& Ticker

Not Applicable

 

 

 

 

This summary prospectus is designed to provide shareholders with key fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund, including the fund’s statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at http://www.transamericafunds.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 866-414-6349 or by sending an e-mail request to orders@mysummaryprospectus.com, or from your financial professional. The fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, dated March 1, 2010, as supplemented from time to time, and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report and financial statements in the fund’s annual report to shareholders, dated October 31, 2009, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.

Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of small capitalization companies.

Fees and Expenses: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. There are no sales charges (load) or other transaction fees.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

Management fees

0.95%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

None

Other expenses

0.09%

Total annual fund operating expenses

1.04%

Expense reductiona

0.00%

Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction

1.04%

a

Contractual arrangements have been made with the fund’s investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”), through March 1, 2011, to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent that the fund’s total operating expenses exceed 1.15%, excluding extraordinary expenses. TAM is entitled to reimbursement by the fund of fees waived or expenses reduced during any of the previous 36 months if on any day the estimated annualized fund operating expenses are less than the cap, excluding extraordinary expenses. The expense cap may be terminated by the fund’s Board of Trustees at any time.

 

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. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Share Class

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

I2

$106

$331

$574

$1,271

 

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 performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of the fund's portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies: The fund’s sub-adviser is Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (“MSIM”). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets will be invested in equity securities of small capitalization companies. A company is considered to be a small cap company if it has a total market capitalization at the time of purchase of $4 billion or less.

MSIM seeks long-term capital appreciation by normally investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of small U.S. and foreign companies. MSIM selects issues from a universe comprised of small cap companies, most with market capitalizations of generally less than $4 billion.

 

1

 


The fund seeks to invest in high quality companies it believes have sustainable competitive advantages and the ability to redeploy capital at high rates of return. MSIM typically favors companies with rising returns on invested capital, above average business visibility, strong free cash flow generation and attractive risk/reward profile. MSIM generally considers selling an investment when it determines the company no longer satisfies its investment criteria.

MSIM may invest up to 25% of the fund’s assets in securities of foreign issuers including emerging market securities, primarily through ownership of depositary receipts.

The fund will not invest more than 10% of its assets in lower rated debt securities (rated Ba or lower by Moody’s or BB or lower by S&P), including foreign and domestic securities.

In anticipation of, or in response to, adverse market conditions or for cash management purposes, the fund may purchase and sell certain derivative instruments, such as options, futures and options on futures. Derivative instruments used by the fund will be counted toward the 80% policy discussed above to the extent they have economic characteristics similar to the securities included within that policy. The fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).

The fund may invest its assets in cash, cash equivalent securities or short-term debt securities, repurchase agreements and money market instruments. Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the fund may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit.

Principal Risks: The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day to day and over time. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary of certain risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.

Convertible Securities – The market value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. The fund could lose money if the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt.

Currency – When the fund invests in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the fund may incur currency conversion costs and may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by, among other factors, the general economics of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or control banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

 

Cash Management and Defensive Investing – Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will not earn income on the cash and the fund's yield will go down. If a significant amount of the fund's assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the fund to achieve its objective.

 

Derivatives – Using derivatives can increase fund losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates or the derivative instruments themselves behave in a way not anticipated by the fund. Using derivatives also can have a leveraging effect and increase fund volatility. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value, and the counterparty may default on its obligations to the fund. The fund's investments in derivative instruments may involve a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed and may result in losses exceeding the amounts invested in those instruments.

Emerging Markets – Investing in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign securities risks. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets.

Fixed-Income Securities – The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

Foreign Securities – Foreign securities are subject to a number of additional risks, including nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency controls or restrictions, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and less market regulation also may affect the value of these securities.

Growth Stocks – Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks may be particularly susceptible to rapid price swings or to adverse developments. Growth

 

2

 


stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “value” stocks.

Increase in Expenses – Your actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

Market – The market prices of the fund's securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The recent financial crisis has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the financial crisis, the federal government has taken various steps to stimulate the economy, and the expiration or termination of these stimulus measures may negatively affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security.

 

Portfolio Selection – The sub-adviser’s judgment about a particular security or issuer, or about the economy or a particular sector, region or market segment, or about an investment strategy, may prove to be incorrect.

   

REITs – When the fund invests in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), it is subject to risks generally associated with investing in real estate. A REIT’s performance depends on the types and locations of the properties it owns and how well it manages those properties or loan financings. REITs are subject to a highly technical tax structure; and the failure to qualify as a REIT could result in corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return on an investment to the fund.

 

Smaller Companies – Small companies may be more at risk than larger companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on limited management groups.

 

Stocks – Stocks may be volatile – their prices may go up and down dramatically over the shorter term. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries, the securities market as a whole or the over-all economy.

 

Performance: The bar chart and the table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by showing you how the fund’s performance has varied from year to year, and how the fund’s Class I2 average annual total returns for different periods compare to the returns of a broad measure of market performance. The table shows average annual total returns for Class I2 shares of the fund. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Updated performance information is available on our website at www.transamericafunds.com or by calling 1-888-233-4339.

Annual Total Returns (calendar years ended December 31)


 

3

 


 

 

Quarter Ended

Return

Best Quarter:

06/30/2009

23.03%

Worst Quarter:

12/31/2008

-21.77%

 

Average Annual Total Returns (periods ended December 31, 2009)1

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years or Inception2

Return before taxes

43.91%

2.21%

3.29%

Return after taxes on distributions3

43.91%

1.45%

2.55%

Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares3

28.54%

1.73%

2.66%

Russell 2000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

34.47%

0.87%

2.41%

 

1

Actual returns may depend on the investor’s individual tax situation. After-tax returns may not be relevant if the investment is made through a tax-exempt or tax-deferred account, such as a 401(k) plan.

   

2

Class I2 commenced operations on November 8, 2004.

   

3

The after-tax returns are calculated using the historic highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

 

Note: Prior to June 1, 2010, the fund was named Transamerica Van Kampen Small Company Growth.

 

Management:

 

Investment Adviser:

Sub-Adviser:

 

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

 

 

Portfolio Managers:

Dennis P. Lynch, Lead Portfolio Manager since 2002

David S. Cohen, Portfolio Manager since 2002

Sam G. Chainani, Portfolio Manager since 2004

Alexander T. Norton, Portfolio Manager since 2005

Jason C. Yeung, Portfolio Manager since 2007

Armistead B. Nash, Portfolio Manager since 2008

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares: Class I2 shares of the fund are currently primarily offered for investment in certain funds of funds (also referred to as “strategic asset allocation funds”). Class I2 shares of the fund are also made available to other investors, including institutional investors such as foreign insurers, domestic insurance companies and their separate accounts, and unaffiliated funds, high net worth individuals, and eligible retirement plans whose recordkeepers or financial service firm intermediaries have entered into agreements with Transamerica Funds or its agents. Investors who received Class I2 shares in connection with the reorganization of a Transamerica Premier Fund into a Transamerica Fund may continue to invest in Class I2 shares of that Transamerica Fund, but may not open new accounts. You buy and redeem shares at the fund’s next-determined net asset value (NAV) after receipt of your request in good order.

Tax Information: Fund distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries: If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or insurance company), the fund and/or its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

 

MSPAI20610MSSCG

4

 

 


GRAPHIC 2 img1.gif GRAPHIC begin 644 img1.gif M1TE&.#EANXI;PL*A\2B\4@IZ4R\IF\%1$JGU*KUJCKUF%#4 M,X<-B\?D\@.WO>6<.)/Y#8_+9VB5V[[,*^?\OO\?`:7%EH>W!XB8J/C69@BT MYA6U.$E9:7F)F:FYR=GI^0D:*MK75FIZBIK:.,K:.J0*&RL+YEIKZS*;J[MZ MV^N+L1NL^TM<'"B,#&N\S*R6_%S:+&T,7,ZDC@]95.!4M[((4;5VY6%I+,=LGR]Y!: MJWBMF@(,0W#:#3Q[HKJ;1N_3NB2,=H.L0?)@#I4+H5V+1ZN=HUC/KO8).H-H MQ;XJ'[;,I"SLV!=FT^(-W)EH#[YW!Z=7G+CO),F/-RANG&]S"="=/Y\.H;KR MV5%A&GXT3?NQY=N'1^X696[TVMC/M'=/_GSCQG76]Q*?_;T#_'1U9_]I9-]] M^C'`'WS`<:+*(!?PQR MR"*/3'+))I^,!L=MQ%T\[39%7]#[?;>>#=D.%9]^TVT MQ`;_[,5_5B\>DFF*0Z-@MXLA4EZYYA-S+D2]&)Z5=PUH`&YE%:?CIO7:3+-V E].?ZQJZOPH(#C:[/D%MFL]!+:YPNZ*&7%KSPIJ_^HO$.%```.S\_ ` end
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----