497K 1 d497k.htm MARSHALL FUNDS CORPORATE INCOME FUND Marshall Funds Corporate Income Fund

 

 

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS 2009

Marshall Corporate

Income Fund

 

MARSHALL FUNDS

December 29, 2009 (As revised April 7, 2010)

 

Advisor Class

Ticker MCIAX

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.marshallfunds.com/a-reports. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-580-FUND (3863) or by sending an email request to marshallfunds.service@micorp.com or by asking your broker/dealer, investment professional or financial institution. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated December 29, 2009, and Annual Report dated August 31, 2009 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Goal

 

To maximize total return consistent with current income.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Advisor Class 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 $100,000 in the Marshall Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your broker/dealer, investment professional or financial institution and is explained in “How to Buy Shares” beginning on page 53 and in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information in “How to Buy Shares” on page 37.

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)*
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)    3.75%
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, for shares held less than 30 days)    2.00%
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees    0.25%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees    None
Other Expenses    1.59%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(1)    0.05%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.89%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(2)    1.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(2)    0.85%

 

* A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% will be imposed on redemptions of certain Advisor Class shares of the Fund that were purchased without a sales charge and redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

 

(1) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses represent the pro rata expense indirectly incurred by the Fund as a result of its investment in other investment companies (each, an “Acquired Fund”). Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses shown will not correlate to the Fund’s ratios of expenses to average net assets appearing in the Financial Highlights tables, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

 

(2) M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser) has agreed to waive or reduce its investment advisory fee or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the Advisor Class total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other investment-related costs, extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund’s business, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) from exceeding 0.80% through December 31, 2010. The Adviser may not terminate this arrangement prior to December 31, 2010 unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated.

 

Example

 

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund 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 are as shown in the table and remain the same. The costs in the one-year example and for the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year examples reflect the Adviser’s agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2010. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

1 Year    $ 459
3 Years    $ 849
5 Years    $ 1,265
10 Years    $ 2,422

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund incurs 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 period December 23, 2008 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2009, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (not annualized) was 38% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities, including convertible debt securities. Although the Fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar denominated securities with a minimum rating in the lowest investment grade category (i.e., rated BBB or Baa, or higher, or unrated and considered by the Adviser to be comparable in quality) at the time of purchase, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in debt securities that are below investment grade, also known as high yield securities or “junk bonds,” and in foreign debt securities. The Fund also may invest in U.S. government securities and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.

 

The Fund’s sub-adviser is Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC (TCH), an affiliate of the Adviser. TCH uses macroeconomic, credit and market analysis to select portfolio securities. The Fund normally


 

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maintains an average dollar-weighted effective maturity of three to ten years. Effective maturity takes into account the possibility that a bond may have prepayments or may be called by the issuer before its maturity date.

 

Principal Risks

 

The Fund cannot assure that it will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank or any of its affiliates and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. The net asset value of the Fund will vary and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks.

 

Interest Rate Risks. Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall. Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer maturities.

 

Credit Risks. Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer or counterparty will default on a security or repurchase agreement by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund may lose money. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. Bonds rated BBB or Baa have speculative characteristics.

 

Call Risks. If the securities in which the Fund invests are redeemed by the issuer before maturity (or “called”), the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities that pay a lower interest rate, which may decrease the Fund’s yield. This will most likely happen when interest rates are declining.

 

Liquidity Risks. Liquidity risk refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell or buy a security or close out an investment contract at a favorable price or time. Consequently, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Fund’s performance. Infrequent trading of securities also may lead to an increase in their price volatility.

 

Asset-Backed/Mortgage-Backed Securities Risks. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are subject to risks of prepayment. A Fund’s yield will be reduced if cash from prepaid securities is reinvested in securities with lower interest rates. The risk of prepayment also may decrease the value of mortgage-backed securities. Asset-backed securities may have a higher level of default and recovery risk than mortgage-backed securities. Both of these types of securities may decline in value because of mortgage foreclosures or defaults on the underlying obligations. Credit risk is greater for mortgage-backed securities that are subordinate to another security.

 

Government Obligations Risks. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to U.S. government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities where it is

not obligated to do so by law. As a result, there is risk that these entities will default on a financial obligation.

 

Foreign Securities Risks. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks, including currency-rate fluctuations, political and economic instability, differences in financial reporting standards, less-strict regulation of the securities markets and possible imposition of foreign withholding taxes. Furthermore, the Fund may incur higher costs and expenses when making foreign investments, which will affect the Fund’s total return.

 

High Yield Securities Risks. High yield securities tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than are higher-rated securities and generally involve more credit risk than securities in the higher-rated categories. The risk of loss due to default by an issuer of high yield securities is significantly greater than issuers of higher-rated securities because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors. The Fund may have difficulty disposing of certain high yield securities because there may be a thin trading market for such securities.

 

Management Risks. The Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, there is no guarantee that the investment techniques used by the Fund’s managers will produce the desired results.

 

Fund Performance

 

Performance information is not included because the Fund does not have one full calendar year of performance.

 

Management of the Fund

 

Adviser. M&I Investment Management Corp.

 

Sub-Adviser. Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

 

Portfolio Managers. Tere Alvarez Canida, President and Managing Principal of TCH, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in December 2008 and has been with TCH since 1985. Alan M. Habacht, Vice President and Principal of TCH, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in December 2008 and has been with TCH since 1987. William J. Canida, Vice President and Principal of TCH, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in December 2008 and has been with TCH since 1985.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

To open an account, your first investment must be at least $1,000. An account may be opened with a smaller amount as long as the minimum is reached within 90 days. You can add to your existing Marshall Funds account directly or through the Fund’s Systematic Investment Program for as little as $50. In special circumstances, these minimums may be waived or lowered at the Fund’s discretion. Call your broker/dealer, investment professional or financial institution for any additional limitations.


 

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You may sell (redeem) your Advisor Class shares of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business in one of the following methods, depending on the elections you made in your account application:

 

Mail. Send a written request, indicating your name, the Fund name, your account number and the number of shares or the dollar amount you want to redeem, to: Marshall Investor Services, P.O. Box 1348, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348.

 

Phone. Call 1-800-580-FUND (3863).

 

In Person. Bring in your written redemption request to: Marshall Investor Services, 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

 

Wire/Electronic Transfer. Upon written request sent to the address above under “Mail,” redemption proceeds can be directly deposited by Electronic Funds Transfer or wired to your previously designated domestic commercial bank.

 

Systematic Withdrawal Program. If your account balance is at least $10,000, you may have predetermined amounts of at least $100 withdrawn from your account on a monthly or quarterly basis.

 

Marshall Funds Website. Go to www.marshallfunds.com.

 

Tax Information

 

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains for federal income tax purposes.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

 

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of 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.


 

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