WASATCH MICRO CAP FUND®
(Investor Class Shares)
Summary Prospectus June 4, 2014, as amended August 4, 2014 | TICKER: WMICX | |
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Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Funds prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.WasatchFunds.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800.551.1700 or by sending an email to shareholderservice@wasatchfunds.com. The Funds prospectus and statement of additional information, each dated June 4, 2014, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of capital. Income is an objective only when consistent with long-term growth of capital. Currently, we do not expect the Funds investments to generate substantial income.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, sell or hold Investor Class shares of the Fund.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) | Investor Class Shares | |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) |
None | |
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed on shares held 60 days or less) |
2.00% | |
Exchange Fee |
None | |
Maximum Account Fee |
None | |
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | Investor Class Shares | |
Management Fee1 |
1.75% | |
Distribution/Service (12b-1) Fee |
None | |
Other Expenses |
0.18% | |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses2 |
1.93% |
1 | Effective January 31, 2014, the management fee was reduced from 1.95% to 1.75%. The management fee and total annual operating expenses have been restated to reflect the current management fee. |
2 | The Advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse the Investor Class shares of the Fund for Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in excess of 1.95% of average daily net assets until at least January 31, 2016 (excluding interest, dividend expense on short sales/interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions, other investment related costs and extraordinary expenses). The Board of Trustees is the only party that can terminate the contractual limitation prior to the contracts expiration. The Advisor can rescind the contractual limitation on expenses at any time after its expiration date. |
EXAMPLE
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Investor Class of the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 in the Investor Class of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeemed all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the operating expenses (as a percentage of net assets) of the Funds Investor Class remained the same. 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 | |||||||||||||
Micro Cap Fund Investor Class |
$ | 196 | $ | 606 | $ | 1,042 | $ | 2,254 |
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). 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 Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES
The Fund invests primarily in growing micro cap companies.
Under normal market conditions, we will invest at least 80% of the Funds net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of micro-capitalization companies. The Fund considers a company to be a micro-capitalization company if its market capitalization, at the time of purchase, is less than the larger of $1.5 billion or the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Microcap Index as of its most recent reconstitution date. Equity securities include common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock, warrants and rights, and other securities with equity characteristics (for example, participatory notes or derivatives linked to a basket of underlying equity securities, certain options on common stock, and exchange traded funds).
The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets at the time of purchase in securities issued by foreign companies in developed or emerging markets. Securities issued by companies incorporated outside the United States whose securities are publicly traded in the United States are not defined as foreign companies and are not subject to this limitation.
We focus on companies that we consider to be high quality, and we use a process of bottom up fundamental analysis to look for companies that we believe have the potential to grow faster than domestic GDP. Our analysis may include studying a companys financial statements, building proprietary financial models, visiting company facilities, and meeting with executive management, suppliers and customers.
The Fund seeks to purchase stocks at prices we believe are reasonable relative to our projection of a companys long term earnings growth rate. The secondary objective of income is achieved when fast growing portfolio companies pay dividends, generated by cash flow, typically after achieving growth targets.
The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a few sectors, including information technology, health care, industrials, financials and consumer discretionary.
The Fund may invest in initial public offerings (IPOs).
PRINCIPAL RISKS
All investments carry some degree of risk that will affect the value of the Fund, its investment performance and the price of its shares. As a result, you may lose money if you invest in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
The Fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
Stock Market Risk. The Funds investments may decline in value due to movements in the overall stock market.
Stock Selection Risk. The Funds investments may decline in value even when the overall stock market is not in a general decline.
Foreign Securities Risk. Foreign securities are generally more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities. Further, foreign securities may be subject to additional risks not associated with investments in U.S. securities due to differences in the economic and political environment, the amount of available public information, the degree of market regulation, and financial reporting, accounting and auditing standards, and, in the case of foreign currency-denominated securities, fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Emerging Markets Risk. In addition to the risks of investing in foreign securities in general, the risks of investing in the securities of companies domiciled in emerging market countries include increased political or social instability, economies based on only a few industries, unstable currencies, runaway inflation, highly volatile securities markets, unpredictable shifts in policies relating to foreign investments, lack of protection for investors against parties that fail to complete transactions, and the potential for government seizure of assets or nationalization of companies.
Micro Cap Company Stock Risk. Micro cap stocks may be very sensitive to changing economic conditions and market downturns because the issuers often have narrow markets for their products or services, fewer product lines, and more limited managerial and financial resources than larger issuers. The stocks of micro cap companies may therefore be more volatile and the ability, to sell these stocks at a desirable time or price may be more limited.
Growth Stock Risk. Growth stock prices may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the prices of other stocks, and they may fall or not appreciate in step with the broader securities markets.
Sector Weightings Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes, from time to time, investments in a particular sector, the Fund will be subject to a greater degree to the risks particular to that sector, including the sectors described below. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect all the securities in a single sector. If the Fund invests in a few sectors, it may have increased exposure to the price movements of those sectors.
Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk. Industries in the consumer discretionary sector, such as consumer durables, hotels, restaurants, media, retailing and automobiles, may be significantly impacted by the performance of the overall economy, interest rates, competition, consumer confidence and spending, and changes in demographics and consumer tastes.
Financials Sector Risk. The financials sector is subject to extensive government regulation, can be subject to relatively rapid change due to increasingly blurred distinctions between service segments, and can be significantly affected by the availability and cost of capital funds, changes in interest rates, the rate of corporate and consumer debt defaults, and price competition.
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Health Care Sector Risk. Health care companies are strongly affected by worldwide scientific or technological developments. Their products may rapidly become obsolete. Many health care companies are also subject to significant government regulation and may be affected by changes in government policies.
Industrials Sector Risk. Industries in the industrials sector, such as companies engaged in the production, distribution or service of products or equipment for manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, mining and construction, can be significantly affected by general economic trends, including such factors as employment and economic growth, interest rate changes, changes in consumer spending, legislative and government regulation and spending, import controls, commodity prices, and worldwide competition.
Information Technology Sector Risk. Stocks of information technology companies may be volatile because issuers are sensitive to rapid obsolescence of existing technology, short product cycles, falling prices and profits, competition from new market entrants, and general economic conditions. Information technology stocks, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market.
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) Risk. IPOs involve a higher degree of risk because companies involved in IPOs generally have limited operating histories and their prospects for future profitability are uncertain. Prices of IPOs may also be unstable due to the absence of a prior public market, the small number of shares available for trading and limited investor information.
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
The following tables provide information on how the Investor Class of the Fund has performed over time. The past performance, before and after taxes, of the Funds Investor Class is not necessarily an indication of how these shares will perform in the future. The bar chart below is intended to provide you with an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Funds performance from year to year, as represented by the Investor Class of the Fund. The table below is designed to help you evaluate your risk tolerance by showing the best and worst quarterly performance of the Funds Investor Class for the years shown in the bar chart. The average annual total return table below allows you to compare the Funds performance over the time periods indicated to that of a broad-based market index. Performance information is updated regularly and is available on the Funds website www.WasatchFunds.com.
WASATCH MICRO CAP FUND INVESTOR CLASS
Year by Year Total Returns
Year-to-date return as of March 31, 2014: 0.25%
Best and Worst Quarterly Returns
Best 6/30/09 |
27.00% | |||
Worst 12/31/08 |
-31.16% |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/13) | 1 Year |
5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
Wasatch Micro Cap Fund Investor Class |
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Return before taxes |
44.70% | 23.20% | 7.98% | |||||||||
Return after taxes on distributions |
44.70% | 23.20% | 6.90% | |||||||||
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares |
25.30% | 19.14% | 6.48% | |||||||||
Russell Microcap® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, |
45.62% | 21.05% | 6.99% |
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 the investors tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Investment Advisor
Wasatch Advisors, Inc.
Portfolio Manager
Dan Chace, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Since 2004
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
INVESTMENT MINIMUMS | INVESTOR CLASS | |||
New Accounts |
$ | 2,000 | ||
New Accounts with an Automatic Investment Plan |
$ | 1,000 | ||
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) |
$ | 2,000 | ||
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts |
$ | 1,000 | ||
SUBSEQUENT PURCHASES | INVESTOR CLASS | |||
Regular Accounts and IRAs |
$ | 100 | ||
Automatic Investment Plan |
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$50 per month and/or $100 per quarter |
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| You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. |
| You may sell shares online at www.WasatchFunds.com, via email at shareholderservice@wasatchfunds.com or by calling 800.551.1700 if you did not decline the telephone redemption privilege when establishing your account. |
| You may write to: Wasatch Funds, P.O. Box 2172, Milwaukee, WI 53201-2172 or via overnight delivery to: Wasatch Funds, 803 West Michigan Street, Suite A, Milwaukee, WI 53233-2301. The letter should include your name, Fund Name, Class of shares (i.e., Investor Class), account number, dollar amount of shares to be bought or sold, your daytime telephone number, signature(s) of account owners (sign exactly as the account is registered) and Medallion signature guarantee (if required). For IRA accounts, please obtain an IRA Distribution Form from www.WasatchFunds.com or by calling a shareholder services representative. |
| You may buy or sell shares of the Fund through banks or investment professionals, including brokers, and they may charge you a transaction fee for this service. |
TAX INFORMATION
The Fund intends to make distributions. You will generally have to pay federal income taxes, and any applicable state or local taxes, on the distributions you receive from the Fund as ordinary income or capital gains unless you are investing through a tax exempt account such as a qualified retirement plan. Distributions on investments made through tax-deferred vehicles, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs, may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those plans or accounts.
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 Advisor or its affiliates 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 or your individual financial advisor to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial advisor or visit your financial intermediarys website for more information.
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