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AllianzGI Health Sciences Fund
AllianzGI Health Sciences Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Class P 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 Class A shares of eligible funds that are part of the family of mutual funds sponsored by Allianz. More information about these and other discounts is available in the “Classes of Shares” section beginning on page 97 of the Fund’s prospectus or from your financial advisor. In addition, if you purchase shares through a specific intermediary, you may be subject to different sales charges including reductions in or waivers of such charges. More information about these intermediary-specific sales charge variations is available in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (“Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers”).
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - AllianzGI Health Sciences Fund
A
C
Institutional Class
R6
P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.50% none none none none
Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or NAV) [1] 1.00% 1.00% none none none
[1] For Class A shares, the CDSC is imposed only in certain circumstances where shares are purchased without a front-end sales charge at the time of purchase. For Class C shares, the CDSC is imposed only on shares redeemed in the first year.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - AllianzGI Health Sciences Fund
A
C
Institutional Class
R6
P
Management Fees 1.20% 1.20% 1.10% 1.05% 1.20%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% none none none
Other Expenses 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.47% 2.22% 1.12% 1.07% 1.22%
Examples.

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, your investment has a 5% return each year, and the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions whether you redeem your shares at the end of each period or do not redeem your shares.

Example: Assuming you redeem your shares at the end of each period
Expense Example - AllianzGI Health Sciences Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
A 691 989 1,309 2,211
C 325 694 1,190 2,554
Institutional Class 114 356 617 1,363
R6 109 340 590 1,306
P 124 387 670 1,477
Example: Assuming you do not redeem your shares
Expense Example No Redemption - AllianzGI Health Sciences Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
A 691 989 1,309 2,211
C 225 694 1,190 2,554
Institutional Class 114 356 617 1,363
R6 109 340 590 1,306
P 124 387 670 1,477
Portfolio Turnover.

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was 91% of the average value of its portfolio. High levels of portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples above, can adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in health sciences-related companies. The Fund considers health sciences-related companies to include companies that design, manufacture or sell products or services used for or in connection with healthcare, medicine or life sciences. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities. Although the Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization, the Fund does not currently intend to invest more than 15% of its assets in companies with market capitalizations below $1 billion. The Fund may invest in U.S. and non-U.S. companies, and currently expects the majority of its non-U.S. investments will normally be in Asia and Western Europe. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in emerging market securities (but no more than 10% in any one emerging market country). In analyzing specific companies for possible investment, the portfolio managers ordinarily look for the following characteristics: higher than average growth and strong potential for capital appreciation; substantial capacity for growth in revenue through either an expanding market or market share; a strong balance sheet; superior management; strong commitment to research and product development; and differentiated or superior products and services or a steady stream of new products and services. In addition to common stocks and other equity securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible securities and warrants), the Fund may invest in securities issued in initial public offerings (IPOs), and may utilize foreign currency exchange contracts, options, stock index futures contracts, short sales and other derivative instruments. Although the Fund did not invest significantly in derivative instruments as of the most recent fiscal year end, it may do so at any time. While the Fund may invest in derivatives of any kind, it expects to purchase put and call options on securities for hedging, risk management or other purposes.

Principal Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are (in alphabetical order after the first five risks):

Market Risk:  The Fund will be affected by factors influencing the U.S. or global economies and securities markets or relevant industries or sectors within them.


Issuer Risk:  The Fund will be affected by factors specific to the issuers of securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, including actual or perceived changes in the financial condition or business prospects of such issuers.


Equity Securities Risk:  Equity securities may react more strongly to changes in an issuer’s financial condition or prospects than other securities of the same issuer.


Focused Investment Risk (Health Sciences-Related Risk):  To the extent the Fund focuses its investments on a limited number of issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions, it may be subject to increased risk and volatility. Risks affecting companies in the health sciences sector include new government regulations or changes to existing regulations, changes in government subsidy and reimbursement levels and product or service approvals, rapid obsolescence of products or services, dramatic fluctuations of economic prospects and healthcare-related liability issues.


Smaller Company Risk:  Securities issued by smaller companies may be more volatile and present increased liquidity risk relative to securities issued by larger companies.


Credit and Counterparty Risk:  An issuer or counterparty may default on obligations.


Currency Risk:  The values of non-U.S. securities may fluctuate with currency exchange rates and exposure to non-U.S. currencies may subject the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.


Derivatives Risk:  Derivative instruments are complex, have different characteristics than their underlying assets and are subject to additional risks, including leverage, liquidity and valuation.


Emerging Markets Risk:  Non-U.S. investment risk may be particularly high to the extent that the Fund invests in emerging market securities. These securities may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries.


IPO Risk:  Securities purchased in initial public offerings have no trading history, limited issuer information and increased volatility.


Leveraging Risk:  Instruments and transactions that constitute leverage magnify gains or losses and increase volatility.


Liquidity Risk:  To the extent the Fund invests in less liquid securities or the level of liquidity in a particular market is constrained, the lack of an active market for investments may cause delay in disposition or force a sale below fair value.


Management Risk:  The Fund will be affected by the allocation determinations, investment decisions and techniques of the Fund’s management.


Non-U.S. Investment Risk:  Non-U.S. securities markets and issuers may be more volatile, smaller, less liquid, less transparent and subject to less oversight, particularly in emerging markets.


Short Selling Risk:  Short selling enhances leveraging risk and involves counterparty risk and the risk of unlimited loss.


Turnover Risk:  High levels of portfolio turnover increase transaction costs and taxes and may lower investment performance.


Please see “Summary of Principal Risks” in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed description of the Fund’s risks. It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Performance Information
The performance information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its total return from year to year and by comparing the Fund’s average annual total returns with those of a sector-specific broad-based market index and a performance average of similar mutual funds. The bar chart and the information to its right show performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, but do not reflect the impact of sales charges (loads). If they did, returns would be lower than those shown. Other share classes would have different performance due to the different expenses they bear. Performance in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. For periods prior to the inception date of a share class, performance information shown for such class may be based on the performance of an older class of shares that dates back to the Fund’s inception, as adjusted to reflect fees and expenses paid by the newer class. Similarly, for periods prior to a reorganization of the Fund, in which a predecessor fund was merged into the Fund, the performance information is based on the performance of the predecessor fund, adjusted to reflect fees and expenses paid by the particular share class of the Fund. These adjustments generally result in estimated performance results that are different from the actual results of the predecessor class and/or the predecessor fund, as the case may be, due to differing levels of fees and expenses paid. Details regarding the calculation of the Fund’s class-by-class performance, including a discussion of any performance adjustments, are provided under “Additional Performance Information” in the Fund’s prospectus and SAI. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily predictive of future performance. Visit us.allianzgi.com for more current performance information.
Calendar Year Total Returns — Class A
Bar Chart
More Recent Return Information

 

1/1/20–6/30/20     1.36%  
Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns

 

(for periods shown in the bar chart)

 

Highest 10/01/2019–12/31/2019     16.46%  
Lowest 07/01/2011–09/30/2011     -15.50%  
Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/19)
Average Annual Returns - AllianzGI Health Sciences Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
A 19.68% 8.59% 13.28% 11.63% Dec. 31, 1996
C 24.71% 9.01% 13.08% 11.07% Dec. 31, 1996
Institutional Class 27.08% 10.21% 14.32% 12.32% Dec. 31, 1996
R6 27.15% 10.26% 14.38% 12.35% Dec. 31, 1996
P 26.95% 10.10% 14.21% 12.18% Dec. 31, 1996
After Taxes on Distributions | A 17.48% 6.14% 10.57% 9.82%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | A 12.60% 6.03% 10.04% 9.35%  
MSCI World Health Care Index (returns reflect no deduction for fees or expenses but are net of dividend tax withholding) 23.24% 8.50% 12.29% 8.91% Dec. 31, 1996
Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds Average 26.22% 8.72% 15.22% 10.94% Dec. 31, 1996

After-tax returns are estimated using the highest historical 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 are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.