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FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND OF THE RBB FUND, INC.   FMUEX  

 

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

December 31, 2010

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus ("Prospectus"), which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at http://hosted.rightprospectus.com/MatsonMoney. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (866) 780-0357 Ext. 3863 or by sending an e-mail request to FreeMarketFunds@matsonmoney.com. The Fund's Prospectus dated December 31, 2010 and the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), dated December 31, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Objective

The Free Market U.S. Equity Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expenses and Fees

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

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

Management Fees     0.50 %  
Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fees     None    
Other Expenses     0.17 %  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.34 %  
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.01 %  

 

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 that you sell 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 remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns might be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years  
$ 103     $ 322     $ 558     $ 1,236    

 

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 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 Total 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 3% of the average value of its portfolio.


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Summary of Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, in shares of registered, open-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") (collectively, "investment companies") that have either adopted policies to invest at least 80% of their assets in equity securities, such as common stocks, preferred stocks or securities convertible into stocks, of U.S. companies, or invest substantially all of their assets in such equity securities. The Fund will diversify its investments by investing primarily in investment companies focusing on different segments of the equity markets, including large ("large-cap"), small ("small-cap") and micro-capitalization ("micro-cap") equity securities that the Fund's investment adviser ("Adviser") believes offer the prospect of long-term capital appreciation.

Under normal market conditions, the Adviser expects substantially all of the Fund's net assets to be invested in the securities of investment companies that invest in the types of securities described in each asset class below, with less than 2% of the net assets invested in cash or money market instruments. The Adviser uses target ranges to allocate the Fund's assets among various investment company asset classes. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. Generally, the Adviser expects that the Fund's investments will be within plus or minus 5% of the following target ranges:

Asset Class   Target  
U.S. Large Cap Value     30 %  
U.S. Small Cap Value     25 %  
U.S. Large Company     15 %  
U.S. Small Cap     15 %  
U.S. Micro Cap     15 %  

 

U.S. Large Cap Value Asset Class: The underlying investment companies generally will purchase common stocks and other equity securities of large cap companies that the underlying investment adviser(s) determine to be value stocks at the time of purchase. An issuer's securities are considered value stocks primarily because they have a high book value in relation to their market value (a "book to market ratio"). In assessing value, the underlying investment adviser(s) may consider additional factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios as well as economic conditions and developments in the issuer's industry. The criteria used for assessing value are subject to change from time to time. Large cap companies generally are those companies with a market capitalization of $2 billion or greater.

U.S. Small Cap Value Asset Class: The underlying investment companies generally will purchase common stocks and other equity securities of small cap companies that the underlying investment adviser(s) determine to be value stocks at the time of purchase. Small cap companies generally are those companies with a market capitalization of $2 billion or less.

U.S. Large Company Asset Class: The underlying investment companies generally will purchase all of the stocks that comprise the S&P 500® Index in approximately the proportions they are represented in the S&P 500® Index. Generally, these are the U.S. stocks with the largest market capitalizations and, as a group, they represent approximately 75% of the total market capitalization of all publicly traded U.S. stocks.

U.S. Small Cap Asset Class: The underlying investment companies generally will purchase common stocks and other equity securities of small cap companies primarily based on market capitalization. Small cap companies are generally those with a market capitalization of $2 billion or less. There may be some overlap in the companies in which the U.S. small cap asset class and the U.S. micro cap asset class invest.

U.S. Micro Cap Asset Class: The underlying investment companies generally will purchase common stocks and other equity securities of micro cap companies. Micro cap companies are generally those companies with a market capitalization of $1 billion or less. There may be some overlap in the companies in which the U.S. micro cap asset class and the U.S. small cap asset class invest.


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The Fund reserves the right to hold up to 100% of its assets as a temporary defensive measure in cash and money market instruments such as U.S. Government securities, bank obligations and commercial paper. To the extent the Fund employs a temporary defensive measure, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

Summary of Principal Risks

As with all mutual funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. An investment in the Fund involves the same investment risks as those of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. These risks may adversely affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") and investment performance. The Fund is subject to the following principal risks:

•  Stocks of large cap, small cap or micro cap companies in which the Fund's underlying investment companies invest or in which the Fund invests directly may temporarily fall out of favor with investors or may be more volatile than the rest of the U.S. market as a whole.

•  The smaller the capitalization of a company, generally the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price. Companies with smaller market capitalizations also tend to have unproven track records and are more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations.

•  Although the Fund will invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities believed to be undervalued, there is no guarantee that the prices of these securities will not move even lower.

•  Companies in which the Fund's underlying investment companies invest may suffer unexpected losses or lower than expected earnings or their securities may become difficult or impossible to sell at the time and for the price that the underlying investment adviser(s) would like.

•  The Adviser's judgment about the attractiveness or potential appreciation of a particular underlying investment company security could prove to be wrong or the Fund could miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of such opportunity are tied up in less advantageous investments.

•  Because under normal circumstances the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in shares of registered investment companies that emphasize investments in U.S. equity securities, the NAV of the Fund will change with changes in the share prices of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

•  There is a risk that large capitalization stocks may not perform as well as other asset classes or the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, large capitalization stocks have gone through cycles of doing better or worse than the stock market in general.

•  There is a risk that the Fund, which is passively managed, may not perform as well as funds with more active methods of investment management, such as selecting securities based on economic, financial, and market analysis.

•  The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully the investment adviser(s) to the underlying investment companies pursue their investment strategies.

  More information about the Fund's investments and risks is contained under the section entitled "More About Each Fund's Investments and Risks."


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Performance Information

The chart below illustrates the long-term performance of the Fund. The information shows you how the Fund's performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The chart assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns would have been lower had certain fees and expenses not been waived or reimbursed. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated information is available at www.mymatrix.cc or (866) 780-0357 Ext. 3863.

Best and Worst Quarterly Performance (for the period reflected in the chart above)

Best Quarter: 22.80% (quarter ended June 30, 2009)  
Worst Quarter: (26.63)% (quarter ended December 31, 2008)  
Year to Date Total Return as of September 30, 2010: 8.09%  

 

Average Annual Total Returns

The table below compares the average annual total returns of the Fund before and after taxes for the past calendar year and since inception to the average total returns of a broad-based securities market index for the same periods.

    Average Annual Total Returns for the
Periods Ended December 31, 2009
 
    1 Year   Since
Inception*
 
Fund Returns Before Taxes     30.38 %     (4.82 )%  
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions**     30.15 %     (5.11 )%  
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
Fund Shares**
    19.75 %     (4.26 )%  
Russell 2500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)***
    34.39 %     (8.06 )%  
Composite Index****     23.47 %     (9.87 )%  

 

*  The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.

**  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 will depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. 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.

***  The Russell 2500® Index measures the performance of 2500 of the smallest securities of the Russell 3000® Index. As of November 30, 2010, the market capitalization range of the companies in the Russell 2500® Index was between $112 million and $8.974 billion.


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****  The Composite Index is comprised of the S&P 500® Index, Russell 1000® Value Index, Russell 2000® Index and Russell 2000® Value Index, each weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively. Additional information about the Composite Index can be found under the section entitled "More About Each Fund's Investments and Risks."

Management of the Fund

Investment Adviser
Matson Money, Inc.

Portfolio Managers
Mark E. Matson: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, since 1991
Daniel J. List: Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Portfolio Management, since 1994
Steven B. Miller: Director of Operations and Portfolio Manager, since 2004

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The Fund has no minimum initial investment or minimum subsequent investment. The Fund is exclusively available to clients or customers of service organizations approved by the Adviser, including certain brokerage firms, investment advisers, financial institutions and other industry professionals ("Service Organizations"). Only persons or entities having relationships with these Service Organizations may invest in the Fund. You may submit redemption requests on any business day to your Service Organization in person or by telephone, mail or wire.

You can only purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on days the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open.

Taxes

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains. The Fund contemplates declaring as dividends each year all or substantially all of its taxable income. Additionally, you will recognize gain or loss when you redeem shares. Distributions on, 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 may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and other 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.

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-05518


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