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Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Investment Objective

The Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund (for this section only, the "Fund") seeks to outperform the S&P 500® Index over a market cycle while reducing overall volatility. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Expenses and Fees

This table 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 on Class A Shares if you invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in the section of the Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information — Sales Charges" and in the section of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") entitled "Purchase and Redemption Information — Reducing or Eliminating the Front-End Sales Charge."

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Class I
Class A
Retail Class
Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) none 5.25% none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) none none [1] none none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends none none none none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for less than 60 days, if applicable) 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Exchange Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for less than 60 days, if applicable) 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
[1] A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Class I
Class A
Retail Class
Class C
Management Fees 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none 0.25% 0.25% 1.00%
Other Expenses [1] 0.44% 0.44% 0.44% 0.44%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.14% 1.39% 1.39% 2.14%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements [2] (0.16%) (0.16%) (0.16%) (0.16%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements 0.98% 1.23% 1.23% 1.98%
[1] "Other Expenses" for Retail Shares, which had not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus, are estimated based on Class I Shares for the most recent fiscal year.
[2] Summit Global Investments, LLC (the "Adviser"), the Fund's investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2017 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.23%, 1.23%, 0.98% and 1.98% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, Retail Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares, respectively. In determining the Adviser's obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.23%, 0.98% or 1.98%, as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2017 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Effective January 1, 2013, if at any time the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) for a year are less than 1.23%, 1.23%, 0.98% and 1.98% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, Retail Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares, respectively, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.
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 Class A Shares, Retail Shares or Class C Shares or $1,000,000 in the Class I Shares of the Fund and 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 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:

Expense Example - Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class I 9,997 34,638 61,218 137,181
Class A 643 927 1,232 2,095
Retail Class 125 424 745 1,655
Class C 201 655 1,135 2,460
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. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 41% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, primarily common stocks, of companies within the Russell 1000® Index and S&P 500® Index. The Fund's investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock, and securities convertible into common stock. The Fund purchases equity securities traded in the U.S. on registered exchanges or the over-the-counter market.


The Adviser attempts to lower the Fund's market risk by investing in U.S. equity securities that lower the overall volatility of the Fund's portfolio as compared to the S&P 500® Index. Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and down fluctuations in the value of a financial instrument or index. The Fund invests in stocks that exhibit less volatile stock price patterns, strengthening business metrics (i.e., earnings, debt, return on assets, competition, customers, industry, etc.) and quantitative factors such as earnings variability, leverage, volatility, price/book, price/cash flow, etc. The Adviser selects securities for the Fund that it anticipates will produce less volatility with more capital protection and more consistent returns. While the Adviser attempts to manage the Fund's volatility, there is no guarantee that the strategy will be successful or that the Fund's portfolio will not experience periods of volatility.


The Fund may sell a stock if the Adviser identifies fundamental, governance or legal risks or if the risk/return ranking declines due to increasing risk and/or decreasing return potential. The Fund may also decrease weight in an investment for risk control purposes.

Principal Risks

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. In addition, your investment in the Fund may be subject to the following principal risks:


·  Common Stock Risk. Investments in common stocks are subject to market, economic and business risks that will cause their price to fluctuate over time. Therefore, an investment in the Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors who can bear the risk of these fluctuations. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.


·  Convertible Securities Risk. Securities that can be converted into common stock, such as certain securities and preferred stock, are subject to the usual risks associated with fixed income investments, such as interest rate risk and credit risk. In addition, because they react to changes in the value of the equity securities into which they will convert, convertible securities are also subject to the risks associated with equity securities.


·  Warrants Risk. The purchase of warrants involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value of a warrant if the right to subscribe to additional shares is not executed prior to the warrant's expiration. Also, the purchase of warrants involves the risk that the effective price paid for the warrant added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of the subscribed security's market price such as when there is no movement in the level of the underlying security.


·  Low Volatility Risk. Although subject to the risks of common stocks, low volatility stocks are seen as having a lower risk profile than the overall markets. However, a portfolio comprised of low volatility stocks may not produce investment exposure that has lower variability to changes in such stocks' price levels. Investing in low volatility stocks may limit the Fund's gains in rising markets.


·  High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The risk that when investing on a shorter-term basis, the Fund may as a result trade more frequently and incur higher levels of brokerage fees and commissions and cause higher levels of current tax liability to shareholders of the Fund. A portfolio turnover rate of 100% is considered to be high. For the last fiscal year, the annual portfolio turnover rate of the Fund was lower than 100%, but the Fund's portfolio turnover rate is expected to vary from year to year. The Adviser may engage in active trading, and will not consider portfolio turnover a limiting factor in making decisions for the Fund.


·  Management Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk of poor stock selection. In other words, the individual stocks in the Fund may not perform as well as expected, and/or the Fund's portfolio management practices do not work to achieve their desired result.


·  Market Risk. The net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund will change with changes in the market value of its portfolio positions. Investors may lose money. Although the Fund will invest in stocks the Adviser believes will produce less volatility, there is no guarantee that the stocks will perform as expected.


·  Opportunity Risk. As with all mutual funds, the Fund is subject to the risk of missing out on an opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in less advantageous investments.

Performance Information

The chart below illustrates the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares (the Class with the longest performance). 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. As with all such investments, past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect. If fee waivers were not in place, the Fund's performance would be reduced. Updated performance information may be obtained at www.summitglobalinvestments.com or by calling 1-855-744-8500.

TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31*
Bar Chart

*  The returns in the bar chart are for Class I Shares. Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Retail Shares are not included because as of the date of this Prospectus they have been in operation for less than one full calendar year. Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Retail Shares would have substantially similar annual returns because each class of shares would have invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the classes have different expenses. Retail Shares had not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus. The Fund's Class A Shares are subject to a sales charge (load). Sales charges (loads) or account fees are not reflected in the bar chart and if these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.

Best and Worst Quarterly Performance (for the period reflected in the chart above):
Best Quarter: 13.53% (quarter ended March 31, 2013)
Worst Quarter: -1.56% (quarter ended June 30, 2013)


Year-to-date total return for the nine months ended September 30, 2016: 6.78%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

The table below compares the Fund's Class I average annual total returns for the past calendar year and since inception to the average annual total returns of a broad-based securities market index for the same periods. Average annual total returns for Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Retail Shares are not included because as of the date of this Prospectus they have been in operation for less than one full calendar year. Average annual total returns for Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Retail Shares would have been substantially similar to those of Class I Shares because each class of shares would have invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the classes have different expenses. Retail Shares had not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indicator of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Average Annual Returns - Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
Class I 3.57% 12.45% Feb. 29, 2012
After Taxes on Distributions | Class I [1] 1.63% 11.23%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class I [1] 3.03% 9.54%  
S&P 500® Index (reflects reinvestment of dividends) (0.73%) 11.08% Feb. 29, 2012
[1] 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. In certain cases, the figure representing "Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares" may be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides an assumed tax deduction that benefits the investor. 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 ("IRAs").