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Transamerica ClearTrack 2020
CLEARTRACK 2020
Investment Objective:
The fund seeks the highest total return (that is, a combination of income and long-term capital appreciation) over time consistent with its asset mix.
The fund will seek to reduce volatility as a secondary objective until five years after the fund’s target retirement date of 2020 (the “Dynamic Rebalancing Period”).
Fees and Expenses:
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Transamerica ClearTrack 2020
R1
R6
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchase (as a percentage of offering price) none none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) none 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 ClearTrack 2020
R1
R6
Management fees 0.35%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.35%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.50%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses [1] 0.51%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.36%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Acquired fund fees and expenses [1] 0.10%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.10%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.46%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.81%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement [2] 0.26%rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.26%rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement 1.20%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.55%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] Other expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.
[2] Contractual arrangements have been made with the fund's investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. ("TAM"), through March 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent that the fund's total operating expenses exceed 1.20% for Class R1 and 0.55% for Class R6, excluding, as applicable, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, extraordinary expenses and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund's business. These arrangements cannot be terminated prior to March 31, 2016 without the Board of Trustees' consent. TAM is entitled to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class during any of the previous 36 months if the class's total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the limits described above.
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:
Expense Example Transamerica ClearTrack 2020 (USD $)
1 year
3 years
R1
122 436
R6
56 233
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. Portfolio turnover rate is not included because the fund did not commence operations until the date of this prospectus.
Principal Investment Strategies:
The fund is a fund of funds—it invests primarily in underlying exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that are based on an index and managed by unaffiliated investment advisers.

The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by normally investing in a combination of underlying funds representing a variety of broad asset classes—equity, fixed income and inflation-hedging—and investment styles and focuses. The underlying equity ETFs may include, but are not limited to, large cap funds, mid cap funds, small cap funds, growth-oriented funds, value oriented funds, international equity funds, emerging market equity funds, real return funds and funds that invest in real estate-related securities (including REITs). The underlying fixed income ETFs may include funds that invest primarily in investment grade fixed income securities or in high yield, high risk fixed income securities rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”). The underlying fixed income ETFs may invest in U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed, government and emerging market debt securities. The underlying inflation hedging ETFs may include funds that invest in inflation-linked fixed income securities and hard assets.

The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire around 2020. The fund’s asset-mix has been designed on the expectation that investors will begin to withdraw assets from the fund during 2020, but will continue to maintain a significant portion of their investment in the fund for a period of time—perhaps 10 to 20 years—following that date. While the fund seeks to reduce volatility during the Dynamic Rebalancing Period, the fund may not achieve this objective. You should take these factors into consideration when deciding on an investment in the fund.

The fund generally seeks to maintain a certain target allocation(the “Target Allocation”) to asset classes in accordance with its glide path, as described below. However, QS Investors, LLC (“QS”), the fund’s sub-adviser, may tactically overweight or underweight asset classes at any time during the glide path period. This means at any time the fund’s asset mix may be significantly different than the Target Allocation.

During the Dynamic Rebalancing Period, QS will employ a “Dynamic Risk Management” strategy and, in its discretion, may adjust the fund’s asset mix as often as daily and may vary the fund’s allocation substantially from the Target Allocation. As result, the fund’s asset mix may be significantly different than the Target Allocation.

The fund’s current Target Allocation for equity funds, fixed income funds and inflation-hedging funds is shown in the table below:
  Asset Class
  Equity Funds Fixed Income Funds Inflation-Hedging Funds
ClearTrack 2020 56% 39% 5%

The Target Allocation does not include a set allocation to short-term defensive instruments. The fund may hold short-term defensive instruments, such as cash, money market ETFs or short-term fixed income ETFs, for liquidity purposes. During the Dynamic Rebalancing Period, the fund may allocate a significant portion of the fund’s assets to short-term defensive instruments in response to certain levels of negative fund performance.

Glide Path Period

Over time, the Target Allocation to asset classes will normally change according to a predetermined “glide path.” The glide path represents the shifting of these asset classes over time. The glide path is detailed in the chart below (note that “0” represents the fund’s target date and that the fund is currently “-5” years before its target date):



During the time that the fund’s Target Allocation tracks the glide path, the fund’s asset mix will gradually become more conservative until approximately 2030, or 10 years after the target date, at which time the asset mix will become static. This reflects the goal of pursuing the highest total return, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during the investor’s pre-retirement and early retirement years. By following these investment strategies both before and after the fund reaches its target date, the fund seeks to reduce the likelihood that an investor will experience a significant loss of capital at a more advanced age.

The Target Allocations reflected in the glide path are “neutral” allocations, which do not reflect tactical decisions made by QS to overweight or underweight a particular asset class. From time to time, QS may make tactical increases or decreases to the fund’s investment in a particular asset class beyond the Target Allocation, based on a broad range of market and economic trends and quantitative factors. QS may also allow the relative weightings of the fund’s investments in asset classes to vary from its Target Allocation in response to the markets. When varying exposures among underlying funds, QS will examine relative values and prospects among the underlying funds’ asset classes, as well as the capacity of the underlying funds to absorb additional cash flow.

Dynamic Rebalancing Period

The fund is currently in the Dynamic Rebalancing Period. During the Dynamic Rebalancing Period, the fund is not managed strictly according to the glide path period strategy discussed above. Instead, QS has implemented the Dynamic Risk Management strategy that attempts to limit downside volatility within the fund. Through the strategy, the fund gives up some of the potential for high total return that could be achieved if the fund were to follow its Target Allocation under positive market conditions. In exchange, the strategy is intended to result in less significant declines in the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) under negative market conditions. The fund’s NAV will fluctuate and is not guaranteed.

The Dynamic Risk Management strategy will seek to reduce the fund’s market risk exposure and volatility. In response to certain levels of negative fund performance, QS may deviate from the standard Target Allocation by increasing the fund’s exposure to short-term defensive instruments (“de-risking”), based on a formula that takes into account the fund’s current NAV, macro-economic conditions and the fund’s underlying volatility. In order to implement this strategy, QS anticipates that it will sell shares of equity and longer-term fixed income ETFs. The maximum daily allocation to short-term defensive instruments will be 95% of the fund’s net assets. In response to certain levels of positive fund performance, the fund may purchase equity and longer-term fixed income ETFs. QS, in its discretion, will determine the levels and timing for Dynamic Risk Management. If QS determines that de-risking is no longer appropriate, the fund will reverse this process, sell short-term defensive instruments and purchase equity ETFs and longer-term fixed income ETFs in accordance with the fund’s Target Allocation.

QS will revert to managing the fund according to the glide path period strategy discussed above at the end of the Dynamic Rebalancing Period on December 31, 2024.

Static Allocation Period

The fund’s Target Allocation will become static 10 years after the target date. At that time, when the fund’s Target Allocation will match the Target Allocation of ClearTrack Retirement Income Fund (the “Retirement Fund”), the fund’s Board of Trustees may combine the fund with the Retirement Fund without shareholder approval, and the fund’s shareholders will become shareholders of the Retirement Fund. This combination would occur approximately in the year 2030. This combination is currently expected to be tax-free under current law. Shareholders will be provided with additional information at that time. The Retirement Fund’s Target Allocation is 33% in equity, 62% in fixed income and 5% in inflation-hedging ETFs.
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. In addition, you may experience losses near, at or after the target date. You should not rely solely on the target date when choosing to invest in the fund or deciding to remain invested in the fund. You should consider the fund’s investment strategies over the whole life of the fund. Unlike many other target retirement date funds, the fund may not follow the Target Allocation indicated by the glide path, particularly during the Dynamic Rebalancing Period. There is no assurance that the fund will provide sufficient retirement income at and after the target date. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the fund (either directly and/or through its investments in the underlying funds). Each risk described below may not apply to each underlying fund and an underlying fund may be subject to additional or different risks than those described below. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.
  • Allocation – The fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives depends upon the sub-adviser’s skill in determining the fund’s asset class allocation, deciding whether to tactically overweight or underweight asset classes, creating and applying formulas for de-risking or ending de-risking and selecting the best mix of underlying funds. The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular asset class, investment style, technique or strategy, underlying fund or other issuer is incorrect.

    In implementing the Dynamic Risk Management strategy, the fund will be subject to heightened allocation risk, as the sub-adviser will have greater discretion in determining the fund’s asset class allocation.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dynamic Risk Management – In implementing the Dynamic Risk Management strategy, the sub-adviser anticipates that it will sell shares the fund holds in equity and longer-term fixed income ETFs and, as a result, may be more concentrated in shorter-term defensive instruments. The fund may incur additional trading costs while implementing the Dynamic Risk Management strategy, which may reduce the fund’s performance. If the fund increases its exposure to short-term defensive instruments at inopportune times or for extended periods of time, the fund may experience lower performance and greater losses. There is no guarantee that the Dynamic Risk Management strategy will work as intended and shareholders should evaluate their ability to invest for the long term, especially during periods of downturn in the market.
  • Emerging Markets – Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign investments risks. These risks are greater for investments in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. Emerging market securities are often particularly sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 larger price swings or to adverse developments. Growth 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.
  • 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.
  • Inflation-Protected Securities – Inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities and tend to react to changes in “real” interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation. Also, the inflation index utilized by a particular inflation-protected security may not accurately reflect the true rate of inflation, in which case the market value of the security could be adversely affected.
  • 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 sub-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 sub-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 sub-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.
  • Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities– The value of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities will be influenced by factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset values, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by private issuers, by government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or by agencies of the U.S. government, such as Ginnie Mae. Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Unlike mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government or government-sponsored entities, mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee (but may have other credit enhancement), and may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics. Asset-backed securities represent participations in, or are secured by and payable from, assets such as installment sales or loan contracts, leases, credit card receivables and other categories of receivables. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment or call and extension risks. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less information available than for other types of debt securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the fund may become the holder of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss.
  • New Fund – The fund is newly formed. Investors in the fund bear the risk that the sub-adviser may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, or that the fund may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.
  • 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.
  • Real Estate Securities – Investments in the real estate industry are subject to risks associated with direct investment in real estate. These risks include declines in the value of real estate, adverse general and local economic conditions, increased competition, overbuilding and changes in operating expenses, property taxes or interest rates.
  • REITs – Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) involves unique risks. When the fund invests in 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, how well it manages those properties and cash flow. REITs may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. In addition to its own expenses, the fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests. REITs are subject to a number of highly technical tax-related rules and requirements; and the failure to qualify as a REIT could result in corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return on an investment to the fund.
  • 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 Exchange Traded Funds – Because the fund invests its assets in various underlying ETFs, its ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely on the performance of the underlying ETFs in which it invests. Each of the underlying ETFs in which the fund may invest has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the underlying ETFs’ shares and therefore the value of the fund’s investments. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any underlying ETF will be achieved. To the extent that the fund invests more of its assets in one underlying ETF than in another, the fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that underlying ETF. In addition, the fund will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of the underlying ETFs 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 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 an ETF can fluctuate up and down, and the fund could lose money investing in an ETF if the prices of the securities owned by the ETF go down. In addition, ETFs are subject to the following risks that do not apply to conventional funds: (i) the market price of an ETF’s shares may be above or below the shares’ net asset value; (ii) during periods of market volatility, the share prices of ETFs may deviate significantly from their NAVs; (iii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (iv) trading of 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.
  • 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:
No performance is shown for the fund. Performance information will appear in a future version of this prospectus once the fund has a full calendar year of performance information to report to investors.

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.