497K 1 d497k.htm ING GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND ING Global Natural Resources Fund

Summary Prospectus February 26, 2010, as supplemented July 30, 2010

ING Global Natural Resources Fund

Class / Ticker A/LEXMX; I/IRGNX; W/IGNWX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. For free paper or electronic copies of the Prospectus and other Fund information (including the Statement of Additional Information and most recent financial report to shareholders), go to www.INGFunds.com/literature; email a request to Literature_request@INGFunds.com; call 1-800-992-0180; or ask your salesperson, financial intermediary, or retirement plan administrator. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated February 26, 2010, as supplemented, and the audited financial statements on pages 69-109 of the Fund’s shareholder report dated October 31, 2009 are incorporated into this Summary Prospectus by reference and may be obtained free of charge at the website, phone number, or e-mail address noted above.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund’s investment objective is to attain long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

These tables describe 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 ING Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 98) or the Statement of Additional Information (page 167).

Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price Maximum deferred sales charge as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None
I None None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class A I W
Management Fees % 0.90 0.90 0.90
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 N/A N/A
Administrative Services Fees % 0.10 0.10 0.10
Other Expenses % 0.39 0.19 0.39
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1 % 1.64 1.19 1.39
Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments2 %
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments % 1.64 1.19 1.39
1 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Fund’s Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 2.00%, 1.75% and 1.75% for Class A, Class I and Class W shares, respectively, through at least March 1, 2011; the obligation does not extend to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The obligation will automatically renew for one-year terms unless it is terminated by the Fund or the adviser upon written notice within 90 days of the end of the current term or upon termination of the advisory agreement and is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within three years.
Expense 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 also assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. It shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Examples also assume that your investment had 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:

Class Share Status 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 732 1,063 1,415 2,407
I Sold or Held $ 121 378 654 1,443
W Sold or Held $ 142 440 761 1,669

The Examples reflect applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods.

Portfolio Turnover % of average value of portfolio

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 mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 81% of the average value of its portfolio.



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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of companies in the natural resources industries located in a number of different countries, one of which may be the United States. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy. A company is considered to be in a natural resources industry when it is significantly engaged, directly or indirectly, in natural resources, meaning that at least 50% of its assets, revenues, or operating profits are involved in or result from researching, exploring, developing, mining, refining, processing, fabricating, transporting, trading, distributing or owning natural resource assets. For these purposes, companies in the natural resources industries include those significantly engaged, directly or indirectly, in the following industries: Integrated Oil and Gas; Oil and Gas Exploration and Production; Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation; Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing; Coal and Consumable Fuels; Energy Equipment & Services; Metals & Mining; Precious Metals; Paper & Forest Products; Containers & Packaging; Gas Utilities; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Industrial Conglomerates; Diversified Consumer Materials; Electric Utilities; and Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders.

The Fund is permitted to invest up to a maximum of 50% of its assets in any single industry that is engaged in any of the types of natural resources set out above. The investment strategy is based on the belief that investment in securities of companies in natural resources industries can protect against eroding monetary values or a rise in activity which consumes one or more types of commodities.

The Fund also may invest in securities issued by companies that are not in natural resources industries, investment-grade corporate debt and repurchase agreements.

The Fund is permitted to invest directly in commodities including gold bullion and coins. The Fund may invest without limit in securities of foreign issuers, including emerging markets. Equity securities in which the Fund invests may be listed on the U.S. or foreign securities exchanges or traded over-the-counter and include: common stock; direct equity interests in trusts (including Canadian Royalty Trusts); preferred stock; partnerships, including master limited partnerships; restricted securities; and depositary receipts. The Fund normally invests in companies with a large capitalization, but may also invest in mid- and small-sized companies.

The Fund may also invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and exemptive orders thereunder. The Fund is permitted to invest in derivative securities and structured notes, whose value is linked to the price of a commodity or commodity index.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a significant portion of its assets in a single issuer.

The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.

The Fund also may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 331/3% of its assets.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.

Commodities   The operations and financial performance of companies in natural resources industries may be directly affected by commodity prices. This risk is exacerbated for those natural resources companies that own the underlying commodity.

Company   The price of a given company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.

Concentration   As a result of the Fund concentrating its assets in securities related to a particular industry/sector, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that has securities representing a broader range of investment alternatives. If securities of the particular industry/sector as a group fall out of favor, the Fund could underperform funds that have greater industry diversification.

Credit   Prices of bonds and other debt securities can fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In severe cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay altogether.

Currency   To the extent that the Fund invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities denominated in or that trade in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged.

Derivative Instruments  Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in interest rates and liquidity risk. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and reduce its returns.

Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, and nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or


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political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign investment risks typically are greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.

Interest Rate   With bonds and other debt securities, a rise in interest rates generally causes values to fall. Falling interest rates will cause the income of bonds and other debt securities to decline over time. The higher the credit quality of the security, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk.

Investment By Other Funds  Various other mutual funds and/or funds-of-funds, including some ING funds, may invest in the Fund. If investments by these other funds result in large inflows or outflows of cash from the Fund, the Fund’s performance or realization of capital gains could be affected.

Issuer Non-Diversification  The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company and, therefore, is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be.

Liquidity   If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s sub-adviser might wish to sell, and the security could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund’s liquidity. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, which could vary from the amount the Fund could realize upon disposition. The Fund may make investments that become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perception. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.

Market   Stock prices are volatile and are affected by the real or perceived impacts of such factors as economic conditions and political events. The stock market tends to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods.

Market Capitalization  Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stock of mid- and small-sized companies causing the Fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger, fully-valued companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, and a more limited trading market for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, stock of mid- and small-capitalization companies may decline significantly in market downturns.

Other Investment Companies  The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Because the Fund may invest in other investment companies, you will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of that other investment company (including management fees, administration fees and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Over-the-Counter Investments  Investments purchased over-the-counter (“OTC”), including securities and derivatives, can involve greater risks than securities traded on recognized stock exchanges. OTC securities are generally securities of smaller or newer companies that may have limited product lines and markets compared to larger companies. They also can have less management depth, more reliance on key personnel, and less access to capital and credit. OTC securities tend to trade less frequently and in lower volume, and as a result have greater liquidity risk. Many of the protections afforded to participants on some organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee of an exchange clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions. Additionally, OTC investments are generally purchased either directly from a dealer or in negotiated transactions with the issuer and as such may expose the Fund to counterparty risk.

Securities Lending   Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security in a timely manner.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart and table show the changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund’s performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund’s performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, but does not reflect the impact of sales charges. If it did, returns would be lower than those shown. Other class shares performance would be higher than Class A shares performance because of the higher expenses paid by Class A shares. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.INGFunds.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.




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Calendar Year Total Returns Class A (as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st, 2002, 34.59% and Worst quarter: 3rd, 2008, (30.45)%

Average Annual Total Returns%
(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)

1 Yr 5 Yrs
(or since
inception)
10 Yrs Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % 29.10 10.52 13.39 12/03/75
After tax on distributions % 29.04 8.80 12.36
After tax on distributions with sale % 18.99 8.54 11.66
S&P 500® Index1 % 26.46 0.42 (0.95)
S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index1 % 37.54 11.14 9.22
Class I before taxes % 37.38 (2.79) N/A 08/01/07
S&P 500® Index1 % 26.46 (8.30)2 N/A
S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index1 % 37.54 (4.77)2 N/A
Class W before taxes % 37.30 (6.80) N/A 02/12/08
S&P 500® Index1 % 26.46 (8.27)2 N/A
S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index1 % 37.54 (6.99)2 N/A
1 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.
2 Reflects index performance since the date closest to the Class’ inception for which data is available.

After tax returns are calculated using the historical highest 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, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the after-tax returns 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 shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
ING Investments, LLC ING Investment Management Co.
Portfolio Managers
David Powers Joseph Bassett
Portfolio Manager (since 12/07) Portfolio Manager (since 04/10)

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.ingfunds.com; by writing to us at ING Funds, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.

Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A I W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000

There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase 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 Fund 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 web site for more information.




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