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Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Investment Objective

The Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund (the "Fund") seeks to outperform the S&P 500® Index over a market cycle while reducing overall volatility. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Expenses and Fees

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 on Class A Shares if you invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in the section of the Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information — Sales Charges" and in the section of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") entitled "Purchase and Redemption Information — Reducing or Eliminating the Front-End Sales Charge."

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Class A
Retail Class
Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.25% none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) none none none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends none none none
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for less than 60 days, if applicable) 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Exchange Fee 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Class A
Retail Class
Class I
Management Fees 0.70% 0.70% 0.70%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 0.25% none
Other Expenses 2.04% 2.04% 2.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 2.99% 2.99% 2.74%
Less Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements [1] (1.76%) (1.76%) (1.76%)
Net Expenses 1.23% 1.23% 0.98%
[1] The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2014 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.23% for Class A Shares and Retail Shares and 0.98% for Class I Shares. In determining the investment adviser's obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.23% or 0.98%, as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2014 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time during the three years from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016 in which the advisory agreement is in effect, the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for that year are less than 1.23% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund's Class A Shares or Retail Shares or less than 0.98% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund's Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund during such three-year period.
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 Class A and Retail Shares or $1,000,000 in the Class I Shares of the Fund and 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 Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
644 1,075 1,710 3,413
Retail Class
125 581 1,251 3,048
Class I
9,997 50,378 112,391 280,109
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 transactions 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. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 81% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, primarily common stocks, of companies within the Russell 1000® Index and S&P 500® Index. The Fund's investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock, and securities convertible into common stock. The Fund purchases equity securities traded in the U.S. on registered exchanges or the over-the-counter market.


The Fund's investment adviser attempts to lower the Fund's market risk by investing in U.S. equity securities that lower the overall volatility of the Fund's portfolio as compared to the S&P 500® Index. The Fund invests in stocks that exhibit less volatile stock price patterns, strengthening business metrics (i.e., earnings, debt, return on assets, competition, customers, industry, etc.) and quantitative factors such as earnings variability, leverage, volatility, price/book, price/cash flow, etc. The Fund's investment adviser selects securities for the Fund that it anticipates will produce less volatility with more capital protection and more consistent returns.

Principal Risks

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. In addition, your investment in the Fund may be subject to the following principal risks:


n  Common Stock Risk. Investments in common stocks are subject to market, economic and business risks that will cause their price to fluctuate over time. Therefore, an investment in the Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors who can bear the risk of these fluctuations.


n  Management Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk of poor management stock selection. In other words, the individual stocks in the Fund may not perform as well as expected, and/or the Fund's portfolio management practices do not work to achieve their desired result.


n  Market Risk. The net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund will change with changes in the market value of its portfolio positions. Investors may lose money. Although the Fund will invest in stocks the Fund's investment adviser believes will produce less volatility, there is no guarantee that the stocks will perform as expected.


n  Opportunity Risk. As with all mutual funds, the Fund is subject to the risk of missing out on an opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in less advantageous investments.

Performance Information

No performance information is presented because the Fund has not been operational for a full calendar year. Class A Shares and Retail Shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus. The Fund intends to evaluate its performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Index.