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Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation
TRANSAMERICA OPPORTUNISTIC ALLOCATION
Investment Objective:
Seeks capital appreciation
with current income as a secondary objective.
Fees and Expenses:
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Transamerica Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Waivers and/or Reductions of Charges” section on page 339 of the fund’s prospectus and in the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the heading “Purchase of Shares.”
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation
A
C
I
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.50%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) none 1.00%rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation
A
C
I
Management fees 0.42%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.42%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.42%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses 8.95%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 8.95%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 9.05%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Acquired fund fees and expenses 1.32%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 1.32%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 1.32%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses [1] 10.94%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 11.69%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 10.79%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement [2] 8.42%rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 8.42%rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 8.52%rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement 2.52%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 3.27%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.27%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] Total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights table, which do not include acquired (i.e., underlying) funds' fees and expenses and do not reflect the reduction of 0.05% in the distribution and services (12b-1) fees on Class A shares effective March 1, 2014 for an entire fiscal year.
[2] Contractual arrangements have been made with the fund's investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. ("TAM"), through March 1, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent that the fund's total operating expenses exceed 0.95%, excluding, as applicable, 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund's business. These arrangements cannot be terminated prior to March 1, 2016 without the Board of Trustees' consent. 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 or month the estimated annualized fund operating expenses are less than the cap.
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 the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated). 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:
If the shares are redeemed at the end of each period:
Expense Example Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation (USD $)
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
A
791 2,786 4,551 8,124
C
430 2,552 4,486 8,298
I
230 2,321 4,176 7,952
If the shares are not redeemed:
Expense Example, No Redemption Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation (USD $)
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
A
791 2,786 4,551 8,124
C
330 2,552 4,486 8,298
I
230 2,321 4,176 7,952
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 portfolio turnover rate for the fund was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies:
The fund seeks to achieve its objective by primarily investing in the common stock of closed-end funds selected by Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC (the “sub-adviser”). The fund seeks to identify and exploit relative value opportunities in the closed-end fund universe. The overall investment philosophy is predicated on recognizing and capitalizing on market inefficiencies found in this universe.

The combination of the sub-adviser’s quantitative approach and research-driven process for selecting closed-end funds is intended to produce a portfolio focused on total return that is allocated across multiple sectors, strategies and managers. The fund’s available investment universe is initially composed of those exchange-listed closed-end funds, which may include both foreign and domestic securities of all ratings and market capitalizations, with greater than $350 million in market capitalization and an average daily volume greater than $1 million. From this investment universe, the sub-adviser seeks to identify closed-end funds that are trading at a discount to their net asset value that is larger than the respective universe average, but are exhibiting signs of price appreciation.

From the filtered universe of closed-end funds, the sub-adviser constructs the portfolio by utilizing a value investment approach that seeks to identify investment worthy ideas. The sub-adviser normally selects the combination of underlying closed-end funds in an effort to maximize the diversification of independent sources of risk. The allocation to a single underlying closed-end fund will generally not exceed 4%.

The fund may also invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) in order to provide exposure to asset classes that are unavailable in the closed-end universe, and to provide additional sources of liquidity. Under normal market conditions, ETFs are not expected to comprise more than 20% of the fund’s assets.

The fund may have exposure to derivative instruments, such as options, futures, or forward contracts and swaps, as well as to fixed income securities, through its investment in the underlying closed-end funds and ETFs.

The fund may also seek to earn a liquidity premium through its underlying closed-end fund investments by buying underlying closed-end funds when they are less liquid and selling them when they are more liquid.

Each underlying closed-end fund and ETF has its own investment objective, principal investment strategies, and risk.

It is not possible to predict the extent to which the fund will be invested in particular underlying closed-end funds at any time. The fund may be a significant shareholder in certain underlying closed-end funds, given the fund’s planned investments in certain underlying closed-end funds, the fund considers multiple investments of up to 3% to be significant and, as such, the fund to be a “significant shareholder” of those underlying closed-end funds. The sub-adviser may change the fund’s asset allocations and underlying closed-end funds at any time without notice to the shareholders and without shareholder approval.
Principal Risks:
Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the fund's performance. There is no assurance the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. 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 fund may take temporary defensive positions; in such a case, the fund will not be pursuing its principal investment strategies. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.
  • Active Trading – The fund is actively managed and may purchase and sell securities without regard to the length of time held. Active trading may have a negative impact on performance by increasing transaction costs and may generate greater amounts of net short-term capital gains, which, for shareholders holding shares in taxable accounts, would be subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates upon distribution.
  • Aggressive Investment – The fund's investment strategies, techniques and/or portfolio investments differ from those of many other mutual funds and may be considered aggressive. This approach to investing may expose the fund to additional risks, make the fund a more volatile investment than other mutual funds and cause the fund to perform less favorably than other mutual funds under similar market or economic conditions.
  • Asset Allocation – The adviser allocates the fund's assets among various asset classes and underlying funds. These allocations may be unsuccessful in maximizing the fund's return and/or avoiding investment losses, and may cause the fund to underperform.
  • Counterparty – The fund will be subject to credit risk (that is, where changes in an issuer's financial strength or credit rating may affect an instrument's value) with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to derivatives, repurchase agreements and other financial contracts entered into by the fund or held by special purpose or structured vehicles. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the value of your investment in the fund may decline.
  • Credit – If an issuer or other obligor (such as a party providing insurance or other credit enhancement) of a security held by the fund or a counterparty to a financial contract with the fund defaults or is downgraded, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment will typically decline. Below investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") have a higher risk of default and are considered speculative. Subordinated securities are more likely to suffer a credit loss than non-subordinated securities of the same issuer and will be disproportionately affected by a default, downgrade or perceived decline in creditworthiness.
  • Currency – The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.
  • Derivatives – Using derivatives exposes the fund to additional risks and can increase fund losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates or the derivatives themselves behave in a way not anticipated by the fund. Using derivatives also can have a leveraging effect and increase fund volatility. The fund may also have to sell assets at inopportune times to satisfy its obligations. 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. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. The U.S. government is in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make them more costly, may limit their availability, may disrupt markets or may otherwise adversely affect their value or performance.
  • Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company's capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company's financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline.
  • Extension – When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these fixed income securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the fund's share price to be more volatile.
  • Fixed-Income Securities – The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and 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. In addition, the market value of a fixed income security may decline if the issuer or other obligor of the security fails to pay principal and/or interest, otherwise defaults or has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The value of your investment will generally go down when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been at historically low levels, so the fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.
  • Foreign Investments – Investing in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involves additional risk. Foreign countries in which the fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the fund's investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, political or financial instability or other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and weaker accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.
  • High-Yield Debt Securities – High-yield debt securities, commonly referred to as "junk bonds," are securities that are rated below "investment grade" (that is, securities rated below Baa/BBB) or, if unrated, determined to be below investment grade by the sub-adviser. Changes in interest rates, the market's perception of the issuers and the creditworthiness of the issuers may significantly affect the value of these bonds. Junk bonds are considered speculative, have a higher risk of default, tend to be less liquid and may be more difficult to value than higher grade securities. Junk bonds tend to be volatile and more susceptible to adverse events and negative sentiments.
  • Interest Rate – Interest rates in the U.S. have been at historically low levels, so the fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The value of fixed income securities generally goes down when interest rates rise, and therefore the value of your investment in the fund may also go down. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.
  • Leveraging – The value of your investment may be more volatile to the extent that the fund borrows or uses derivatives or other investments that have a leveraging effect on the fund. Other risks also will be compounded. This is because leverage generally magnifies the effect of a change in the value of an asset and creates a risk of loss of value on a larger pool of assets than the fund would otherwise have had. The use of leverage is considered to be a speculative investment practice and may result in the loss of a substantial amount, and possibly all, of the fund's assets. The fund also may have to sell assets at inopportune times to satisfy its obligations.
  • Liquidity – The fund may make investments that are illiquid or that become illiquid after purchase. The liquidity and value of investments can deteriorate rapidly and those investments may be difficult or impossible to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. These illiquid investments may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid investment to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss.
  • Manager – The fund is subject to the risk that the adviser's judgments and investment decisions, as well as the methods, tools, resources, information and data, and the analyses employed or relied on by the adviser to make those judgments and decisions may be incorrect or otherwise may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
  • 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. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. Financial markets in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere have experienced increased volatility and decreased liquidity since the global financial crisis began in 2008. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure, their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread. The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates at historically low levels. More recently, the Federal Reserve has reduced its market support activities. Further reduction or withdrawal of this support, or other related efforts in response to the crisis could negatively affect financial markets generally and increase market volatility as well as result in higher interest rates and reduce the value and liquidity of certain securities. This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the adviser. Whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the fund's investments may be negatively affected. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and in some instances may contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets.
  • Portfolio Selection – The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser's judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates is incorrect.
  • Prepayment or Call – Many issuers have a right to prepay their securities. If interest rates fall, an issuer may exercise this right. If this happens, the fund will not benefit from the rise in market price that normally accompanies a decline in interest rates, and will be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on the prepaid security. The fund also may lose any premium it paid on the security.
  • Small and Medium Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small or medium capitalization companies. Small or medium capitalization companies may be more at risk than large capitalization companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on a limited management group. The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.
  • Underlying Closed-end Funds and Exchange Traded Funds – Because the fund invests its assets in various underlying closed-end funds and ETFs (the "underlying funds"), its ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely on the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests. Each of the underlying funds in which the fund may invest has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the underlying funds' shares and therefore the value of the fund's investments. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any underlying fund will be achieved. To the extent that the fund invests more of its assets in one underlying fund than in another, the fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that underlying fund. In addition, the fund will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

    Equity-based ETFs are subject to risks similar to those of stocks; fixed income based ETFs are subject to risks similar to those of fixed-income securities. An investment in an ETF or closed-end fund generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional fund (i.e., one that is not exchange-traded) that has the same investment objectives, strategies and policies. The price of a closed-end fund or an ETF can fluctuate up and down, and the fund could lose money investing in such a closed-end fund or an ETF if the prices of the securities owned by the closed-end fund or ETF go down. In addition, closed-end funds and ETFs are subject to the following risks that do not apply to conventional funds: (i) the market price of a closed-end fund’s or an ETF’s shares may be above or below the shares’ net asset value (shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value); (ii) an active trading market for a closed-end fund’s or an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (iii) trading of a closed-end fund’s or an ETF’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts stock trading generally. Closed-end funds and ETFs may employ leverage, which also subjects the funds to increased risks such as increased volatility.
  • Valuation – The sales price the fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets, that are priced based upon valuations provided by third-party pricing services that use matrix or evaluated pricing systems, or that are valued using a fair value methodology.
  • Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value 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 "growth" stocks.
Performance:
The bar chart and the table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows the fund’s performance for the past calendar year. The table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for different periods compare to the returns of a broad measure of market performance. The bar chart does not reflect the impact of sales charges, which, if reflected, would lower the returns. The table includes deduction of applicable sales charges.Absent any limitation of the fund’s expenses, total returns would be lower. Index returns are since the inception of the oldest share class.

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.transamerica.com/individual/products/mutual-funds/performance/index.html or by calling 1-888-233-4339.
Annual Total Returns (calendar years ended December 31) - Class A
Bar Chart
 Quarter EndedReturn
Best Quarter:06/30/20145.47%
Worst Quarter:09/30/2014-2.37%
The Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation Blended Benchmark consists of the following: S&P 500®, 60% and Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, 40%. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses.
Average Annual Total Returns (periods ended December 31, 2014)
Average Annual Total Returns Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation
1 Year
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class A
3.55% 5.69% Oct. 31, 2013
Class A Return after taxes on distributions
1.51% 3.16% Oct. 31, 2013
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares
2.24% 3.32% Oct. 31, 2013
Class C
2.79% 4.92% Oct. 31, 2013
Class I
3.81% 5.96% Oct. 31, 2013
S&P 500® (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
13.69% 16.59%  
Transamerica Opportunistic Allocation Blended Benchmark (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
10.62% 11.56%  
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. Actual after-tax returns may depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those shown. 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.After-tax returns are presented for only one class and returns for other classes will vary.