497K 1 d118366d497k.htm MAINSTAY CORNERSTONE GROWTH FUND MainStay Cornerstone Growth Fund
     

MainStay Cornerstone Growth Fund

Summary Prospectus

February 29, 2016

Class/Ticker

A KLGAX Investor KLGNX B  KLGBX C  KLGCX I KLGIX R2 KLGRX 

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Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus and other information about the Fund by going online to mainstayinvestments.com/documents, by calling 800-MAINSTAY (624-6782) or by sending an e-mail to MainStayShareholderServices@nylim.com. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated February 29, 2016, as may be amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The table below 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 if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the MainStay Funds. This amount may vary depending on the MainStay Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the "Information on Sales Charges" section starting on page 100 of the Prospectus and in the "Alternative Sales Arrangements" section on page 111 of the Statement of Additional Information.

                                                   

 

 

Class A

 

Investor  Class

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R2

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 

5.50

%

 

5.50

%

 

None

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of the original offering price or redemption proceeds)

 

None

1

 

 

None

1

 

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

None

 

 

 

None

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management Fees (as an annual percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets)2

 

0.68

%

 

0.68

%

 

0.68

%

 

0.68

%

 

0.68

%

 

0.68

%

 

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

 

0.25

%

 

0.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

None

 

 

 

0.25

%

 

Other Expenses

 

0.26

%

 

0.39

%

 

0.39

%

 

0.39

%

 

0.26

%

 

0.36

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

1.19

%

 

1.32

%

 

2.07

%

 

2.07

%

 

0.94

%

 

1.29

%

1. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within one year of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge.

2. The management fee is as follows: 0.70% on assets up to $500 million; 0.675% on assets from $500 million to $1 billion; and 0.65% on assets over $1 billion.

Example

The 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 (except as indicated with respect to Class B and Class C shares). The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects the contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement, if applicable, for the current duration of the arrangement only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

                                       

    Expenses After

Class A

 

 

Investor

Class B

Class C

Class I

 

Class R2

 

 

 

 

 

Class

Assuming no redemption

 

 

Assuming redemption at end of period

Assuming no redemption

 

 

Assuming redemption at end of period

 

 

 

 

   1 Year

$       665

 

 

$       677

 

$       210

 

 

$       710

 

$       210

 

 

$       310

 

$         96

 

$       131

 

   3 Years

$       907

 

 

$       945

 

$       649

 

 

$       949

 

$       649

 

 

$       649

 

$       300

 

$       409

 

   5 Years

$    1,168

 

 

$    1,234

 

$    1,114

 

 

$    1,314

 

$    1,114

 

 

$    1,114

 

$       520

 

$       708

 

   10 Years

$    1,914

 

 

$    2,053

 

$    2,208

 

 

$    2,208

 

$    2,400

 

 

$    2,400

 

$    1,155

 

$    1,556

 

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 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 most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, the prospective earnings growth of which, in the opinion of Cornerstone Capital Management LLC, the Fund’s Subadvisor, is not fully appreciated by the market or reflected in current market valuations. The Subadvisor also looks for companies it believes have strong management, superior industry positions, excellent balance sheets and superior earnings growth potential. U.S. companies

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are companies organized in the U.S. that trade primarily on U.S. securities markets. The Fund may also invest in foreign companies. Generally, foreign companies are companies organized outside the U.S. that trade primarily in non-U.S. securities markets.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of large-capitalization growth companies. Large-capitalization growth companies are those that, at the time of investment, have market capitalizations within the range of market capitalizations of companies appearing in the Russell 1000® Growth Index (which ranged from $259.34 million to $583.61 billion as of December 31, 2015).

Investment Process. Normally, the Fund holds between 35 and 55 securities. The 25 most highly regarded of these companies, in the Subadvisor’s opinion, usually constitute approximately 70% of the Fund’s net assets. Notwithstanding this focus, the Fund has no policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries. Although the Fund does not have a policy to concentrate its investments in any one industry, a large portion of its assets has historically been in technology companies which the Subadvisor believes offer strong growth potential.

During market declines, while adding to positions in favored stocks, the Fund becomes somewhat more aggressive, gradually reducing the number of companies represented in its portfolio. Conversely, in rising markets, while reducing or eliminating fully valued positions, the Fund becomes somewhat more conservative, gradually increasing the number of companies represented in its portfolio. Through this process, the Subadvisor tends to add to positions on price weakness and tends to sell positions into price strength, assuming that the price change is greater than the change in long-term fundamentals. Risk is therefore increased during periods of weakness and reduced during periods of strength. The Subadvisor uses this active management strategy to attempt to add incremental performance while seeking to mitigate risk by utilizing a buy low, sell high discipline.

Principal Risks

Loss of Money Risk: Before considering an investment in the Fund, you should understand that you could lose money.

Market Changes Risk: The value of the Fund's investments may fluctuate because of changes in the markets in which the Fund invests, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar objectives. Changes in these markets may be rapid and unpredictable. From time to time, markets may experience periods of stress for potentially prolonged periods that may result in (i) increased market volatility; (ii) reduced market liquidity; and (iii) increased redemptions. Such conditions may add significantly to the risk of volatility in the net asset value of the Fund's shares. Additionally, during periods of market stress, a company’s access to adequate financing may be impaired, requiring it to raise capital on terms which could dilute the value of the Fund’s investment.

Portfolio Management Risk: The investment strategies, practices and risk analysis used by the Subadvisor may not produce the desired results. In addition, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective if the Subadvisor takes temporary positions in response to unusual or adverse market, economic or political conditions, or other unusual or abnormal circumstances.

Selection Risk: The investments selected by the Fund's Subadvisor may underperform the market or other investments.

Equity Securities Risk: Investments in common stocks and other equity securities are particularly subject to the risk of changing economic, stock market, industry and company conditions and the risks inherent in the portfolio manager's ability to anticipate such changes that can adversely affect the value of the Fund's holdings. Opportunity for greater gain often comes with greater risk of loss.

Growth Stock Risk: If growth companies do not increase their earnings at a rate expected by investors, the market price of the stock may decline significantly, even if earnings show an absolute increase. Growth company stocks also typically lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities may be riskier than investments in U.S. securities. Differences between U.S. and foreign regulatory regimes and securities markets, including less stringent investor protections and disclosure standards of some foreign markets, less liquid trading markets and political and economic developments in foreign countries, may affect the value of the Fund's investments in foreign securities. Foreign securities may also subject the Fund's investments to changes in currency rates. These risks may be greater with respect to securities of companies that conduct their business activities in emerging markets or whose securities are traded principally in emerging markets.

Concentrated Portfolio Risk: Because the Fund invests in relatively few holdings, a larger percentage of its assets may be invested in a particular issuer or in fewer companies than is typical of other mutual funds. This may increase volatility. The Fund will be more susceptible to adverse economic, political, regulatory or market developments affecting a single issuer.

Technology Stock Risk: The Fund may focus its investments in technology companies. Technology companies are subject to risks such as those relating to the potential rapid obsolescence of technology, failure of the market to accept new technologies and difficulty obtaining financing for necessary research and development or expansion.

Past Performance

The following bar chart and tables indicate some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows you how the Fund's calendar year performance has varied over the life of the Fund. Sales loads are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns table shows how the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for the one- and five-year periods and the life of the Fund compare to those of two broad-based securities market indices. The Fund has selected the Russell 1000® Growth Index as its primary benchmark. The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Fund has selected the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500® Index”) as a secondary benchmark. The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard index for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance.

Performance figures for Class A and Class I shares reflect the historical performance of the Class A and Class I shares of the Keystone Large Cap Growth Fund (the predecessor to the Fund, which was subject to a different fee structure), for periods prior to January 11, 2013. Performance data for the classes varies based on differences in their fee and expense structures and the length of time these share classes have been offered. Keystone Large Cap Growth Fund commenced operations, and Class A shares were first offered, on August 7, 2006. Class I shares were first offered on November 2, 2009. Investor

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Class shares, Class B shares, Class C shares and Class R2 shares were first offered as of the close of business on January 18, 2013 and include the historical performance of Class A shares through January 18, 2013.

Performance figures for Investor Class shares, Class B shares, Class C shares and Class R2 shares have been adjusted for differences in certain fees and expenses. Unadjusted, the performance shown for these newer share classes would likely have been different. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Please visit mainstayinvestments.com for more recent performance information.

Annual Returns, Class A Shares

(by calendar year 2007-2015)

     

Best Quarter

  

3Q/10

18.72

%

Worst Quarter

  

4Q/08

-20.96

%

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2015)

                 

 

 

       1 Year

      5 Years

Life of Fund

 

Return Before Taxes

                

Class A

  

-3.57

%

8.10

%

6.65

%

  

Investor Class

  

-3.74

%

7.98

%

6.59

%

  

Class B

  

-3.55

%

8.10

%

6.43

%

  

Class C

  

0.17

%

8.39

%

6.43

%

  

Class I

  

2.30

%

9.62

%

11.79

%*

  

Class R2

  

1.89

%

9.19

%

7.17

%

  

Return After Taxes on Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

  

-5.19

%

6.01

%

5.23

%

  

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

  

-0.71

%

6.02

%

5.01

%

  

Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.67

%

13.53

%

9.46

%

 

S&P 500® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes)

1.38

%

12.57

%

7.42

%

 

* Reflects performance from November 2, 2009.

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect at the time of each distribution or capital gain or upon the sale of fund shares, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. 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 shares at the end of the measurement period. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns shown are for Class A shares. After-tax returns for the other share classes may vary.

Management

New York Life Investment Management LLC serves as the Fund's Manager. Cornerstone Capital Management LLC serves as the Fund's Subadvisor.

     

Subadvisor

Portfolio Manager

Service Date

Cornerstone Capital Management LLC

Thomas G. Kamp, CFA, President

Since 2013

How to Purchase and Sell Shares

You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any day the Fund is open for business by contacting your financial adviser or financial intermediary firm, or by contacting the Fund by telephone at 800-MAINSTAY (624-6782), by mail at MainStay Funds, P.O. Box 8401, Boston, MA 02266-8401 or by accessing our website at mainstayinvestments.com. Generally, an initial investment minimum of $2,500 applies if you invest in Investor Class, Class B, or Class C shares, $25,000 for Class A shares and $5,000,000 for individual investors in Class I shares investing directly (i) with the Fund; or (ii) through certain private banks and trust companies that have an agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC, the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor, or its affiliates. A subsequent investment minimum of $50 applies to investments in Investor Class, Class B and Class C shares. These initial investment minimum and subsequent purchase amounts also apply to Investor Class, Class B and Class C shares purchased through AutoInvest, MainStay's systematic investment plan. Class R2 shares and institutional shareholders in Class I shares have no initial or subsequent investment minimums.

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Tax Information

The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

Compensation to Financial Intermediary Firms

If you purchase Fund shares through a financial intermediary firm (such as a broker/dealer or 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 financial intermediary firm or your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary firm's website for more information. For additional information about compensation to financial intermediaries, please see the section entitled "Compensation to Financial Intermediary Firms" in the "Shareholder Guide" section starting on page 106 of the Prospectus.

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