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Summary Prospectus

January 31, 2013

Turner Global Opportunities Fund

• Institutional Class (TGLBX)

• Investor Class (TGLPX)

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund online at www.turnerinvestments.com/fundinfo. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1.800.224.6312, by sending an e-mail request to prospectusrequest@turnerinvestments.com or by asking any financial advisor, bank or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund. The Fund's current statutory prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated January 31, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.

Ticker Symbol — TGLBX – Institutional Class

Ticker Symbol — TGLPX – Investor Class

CUSIP — 900297623 – Institutional Class / 900297631 – Investor Class

Fund Number — 3315 – Institutional Class / 3314 – Investor Class

Investment Objective

The Turner Global Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fund Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Investor Class Shares

 

Investment Advisory Fees

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

   

None

     

None

   

Other Expenses

   

3.34

%

   

3.34

%

 

Shareholder Servicing Fee

   

None

     

0.25

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

   

4.09

%

   

4.34

%

 

Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements

   

(2.99

)%1

   

(2.99

)%1

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
   

1.10

%

   

1.35

%

 

1  Turner Investments, L.P. ("Turner" or the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse Fund expenses to keep the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements" of Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses and interest expenses relating to short sales) from exceeding 1.10% and 1.35%, respectively, through January 31, 2014. Only the Board of Trustees of the Turner Funds may terminate the waiver prior to January 31, 2014. Turner may discontinue this arrangement at any time after January 31, 2014. To the extent acquired fund fees and expenses and interest expenses relating to short sales are excluded from the waiver and reimbursement calculation, "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements" will be higher.



TURNER GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

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 of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund's operating expenses will remain the same and that you reinvest all dividends and distributions. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 
Turner Global Opportunities Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
 

$

112

   

$

970

   

$

1,843

   

$

4,097

   
Turner Global Opportunities Fund —
Investor Class Shares
 

$

137

   

$

1,043

   

$

1,961

   

$

4,308

   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund will pay 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, will affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 95% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Strategy

The Turner Global Opportunities Fund generally invests in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies that Turner believes have strong earnings growth potential. For this purpose the Fund considers U.S. companies to include those companies headquartered or doing a substantial portion of their business in the United States. All other companies are considered foreign companies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest significantly (at least 40% – unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Adviser in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of net assets) in foreign companies. Investments will generally be in securities of companies with market capitalizations of greater than $2 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund may continue to hold securities of companies whose market capitalization was within such range at the time of purchase but whose current market capitalization may be outside of that range. From time to time, the Fund may also invest in securities of companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase that are less than or equal to $2 billion.

The Fund's portfolio generally will contain between 20 to 40 securities. The Fund may trade actively in both U.S. and foreign securities and may invest up to 30% of its assets in emerging markets securities. Turner will not adhere to strict sector or industry constraints in managing the Fund, which may have a significant exposure to one or more sectors or industries and may have little or no exposure to various other sectors or industries. The sector allocation of the portfolio will reflect what Turner's portfolio management team believes are its best global growth stock ideas, and by

purchasing only those securities Turner believes are the best stocks within each sector, Turner seeks to minimize the impact of poorly performing sectors on the overall portfolio. Additionally, while Turner will remain "country aware" when selecting securities for the Fund, there are no specific limits on country or region weightings. Country and regional weightings are a residual of Turner's bottom-up stock selection process, which blends quantitative and qualitative analysis to find growth companies with superior earnings prospects, reasonable valuations, and favorable trading-volume and price patterns.

A holding will become a sell candidate if Turner detects deterioration in the company's earnings growth potential. Turner may also trim positions to adhere to capitalization or capacity constraints, or for other reasons.

The Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy.

Principal Risks

The Fund is intended for investors seeking long-term growth of capital who can withstand the share price volatility of equity investing.

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. You could lose all, or a substantial portion, of your investment in the Fund.

The Fund's investments will generate taxable income and realized capital gains. Shareholder redemptions may force the Fund to sell securities at an inappropriate time, also resulting in realized gains.

The Fund is subject to the risk that growth stocks and non-U.S. stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity markets as a whole. The Fund invests in companies that Turner believes have strong earnings growth potential. Turner's investment approach may be out of favor at times, causing the Fund to underperform funds that also seek capital appreciation but use different approaches to the stock selection and portfolio construction process.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of fewer issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, it may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility.

The Fund is subject to risks due to its foreign investments. Foreign stocks involve special risks not typically associated with U.S. stocks. The stocks held by the Fund may underperform other types of stocks, and they may not increase or may decline in value. The risks associated with foreign investments are heightened when investing in emerging markets. The government and economies of emerging market countries feature greater instability than those of more developed countries. Such investments tend to fluctuate in price more widely and to be less liquid than other foreign investments.

The Fund's ability to buy and sell securities frequently may result in higher transaction costs and additional tax liabilities. The Fund's portfolio turnover rates are described in this Summary Section.



TURNER GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. Of course, the Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.turnerinvestments.com.

The performance of Institutional Class and Investor Class Shares will differ due to differences in expenses. This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class Shares from year to year since the Fund's inception.1

1  The above information is based on a calendar year. The Fund's Institutional Class Shares commenced operations on May 7, 2010.

Best Quarter  

Worst Quarter

 
17.52
(03/31/12)

%

  (16.69
(09/30/11)

)%

 

This table compares the Fund's average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2012 to those of the MSCI World Growth Index and MSCI World Index. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. The after-tax figures shown are for Institutional Class Shares only and will vary for Investor Shares. Your after-tax returns may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns do not apply to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-deferred account.

Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2012)

 

1 Year

  Since Inception
(05/07/10)
 
Turner Global Opportunities Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
 

Before taxes on distributions

   

9.97

%

   

12.04

%

 

After taxes on distributions

   

9.74

%

   

11.73

%

 
After taxes on distributions
and sale of shares
   

6.78

%

   

10.31

%

 
Turner Global Opportunities Fund —
Investor Class Shares
   

9.74

%

   

11.75

%

 

MSCI World Growth Index1

   

16.63

%

   

11.55

%

 

MSCI World Index2

   

16.54

%

   

10.65

%

 

1  The MSCI World Growth Index measures the performance of growth stocks in developed countries throughout the world The index includes reinvestment of dividends.

2  The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The index consists of the following 24 developed market country indices: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

What Is An Index?

An index measures the market price of a specific group of securities in a particular market of securities in a market sector. You cannot invest directly in an index. An index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions, expenses or taxes. If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.

Management

Investment Adviser

Turner Investments, L.P. ("Turner" or the "Adviser") serves as the investment adviser to the Global Opportunities Fund.

Portfolio Managers

Christopher K. McHugh, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager/Security Analyst, and Robert E. Turner, CFA, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer are the co-lead portfolio managers of the Turner Global Opportunities Fund. Messrs. McHugh and Turner co-founded Turner in 1990.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Investors may purchase and redeem fund shares by phone, mail, wire or online, or through the Systematic Investment/Withdrawal Plan, on any day that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business, between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.

By Phone, Wire or through a Systematic Plan: contact a Turner Funds' representative at 1-800-224-6312

By Mail: write to Turner Funds at: P.O. Box 219805, Kansas City, MO 64121-9805

By Internet: www.turnerinvestments.com

Minimum Initial Investments

•  In general, the Fund's minimum initial investment is $250,000 for Institutional Class Shares and $2,500 for Investor Class Shares;

•  The minimum initial investment for the Systematic Investment Plan is $100,000 for Institutional Class Shares and $1,000 for Investor Class Shares; and

•  The minimum initial investment for Individual Retirement Accounts is $100,000 for Institutional Class Shares and $2,000 for Investor Class Shares.

Minimum Subsequent Investments

•  $5,000 for Institutional Class Shares and $50 for Investor Class Shares by phone, mail, wire or online; and

•  $5,000 for Institutional Class Shares and $50 for Investor Class Shares through the Systematic Investment Plan.



TURNER GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Tax Information

The Fund contemplates declaring as dividends each year all or substantially all of its taxable income, including its net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss). In general, the Fund's distributions will be taxable to you for federal, state and local income tax purposes as ordinary income or capital gains, except that distributions on, and sales, exchanges and redemptions of, shares held in an IRA (or other tax-qualified plan) will not be currently taxable.

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 financial representative or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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