Ridgeworth Funds

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RidgeWorth Investments^® is the trade name of RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC

The Large Cap Value Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide a high level of capital appreciation. As a secondary goal, the Fund also seeks to provide current income.

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 if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in RidgeWorth Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Sales Charges on page [ ] of the Fund’s prospectus and Rights of Accumulation on page [ ] of the Fund’s statement of additional information.

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. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that you reinvest all dividends and distributions. The example reflects contractual fee waivers and reimbursements for the first year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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 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 [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (“Ceredex” or the “Subadviser”) considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations similar to those of companies in the Russell 1000^® Value Index. As of July 1, 2014, the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000^® Value Index was between approximately $[ ] million and $[ ] billion. As a result of its investment strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Subadviser chooses companies that it believes are undervalued in the market relative to the industry sector and the company’s own valuation history. The Subadviser evaluates potential catalysts that may cause an upward re-rating of the stock’s valuation. Additionally, the common stocks purchased for the Fund generally pay dividends at the time of purchase or are expected to pay dividends soon after their purchase.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

ADR Risk: Investments in ADRs involve risks similar to those accompanying direct investments in foreign securities. These include the risk that political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers.

Equity Securities Risk: The price of equity securities fluctuates from time to time based on changes in a company’s financial condition or overall market and economic conditions. As a result, the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day.

Frequent Trading Risk: Frequent buying and selling of investments may involve higher trading costs and other expenses and may affect the Fund’s performance over time. High rates of portfolio turnover may result in the realization of short-term capital gains and losses. The payment of taxes on these gains could adversely affect your after tax return on your investment in the Fund. Any distributions resulting from such gains or losses may be considered ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-cap stocks can perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Large-capitalization companies may be less flexible in evolving markets or unable to implement change as quickly as small-capitalization companies.

Value Investing Risk: “Value” investing attempts to identify strong companies whose stocks are selling at a discount from their perceived true worth. It is subject to the risk that the stocks’ intrinsic values may never be fully recognized or realized by the market, their prices may go down, or that stocks judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

The annual returns in the bar chart which follows are for the I Shares without reflecting payment of any sales charge; if they did reflect such payment of sales charges, annual returns would be lower.

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your 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 (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for only the I Shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Ceredex Value Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Mills Riddick, CFA, President and Chief Investment Officer of Ceredex, has managed the Fund since 1995.

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You may purchase and redeem A, C, I and IS Shares of the Fund through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place transactions in Fund shares for their customers or for their own accounts.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

Subsequent investments in A or C Shares must be made in amounts of at least $1,000. The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts for either class of shares at its discretion. There are no minimums for subsequent investments in I or IS Shares.

The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, which may be taxed upon withdrawal.

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or investment adviser, the Fund, the Adviser or the Distributor 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 financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial intermediary or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

The Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide capital appreciation. As a secondary goal, the Fund also seeks to provide current income.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of mid-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (“Ceredex” or the “Subadviser”) considers mid-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations similar to those of companies in the Russell Midcap^® Index. As of July 1, 2014, the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell Midcap^® Index was between approximately $[ ] million and $[ ] billion. As a result of its investment strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization stocks tend to perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole, and can be more volatile than stocks of large-capitalization companies. Mid-capitalization companies may be newer or less established, and may have limited resources, products and markets, and may be less liquid.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Ceredex Value Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Don Wordell, CFA, Managing Director of Ceredex, has managed the Fund since its inception.

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You may purchase and redeem A, C and I Shares of the Fund through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place transactions in Fund shares for their customers or for their own accounts.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Large Cap Growth Stock Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide capital appreciation.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for

investment purposes) in common stocks and other U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Silvant Capital Management LLC (“Silvant” or the “Subadviser”) considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations similar to those of companies in the Russell 1000^® Growth Index. As of July 1, 2014, the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000^® Growth Index was between approximately $[ ] million and $[ ] billion. The Subadviser will seek out securities it believes have strong business fundamentals, such as revenue growth, improving cash flows, increasing margins and positive earning trends.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Subadviser chooses companies that it believes have above-average growth potential to beat expectations. The Subadviser applies proprietary quantitative models to rank stocks based on improving fundamentals, valuation, capital deployment and efficiency and sentiment or behavior factors. It then performs in-depth fundamental analysis to determine the quality and sustainability of expectations to determine whether or not the company is poised to beat expectations. The Subadviser uses a “bottom-up” process based on company fundamentals. Risk controls are in place to assist in maintaining a portfolio that is diversified by sector and minimizes unintended risks relative to the primary benchmark.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Growth Stock Risk: “Growth” stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. “Growth” stocks typically are sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect future expectations. When it appears those expectations will not be met, the prices of growth stocks typically fall.

Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-capitalization stocks can perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Large-capitalization companies may be less flexible in evolving markets or unable to implement change as quickly as small-capitalization companies.

Sector Weightings Risk: Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments may 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.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Silvant Capital Management LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Christopher Guinther, President and Chief Investment Officer of Silvant, and Mr. Michael A. Sansoterra, Managing Director of Silvant, have co-managed the Fund since 2007. In addition to Messrs. Guinther and Sansoterra, Mr. Joe Ransom, CFA, Managing Director of Silvant, and Mr. Sandeep Bhatia, PhD, CFA, Director of Silvant, have co-managed the Fund since 2011.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Small Cap Growth Stock Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for

investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of small-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Silvant Capital Management LLC (“Silvant” or the “Subadviser”) considers small-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations similar to those of companies in the Russell 2000^® Growth Index. As of July 1, 2014, the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 2000^® Growth Index was between approximately $[ ] million and $[ ] billion.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Subadviser chooses companies that it believes have above-average growth potential to beat expectations as a result of strong business fundamentals, such as revenue growth, improving cash flows, increasing margins and positive earning trends. The Subadviser applies proprietary quantitative models to rank stocks based on improving fundamentals, valuation, capital deployment and efficiency, and sentiment or behavior factors. It then performs in-depth fundamental analysis to determine the quality and sustainability of expectations to determine whether or not the company is poised to beat expectations. The Subadviser uses a “bottom-up” process based on company fundamentals. Risk controls are in place to assist in maintaining a portfolio that is diversified by sector and minimizes unintended risks relative to the primary benchmark.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization stocks tend to perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole, and can be more volatile than stocks of mid- or large-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies may be newer or less established, and may have limited resources, products and markets, and may be less liquid.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Silvant Capital Management LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

Please see the section entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” in the “Summary Section” for each Fund for a complete discussion of each Fund’s principal investment strategies.

ADRs are depositary receipts issued in registered form by a U.S. bank or trust company evidencing ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign company. Investments in ADRs involve risks similar to those accompanying direct investments in foreign securities. These include the risk that political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers.

Equity securities include public and privately issued equity securities, common and preferred stocks, warrants, rights to subscribe to common stock and convertible securities. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in funds that primarily hold equity securities. Historically, the equity market has moved in cycles and investments in equity securities and equity derivatives in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. The value of securities convertible into equity securities, such as warrants or convertible debt, is also affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit quality of the issuer and any call provision. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which a mutual fund invests will cause a Fund’s net asset value to fluctuate. An investment in a portfolio of equity securities may be more suitable for long-term investors who can bear the risk of these share price fluctuations.

Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor, depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. A Fund’s growth approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than certain other types of stocks and their prices usually fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.

Large-capitalization stocks can perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Companies with large market capitalization tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions and, while they can be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations, they may also be less flexible in evolving markets or unable to implement change as quickly as their smaller counterparts.

Accordingly, the value of large-capitalization stocks may not rise to the same extent as the value of small or mid-capitalization companies under certain market conditions or during certain periods.

Small- and mid-capitalization companies may be either established or newer companies. Small-capitalization companies may offer greater opportunities for gain. They also involve a greater risk of loss because they may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events, particularly those companies that have been in operation for less than three years. Small-capitalization company securities may trade in lower volumes or there may be less information about the company which may cause the investments to be more volatile or to have less liquidity than larger company investments. They may have unseasoned management or may rely on the efforts of particular members of their management team to a great degree causing turnover in

management to pose a greater risk. Smaller sized companies may have more limited access to resources, product lines, and financial resources. Small- and mid-sized companies typically reinvest a large proportion of their earnings in their business and may not pay dividends or make interest payments for some time, particularly if they are newer companies.

Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor, depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. A Fund’s value approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.

Each Fund is a mutual fund. A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

Each Fund has its own investment objective and strategies for reaching that objective. The Adviser or Subadviser invests Fund assets in a way that it believes will help a Fund achieve its objective. Still, investing in each Fund involves risk and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its objective. The Adviser’s or Subadviser’s judgments about the markets, the economy or companies may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. In fact, no matter how good a job the Adviser or Subadviser does, you could lose money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments. The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds. These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities a Fund owns and the markets in which they trade. The effect on a Fund of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

Each Fund’s investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be given notice of any change in investment objective. Before investing, make sure that the Fund’s objective matches your own.

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

The Russell 2000^® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000^® Value Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.

The Russell 1000^® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization 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 Russell Midcap^® Value Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Index is a subset of the Russell 1000^® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell Midcap Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies, their market capitalization and current index membership.

The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market. The index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large capitalization segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also an ideal proxy for the total market.

This prospectus describes the Funds’ primary strategies, and the Funds will normally invest in the types of securities described in this prospectus. However, in addition to the investments and strategies described in this prospectus, each Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices. These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in detail in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Funds use under normal conditions. During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, each Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and short-term obligations. Temporary defensive investments may limit a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. A Fund will do so only if the Adviser or Subadviser believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains or higher income. Of course, a Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.

Each Fund may invest in other mutual funds for cash management purposes. When a Fund invests in another mutual fund, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the other mutual fund’s expenses.

A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the circumstances under which the Funds disclose their respective portfolio securities is available in the SAI. The Funds publicly disclose their portfolio holdings on its website at www.ridgeworth.com.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is responsible for the overall supervision and management of the business and affairs of the Funds. The Board supervises the Adviser and Subadvisers and establishes policies that the Adviser and Subadvisers must follow in their fund-related management activities. The day-to-day operations of the Funds are the responsibilities of the officers and various service organizations retained by the Funds.

RidgeWorth Investments, located at 3333 Piedmont Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30305 (“RidgeWorth” or the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. In addition to being an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), RidgeWorth is a money-management holding company with multiple style-focused investment boutiques. As of June 30, 2014, the Adviser had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management. The Adviser is responsible for overseeing the Subadvisers to ensure compliance with each Fund’s investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Subadviser’s adherence to its investment style. The Adviser also executes transactions with respect to specific securities selected by the Subadvisers for purchase and sale by the Funds. The Adviser pays the Subadvisers out of the fees it receives from the Funds.

In addition, for all the Funds, except the Aggressive Growth Stock Fund, under a manager of managers arrangement, the Adviser may enter into or materially modify a subadvisory agreement with an unaffiliated subadviser, subject to approval by the Board and certain other conditions, without approval from the applicable Fund’s shareholders. Any significant change in a Fund’s subadvisory arrangement will be communicated to shareholders.

An investment adviser has a fiduciary obligation to its clients when the adviser has authority to vote their proxies. Under the current contractual agreement, the Adviser is authorized to vote proxies on behalf of each Fund. Information regarding the Adviser’s, and thus each Fund’s, Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is provided in the SAI. A copy of the Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures may be obtained by contacting the Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the following Funds paid the Adviser advisory fees (after waivers) based on the respective Fund’s average daily net assets of:

The Adviser and each Subadviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until at least [August 1, 2015], in order to keep total annual operating expenses of each Fund from exceeding the applicable expense cap below. If at any point before August 1, 2017, total annual operating expenses are less than the expense cap, the Adviser may retain the difference to recapture any of the prior waivers or reimbursements.

Based on average daily net assets as of March 31, 2014, the asset levels of the following Funds had reached a breakpoint in the advisory fee.* Had the Funds’ asset levels been lower, the Adviser may have been entitled to receive maximum advisory fees as follows:

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser appears in the Funds’ annual report to shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2014.

The Subadvisers are responsible for managing the portfolios of their respective Funds on a day-to-day basis and selecting the specific securities to buy, sell and hold for the Funds under the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment subadvisory agreements appears in the Funds’ annual report to shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2014.

Information about the Subadvisers and the individual portfolio managers of the Funds is discussed below. The SAI provides additional information regarding the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, potential conflicts of interest and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

Ceredex, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RidgeWorth, is an investment adviser registered with the SEC. The firm was established in 2008 after 19 years functioning as RidgeWorth’s value style investment management team. As of June 30, 2014, Ceredex had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management.

Ceredex is a value equity asset management firm that seeks to identify catalysts that may lead to appreciation in undervalued, dividend-paying stocks.

The following individuals are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the following Funds:

Mr. Mills Riddick, CFA, currently serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of Ceredex and as a Vice President of the Adviser. He has managed the Large Cap Value Equity Fund since 1995. He has more than 31 years of investment experience.

Mr. Don Wordell, CFA, currently serves as Managing Director of Ceredex. He has managed the Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund since its inception. He has more than 17 years of investment experience.

Silvant, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RidgeWorth, is an investment adviser registered with the SEC. The firm was established in 2008 after 24 years functioning as RidgeWorth’s growth style investment management team. As of June 30, 2014, Silvant had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management.

Silvant focuses on managing growth equity products for a diverse range of institutional clients. Its philosophy is that consistent outperformance can be delivered by an investment process which is grounded in fundamental analysis and includes sophisticated risk management and stock selection techniques. Silvant’s investment team seeks to generate performance (alpha) through bottom-up stock selection, minimizing the potential impact of unintended style bias, sector bets, or macroeconomic risks relative to the primary benchmark.

The following individuals are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the following Funds:

Mr. Christopher Guinther currently serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of Silvant, and as a Vice President of the Adviser. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Guinther served as Institutional Small Cap Growth Portfolio Manager of Northern Trust Bank from 2005 to 2007, Small Cap Growth Portfolio Manager of Principal Financial Group from 2003 to 2005, and as One Group’s Small Cap Growth Co-Mutual Fund Manager of Banc One Investment Advisers from 1996 to 2003. He has co-managed the Large Cap Growth Stock Fund and Small Cap Growth Stock Fund since 2007. He has more than 21 years of investment experience.

Mr. Joe Ransom, CFA, currently serves as a Managing Director of Silvant and Vice President of the Adviser. He has co-managed the Large Cap Growth Stock Fund and Small Cap Growth Stock Fund since 2011. He has more than 39 years of investment experience.

Mr. Michael A. Sansoterra currently serves as a Managing Director of Silvant and as a Vice President of the Adviser. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Sansoterra served as Large Cap Diversified Growth Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Analyst of Principal Global Investors from 2003 to 2007. He has co-managed the Large Cap Growth Stock Fund and Small Cap Growth Stock Fund since 2007. He has more than 17 years of investment experience.

Mr. Sandeep Bhatia currently serves as Director of Silvant. He has been associated with Silvant or an affiliate since 2007. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Bhatia served as a Senior Research Analyst for Eagle Asset Management, focusing on the healthcare sector from 2005 to 2007. He has co-managed the Large Cap Growth Stock Fund and Small Cap Growth Stock Fund since 2011. He has more than 12 years of investment experience.

This section tells you how to purchase, sell (sometimes called “redeem”) and exchange A Shares, C Shares, I Shares and IS Shares of the Funds. Investors purchasing or selling shares through a pension or 401(k) plan should also refer to their Plan documents.

Participants in retirement plans must contact their Employee Benefits Office or their Plan’s Administrator for information regarding the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares. Plans may require separate documentation and the plan’s policies and procedures may be different than those described in this prospectus. Participants should contact their employee benefits office or plan administrator for questions about their specific accounts.

If your I or IS Shares are held in a retirement plan account, the rules and procedures you must follow as a plan participant regarding the purchase, redemption or exchange of I Shares or IS shares may be different from those described in this prospectus. Review the information you have about your retirement plan.

You may purchase A Shares and C Shares of the Funds through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place transactions in Fund shares for their customers. Please contact your financial institution or intermediary directly and follow its procedures for Fund share transactions. Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by a Fund. You will also, generally, have to address your correspondence or questions regarding a Fund to your financial institution or intermediary.

Your investment professional can assist you in opening a brokerage account that will be used for purchasing shares of RidgeWorth Funds.

Shareholders who purchase shares directly from the Funds may purchase additional Fund shares by:

The Funds do not accept cash, credit card checks, third-party checks, travelers’ checks, money orders, bank starter checks, or checks drawn in a foreign currency, as payment for Fund shares.

If you pay with a check or ACH transfer that does not clear or if your payment is not received in a timely manner, your purchase may be canceled. You will be responsible for any losses or expenses incurred by the Funds or its transfer agent, and the Funds can redeem shares you own in any of the Funds or in another identically registered RidgeWorth Funds account as reimbursement.

Class IS shares are offered to the following investors, provided that these investors do not require the Fund or an affiliate of the Fund (including the Fund’s Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) to make, and the Fund or affiliate does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class IS shares: (1) qualified retirement plans, including, but not limited to 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans and other accounts or plans whereby Class IS shares are held on the books of the Fund through omnibus accounts (either at the plan level or the level of the plan administrator); (2) bank and trust companies; (3) insurance companies; (4) registered investment companies; (5) non-qualified deferred compensation plans; and (6) other institutional investors that: (a) meet a $2,500,000 minimum initial investment requirement and (b) hold interests in the Fund through a single plan level account held directly through the Fund and not traded through an intermediary. Such availability will be subject to management’s determination of the appropriateness of investment in Class IS shares.

The $2,500,000 minimum initial investment amount may be waived for Portfolio shares subject to management’s discretion, and/or purchased by or through: (1) certain registered open-end investment companies whose shares are distributed by the Distributor; (2) accounts held by, or for the benefit of, an affiliate of the Fund; or (3) investments made in connection with certain reorganizations as approved by the Adviser. If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirements for Class IS shares as a result of share redemptions or you no longer meet one of the waiver criteria set forth above, your account may be subject to involuntary conversion or involuntary redemption, as applicable. You will be notified prior to any such conversions or redemptions.

Employee benefit plans generally include profit sharing, 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Employee benefit plans generally do not include IRAs; SIMPLE, SEP, SARSEP plans; plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees; or health savings accounts unless you, as a customer of a financial institution or intermediary, meet the Funds’ established criteria as described above.

As a result, you, as a customer of a financial institution or intermediary, may, under certain circumstances that meet the Funds’ established criteria, be able to purchase I Shares through accounts made with select financial institutions or intermediaries. I Shares will be held of record by (in the name of) your financial institution or intermediary. Depending upon the terms of your account, you may have, or be given, the right to vote your I Shares. Financial institutions or intermediaries may impose eligibility requirements for each of their clients or customers investing in the Funds, including investment minimum requirements, which may differ from those imposed by the Funds. Please contact your financial institution or intermediary for complete details for purchasing I Shares.

I Shares may also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors or trustees, and employees and their immediate families (strictly limited to current spouses/domestic partners and dependent children) of:

Validation of current employment/service will be required upon establishment of the account. The Funds, in their sole discretion, may determine if an applicant qualifies for this program.

Payment for shares of a Fund may, at the discretion of the Adviser, be made in the form of securities that are permissible investments for such Fund. In connection with an in-kind securities payment, a Fund will require, among other things, that the securities: (a) meet the investment objectives and policies of the Fund; (b) are acquired for investment and not for resale; (c) are liquid securities that are not restricted as to transfer either by law or liquidity of markets; (d) have a value that is readily ascertainable (e.g., by a listing on a nationally recognized securities exchange); and (e) are valued on the day of purchase in accordance with the pricing methods used by the Fund. For further information about this form of payment, please call 1-888-784-3863.

When Can You Purchase Shares? — A Shares, C Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

The Funds are open for business on days when the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for regular trading (a “Business Day”). Each Fund calculates its net asset value per share (“NAV”) once each Business Day at the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).

If a Fund or its authorized agent receives your purchase or redemption request in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, your transaction will be priced at that Business Day’s NAV. If your request is received after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, it will be priced at the next Business Day’s NAV.

The time at which transactions and shares are priced and the time until which orders are accepted may be changed if the NYSE closes early.

The Funds will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

You may be required to transmit your purchase, sale and exchange orders to your financial institutions or intermediaries at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day. This allows your financial institution or intermediary time to process your order and transmit it to the transfer agent in time to meet the above stated Fund cut-off times. For more information about how to purchase, sell or exchange Fund shares, including your financial institution’s or intermediary’s internal order entry cut-off times, please contact your financial institution or intermediary directly.

The NAV is calculated by adding the total value of a Fund’s investments and other assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing that figure by the number of outstanding shares of the Fund.

In calculating the NAV, each Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price. If market prices are not readily available, or a Fund reasonably believes that market prices or amortized cost valuation methods are unreliable, such as in the case of a security value that has been materially affected by events occurring after the relevant market closes, a Fund is required to price those securities at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board. A Fund’s determination of a security’s fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors, and is, therefore, subject to the unavoidable risk that the value that a Fund assigns to a security may be higher or lower than the security’s value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available.

Although the Funds, except the International Equity Fund and the International Equity Index Fund, invest primarily in the stocks of U.S. companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, there may be limited circumstances in which a Fund would price securities at fair value — for example, if the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded closed early or if trading in a particular security was halted during the day and did not resume prior to the time a Fund calculated its NAV.

owned by a Fund may be significantly affected on days when investors cannot buy or sell shares. In addition, due to the difference in times between the close of the international markets and the time a Fund prices its shares, the value the Fund assigns to securities generally will not be the same as the primary markets or exchanges. In determining fair value prices, a Fund may consider the performance of securities on their primary exchanges, foreign currency appreciation/depreciation, securities market movements in the U.S., or other relevant information as related to the securities.

Purchases of C Shares of a Fund requested in an amount of $1,000,000 or more will be converted to A Shares of that Fund.

Your subsequent investments must be made in amounts of at least $1,000. The Funds reserve the right to waive and/or reduce the minimum investment amounts for certain A and C Share purchases.

For investors who qualify to purchase I Shares, there are no minimum or maximum requirements for initial or subsequent purchases.

Officers, directors or trustees, and employees and their immediate families (strictly limited to current spouses/domestic partners and dependent children) of the Adviser, the Subadvisers or SunTrust Banks, Inc. and its subsidiaries may also purchase I Shares. There is no minimum investment for I Shares.

If you have a checking or savings account with a bank, you may purchase A Shares and C Shares automatically through regular deductions from your bank account. With a $500 minimum initial investment, you may begin regularly-scheduled investments of $50 or more once or twice a month. If you are buying C Shares, you should plan on investing at least $5,000 per Fund during the first two years. The Funds may close your account if you do not meet this minimum investment requirement at the end of two years. Shareholders should contact their financial intermediary for more information on how to take advantage of this feature.

To purchase A Shares, C Shares and IS Shares of the Funds you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. resident alien, or a U.S. entity, with a U.S. tax identification number, and reside in the U.S. or its territories (which includes U.S. military APO or FPO addresses). If you owned shares on July 31, 2006, you may keep your account open even if you do not reside in the U.S. or its territories, but you may not make additional purchases or exchanges.

The Funds do not generally accept investments in I Shares by non-U.S. citizens or entities. Investors in I Shares generally must reside in the U.S. or its territories (which includes U.S. military APO or FPO addresses) and have a U.S. tax identification number.

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, U.S. federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

When you open an account, you will be asked to provide your name, residential street address, date of birth, and Social Security Number or tax identification number. You may also be asked for other information that will allow us to identify you. Entities are also required to provide additional documentation. This information will be verified to ensure the identity of all persons opening a mutual fund account.

In certain instances, the Funds are required to collect documents to fulfill their legal obligation. Documents provided in connection with your application will be used solely to establish and verify a customer’s identity.

The Funds are required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Attempts to collect the missing information required on the application will be performed by either contacting you or, if applicable, your broker. If this information is unable to be obtained within a timeframe established at the sole discretion of the Funds, your application will be rejected.

Upon receipt of your application in proper form (or upon receipt of all identifying information required on the application), your investment will be accepted and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined.

However, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the then-current day’s price if the Funds are unable to verify your identity. Attempts to verify your identity will be performed within a timeframe established at the sole discretion of the Funds. If the Funds are unable to verify your identity, the Funds reserve the right to liquidate your account at the then-current day’s price and remit proceeds to you via check. The Funds reserve the further right to hold your proceeds until your original check clears the bank. In such an instance, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax implications.

Customer identification and verification is part of the Funds’ overall obligation to deter money laundering under U.S. federal law. The Funds have adopted an anti-money laundering compliance program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order, (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services, or (iii) involuntarily redeem your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, at the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Funds or in cases when the Funds are requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority.

The offering price of A Shares is the NAV next calculated after a Fund receives your request in proper form, plus the front-end sales charge.

The amount of any front-end sales charge included in your offering price varies, depending on the amount of your investment.

Investments of $1,000,000 or more. You do not pay an initial sales charge when you buy $1,000,000 or more of A Shares in either a single investment or through our rights of accumulation, letter of intent, or combined purchase/quantity discount programs. However, you will pay a deferred sales charge of 0.75% if you redeem any of these A Shares within two years of purchase. The deferred sales charge may be waived from time to time for certain broker-dealers that waive payment of compensation to them. The deferred sales charge is calculated based on the lesser of (i) the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase or (ii) the NAV of the shares next calculated after the Fund receives your redemption request. The deferred sales charge does not apply to shares you purchase through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

You may repurchase any amount of A Shares of any Fund at the NAV (without the normal front-end sales charge), up to the limit of the value of any amount of A Shares (other than those which were purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions) that you redeemed within the past 180 days. In effect, this allows you to reacquire shares that you may have had to redeem, without re-paying the front-end sales charge. Such repurchases may be subject to special tax rules. See the “Taxes” section of the SAI for more information. To exercise this privilege, the Funds must receive your purchase order within 180 days of your redemption. In addition, you must notify the Fund when you send in your purchase order that you are repurchasing shares.

Rights of Accumulation. You may take into account your accumulated holdings in all share classes of RidgeWorth Funds to determine the initial sales charge you pay on each purchase of A Shares. In calculating the appropriate sales charge rate, this right allows you to add the market value (at the close of business on the day of the current purchase) of your existing holdings in any class of shares to the amount of A Shares you are currently purchasing. The Funds may amend or terminate this right at any time. Please see the Funds’ SAI for details.

Letter of Intent. A Letter of Intent allows you to purchase A Shares over a 13-month period and receive the same sales charge as if you had purchased all the shares at the same time.

The Funds will hold a certain portion of your investment in escrow until you fulfill your commitment. Please see the SAI for details.

Combined Purchase/Quantity Discount Privilege. When calculating the appropriate sales charge rate, the Funds will combine same day purchases of shares of any class made by you, your spouse, domestic partner and your minor children (under age 21). This combination also applies to A Shares you purchase with a Letter of Intent.

You can also obtain this information about sales charges, rights of accumulation and letters of intent on the Funds’ website at www.ridgeworth.com.

You do not pay a sales charge when you purchase C Shares. The offering price of C Shares is simply the next calculated NAV. But, if you sell your shares within the first year after your purchase, you will pay a CDSC equal to 1% of either (i) the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase or (ii) the NAV of the shares next calculated after the Funds receive your sale request, whichever is less. The Funds will use the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method to determine the holding period. You never pay a CDSC on any increase in your investment above the initial offering price. The CDSC does not apply to shares you purchase through reinvestment of dividends or distributions or to exchanges of C Shares of one Fund for C Shares of another Fund.

To take advantage of any of these waivers, you must qualify in advance. To see if you qualify, please call your investment professional or other investment representative. These waivers are subject to change or elimination at any time at the discretion of the Funds.

The C Shares CDSC will be waived for certain retirement plan providers that have entered into administrative agreements with the Funds. Please see the SAI for more information on this program.

The CDSC may also be waived from time to time for certain broker-dealers that waive payment of compensation to them.

Offering Price of Fund Shares — A Shares, C Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

The offering price of A Shares is the NAV next calculated after the transfer agent receives your request, in proper form, plus any front-end sales charge. The offering price of C Shares, I Shares and IS Shares is simply the next calculated NAV.

You can also obtain this information about sales charges, rights of accumulation and letters of intent on the Funds’ website at www.ridgeworth.com.

If you own your A Shares or C Shares through an account with a broker or other financial institution or intermediary, contact that broker, financial institution or intermediary to sell your shares. Your broker, financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Funds.

Shareholders who purchased shares directly from the Funds may sell their Fund Shares by:

You may sell your I Shares and IS shares on any Business Day by contacting your financial institution or intermediary. Your financial institution or intermediary will give you information about how to sell your shares including any specific cut-off times required.

Holders of I Shares and IS shares may sell shares by following the procedures established when they opened their account or accounts with the Funds or with their financial institution or intermediary. The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Funds receive your request in proper form.

This section describes the Funds’ Medallion Signature Guarantee and Signature Validation Program (SVP) policies. If you purchased your shares through a financial institution or intermediary, the below policies may not apply. Please contact your financial institution

or intermediary for additional information on their signature authentication policy.

For certain financial and non-financial transactions, the Funds require proof that your signature is authentic and you have the authority to provide the instruction(s) contained in the request. This verification can be provided by either a Medallion Signature Guarantee Stamp for financial transactions or an SVP Stamp for non-financial transactions.

Both types of stamps can be obtained from a financial institution such as a domestic bank, trust company, broker/dealer, clearing agency, savings association, or other financial institution that participates in the Medallion Signature Guarantee Program or SVP. Please visit www.ridgeworth.com for a Letter of Instruction Form that you can provide to your financial institution to obtain the appropriate stamp. Please note a notarized signature is not an acceptable substitute for a Medallion Signature Guarantee or an SVP Stamp. The Funds reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to waive such requirements for a specific request.

An original document containing a Medallion Signature Guarantee is required for certain types of financial transactions. Examples include:

For certain non-financial transactions, the Funds will accept an original document containing an SVP Stamp. In the event an SVP Stamp is not used by the financial institution, you should request that it use its Medallion Signature Guarantee in lieu of the SVP Stamp. Examples include:

The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Funds receive your request, in proper form, less, in the case of C Shares, any applicable CDSC.

If you have at least $10,000 in your account, you may use the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. Under the plan you may arrange monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual automatic withdrawals of at least $50 from any Fund. The proceeds of each withdrawal will be mailed to you by check or, if you have a checking or savings account with a bank, may be electronically transferred to your account. Please check with your bank. Withdrawals under the Systematic Withdrawal Plan may be subject to a CDSC unless they meet the requirements described above under “Waiver of the CDSC.”

Normally, the Funds will send your sale proceeds within five Business Days after the Funds receive your request, but a Fund may take up to seven days to pay the sale proceeds if making immediate payments would adversely affect the Fund (for example, to allow the Fund to raise capital in the case of a large redemption). Your sale proceeds can be wired to your bank account (Your bank may charge for incoming wire transfers.) or sent to you by check. If you recently purchased your shares by check or through ACH, redemption proceeds may not be available until your funds have cleared (which may take up to 10 calendar days from your date of purchase).

Each Fund tries to manage large redemptions of positions in the Fund. However, a large redemption by a shareholder holding a significant investment in a Fund may have an adverse impact on the remaining shareholders in the Fund. For example, such a redemption may cause the Fund to (i) utilize outside sources of liquidity, which may be more costly, or (ii) liquidate securities that otherwise would not have been sold, potentially impacting the Fund’s performance and generating capital gains distributions.

The Funds generally pay redemption proceeds in cash. However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the

Funds’ remaining shareholders), the Funds might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). It is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, but if they were you would probably have to pay transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption.

If your account balance drops below the required minimum as a result of redemptions you may be required to sell your shares. The account balance minimums are:

The Funds will always give you at least 60 days written notice to give you time to add to your account and avoid the sale of your shares.

Shareholders should contact their financial intermediary for more information regarding the minimum investment requirements.

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares — A Shares, C Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

A Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the SEC declares an emergency or for other reasons approved by the SEC. More information about this is in the Funds’ SAI.

You may exchange your Fund shares for the same class of shares of any other RidgeWorth Fund. Your sales price and purchase price will be based on the NAV next calculated after the Funds receive your exchange request in proper form.

You may convert your shares for shares of a different class of the same Fund based on the NAV of each class next calculated after the Fund receives your exchange request in proper form. If you have held your current shares for less than one year, your financial intermediary may assess any applicable CDSC on your shares when you make the conversion.

You may exchange or convert your shares on any Business Day by contacting the Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or the financial institution or intermediary through which your shares are held.

At any time, you may exchange your A, C or I Shares of a Fund for shares of the State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund–Investment Class. Further, qualifying shares of the State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund–Investment Class may be exchanged for A, C or I Shares of any Fund. You should read the State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund–Investment Class prospectus prior to investing in that mutual fund. You can obtain a prospectus State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund–Investment Class by calling 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting our website at www.ridgeworth.com. Qualifying exchanges between the Funds’ A and C Shares and the State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund–Investment Class are eligible for exchange into the Funds’ A and/or C Shares without the imposition of the applicable front-end sales charge and/or CDSC.

If you purchased shares though a financial institution or intermediary please contact your financial institution or intermediary regarding the availability of this exchange privilege.

You must meet investor eligibility requirements applicable to the share class into which you are exchanging. The Funds may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. The Funds will treat any cross class conversion between classes of shares of the same Fund as a tax-free event. An exchange between the same classes of shares of different Funds should be treated as a taxable event.

For the purpose of computing the CDSC applicable to C Shares, the length of time you have owned your shares will be measured from the original date of purchase and will not be affected by any exchange.

excessive exchange activity and in other circumstances where it is in the best interests of a Fund, all Funds reserve the right to revise or terminate the exchange privilege, limit the amount or number of exchanges or reject any exchange or restrict or refuse purchases if (i) a Fund or its manager(s) believes the Fund would be harmed or unable to invest effectively, or (ii) a Fund receives or anticipates orders that may dramatically affect the Fund as outlined under “Market Timing Policies and Procedures” below.

If you recently purchased shares by check, or through ACH, you may not be able to exchange your shares until your funds have cleared (which may take up to 10 calendar days from your date of purchase).

For investors who qualify, a systematic exchange feature may be added to your account. Shareholders should contact their financial intermediary for more information about how to take advantage of this feature and the minimum investment requirements.

Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk. Although the Funds have certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions, the Funds are not responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions the Funds reasonably believe to be genuine. If you or your financial institution or intermediary transact with the Funds over the telephone, you will generally bear the risk of any loss. The Funds reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate telephone transaction privileges at any time.

The Funds are intended for long-term investment purposes only and discourage shareholders from engaging in “market timing” or other types of excessive short-term trading. This frequent trading into and out of the Funds may present risks to the Funds’ long-term shareholders, all of which could adversely affect shareholder returns. The risks posed by frequent trading include interfering with the efficient implementation of the Funds’ investment strategies, triggering the recognition of taxable gains and losses on the sale of Fund investments, requiring the Funds to maintain higher cash balances to meet redemption requests, and experiencing increased transaction costs. A Fund that invests a significant amount of its assets in overseas markets is particularly susceptible to the risk of certain investors using a strategy known as time-zone arbitrage. Investors using this strategy attempt to take advantage of the differences in value of foreign securities that might result from events that occur between the close of the foreign securities market on which a foreign security is traded and the time at which the Fund calculates its NAV.

The Funds and/or their service providers will take steps reasonably designed to detect and deter frequent trading by shareholders pursuant to the Funds’ policies and procedures described in this prospectus and approved by the Funds’ Board. The Funds seek to discourage short-term trading by using fair value pricing procedures to fair value certain investments under some circumstances. For purposes of applying these policies, the Funds’ service providers may consider the trading history of accounts under common ownership or control. The Funds’ policies and procedures include:

The Funds and/or their service providers seek to apply these policies to the best of their abilities uniformly and

in a manner they believe is consistent with the interests of the Funds’ long-term shareholders.

Although these policies are designed to deter frequent trading, none of these measures alone, nor all of them taken together, eliminate the possibility that frequent trading in the Funds will occur, particularly with respect to trades placed by shareholders that invest in the Funds through omnibus arrangements maintained by brokers, retirement plan accounts and other financial intermediaries. Purchase and redemption transactions submitted to the Funds by these intermediaries reflect the transactions of multiple beneficial owners whose individual transactions are not automatically disclosed to the Funds. Therefore, the Funds rely in large part on the intermediaries who maintain omnibus arrangements (which may represent a majority of Fund shares) to aid in the Funds’ efforts to detect and deter short-term trading. The Funds monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level and look for activity that indicates potential short-term trading. If they detect suspicious trading activity, the Funds contact the intermediaries to determine whether the short-term trading policy has been violated and may request and receive personal identifying information and transaction histories for some or all beneficial owners to make this determination. If a Fund believes that a shareholder has violated the short-term trading policy, it will take further steps to prevent any future short-term trading by such shareholder in accordance with the policy. The Funds cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided by the intermediaries and may not always be able to track short-term trading affected through these intermediaries. A Fund has the right to terminate an intermediary’s ability to invest in a Fund if excessive trading activity persists and a Fund or its Adviser or Subadviser reasonably believes that such termination would be in the best interests of long-term shareholders. In addition to the Funds’ market timing policies and procedures described above, you may be subject to the market timing policies and procedures of the intermediary through which you invest. Please consult with your intermediary for additional information regarding its frequent trading restrictions.

From their own assets, the Adviser, the Subadviser or their affiliates may make payments based on gross sales and current assets to selected brokerage firms or institutions. The amount of these payments may be substantial. The minimum aggregate sales required for eligibility for such payments, and the factors in selecting the brokerage firms and institutions to which they will be made, are determined from time to time by the Adviser or Subadviser. Furthermore, the Adviser, the Subadviser or their affiliates may pay fees from their own capital resources to financial intermediaries (such as brokers, banks, financial advisers and retirement plan service providers) to compensate them for providing distribution-related or shareholder services, for marketing expenses they incur, for travel and lodging in connection with educational events or to pay for the opportunity to have them distribute the Funds.

The amount of these payments is determined by the Adviser or the Subadviser and may differ among financial intermediaries. Such payments may provide incentives for financial intermediaries to make shares of the Funds available to their customers, and may allow the Funds greater access to such financial intermediaries and their customers than would be the case if no payments were made. You may wish to consider whether such arrangements exist when evaluating any recommendation to purchase shares of the Funds.

The A Shares and C Shares of each Fund have adopted a distribution plan that allows the Fund to pay distribution and service fees for the sale and distribution of its shares, and for services provided to shareholders. Because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets continuously, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Broker-dealer who initiate and are responsible for selling C Shares may receive an initial payment at the time of sale of 1.00% and annual 12b-1 payout effective in the 13^th month of 1.00%. Through the distribution plan, the Funds’ Distributor is reimbursed for these payments, as well as other distribution related services provided by the Distributor.

For A Shares, each Fund’s distribution plan authorizes payment of up to the amount shown under “Maximum Fee” in the table that follows. Currently, however, the Board has only approved payment of up to the amount shown under “Current Approved Fee” in the table that follows. Fees are shown as a percentage of average daily net assets of a Fund’s A Shares.

For C Shares, the maximum distribution fee is 1.00% of the average daily net assets of each Fund.

The Funds may provide financial assistance in connection with pre-approved seminars, conferences and advertising to the extent permitted by applicable state or self-regulatory agencies, such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

With respect to the A Shares and I Shares of the Funds, the A Shares and I Shares Shareholder Servicing Plan permits the A Shares and I Shares of that Fund to pay financial intermediaries for shareholder support services they provide, at a rate of up to 0.40% of the average daily net assets of each of the A Shares and I Shares of that Fund. Financial intermediaries include brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Funds or their service providers. The shareholder support services may include, among others, providing general shareholder liaison services (including responding to shareholder inquiries), providing information on shareholder investments, and establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts and records.

Each Fund distributes its net investment income at least annually. Each Fund makes distributions of its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. If you own Fund shares on a Fund’s record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution.

You will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares unless you elect to receive payment in cash. To elect cash payment, you must notify the Funds in writing prior to the date of the distribution. Your election will be effective for dividends and distributions paid after the Funds receive your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send the Funds written notice.

401(k) plan participants will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares if the participant owns shares of the Fund on the date the dividend or distribution is allocated by the 401(k) plan. Therefore, a participant will not receive a dividend or distribution if the participant does not own shares of the Fund on the date the dividend or distribution is allocated.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Fund’s prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call us at 1-888-784-3863 (or contact your financial institution). We will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, and local income taxes. Below the Funds have summarized some important tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change. More information on taxes is in the Funds’ SAI.

Dividends and distributions will accumulate on a tax-deferred basis if you are investing through a 401(k) plan or any other employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan that qualifies for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws. Generally, you will not owe taxes on these distributions until you begin withdrawals from the plan. Redemptions of Fund shares resulting in withdrawals from the plan are subject to numerous complex and special tax rules and may be subject to a penalty tax in the case of premature withdrawals. If you have questions about the tax consequences of 401(k) plan withdrawals, you should consult your tax advisor or plan administrator.

qualified dividend income. Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income. Capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains. Long-term capital gains are currently taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% tax rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. A high portfolio turnover rate and a Fund’s use of certain derivatives may cause a Fund to recognize higher amounts of short-term capital gains, which are generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates.

The Fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income, and capital gain distributions shortly after the close of each calendar year.

If you have a tax-advantaged or other retirement account you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on income and capital gain distributions until you begin receiving your distributions from your retirement account. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own retirement plan.

The International Equity Fund and International Equity Index Fund may be able to pass along a tax credit for foreign income taxes they pay. In such event, each Fund will provide you with the information necessary to reflect such foreign taxes on your federal income tax return.

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand a Fund’s financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This financial information has been audited by . The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for each period shown, along with the Funds’ financial statements and related notes, are included in the Funds’ Annual Reports to Shareholders for such periods. The 2013 Annual Report is available upon request and without charge by calling 1-888-784-3863 or on the Funds’ website at www.ridgeworth.com.

More information about the RidgeWorth Funds is available without charge through the following:

The SAI includes detailed information about the RidgeWorth Funds. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.

These reports list each Fund’s holdings and contain information from the Funds’ managers about strategies and recent market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance. The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Funds.

You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual reports, as well as other information about the RidgeWorth Funds, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 202-551-8090). You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-1520. You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at publicinfo@sec.gov.

The RidgeWorth Funds’ Investment Company Act registration number is 811-06557.

RidgeWorth Investments^® is the trade name of RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

RidgeWorth Investments^® is the trade name of RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC

The Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks total return (comprised of capital appreciation and income) that consistently exceeds the total return of the broad U.S. investment grade bond market.

The Fund pays transaction costs 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, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.

The Fund invests in various types of income-producing debt securities including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, government and agency obligations, corporate obligations and floating rate loans. The Fund may invest in debt obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market debt. The Fund’s investment in non-U.S. issuers may at times be significant. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any

borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. These securities will be chosen from the broad universe of available fixed income securities rated investment grade, or unrated securities that the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), believes are of comparable quality. A security’s rating will be governed by the Barclays methodology as follows: when Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch, Inc. provide a rating, Seix will assign the middle rating of the three; if only two of those three rating agencies rate the security, Seix will assign the lowest rating; if only one rating agency assigns a rating, Seix will use that rating. If none of the three provide a rating, Seix may rely on a rating provided by another nationally recognized statistical ratings organization (“NRSRO”). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in below investment grade, high yield debt obligations. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale. As a result of its investment strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.

The Subadviser anticipates that the Fund’s modified-adjusted duration will generally range from 3 to 6 years, similar to that of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s comparative benchmark. Duration measures a bond or Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes and is expressed as a number of years. The higher the number, the greater the risk. Under normal circumstances, for example, if a portfolio has a duration of five years, its value will change by 5% if rates change by 1%. Shorter duration bonds result in lower expected volatility.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Subadviser generally selects a greater weighting in corporate obligations and mortgage-backed securities relative to the Fund’s comparative benchmark, and a lower relative weighting in U.S. Treasury and government agency issues.

In addition, to implement its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell derivative instruments (such as foreign currency forward contracts, swaps, including credit default swaps, futures, credit linked notes, options, inverse floaters and warrants) to use as a substitute for a purchase or sale of a position in the underlying assets and/or as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or credit risks. The Fund may count the value of certain derivatives with investment grade fixed income characteristics towards its policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk: Securities that are rated below investment grade (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”, including those bonds rated lower than “BBB-” by the Barclays methodology), or that are unrated but judged by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase, involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are more volatile than investment grade securities and are considered speculative. Below investment grade securities may also be less liquid than higher quality securities, and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.

Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities, such as bonds, involve credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the borrower will not make timely payments of principal or interest or will default. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on the issuer’s financial condition and on the terms of the securities. Debt securities are also subject to interest rate risk, which is the risk that the value of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter term securities.

Derivatives Risk: In the course of pursuing its investment strategies, the Fund may invest in certain types of derivatives including swaps, foreign currency forward contracts and futures. The Fund is exposed to additional volatility and potential loss with these investments. Losses in these investments may exceed the Fund’s initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to value, may become illiquid and may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities market.

rate loans. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult; and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can also be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss.

Foreign Companies Risk: Dollar denominated securities of foreign issuers involve special risks such as economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information and unfavorable political or legal developments. These risks are increased for investments in emerging markets.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Risk: The technique of purchasing foreign currency forward contracts to obtain exposure to currencies or manage currency risk may not be effective. In addition, currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Foreign Securities Risk: Foreign securities involve special risks such as currency fluctuations, economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information and unfavorable political or legal developments and delays in enforcement of rights. These risks are increased for investments in emerging markets.

Frequent Trading Risk: Frequent buying and selling of investments may involve higher trading costs and other expenses and may affect the Fund’s performance over time. High rates of portfolio turnover may result in the realization of short-term capital gains and losses. The payment of taxes on these gains could adversely affect your after tax return on your investment in the Fund. Any distributions resulting from such gains or losses may be considered ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Futures Contract Risk: The risks associated with futures include: the Subadviser’s ability to manage these instruments, the potential inability to terminate or sell a position, the lack of a liquid secondary market for the Fund’s position, mispricing or improper valuation and that the other party to a derivative transaction will not meet its obligations. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, and may result in increased volatility and unexpected losses.

A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivative positions at any time. In fact, many over-the-counter instruments (instruments not traded on exchange) may not be liquid. Over-the-counter instruments also involve the risk that the other party to the derivative transaction will not meet its obligations.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are debt instruments that are secured by interests in pools of mortgage loans or other financial assets. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the assets underlying such securities, swings in interest rates, changes in default rates, or deteriorating economic conditions. During periods of declining asset values, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may face valuation difficulties and may become more volatile and/or illiquid. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of securities backed by loans made to borrowers with “sub-prime” credit metrics.

If market interest rates increase substantially and the Fund’s adjustable-rate securities are not able to reset to market interest rates during any one adjustment period, the value of the Fund’s holdings and its net asset value may decline until the adjustable-rate securities are able to reset to market rates. In the event of a dramatic increase in interest rates, the lifetime limit on a security’s interest rate may prevent the rate from adjusting to prevailing market rates. In such an event, the security could underperform and affect the Fund’s net asset value.

Prepayment and Call Risk: During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by the Fund may “call” or prepay the bond before its stated maturity date. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decline in the Fund’s income.

Restricted Securities Risk: Certain debt securities may be restricted securities, which are not registered with the SEC and thus may not be sold publicly until registration has been made. Therefore, there is the absence of a public market and there is limited investor information.

Swap Risk: The Fund may enter into swap agreements, including credit default and interest rate swaps, for purposes of attempting to gain exposure to a particular asset without actually purchasing that asset or to hedge a position. Credit default swaps may increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to credit risk and could result in losses if the Subadviser does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the entity on which the credit default swap is based. Swap agreements may also subject the Fund to the risk that the counterparty to the transaction may not meet its obligations.

U.S. Government Securities Risk: U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, while other types of securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies, instrumentalities, and U.S. government-sponsored entities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income market or the fixed income market as a whole.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. The Fund began operating on October 11, 2004. The performance for I and A Shares prior to October 11, 2004 is that of the I and P Shares, respectively, of the Seix Core Bond Fund, the Fund’s predecessor. The performance of the predecessor fund has not been adjusted to reflect the Fund’s A Share or R Share expenses. If it had been, performance would have been lower. C Shares became R Shares as of February 13, 2009. The performance shown below prior to the conversion of C Shares to R Shares at the close of business on February 12, 2009, is that of C Shares. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

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 (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for only the I Shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. James F. Keegan, Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2008. Mr. Adrien Webb, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2002. Mr. Perry Troisi, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2002. Mr. Michael Rieger, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2007. Mr. Seth Antiles, Ph.D., Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the management team for the Fund since 2007.

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You may purchase and redeem A, R, and I Shares of the Fund through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place transactions in Fund shares for their customers or for their own accounts.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

Subsequent investments in A Shares must be made in amounts of at least $1,000. The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. There are no minimums for subsequent investments in R, I or IS Shares.

The High Income Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high current income and, secondarily, total return (comprised of capital appreciation and income).

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of higher yielding, lower-rated income-producing debt instruments, including corporate obligations, floating rate loans and other debt obligations. The Fund may invest in debt obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market corporate debt. The Fund’s

investment in non-U.S. issuers may at times be significant. The Fund will invest at least 65%, and may invest up to 100%, of its assets in securities rated below investment grade by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or in unrated securities that the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), believes are of comparable quality. Such securities are commonly known as “junk bonds” and present greater risks than investment grade debt securities. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale. As a result of its investment strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Subadviser employs a research driven process designed to identify value areas within the high yield market. The Subadviser seeks to identify securities that generally meet the following criteria: (i) industries that have sound fundamentals; (ii) companies that have good business prospects and increasing credit strength; and (iii) issuers with stable or growing cash flows and effective management.

In addition, to implement its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell derivative instruments (such as swaps, including credit default swaps, futures, credit linked notes, options, inverse floaters and warrants) to use as a substitute for a purchase or sale of a position in the underlying assets and/or as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or credit risks. The Fund may count the value of certain derivatives with below investment grade fixed income characteristics towards its policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 65% of its net assets in non-investment grade fixed income securities.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk: Securities that are rated below investment grade (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”, including those bonds rated lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Fitch, Inc. or “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service), or that are unrated but judged by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase, involve greater risk of default and are more volatile than investment grade securities and are considered speculative. Below investment grade securities may also be less liquid than higher quality securities, and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.

Floating Rate Loan Risk: The value of the collateral securing a floating rate loan can decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. As a result, a floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value. Floating rate loans generally are subject to contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of floating rate loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual floating rate loans. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult; and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can also be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss.

Futures Contract Risk: The risks associated with futures include: the Subadviser’s ability to manage these instruments, the potential inability to terminate or sell a position, the lack of a liquid secondary market for the Fund’s position, the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not meet its obligations, mispricing or improper valuation and that the other party to a derivative transaction will not meet its obligations. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, and may result in increased volatility and unexpected losses.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. The Fund began operating on March 28, 2000. At the close of business on July 31, 2009, all outstanding C Shares converted to R Shares. The performance shown below prior to July 31, 2009 is that of C Shares and has not been adjusted to reflect R Shares expenses, which are lower. If it had been, performance would have been higher. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

The annual returns in the bar chart which follows are for the R Shares without reflecting payment of any sales charge; if they did reflect such payment of sales charges, annual returns would be lower.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s R Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your 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 (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for only the R Shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Michael Kirkpatrick, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has co-managed the Fund since 2011. Mr. James FitzPatrick, CFA, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of High Yield and Bank Loan Trading of Seix, has co-managed the Fund since June 2013.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains unless you

are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, which may be taxed upon withdrawal.

The Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks current income exempt from federal and state income taxes for Georgia residents without undue risk.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities with income exempt from U.S. federal and Georgia state income taxes. Issuers of these securities can be located in Georgia, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund may also invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), tries to manage risk as much as possible. Based on the Subadviser’s analysis of municipalities, credit risk, market trends and investment cycles, the Subadviser attempts to invest more of the Fund’s assets in undervalued market sectors and less in overvalued sectors taking into consideration maturity, sector, credit, state and supply and demand levels. There are no limits on the Fund’s average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities. The Subadviser tries to diversify the Fund’s holdings within the State of Georgia. The Subadviser also tries to identify and invest in municipal issuers with improving credit and avoid those with deteriorating credit. The Fund invests in securities rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or unrated securities

that the Subadviser believes are of comparable quality. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

State Concentration Risk: The Fund’s concentration of investments in securities of issuers located in the State of Georgia may subject the Fund to economic and government policies within the State.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Chris Carter, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix, has managed the Fund since August 2003.

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You may purchase and redeem A and I Shares of the Fund through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place transactions in Fund shares for their customers or for their own accounts.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and Georgia income taxes. A portion of the Fund’s distributions may be subject to Georgia or federal income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

The High Grade Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks yield driven by seeking current income exempt from regular federal income tax other than the alternative minimum tax while preserving capital.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities, including securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax, with income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. The Fund may invest its remaining assets in cash, cash equivalents and certain taxable debt securities. As a result of its investment strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”) tries to manage risk as much as possible. Based on the Subadviser’s analysis of municipalities, credit risk, market trends and investment cycles, the Subadviser attempts to invest more of the Fund’s assets in undervalued municipal securities and less in overvalued municipal securities taking into consideration maturity, sector, credit, state and supply and demand levels. There are no limits on the Fund’s average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities. The Subadviser also tries to identify and invest in municipal issuers with improving credit and avoid those with deteriorating credit. The Fund invests in securities rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or unrated securities that the Subadviser believes are of comparable quality. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Ronald Schwartz, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has managed the Fund since its inception.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high total return through (i) current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and (ii) capital appreciation, while preserving the principal amount invested.

The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade tax-exempt obligations, such as municipal securities. The issuers of these securities may be located in any U.S. state, territory or possession. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund may also invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities. As a result of its investment strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), tries to manage risk as much as possible. Based on the Subadviser’s analysis of municipalities, credit risk, market trends and investment cycles, the Subadviser attempts to invest more of the Fund’s assets in undervalued municipal securities and less in overvalued municipal securities taking into consideration maturity, sector, credit, state and supply and demand levels. There are no limits on the Fund’s average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities. The Subadviser also tries to identify and invest in municipal issuers with improving credit and avoid those with deteriorating credit. The Fund invests in securities rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or unrated securities that the Subadviser believes are of comparable quality. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Ronald Schwartz, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has managed the Fund since its inception.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal income taxes. A portion of the Fund’s distributions may be subject to federal income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

The North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks current income exempt from federal and state income taxes for North Carolina residents without undue risk.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities with income exempt from U.S. federal and North Carolina state income taxes. Issuers of these securities can be located in North Carolina, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund may also invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities.

North Carolina. The Subadviser also tries to identify and invest in municipal issuers with improving credit and avoid those with deteriorating credit. The Fund invests in securities rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or unrated securities that the Subadviser believes are of comparable quality. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Non-Diversification Risk: The risk that, because the Fund may invest a higher percentage of its assets in a small number of issuers, the Fund is more susceptible to any single economic, political or regulatory event affecting those issuers than is a diversified fund.

State Concentration Risk: The Fund’s concentration of investments in securities of issuers located in the State of North Carolina may subject the Fund to economic and government policies of the State.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. The Fund commenced operations on March 21, 2005. Performance between January 8, 2004 and March 21, 2005 is that of the CCMI Tax-Exempt North Carolina Bond Fund, the Fund’s predecessor. The performance of the predecessor fund has not been adjusted to reflect the Fund’s A Share expenses. If it had been, performance would have been lower. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Chris Carter, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix, has managed the Fund since March 2005.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and North-Carolina income taxes. A portion of the Fund’s distributions may be subject to North-Carolina or federal income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

The Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide as high a level of total return through federally tax-exempt current income and capital appreciation as is consistent with the preservation of capital, primarily through investment in investment grade tax-exempt fixed income securities.

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. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions. The example reflects contractual fee waivers and reimbursements for the first year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities , including securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax, with the income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade short-term municipal securities. The

issuers of these securities may be located in any U.S. state, territory or possession. The Fund may also invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities. The Fund expects that it will normally maintain an effective maturity of 3 years or less.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), tries to manage risk as much as possible. Based on the Subadviser’s analysis of municipalities, credit risk, market trends and investment cycles, the Subadviser attempts to invest more of the Fund’s assets in undervalued municipal securities and less in overvalued municipal securities taking into consideration maturity, sector, credit, state and supply and demand levels. The Subadviser also tries to identify and invest in municipal issuers with improving credit and avoid those with deteriorating credit. The Fund invests in securities rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or unrated securities that the Subadviser believes are of comparable quality. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Municipal Securities Risk: Municipal securities can be significantly affected by litigation, political or economic events, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from specific projects or assets can be negatively affected by the inability of the issuer to collect revenues for the projects or from the assets. The issues currently facing the national economy are negatively impacting the economic performance of many issuers of municipal securities. Municipal obligations may be more susceptible to downgrades or defaults during periods of economic stress, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices of municipal bonds and thus on the value of the Fund’s investments.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Ronald Schwartz, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, and Ms. Dusty Self, Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix, have co-managed the Fund since 2011.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high current income exempt from federal and Virginia income taxes, consistent with preservation of capital.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities, including securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax, with income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax and Virginia commonwealth income tax. Issuers of these securities can be located in Virginia, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions. In addition, the Fund may invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), tries to manage risk by buying investment grade securities. Based on the Subadviser’s analysis of municipalities, credit risk, market trends and investment cycles, the Subadviser attempts to invest more of the Fund’s assets in undervalued sectors and less in overvalued sectors. The Fund invests in securities rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or unrated securities that the Subadviser believes are of comparable quality. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

State Concentration Risk: The Fund’s concentration of investments in securities of issuers located in the State of Virginia may subject the Fund to economic and government policies of the State.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. Chris Carter, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix, has managed the Fund since 2011.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

Subsequent investments in A Shares must be made in amounts of at least $1,000. The Fund may accept

investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. There are no minimums for subsequent investments in I Shares.

The Fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and Virginia income taxes. A portion of the Fund’s distributions may be subject to Virginia or federal income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

The Short-Term Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high current income, while preserving capital.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of short- to medium-term investment grade U.S. Treasury, corporate debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. These securities may be rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or may be unrated securities that the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), believes are of comparable quality. The Fund expects that it will normally maintain an effective maturity of 3 years or less. The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which at times may be significant. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale. As a result of its investment strategy, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.

In selecting securities for purchase and sale, the Subadviser attempts to identify securities that are expected to offer a comparably better investment

return for a given level of risk. For example, short-term bonds generally have better returns than money market instruments with a fairly modest increase in risk and/or volatility. The Subadviser manages the Fund from a total return perspective. That is, the Subadviser makes day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund with a view towards maximizing returns. The Subadviser analyzes, among other things, yields, market sectors and credit risk in an effort to identify attractive investments with attractive risk/reward trade-offs.

The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

In addition, to implement its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell derivative instruments (such as swaps, including credit default swaps, futures and options) to use as a substitute for a purchase or sale of a position in the underlying assets and/or as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate risk.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk: Securities that are rated below investment grade (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”, including those bonds rated lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Fitch, Inc. or “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service), or that are unrated but judged by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase, involve greater risk of default and are more volatile than investment grade securities and are considered speculative. Below investment grade securities may also be less liquid than higher quality securities, and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.

Futures Contract Risk: The risks associated with futures include: the Subadviser’s ability to manage these instruments, the potential inability to terminate or sell a position, the lack of a liquid secondary market for the Fund’s position, the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not meet its obligations, mispricing or improper valuation and that the other party to a derivative transaction will not meet its obligations. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, and may result in increased volatility and unexpected losses.

in interest rates, changes in default rates, or deteriorating economic conditions. During periods of declining asset values, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may face valuation difficulties and may become more volatile and/or illiquid. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of securities backed by loans made to borrowers with “sub-prime” credit metrics.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. H. Rick Nelson, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the management team for the Fund since 2003. Mr. Chad Stephens, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the management team for the Fund since 2008. Mr. Adrien Webb, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014. Mr. Perry Troisi, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014. Mr. Michael Rieger, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014.

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You may purchase and redeem A, C, and I Shares of the Fund through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place transactions in Fund shares for their customers or for their own accounts.

The minimum initial investment amounts for each share class are shown below, although these minimums may be reduced or waived in some cases.

The Ultra-Short Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high current income consistent with preserving capital and maintaining liquidity.

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 if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in RidgeWorth Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Sales Charges on page [ ] of the Fund’s prospectus and Rights of Accumulations on page [ ] of the Fund’s statement of additional information.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration, investment grade money market and fixed income securities including, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, obligations of supranational entities and foreign governments, domestic and foreign-corporate debt obligations, taxable-municipal debt securities, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, repurchase agreements, and other mutual funds. The Fund’s investment in foreign issuers may at times be significant. The Fund normally expects to maintain an average effective duration between 3 months and 1 year. Individual purchases will generally be limited to securities with an effective duration of less than 5 years. Duration measures a bond or Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes and is expressed as a number of years. The higher the number, the greater the risk. Under normal circumstances, for example, if a portfolio has a duration of five years, its value will change by 5% if rates change by 1%. Shorter duration bonds result in lower expected volatility. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale.

In selecting investments for purchase and sale, the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), attempts to maximize income by identifying securities that offer an acceptable yield for a given level of credit risk and maturity. The Subadviser attempts to identify short duration securities that offer a comparably better return potential and yield than money market funds. The Subadviser may retain securities if the rating of the security falls below investment grade and the Subadviser deems retention of the security to be in the best interests of the Fund.

In addition, to implement its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell, derivative instruments (such as swaps, including credit default swaps, futures and options) to use as a substitute for a purchase or sale of a position in the underlying assets and/or as part of a

strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate risk.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Futures Contract Risk: The Fund may enter into futures contracts. The risks associated with futures include: the Subadviser’s ability to manage these instruments, the potential inability to terminate or sell a position, the lack of a liquid secondary market for the Fund’s position, the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not meet its obligations, mispricing or improper valuation and that the other party to a derivative transaction will not meet its obligations. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, and may result in increased volatility and unexpected losses.

evaluate the creditworthiness of the entity on which the credit default swap is based. Swap agreements may also subject the Fund to the risk that the counterparty to the transaction may not meet its obligations.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. H. Rick Nelson, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the management team for the Fund since 2004. Mr. Chad Stephens, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the management team for the Fund since 2006. Mr. Adrien Webb, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014. Mr. Perry Troisi, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014. Mr. Michael Rieger, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014.

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You may purchase and redeem I Shares of the Fund through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place

There is no minimum initial investment amount for the Fund’s I Shares. There are no minimums for subsequent investments.

The U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks high current income consistent with preserving capital and maintaining liquidity.

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

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, repurchase agreements, other U.S. government securities and shares of registered money market mutual funds that invest in the foregoing. The Fund expects to maintain an average effective duration between 3 months and 1 year. Individual purchases will generally be limited to securities with an effective duration of less than 5 years. Duration measures a bond or Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes and is expressed as a number of years. The higher the number, the greater the risk. Under normal circumstances, for example, if a portfolio has a duration of five years, its value will change by 5% if rates change by 1%. Shorter duration bonds result in lower expected volatility.

In selecting securities for purchase and sale, the Fund’s Subadviser, Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix” or the “Subadviser”), attempts to maximize income by identifying securities that offer an acceptable yield for a given maturity.

In addition, to implement its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell, to a limited extent, derivative instruments (such as futures, options and swaps) to use as a substitute for a purchase or sale of a position in the underlying assets and/or as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate risk.

You may lose money if you invest in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

debt security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down more in

response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter term securities.

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by contacting the RidgeWorth Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*

The following table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.

RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.

Mr. H. Rick Nelson, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the management team for the Fund since 2004. Mr. Chad Stephens, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the management team for the Fund since 2006. Mr. Perry Troisi, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014. Mr. Michael Rieger, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix, has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2014.

You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You may purchase and redeem I Shares of the Fund through financial institutions or intermediaries that are authorized to place transactions in Fund shares for their customers or for their own accounts.

There is no minimum initial investment amount for the Fund’s I Shares. There are no minimums for subsequent investments.

Please see the section entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” in the “Summary Section” for each Fund for a complete discussion of each Fund’s principal investment strategies.

With respect to each Fund that is subject to Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, except the Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, any change to a Fund’s investment policy of investing at least 80% of such Fund’s net assets in a particular type or category of securities is subject to 60 days prior notice to shareholders.

Securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” including those bonds rated lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Fitch, Inc. or “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service), or are unrated but judged by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase, may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity.

High yield securities may also be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities. The value of high yield securities can be adversely affected by overall economic conditions, such as an economic downturn or a period of rising interest rates, and high yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated securities.

In particular, high yield securities are often issued by smaller, less creditworthy or highly leveraged (indebted) issuers, which are generally less able than more financially stable issuers to make scheduled payments of interest and principal.

The prices of a Fund’s fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, a Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) can also exhibit such price movements as a result of changing inflation expectations and seasonal inflation patterns.

Long-term debt securities generally are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than short-term debt securities and thereby increasing risk.

Debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility than an issuer will fail to make timely payments of interest or principal or go bankrupt. The lower the ratings of such debt securities, the greater their risks. In addition, lower-rated securities have higher risk characteristics, and changes in economic conditions are likely to cause issuers of these securities to be unable to meet their obligations.

Debt securities are also subject to income risk, which is the possibility that falling interest rates will cause a Fund’s income to decline. Income risk is generally higher for short-term bonds.

An additional risk of debt securities is reinvestment risk, which is the possibility that a Fund may not be able to reinvest interest or dividends earned from an investment in such a way that they earn the same rate of return as the invested funds that generated them. For example, falling interest rates may prevent bond coupon payments from earning the same rate of return as the original bond.

Derivatives Risks. A derivative is a financial contract whose value adjusts in accordance with the value of one or more underlying assets, reference rates or indices. Derivatives (such as credit linked notes, futures, options, inverse floaters, swaps and warrants) may be used to attempt to achieve investment objectives or to offset certain investment risks. These positions may be established for hedging, substitution of a position in the underlying asset or for speculation purposes. Hedging involves making an investment (e.g., in a futures contract) to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an already existing investment position. Because

leveraging is inherent in derivatives, the use of derivatives also involves the risk of leveraging. Risks involved with hedging and leveraging activities include:

Because premiums or totals paid or received on derivatives are small in relation to the market value of the underlying investments, buying and selling derivatives can be more speculative than investing directly in securities. In addition, many types of derivatives have limited investment lives and may expire or necessitate being sold at inopportune times.

The use of derivatives may cause a Fund to recognize higher amounts of short-term capital gains, which are generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates.

Leverage may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease on the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities. To limit leveraging risk, a Fund observes asset segregation requirements to cover fully its future obligations. By setting aside assets equal only to its net obligations rather than the full notional amount under certain derivative instruments, a Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if it were required to segregate assets equal to the full notional value of such derivative instruments.

Swap Risks. Each Fund may enter into swap agreements, including credit default and interest rate swaps, for purposes of attempting to gain exposure to a particular asset without actually purchasing that asset or to hedge a position. Credit default swaps may increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to credit risk and could result in losses if the Subadviser does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the entity on which the credit default swap is based. Swap agreements may also subject the Fund to the risk that the counterparty to the transaction may not meet its obligations.

Investments in floating rate loans are subject to interest rate risk although the risk is less because the interest rate of the loan adjusts periodically. Investments in floating rate loans are also subject to credit risk. Many floating rate loans are rated below investment grade or are unrated. Therefore, a Fund relies heavily on the analytical ability of the Fund’s Subadviser. Many floating rate loans share the same risks as high yield securities, although these risks are reduced when the floating rate loans are senior and secured as opposed to many high yield securities that are junior and unsecured. Floating rate loans are often subject to restrictions on resale which can result in reduced liquidity. The risk is greater for the Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, because of its concentration in these types of instruments. Borrowers may repay principal faster than the scheduled due date which may result in a Fund replacing that loan with a lower-yielding security. Investment in loan participation interests may result in increased exposure to financial services sector risk. A loan may not be collateralized fully which may cause the loan to decline significantly in value.

Seix currently serves as collateral manager to six collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) funds that invest in bank loans. In addition to the CLO funds, Seix serves as subadviser to an unaffiliated registered fund and as investment manager to three unregistered funds that may invest in bank loans. As a result of multiple investment-oriented and associated relationships, there exists a potential risk that the portfolio managers may favor other adviser and non-adviser contracted businesses over a Fund. Seix, the Subadviser to the Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, has created and implemented additional policies and procedures designed to protect shareholders against such conflicts; however, there can be no absolute guarantee that a Fund will always participate in the same or similar investments or receive equal or better individual investment allocations at any given time.

Investments in securities of foreign companies or governments can be more volatile than investments in U.S. companies or governments. Diplomatic, political or economic developments, including nationalization or appropriation, unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets.

The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of a Fund’s investment. Foreign currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly. They are determined by supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets, the relative merits of investments in different countries, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, and other complex factors. Currency exchange rates also can be affected unpredictably by intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks or by currency controls or political developments. Currency movements may happen separately from, and in response to, events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer’s home country.

Foreign companies or governments generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to domestic U.S. companies or governments. Transaction costs are generally higher than those in the U.S. and expenses for custodial arrangements of foreign securities may be somewhat greater than typical expenses for custodial arrangements of similar U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries a portion of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolio.

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are fixed income securities representing an interest in a pool of underlying mortgage- or asset-backed secured and unsecured cash-flow producing assets such as automobile loans and leases, credit card receivables and other financial assets. The risks associated with these types of securities include: (1) prepayment risk that could result in earlier or later return of principal than expected and can lead to significant fluctuations in the value and yield of the securities; (2) liquidity/market risk which can result in higher than expected changes in security valuation and transactions costs especially in times of general market stress; and (3) credit risk that is associated with the underlying borrowers being unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments or to otherwise honor its payment obligations and can also be driven by general economic conditions which can result in the loss of invested principal.

The value of some mortgage- or asset-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. Early repayment of principal on some mortgage-backed securities may expose a Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. When interest rates rise, the value of these securities generally will decline; however, when interest rates are declining, the value of these securities with prepayment features may not increase as much as other fixed income securities. The rate of prepayments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-backed security, and may shorten or extend the effective maturity of the security beyond what was anticipated at the time of purchase. If unanticipated rates of prepayment on underlying mortgages increase the effective maturity of a mortgage-related security, the volatility of the security can be expected to increase. The value of these securities may fluctuate in response to the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers. Additionally, although mortgage-backed securities are generally supported by some form of government or private guarantee and/or insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.

Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal insurer can affect the overall municipal market.

Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. If the Internal Revenue Service determines an issuer of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could become taxable and the security could decline significantly in value.

In addition, a Fund’s concentration of investments in issuers located in a single state makes the Fund more susceptible to adverse political or economic developments affecting that state. The Fund also may be riskier than mutual funds that buy securities of issuers in numerous states.

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

A bond issuer may decide to pay back the principal at an unexpected time and such an event may result in greater price and yield volatility and a possible decline in income, increased capital gains and unexpected capital loss for the bond holder. For instance, the prices and yields of mortgage-backed securities typically assume that the securities will be redeemed at a given time before maturity. When interest rates fall substantially, they usually are redeemed early because the underlying mortgages often are prepaid. The Fund would then have to reinvest the proceeds it receives because of those redemptions at a lower rate. The price or yield of mortgage-backed securities also may fall if they are redeemed after that date.

Non-publicly traded securities may involve a high degree of business and financial risk and may result in substantial losses. These securities may be less liquid than publicly traded securities and the Fund may take longer to liquidate these positions than would be the case for publicly traded securities. Companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements applicable to companies whose securities are publicly traded. The Fund’s investments in restricted securities are subject to the risk that should the Fund desire to sell any of these securities when a ready buyer is not available at a price that is deemed to be representative of their value, the value of the Fund’s net assets could be adversely affected.

To the extent that a Fund’s investments are concentrated in a specific geographic region, a Fund may be subject to the political and other developments affecting that region. Regional economies are often closely interrelated, and political and economic developments affecting one region, country or state

often affect other regions, countries or states, thus subjecting the Fund to additional risks.

With respect to each Fund (except the Corporate Bond Fund) U.S. Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of its Treasury obligations to decline. Obligations of U.S. government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit, but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government debt securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income market or the fixed income market as a whole.

With respect to the Corporate Bond Fund, obligations of U.S. government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit, but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government agencies debt securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income market or the fixed income market as a whole.

Each Fund is a mutual fund. A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

The Funds are not managed to achieve tax efficiency. Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond, High Grade Municipal Bond, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond, Short-Term Municipal Bond and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds intend to distribute tax-exempt income.

The Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index covers the U.S. dollar-denominated long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and pre-refunded bonds.

The Barclays 1-5 Year Municipal Bond Index is composed of tax-exempt bonds with maturities ranging between 1-6 years. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, insured bonds and pre-refunded bonds.

The Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond 1-15 Year Blend Index is composed of tax-exempt bonds with maturities ranging between 1-15 years.

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade and fixed-rate taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the U.S. Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) pass-throughs), asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities sectors.

The Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle

rating of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. The index excludes emerging markets debt.

The Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is the 1-3 year component of the U.S. Government/Credit index and includes securities in the U.S. Government and Credit indices. The Government Index includes U.S. Treasuries (public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and U.S. agencies (publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. Government). The Credit Index includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.

The Barclays 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index is the 1-3 year component of the Barclays U.S. Treasury Index. It includes securities in the Treasury Index (public obligations of the U.S. Treasury) with a maturity from 1 up to (but not including) 3 years.

The Barclays 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is the 3-6 Months component of the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills Index. It includes U.S. Treasury bills with a remaining maturity from 1 up to (but not including) 12 months. It excludes zero coupon strips.

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Funds use under normal conditions. During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, each Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with a Fund’s objectives. Temporary defensive investments may limit a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. In addition, each Fund may shorten its average-weighted maturity to as little as 90 days. A Fund will do so only if the Adviser or its Subadviser believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains or higher income. Of course, a Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.

RidgeWorth Investments, located at 3333 Piedmont Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30305 (“RidgeWorth” or the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. In addition to being an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), RidgeWorth is a money-management holding company with multiple style-focused investment boutiques. As of June 30, 2014, the Adviser had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management. The Adviser is responsible for overseeing the Subadviser to ensure compliance with each Fund’s investment policies and guidelines, and monitors the Subadviser’s adherence to its investment style. The Adviser pays the Subadviser out of the fees it receives from the Funds.

In addition, for all the Funds except the Total Return Bond Fund, under a manager of managers arrangement, the Adviser may enter into or materially modify a subadvisory agreement with an unaffiliated subadviser, subject to approval by the Board and certain other conditions, without approval from the applicable Fund’s shareholders. Any significant change in a Fund’s subadvisory arrangement will be communicated to shareholders.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the following Funds paid the Adviser advisory fees (after waivers) based on the respective Fund’s average daily net assets of:

The Adviser and the Subadviser have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until at least [August 1, 2015], in order to keep total annual operating expenses of the following Funds from exceeding the applicable expense cap shown. If at any point before August 1, 2017, total annual operating expenses are less than the expense cap, the Adviser may retain the difference to recapture any of the prior waivers or reimbursements.

The Adviser has voluntarily undertaken to reduce and/or subsidize certain expenses of the Short-Term Bond Fund, to the extent necessary to maintain a minimum annualized yield of 0.00% for each of the Fund’s share classes. This voluntary expense reduction and/or expense subsidy may be modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. There can be no assurance that this fee reduction will be sufficient to avoid any loss.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser appears in the Funds’

The Subadviser is responsible for managing the portfolios of their respective Funds on a day-to-day basis and selecting the specific securities to buy, sell and hold for the Funds under the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the investment subadvisory agreements appears in the Funds’ annual report to shareholders for the period ended March 31, 2014.

Information about the Subadviser and the individual portfolio managers of the Funds is discussed below. The SAI provides additional information regarding the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, potential conflicts of interest and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

Seix, established in 2008 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of RidgeWorth, is an investment adviser registered with the SEC. Its predecessor, Seix Investment Advisors, Inc., was founded in 1992 and was independently-owned until 2004 when the firm joined RidgeWorth as the institutional fixed income management division. [Effective May 30, 2014, StableRiver Capital Management LLC, another wholly-owned subsidiary of RidgeWorth, integrated into Seix. This integrated firm operates under the Seix brand.]

As of June 30, 2014, Seix had approximately $[ ] billion in assets under management.

Seix is a fundamental, credit driven fixed income boutique specializing in investment grade and high yield bond and bank-loan management. Seix has employed its bottom-up, research-oriented approach to fixed income management for over 20 years. Seix is focused on delivering superior, risk-adjusted investment performance for its clients. Seix selects, buys and sells securities for the Funds it subadvises under the supervision of the Adviser and the Board.

The following individuals are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the following Funds:

Mr. James FitzPatrick, CFA, currently serves as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of High Yield and Bank Loan Trading of Seix. He has been associated with Seix, an affiliate or predecessor since 1997.

Mr. FitzPatrick has co-managed the High Income Fund since 2013. He has more than 17 years of investment experience.

Mr. Michael Kirkpatrick currently serves as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix. He has been associated with Seix, an affiliate or predecessor since 2004. Mr. Kirkpatrick has co-managed the High Income Fund since 2011. He has more than 23 years of investment experience.

Seix utilizes a team management approach for the Investment Grade Funds for which it acts as Subadviser. Seix is organized into teams of portfolio managers and credit analysts along sectors and broad investment categories, including government securities, corporate bonds, securitized assets, high yield bonds, high yield loans, emerging market debt, non-U.S. securities and global currencies. The senior portfolio managers are responsible for security selection, portfolio structure and rebalancing, compliance with stated investment objectives, and cash flow monitoring.

Mr. James F. Keegan, Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager, has been a member of the Investment Grade Funds’ management team since 2008, when he joined Seix. Mr. Keegan sets overall investment strategy and works with Mr. Troisi, Mr. Webb, Mr. Antiles and Mr. Rieger on sector allocation for the Investment Grade Funds. Prior to joining Seix, Mr. Keegan was a Senior Vice President at American Century Investments from 2006 to 2008, a private investor from 2003 through 2006, and the Chief Investment Officer of Westmoreland Capital Management, LLC from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Keegan has more than 31 years of investment experience.

Mr. Adrien Webb, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, has been a member of the Investment Grade Funds’ management team since 2002. Mr. Webb focuses primarily on high grade corporate bonds and related securities held in the Investment Grade Funds. Mr. Webb joined Seix Investment Advisors, Inc., a predecessor of Seix, in

2000, where he served as Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Webb has co-managed the the Total Return Bond Fund since 2002. Mr. Webb has more than 19 years of investment experience.

Mr. Perry Troisi, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, has been a member of the Investment Grade Funds’ management team since 2002. Mr. Troisi focuses primarily on United States government and agency bonds and related securities held in the Investment Grade Funds. Mr. Troisi joined Seix Investment Advisors, Inc., a predecessor of Seix, in 1999, where he served as Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Troisi has co-managed the Total Return Bond Fund since 2002. He has more than 28 years of investment experience.

Mr. Michael Rieger, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, has been a member of the Investment Grade Funds’ management team since 2007, when he joined Seix. Mr. Rieger focuses primarily on securitized assets including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities held in the Investment Grade Funds. Prior to joining Seix in 2007, Mr. Rieger was a Managing Director at AIG Global Investments since 2005 and a Vice President from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Rieger has co-managed the Total Return Bond Fund since 2007. Mr. Rieger has more than 27 years of investment experience.

Mr. Seth Antiles, Ph.D., Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, has been a member of the Investment Grade Funds’ management team since 2008. Mr. Antiles focuses on emerging market debt, foreign currency and related securities held in the Investment Grade Funds. Mr. Antiles joined Seix in 2005 as the Head of Emerging Markets. Prior to joining Seix, Mr. Antiles was a Director at Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney since 1997. Mr. Antiles has co-managed the the Total Return Bond Fund since 2007. Mr. Antiles has more than 20 years investment experience.

Mr. Ronald Schwartz, CFA, currently serves as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix. He has been associated with Seix or an affiliate since July 2000. He has managed the High Grade Municipal Bond Fund and the Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund since each Fund’s inception, and has co-managed the Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund since 2011. He has more than 33 years of investment experience.

Ms. Dusty Self currently serves as Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix. She has been associated with Seix or an affiliate since 1992. She has co-managed the Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund since 2011. She has more than 20 years of investment experience.

Mr. Chris Carter, CFA, currently serves as Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix. He has been associated with Seix or an affiliate since 2003. He has managed the Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund since 2003, the North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund since 2005 and the Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund since 2011. He has more than 22 years of investment experience.

The Short-Term Bond Fund, the Short-Term U.S. Treasury Securities Fund, the Ultra-Short Bond Fund and the U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund are each managed by a portfolio management team comprised of Mr. H. Rick Nelson and Mr. Chad Stephens. Both members of the team are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds and have authority over all aspects of the Funds’ investment portfolio, including selecting securities to purchase, sell or hold, developing the Funds’ investment strategies, portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash flows.

Mr. H. Rick Nelson currently serves as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Seix and Vice President of the Adviser. He has co-managed the Short-Term U.S. Treasury Securities Fund since 2005, the Short-Term Bond Fund since 2003, the Ultra-Short Bond Fund, and the U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund since 2004. He has more than 32 years of investment experience.

Mr. Chad Stephens currently serves as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Seix. He has been associated with Seix or an affiliate since 2000. He has co-managed the Short-Term U.S. Treasury Securities Fund since 2005, the Ultra-Short Bond Fund and the U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Fund since 2006 and the Short-Term Bond Fund since 2008. He has more than 23 years of investment experience.

This section tells you how to purchase, sell (sometimes called “redeem”) and exchange A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS shares of the Funds. Investors purchasing or selling shares through a pension or 401(k) plan should also refer to their Plan documents.

prospectus. Participants should contact their employee benefits office or plan administrator for questions about their specific accounts.

If your I Shares or IS shares are held in a retirement plan account, the rules and procedures you must follow as a plan participant regarding the purchase, redemption or exchange of I Shares or IS Shares may be different from those described in this prospectus. Review the information you have about your retirement plan.

Your investment professional can assist you in opening a brokerage account that will be used for purchasing shares of RidgeWorth Funds.

Shareholders who purchase shares directly from the Funds may purchase additional Fund shares by:

The Funds do not accept cash, credit card checks, third-party checks, travelers’ checks, money orders, bank starter checks, or checks drawn in a foreign currency, as payment for Fund shares.

R Shares are designed to be sold only through various third-party intermediaries that offer employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plans and other retirement plan platforms including brokers, dealers, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan record-keepers and others. R Shares require an agreement with the Funds prior to investment. The intermediary may charge a fee for its services. Please consult your intermediary to find out about how to purchase R Shares of the Funds.

R Shares may also be purchased by shareholders of the Intermediate Bond Fund and Total Return Bond Fund who owned C Shares in the applicable Fund on February 12, 2009 and by shareholders of the Core Bond Fund, the High Income Fund, and the Seix High Yield Fund who owned C Shares in the applicable Fund on July 31, 2009.

Effective June 30, 2011, the Limited Duration Fund is open solely to (i) clients of Seix Investment Advisors LLC, the Fund’s Subadviser, and its affiliates, and (ii) such other investors as RidgeWorth Investments, shall approve in its discretion. All shareholders of the Limited Duration Fund as of June 30, 2011, however, can continue to hold and purchase additional shares.

The Funds offer I Shares to financial institutions and intermediaries for their own accounts or for the accounts of customers for whom they act as fiduciary, agent, investment adviser, or custodian. Financial intermediaries include brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Funds or their service providers. These accounts primarily consist of:

their employees; or health savings accounts unless you, as a customer of a financial institution or intermediary, meet the Funds’ established criteria as described above.

Validation of current employment/service will be required upon establishment of the account. The Funds, in their sole discretion, may determine if an applicant qualifies for this program.

In-Kind Purchases — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

When Can You Purchase Shares? — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

The Funds are open for business on days when the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for regular trading (a “Business Day”). The RidgeWorth Funds reserve the right to open one or more Funds on days that the principal bond markets (as recommended by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) are open, even if the NYSE is closed. Each Fund calculates its net asset value per share (“NAV”) once each Business Day at the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).

If a Fund or its authorized agent receives your purchase or redemption request in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, your transaction will be priced at that

Business Day’s NAV. If your request is received after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, it will be priced at the next Business Day’s NAV.

The time at which transactions and shares are priced and the time until which orders are accepted may be changed if the NYSE closes early or if the principal bond markets close early on days when the NYSE is closed. For those Funds that open on days when the NYSE is closed, these times will be the time the principal bond markets close.

The Funds will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

How the Funds Calculate NAV — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

The NAV is calculated by adding the total value of a Fund’s investments and other assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing that figure by the number of outstanding shares of the Fund.

With respect to non-U.S. securities held by a Fund, the Fund may take factors influencing specific markets or issues into consideration in determining the fair value of a non-U.S. security. International securities markets may be open on days when the U.S. markets are closed. In such cases, the value of any international securities owned by a Fund may be significantly affected on days when investors cannot buy or sell shares. In addition, due to the difference in times between the close of the international markets and the time a Fund prices its shares, the value the Fund assigns to securities generally will not be the same as the primary markets or exchanges. In determining fair value prices, a Fund may consider the performance of securities on their primary exchanges, foreign currency appreciation/depreciation, securities market movements in the U.S., or other relevant information as related to the securities.

When valuing fixed income securities with remaining maturities of more than 60 days, the Funds use the value of the security provided by pricing services. The values provided by a pricing service may be based upon market quotations for the same security, securities expected to trade in a similar manner, or a pricing matrix. When valuing fixed income securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less, the Funds use the security’s amortized cost. Amortized cost and the use of a pricing matrix in valuing fixed income securities are forms of fair value pricing. Fair value prices may be determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board.

Minimum/Maximum Purchases — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

Purchases of C Shares of the Short-Term Bond Fund requested in an amount of $250,000 or more will be converted to A Shares of that Fund. Purchases of C Shares of any other Fund requested in an amount of $1,000,000 or more will be converted to A Shares of that Fund.

Your subsequent investments must be made in amounts of at least $1,000. The Funds reserve the right to waive and/or reduce the minimum investment amounts for certain A and C Share purchases.

For investors who qualify to purchase R Shares and I Shares, there are no minimum or maximum requirements for initial or subsequent purchases.

Officers, directors or trustees, and employees and their immediate families (strictly limited to current spouses/domestic partners and dependent children) of the Adviser or the Subadvisers may also purchase I Shares. There is no minimum investment for I Shares.

If you have a checking or savings account with a bank, you may purchase A Shares and C Shares automatically through regular deductions from your bank account. With a $500 minimum initial investment, you may begin regularly-scheduled investments of $50 or more once or twice a month. If you are buying C Shares, you should plan on investing at least $5,000 per Fund during the first two years. The Funds may close your account if you do not meet this minimum investment requirement at the end of two years. Shareholders should contact their financial intermediaries for more information on how to take advantage of this feature.

To purchase A Shares, C Shares, R Shares and IS Shares of the Funds, you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. resident alien, or a U.S. entity, with a U.S. tax identification number, and reside in the U.S. or its territories (which includes U.S. military APO or FPO addresses). If you owned shares on July 31, 2006, you may keep your account open even if you do not reside in the U.S. or its territories, but you may not make additional purchases or exchanges.

The offering price of A Shares is the NAV next calculated after a Fund receives your request in proper form, plus the front-end sales charge.

The amount of any front-end sales charge included in your offering price varies, depending on the amount of your investment.

Investments of $1,000,000 or more. You do not pay an initial sales charge when you buy $1,000,000 or more of A Shares in either a single investment or through our rights of accumulation, letter of intent, or combined purchase/quantity discount programs. However, you will pay a deferred sales charge of 0.50% if you redeem any of these A Shares within two years of purchase. The deferred sales charge may be waived from time to time for certain broker-dealers that waive payment of compensation to them. The deferred sales charge is calculated based on the lesser of (i) the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase or (ii) the NAV of the shares next calculated after the Fund receives your redemption request. The deferred sales charge does not apply to shares you purchase through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

You may repurchase any amount of A Shares of any Fund at the NAV (without the normal front-end sales charge), up to the limit of the value of any amount of A Shares (other than those which were purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions) that you redeemed within the past 180 days. In effect, this allows you to reacquire shares that you may have had to redeem, without re-paying the front-end sales charge. Such repurchases may be subject to special tax rules. See the “Taxes” section of the SAI for more information. To exercise this privilege, the Funds must receive your purchase order within 180 days of your redemption. In addition, you must notify the Fund when you send in your purchase order that you are repurchasing shares.

Combined Purchase/Quantity Discount Privilege. When calculating the appropriate sales charge rate, the Funds will combine same day purchases of shares of any class made by you, your spouse/domestic partner and your minor children (under age 21). This combination also applies to A Shares you purchase with a Letter of Intent.

You can also obtain information about sales charges, rights of accumulation and letters of intent on the Funds’ website at www.ridgeworth.com.

You do not pay a sales charge when you purchase C Shares. The offering price of C Shares is simply the next calculated NAV. But, if you sell your shares within the first year after your purchase, you will pay a CDSC equal to 1% of either (i) the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, or (ii) the NAV of the shares next calculated after the Funds receive your sale request, whichever is less. The Funds will use the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method to determine the holding period. You never pay a CDSC on any increase in your investment above the initial offering price. The CDSC does not apply to shares you purchase through reinvestment of dividends or distributions or to exchanges of C Shares of one Fund for C Shares of another Fund.

The C Shares CDSC will be waived for certain retirement plan providers that have entered into administrative agreements with the Funds. Please see the SAI for more information on this program.

The CDSC may also be waived from time to time for certain broker-dealers that waive payment of compensation to them.

Offering Price of Fund Shares — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares, and IS Shares

The offering price of A Shares is the NAV next calculated after the transfer agent receives your request, in proper form, plus any front-end sales charge. The offering price of C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares is simply the next calculated NAV.

You can also obtain information about sales charges, rights of accumulation and letters of intent on the Funds’ website at www.ridgeworth.com.

Shareholders who purchased shares directly from the Funds may sell their Fund shares by:

Please consult your intermediary to find out about how to sell your R Shares of the Funds.

You may sell your I Shares and IS Shares on any Business Day by contacting your financial institution or intermediary. Your financial institution or intermediary will give you information about how to sell your shares including any specific cut-off times required.

Holders of I Shares and IS Shares may sell shares by following the procedures established when they opened their account or accounts with the Funds or with their financial institution or intermediary. The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Funds receive your request in proper form.

Signature Authentication — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

An original document containing a Medallion Signature Guarantee is required for certain types of financial transactions. Examples include:

Sale Price of Fund Shares — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Funds receive your request, in proper form, less, in the case of C Shares, any applicable CDSC.

Receiving Your Money — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

Normally, the Funds will send your sale proceeds within five Business Days after the Funds receive your request, but a Fund may take up to seven days to pay the sale proceeds if making immediate payments would adversely affect the Fund (for example, to allow the Fund to raise capital in the case of a large redemption). Your sale proceeds can be wired to your bank account (subject to a fee) or sent to you by check. If you recently purchased your shares by check or through ACH, redemption proceeds may not be available until your funds have cleared (which may take up to 10 calendar days from your date of purchase).

(ii) liquidate securities that otherwise would not have been sold, potentially impacting the Fund’s performance and generating capital gains distributions.

Redemptions In-Kind — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

The Funds generally pay redemption proceeds in cash. However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Funds’ remaining shareholders), the Funds might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). It is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, but if they were you would probably have to pay transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption.

If your account balance drops below the required minimum as a result of redemptions you may be required to sell your shares. The account balance minimums are:

The Funds will always give you at least 60 days written notice to give you time to add to your account and avoid the sale of your shares.

Shareholders should contact their financial intermediary regarding minimum investment requirements.

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

Exchanging Your Shares — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

You may exchange or convert your shares on any Business Day by contacting the Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or the financial institution or intermediary through which your shares are held.

If you purchased shares though a financial institution or intermediary please contact your financial institution or intermediary regarding the availability of this exchange privilege.

The exchange privilege is not intended as a vehicle for short-term trading. Excessive exchange activity may interfere with Fund management and may have an adverse effect on all shareholders. In order to limit excessive exchange activity and in other circumstances where it is in the best interests of a Fund, all Funds reserve the right to revise or terminate the exchange privilege, limit the amount or number of exchanges or reject any exchange or restrict or refuse purchases if (i) a Fund or its manager(s) believes the Fund would be harmed or unable to invest effectively, or (ii) a Fund receives or anticipates orders that may dramatically affect the Fund as outlined under “Market Timing Policies and Procedures” below.

If you recently purchased shares by check or through ACH, you may not be able to exchange your shares until your funds have cleared (which may take up to 10 calendar days from your date of purchase).

Telephone Transactions — A Shares, C Shares, R Shares, I Shares and IS Shares

The Funds and/or their service providers seek to apply these policies to the best of their abilities uniformly and in a manner they believe is consistent with the interests of the Funds’ long-term shareholders.

Although these policies are designed to deter frequent trading, none of these measures alone, nor all of them taken together eliminate, the possibility that frequent trading in the Funds will occur, particularly with respect to trades placed by shareholders that invest in the Funds through omnibus arrangements maintained by brokers, retirement plan accounts and other financial intermediaries. Purchase and redemption transactions submitted to the Funds by these intermediaries reflect the transactions of multiple beneficial owners whose individual transactions are not automatically disclosed to the Funds. Therefore, the Funds rely in large part on the intermediaries who maintain omnibus arrangements (which may represent a majority of Fund shares) to aid in the Funds’ efforts to detect and deter short-term trading. The Funds monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level and look for activity that indicates potential short-term trading. If they detect suspicious trading activity, the Funds contact the intermediaries to determine whether the short-term trading policy has been violated and may request and receive personal identifying information and transaction histories for some or all beneficial owners to make this determination. If a Fund believes that a shareholder has violated the short-term trading policy, it will take further steps to prevent any future short-term trading by such shareholder in accordance with the policy. The Funds cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided by the intermediaries and may not always be able to track short-term trading affected through these intermediaries. A Fund has the right to terminate an intermediary’s ability to invest in a Fund if excessive trading activity persists and a Fund or its Adviser or Subadviser reasonably believes that such termination would be in the best interests of long-term shareholders. In addition to the Funds’ market timing policies and procedures described above, you may be subject to the market timing policies and procedures of the intermediary through which you invest. Please consult with your intermediary for additional information regarding its frequent trading restrictions.

The A Shares, C Shares and R Shares of each Fund have adopted a distribution plan that allows the Fund to pay distribution and service fees for the sale and distribution of its shares, and for services provided to shareholders. Because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets continuously, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Broker-dealers who initiate and are responsible for selling C Shares may receive an initial payment at the time of sale of 1.00% and annual 12b-1 payout effective in the 13^th month of 1.00%. Through the distribution plan, the Funds’ Distributor is reimbursed for these payments, as well as other distribution related services provided by the Distributor. For A Shares, each Fund’s distribution plan authorizes payment of up to the amount shown under “Maximum Fee” in the table that

follows. Currently, however, the Board has only approved payment of up to the amount shown under “Current Approved Fee” in the table that follows. Fees are shown as a percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund’s A Shares.

For C Shares, the maximum distribution fee is 1.00% of the average daily net assets of a Fund’s C Shares.

The R Shares maximum distribution and service fee is 0.50% of the average daily net assets of a Fund’s R Shares.

With respect to the A Shares and I Shares of certain of the Funds, the A Shares and I Shares Shareholder Servicing Plan permits the A Shares and I Shares of that Fund to pay financial intermediaries for shareholder support services they provide, at a rate of up to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of each of the A Shares and I Shares of that Fund. The R Shares Shareholder Servicing Plan permits R Shares for certain of the Funds to pay specified benefit plans or other financial service firms for shareholder support services they provide, at a rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each of the R Shares of that Fund. Financial intermediaries include brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Funds or their service providers. The shareholder support services may include, among others, providing general shareholder liaison services (including responding to shareholder inquiries), providing information on shareholder investments, and establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts and records.

Each Fund declares dividends daily and pays these dividends monthly. Each Fund makes distributions of its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. If you own Fund shares on a Fund’s record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution.

Shareholders of the Funds are entitled to receive dividends declared starting on the next business day after a purchase is received in good order.

Shareholders of the Funds are entitled to receive dividends declared on the day they are redeemed.

401(k) plan participants will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares if the participant owns shares of the Funds on the date the dividend or distribution is allocated by the 401(k) plan. Therefore, a participant will not receive a dividend or distribution if the participant does not own shares of the Funds on the date the dividend or distribution is allocated.

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes. Summarized below are some important tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change. More information on taxes is in the Funds’ SAI.

Dividends and distributions will accumulate on a tax-deferred basis if you are investing through a 401(k) plan or any other employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan that qualifies for tax-advantaged treatment under federal income tax laws. Generally, you will not owe taxes on these distributions until you begin withdrawals from the plan. Redemptions of Fund shares resulting in withdrawals from the plan are subject to numerous complex and special tax rules and may be subject to a penalty tax in the case of premature withdrawals. If you have questions about the tax consequences of 401(k) plan withdrawals, you should consult your tax advisor or plan administrator.

Each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Distributions you receive from a Fund may be taxable whether or not you reinvest them. Income distributions are generally taxable as either ordinary income or qualified dividend income. Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income. Capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains. Long-term capital gains are currently taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% tax rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. A high portfolio turnover rate and a Fund’s use of certain derivatives may cause a Fund to recognize higher amounts of short-term capital gains, which are generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates.

Beginning in 2013, distributions from a Fund will be subject to a 3.8% U.S. federal Medicare contribution tax on “net investment income” for individuals with incomes exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly). “Net investment income” for this purpose does not include federally tax-exempt distributions (described below).

Each Fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income, and capital gain distributions shortly after the close of each calendar year.

The Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund intend to distribute federally tax-exempt income. Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that generate taxable income for federal or state income taxes. Income exempt from federal tax may be subject to state and local taxes. Any capital gains distributed by these Funds may be taxable. While shareholders of state specific Funds may receive distributions that are exempt from that particular state’s income tax, such distributions may be taxable in other states where the shareholder files tax returns.

Except for those certain Funds that expect to distribute federally tax-exempt income (described above), the Funds expect to distribute primarily ordinary income dividends currently taxable at a maximum rate of 35%.

The Short-Term Bond Fund, the Ultra-Short Bond Fund and the U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund expect that some portion of each Fund’s distributions will be so derived. Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. Government, subject to certain limitations.

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand a Fund’s financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This financial information has been audited by . The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for each period shown, along with the Funds’ financial statements and related notes, are included in the Funds’ Annual Reports to Shareholders for such periods. The 2014 Annual Report is available upon request and without charge by calling 1-888-784-3863 or on the Funds’ website at www.ridgeworth.com.

More information about the RidgeWorth Funds is available without charge through the following:

The RidgeWorth Funds’ Investment Company Act registration number is 811-06557.

RidgeWorth Investments^® is the trade name of RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of RidgeWorth Funds (the “Trust”) and should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s current prospectuses dated [August 1, 2014] as such prospectuses may be supplemented from time to time (each, a “Prospectus” and collectively, the “Prospectuses”). This SAI relates to each class of the following series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

The Equity Funds and Allocation Strategies are collectively referred to herein as “Equity Funds” and the Taxable Fixed Income Funds and the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Funds are collectively referred to herein as the “Fixed Income Funds.”

This SAI is incorporated by reference into the Trust’s Prospectuses. Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Prospectuses. A Prospectus may be obtained by writing to the Trust or calling toll-free 1-888-784-3863.

Each Fund is a separate series of the Trust, an open-end management investment company established under Massachusetts law as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated January 15, 1992. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to offer separate series of units of beneficial interest (“shares”) and different classes of shares of each Fund. The Trust reserves the right to create and issue shares of additional funds and/or classes. Each Fund, except the North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, is diversified, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

The Funds’ respective investment objectives and principal investment strategies are described in the Prospectuses. The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectuses. Following are descriptions of the permitted investments and investment practices discussed in the Funds’ applicable Prospectus. The Funds’ respective investment subadvisers (each, a “Subadviser” and collectively, the “Subadvisers”) will only invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices if such investment or activity is consistent with and permitted by the Funds’ stated investment policies:

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) (ADRs, EDRs and GDRs are collectively, “Depositary Receipts”). Depositary Receipts are securities, typically issued by a U.S. financial institution or a non-U.S. financial institution in the case of an EDR or GDR (a “depositary”). The institution has ownership interests in a security, or a pool of securities, issued by a foreign issuer and deposited with the depositary. Depositary Receipts may be available through “sponsored” or “unsponsored” facilities. A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the security underlying the receipt and a depositary. An unsponsored facility may be established by a depositary without participation by the issuer of the underlying security. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the unsponsored facility. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through, to the holders of the receipts, voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. Securities issued by foreign companies incorporated outside of the United States, but whose securities are publicly traded in the United States, directly or through sponsored and unsponsored ADRs or GDRs, are not defined as “Foreign Securities.”

Acquisitional/equipment lines (delayed-draw term loans). Acquisitional/equipment lines (delayed-draw term loans) are credits that may be drawn down for a given period to purchase specified assets or equipment or to make acquisitions. The issuer pays a fee during the commitment period (a ticking fee). The lines are then repaid over a specified period (the term-out period). Repaid amounts may not be re-borrowed. To avoid any leveraging concerns, a Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian in an amount sufficient to cover its repurchase obligations.

Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities are securities backed by non-mortgage assets such as company receivables, truck and auto loans, leases, and credit card receivables and mortgage-like assets such as home equity loans or manufactured housing. These securities may be traded over-the-counter and typically have a short-intermediate maturity structure depending on the pay down characteristics of the underlying financial assets which are passed through to the security holder. These securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in the underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities may also be debt obligations, which are known as collateralized obligations and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity, such as a trust, organized solely for the purpose of owning these assets and issuing debt obligations. Asset-backed securities that are backed by a single type of asset are pooled together by asset type for purposes of calculating a Fund’s industry concentration levels.

Asset-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; however, the payment of principal and interest on such obligations may be guaranteed up to certain amounts and, for a certain period, by a letter of credit issued by a financial institution (such as a bank or insurance company) unaffiliated with the issuers of such securities. The purchase of asset-backed securities raises risk considerations peculiar to the financing of the instruments underlying such securities. There also is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on those securities.

Asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities. In addition, credit card receivables are unsecured obligations of the cardholder.

For purposes of calculating Annual Fund Operating Expenses in a Fund’s Prospectus, direct or indirect fees associated with investing in structured products such as asset-backed securities are not included.

Bank Obligations. A Fund may invest in obligations issued by banks and other savings institutions. Investments in bank obligations include obligations of domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks. Such investments in domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks may involve risks that are different from investments in securities of domestic branches of U.S. banks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, possible withholding taxes on interest income, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions, which might affect the payment of principal or interest on the securities held by a Fund. Additionally, these institutions may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements and to different accounting, auditing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. The Funds may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks only when a Subadviser believes that the risks associated with such investment are minimal and that all applicable quality standards have been satisfied. Bank obligations include the following:

The Funds are not prohibited from investing in bank obligations issued by clients of the Funds’ administrator or distributor or their respective parent or affiliated companies. The purchase of Fund shares by these banks or their customers will not be a consideration in deciding which bank obligations the Funds will purchase. A Fund will not purchase obligations issued by the Adviser, Subadvisers, or their affiliates.

Below Investment Grade Securities. High yield securities may be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities. The value of high yield securities can be adversely affected by overall economic conditions, such as an economic downturn or a period of rising interest rates, and high yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated securities.

Borrowing. As required by the 1940 Act, a Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage (total assets, including assets acquired with borrowed funds, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of all amounts borrowed. If, at any time, the value of the Fund’s assets should fail to meet this 300% coverage test, the Fund, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays), will reduce the amount of the Fund’s borrowings to the extent necessary to meet this 300% coverage. Maintenance of this percentage limitation may result in the sale of portfolio securities at a time when investment considerations otherwise indicate that it would be disadvantageous to do so. Investment strategies that either obligate a Fund to purchase securities or require a Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowing.

In addition to the foregoing, the Funds are authorized to borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes in amounts not in excess of 5% of the value of a Fund’s total assets. This borrowing is not subject to the foregoing 300% asset coverage requirement.

Borrowing may subject the Funds to interest costs, which may exceed the interest received on the securities purchased with the borrowed funds. The Funds may borrow at times to meet redemption requests rather than sell portfolio securities to raise the necessary cash. Borrowing can involve leveraging when securities are purchased with the borrowed money.

Collateralized Debt Obligations. Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDOs”) are securitized interests in pools of assets. Assets called collateral usually comprise loans or debt instruments. A CDO may be called a collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) or collateralized bond obligation (“CBO”) if it holds only loans or bonds, respectively. Investors bear the credit risk of the collateral. Multiple tranches of securities are issued by the CDO, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. Tranches are

categorized as senior, mezzanine, and subordinated/equity, according to their degree of credit risk. If there are defaults or the CDO’s collateral otherwise underperforms, scheduled payments to senior tranches take precedence over those of mezzanine tranches, and scheduled payments to mezzanine tranches take precedence over those to subordinated/equity tranches. Senior and mezzanine tranches are typically rated, with the former receiving ratings of A to AAA/Aaa and the latter receiving ratings of B to BBB/Baa. The ratings reflect both the credit quality of underlying collateral as well as how much protection a given tranche is afforded by tranches that are subordinate to it.

Commercial Paper. Commercial paper is the term used to designate unsecured short term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities. Maturities on these issues vary from a few to 270 days.

Convertible Bonds. Convertible bonds are bonds, which may be converted, at the option of either the issuer or the holder, into a specified amount of common stock of the issuer, or in the case of exchangeable bonds, into the common stock of another corporation. Convertible bonds are generally subordinate to other publicly held debt of the issuer, and therefore typically have a lower credit rating than nonconvertible debt of the issuer. Convertible bonds generally carry a lower coupon rate than the issuer would otherwise pay at issuance in exchange for the conversion feature. In addition to the interest rate risk factors generally associated with fixed income investments, the market risk of a convertible bond is determined by changes in the credit quality of the issuer and price changes and volatility of the stock into which the bond may be converted. The conversion feature may cause a convertible bond to be significantly more volatile than other types of fixed income investments. Convertible bonds for which the value of the conversion feature is deemed worthless are generally referred to as “busted” convertibles, and the associated risk more closely approximates that of similar debt without the conversion feature.

Corporate Issues. Corporate issues refer to debt instruments issued by private corporations or other business entities. Bondholders, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders of the corporation as to both income and assets for the principal and interest due to the bondholder. A Fund will buy corporate issues subject to any quality constraints. Corporate issues may also be issued by master limited partnerships and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).

Credit Linked Notes. A credit linked note (“CLN”) is a type of hybrid instrument in which a special purpose entity issues a structured note (the “Note Issuer”) that in general is intended to replicate a single bond, a portfolio of bonds, or with respect to the unsecured credit of an issuer (the “Reference Instrument”). The purchaser of the CLN (the “Note Purchaser”) invests a par amount and receives a payment during the term of the CLN that equals a fixed or floating rate of interest equivalent to a high rated funded asset (such as a bank certificate of deposit) plus an additional premium that relates to taking on the credit risk of the Reference Instrument. Upon maturity of the CLN, the Note Purchaser will receive a payment equal to (i) the original par amount paid to the Note Issuer, if there is neither a designated event of default (an “Event of Default”) with respect to the Reference Instrument nor a restructuring of the issuer of the Reference Instrument (a “Restructuring Event”) or (ii) the value of the Reference Instrument, if an Event of Default or Restructuring Event has occurred. Depending upon the terms of the CLN, it is also possible that the Note Purchaser may be required to take physical delivery of the Reference Instrument in the event of an Event of Default or a Restructuring Event. Most CLNs use a corporate bond (or a portfolio of corporate bonds) as the Reference Instrument(s). However, almost any type of fixed income security (including foreign government securities) or derivative contract (such as a credit default swap) can be used as the Reference Instrument. In addition to being subject to the risks relating to the Reference Instrument, the purchaser of a CLN may be subject to the credit risk of the Note Issuer. In addition, there may not be a secondary market for the CLN even though such a market exists for the Reference Instrument.

Custodial Receipts. A custodial receipt represents an indirect interest in a tax-exempt bond that is deposited with a custodian. For example, custodial receipts may be used to permit the sale of the deposited bond in smaller denominations than would otherwise be permitted. Frequently, custodial receipts are issued to attach bond insurance or other forms of credit enhancement to the deposited tax-exempt bond. Note, because a “separate security” is not created by the issuance of a receipt, many of the tax advantages bestowed upon holders of the deposited tax-exempt bond are also conferred upon the custodial receipt holder.

Debt Securities. Debt securities (e.g., bonds, notes, debentures) represent money borrowed that obligates the issuer (e.g., a corporation, municipality, government, government agency) to repay the borrowed amount at maturity (when the obligation is due and payable) and usually to pay the holder interest at specific times.

Derivatives. A derivative is a financial contract whose value adjusts in accordance with the value of one or more underlying assets, reference rates or indices. Derivatives (such as credit linked notes, futures, options, inverse floaters, swaps and warrants) may be used to attempt to achieve investment objectives or to offset certain investment risks. These positions may be established for hedging, substitution of a position in the underlying asset or for speculation purposes. Hedging involves making an investment (e.g., in a futures contract) to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an already existing investment position. Because leveraging is inherent in derivatives, the use of derivatives also involves the risk of leveraging. Risks involved with hedging and leveraging activities include:

The use of derivatives may cause a Fund to recognize higher amounts of short-term capital gains, which are generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates.

To the extent a Fund invests in derivatives subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), such as futures and options on futures, it will do so in accordance with Regulation 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has filed with the National Futures Association a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the CEA and the regulations of the CFTC promulgated thereunder with respect to the Funds’ operations. The Trust is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO and does not intend to operate in a manner that would trigger CFTC regulation. If a Fund were to operate subject to CFTC regulation, it may incur additional expenses.

Dollar Rolls. Dollar rolls are transactions in which securities are sold for delivery in the current month and the seller contracts to repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date. Any difference between the sale price and the purchase price (plus interest earned on the cash proceeds of the sale) is applied against the past interest income on the securities sold to arrive at an implied borrowing rate.

Dollar rolls may be renewed prior to cash settlement and initially may involve only a firm commitment agreement by the Fund to buy a security.

Dollar rolls involve selling securities (e.g., mortgage-backed securities or U.S. Treasury securities) and simultaneously entering into a commitment to purchase those or similar (same collateral type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date and price. Mortgage dollar rolls and U.S. Treasury rolls are types of dollar rolls. A Fund foregoes principal and interest paid on the securities during the “roll” period. A Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase of the securities as well as the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale.

Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities a Fund is obligated to repurchase may decline below the repurchase price or that the transaction costs may exceed the return earned by a Fund from the transaction. Dollar rolls also involve risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and a Fund is delayed or prevented from completing the transaction. In the event that the buyer of securities under a dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of proceeds of the dollar roll may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce a Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. In addition, the security to be delivered in the future may turn out to be inferior to the security sold upon entering into the transaction.

If the broker-dealer to whom a Fund sells the security becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to repurchase the security may be restricted. Other risks involved in entering into dollar rolls include the risk that the value of the security may change adversely over the term of the dollar roll and that the security the Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than the security that the Fund originally held. To avoid any leveraging concerns, the Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian in an amount sufficient to cover its repurchase obligations. A Fund may also cover the transaction by means of an offsetting transaction or by other means permitted under the 1940 Act or the rules and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) interpretations thereunder.

Emerging Markets. Emerging market countries are countries that the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar. Governments of some emerging market countries have defaulted on their bonds and may do so in the future.

Equipment Trust Certificates (“ETCs”). ETCs are issued by a trust formed to finance large purchases of equipment, such as airplanes, at favorable interest rates. Legal title on such equipment is held by a trustee. The trustee leases the equipment and sells ETCs at a small discount to the purchase price of the equipment. The lease payments are then used to pay principal and interest to the ETC holders.

Equity Securities. Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company and consist of common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock, and securities convertible into common stock. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which a Fund invests will cause the net asset value of a Fund to fluctuate. The Funds purchase equity securities traded in the U.S. or foreign countries on securities exchanges or the over-the-counter market. Equity securities are described in more detail below:

Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a group of related industries, and the securities of companies in that group of industries could react similarly to these or other developments. In addition, from time to time, a small number of companies may represent a large portion of a group of related industries as a whole, and these companies can be sensitive to adverse economic, regulatory, or financial developments.

The commodities industries can be significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices; world events including international monetary and political developments; import controls and worldwide competition; exploration and production spending; and tax and other government regulations and economic conditions.

Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at a price above their “conversion value,” which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities.

The following are three examples of equity-linked securities. A Fund may invest in the securities described below or other similar equity-linked securities.

Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar Obligations. Eurodollar obligations are U.S. dollar denominated obligations issued outside the United States by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations or other entities. Yankee dollar obligations are U.S. dollar denominated obligations issued in the United States by non-U.S. corporations or other entities. Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar obligations are subject to the same risks that pertain to the domestic issues, notably credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk. Additionally, Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar obligations are subject to certain sovereign risks. One such risk is the possibility that a sovereign country might prevent capital from flowing across their borders. Other risks include: adverse political and economic developments; the extent and quality of government regulation of financial markets and institutions; the imposition of foreign withholding taxes; and the expropriation or nationalization or foreign issuers.

Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF holds a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. Some examples of ETFs are SPDRs^®, DIAMONDS^SM, NASDAQ 100 Index Tracking Stock^SM (“QQQs^SM”), iShares^® and VIPERs^®. A Fund could purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or foreign market. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in it being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities and ETFs have management fees that increase their costs versus the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. (See also “Investment Company Shares” below).

Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities are debt obligations issued by corporations, municipalities and other borrowers. Coupons may be fixed or adjustable, based on a pre-set formula. The market value of fixed income investments may change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of outstanding fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Moreover, while securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of longer maturity securities are also subject to greater market fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. Changes by recognized agencies in the rating of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal will also affect the value of these investments. Changes in the value of portfolio securities will not affect cash income derived from these securities but will affect a Fund’s net asset value.

Floating Rate Instruments. Floating rate instruments have a rate of interest that is set as a specific percentage of a designated base rate (such as LIBOR). Such obligations are frequently secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements provided by banks. The quality of the underlying credit or of the bank, as the case may be, must, in the Subadviser’s opinion be equivalent to the long-term bond or commercial paper ratings stated in the prospectus. The Subadviser will monitor the earning power, cash flow and liquidity ratios of the issuers of such instruments and the ability of an issuer of a demand instrument to pay principal and interest on demand.

Floating Rate Loans. Investments in floating rate loans are subject to interest rate risk although the risk is less because the interest rate of the loan adjusts periodically. Investments in floating rate loans are also subject to credit risk. Many floating rate loans are rated below investment grade or are unrated. Therefore, a Fund relies heavily on the analytical ability of the Fund’s Subadviser. Many floating rate loans share the same risks as high yield securities, although these risks are reduced when the floating rate loans are senior and secured as opposed to many high yield securities that are junior and unsecured. Floating rate loans are often subject to restrictions on resale which can result in reduced liquidity. The risk is greater for the Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, because of its concentration in these types of instruments. Borrowers may repay principal faster than the scheduled due date which may result in a Fund replacing that loan with a lower-yielding security. Investment in loan participation interests may result in increased exposure to financial services sector risk. A loan may not be collateralized fully which may cause the loan to decline significantly in value.

One lending institution acting as agent for all of the lenders will generally be required to administer and manage the loan and, with respect to collateralized loans, to service or monitor the collateral. Investing in certain types of floating rate loans, such as revolving credit facilities and unfunded loans, creates a future obligation for a Fund. To avoid any leveraging concerns, a Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian in amounts sufficient to fully cover any future obligations.

Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix”) currently serves as collateral manager to six collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) funds that invest in bank loans. The trustees and custodians of the CLO funds are not affiliated entities of the Adviser or Seix.

In addition to the CLO funds, the Seix serves as subadviser to an unaffiliated registered fund and as investment manager to two unregistered funds that invest in bank loans. The custodian and adviser for the unaffiliated registered fund are not affiliated entities of the Adviser or Seix. The custodians and administrators for the two unregistered funds are not affiliated entities of the Adviser or Seix. There are no trustees for the unregistered funds. Only the offshore entities that are a part of one of the unregistered funds have independent boards of directors that are not affiliated entities of the Adviser or Seix.

As a result of these multiple investment-oriented and associated relationships, there exists a potential risk that the portfolio managers may favor other adviser and non-adviser contracted businesses over a Fund.

Seix has created and implemented additional policies and procedures designed to protect shareholders against such conflicts; however, there can be no absolute guarantee that a Fund will always participate in the same or similar investments or receive equal or better individual investment allocations at any given time.

Foreign Currency. A Fund may temporarily hold funds in bank deposits in foreign currencies during the completion of investment programs. A Fund may conduct foreign currency exchange transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign exchange market or by entering into a foreign currency forward contract (“forward contract”). A forward contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific amount of a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days (usually less than one year) from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are considered “derivatives” - financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of another asset (such as a security, currency or an index of securities). A forward contract “locks in” the exchange rate between the currency it will deliver and the currency it will receive at the maturity of the contract. A Fund may enter into forward contracts to hedge against risks arising from securities the Fund owns or anticipates purchasing, or the U.S. dollar value of interest and dividends paid on those securities. In addition, the Fund may enter into forward contracts to gain exposure to foreign markets.

At or before settlement of a forward contract, a Fund may either deliver the currency or terminate its contractual obligation to deliver the currency by purchasing an offsetting contract. If a Fund makes delivery of the foreign currency, it may be required to obtain the currency through the conversion of assets of a Fund into the currency. A Fund may close out a forward contract by purchasing or selling an offsetting contract, in which case it will realize a gain or a loss.

A Fund may invest in a combination of forward contracts and U.S. dollar-denominated instruments in an attempt to obtain an investment result that is substantially the same as a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated instrument. This investment technique creates a “synthetic” position in the particular foreign-currency instrument whose performance the manager is trying to duplicate. For example, the combination of U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments with “long” forward contracts creates a position economically equivalent to a money market instrument denominated in the foreign currency itself. Such combined positions are sometimes necessary when the money market in a particular foreign currency is small or relatively illiquid.

For hedging purposes, a Fund may invest in forward contracts to hedge either specific transactions (transaction hedging) or portfolio positions (position hedging). Transaction hedging is the purchase or sale of forward contracts with respect to specific receivables or payables of a Fund in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities. Position hedging is the sale of a forward contract on a particular currency with respect to portfolio positions denominated or quoted in that currency.

A Fund may use forward contracts for position hedging if consistent with its policy of trying to expose its net assets to foreign currencies. A Fund is not required to enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes and it is possible that a Fund may not be able to hedge against a currency. It also is possible, under certain circumstances, that a Fund may have to limit its currency transactions to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”).

Each Fund currently does not intend to enter into a forward currency contract with a term of more than one year, or to engage in position hedging with respect to the currency of a particular country to more than the aggregate market value (at the time the hedging transaction is entered into) of its portfolio securities denominated in (or quoted in or currently convertible into or directly related through the use of forward currency contracts in conjunction with money market instruments to) that particular currency. At or before the maturity of a forward currency contract, a Fund may either sell a portfolio security and make delivery of the currency, or retain the security and terminate its contractual obligation to deliver the currency by buying an “offsetting” contract obligating it to buy, on the same maturity date, the same amount of the currency. If a Fund engages in an offsetting transaction, it may later enter into a new forward currency contract to sell the currency.

If a Fund engages in an offsetting transaction, it will incur a gain or loss to the extent that there has been movement in forward currency contract prices. If forward prices go down during the period between the date a Fund enters into a forward currency contract for the sale of a currency and the date it enters into an offsetting contract for the purchase of the currency, the Fund will realize a gain to the extent that the price of the currency it has agreed to sell exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to buy. If forward prices go up, a Fund will suffer a loss to the extent the price of the currency it has agreed to buy exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to sell.

A Fund may also enter into a forward contract to sell, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or other appropriate currency, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the Fund’s securities denominated in the foreign currency. A Fund may realize a gain or loss from currency transactions.

When a Fund purchases or sells a forward contract, under applicable U.S. federal securities laws, rules, and interpretations thereof and applicable exchange rules, a Fund must “set aside” (referred to sometimes as “asset segregation”) liquid assets, or engage in other measures to “cover” open positions with respect to such transactions. For example, with respect to forward contracts that are not contractually required to “cash-settle,” a Fund must cover its open positions by setting aside liquid assets equal to the contracts’ full, notional value. With respect to forward contracts that are contractually required to “cash-settle,” a Fund may set aside or deliver liquid assets, including cash, in an amount equal to a Fund’s daily marked-to-market (net) obligation rather than the notional value. By setting aside or delivering assets equal to only its net obligation under “cash-settled” forward contracts, a Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if a Fund were required to segregate assets equal to the full notional value of such contracts. The Funds reserve the right to modify their asset segregation policies in the future.

A Fund may otherwise cover the transaction by means of an offsetting transaction or by other means permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules and SEC interpretations thereunder. In as much as these transactions are entered into for hedging purposes or are offset by segregating liquid assets, as permitted by applicable law, the Funds and their Subadvisers believe that these transactions do not constitute senior securities under the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to a Fund’s borrowing restrictions. The Funds reserve the right to modify their asset segregation policies in the future.

Foreign Securities. Foreign securities may include U.S. dollar-denominated obligations or securities of foreign issuers denominated in other currencies. Possible investments include obligations of foreign corporations and other entities, obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and of foreign banks, including, without limitation, European Certificates of Deposit, European Time Deposits, European Bankers’ Acceptances, Canadian Time Deposits, Europaper and Yankee Certificates of Deposit, and investments in Canadian Commercial Paper and foreign securities. These instruments have investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in obligations of U.S. domestic issuers. These risks include future adverse political and economic developments, the possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest or other income, possible seizure, nationalization, or expropriation of foreign deposits, the possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source, greater fluctuations in

value due to changes in exchange rates, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such obligations. These investments may also entail higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic investments. Foreign issuers of securities or obligations are often subject to accounting treatment and engage in business practices different from those respecting domestic issuers of similar securities or obligations. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. Securities issued by foreign companies incorporated outside of the United States, but whose securities are publicly traded in the United States, directly or through sponsored and unsponsored ADRs or GDRs, are not defined as “Foreign Securities.”

In making investment decisions for the Funds, a Subadviser evaluates the risks associated with investing Fund assets in a particular country, including risks stemming from a country’s financial infrastructure and settlement practices; the likelihood of expropriation, nationalization or confiscation of invested assets; prevailing or developing custodial practices in the country; the country’s laws and regulations regarding the safekeeping, maintenance and recovery of invested assets, the likelihood of government-imposed exchange control restrictions which could impair the liquidity of Fund assets maintained with custodians in that country, as well as risks from political acts of foreign governments (“country risks”). Of course, a Subadviser cannot assure that the Fund will not suffer losses resulting from investing in foreign countries.

Holding Fund assets in foreign countries through specific foreign custodians presents additional risks, including but not limited to the risks that a particular foreign custodian or depository will not exercise proper care with respect to Fund assets or will not have the financial strength or adequate practices and procedures to properly safeguard Fund assets.

By investing in foreign securities, the Funds attempt to take advantage of differences between both economic trends and the performance of securities markets in the various countries, regions and geographic areas as prescribed by each Fund’s investment objective and policies. During certain periods the investment return on securities in some or all countries may exceed the return on similar investments in the United States, while at other times the investment return may be less than that on similar U.S. securities. The international investments of a Fund may reduce the effect that events in any one country or geographic area will have on its investment holdings. Of course, negative movement by a Fund’s investments in one foreign market represented in its portfolio may offset potential gains from the Fund’s investments in another country’s markets.

Emerging countries are all countries that are considered to be developing or emerging countries by the World Bank or the International Finance Corporation, as well as countries classified by the United Nations or otherwise regarded by the international financial community as developing.

Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities. Investing in fixed and floating rate high yield foreign sovereign debt securities will expose a Fund to the direct or indirect consequences of political, social or economic changes in countries that issue the securities. The ability of a foreign sovereign obligor to make timely payments on its external debt obligations will also be strongly influenced by the obligor’s balance of payments, including export performance, its access to international credits and investments, fluctuations in interest rates and the extent of its foreign reserves. A country whose exports are concentrated in a few commodities or whose economy depends on certain strategic imports could be vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices of these commodities or imports. To the extent that a country receives payment for its exports in currencies other than dollars, its ability to make debt payments denominated in dollars could be adversely affected. If a foreign sovereign obligor cannot generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade to service its external debt, it may need to depend on continuing loans and aid from foreign governments, commercial banks and multilateral organizations, and inflows of foreign investment. The commitment on the part of these foreign governments, multilateral organizations and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on the government’s implementation of economic reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of its obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of such third parties’ commitments to lend funds, which may further impair the obligor’s ability or willingness to timely service its debts.

Forward Roll Transactions. To enhance current income, each Fund may enter into forward roll transactions with respect to mortgage-related securities. In a forward roll transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-related security to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker-dealer, and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security from the institution at a later date at an agreed upon price. The securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different pre-payment histories than those sold. During the period between the sale and purchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Proceeds of the sale typically will be invested in short-term instruments, particularly repurchase agreements, and the income from these investments, together with any additional fee income received on the sale will be expected to generate income for the Fund exceeding the yield on the securities sold. Forward roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the purchase price of those securities. The Fund will segregate permissible liquid assets at least equal to the amount of the repurchase price (including accrued interest).

Futures and Options on Futures. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security at a specified future time and at a specified price. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. A Fund will reduce the risk that it will be unable to close out a futures contract by only entering into futures contracts that are traded on a national futures exchange regulated by the CFTC. A Fund may use futures contracts and related options for bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes.

An index futures contract is a bilateral agreement pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a specified dollar amount times the difference between the index value at the close of trading of the contract and the price at which the futures contract is originally struck. No physical delivery of the securities comprising the index is made; generally contracts are closed out prior to the expiration date of the contract.

When a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, under applicable federal securities laws, rules, and interpretations thereof and applicable exchange rules, a Fund must “set aside” (referred to sometimes as “asset segregation”) liquid assets, or engage in other measures to “cover” open positions with respect to such transactions. For example, with respect to futures contracts that are not contractually required to “cash-settle,” a Fund must cover its open positions by setting aside liquid assets equal to the contracts’ full, notional value. With respect to futures contracts that are contractually required to “cash-settle,” a Fund may set aside or deliver liquid assets, including cash, in an amount equal to a Fund’s daily marked-to-market (net) obligation rather than the notional value. By setting aside or delivering assets equal to only its net obligation under “cash-settled” futures contracts, a Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if a Fund were required to segregate assets equal to the full notional value of such contracts. The Funds reserve the right to modify their asset segregation policies in the future.

A Fund may also cover its long position in a futures contract by purchasing a put option on the same futures contract with a strike price (i.e., an exercise price) as high as or higher than the price of the futures contract. In the alternative, if the strike price of the put is less than the price of the futures contract, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also cover its long position in a futures contract by taking a short position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments with prices, which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract. A Fund may cover its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the instruments underlying the futures contracts, or by taking positions in instruments with prices, which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract.

A Fund may cover its sale of a call option on a futures contract by taking a long position in the underlying futures contract at a price less than or equal to the strike price of the call option. In the alternative, if the long position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price greater than the strike price of the written (sold) call, a Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the call and the price of the futures contract. The Fund may also cover its sale of a call option by taking positions in instruments with prices, which are expected to move relatively consistently with the call option. A Fund may cover its sale of a put option on a futures contract by taking a short position in the underlying futures contract at a price greater than or equal to the strike price of the put option, or, if the short position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price less than the strike price of the written put, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also cover its sale of a put option by taking positions in instruments with prices, which are expected to move relatively consistently with the put option.

In as much as these transactions are entered into for hedging purposes or are offset by segregating liquid assets, as permitted by applicable law, the Funds and their Subadvisers believe that these transactions do not constitute senior securities under the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to a Fund’s borrowing restrictions.

There are significant risks associated with a Fund’s use of futures contracts and related options, including the following: (i) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on the Adviser’s ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates, (ii) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by a Fund and the prices of futures and options on futures, (iii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract or option, (iv) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange, and (v) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts and options on futures. In addition, some strategies reduce a Fund’s exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market exposure.

Guaranteed Investment Contracts (“GICs”). A GIC is a general obligation of the issuing insurance company and not a separate account. The purchase price paid for a GIC becomes part of the general assets of the issuer, and the contract is paid at maturity from the general assets of the issuer. Generally, GICs are not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance company. For this reason, an active secondary market in GICs does not currently exist and GICs are considered to be illiquid investments. As such, GICs are generally subject to the same risks as other illiquid securities. (See “Illiquid Securities” below.)

Hedging Techniques. Hedging is an investment strategy designed to offset investment risks. Hedging activities include, among other things, the use of options and futures. There are risks associated with hedging activities, including: (i) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on an ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets, and movements in interest rates; (ii) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by a Fund and the prices of futures and option on futures; (iii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract or option; and (iv) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange, and government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts and options.

High Yield Securities. High yield securities, commonly referred to as junk bonds, are debt obligations rated below investment grade, i.e., below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies) (“S&P”) and Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”), or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or their unrated equivalents. The risks associated with investing in high yield securities include:

Illiquid Securities. Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business (within seven days) at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Because of their illiquid nature, illiquid securities must be priced at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”). Despite such good faith efforts to determine fair value prices, a Fund’s illiquid securities are subject to the risk that the security’s fair value price may differ from the actual price, which the Fund may ultimately realize upon its sale or disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a Fund. Under the supervision of the Board, the Fund’s Subadviser determines the liquidity of a Fund’s investments. In determining the liquidity of a Fund’s investments, the Fund’s Subadviser may consider various factors, including (i) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (ii) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (iii) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (iv) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security). A Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

Initial Public Offerings. A Fund may invest in a company’s securities at the time of a company’s initial public offering (“IPO”). Companies involved in IPOs are often smaller and have a limited operating history, which involves a greater risk that the value of their securities will be impaired following the IPO. In addition, market psychology prevailing at the time of an IPO can have a substantial and unpredictable effect on the price of an IPO security, causing the price of a company’s securities to be particularly volatile at the time of its IPO and for a period thereafter. As a result, a Fund’s Adviser or Subadviser might decide to sell an IPO security more quickly than it would otherwise, which may result in significant gains or losses to the Fund.

Inverse Floaters. A Fund may invest in municipal securities whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index (“Inverse Floaters”). An investment in Inverse Floaters may involve greater risk than an investment in a fixed rate bond. Because changes in the interest rate on the other security or index inversely affect the residual interest paid on the Inverse Floater, the value and income of an inverse floater is generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. Inverse Floaters have varying degrees of liquidity, and the market for these securities is relatively volatile. These securities tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when interest rates decline.

Investment Company Shares. A Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the Fund’s investment objectives. Notwithstanding these restrictions, each Fund may invest any amount, pursuant to Rule 12d1-1 of the 1940 Act, in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies that hold themselves out as “money market funds” and which operate in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees paid by an investment company in which it invests in addition to the advisory fee paid by the Fund.

Under Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, a Fund may invest only up to 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one investment company, but may not own more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company or invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of other investment companies. However, a Fund may exceed these limits if (i) the ETF or the Fund has received an order for exemptive relief from the 3%, 5%, or 10% limitations from the SEC that is applicable to the Fund; and (ii) the ETF and the Fund take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order.

For hedging or other purposes, each Fund may invest in investment companies that seek to track the composition and/or performance of specific indexes or portions of specific indexes. Certain of these investment companies, known as ETFs, are traded on a securities exchange. (See “Exchange Traded Funds” above.) The market prices of index-based investments will fluctuate in accordance with changes in the underlying portfolio securities of the investment company and also due to supply and demand of the investment company’s shares on the exchange upon which the shares are traded. Index-based investments may not replicate or otherwise match the composition or performance of their specified index due to transaction costs, among other things. Pursuant to orders issued by the SEC to iShares^® Funds, The Select Sector SPDR Trust, streetTRACKS Series Trust, streetTRACKS Index Shares Fund and Vanguard Trust and procedures approved by the Board, each Fund may invest in iShares^® Funds, The Select Sector SPDR Trust, streetTRACKS Series Trust, streetTRACKS Index Shares Fund and Vanguard Trust in excess of the 5% and 10% limits described above, provided that the Fund has described ETF investments in its prospectus and otherwise complies with the conditions of the SEC, as may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations. iShares^® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BlackRock”). Neither BlackRock, The Select Sector SPDR Trust, streetTRACKS Series Trust, streetTRACKS Index Shares Fund nor the iShares^® Funds makes any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds.

Investment Grade Obligations. Investment grade obligations are fixed income obligations rated by one or more of the rating agencies in one of the four highest rating categories at the time of purchase (e.g., AAA, AA, A or BBB by S&P or Fitch, or Aaa, Aa, A or Baa by Moody’s or determined to be of equivalent quality by the Subadviser). Securities rated BBB or Baa represents the lowest of four levels of investment grade obligations and are regarded as borderline between sound obligations and those in which the speculative element begins to predominate. Ratings assigned to fixed income securities represent only the opinion of the rating agency assigning the rating and are not dispositive of the credit risk associated with the purchase of a particular fixed income obligation. A Fund may hold unrated securities if its Subadviser considers the risks involved in owning that security to be equivalent to the risks involved in holding an investment grade security. Moreover, market risk also will affect the prices of even the highest rated fixed income obligation so that their prices may rise or fall even if the issuer’s capacity to repay its obligation remains unchanged.

Large-Capitalization Companies. Large-cap stocks can perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Companies with large-capitalization tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions and, while they can be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations, they may also be less flexible in evolving markets or unable to implement change as quickly as their smaller counterparts.

Accordingly the value of large cap stocks may not rise to the same extent as the value of small or mid-cap companies under certain market conditions or during certain periods.

Leveraged Buyouts. A Fund may invest in leveraged buyout limited partnerships and funds that, in turn, invest in leveraged buyout transactions (“LBOs”). An LBO, generally, is an acquisition of an existing business by a newly formed corporation financed largely with debt assumed by such newly formed corporation to be later repaid with funds generated from the acquired company. Equity investments in LBOs may appreciate substantially in value given only modest growth in the earnings or cash flow of the acquired business. Investments in LBO limited partnerships and funds, however, present a number of risks. Investments in LBO limited partnerships and funds will normally lack liquidity and may be subject to intense competition from other LBO limited partnerships and funds. Additionally, if the cash flow of the acquired company is insufficient to service the debt assumed in the LBO, the LBO limited partnership or fund could lose all or part of its investment in such acquired company.

Master Limited Partnerships. Master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are limited partnerships in which ownership units are publicly traded. MLPs often own or own interests in properties or businesses that are related to oil and gas industries, including pipelines, although MLPs may invest in other types of industries, or in credit-related investments. Generally, an MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more managing general partners. Limited partners (like a Fund that invests in an MLP) are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership. A Fund also may invest in companies who serve (or whose affiliates serve) as the general partner of an MLP.

Investments in MLPs are generally subject to many of the risks that apply to partnerships. For example, holders of the units of MLPs may have limited control and limited voting rights on matters affecting the partnership. There may be fewer corporate protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Conflicts of interest may exist among unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general partner of an MLP, including those arising from incentive distribution payments. MLPs that concentrate in a particular industry or region are subject to risks associated with such industry or region. MLPs holding credit-related investments are subject to interest rate risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by debt issuers. Investments held by MLPs may be illiquid. MLP units may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based companies.

The Funds may also hold investments in limited liability companies that have many of the same characteristics and are subject to many of the same risks as master limited partnerships.

Distributions attributable to gain from the sale of MLP securities may be taxed as ordinary income.

Medium-Term Notes. Medium-term notes are periodically or continuously offered corporate or agency debt that differs from traditionally underwritten corporate bonds only in the process by which they are issued.

Money Market Securities. Money market securities include short-term U.S. government securities; custodial receipts evidencing separately traded interest and principal components of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; commercial paper rated in the highest short-term rating category by a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization (“NRSRO”), such as S&P or Moody’s, or determined by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase; short-term bank obligations (certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances) of U.S. commercial banks with assets of at least $1 billion as of the end of their most recent fiscal year; and repurchase agreements involving such securities. Each of these money market securities are described in this SAI. For a description of ratings, see Appendix A to this SAI.

Mortgage-Backed Securities. A Fund may invest in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are securities which represent ownership interests in, or are debt obligations secured entirely or primarily by, “pools” of residential or commercial and reverse mortgage loans or other asset-backed securities (the “Underlying Assets”). Such securities may be issued by U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities, such as Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”), commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mortgage banks, or by issuers that are affiliates of or sponsored by such entities. The payment of interest and principal on mortgage-backed obligations issued by these entities may be guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (in the case of GNMA), or may be guaranteed by the issuer (in the case of FNMA and FHLMC). However, these guarantees do not apply to the market prices and yields of these securities, which vary with changes in interest rates.

Obligations of GNMA are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, but are considered to be of high quality since such entities are considered to be instrumentalities of the United States. In the case of mortgage-backed securities representing ownership interests in the Underlying Assets, the principal and interest payments on the underlying mortgage loans are distributed monthly to the holders of the mortgage-backed securities. In the case of mortgage-backed securities representing debt obligations secured by the Underlying Assets, the principal and interest payments on the underlying mortgage loans, and any reinvestment income thereon, provide the funds to pay debt service on such mortgage-backed securities.

Certain mortgage-backed securities represent an undivided fractional interest in the entirety of the Underlying Assets (or in a substantial portion of the Underlying Assets, with additional interests junior to that of the mortgage-backed security), and thus have payment terms that closely resemble the payment terms of the Underlying Assets.

In addition, many mortgage-backed securities are issued in multiple classes. Each class of such multi-class mortgage-backed securities, often referred to as a “tranche,” is issued at a specific fixed or floating coupon rate and has a stated maturity or final distribution date. Principal prepayment on the Underlying Assets may cause the MBS to be retired substantially earlier than their stated maturities or final distribution dates. Interest is paid or accrues on all or most classes of the MBS on a periodic basis, typically monthly or quarterly. The principal of and interest on the Underlying Assets may be allocated among the several classes of a series of MBS in many different ways. In a relatively common structure, payments of principal (including any principal prepayments) on the Underlying Assets are applied to the classes of a series of MBS in the order of their respective stated maturities so that no payment of

principal will be made on any class of MBS until all other classes having an earlier stated maturity have been paid in full. An important feature of MBS is that the principal amount is generally subject to partial or total prepayment at any time because the Underlying Assets (i.e., loans) generally may be prepaid at any time. The occurrence of prepayments is a function of several factors, including interest rates, general economic conditions, the location of the mortgaged property, the age of the mortgage or other underlying obligations, and other social and demographic conditions. Because prepayment rates of individual mortgage pools vary widely, the average life of a particular pool is difficult to predict.

A reverse mortgage is a special type of home loan that lets a homeowner convert a portion of the equity in his or her home into cash. The equity built up over years of home mortgage payments can be paid to the borrower. But unlike a traditional home equity loan or second mortgage, no repayment is required until the borrower no longer uses the home as his or her principal residence. A reverse mortgage derives its name from the pattern of payments that is typically the reverse of a traditional mortgage loan used to buy a home. The three basic types of reverse mortgages are single purpose reverse mortgages, Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) insured reverse mortgages and proprietary reverse mortgages. Single purpose reverse mortgages are offered only by some state and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations. FHA insured reverse mortgages, also known as Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, are the oldest and most popular reverse mortgage product and are insured by the federal government through FHA, a part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Proprietary reverse mortgages are private loans that are typically backed by the companies that originate them. The rate of principal payments for a reverse mortgage-backed security depends on a variety of economic, geographic, social, and other factors, including interest rates and borrower mortality. Reverse mortgage-backed securities may respond differently to economic, geographic, social, and other factors than other mortgage-backed securities.

Private pass-through securities are mortgage-backed securities issued by a non-governmental agency, such as a trust. While they are generally structured with one or more types of credit enhancement, private pass-through securities generally lack a guarantee by an entity having the credit status of a governmental agency or instrumentality. The two principal types of private mortgage-backed securities are collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”).

CMOs are collateralized mortgage obligations, which are collateralized by mortgage pass-through securities. Cash flows from the mortgage pass-through securities are allocated to various tranches (a “tranche” is essentially a separate security) in a predetermined, specified order. Each tranche has a stated maturity - the latest date by which the tranche can be completely repaid, assuming no prepayments - and has an average life - the average of the time to receipt of a principal payment weighted by the size of the principal payment. The average life is typically used as a proxy for maturity because the debt is amortized (repaid a portion at a time), rather than being paid off entirely at maturity, as would be the case in a straight debt instrument.

Although some of the mortgages underlying CMOs may be supported by various types of insurance, and some CMOs may be backed by GNMA certificates or other mortgage pass-throughs issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, the CMOs themselves are not generally guaranteed.

REMICs are private entities formed for the purpose of holding a fixed pool of mortgages secured by an interest in real property. REMICs are similar to CMOs in that they issue multiple classes of securities and are rated in one of the two highest categories by S&P or Moody’s. Investors may purchase beneficial interests in REMICs, which are known as “regular” interests, or “residual” interests. Guaranteed REMIC pass-through certificates (“REMIC Certificates”) issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac represent beneficial ownership interests in a REMIC trust consisting principally of mortgage loans or Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or GNMA-guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates.

For FHLMC REMIC Certificates, FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest. GNMA REMIC Certificates are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

Parallel pay CMOs and REMICs are structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the stated maturity date or final distribution date of each class, which must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date, but may be retired earlier. Planned Amortization Class CMOs (“PAC Bonds”) generally require payments of a specified amount of principal on each payment date. PAC Bonds are always parallel pay CMOs with the required principal payment on such securities having the highest priority after interest has been paid to all classes.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are securities that are created when a U.S. government agency or a financial institution separates the interest and principal components of a mortgage-backed security and sells them as individual securities. The holder of the “principal only” security (“PO”) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage-backed security, while the holder of the “interest only” security (“IO”) receives interest payments from the same underlying security.

The prices of stripped mortgage-backed securities may be particularly affected by changes in interest rates. As interest rates fall, prepayment rates tend to increase, which tends to reduce prices of IOs and increase prices of POs. Rising interest rates can have the opposite effect.

Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) bonds are pools of multifamily housing loans issued by Fannie Mae. DUS bonds have significant call protection in the form of prepayment penalties. The most common structures at the time of issuance are seven-year balloons with 6.5 years of prepayment protection and 10-year balloons with 9.5 years of prepayment protection. Borrowers must pay a prepayment penalty to prepay the loan during the specified prepayment protection period. In the event of default there is no penalty passed on to the investor.

Municipal Forwards. Municipal forwards are forward commitments for the purchase of tax-exempt bonds with a specified coupon to be delivered by an issuer at a future date, typically exceeding 45 days but, normally less than one year after the commitment date. Municipal forwards are normally used as a refunding mechanism for bonds that may only be redeemed on a designated future date. See “When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitment Securities” for more information.

Municipal Lease Obligations. Municipal lease obligations are securities issued by state and local governments and authorities to finance the acquisition of equipment and facilities where the lease obligation is secured by the leased property and subject to renewal or termination by the issuer. They may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase contract, a conditional sales contract, or a participation interest in any of the above.

Municipal Securities. Municipal bonds include general obligation bonds, revenue or special obligation bonds, private activity and industrial development bonds and participation interests in municipal bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the taxing power of the issuing municipality. Revenue bonds are backed by the revenues of a project or facility (for example, tolls from a bridge). Certificates of participation represent an interest in an underlying obligation or commitment, such as an obligation issued in connection with a leasing arrangement. The payment of principal and interest on private activity and industrial development bonds generally is totally dependent on the ability of a facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the pledge, if any, of real and personal property as security for the payment.

Municipal notes consist of general obligation notes, tax anticipation notes (notes sold to finance working capital needs of the issuer in anticipation of receiving taxes on a future date), revenue anticipation notes (notes sold to provide needed cash prior to receipt of expected non-tax revenues from a specific source), bond anticipation notes, certificates of indebtedness, demand notes and construction loan notes. A Fund’s investments in any of the notes described above will be limited to those obligations (i) where both principal and interest are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, (ii) which are rated MIG-2 or V-MIG-2 at the time of investment by Moody’s, (iii) which are rated SP-2 at the time of investment by S&P, or (iv) which, if not rated by S&P or Moody’s, are in the Subadviser’s judgment, of at least comparable quality to MIG-2, VMIG-2 or SP-2.

From time to time, a municipality may refund a bond that it has already issued prior to the original bond’s call date by issuing a second bond, the proceeds of which are used to purchase securities. The securities are placed in an escrow account pursuant to an agreement between the municipality and an independent escrow agent. The principal and interest payments on the securities are then used to pay off the original bondholders. For purposes of diversification and industry concentration, pre-refunded bonds will be treated as governmental issues.

Municipal bonds generally must be rated investment grade by at least one national securities rating agency or, if not rated, must be deemed by the Subadviser to essentially have characteristics similar to those of bonds having the above rating. Bonds downgraded to below investment grade may continue to be held at the discretion of a Fund’s Subadviser. A Fund may purchase industrial development and pollution control bonds if the interest paid is exempt from U.S. federal income tax. These bonds are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to raise money to finance various privately-operated facilities for business and manufacturing, housing, sports and pollution control. These bonds are also used to finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems, ports and parking. The payment of the principal and interest on such bonds is dependent solely on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the pledge, if any, of real and personal property so financed as security for such payment.

Private activity bonds are issued by or on behalf of states, or political subdivisions thereof, to finance privately owned or operated facilities for business and manufacturing, housing, sports, and pollution control, and to finance activities of and facilities for charitable institutions. Private activity bonds are also used to finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems, ports, parking and low-income housing. The payment of the principal and interest on private activity bonds is dependent solely on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and may be secured by a pledge of real and personal property so financed.

Investments in floating rate instruments will normally involve industrial development or revenue bonds which provide that the rate of interest is set as a specific percentage of a designated base rate (such as the prime rate) at a major commercial bank, and that a Fund can demand payment of the obligation at all times or at stipulated dates on short notice (not to exceed 30 days) at par plus accrued interest. Such obligations are frequently secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements provided by banks. The quality of the underlying credit or of the bank, as the case may be, must, in the Subadviser’s opinion, be equivalent to the long-term bond or commercial paper ratings stated above. The Subadviser will monitor the earning power, cash flow and liquidity ratios of the issuers of such instruments and the ability of an issuer of a demand instrument to pay principal and interest on demand. The Subadviser may purchase other types of tax-exempt instruments as long as they are of a quality equivalent to the bond or commercial paper ratings stated above.

The Subadviser has the authority to purchase securities at a price which would result in a yield to maturity lower than that generally offered by the seller at the time of purchase when they can simultaneously acquire the right to sell the securities back to the seller, the issuer, or a third-party (the “writer”) at an agreed-upon price at any time during a stated period or on a certain date. Such a right is generally denoted as a “standby commitment” or a “put.” The purpose of engaging in transactions involving puts is to maintain flexibility and liquidity in order to meet redemptions and remain as fully invested as possible in municipal securities. The right to put the securities depends on the writer’s ability to pay for the securities at the time the put is exercised. A Fund will limit its put transactions to those with institutions that the Subadviser believe present minimum credit risks, and the Subadviser will use its best efforts to initially determine and thereafter monitor the financial strength of the put providers by evaluating their financial statements and such other information as is available in the marketplace. It may, however, be difficult to monitor the financial strength of the writers where adequate current financial information is not available. In the event that any writer is unable to honor a put for financial reasons, the affected Fund would be a general creditor (i.e., on parity with all other unsecured creditors) of the writer. Furthermore, particular provisions of the contract between a Fund and the writer may excuse the writer from repurchasing the securities in certain circumstances (for example, a change in the published rating of the underlying municipal securities or any similar event that has an adverse effect on the issuer’s credit); or a provision in the contract may provide that the put will not be exercised except in certain special cases, for example, to maintain portfolio liquidity. A Fund could, however, sell the underlying portfolio security in the open market or wait until the portfolio security matures, at which time it should realize the full par value of the security. Municipal securities purchased subject to a put may be sold to third persons at any time, even though the put is outstanding, but the put itself, unless it is an integral part of the security as originally issued, may not be marketable or otherwise assignable. Sale of the securities to third parties or lapse of time with the put unexercised may terminate the right to put the securities. Prior to the expiration of any put option, a Fund could seek to negotiate terms for the extension of such an option. If such a renewal cannot be negotiated on terms satisfactory to a Fund, the Fund could, of course, sell the portfolio security. The maturity of the underlying security will generally be different from that of the put. There will be no limit to the percentage of portfolio securities that a Fund may purchase subject to a put. For the purpose of determining the “maturity” of securities purchased subject to an option to put, and for the purpose of determining the dollar-weighted average maturity of a Fund including such securities, a Fund will consider “maturity” to be the first date on which it has the right to demand payment from the writer of the put although the final maturity of the security is later than such date.

Other types of tax-exempt instruments that are permissible investments include floating rate notes. Investments in such floating rate instruments will normally involve industrial development or revenue bonds which provide that the rate of interest is set as a specific percentage of a designated base rate (such as the prime rate) at a major commercial bank, and that a Fund can demand payment of the obligation at all times or at stipulated dates on short notice (not to exceed 30 days) at par plus accrued interest. Such obligations are frequently secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements provided by banks. The quality of the underlying credit or of the bank, as the case may be, must, in the Subadviser’s opinion, be equivalent to the long-term bond or commercial paper ratings stated above. The Subadviser will monitor the earning power, cash flow and liquidity ratios of the issuers of such instruments and the ability of an issuer of a demand instrument to pay principal and interest on demand. A Fund may also purchase participation interests in municipal securities (such as industrial development bonds and municipal lease/purchase agreements). A participation interest gives a Fund an undivided interest in the underlying municipal security. If it is unrated, the participation interest will be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of a credit-worthy financial institution or the payment obligations otherwise will be collateralized by U.S. government securities. Participation interests may have fixed, variable or floating rates of interest and may include a demand feature. A participation interest without a demand feature or with a demand feature exceeding seven days may be deemed to be an illiquid security subject to a Fund’s investment limitations restricting its purchases of illiquid securities. A Fund may purchase other types of tax-exempt instruments as long as they are of a quality equivalent to the bond or commercial paper ratings stated above.

In response to the recent national economic downturn, many state and local governments are experiencing significant reductions in revenues and are consequently experiencing difficulties meeting ongoing expenses. Certain of these state or local governments may have difficulty paying principal or interest on their outstanding debt and may experience ratings downgrades of their debt.

Opinions relating to the validity of municipal securities and to the exemption of interest thereon from U.S. federal income tax are rendered by bond counsel to the respective issuers at the time of issuance. Neither a Fund nor its Subadviser will review the proceedings relating to the issuance of municipal securities or the basis for such opinions.

Special Considerations Relating to Municipal Obligations of Designated States

As described in the applicable Prospectus, except for investments in temporary investments, the Tax-Exempt and Municipal Bond Funds invest substantially all of their net assets (at least 80%) in municipal bonds (“Municipal Obligations”) that are exempt from U.S. federal and applicable state tax. Each Municipal Bond Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in Municipal Obligations which are subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”). Each Tax-Exempt and Municipal Bond Fund is therefore more susceptible to political, economic or regulatory factors adversely affecting issuers of Municipal Obligations in its relevant state. Set forth below is additional information that bears upon the risk of investing in Municipal Obligations issued by public authorities in the relevant states in which each of the Tax-Exempt and Municipal Bond Funds invests. This information was obtained from official statements of the respective states as well as from other publicly available official documents and sources. The Tax-Exempt and Municipal Bond Funds have not independently verified any of the information contained in such statements and documents. The information below is intended only as a general summary.

The State of Georgia ended May 2013 with General Fund revenue collections for the fiscal year to date ahead of 2012 levels by 6.3%. During fiscal year 2012, the State saw the unassigned General Fund balance decrease to $335 million. Continued conservative budgeting of funds left a total General Fund balance of $3.7 billion, giving the State ample resources to draw on.

Current projections for fiscal year 2014 anticipate 4.6% growth in revenues for the State’s General Fund. In the governor’s proposed 2014 budget, expenditure containment together with the growth in General Fund revenues is anticipated to enable the state to maintain a structurally balanced budget position.

Georgia continues to maintain moderate debt ratios. Moody’s calculates Georgia’s net tax supported debt per capita at $1,061, ranking Georgia 26^th among states. Comparing net tax supported debt to personal income, Moody’s calculates Georgia’s ratio at 3.0% compared to the state average of 3.4%. The State’s unemployment rate for May 2013 was 8.3%, above the national average of 7.6% as of the same period. Per capita personal income remains below average for the State at 86% of the national average.

Georgia’s general obligation debt continues to carry “Aaa/AAA” ratings from Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch. These ratings reflect the State’s credit quality only and do not indicate the creditworthiness of other tax-exempt securities in which the Fund may invest. Furthermore, it cannot be assumed that the State will maintain its current credit ratings.

The State of North Carolina ended fiscal year 2012 with General Fund revenue collections 0.6% greater than General Fund collections during 2011. Because of conservative budgeting practices, the State improved its negative unassigned fund balance by $34.4 million ending the year with a balance of negative $62.3 million. The overall fund balance was $1.0 billion at year end showing adequate financial resources. As of Nov. 2012, revised fiscal year 2013 General Fund revenue projections expect revenues to grow 4.3% vs. 2012 levels with a slight budgetary surplus expected by the end of the fiscal year.

North Carolina continues to maintain conservative debt ratios though recent State capital needs have pushed the debt burden into higher territory. Moody’s calculates North Carolina’s net tax supported debt per capita at $853, ranking North Carolina 31^st among states. Comparing net tax supported debt to personal income, Moody’s calculates North Carolina’s ratio at 2.4% compared to the state average of 3.4%. The State’s unemployment rate for May 2013 was 8.8%, above the national average of 7.6% as of the same period. Per capita personal income remains below average for the State at 87% of the national average.

North Carolina’s general obligation debt carries “Aaa/AAA” ratings from Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch. These ratings reflect the State’s credit quality only and do not indicate the creditworthiness of other tax-exempt securities in which the Fund may invest. Furthermore, it cannot be assumed that the State will maintain its current credit ratings.

The Commonwealth of Virginia’s economy and employment have grown at a pace exceeding the nation in most years. The State’s unemployment rate of 5.3% for May 2013 is well below the national rate of 7.6%. Virginia continues to benefit from a diverse economy, higher than average governmental employment and defense related spending, though the latter is currently pressured. This is especially true for the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington DC and in the Hampton Roads region, an area with significant military installations. Per capita personal income remains among the highest in the southeast at 110% of national averages.

For fiscal year 2012, Virginia’s General Fund revenues were 5.4% higher than those in 2011. The State’s General Fund balance increased from a negative $58.7 million to a positive $571.1 million. According to Moody’s, the State is on track to exceed its fiscal year 2013 revenue estimate of 3.6% with collections up 4.4% as of March 2013.

Virginia has, historically, maintained low debt ratios; however, the minimal issuance of general obligation debt has been offset by significant growth in appropriation backed debt issued by various State authorities. Moody’s calculates Virginia’s net tax supported debt per capita at $1,315, ranking Virginia 19^th among the 50 states. Comparing net tax supported debt to personal income, Moody’s calculates Virginia’s ratio at 2.9% compared to the state average of 3.4%.

All three major debt rating agencies rate Virginia’s general obligation bonds AAA and Moody’s cites its conservative fiscal management, diverse economy and low but growing debt burden as strengths. This rating applies only to the State’s direct debt and may not be indicative of the rating on other securities that the Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund invests in. There is no assurance that the State will maintain its current debt profile or ratings.

Options. A Fund may purchase and write put and call options on securities or securities indices (traded on U.S. exchanges or over-the-counter markets) and enter into related closing transactions. A put option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract.

Put and call options on indices are similar to options on securities except that options on an index give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the underlying index is greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option, expressed in dollars multiplied by a specified number. Thus, unlike options on individual securities, all settlements are in cash, and gain or loss depends on price movements in the particular market represented by the index generally, rather than the price movements in individual securities.

The initial purchase (sale) of an option contract is an “opening transaction.” In order to close out an option position, a Fund may enter into a “closing transaction,” which is simply the sale (purchase) of an option contract on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option contract originally opened. If a Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to an option it has written, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until the option expires or the Fund delivers the security upon exercise.

A Fund may purchase and write options on an exchange or over-the-counter. Over-the-counter options (“OTC options”) differ from exchange-traded options in several respects. They are transacted directly with dealers and not with a clearing corporation, and therefore entail the risk of non-performance by the dealer. OTC options are available for a greater variety of securities and for a wider range of expiration dates and exercise prices than are available for exchange-traded options. Because OTC options are not traded on an exchange, pricing is done normally by reference to information from a market maker. It is the SEC’s position that OTC options are generally illiquid.

The market value of an option generally reflects the market price of an underlying security. Other principal factors affecting market value include supply and demand, interest rates, the pricing volatility of the underlying security and the time remaining until the expiration date.

A Fund must cover all options it purchases or writes. For example, when a Fund writes an option on a security, index or foreign currency, it will segregate or earmark liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian in an amount at least equal to the market value of the option and will maintain such coverage while the option is open. A Fund may otherwise cover the transaction by means of an offsetting transaction or other means permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules and SEC interpretations thereunder.

A Fund may trade put and call options on securities, securities indices or currencies, as its Subadviser determines is appropriate in seeking the Fund’s investment objective. For example, a Fund may purchase put and call options on securities or indices to protect against a decline in the market value of the securities in its portfolio or to anticipate an increase in the market value of securities that the Fund may seek to purchase in the future. A Fund purchasing put and call options pays a premium therefor. If price movements in the underlying securities are such that exercise of the options would not be profitable for a Fund, loss of the premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Fund’s securities or by a decrease in the cost of acquisition of securities by the Fund.

In another instance, a Fund may write covered call options on securities as a means of increasing the yield on its assets and as a means of providing limited protection against decreases in its market value. When a Fund writes an option, if the underlying securities do not increase or decrease to a price level that would make the exercise of the option profitable to the holder thereof, the option generally will expire without being exercised and the Fund will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call option written by a Fund is exercised, the Fund will be required to sell the underlying securities to the option holder at the strike price, and will not participate in any increase in the price of such securities above the strike price. When a put option written by a Fund is exercised, the Fund will be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the market value of such securities.

There are significant risks associated with a Fund’s use of options, including the following: (i) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on the Subadviser’s ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (ii) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the movement in prices of options held by the Fund and the securities underlying them; (iii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for options; and (iv) while a Fund will receive a premium when it writes covered call options, it may not participate fully in a rise in the market value of the underlying security.

Pay-In-Kind Securities. Pay-In-Kind securities are debt obligations or preferred stocks that pay interest or dividends in the form of additional debt obligations or preferred stock.

Preferred Stock. Preferred stock is a corporate equity security that pays a fixed or variable stream of dividends. Preferred stock is generally a non-voting security.

Real Estate Investment Trusts. A REIT is a corporation or business trust (that would otherwise be taxed as a corporation) which meets the definitional requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Code permits a qualifying REIT to deduct from taxable income the dividends paid, thereby effectively eliminating corporate level U.S. federal income tax and making the REIT a pass-through vehicle for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A REIT primarily invests in real estate and real estate mortgages. If a corporation, trust or association meets the REIT requirements, it will be taxed only on its undistributed income and capital gains.

REITs are sometimes informally characterized as Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs. An Equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership or leasehold ownership of land and buildings; a Mortgage REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real property, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans.

REITs in which a Fund invests may be affected by changes in underlying real estate values, which may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that REITs in which a Fund invests may concentrate investments in particular geographic regions or property types. Additionally, rising interest rates may cause investors in REITs to demand a higher annual yield from future distributions, which may in turn decrease market prices for equity securities issued by REITs. Rising interest rates also generally increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. During periods of declining interest rates, certain Mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may diminish the yield on securities issued by such Mortgage REITs. In addition, Mortgage REITs may be affected by the ability of borrowers to repay when due the debt extended by the REIT and Equity REITs may be affected by the ability of tenants to pay rent.

Certain REITs have relatively small market capitalization, which may tend to increase the volatility of the market price of securities issued by such REITs. Furthermore, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. By investing in REITs indirectly through the Fund, a shareholder will bear not only his proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of the REITs. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders.

In addition to these risks, Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Further, Equity and Mortgage REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified. Equity and Mortgage REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. In addition, Equity and Mortgage REITs could possibly fail to qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code or to maintain their exemptions

from registration under the 1940 Act. The above factors may also adversely affect a borrower’s or a lessee’s ability to meet its obligations to the REIT. In the event of default by a borrower or lessee, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a lender or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments.

Repurchase Agreements. A Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions. Each Fund follows certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with creditworthy financial institutions whose condition will be continually monitored by the Subadviser. The repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund will provide that the underlying collateral at all times shall have a value at least equal to 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement. Under all repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund, the custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, a Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of each Fund’s right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. It is the current policy of each of the Funds not to invest in repurchase agreements that do not mature within seven days if any such investment, together with any other illiquid assets held by that Fund, amounts to more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets. The investments of each of the Funds in repurchase agreements, at times, may be substantial when, in the view of the Subadviser, liquidity or other considerations so warrant.

Resource Recovery Bonds. Resource recovery bonds are a type of revenue bond issued to build facilities such as solid waste incinerators or waste-to-energy plants. Typically, a private corporation will be involved, at least during the construction phase, and the revenue stream will be secured by fees or rents paid by municipalities for use of the facilities. The viability of a resource recovery project, environmental protection regulations, and project operator tax incentives may affect the value and credit quality of resource recovery bonds.

Restricted Securities. The Funds may purchase securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and, therefore, are not publicly traded securities. These securities will be considered illiquid and subject to a Fund’s limitation on the purchase of illiquid securities (no more than 15% of net assets) unless the Adviser or Subadviser determines on an ongoing basis that the securities are liquid in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board. Restricted securities include securities that can be sold to “qualified institutional buyers” in accordance with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A Securities”). An investment in such securities could have the effect of increasing the level of illiquidity in a Fund to the extent that qualified institutional buyers become uninterested for a time in purchasing Rule 144A Securities. More generally, non-publicly traded securities may involve a high degree of business and financial risk and may result in substantial losses. These securities may be less liquid than publicly traded securities and a Fund may take longer to liquidate these positions than would be the case for publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized on such sales could be less than those originally paid by a Fund. Further, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements applicable to companies whose securities are publicly traded. A Fund’s investments in illiquid securities are subject to the risk that should a Fund desire to sell any of these securities when a ready buyer is not available at a price that is deemed to be representative of their value, the value of the Fund’s net assets could be adversely affected. (See “Illiquid Securities” above; see also Rule 144A Securities.)

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. A reverse repurchase agreement is a contract under which a Fund sells a security for cash for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week) subject to the obligation of the Fund to repurchase such security at a fixed time and price (representing the seller’s cost plus interest). Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities a Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements are techniques involving leverage, and are subject to asset coverage requirements. To avoid any leveraging concerns, the Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian in an amount sufficient to cover its repurchase obligations.

Revolving Credit Facilities (“Revolvers”). Revolvers are borrowing arrangements in which the lender agrees to make loans up to a maximum amount upon demand by the borrower during a specified term. As the borrower repays the loan, an amount equal to the repayment may be borrowed again during the term of the Revolver and usually provides for floating or variable rates of interest. These commitments may have the effect of requiring a Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when it might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To avoid any leveraging concerns, a Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations to fund Revolvers.

A Fund may invest in Revolvers with credit quality comparable to that of issuers of its other investments. Revolvers may be subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to resell such instruments. As a result, a Fund may be unable to sell such investments at an opportune time or may have to resell them at less than fair market value. Each Fund currently intends to treat Revolvers for which there is no readily available market as illiquid for purposes of that Fund’s limitation on illiquid investments.

Securities Lending. Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Board. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 33 1/3% of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). No Fund will lend portfolio securities to its investment adviser, sub-adviser or their affiliates unless it has applied for and received specific authority to do so from the SEC. Loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized by cash, letters of credit or U.S. government securities, and the collateral will be maintained in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities by marking to market daily. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Fund. A Fund may pay a portion of the interest earned from the investment of collateral or other fee, to an unaffiliated third party for acting as the Fund’s securities lending agent.

By lending its securities, a Fund may increase its income by receiving payments from the borrower that reflect the amount of any interest or any dividends payable on the loaned securities as well as by either investing cash collateral received from the borrower in short-term instruments or obtaining a fee from the borrower when U.S. government securities or letters of credit are used as collateral. Each Fund will adhere to the following conditions whenever its portfolio securities are loaned: (i) the Fund must receive from the borrower at least 100% cash collateral or equivalent securities of the type discussed in the preceding; (ii) the borrower must increase such collateral whenever the market value of the securities increases above the level of such collateral; (iii) the Fund must be able to terminate the loan on demand; (iv) the Fund must receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well as any dividends, interest, or other distributions on the loaned securities and any increase in market value; (v) the Fund may pay only reasonable fees in connection with the loan (which fees may include fees payable to the lending agent, the borrower, the Fund’s administrator and the Fund’s custodian); and (vi) voting rights on the loaned securities may pass to the borrower; provided, however, that in the event where a matter is presented for a vote on an issuer’s proxy which would have a material effect on a Fund or its investment, the Fund must attempt to terminate the loan and regain the right to vote the securities. Please refer to Appendix B-1: Proxy Voting Policy: Securities Lending Program for additional information with respect to the Funds’ policies for what constitutes a “material effect” with respect to the practice of recalling securities on loan for the sole purpose of voting proxies for such securities. There is a risk that the Fund may not be able to recall the security in sufficient time to vote on material proxy matters; however, the Fund will make a best faith effort where it has been determined that the outcome of such vote would have a “material effect” on a Fund or its investment. In addition, as a general practice, the Funds will not recall loans solely to receive income payments. See “Taxes” section of this SAI for information on the security lending program’s impact on treatment of income which could increase a Fund’s tax obligation which is subsequently passed on to its shareholders.

Any securities lending activity in which a Fund may engage will be undertaken pursuant to Board-approved procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the foregoing criteria will be met. Loan agreements involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the borrower, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to recover the loaned securities or dispose of the collateral for the loan, which could give rise to loss because of adverse market action, expenses and/or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities.

Structure of Senior Loans. A senior floating rate loan (“Senior Loan”) is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of loan investors (“Loan Investors”). The Agent typically administers and enforces the Senior Loan on behalf of the other Loan Investors in the syndicate. In addition, an institution, typically but not always the Agent, holds any collateral on behalf of the Loan Investors.

Senior Loans primarily include senior floating rate loans and secondarily senior fixed rate loans, and interests therein. Loan interests primarily take the form of assignments purchased in the primary or secondary market. Loan interests may also take the form of participation interests in a Senior Loan. Such loan interests may be acquired from U.S. or foreign commercial banks, insurance companies, finance companies or other financial institutions who have made loans or are Loan Investors or from other investors in loan interests.

A Fund typically purchases “Assignments” from the Agent or other Loan Investors. The purchaser of an Assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement of the assigning Loan Investor and becomes a Loan Investor under the Loan Agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning Loan Investor. Assignments may, however, be

arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an Assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Loan Investor. A Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in “Participations.” Loan participations are interests in loans to corporations, which loans are administered by the lending bank or agent for a syndicate of lending banks. In a loan participation, the borrower corporation is the underlying issuer of the loan, but a Fund derives its rights in the loan participation from the intermediary bank. Because the intermediary bank does not guarantee a loan participation, a loan participation is subject to the credit risks associated with the underlying corporate borrower.

Participations by a Fund in a Loan Investor’s portion of a Senior Loan typically will result in a Fund having a contractual relationship only with such Loan Investor, not with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the Loan Investor selling the Participation and only upon receipt by such Loan Investor of such payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the Loan Agreement, nor any rights with respect to any funds acquired by other Loan Investors through set-off against the borrower and a Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the Senior Loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a Fund may assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the Loan Investor selling the Participation. In the event of the insolvency of the Loan Investor selling a participation, a Fund may be treated as a general creditor of such Loan Investor. The selling Loan Investors with respect to such Participations will likely conduct their principal business activities in the banking, finance and financial services industries. Persons engaged in such industries may be more susceptible to, among other things, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy, governmental regulations concerning such industries and capital raising activities generally, and fluctuations in the financial markets generally.

In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the corporate borrower, a loan participation may be subject to certain defenses that can be asserted by the borrower as a result of improper conduct by the seller of the loan participation. In addition, in the event the underlying corporate borrower fails to pay principal and interest when due, a Fund may be subject to delays, expenses, and risks that are greater than those that would have been involved if a Fund had purchased a direct obligation of the borrower. Under the terms of a Loan Participation, a Fund may be regarded as a creditor of the seller of the loan participation (rather than of the underlying corporate borrower), so that a Fund may also be subject to the risk that the seller of the loan participation may become insolvent.

The secondary market for loan participations is limited and any such participation purchased by a Fund may be regarded as illiquid.

Loan Collateral. In order to borrow money pursuant to a Senior Loan, a borrower will frequently, for the term of the Senior Loan, pledge collateral, including but not limited to, (i) working capital assets, such as accounts receivable and inventory; (ii) tangible fixed assets, such as real property, buildings and equipment; (iii) intangible assets, such as trademarks and patent rights (but excluding goodwill); and/or (iv) security interests in shares of stock of subsidiaries or affiliates. In the case of Senior Loans made to non-public companies, the company’s shareholders or owners may provide collateral in the form of secured guarantees and/or security interests in assets that they own. In many instances, a Senior Loan may be secured only by stock in the borrower or its subsidiaries. Collateral may consist of assets that may not be readily liquidated, and there is no assurance that the liquidation of such assets would satisfy a borrower’s obligations under a Senior Loan.

Certain Fees Paid to a Fund. In the process of buying, selling and holding Senior Loans, a Fund may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments received and may include facility fees, commitment fees, commissions, prepayment penalty, and assignment fees. When a Fund buys a Senior Loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a Senior Loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a Senior Loan. In certain circumstances, a Fund may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a Senior Loan by a borrower. Other fees received by a Fund may include amendment fees. A Fund may have to pay an assignment to the Agent when it purchases or sells a Senior Loan via assignment.

Borrower Covenants. A borrower must comply with various restrictive covenants contained in a loan agreement or note purchase agreement between the borrower and the holders of the Senior Loan (the “Loan Agreement”). Such covenants, in addition to requiring the scheduled payment of interest and principal, may include restrictions on dividend payments and other distributions to stockholders, provisions requiring the borrower to maintain specific minimum financial ratios, and limits on total debt. In addition, the Loan Agreement may contain a covenant requiring the borrower to prepay the Loan with all or a portion of any free cash flow. Free cash flow is generally defined as net cash flow after scheduled debt service payments and permitted capital expenditures, and typically includes the proceeds from asset dispositions or sales of securities. A breach of a covenant which is not waived by the Agent, or by the Loan Investors directly, as the case may be, is normally an event of acceleration; i.e., the Agent, or the Loan Investors directly, as the case may be, have the right to call the outstanding Senior Loan. The typical practice of an Agent or a Loan Investor in relying exclusively or primarily on reports from the borrower may involve a risk of fraud by the borrower. In the case of

a Senior Loan in the form of a Participation, the agreement between the buyer and seller may limit the rights of the holder to vote on certain changes which may be made to the Loan Agreement, such as loosening a covenant. However, the holder of the Participation will, in almost all cases, have the right to vote on or direct the seller of the Participation to vote on certain fundamental issues such as changes in principal amount, payment dates and interest rate.

Administration of Loans. In a typical Senior Loan, the Agent administers the terms of the Loan Agreement. In such cases, the Agent is normally responsible for the collection of principal and interest payments from the borrower and the apportionment of these payments to the credit of all institutions, which are Loan Investors. A Fund will generally rely upon the Agent or an intermediate participant to receive and forward to a Fund its portion of the principal and interest payments on the Senior Loan. Furthermore, unless under the terms of a Participation Agreement a Fund has direct recourse against the borrower, a Fund will rely on the Agent and the other Loan Investors to use appropriate credit remedies against the borrower. The Agent is typically responsible for monitoring compliance with covenants contained in the Loan Agreement based upon reports prepared by the borrower. The Agent of the Senior Loan usually does, but is often not obligated to, notify holders of Senior Loans of any failures of compliance. The Agent may monitor the value of the collateral and, if the value of the collateral declines, may accelerate the Senior Loan, may give the borrower an opportunity to provide additional collateral or may seek other protection for the benefit of the Loan Investors. The Agent is compensated by the borrower for providing these services under a Loan Agreement, and such compensation may include special fees paid upon structuring and funding the Senior Loan and other fees paid on a continuing basis. With respect to Senior Loans for which the Agent does not perform such administrative and enforcement functions, a Fund will perform such tasks on its own behalf, although a collateral bank will typically hold any collateral on behalf of a Fund and the other Loan Investors pursuant to the applicable Loan Agreement.

A financial institution’s appointment as Agent may be terminated in the event that it fails to observe the requisite standard of care or becomes insolvent, enters Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) receivership, or, if not FDIC insured, enters into bankruptcy proceedings. A successor Agent would generally be appointed to replace the terminated Agent, and assets held by the Agent under the Loan Agreement should remain available to holders of Senior Loans. However, if assets held by the Agent for the benefit of a Fund were determined to be subject to the claims of the Agent’s general creditors, a Fund might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on a Senior Loan, or suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. In situations involving intermediate participants similar risks may arise.

Prepayments. Senior Loans can require, in addition to scheduled payments of interest and principal, the prepayment of the Senior Loan from free cash flow, as defined above. The degree to which borrowers prepay Senior Loans, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, may be affected by general business conditions, the financial condition of the borrower and competitive conditions among Loan Investors, among others. As such, prepayments cannot be predicted with accuracy. Upon a prepayment, either in part or in full, the actual outstanding debt on which a Fund derives interest income will be reduced. However, a Fund may receive both a prepayment penalty fee from the prepaying borrower and a facility fee upon the purchase of a new Senior Loan with the proceeds from the prepayment of the former. Prepayments generally will not materially affect a Fund’s performance because a Fund should be able to reinvest prepayments in other Senior Loans that have similar yields (subject to market conditions) and because receipt of such fees may mitigate any adverse impact on a Fund’s yield.

Other Information Regarding Senior Loans. From time to time a Subadviser and its affiliates may borrow money from various banks in connection with their business activities. Such banks may also sell interests in Senior Loans to or acquire them from a Fund or may be intermediate participants with respect to Senior Loans in which a Fund owns interests. Such banks may also act as Agents for Senior Loans held by a Fund.

A Fund may purchase and retain in its portfolio a Senior Loan where the borrower has experienced, or may be perceived to be likely to experience, credit problems, including involvement in or recent emergence from bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or other forms of debt restructuring. Such investments may provide opportunities for enhanced income as well as capital appreciation. At times, in connection with the restructuring of a Senior Loan either outside of bankruptcy court or in the context of bankruptcy court proceedings, a Fund may determine or be required to accept equity securities or junior debt securities in exchange for all or a portion of a Senior Loan. As soon as reasonably practical, a Fund will divest itself of any equity securities or any junior debt securities received if it is determined that the security is an ineligible holding for a Fund.

A Fund may acquire interests in Senior Loans which are designed to provide temporary or “bridge” financing to a borrower pending the sale of identified assets or the arrangement of longer-term loans or the issuance and sale of debt obligations. Bridge loans are often unrated. A Fund may also invest in Senior Loans of borrowers that have obtained bridge loans from other parties. A borrower’s use of bridge loans involves a risk that the borrower may be unable to locate permanent financing to replace the bridge loan, which may impair the borrower’s perceived creditworthiness.

A Fund will be subject to the risk that collateral securing a loan will decline in value or have no value. Such a decline, whether as a result of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise, could cause the Senior Loan to be undercollateralized or unsecured. In most credit agreements there is no formal requirement to pledge additional collateral. In addition, a Fund may invest in Senior Loans guaranteed by, or secured by assets of, shareholders or owners, even if the Senior Loans are not otherwise collateralized by assets of the borrower; provided, however, that such guarantees are fully secured. There may be temporary periods when the principal asset held by a borrower is the stock of a related company, which may not legally be pledged to secure a Senior Loan. On occasions when such stock cannot be pledged, the Senior Loan will be temporarily unsecured until the stock can be pledged or is exchanged for or replaced by other assets, which will be pledged as security for the Senior Loan.

If a borrower becomes involved in bankruptcy proceedings, a court may invalidate a Fund’s security interest in the loan collateral or subordinate a Fund’s rights under the Senior Loan to the interests of the borrower’s unsecured creditors or cause interest previously paid to be refunded to the borrower. If a court requires interest to be refunded, it could negatively affect a Fund’s performance. Such action by a court could be based, for example, on a “fraudulent conveyance” claim to the effect that the borrower did not receive fair consideration for granting the security interest in the loan collateral to a Fund or a “preference claim” that a pre-petition creditor received a greater recovery on an existing debt than it would have in a liquidation situation. For Senior Loans made in connection with a highly leveraged transaction, consideration for granting a security interest may be deemed inadequate if the proceeds of the Loan were not received or retained by the borrower, but were instead paid to other persons (such as shareholders of the borrower) in an amount which left the borrower insolvent or without sufficient working capital. There are also other events, such as the failure to perfect a security interest due to faulty documentation or faulty official filings, which could lead to the invalidation of a Fund’s security interest in loan collateral. If a Fund’s security interest in loan collateral is invalidated or the Senior Loan is subordinated to other debt of a borrower in bankruptcy or other proceedings, a Fund would have substantially lower recovery, and perhaps no recovery on the full amount of the principal and interest due on the Loan, or a Fund could also have to refund interest (see the prospectus for additional information).

A Fund may acquire warrants and other equity securities as part of a unit combining a Senior Loan and equity securities of a borrower or its affiliates. The acquisition of such equity securities will only be incidental to a Fund’s purchase of a Senior Loan. A Fund may also acquire equity securities or debt securities (including non-dollar denominated debt securities) issued in exchange for a Senior Loan or issued in connection with the debt restructuring or reorganization of a borrower, or if such acquisition, in the judgment of the Subadviser, may enhance the value of a Senior Loan or would otherwise be consistent with a Fund’s investment policies.

Regulatory Changes. To the extent that legislation or state or federal regulators that regulate certain financial institutions impose additional requirements or restrictions with respect to the ability of such institutions to make loans, particularly in connection with highly leveraged transactions, the availability of Senior Loans for investment may be adversely affected. Further, such legislation or regulation could depress the market value of Senior Loans.

Short Sales. A Fund may engage in short sales that are either “uncovered” or “against the box.” A short sale is “against the box” if at all times during which the short position is open, a Fund owns at least an equal amount of the securities or securities convertible into, or exchangeable without further consideration for, securities of the same issue as the securities that are sold short.

Uncovered short sales are transactions under which a Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. A Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by a Fund. Until the security is replaced, a Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, a Fund is required to pay a premium or daily interest, which will increase the total cost of the security sold. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out.

Until a Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed security, a Fund will: (a) earmark or maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities at such a level that (i) the amount earmarked or deposited in the account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short; and (ii) the amount earmarked or deposited in the segregated account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will not be less than the current market value of the security sold short, or (b) otherwise cover a Fund’s short positions. Uncovered short sales incur a higher level of risk because to cover the short sale, the security may have to be purchased in the open market at a much higher price.

Short-Term Obligations. Short-term obligations are debt obligations maturing (becoming payable) in 397 days or less, including commercial paper and short-term corporate obligations. Short-term corporate obligations are short-term obligations issued by corporations.

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies. Small- and mid-capitalization companies may be either established or newer companies. Small-capitalization companies may offer greater opportunities for gain. They also involve a greater risk of loss because they may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events, particularly those companies that have been in operation for less than three years. Small-capitalization company securities may trade in lower volumes or there may be less information about the company which may cause the investments to be more volatile or to have less liquidity than larger company investments. They may have unseasoned management or may rely on the efforts of particular members of their management team to a great degree causing turnover in management to pose a greater risk. Smaller sized companies may have more limited access to resources, product lines, and financial resources. Small- and mid-sized companies typically reinvest a large proportion of their earnings in their business and may not pay dividends or make interest payments for some time, particularly if they are newer companies.

Standby Commitments and Puts. A Fund may purchase securities at a price which would result in a yield to maturity lower than that generally offered by the seller at the time of purchase when the Fund can simultaneously acquire the right to sell the securities back to the seller, the issuer or a third-party (the “writer”) at an agreed-upon price at any time during a stated period or on a certain date. Such a right is generally denoted as a “standby commitment” or a “put.” The purpose of engaging in transactions involving puts is to maintain flexibility and liquidity to permit a Fund to meet redemptions and remain as fully invested as possible in municipal securities. The Funds reserve the right to engage in put transactions. The right to put the securities depends on the writer’s ability to pay for the securities at the time the put is exercised. A Fund would limit its put transactions to institutions which the Subadviser believes present minimal credit risks, and the Subadviser would use its best efforts to initially determine and continue to monitor the financial strength of the sellers of the options by evaluating their financial statements and such other information as is available in the marketplace. It may, however, be difficult to monitor the financial strength of the writers because adequate current financial information may not be available. In the event that any writer is unable to honor a put for financial reasons, a Fund would be a general creditor (i.e., on a parity with all other general unsecured creditors) of the writer. Furthermore, particular provisions of the contract between a Fund and the writer may excuse the writer from repurchasing the securities; for example, a change in the published rating of the underlying securities or any similar event that has an adverse effect on the issuer’s credit or a provision in the contract that the put will not be exercised except in certain special cases, for example, to maintain portfolio liquidity. A Fund could, however, at any time sell the underlying portfolio security in the open market or wait until the portfolio security matures, at which time it should realize the full par value of the security.

The securities purchased subject to a put may be sold to third persons at any time, even though the put is outstanding, but the put itself, unless it is an integral part of the security as originally issued, may not be marketable or otherwise assignable. Therefore, the put would have value only to a Fund. Sale of the securities to third parties or lapse of time with the put unexercised may terminate the right to put the securities. Prior to the expiration of any put option, a Fund could seek to negotiate terms for the extension of such an option. If such a renewal cannot be negotiated on terms satisfactory to a Fund, the Fund could, of course, sell the portfolio security. The maturity of the underlying security will generally be different from that of the put. There will be no limit to the percentage of portfolio securities that a Fund may purchase subject to a standby commitment or put, but the amount paid directly or indirectly for all standby commitments or puts which are not integral parts of the security as originally issued held in a Fund will not exceed one-half of 1% of the value of the total assets of such Fund calculated immediately after any such put is acquired.

Structured Investments. Structured Investments are derivatives in the form of a unit or units representing an undivided interest(s) in assets held in a trust that is not an investment company as defined in the 1940 Act. A trust unit pays a return based on the total return of securities and other investments held by the trust and the trust may enter into one or more swaps to achieve its objective. For example, a trust may purchase a basket of securities and agree to exchange the return generated by those securities for the return generated by another basket or index of securities. A Fund will purchase structured investments in trusts that engage in such swaps only where the counterparties are approved by the Subadviser in accordance with credit-risk guidelines established by the Board.

Structured Notes. Structured Notes are derivatives where the amount of principal repayment and or interest payments is based upon the movement of one or more factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, currency exchange rates, interest rates (such as the prime lending rate and LIBOR) and stock indices such as the S&P 500^® Index. In some cases, the impact of the movements of these factors may increase or decrease through the use of multipliers or deflators. The use of structured notes allows the Fund to tailor its investments to the specific risks and returns the Subadviser wishes to accept while avoiding or reducing certain other risks.

Supranational Agency Obligations. Supranational Agency Obligations are obligations of supranational entities established through the joint participation of several governments, including the Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (also known as the “World Bank”), African Development Bank, European Union, European Investment Bank, and the Nordic Investment Bank.

Swap Agreements. A Fund may enter into swap agreements for purposes of attempting to gain exposure to the securities making up an index without actually purchasing those instruments, to hedge a position or to gain exposure to a particular instrument or currency. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one-year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested

in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. Forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap,” interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified level, or “floor;” and interest rate dollars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A credit default swap is a specific kind of counterparty agreement designed to transfer the third party credit risk between parties. One party in the swap is a lender and faces credit risk from a third party and the counterparty in the credit default swap agrees to insure this risk in exchange for regular periodic payments (essentially an insurance premium). If the third party defaults, the party providing insurance will have to purchase from the insured party the defaulted asset. A Fund may enter into index swap agreements as an additional hedging strategy for cash reserves held by the Fund or to effect investment transactions consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategies. The Select Aggregate Market Index (“SAMI”) is a basket of credit default swaps whose underlying reference obligations are floating rate loans. The Loan Credit Default Swap Index (“LCDX”) is a specialized index of loan-only credit default swaps covering 100 individual companies that have unsecured debt trading in the broad secondary markets. Investments in SAMI and LCDX increase exposure to risks that are not typically associated with investments in other floating rate debt instruments, and involve many of the risks associated with investments in derivative instruments. The liquidity of the market for SAMI and LCDX is subject to liquidity in the secured loan and credit derivatives markets. The use of equity swaps is a highly specialized activity, which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.

A Fund’s current obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by earmarking or segregating assets determined to be liquid. Obligations under swap agreements so covered will not be construed to be “senior securities” for purposes of a Fund’s investment restriction concerning senior securities. Because they are two party contracts and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid for the Fund’s illiquid investment limitations. A Fund will not enter into any swap agreement unless the Subadviser believes that the other party to the transaction is creditworthy. A Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. A Fund may enter into swap agreements to invest in a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities in circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable. The counterparty to any swap agreement will typically be a bank, investment banking firm or broker/dealer. The counterparty will generally agree to pay a Fund the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the swap agreement would have increased in value had it been invested in the particular stocks, plus the dividends that would have been received on those stocks. A Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap agreement plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such stocks. Therefore, the return to a Fund on any swap agreement should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the stocks less the interest paid by a Fund on the notional amount.

Swap agreements typically are settled on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with a Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Payments may be made at the conclusion of a swap agreement or periodically during its term. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to swap agreements is limited to the net amount of payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to a swap agreement defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that such Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap will be accrued on a daily basis and liquid assets having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to such accrued excess will be earmarked or maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. In as much as these transactions are entered into for hedging purposes or are offset by segregating liquid assets, as permitted by applicable law, the Funds and their respective Subadvisers believe that these transactions do not constitute senior securities under the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to a Fund’s borrowing restrictions. For purposes of each of the Fund’s requirements under Rule 12d3-1 (where, for example, a Fund is prohibited from investing more than 5% of its total assets in any one broker, dealer, underwriter or investment adviser (the “securities-related issuer”) and Section 5b-1 where, for example, a diversified Fund is prohibited from owning more than 5% of its total assets in any one issuer with respect to 75% of a Fund’s total assets, both counterparty exposure and reference entity exposure will be reviewed where appropriate. The mark-to-market value will be used to measure the Fund’s counterparty exposure. With respect to reference entity exposure, the notional value of the swap will be used when protection is sold on the underlying reference entity. The mark-to-market value will be used when protection is bought on the underlying reference entity. Should the Fund acquire an interest in a swap that is traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund will not consider the counterparty to be an issuer for these purposes if it is determined that counterparty risk has been eliminated through use of the centralized exchange. Further, the Fund will use the same approach described above for Section 5b-1 to satisfy the Fund’s Subchapter M quarter-end requirements under the Internal Revenue Code. Exposure may be adjusted by appropriate offsets.

The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments, which are traded in the over-the-counter market. The Subadviser, under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for determining and monitoring the liquidity of Fund transactions in swap agreements.

Tax Credit Bonds (“Build America Bonds”). Build America Bonds are taxable bonds issued by federal and state local governments that allow a new direct federal payment subsidy. At the election of the state and local governments, the Treasury Department will make a direct payment to the state or local governmental issuer in an amount equal to 35% of the interest payment on the Build America Bonds. As a result, state and local governments will have lower net borrowing costs. This will also make Build America Bonds attractive to a broader group of investors that typically invest in traditional state and local tax-exempt bonds, where interest rates have historically been 20% lower than taxable interest rates.

Taxable Municipal Securities. Taxable municipal securities are municipal securities the interest on which is not exempt from federal income tax. Taxable municipal securities include “private activity bonds” that are issued by or on behalf of states or political subdivisions thereof to finance privately-owned or operated facilities for business and manufacturing, housing, sports, and pollution control and to finance activities of and facilities for charitable institutions. Private activity bonds are also used to finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems, ports, parking lots, and low income housing. The payment of the principal and interest on private activity bonds is not backed by a pledge of tax revenues, and is dependent solely on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations, and may be secured by a pledge of real and personal property so financed. Interest on these bonds may not be exempt from federal income tax.

Tender Option Bonds. A tender option bond is a municipal obligation (generally held pursuant to a custodial arrangement) having a relatively long maturity and bearing interest at a fixed rate substantially higher than prevailing short-term, tax-exempt rates. The bond is typically issued in conjunction with the agreement of a third party, such as a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution, pursuant to which the institution grants the security holder the option, at periodic intervals, to tender its securities to the institution. As consideration for providing the option, the financial institution receives periodic fees equal to the difference between the bond’s fixed coupon rate and the rate, as determined by a remarketing or similar agent that would cause the securities, coupled with the tender option, to trade at par on the date of such determination. Thus, after payment of this fee, the security holder effectively holds a demand obligation that bears interest at the prevailing short-term, tax-exempt rate. An institution will normally not be obligated to accept tendered bonds in the event of certain defaults or a significant downgrading in the credit rating assigned to the issuer of the bond. The tender option will be taken into account in determining the maturity of the tender option bonds and a Fund’s average portfolio maturity. There is a risk that a Fund will not be considered the owner of a tender option bond for federal income tax purposes, and thus will not be entitled to treat such interest as exempt from federal income tax. Certain tender option bonds may be illiquid or may become illiquid as a result of a credit rating downgrade, payment default or a disqualification from tax-exempt status.

Trust Preferred Securities. Trust preferred securities are convertible preferred shares issued by a trust where proceeds from the sale are used to purchase convertible subordinated debt from the issuer. The convertible subordinated debt is the sole asset of the trust. The coupon from the issuer to the trust exactly mirrors the preferred dividend paid by the trust. Upon conversion by the investors, the trust in turn converts the convertible debentures and passes through the shares to the investors.

U.S. Government Securities. Examples of types of U.S. government obligations in which a Fund may invest include U.S. Treasury obligations and the obligations of U.S. government agencies such as Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Farm Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, the Federal Housing Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Small Business Administration, Fannie Mae, GNMA, General Services Administration, Student Loan Marketing Association (“SLMA”), Central Bank for Cooperatives, Freddie Mac, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Maritime Administration, and other similar agencies. Whether backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury or not, U.S. government securities are not guaranteed against price movements due to fluctuating interest rates. SLMA can issue debt as a U.S. government agency or as corporation. If the debt is issued as a corporation, it is not considered a U.S. government obligation.

In April 2011, S&P changed its outlook on U.S. treasury securities from “stable” to “negative,” indicating the possibility of a downgrade from its current AAA rating of these securities. A downgrade of the ratings on U.S. government debt obligations, which are often used as a benchmark for other borrowing arrangements, could result in higher interest rates for individual and corporate borrowers, cause disruptions in the international bond markets and generally have a substantial negative effect on the U.S. economy.

U.S. Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of its Treasury obligations to decline. Obligations of U.S. government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit, but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government debt securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income market or the fixed income market as a whole.

Ÿ FDIC-Backed Bonds. FDIC-Backed Bonds are senior unsecured debt obligations issued by banks, thrifts and some holding companies that participate in the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program (“TLGP”). Under the TLGP, the FDIC guarantees, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the payment of principal and interest on senior unsecured debt

issued by entities eligible to participate in the TLGP, which generally include FDIC-insured depository institutions, U.S. bank holding companies or financial holding companies and certain U.S. savings and loan holding companies, in exchange for a fee to the FDIC. The debt must be issued on or before June 30, 2009, and coverage is limited to bonds with maturities of 30 days to three years. This guarantee presently extends through the earlier of the maturity date of the debt or June 30, 2012. This guarantee does not extend to shares of the Portfolio itself. FDIC-guaranteed debt is still subject to interest rate and securities selection risk.

• U.S. Treasury Obligations. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the federal book-entry system known as Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (“STRIPs”) and Treasury Receipts (“TRs”).

• Receipts. Interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register. TRs and STRIPS are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury. Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities.

• Treasury Inflation Protected Notes (“TIPS”). TIPS are securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that are designed to provide inflation protection to investors. TIPS are income-generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustment, which is typically applied monthly to the principal of the bond, follows a designated inflation index, such as the consumer price index. A fixed coupon rate is applied to the inflation-adjusted principal so that as inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payments increase. This can provide investors with a hedge against inflation, as it helps preserve the purchasing power of an investment. Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds.

• Zero Coupon Obligations. Zero coupon obligations are debt obligations that do not bear any interest, but instead are issued at a deep discount from face value or par. The value of a zero coupon obligation increases over time to reflect the interest accumulated. These obligations will not result in the payment of interest until maturity, and will have greater price volatility than similar securities that are issued at face value or par and pay interest periodically.

• U.S. Government Zero Coupon Securities. STRIPS and receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturity and credit qualities. See “Mortgage-Backed Securities.”

• U.S. Government Agencies. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury, while still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that in the event of a default prior to maturity there might not be a market and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees as to the timely payment of principal and interest do not extend to the value or yield of these securities or to the value of a Fund’s shares.

Variable and Floating Rate Instruments. Certain of the obligations purchased by a Fund may carry variable or floating rates of interest, may involve a conditional or unconditional demand feature and may include variable amount master demand notes. Such instruments bear interest at rates that are not fixed, but which vary with changes in specified market rates or indices. The interest rates on these securities may be reset daily, weekly, quarterly or some other reset period, and may have a floor or ceiling on interest rate changes. There is a risk that the current interest rate on such obligations may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. A demand instrument with a demand notice exceeding seven days may be considered illiquid if there is no secondary market for such securities.

Variable Rate Master Demand Notes. Variable rate master demand notes permit the investment of fluctuating amounts at varying market rates of interest pursuant to direct arrangements between a Fund, as lender, and a borrower. Such notes provide that the interest rate on the amount outstanding varies on a daily, weekly or monthly basis depending upon a stated short-term interest rate index. Both the lender and the borrower have the right to reduce the amount of outstanding indebtedness at any time. There is no secondary market for the notes and it is not generally contemplated that such instruments will be traded. The quality of the note or the underlying credit must, in the opinion of the Subadviser, be equivalent to the ratings applicable to permitted investments for the particular Fund. The Subadviser will monitor on an ongoing basis the earning power, cash flow and liquidity ratios of the issuers of such instruments and will similarly monitor the ability of an issuer of a demand instrument to pay principal and interest on demand. Variable rate master demand notes may or may not be backed by bank letters of credit.

Warrant. A Warrant is a financial instrument that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a specified amount of an asset at a specified price during a specified period of time. A warrant may give its holder the right to buy shares of stock, bonds, currencies, or commodities. Index Warrants, a type of warrant, allow investors to take a direct position in a commodity, index, currency or economic variable. An example of an Index Warrant is a GDP Warrant, which is a bond that allows investors to invest directly in a country’s economic growth. A GDP Warrant creates long term securities that would be indexed on the economic growth of a country, or rather an economic zone (for example Euroland). Those securities would have two main purposes: (i) to give those countries or other issuers another source of financing, and a new financial management tool; and (ii) to give investors a hybrid asset which has some feature(s) of an equity security (variable return and/or capital, based on economic performances) while basically being a bond (it is a debt). In the case of a GDP Warrant, the index would be the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Investing in warrants can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security, fand, thus, can be a speculative investment. The value of a warrant may decline because of a decline in the value of the underlying security, the passage of time, changes in interest rates or in the dividend or other policies of the company whose equity underlies the warrant or a change in the perception as to the future price of the underlying security, or any combination thereof. Warrants generally pay no dividends and confer no voting or other rights other than to purchase the underlying security.

When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Securities. When-Issued, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Securities are securities with settlement dates in excess of normal settlement periods.

Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, which means delivery and payment take place in the future after the date of the commitment to purchase or sell the securities at a predetermined price and/or yield. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered. When purchasing a security on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, a Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value. Because the Fund is not required to pay for these securities until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with the Fund’s other investments. If the Fund is fully or almost fully invested when forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, such purchases may result in a form of leverage. The Fund intends to engage in forward commitment, when-issued and delayed-delivery purchases to increase its portfolio’s financial exposure to the types of securities in which it invests. Leveraging the portfolio in this manner will increase the Fund’s exposure to changes in interest rates and will increase the volatility of its returns. The Fund will segregate permissible liquid assets at least equal at all times to the amount of the Fund’s purchase commitments.

Securities purchased on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are subject to changes in value (generally changing in the same way, i.e., appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest rates rise) based upon the public’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Securities purchased on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may expose the Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis when a Fund is fully or almost fully invested may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of the Fund’s net assets and its net asset value per share.

To avoid any leveraging concerns, a Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets in an amount at least equal in value to its commitments to purchase when-issued and forward commitment securities for any securities with settlement dates in excess of normal settlement periods.

Except with respect to a Fund’s fundamental policy relating to borrowing and non-fundamental policy relating to liquidity, if a percentage limitation stated in the fundamental and non-fundamental policies below is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value will not result in a violation of such restriction.

Fundamental policies cannot be changed without the consent of the holders of a majority of each Fund’s outstanding shares. The term “majority of the outstanding shares” means the vote of (i) 67% or more of the Fund’s shares present at a meeting, if more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding shares, whichever is less.

In addition to the 80% investment policy of each of the Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, the following investment limitations are fundamental policies of the Funds.

The following investment policies are non-fundamental policies of the Funds and may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval:

General. RidgeWorth Investments serves as investment adviser to the Funds. RidgeWorth Investments is the trade name of RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc., a professional investment management firm registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). With respect to the Funds in this SAI, the Adviser oversees the Subadvisers to ensure compliance with the respective Fund’s investment policies and guidelines and monitors each Subadviser’s adherence to its investment style. The Board supervises the Adviser with respect to its processes and policies and procedures that are applicable to the Adviser’s management of the Funds. The principal business address of the Adviser is 3333 Piedmont Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. The Adviser is indirectly owned by Lightyear Fund 3. Lightyear Capital, a private equity firm, in partnership with certain employees of RidgeWorth Investments, purchased all outstanding equity securities of the Adviser from SunTrust Banks, Inc. on May 30, 2014.

Advisory Agreement with the Trust. The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Trust. After the initial term, the continuance of the Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Board or by a vote of the shareholders of the Funds and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreements or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board or, with respect to any Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund, on not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice to the Adviser, or by the Adviser on 90 days written notice to the Trust. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.

The Advisory Agreement provides that if, for any fiscal year, the ratio of expenses of any Fund (including amounts payable to the Adviser but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and litigation and other extraordinary expenses) exceeds limitations established by certain states, the Adviser and/or the administrator will bear the amount of such excess. The Adviser will not be required to bear expenses of the Trust to an extent which would result in a Fund’s inability to qualify as a RIC under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

Advisory Fees Paid to the Adviser. For its services under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee at the specified annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets as listed in the table that follows. Each Fund allocates and pays advisory fees among its constituent classes based on the aggregate daily net asset values of each such class. The advisory fees for the Funds are as shown in the table below.


Fund	Fee
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.70	%
Large Cap Value Equity Fund		0.70	%
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund		0.75	%
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.85	%
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.50	%
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund		0.50	%
High Income Fund		0.55	%
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.50	%


Fund	Fee
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.50	%
Short-Term Bond Fund		0.40	%
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund		0.35	%
Total Return Bond Fund		0.25	%
Ultra-Short Bond Fund		0.22	%
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund		0.20	%
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund		0.50	%

As discussed in the Prospectuses, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees or reimburse expenses, with respect to certain Funds, in order to limit Fund expenses.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds paid the following advisory fees:

Fund Services Agreement. The Adviser provides certain services required by the Funds, including (i) the review and approval of shareholder reports filed with the SEC, (ii) the oversight and management of the Trust’s primary service providers, (iii) periodic due diligence reviews of the Trust’s primary service providers, (iv) coordination and negotiation of all contracts and related pricing relating to the Trust’s primary service providers, (v) coordination, performance of due diligence, and providing of information to the Independent Trustees relating to their review and selection of prospective primary service providers to the Trust, including contract negotiations, and (vi) the coordination of quarterly and special board meetings. As compensation for providing such services, each Fund pays an annual fee to the Adviser, representing a previously agreed upon portion of the salaries, bonuses and benefits related to the primary employees responsible for delivering such services (the “Services Fee”). For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Trust paid a Services Fee of $ to the Adviser.

Compliance Service Fees. The Adviser provides services to the Trust to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Adviser has designated a dedicated compliance staff and, prior to October 2010 and effective April 2011, an employee to serve as Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Adviser received an annual fee totaling approximately $ for these services. Foreside Compliance Services (“FCS”) provided CCO Support Services pursuant to a CCO Support Services Agreement through May 31, 2012, and provides an Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Identity Theft Prevention Officer to the Trust under an AML Services Agreement. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, FCS received $ for these services. Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provided a Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) and Treasurer to the Trust under a PFO/Treasurer Services Agreement until November 30, 2012. For the period April 1, 2012 through November 30, 2012, FMS received $78,633 for these services. Neither FMS nor any of their officers or employees who serve as an officer of the Trust, has any role in determining the Funds’ investment policies or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Trust or its Funds. Certain officers or employees of FMS are also officers of the Trust.

Manager of Managers Arrangement. Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC and subject to certain conditions, including Board approval, the Adviser may hire an unaffiliated subadviser for a Fund or materially amend an agreement with a Fund’s unaffiliated subadviser without obtaining shareholder approval. Within 90 days of retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the applicable Fund will receive notification of the change. This manager of managers arrangement enables the Funds to operate with greater efficiency and without incurring the expense and delay associated with obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The arrangement does not permit investment advisory fees paid by a Fund to be increased or change the Adviser’s obligations under the Advisory Agreement without shareholder approval. The Adviser has ultimate responsibility, subject to oversight by the Board, to oversee the subadvisers and recommend their hiring, termination, and replacement.

Each Subadviser is a professional investment management firm registered with the SEC under the Advisers Act. Each Subadviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (“Ceredex”) serves as the subadviser to the Large Cap Value Equity Fund and Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund, pursuant to an Investment Subadvisory Agreement between the Adviser and Ceredex. For its investment subadvisory services, Ceredex is entitled to receive an annual fee paid by the Adviser equal to 50% of the net advisory fee paid by each applicable Fund to the Adviser.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, Ceredex received the following subadvisory fees from the Adviser:

Seix Investment Advisors LLC (“Seix”) serves as the subadviser to the Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, Ultra-Short Bond Fund, U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, pursuant to an Investment Subadvisory Agreement between the Adviser and Seix. For its investment subadvisory services, Seix is entitled to receive an annual fee paid by the Adviser equal to 50% of the net advisory fee paid by each applicable Fund to the Adviser.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, Seix received the following subadvisory fees from the Adviser and for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, waived the following fees:

Silvant Capital Management LLC (“Silvant”) serves as the subadviser to the Large Cap Growth Stock Fund and Small Cap Growth Stock Fund, pursuant to an Investment Subadvisory Agreement between the Adviser and Silvant. For its investment subadvisory services, Silvant is entitled to receive an annual fee paid by the Adviser equal to 50% of the net advisory fee paid by each applicable Fund to the Adviser.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013, March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, Silvant received the following subadvisory fees from the Adviser and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 waived the following fees:

Each Subadviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees or reimburse expenses, with respect to certain Funds, in order to limit Fund expenses.

Investment Subadvisory Agreements. The Adviser and each Subadviser have entered into separate investment subadvisory agreements (each, an “Investment Subadvisory Agreement”) under which the Subadviser makes the investment decisions for and continuously reviews, supervises, and administers the investment program of the respective Funds, subject to the supervision of, and policies established by, the Adviser and the Board. After an initial two-year term, the continuance of each Investment Subadvisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of the Trustees or a vote of the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Investment Subadvisory Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each Investment Subadvisory Agreement

will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment and is terminable at any time without penalty by (i) the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to each Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund, (ii) the Adviser at any time on not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice to the Subadviser, or (iii) the Subadviser on 90 days written notice to the Adviser. Each Investment Subadvisory Agreement provides that the Subadviser shall not be protected against any liability by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.

Set forth below is information regarding the individuals who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds (“portfolio managers”). All information is as of March 31, 2014, except as otherwise noted.

Management of Other Accounts. The table below shows the number of other accounts managed by each portfolio manager and the approximate total assets in the accounts in each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts. For each category, the table also shows the number of accounts and the approximate total assets in the accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on account performance.

Potential Conflicts of Interest in Managing Multiple Accounts. A portfolio manager’s management of both a Fund and the other accounts listed in the table above at the same time may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. If a Fund and the other accounts have identical investment objectives, the portfolio manager could favor one or more accounts over the Fund. Another potential conflict may arise from the portfolio manager’s knowledge about the size, timing and possible market impact of Fund trades if the portfolio manager used this information to the advantage of other accounts and to the disadvantage of the Fund. In addition, aggregation of trades may create the potential for unfairness to a Fund or another account if one account is favored over another in allocating the securities purchased or sold. Each Subadviser has established policies and procedures to ensure that the purchase and sale of securities among all accounts it manages are allocated in a manner the Subadviser believes is fair and equitable.

Portfolio Managers of the Adviser and all Subadvisers. Portfolio manager compensation generally consists of base salary, bonus, and various employee benefits and may also include long-term stock awards, retention bonuses, or incentive guarantees. These components are tailored in an effort to retain high quality investment professionals and to align compensation with performance.

A portfolio manager’s base salary is determined by the individual’s experience, responsibilities within the firm, performance in the role, and market rate for the position.

Each portfolio manager’s bonus may be structured differently but generally incorporates an evaluation of the Fund’s investment performance. Investment performance may be evaluated directly against a peer group and/or benchmark, or indirectly by measuring overall business unit financial performance over a period of time. Where applicable, investment performance is determined by comparing a Fund’s pre-tax total return to the returns of the Fund’s peer group and benchmark over multi-year periods. Where portfolio managers are responsible for multiple Funds or other managed accounts, each is weighted based on its size and relative strategic importance to the Adviser and/or Subadviser. Other subjective factors that may be considered in the calculation of incentive bonuses include: adherence to compliance policies, risk management practices, sales/marketing, leadership, communications, corporate citizenship, and overall contribution to the firm. Bonuses are typically paid annually.

In addition, certain portfolio managers may participate in the Adviser’s long-term stock plan or receive a retention bonus/incentive guarantee for a fixed period when the Adviser and/or Subadviser deem it necessary to recruit or retain the employee.

All full-time employees of the Adviser and Subadvisers, including the Funds’ portfolio managers, are provided a benefits package on substantially similar terms. The percentage of each individual’s compensation provided by these benefits is dependent upon length of employment, salary level, and several other factors. Certain portfolio managers may also be eligible for additional benefits upon reaching specified compensation levels of eligibility and approval by management.

Securities Ownership of Portfolio Managers. The table below shows the range of equity securities beneficially owned by each portfolio manager in the Fund or Funds managed by the portfolio manager. The information is as of March 31, 2014.

General. State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as administrator (the “Administrator”) of the Trust. The Administrator, a Massachusetts trust company, has its principal business offices at 4 Copley Place, Boston, MA 02116. The Administrator provides administration services to other investment companies.

Administration Agreement with the Trust. The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an Administration Agreement dated August 30, 2010. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative services, including day-to-day administration of matters necessary to each Fund’s operations, maintenance of records and the books of the Trust, preparation of reports, assistance with compliance monitoring of the Funds’ activities, and certain supplemental services in connection with the Trust’s obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

The Administration Agreement provides that it shall remain in effect until November 1, 2017, and shall continue in effect for successive one-year periods, unless terminated by either party on not less than 90 days written notice to the other party.

Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator is entitled to receive an asset-based fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the Trust for administration services as follows: 0.011% on the first $25 billion of net assets, 0.0040% on the next $40 billion of net assets and 0.0025% on net assets thereafter. There is a minimum annual charge of $45,000 per fund.

The following table shows administrative fees incurred by the Funds for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012:

The Trust and RidgeWorth Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) are parties to a Distribution Agreement whereby the Distributor acts as principal underwriter for the Trust’s shares. The principal business address of the Distributor is Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101. Under the terms of the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor must use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, in connection with the continuous offering of shares of the Trust. In addition, each of A, C and R Shares of the respective Funds has a distribution and service plan (the “A Shares Plan,” “C Shares Plan” and “R Shares Plan,” respectively). Under the terms of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust is responsible for all compensation paid to the Distributor for distribution services as authorized under each Fund’s distribution plan. To the extent the Trust is not authorized to make such payments or has insufficient funds under the distribution plan to pay the Distributor, the Adviser, pursuant to a Distribution Services Agreement with the Distributor, shall compensate the Distributor for any distribution services.

The continuance of a distribution agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Funds and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the trustees who are not parties to such distribution agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. A distribution agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the trustees, the Distributor, or, with respect to any fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of that fund, upon 60 days written notice by either party. The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Fund shares.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Distributor received and reallowed sales loads on the sale of A Shares of each of the Funds, as shown in the following table (amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0):

Each of the Equity Funds pays the following amount (reallowance) of front-end sales charge to investment consultants (“Dealers”) as a percentage of the offering price of A Shares:

Each of the High Income Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund, Ultra-Short Bond Fund, Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund pays the following amount (reallowance) of front-end sales charge to Dealers as a percentage of the offering price of A Shares:

Each of the Short-Term Bond Fund and Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund pays the following amount (reallowance) of front-end sales charge to Dealers as a percentage of the offering price of A Shares:

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Distributor received and reallowed sales loads on the sale of C Shares of each of the Funds, as shown in the following table (amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0):

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Distributor did not receive and reallow any sales loads on the sale of R Shares of each of the Funds.

The Distribution Agreement and the A Shares Plan adopted by the Trust provide that A Shares of the Funds will pay the Distributor fees for furnishing services related to (a) the distribution and sale of shares of each Fund and (b) the shareholders servicing of A Shares of each Fund. The table below shows the maximum amount approved by the Board of Trustees as (i) aggregate fees for distribution and shareholder service activities and (ii) the maximum amount of the fee allocated for shareholder servicing:

In addition, the Distribution Agreement and the C Shares Plan adopted by the Trust provide that C Shares of each applicable Fund will pay the Distributor a fee of up to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of that Fund. The Distribution Agreement and the R Shares Plan provide that R Shares will pay the Distributor a fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of that Fund. The Distributor can use these fees to compensate broker-dealers and service providers that provide administrative and/or distribution services to each Fund. In addition, C Shares and R Shares are subject to a service fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the C Shares and R Shares of each applicable Fund. This service fee will be used for services provided and expenses incurred in maintaining shareholder accounts, responding to shareholder inquiries and providing information to C Shares or R Shares shareholders or their customers who beneficially own C Shares or R Shares.

Services for which broker-dealers and service providers may be compensated include establishing and maintaining customer accounts and records; aggregating and processing purchase and redemption requests from customers; placing net purchase and redemption orders; automatically investing customer account cash balances; providing periodic statements to customers; arranging for wires; answering customer inquiries concerning their investments; assisting customers in changing dividend options, account designations, and addresses; performing sub-accounting functions; processing dividend payments from the Trust on behalf of customers; and forwarding shareholder communications from the Trust (such as proxies, shareholder reports, and dividend distribution and tax notices) to these customers with respect to investments in the Trust. Certain state securities laws may require those financial institutions providing such distribution services to register as dealers pursuant to state law. Although banking laws and regulations prohibit banks from distributing shares of open-end investment companies such as the Trust, according to an opinion issued to the staff of the SEC by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, financial institutions are not prohibited from acting in other capacities for investment companies, such as providing shareholder services. Should future legislative, judicial, or administrative action prohibit or restrict the activities of financial institutions in connection with providing shareholder services, the Trust may be required to alter materially or discontinue its arrangements with such financial institutions.

The Trust has adopted the A Shares Plan, C Shares Plan and R Shares Plan, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which rule regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. Continuance of the A Shares Plan, C Shares Plan and the R Shares Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees and by a majority of the disinterested Trustees. Distribution related expenditures under the A Shares Plan, C Shares Plan and R Shares Plan may support the distribution of any class or combination of classes of Shares of a Fund. The A Shares Plan, C Shares Plan and R Shares Plan require that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the A Shares Plan, C Shares Plan and R Shares Plan, respectively, and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The A Shares Plan, C Shares Plan and R Shares Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the affected class of shares of the Trust. All material amendments of the Plans will require approval by a majority of the Trustees and of the disinterested Trustees.

There is no sales charge on purchases of C Shares or R Shares, but C Shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within one year of purchase. Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the C Shares Plan and R Shares Plan, the C Shares and R Shares are subject to an ongoing distribution and service fee calculated on each Fund’s aggregate average daily net assets attributable to its C Shares or R Shares.

The following amounts paid to the Distributor by the Funds (including when they were Predecessor Funds, if applicable) under each Plan during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 were used as set forth below (no amounts were paid as to Sales Personnel or Interest Carrying or Other Financing Charges):

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds paid the following amounts as compensation to broker-dealers pursuant to the A Shares Plan:

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds paid the amounts shown below as compensation to broker-dealers pursuant to the C Shares Plan. C Shares of the Intermediate Bond Fund and the Total Return Bond Fund converted to R Shares effective February 13, 2009. C Shares of the Core Bond Fund, High Income Fund and Seix High Yield Fund converted to R Shares effective August 1, 2009.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds paid the amounts shown below as compensation to broker-dealers pursuant to the R Shares Plan:

Other than any portion of the sales charges imposed on purchases, the following table shows the level of compensation paid by the Distributor to broker-dealers selling A Shares, C Shares and R Shares purchased prior to August 1, 2005, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Distributor and such broker-dealer:

Broker-dealers who initiate and are responsible for selling C Shares beginning August 1, 2005, may receive an initial payment at the time of sale of 1.00% and annual 12(b)-1 payout effective in the 13th month of 1.00%. Merrill Lynch may receive an additional 0.25% payment at the time of sale related to C Shares of certain Funds. The Distributor uses fees it has received from both the distribution plan and from contingent deferred sales charges to make these upfront payments to broker-dealers. If, for any reason, there are insufficient fees available to the Distributor from the distribution plan and the contingent deferred sales charges, to make these payments, the Adviser will provide the Distributor prior to any such initial payment with funds that can, in turn, be used by the Distributor to make these upfront payments to broker-dealers.

Participation Payment Program. The Adviser, the Subadvisers and their affiliates may make payments to certain intermediaries for marketing support services, including business planning assistance, educating dealer personnel about the Funds and shareholder financial planning needs, placement on the intermediary’s preferred or recommended fund company list, and access to sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives of the dealer. These payments are made to intermediaries that are registered as holders of record or dealers of record for accounts in a Fund. These payments are generally based on one or more of the following factors: average net assets of the Funds attributable to that intermediary, gross or net sales of the Funds attributable to that intermediary, reimbursement of ticket charges (fees that an intermediary firm charges its representatives for effecting transactions in fund shares) or a negotiated lump sum payment for services rendered. The Adviser, the Subadvisers and their affiliates compensate dealers differently depending upon, among other factors, the level and/or type of marketing support provided by the intermediary. As of June 30, 2014, the following firms have received participation payment program payments:

A and I Shares. The Trust has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan for the A Shares and I Shares of the Funds (the “A Shares and I Shares Servicing Plans”). Under the A Shares and I Shares Servicing Plans, the Funds may pay Intermediaries a fee of up to 0.40% of the average daily net assets attributable to the A Shares and I Shares for the Equity Funds and Allocation Strategies (except for Conservative Allocation Strategy) and a fee of up to 0.20% for the Fixed Income Funds and Conservative Allocation Strategy. Intermediaries may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following shareholder services: (i) establishing and maintaining accounts and records relating to shareholders; (ii) processing dividend and distribution payments from a Fund on behalf of shareholders; (iii) providing information periodically to shareholders showing their positions in shares and integrating such statements with those of other transactions and balances in shareholders’ other accounts serviced by such intermediary; (iv) arranging for bank wires; (v) responding to shareholder inquiries relating to the services performed; (vi) responding to routine inquiries from shareholders concerning their investment; (vii) providing sub-accounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by shareholders, or the information to a Fund necessary for sub-accounting; (viii) if required by law, forwarding shareholder communications from a Fund (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to shareholders; (ix) assisting in processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from shareholders and in placing such orders with service contractors; (x) assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (xi) providing shareholders with a service that invests the assets of their accounts in shares pursuant to specific or pre-authorized instructions; and (xii) providing such other similar services as a Fund or its shareholders may reasonably request to the extent the intermediary is permitted to do so under applicable statutes, rules and regulations.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds made the following payments shown below:

R Shares. The Trust has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan for the R Shares of certain of the Funds (the “R Shares Servicing Plan”). Under the R Shares Servicing Plan, the Funds may pay Intermediaries a fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the R Shares. Intermediaries may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following shareholder services: (i) establishing and maintaining accounts and records relating to shareholders; (ii) processing dividend and distribution payments from a Fund on behalf of shareholders; (iii) providing information periodically to shareholders showing their positions in shares and integrating such statements with those of other transactions and balances in shareholders’ other accounts serviced by such intermediary; (iv) arranging for bank wires; (v) responding to shareholder inquiries relating to the services performed; (vi) responding to routine inquiries from shareholders concerning their investment; (vii) providing sub-accounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by shareholders, or the information to a Fund necessary for sub-accounting; (viii) if required by law, forwarding shareholder communications from a Fund (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to shareholders; (ix) assisting in processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from shareholders and in placing such orders with service contractors; (x) assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (xi) providing shareholders with a service that invests the assets of their accounts in shares pursuant to specific or pre-authorized instructions; and (xii) providing such other similar services as a Fund or its shareholders may reasonably request to the extent the intermediary is permitted to do so under applicable statutes, rules and regulations.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds made the following payments shown below:

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, serves as the transfer agent and dividend paying agent to the Trust.

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), 200 Clarendon Street, P.O. Box 642, Boston, MA, 02117-0642 serves as the fund accounting agent and custodian for the Trust pursuant to a Custodian Agreement dated August 30, 2010. State Street Bank is responsible for the safekeeping of the assets of the Funds and the fund accounting agent is responsible for calculating the Funds’ net asset values. State Street Bank is paid on the basis of net assets and transaction costs of the Funds.

State Street Bank also serves as the custodian and fund accounting agent for the collateral reinvestment account in which collateral on behalf of the Funds’ securities lending program is maintained.

Bingham McCutchen, located at 2020 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and each of the Funds are supervised by the Board under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Board is responsible for overseeing each of the Funds. The Trustees have approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust.

Like most mutual funds, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as the Adviser, Subadvisers, Distributor and Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust’s service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Funds. The Funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify those possible events or circumstances, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust’s business (e.g., the Adviser and Subadvisers, as applicable, are responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the Funds’ service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.

The Trustees’ role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a Fund, at which time certain of the Fund’s service providers present the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the Fund, as well as proposed investment limitations for the Fund. Additionally, the Adviser and Subadviser provide the Board with an overview of, among other things, their investment philosophy, brokerage practices, and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust’s CCO, personnel of the Adviser, Subadviser, and other service providers such as the Fund’s independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the Funds may be exposed.

The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and Subadvisers and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the advisory agreements with the Adviser and Subadvisers, the Board meets with the Adviser and Subadvisers to review the advisory services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the Adviser’s and Subadvisers’ adherence to the Funds’ investment restrictions and compliance with various policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about the Funds’ investments, including, for example, reports on the Adviser’s and Subadvisers’ use of derivatives in managing the Funds, if any, as well as reports on the Funds’ investments in ETFs, if any.

The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer meets regularly with the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and Fund, Adviser and Subadviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust’s policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the Adviser and Subadvisers. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report.

The Board receives reports from the Funds’ service providers regarding operational risks and risks relating to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Funds’ Valuation Committee makes regular reports to the Board concerning investments for which market quotations are not readily available. Annually, the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the Funds’ financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the Funds and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Funds’ internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees Fund management’s implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust’s financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust’s financial statements. From their review of these reports and discussions with the Adviser, Subadvisers, Funds’ President, Funds’ Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn in detail about the material risks of the Funds, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks.

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Funds’ goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the Funds’ investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Funds’ Adviser, Subadvisers, and other service providers, each of which has an independent interest in risk management but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Funds’ and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available, or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board’s ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations.

Members of the Board. There are seven members of the Board of Trustees, all of whom except Ashi Parikh are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”). Dr. Sidney E. Harris serves as Chairman of the Board. In his role as Chairman of the Board, Dr. Harris, among other things, presides over board meetings; presides over executive sessions of the Independent Trustees; oversees the development of agendas for board meetings; facilitates communication between the Independent Trustees and management and among the Independent Trustees; serves as a key point person for dealings between the Independent Trustees and management; and has such other responsibilities as the Board or Independent Trustees determine from time to time.

The Board has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust, including, among other things, the amount of assets under management in the Trust, the number of Funds (and classes of shares) overseen by the Board, the Trust’s policies and procedures as well as those of its service providers, and the experience and qualifications of its members. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Trustees from fund management.

The Board of Trustees has two standing committees, the Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee, which are chaired by an Independent Trustee and composed entirely of Independent Trustees. In addition, the Board oversees the Funds’ Valuation Committee, whose actions are reported to the Board at least quarterly and more frequently, if appropriate.

Set forth below are the names, age, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o RidgeWorth Investments^®, 3333 Piedmont Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305.

Individual Trustee Qualifications. The Board has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of his or her ability to review and understand information about the Funds provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Funds, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the Funds’ shareholders. The Board has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on his or her own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Bentsen should serve as a Trustee because of his business, accounting and auditing experience, his knowledge of the financial services industry and his leadership roles as a Lead Area Managing Partner and Office Managing Partner with KPMG LLP provide him with management and executive experience valuable to the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Biggar should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained in a variety of roles with different financial and banking institutions, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a Trustee of the Trust since 2007.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Guynn should serve as Trustee because of his experience as a former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a Trustee of the Trust since 2008.

The Board has concluded that Dr. Harris should serve as Trustee because of his background in business, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a Trustee of the Funds since 2004.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Jobe should serve as Trustee because of the business experience he gained in a variety of roles, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a Trustee of the Trust since 2004.

The Board has concluded that Ms. McDaniel should serve as Trustee because of her business, financial and auditing experience, her knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience she has gained serving as a Trustee of the Trust since 2005.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Parikh should serve as a Trustee because of his experience as Chairman, CEO, and CIO of the Adviser and his knowledge of the financial services industry generally and of mutual funds, including the Trust, specifically, all of which provides him with management and executive experience valuable to the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities.

In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the Funds. Moreover, references to the qualifications, attributes and skills of Trustees are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out of the Board or any Trustee as having any special expertise or experience, and shall not be deemed to impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

Fund Shares Owned by Board Members. The following table shows the dollar amount range of each Trustee’s “beneficial ownership” of shares of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2013. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. “Beneficial ownership” is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”).

[As of June 30, 2014, the Trustees and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each class of each Fund.]

Board Compensation. [Effective January 1, 2013, the Board approved a net 3.5% increase in the Trustees’ compensation structure. Each Trustee (except for the Chairperson of the Board) receives an annual retainer fee of $91,100 and a quarterly meeting fee of $6,700. Each Trustee may also receive a Special Interim Meeting Fee (being a meeting that occurs between regularly scheduled meetings with limited materials for review and a modest time commitment) of $3,900. For the Chairperson of the Board, the annual retainer fee, quarterly meeting fee and special interim meeting fee are $113,900, $8,400 and $4,900, respectively. Each Trustee who is a member of the Audit Committee and/or Governance and Nominating Committee (except for the Chairperson of the Committee) receives a meeting fee of $3,400. The Chairperson of each Committee receives a meeting fee of $5,100.]

From January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, each Trustee (except for the Chairperson of the Board) received an annual retainer fee of $88,000 and a quarterly meeting fee of $6,500. Each Trustee also received a Special Interim Meeting Fee (being a meeting that occurs between regularly scheduled meetings with limited materials for review and a modest time commitment) of $3,800. For the Chairperson of the Board, the annual retainer fee, quarterly meeting fee and special interim meeting fee were

$110,000, $8,125 and $4,750, respectively. Each Trustee who is a member of the Audit Committee and/or Governance and Nominating Committee (except for the Chairperson of the Committee) received a meeting fee of $3,250. The Chairperson of each Committee received a meeting fee of $4,850.

The aggregate compensation paid to each Trustee is allocated on a pro rata basis among each Fund based on the relative net assets of each Fund. The Funds also reimburse the Trustees for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with attending such meetings.

The table below shows the compensation paid to the Trustees during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

The officers of the Trust, their business addresses, their ages, and their principal occupations for the last five years are set forth below. The officers of the Trust who are employees of the Administrator may also serve as officers to one or more mutual funds for which the Administrator or its affiliates act as administrator or transfer agent. None of the officers receive compensation from the Trust for their services. Officers of the Trust are elected annually by the Board and hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified, or in each case until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified.

Purchases and redemptions of shares of the Equity Funds and Fixed Income Funds may be made on any day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. The Trust reserves the right to open the Fixed Income Funds when the principal bond markets are open for business even if the NYSE is closed. Shares of each Fund are offered and redeemed on a continuous basis. Currently, the NYSE is closed on the days the following holidays are observed: New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Currently, the Fed and the principal bond markets are closed on the same days that the NYSE is closed except for Good Friday. In addition, the Fed and the principal bond markets are closed on the days that Columbus Day and Veterans Day are observed.

It is currently the Trust’s policy to pay for all redemptions in cash; however, the Trust retains the right to alter this policy to provide for redemptions in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of readily marketable securities held by the Funds in lieu of cash. Shareholders may incur brokerage charges on the sale of any such securities so received in payment of redemptions. A shareholder will at all times be entitled to aggregate cash redemptions from all Funds of the Trust up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Trust’s net assets during any 90-day period. The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures which permit the Trust to make in-kind redemptions to those shareholders of the Trust that are affiliated with the Trust solely by their ownership of a certain percentage of the Trust’s investment portfolios.

The Trust reserves the right to suspend the right of redemption and/or to postpone the date of payment upon redemption for any period during which trading on the NYSE is restricted, or during the existence of an emergency (as determined by the SEC by rule or regulation) as a result of which disposal or valuation of a Fund’s portfolio securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the SEC has by order permitted. The Trust reserves the right to postpone payment or redemption proceeds for up to seven days if the redemption would harm existing shareholders. The Trust also reserves the right to suspend sales of shares of a Fund for any period during which the NYSE, the Adviser, the Administrator and/or State Street Bank are not open for business.

The Trust reserves the right to waive any minimum investment requirements or sales charges for immediate family members of the Trustees, Officers or employees of the Adviser and its affiliates. “Immediate Family” means a spouse/domestic partner, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law or children (including step children) age 21 years or under. Currently, the front-end sales charge is waived on A Shares purchased by Trustees, Officers, employees of the Adviser, and its affiliates and their respective immediate family members.

Rights of Accumulation. In calculating the appropriate sales charge rate, rights of accumulation allow you to add the market value (at the close of business on the day of the current purchase) of your existing holdings in any class of shares to the amount of A shares you are currently purchasing.

The Funds will combine the value of your current purchases with the current market value of any shares previously purchased for:

A fiduciary purchasing shares for the same fiduciary account, trust or estate may also use this right of accumulation. To be entitled to a reduced sales charge based on shares already owned, you must let the Funds know at the time you make the purchase for which you are seeking the reduction that you qualify for such a reduction. You may be required to provide the Funds with your account number(s), account name(s), and copies of the account statements, and if applicable, the account number(s), account name(s), and copies of the account statements, for your spouse/domestic partner and/or children (and provide the children’s ages). A financial institution may require documentation or other information in order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge. The Funds may amend or terminate this right of accumulation at any time.

Letter of Intent. A Letter of Intent allows you to purchase A Shares over a 13-month period and receive the same sales charge as if you had purchased all the shares at the same time. Reinvested dividends or capital gain distributions do not apply toward these combined purchases. To be entitled to a reduced sales charge based on shares you intend to purchase over the 13-month period, you must send the Funds a Letter of Intent. In calculating the total amount of purchases, you may include in your Letter purchases made up to 90 days before the date of the Letter. The 13-month period begins on the date of the first purchase, including those purchases made in the 90-day period before the date of the Letter. Please note that the purchase price of these prior purchases will not be adjusted.

If you do not complete the total intended purchase at the end of the 13-month period, the Funds’ transfer agent will redeem the necessary portion of the escrowed shares to make up the difference between the reduced rate sales charge (based on the amount you intended to purchase) and the sales charge that would normally apply (based on the actual amount you purchased).

You are not legally bound by the terms of your Letter of Intent to purchase the amount of shares stated in the Letter. The Letter does, however, authorize the Funds to hold in escrow the following amounts for the following Funds, of the total amount you intend to purchase:

General Policy. Each of the Funds adheres to Section 2(a)(41), and Rule 2a-4 thereunder, of the 1940 Act with respect to the valuation of portfolio securities. In general, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value, and all other securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board. In complying with the 1940 Act, the Trust relies on guidance provided by the SEC and by the SEC staff in various interpretive letters and other guidance.

Equity Securities. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the official closing price or the last quoted sale price on the principal exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time if a security’s principal exchange is normally open at that time). If there is no official closing price and there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, the security is valued at the most recent quoted bid price, or if such prices are not available, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price is used.

Money Market Securities and other Debt Securities. If available, money market securities and other debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by recognized independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. Money market securities and other debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. If such prices are not available, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.

The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board.

Use of Third-Party Pricing Agents. Pursuant to contracts with the Trust’s Administrator, prices for most securities held by the Funds are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents that are approved by the Board. The valuations provided by third-party independent pricing agents are reviewed daily by the Administrator. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent pricing service, the Trust’s accounting agent will seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their respective daily net asset values.

Amortized Cost Method of Valuation. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which a security’s value, as determined by this method, is higher or lower than the price a Fund would receive if it sold the instrument. During periods of declining interest rates, the daily yield of a Fund may tend to be higher than a like computation made by a company with identical investments utilizing a method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates of market prices for all of its portfolio securities. Thus, if the use of amortized cost by a Fund resulted in a lower aggregate portfolio value on a particular day, a prospective investor in a Fund would be able to obtain a somewhat higher yield than would result from investment in a company utilizing solely market values, and existing investors in a Fund would experience a lower yield. The converse would apply in a period of rising interest rates.

The following is a summary of certain federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Funds and their investors. No attempt is made to present a comprehensive explanation of the federal tax treatment of a Fund or its investors, and the discussion here and in the Trust’s prospectuses is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning.

U.S. Federal Income Tax. This discussion of federal income tax considerations is based on the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued thereunder, in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions may change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

In order to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code, each Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders (the “Distribution Requirement”) at least the sum of 90% of its net tax exempt interest income plus 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally, net investment income plus the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain) computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction and also must meet several additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of a Fund’s gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies, and net income derived from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “90% Income Test”), (ii) at the close of each quarter of a Fund’s taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total

assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of a Fund’s assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (iii) at the close of each quarter of a Fund’s taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers engaged in same or similar businesses if the Fund owns at least 20% of the voting power of such issuers, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.

Notwithstanding the Distribution Requirement described above, which only requires a Fund to distribute at least 90% of its annual investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction) and does not require any minimum distribution of net capital gains (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital loss), a Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax to the extent it fails to distribute by the end of any calendar year at least the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for that year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of that year (and any retained amount from that prior calendar year on which the Fund paid no federal income tax). The Funds intend to make sufficient distributions prior to the end of each calendar year to avoid liability for the U.S. federal excise tax applicable to RICs but can make no assurances that distributions will be sufficient to avoid this tax.

If a Fund meets the Distribution Requirement, but chooses to retain some portion of its taxable income or gains, it generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates on the amount retained. A Fund may designate certain amounts retained as undistributed net capital gain in a notice to its shareholders, who (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their proportionate shares of the undistributed amount so designated, (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the income tax paid by the Fund on that undistributed amount against their federal income tax liabilities and to claim refunds to the extent such credits exceed their liabilities and (iii) will be entitled to increase their tax basis, for federal income tax purposes, in their shares by an amount equal to the excess of the amount of undistributed net capital gain included in their respective income over their respective income tax credits.

For purposes of the 90% Income Test, the character of income earned by certain entities in which a Fund invests that are not treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes (e.g., partnerships other than certain publicly traded partnerships or trusts that have not elected to be classified as corporations under the “check-the-box” regulations) will generally pass through to the Fund. Consequently, in order to qualify as a RIC, each Fund may be required to limit its equity investments in such entities that earn fee income, rental income, or other nonqualifying income.

If a Fund fails to satisfy the 90% Income Test or diversification requirements in any taxable year, the Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the diversification requirements where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period. If a Fund fails to maintain qualification for treatment as a RIC for a tax year, and the relief provisions are not available, that Fund will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income and gains at corporate rates, without any deduction for distributions paid to shareholders, and distributions to shareholders (including any dividends attributable to tax-exempt interest income or net capital gains) will be taxed as ordinary income to the extent of that Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. In such case, the dividends received deduction generally will be available for eligible corporate shareholders (subject to certain limitations) and the lower tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income may be available to individual shareholders. The Allocation Strategies, as shareholders of other Funds and ETFs (collectively, “Underlying Funds”), would not necessarily incur any income tax liability on distributions from an Underlying Fund that fails to qualify for treatment as a RIC, provided the Allocation Strategies continue to qualify as RICs and distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net capital gains to their shareholders in accordance with the timing requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. However, the failure of an Underlying Fund to maintain its RIC status may adversely affect the ability of any Allocation Strategy that invests in the Underlying Fund to maintain its RIC status. To requalify for treatment as a RIC in a subsequent taxable year, a Fund that loses its RIC status would be required to satisfy the RIC qualification requirements for that year and to distribute any earnings and profits from any years in which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC. If a Fund failed to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, it would generally be required to pay a Fund-level tax on certain net built-in gains recognized with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within ten years of qualifying as a RIC in a subsequent year. The board reserves the right not to maintain qualification of a Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.

Any distributions by a Fund may be taxable to shareholders regardless of whether they are received in cash or additional shares. A Fund may derive capital gains and losses in connection with sales or other dispositions of its portfolio securities. Distributions of net short-term capital gains are generally taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Distributions from any net capital gains (i.e., distributions of the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) are taxable to noncorporate shareholders as long-term capital gains regardless of how long they have held their shares in the Fund. The maximum tax rate on long-term capital

gains is 20%. Other dividends are taxable either as ordinary income or as “qualified dividend income”, taxable to noncorporate shareholders at U.S. federal income tax rates of up to 20%.Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations (i.e., certain foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or certain other foreign corporations if the stock with respect to which the dividends are paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). In general, a Fund may report its distributions to shareholders as qualified dividend income to the extent it receives qualified dividend income from its investments. If 95% or more of a Fund’s gross income (calculated without taking into account net capital gains derived from sales or other dispositions of stock or securities) consists of qualified dividend income, the Fund may report all distributions of such income as qualified dividend income.

In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the distributing Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the dividend paying stocks in its portfolio, and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund’s shares.

A Fund’s participation in loans of securities may affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. If a Fund participates in a securities lending transaction and receives a payment in lieu of dividends (a “substitute payment”) with respect to securities on loan in a securities lending transaction, such income generally will not constitute qualified dividend income and thus will not be eligible for taxation at the rates applicable to qualified dividend income. In addition, such income will also not be qualifying dividends eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate investors. Withholding taxes accrued on dividends during the period that any security was not directly held by a Fund will not qualify as a foreign tax paid by a Fund and therefore cannot be passed through to shareholders.

Distributions from a Fund and gain realized on the sale or exchange of Fund shares are subject to a 3.8% U.S. federal Medicare contribution tax on “net investment income” for individuals with income exceeding certain threshold amounts ($250,000 if married and filing jointly or if considered a “surviving spouse” for federal income tax purposes, $125,000 if married filing separately, and $200,000 in other cases). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts. “Net investment income” for this purpose does not include exempt-interest dividends (described below).

At the time of an investor’s purchase of Fund shares, a portion of the purchase price may be attributable to realized or unrealized appreciation in the Fund’s investments or to undistributed capital gains of the Fund. Consequently, subsequent distributions by the Fund with respect to these shares from such appreciation or gains may be taxable to such investor even if the net asset value of the investor’s shares is, as a result of the distributions, reduced below the investor’s cost for such shares and the distributions economically represent a return of a portion of the investment. Shareholders who have not held Fund shares for a full year should be aware that a Fund may report and distribute, as ordinary dividends or capital gain dividends, a percentage of income that is not equal to the percentage of the Fund’s ordinary income or net capital gains, respectively, actually earned during the shareholder’s period of investment in a Fund.

Although dividends generally will be treated as distributed when paid, any dividend declared by a Fund in October, November or December and payable to shareholders of record in such a month that is paid during the following January will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which it was declared. In addition, certain other distributions made after the close of a taxable year of a Fund may be “spilled back” and treated for certain purposes as paid by the Fund during such taxable year. In such case, shareholders generally will be treated as having received such dividends in the taxable year in which the distributions were actually made. For purposes of calculating the amount of a RIC’s undistributed income and gain subject to the 4% excise tax described above, such “spilled back” dividends are treated as paid by the RIC when they are actually paid.

Each Fund will inform you shortly after the close of each calendar year of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, exempt-interest dividends, qualified dividend income, and capital gain distributions.

If a Fund’s distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder’s cost basis in its shares in a Fund (with any such distribution in excess of that basis treated as gain from the sale of Fund shares) and result in higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which distribution was received are sold.

If a shareholder that is a tax-exempt investor (e.g., a pension plan, individual retirement account, 401(k), similar tax-advantaged plan, charitable organization, etc.) incurs debt to finance the acquisition of its shares, a portion of the income received by that shareholder with respect to its shares would constitute unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”). A tax-exempt investor is generally subject to federal income tax to the extent that its UBTI for a taxable year exceeds its annual $1,000 exclusion.

Sales and redemptions of Fund shares are generally taxable transactions for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes. The Funds will treat any conversion between classes of shares of the same Fund as a tax-free event. By contrast, the Funds will treat an exchange between classes of shares of different Funds as a taxable event. Please consult your tax advisor regarding specific questions about federal, state and local income taxes.

In general, if Fund shares are sold or redeemed, the shareholder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale and the shareholder’s adjusted basis in the shares. Any gain or loss recognized on a sale or redemption of shares of a Fund by a shareholder who holds his or her shares as a capital asset will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year, and short-term if for a year or less. If shares held for six months or less are sold or redeemed for a loss, two special rules apply. First, if a shareholder sells shares that have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as long-term capital gain distributions (including any amounts credited to the shareholder as undistributed capital gain). Second, any loss recognized by a shareholder upon the sale or redemption of shares held for six months or less may be disallowed to the extent of any exempt interest dividends received by the shareholder with respect to such shares. Losses on sales of shares in a Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Fund generally will not be disallowed under the second rule, but a loss on a sale of shares in an Allocation Strategy may be disallowed if the Allocation Strategy distributes exempt-interest dividends. All or a portion of any loss that you realize upon the redemption of your Fund shares will be disallowed to the extent that you buy other shares in a Fund (through reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within 30 days before or after your share redemption. Any loss disallowed under these rules will be added to your tax basis in the new shares you buy.

Upon a redemption of a Fund’s shares, the Fund is generally required to report the gross proceeds paid in the redemption. Upon a redemption of a Fund’s shares purchased on or after January 1, 2012, the Fund (or its administrative agent) is required to report to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and furnish to the shareholder cost basis information and indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. For purposes of calculating and reporting basis, shares acquired prior to January 1, 2012 and shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 will be treated as held in separate accounts. If a shareholder has a different basis for different shares of a Fund acquired on or after January 1, 2012, in the same account (e.g., if a shareholder purchased Fund shares in the same account at different times for different prices), the Fund will calculate the basis of the shares sold using its default method unless the shareholder has properly elected to use a different method. For each sale of a Fund’s shares a Fund will permit Fund shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average basis method. In the absence of an election, each Fund will use the average basis method as the default cost basis method. The cost basis method elected by a Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors prior to redeeming shares to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how the new cost basis reporting law applies to them.

Losses on redemptions or other dispositions of shares may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules in the event of other investments in the same Fund (including those made pursuant to reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gain distributions) within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after a redemption or other disposition of Fund shares. In such a case, the disallowed portion of any loss generally would be included in the U.S. federal tax basis of the shares acquired in the other investments.

Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss with respect to Fund shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder, or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, in any single taxable year (or certain greater amounts over a combination of years), the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. A shareholder who fails to make the required disclosure to the IRS may be subject to substantial penalties. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether or not the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

In certain cases, a Fund will be required to withhold, at the applicable “backup withholding” rate, an amount from any distributions (including exempt-interest dividends) and any proceeds of redemptions, exchanges, or repurchases of Fund shares to shareholders, and to remit such amount to the IRS if the shareholder: (i) has failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number, (ii) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS, or (iii) has failed to provide the Fund with certain certifications that are required by the IRS, or (iv) has failed to certify that he or she is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). The backup withholding rate is 28%.

If, at the close of each quarter of its taxable year, a Fund qualifies as a RIC and at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets consists of obligations the interest on which is excludable from gross income under section 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (e.g., bonds issued by U.S. states and municipalities), such Fund may pay “exempt-interest dividends” to its shareholders. That part of such Fund’s net investment income which is attributable to interest from tax-exempt obligations and which is distributed to shareholders will be reported by the Fund as an “exempt-interest dividend” under the Internal Revenue Code. Exempt-interest dividends are excluded from a shareholder’s gross income under the Internal Revenue Code but are nevertheless required to be reported on the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax return. The percentage of income reported as exempt-interest dividends for a month may differ from the percentage of distributions consisting of tax-exempt interest during that month. An Allocation Strategy may be eligible to report distributions as exempt-interest dividends even if tax-exempt obligations do not comprise at least 50% of its assets.

As noted in their prospectuses, the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Funds intend to pay exempt-interest dividends. Exempt-interest dividends are excludable from a shareholder’s gross income for regular federal income tax purposes, but may nevertheless be subject to the alternative minimum tax (the “AMT”) imposed by Section 55 of the Internal Revenue Code. The AMT may be imposed on exempt-interest dividends in two circumstances. First, exempt-interest dividends derived from certain “private activity bonds” issued after August 7, 1986, will generally be an item of tax preference and therefore potentially subject to the AMT for both corporate and non-corporate taxpayers. Second, in the case of exempt-interest dividends received by corporate shareholders, all exempt-interest dividends, regardless of when the bonds from which they are derived were issued or whether they are derived from private activity bonds, will generally be included in the corporation’s “adjusted current earnings,” as defined in Section 56(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, in calculating the corporation’s alternative minimum taxable income for purposes of determining the AMT. Bonds issued in 2009 or 2010 generally will not be treated as private activity bonds, and interest earned on such bonds (and exempt-interest dividends attributable to such interest) generally will not be treated as a tax preference item and generally will not result in or increase a corporate shareholder’s liability for the AMT.

Distributions of exempt-interest dividends by Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Funds (or any Allocation Strategy that distributes exempt-interest dividends) may have other U.S. federal income tax consequences to shareholders. For example, interest on indebtedness incurred by shareholders to purchase or carry shares of such a Fund will not be deductible for federal income tax purposes to the extent that the Fund distributes exempt interest dividends during the taxable year. The deduction otherwise allowable to property and casualty insurance companies for “losses incurred” will be reduced by an amount equal to a portion of exempt-interest dividends received or accrued during any taxable year. Certain foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. will be subject to a “branch profits tax” on their “dividend equivalent amount” for the taxable year, which will include exempt-interest dividends. Certain Subchapter S corporations may also be subject to taxes on their “passive investment income,” which could include exempt-interest dividends. Shareholders receiving Social Security or certain railroad retirement benefits may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of such benefits as a result of receiving exempt-interest dividends paid by a Fund.

A Fund that distributes exempt-interest dividends may not be an appropriate investment for persons (including corporations and other business entities) who are “substantial users” (or persons related to such users) of facilities financed by industrial development or private activity bonds. A “substantial user” is defined generally to include certain persons who regularly use in a trade or business a facility financed from the proceeds of industrial development bonds or private activity bonds. Such entities or persons should consult their tax advisor before purchasing shares of such a Fund.

Issuers of tax-exempt bonds (or the beneficiary of such bonds) may have made certain representations or covenants in connection with the issuance of such bonds to satisfy certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that must be satisfied subsequent to the issuance of such bonds. Investors should be aware that exempt-interest dividends derived from such bonds may become subject to federal income taxation retroactively to the date of issuance of the bonds to which such dividends are attributable thereof if such representations are determined to have been inaccurate or if the issuer of such bonds (or the beneficiary of such bonds) fails to comply with such covenants.

The Funds will make annual reports to shareholders of the U.S. federal income tax status of all distributions.

U.S. Tax Treatment of Foreign Shareholders. Generally, nonresident aliens, foreign corporations and other foreign investors are subject to 30% withholding tax on dividends paid by a U.S. corporation, although the rate may be reduced for an investor that is a qualified resident of a foreign country with an applicable tax treaty with the United States. Exempt-interest dividends and distributions of net capital gain are generally exempt from this 30% withholding tax. A Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would

be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other requirements are met. A Fund may also, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year. The provisions relating to the withholding exemptions for “short-term capital gain dividends” and “interest-related dividends” only apply to dividends with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning before January 1, 2014.

If a foreign investor conducts a trade or business in the United States and the investment in a Fund is effectively connected with that trade or business or a foreign individual investor is present in the United States for 183 days or more in a calendar year, then the foreign investor’s income from the Fund will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax at graduated rates in a manner similar to the income of a U.S. citizen or resident.

Unless certain non-U.S. entities that hold Fund shares comply with IRS requirements that will generally require them to report information regarding U.S. persons investing in, or holding accounts with, such entities, a 30% withholding tax may apply to Fund distributions other than exempt-interest dividends payable to such entities after December 31, 2013 (or, in certain cases, after later dates) and redemptions and certain capital gain dividends payable to such entities after December 31, 2016. A non-U.S. shareholder may be exempt from the withholding described in this paragraph under an applicable intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government, provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of such agreement.

All foreign investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences in their country of residence of an investment in the Portfolio.

Each Fund may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary income or losses or capital gains or losses, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund, and/or defer a Fund’s ability to recognize losses. In turn, these rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to shareholders by a Fund.

With respect to investments in STRIPs, TRs, and other zero coupon securities which are sold at original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments, a Fund will be required to include as part of its current income the imputed interest on such obligations even though the Fund has not received any interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because each Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income to its shareholders, a Fund may have to sell Fund securities, or borrow cash, to distribute such imputed income. Such sales may happen at a time when the Adviser would not otherwise have chosen to sell such securities and will generally result in taxable gain or loss.

In addition, in the case of any shares of a “passive foreign investment company” in which a Fund invests, the Fund may be liable for corporate-level tax on any ultimate gain or distributions on the shares if the Fund fails to make an election to recognize income annually during the period of its ownership of the shares.

The International Equity and International Equity Index Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Funds (e.g., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital), accelerate recognition of income to the Funds and defer losses. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also may require the Funds to mark-to-market certain types of positions in their portfolios (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out) which may cause the Funds to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the requirements for avoiding income and excise taxes. Each of the Funds intends to monitor its transactions, intends to make appropriate tax elections, and intends to make appropriate entries in its books and records when it acquires any foreign currency or forward foreign currency contract in order to mitigate the effect of these rules so as to prevent disqualification of the Fund as a RIC and minimize the imposition of income and excise taxes.

Net Capital Loss Carryforwards. The Funds utilize the provisions of the federal income tax laws that provide for the carryforward of capital losses from prior years, offsetting such losses against any future realized capital gains. A Fund is permitted to carry forward a net capital loss from any taxable year that began on or before December 22, 2010 to offset its capital gains, if any, for up to eight years following the year of the loss. Net capital losses recognized in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Carryforwards of losses from taxable years that began after December 22, 2010 must be fully utilized before a Fund may utilize carryforwards of losses from taxable years that began on or before December 22, 2010. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may elect to treat certain losses as though they were incurred on the first day of the taxable year immediately following the taxable year in which they were actually incurred.

As of March 31, 2014, the accumulated capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for the Equity Funds from taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010 were as follows:

As of March 31, 2014, the accumulated short-term and long-term capital loss carryforwards for the Fixed Income Funds from taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 were as follows:

As of March 31, 2014, the accumulated capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for the Fixed Income Funds from taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010 were as follows:

State Taxes. A Fund is not liable for any income or franchise tax in Massachusetts if it qualifies as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Distributions by the Funds to investors and the ownership of shares may be subject to state and local taxes.

Subject to certain limitations, dividends that are attributable to interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. government may be, in some states, exempt from certain state and local taxes. Investments in GNMA and Fannie Mae securities, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities do not generally qualify for tax-free treatment. The rules on exclusion of this income may be different for corporations.

Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding state and local taxes affecting an investment in shares of a Fund.

Foreign Taxes. Dividends and interest received by a Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and U.S. possessions that would reduce the yield on the Fund’s stock or securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors.

If the International Equity Fund or International Equity Index Fund meets the Distribution Requirement, and if more than 50% of the value of that Fund’s total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, that Fund will be eligible to, and intends to, file an election with the IRS that may enable shareholders, in effect, to receive either the benefit of a foreign tax credit, or a tax deduction, with respect to foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the Fund, subject to certain limitations. Each electing Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each such shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, take these taxes into account in calculating any foreign tax credit the shareholder may be entitled to use against such shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax. If either of the two above-mentioned Funds makes the election, it will report annually to its shareholders the respective amounts per share of the Fund’s income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and U.S. possessions. An Allocation Strategy may be able to make this election even though stocks and securities of foreign corporations do not comprise more than 50% of the value of its assets. An electing Allocation Strategy’s shareholders will effectively receive the benefit of a foreign tax credit or a tax deduction with respect to foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by underlying RICs in which the Allocation Strategy invests.

Brokerage Transactions. The Trust has no obligation to deal with any dealer or group of dealers in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities. Subject to policies established by the Board, the Adviser or Subadviser is responsible for placing the orders to execute transactions for a Fund.

In placing orders, it is the policy of the Trust to seek to obtain the best net results taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable dealer spread), the size, type and difficulty of the transaction involved, the firm’s general execution and operational facilities, and the firm’s risk in positioning the securities involved. Where possible, the Adviser or the Subadviser will deal directly with the dealers who make a market in the securities involved except in those circumstances where better prices and execution are available elsewhere. Such dealers usually are acting as principal for their own account. On occasion, securities may be purchased directly from the issuer. While the Adviser or the Subadviser generally seeks reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, the Trust will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available due to reasons described herein.

The money market securities in which the Funds invest are traded primarily in the OTC market. Money market and debt securities are generally traded on a net basis and do not normally involve either brokerage commissions or transfer taxes. Certain Funds may also enter into financial futures and option contracts, which normally involve brokerage commissions. The cost of executing fixed income portfolio securities transactions of the Trust will primarily consist of dealer spreads and underwriting commissions.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds paid the following aggregate brokerage commissions on portfolio transactions:

Brokerage Selection. The Trust does not expect to use one particular broker or dealer, and when one or more brokers is believed capable of providing the best combination of price and execution, the Funds’ Adviser or Subadviser may select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to the Adviser or Subadviser. The Adviser or Subadviser may pay a higher commission than otherwise obtainable from other brokers in return for such services only if a good faith determination is made that the commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided.

Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Adviser or Subadviser, under certain circumstances, to cause each Fund to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. In addition to agency transactions, the Adviser or Subadviser may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidance. Brokerage and research services include: (i) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (iii) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). In the case of research services, the Adviser or Subadviser believes that access to independent investment research is beneficial to their investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to each Fund.

To the extent research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information, which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the Adviser or Subadviser might utilize Fund commissions include research reports and other information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance and other analysis. The Adviser or Subadviser may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by the Adviser or Subadviser will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Funds’ Adviser or Subadviser under the Advisory or Subadvisory Agreement. Any advisory or other fees paid to the Adviser or Subadviser are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.

In some cases the Adviser or Subadviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a “research” and a “non-research” use. When this occurs, the Adviser or Subadviser makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while the Adviser or Subadviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the Adviser or Subadviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but the Adviser or Subadviser believes that its allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that it appropriately allocates the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses.

From time to time, the Funds may purchase new issues of securities for clients in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the Adviser or Subadviser with research services. FINRA has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research “credits” in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds paid the following commissions on brokerage transactions directed to brokers pursuant to an agreement or understanding whereby the broker provides research or other brokerage services to the Adviser or Subadviser:

Brokerage with Fund Affiliates. A Fund may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of the Fund, the Adviser, the Subadviser or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. Under the 1940 Act, affiliated broker-dealers are permitted to receive and retain compensation for effecting portfolio transactions for the Fund if written procedures are in effect expressly permitting the affiliate to receive and retain such compensation. These rules further require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Fund for exchange transactions not exceed “usual and customary” brokerage commissions. The rules define “usual and customary” commissions to include amounts which are “reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time.” For those transactions not occurring on an exchange, the rules generally require that no more than two

percent be charged if the sale is effected in connection with a secondary distribution or more than one percent of the purchase or sale price if the sale is effected otherwise. The Trustees, including those who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically.

[For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 31, 2012, the Funds did not pay any brokerage commissions on portfolio transactions effected by affiliated brokers. ]

The following table shows the value of the aggregate holdings of securities by issuers’ of the Funds’ “regular” brokers or dealers (as defined in the 1940 Act) as of March 31, 2014:

Portfolio turnover rate is defined under SEC rules as the value of the securities purchased or securities sold, excluding all securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one-year or less, divided by the average monthly value of such securities owned during the year. Based on this definition, instruments with remaining maturities of less than one-year are excluded from the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate. Instruments excluded from the calculation of portfolio turnover generally would include the futures contracts and option contracts in which the Funds invest since such contracts generally have remaining maturities of less than one-year. The Funds may at times hold investments in other short-term instruments such as money market instruments and repurchase agreements, which are excluded for purposes of computing portfolio turnover. Each Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is shown in the table below. Variations in turnover rate may be due to market conditions, fluctuating volume of shareholder purchases and redemptions or changes in the Adviser’s investment outlook.

The Board has approved a policy and procedures that govern the timing and circumstances regarding the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings information to shareholders and third parties. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that disclosure of information regarding the Funds’ portfolio securities is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, and include procedures to address conflicts between the interests of the Funds’ shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Funds’ investment adviser, principal underwriter or any affiliated person of the Funds, its investment adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other. Pursuant to such procedures, the Board has authorized the Adviser’s CCO to authorize the release of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, as necessary, in conformity with the foregoing principles and as further described below.

Pursuant to applicable law, each Fund is required to disclose its complete portfolio holdings quarterly, within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (currently, each March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31). Each Fund discloses a complete schedule of investments in each Semi-Annual Report and Annual Report to Fund shareholders or, following the first and third fiscal quarters, in quarterly holdings reports filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. Semi-Annual and Annual Reports are distributed to Fund shareholders. Quarterly holdings reports filed with the SEC on Form N-Q are not distributed to Fund shareholders, but are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room. Information on the operation and terms of usage of the SEC public reference room is available at http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/prrrules.htm or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds’ Annual Reports and Semi-Annual Reports are available, free of charge, on the Trust’s website at www.ridgeworth.com.

The Trust’s website will provide portfolio holdings for each Fund on the 15th day of each month (or on the next business day should the 15th be other than a business day) as of the end of the most recent month. Information will remain available until updated.

Portfolio holdings for previous month-ends are available for each series of the Trust. To request this historical information without charge, call 1-888-784-3863, or write to the Trust at RidgeWorth Funds, P.O. Box 8053, Boston, MA 02266-8053.

In addition to information provided to shareholders and the general public, from time to time, rating and ranking organizations, such as S&P and Morningstar, Inc., may request complete portfolio holdings information in connection with rating the Funds. In most cases, the Trust’s Administrator provides portfolio holdings information to ratings agencies. Institutional investors, financial planners, pension plan sponsors and/or their consultants may request a complete list of portfolio holdings in order to assess the risks of a Fund’s portfolio, along with related performance attribution statistics. The Trust believes that these third parties, which include affiliated persons, have legitimate objectives in requesting such portfolio holdings information. The Trust may also disclose the portfolio holdings to broker-dealers in order to allow the Funds to potentially sell portfolio securities. The Trust’s policies and procedures provide that the Adviser’s CCO may authorize disclosure of portfolio holdings information to such parties at differing times and/or with different lag times to such third parties provided that the recipient is by contractual agreement (i) required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and (ii) prohibited from using the information to facilitate or assist in any securities transactions.

The Trust requires any third party receiving non-public holdings information to enter into a confidentiality agreement with the Adviser. The confidentiality agreement provides, among other things, that non-public portfolio holdings information will be kept secret and confidential and that such information will be used solely for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of the Funds. Specifically, the confidentiality agreement prohibits anyone in possession of non-public portfolio holdings information from purchasing or selling securities for their own benefit based on such information, or from disclosing such information to other persons, except for those who are actually engaged in, and need to know, such information to perform the analysis or evaluation of the Funds.

In addition, the Trust’s service providers, such as the custodian, securities lending agent, administrator and transfer agent, may receive portfolio holdings information in connection with their services to the Funds. Financial printers, proxy voting service providers and pricing vendors may receive portfolio holdings information, as necessary, in connection with their services to the Funds. The Funds operations are dependent on the services performed by these service providers. Persons employed by these service providers are not required to sign and return a confidentiality agreement if, in the course of normal business, the holdings information of the Funds is disclosed, based on the assumption that such persons generally are bound by confidentiality under their respective service agreements. Likewise, certain “temporary insiders,” such as legal counsel and accountants, will not be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement, based on the assumption that they are subject to professional duties of confidentiality.

No compensation or other consideration is paid to or received by any party in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information, including the Funds, the Adviser and its affiliates or recipient of the Funds’ portfolio holdings information.

The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (“Declaration of Trust”) authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Funds, each of which represents an equal proportionate interest in that Fund with each other share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the Funds. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust may create additional series of shares. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any additional series and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that series and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued.

Each share held entitles the shareholder of record to one vote for each dollar invested. In other words, each shareholder of record is entitled to one vote for each full share held on the record date for any shareholder meeting. Each Fund will vote separately on matters relating solely to it. As a Massachusetts business trust, the Trust is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders. Shareholder approval will be sought, however, for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the power to liquidate one or more Funds without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so if a Fund fails to reach or maintain a viable size or for some other extraordinary reason.

In addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting.

The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a “Massachusetts business trust.” Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the trust. Even if, however, the Trust were held to be a partnership, the possibility of the shareholders’ incurring financial loss for that reason appears remote because the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees, and because the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for any investor held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust.

The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection of officers, agents, employees or investment advisers, shall not be liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his duties. Nothing contained in this section attempts to disclaim a Trustee’s individual liability in any manner inconsistent with the U.S. federal securities laws.

The Board has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Adviser, the Subadvisers and Foreside Financial Group, LLC on behalf of its subsidiaries have each adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees (“access persons”). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes of Ethics are designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by access persons. The Code of Ethics adopted by each of these entities governs the manner and extent to which certain persons associated with that entity may invest in securities for their own accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Trust. Under each Code of Ethics, access persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. In addition, certain access persons of the Adviser and the Subadvisers are generally prohibited from acquiring beneficial ownership of securities offered in connection with initial public offerings. Certain access persons of the Adviser and Subadvisers are required to obtain approval before investing in limited offerings. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC and are available to the public.

The Board has delegated the responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Funds to the Adviser. The Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies and procedures, summaries of which are included in Appendix B to this SAI.

Information regarding how the Funds’ voted proxies during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 has been filed with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Funds’ proxy voting record, along with the Funds’ full proxy voting policies and procedures, is available on the Funds’ website at www.ridgeworth.com, without charge upon request by calling 1-888-784-3863, or by writing to the Funds at RidgeWorth Funds, P.O. Box 8053, Boston, MA 02266-8053. The Funds’ proxy voting record is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The financial statements for the Trust’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, including notes thereto and the reports of thereon, are incorporated into this SAI by reference from the 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders. Copies of the 2013 Annual Report will be provided without charge to each person receiving this SAI.

As of June 30, 2014, the following persons were the only persons who were record owners (or to the knowledge of the Trust, beneficial owners) of 5% or more of the shares of the respective Funds. The nature of ownership for each position listed is “Record” unless otherwise indicated. The Trust believes that most of the shares of the Funds were held for the record owner’s fiduciary, agency or custodial customers. An asterisk (*) indicates a beneficial owner.

As of June 30, 2014, the following entities held of record more than 25% of the outstanding shares of a Fund. Persons holding more than 25% of the outstanding shares of a Fund may be deemed to have “control” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) of the applicable Fund and may be able to affect or determine the outcome of matters presented for a vote of the shareholders of the applicable Fund.

A rating is generally assigned to a fixed income security at the time of issuance by a credit rating agency designated as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) by the SEC. While NRSROs may from time to time revise such ratings, they undertake no obligation to do so, and the ratings given to securities at issuance do not necessarily represent ratings which would be given to these securities on a particular subsequent date.

Fixed income securities which are unrated expose the investor to risks with respect to capacity to pay interest or repay principal which are similar to the risks of lower-rated speculative bonds. Evaluation of these securities is dependent on the investment adviser’s judgment, analysis and experience in the evaluation of such securities. Investors should note that the assignment of a rating to a security by an NRSRO may not reflect the effect of recent developments on the issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments or on the likelihood of default.

The descriptions below relate to general long-term and short-term obligations of an issuer.

SP-1: Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus sign (+) designation.

SP-2: Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

S&P assigns “dual” ratings to all debt issues that have a put option or demand feature as part of their structure. The first rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second rating addresses only the demand feature. The long-term rating symbols are used for bonds to denote the long-term maturity and the short-term rating symbols for the put option (for example, ‘AAA/A-1+’). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, note rating symbols are used with the short-term issue credit rating symbols (for example, ‘SP-1+/A-1+’).

A-1: A short-term obligation rated ‘A-1’ is rated in the highest category by S&P. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

A-2: A short-term obligation rated ‘A-2’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

A-3: A short-term obligation rated ‘A-3’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B: A short-term obligation rated ‘B’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. Ratings of ‘B-1’, ‘B-2’, and ‘B-3’ may be assigned to indicate finer distinctions within the ‘B’ category. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B-1: A short-term obligation rated ‘B-1’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, but the obligor has a relatively stronger capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.

B-2: A short-term obligation rated ‘B-2’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the obligor has an average speculative-grade capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.

B-3: A short-term obligation rated ‘B-3’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the obligor has a relatively weaker capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.

C: A short-term obligation rated ‘C’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

D: A short-term obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default. The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation, including a regulatory capital instrument, are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S& P believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

SPUR (Underlying Rating): This is a rating of a stand-alone capacity of an issue to pay debt service on a credit-enhanced debt issue, without giving effect to the enhancement that applies to it. These ratings are published only at the request of the debt issuer/obligor with the designation SPUR to distinguish them from the credit-enhanced rating that applies to the debt issue. S&P maintains surveillance of an issue with a published SPUR.

AAA: An obligation rated ‘AAA’ has the highest rating assigned by S&P. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.

AA: An obligation rated ‘AA’ differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

A: An obligation rated ‘A’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

BBB: An obligation rated ‘BBB’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

BB, B, CCC, CC, and C: Obligations rated ‘BB’, ‘B’, ‘CCC’, ‘CC’, and ‘C’ are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. ‘BB’ indicates the least degree of speculation and ‘C’ the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.

BB: An obligation rated ‘BB’ is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B: An obligation rated ‘B’ is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated ‘BB’, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CCC: An obligation rated ‘CCC’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CC: An obligation rated ‘CC’ is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C: A ‘C’ rating is assigned to obligations that are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, obligations that have payment arrearages allowed by the terms of the documents, or obligations of an issuer that is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or similar action which have not experienced a payment default. Among others, the ‘C’ rating may be assigned to subordinated debt, preferred stock or other obligations on which cash payments have been suspended in accordance with the instrument’s terms or when preferred stock is the subject of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.

D: An obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default. The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation, including a regulatory capital instrument, are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. An obligation’s rating is lowered to ‘D’ upon completion of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.

Plus (+) or minus (-): The ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

NR: This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.

There are three rating categories for short-term municipal obligations that are considered investment grade. These ratings are designated as Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and are divided into three levels — MIG 1 through MIG 3. In addition, those short-term obligations that are of speculative quality are designated SG, or speculative grade. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation.

MIG 1: Denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

MIG 2: Denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.

MIG 3: Denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.

SG: Denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.

In the case of VRDOs, a two-component rating is assigned; a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (“demand feature”), using a variation of the MIG rating scale, the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or VMIG rating.

When either the long- or short-term aspect of a VRDO is not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g., Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG 1.

VMIG rating expirations are a function of each issue’s specific structural or credit features.

VMIG 1: Denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

VMIG 2: Denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

VMIG 3: Denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

SG: Denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

Short-term ratings on issues with demand features are differentiated by the use of the VMIG symbol to reflect such characteristics as payment upon periodic demand rather than fixed maturity dates and payment relying on external liquidity. In this case, two ratings are usually assigned, (for example, Aaa/VMIG-1); the first representing an evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments, and the second representing an evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the demand feature. The VMIG rating can be assigned a 1 or 2 designation using the same definitions described above for the MIG rating.

P-1: Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-2: Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-3: Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

NP: Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

Moody’s long-term obligation ratings are opinions of the relative credit risk of financial obligations with an original maturity of one year or more. They address the possibility that a financial obligation will not be honored as promised. Such ratings use Moody’s Global Scale and reflect both the likelihood of default and any financial loss suffered in the event of default.

Aaa: Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.

Aa: Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

A: Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

Baa: Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

Ba: Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.

B: Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

Caa: Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

Ca: Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

C: Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

F1: Highest short-term credit quality - Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added “+” to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2: Good short-term credit quality - Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

F3: Fair short-term credit quality - The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

B: Speculative short-term credit quality - Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

RD: Restricted default - Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Applicable to entity ratings only.

D: Default - Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.

AAA: Highest credit quality - ‘AAA’ ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA: Very high credit quality - ‘AA’ ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

A: High credit quality - ‘A’ ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB: Good credit quality - ‘BBB’ ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

BB: Speculative-‘BB’ ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists which supports the servicing of financial commitments.

B: Highly speculative - ‘B’ ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

CC: Very high levels of credit risk - Default of some kind appears probable.

C: Exceptionally high levels of credit risk- Default is imminent or inevitable, or the issuer is in standstill. Conditions that are indicative of a ‘C’ category rating for an issuer include:

RD: Restricted default - ‘RD’ ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings’ opinion has experienced an uncured payment default on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation but which has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure, and which has not otherwise ceased business. This would include:

D: Default - ‘D’ ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings’ opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure, or which has otherwise ceased business.

Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a coercive debt exchange.

“Imminent” default typically refers to the occasion where a payment default has been intimated by the issuer, and is all but inevitable. This may, for example, be where an issuer has missed a scheduled payment, but (as is typical) has a grace period during which it may cure the payment default. Another alternative would be where an issuer has formally announced a coercive debt exchange, but the date of the exchange still lies several days or weeks in the immediate future.

In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency’s opinion as to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings, and may differ from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer’s financial obligations or local commercial practice.

The modifiers “+” or “-” may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the ‘AAA’ Long-Term IDR category, or to Long-Term IDR categories below ‘B’.

RIDGEWORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. PROXY DISCLOSURE TO THE RIDGEWORTH FUNDS SHAREHOLDERS

Under SEC Rule 206(4)-6, investment advisers have fiduciary obligations to their clients if the advisers have authority to vote their clients’ proxies. Under our standard contractual agreements, RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC (“RidgeWorth” or the “Firm”) is authorized to vote proxies on behalf of discretionary accounts and on behalf of the RidgeWorth Funds.

The rule requires an investment adviser that exercises voting authority over client proxies to adopt policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the adviser: 1) votes proxies in the best interests of clients, 2) discloses information about those policies and procedures, 3) discloses how clients may obtain information regarding individual security proxy votes cast on their behalf, and 4) maintains appropriate records relating to actual proxy voting.

RidgeWorth has a Proxy Committee (“Committee”) that is responsible for establishing policies and procedures reasonably designed to enable the Firm to ethically and effectively discharge its fiduciary obligation to vote all applicable proxies on behalf of all discretionary client accounts and funds, and ensure compliance with all of the requirements. Annually (or more often as needed), the Committee will review, reaffirm and/or amend guidelines, strategies and proxy policies for all domestic and international client accounts, funds and product lines.

The Firm contracted with Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) due to its excellent research tools, advanced technical capabilities and the large scale system support required to accommodate an advisor of our size. Glass Lewis will act as RidgeWorth’s agent to provide certain administrative, clerical, functional recordkeeping, and support services related to the Firm’s proxy voting processes/procedures, which include, but are not limited to:

2. The facilitation of proxy voting, reconciliation, and disclosure, in accordance with the Firm’s proxy policies and the Committee’s direction

RidgeWorth has engaged Glass Lewis to assist with physical proxy voting matters, while RidgeWorth retains the obligation to vote its clients’ proxies, to review all issues, and to actively review all information prior to determining each vote placed on behalf of its clients. RidgeWorth will continue to utilize all available resources to make well-informed and qualified proxy vote decisions.

As reflected in the Proxy Guidelines, the Committee will vote proxies in a manner deemed to be in the best economic interest of its clients, as a whole, as shareholders and beneficiaries of those actions.

The Committee recognizes that each proxy vote must be evaluated on its own merits. Factors such as a company’s organizational structure, executive and operational management, Board of Directors structure, corporate culture and governance process, and the impact of economic, environmental and social implications remain key elements in all voting decisions. The Committee believes that it is in the best interest of shareholders to abstain from voting in countries that participate in share blocking, as share blocking limits the trading ability of the portfolio manager.

The Committee will consider client-specific preferences and/or develop and apply criteria unique to its client base and product lines, where appropriate. As needed, RidgeWorth will communicate this information to Glass Lewis so those clients’ proxies will be voted accordingly. The Committee has reviewed Glass Lewis’ capabilities as agent for the administrative services above and is confident in its abilities to provide these services effectively. The Committee will monitor such capability on an ongoing basis.

In the absence of express contractual provisions to the contrary, the Committee will vote proxies for all the Firm’s discretionary investment management clients.

The Firm maintains its own proxy guidelines for U.S. domestic and global proxy voting issues, as well as guidelines applicable to “Taft Hartley” plans and relationships. ERISA accounts will be voted in accordance with the Firm’s U.S. Domestic Proxy Guidelines, as such guidelines include ERISA-specific guidelines and requirements.

Under the Firm Global/International Proxy Guidelines, the Committee generally votes in a manner similar to that recommended by Glass Lewis for an account’s international holdings including, to the extent permitted by law, international holdings in ERISA accounts. In this regard, the Committee has reviewed and will monitor Glass Lewis’ capabilities and conflict policies with respect to international securities proxy vote recommendations.

The Firm’s proxy policies, as outlined herein, generally will not be applied where the Firm has further delegated discretionary investment management and the authority to vote shares to a properly appointed subadvisor, such as may be the case in some managed separate accounts, wrap programs and funds.

In those situations, proxy votes cast by the subadvisor may be governed by the subadvisor’s proxy voting policies and procedures. However, currently all subadvisors to the RidgeWorth Funds have either adopted the same proxy guidelines as RidgeWorth or RidgeWorth votes the proxies on behalf of the subadvised funds.

[Due to the Firm’s diverse client base, numerous product lines and affiliation with SunTrust Banks, Inc. and its subsidiaries, the Committee may determine a potential conflict exists in connection with a proxy vote based on the SEC guidelines. The Committee has identified the following conflicts that it deems material for proxy purposes, and may identify other conflicts as material in the course of its review:

Examples of material conflicts of interest which may arise include those where the shares to be voted involve:

For these situations, the Committee has determined that the most fair and reasonable procedure in order to properly address all conflict concerns is to retain an independent fiduciary to vote the ballot items coded within RidgeWorth’s proxy guidelines as case by case.]

Additional conflicts of interests will be evaluated by the Committee on an individual basis. Although the Firm does its best to alleviate or diffuse known conflicts, there is no guarantee that all situations have been or will be mitigated through proxy policy incorporation.

The Firm manages assets for several clients (including the RidgeWorth Funds) that engage in “securities lending” programs. In a typical securities lending program, clients or funds lend securities from their accounts/portfolios to approved broker-dealers against cash collateral. On behalf of clients and the RidgeWorth Funds, the Firm seeks to balance the economic benefits of continuing to participate in an open securities lending transaction against the inability to vote proxies. On behalf of clients and the RidgeWorth Funds, the Firm will call loaned securities back to vote proxies, or to otherwise obtain rights to vote or consent with respect to a material event affecting securities on loan when the advisor believes it is necessary to vote.

RidgeWorth follows different voting recommendations for different categories of clients such that votes cast on behalf of some clients may oppose votes cast on behalf of other clients. Extended summaries of the RidgeWorth U.S. Domestic Proxy Guidelines (applies to ERISA and non-ERISA accounts and funds,) RidgeWorth Taft Hartley Proxy Guidelines (which votes per the general guidelines put forth by the AFL-CIO), and RidgeWorth Global/International Proxy Guidelines and voting records are available to clients upon request. (Complete copies are quite voluminous but are also available.) For this information, or to obtain information about specific voting issues, please contact RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc., Attn: Proxy Voting Committee Administrator, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30305, by telephone at 877-984-7321, or via e-mail at: PMP.operations@ridgeworth.com.

Although another investment advisor may sub-advise some or all of these funds, all proxy votes are conducted by the Funds’ adviser, RidgeWorth, as the RidgeWorth Funds’ board has delegated voting authority to RidgeWorth and accordingly has adopted RidgeWorth’s proxy voting policies.

Shareholders of the RidgeWorth Funds may access fund related proxy voting information by calling 1-888-(784-3863) or by visiting www.ridgeworth.com.

Following is a concise summary of general policies for voting global proxies. In addition, RidgeWorth has country- and market-specific policies, which are not captured below.

Boards are put in place to represent shareholders and protect their interests. RidgeWorth seeks boards with a proven record of protecting shareholders and delivering value over the medium- and long-term. In our view, boards working to protect and enhance the best interests of shareholders typically include some independent directors (the percentage will vary by local market practice and regulations), boast a record of positive performance, have directors with diverse backgrounds, and appoint directors with a breadth and depth of experience.

When companies disclose sufficient relevant information, we look at each individual on the board and examine his or her relationships with the company, the company’s executives and with other board members. The purpose of this inquiry is to determine whether pre-existing personal, familial or financial relationships are likely to impact the decisions of that board member. Where the company does not disclose the names and backgrounds of director nominees with sufficient time in advance of the shareholder meeting to evaluate their independence and performance, we will consider recommending abstaining on the directors’ election.

We vote in favor of governance structures that will drive positive performance and enhance shareholder value. The most crucial test of a board’s commitment to the company and to its shareholders is the performance of the board and its members. The performance of directors in their capacity as board members and as executives of the company, when applicable, and in their roles at other companies where they serve is critical to this evaluation.

We believe a director is independent if he or she has no material financial, familial or other current relationships with the company, its executives or other board members except for service on the board and standard fees paid for that service. Relationships that have existed within the three-five years prior to the inquiry are usually considered to be “current” for purposes of this test.

In our view, a director is affiliated if he or she has a material financial, familial or other relationship with the company or its executives, but is not an employee of the company. This includes directors whose employers have a material financial relationship with the Company. This also includes a director who owns or controls 10-20% or more of the company’s voting stock.

We define an inside director as one who simultaneously serves as a director and as an employee of the company. This category may include a chairman of the board who acts as an employee of the company or is paid as an employee of the company.

Although we typically vote for the election of directors, we will recommend voting against directors for the following reasons:

We also feel that the following conflicts of interest may hinder a director’s performance and will therefore recommend voting against a:

In some countries, companies elect their board members as a slate, whereby shareholders are unable to vote on the election of each individual director, but rather are limited to voting for or against the board as a whole. If significant issues exist concerning one or more of the nominees or in markets where directors are generally elected individually, we will recommend voting against the entire slate of directors.

We believe that independent directors should serve on a company’s audit, compensation, nominating and governance committees. We will support boards with such a structure and encourage change where this is not the case.

We believe companies, particularly financial firms, should have a dedicated risk committee, or a committee of the board charged with risk oversight, as well as a chief risk officer who reports directly to that committee, not to the CEO or another executive. In cases where a company has disclosed a sizable loss or writedown, and where a reasonable analysis indicates that the company’s board-level risk committee should be held accountable for poor oversight, we would recommend that shareholders vote against such committee members on that basis. In addition, in cases where a company maintains a significant level of financial risk exposure but fails to disclose any explicit form of board-level risk oversight (committee or otherwise), we will consider recommending to vote against the chairman of the board on that basis.

RidgeWorth favors the repeal of staggered boards in favor of the annual election of directors. We believe that staggered boards are less accountable to shareholders than annually elected boards. Furthermore, we feel that the annual election of directors encourages board members to focus on protecting the interests of shareholders.

Many countries require companies to submit the annual financial statements, director reports and independent auditors’ reports to shareholders at a general meeting. Shareholder approval of such a proposal does not discharge the board or management. We will usually recommend voting in favor of these proposals except when there are concerns about the integrity of the statements/reports. However, should the audited financial statements, auditor’s report and/or annual report not be published at the writing of our report, we will recommend that shareholders abstain from voting on this proposal.

In many countries, companies must submit the allocation of income for shareholder approval. We will generally recommend voting for such a proposal. However, we will give particular scrutiny to cases where the company’s dividend payout ratio is exceptionally low or excessively high relative to its peers and the company has not provided a satisfactory explanation.

We believe that role of the auditor is crucial in protecting shareholder value. Like directors, auditors should be free from conflicts of interest and should assiduously avoid situations that require them to make choices between their own interests and the interests of the shareholders.

We generally support management’s recommendation regarding the selection of an auditor and support granting the board the authority to fix auditor fees except in cases where we believe the independence of an incumbent auditor or the integrity of the audit has been compromised.

However, we recommend voting against ratification of the auditor and/or authorizing the board to set auditor fees for the following reasons:

We closely review companies’ remuneration practices and disclosure as outlined in company filings to evaluate management-submitted advisory compensation report and policy vote proposals. In evaluating these proposals, which can be binding or non-binding depending on the country, we examine how well the company has disclosed information pertinent to its compensation programs, the extent to which overall compensation is tied to performance, the performance metrics selected by the company and the levels of remuneration in comparison to company performance and that of its peers.

We will usually recommend voting against approval of the compensation report or policy when the following occur:

RidgeWorth recognizes the value of equity-based incentive programs. When used appropriately, they can provide a vehicle for linking an employee’s pay to a company’s performance, thereby aligning their interests with those of shareholders. Tying a portion of an employee’s compensation to the performance of the Company provides an incentive to maximize share value. In addition, equity-based compensation is an effective way to attract, retain and motivate key employees.

In order to allow for meaningful shareholder review, we believe that incentive programs should generally include: (i) specific and appropriate performance goals; (ii) a maximum award pool; and (iii) a maximum award amount per employee. In addition, the payments made should be reasonable relative to the performance of the business and total compensation to those covered by the plan should be in line with compensation paid by the Company’s peers.

RidgeWorth believes in performance-based equity compensation plans for senior executives. We feel that executives should be compensated with equity when their performance and that of the company warrants such rewards. While we do not believe that equity-based compensation plans for all employees need to be based on overall company performance, we do support such limitations for grants to senior executives (although even some equity-based compensation of senior executives without performance criteria is acceptable, such as in the case of moderate incentive grants made in an initial offer of employment).

Boards often argue that such a proposal would hinder them in attracting talent. We believe that boards can develop a consistent, reliable approach, as boards of many companies have, that would still attract executives who believe in their ability to guide the company to achieve its targets. We generally recommend that shareholders vote in favor of performance-based option requirements.

There should be no retesting of performance conditions for all share- and option- based incentive schemes. We will generally recommend that shareholders vote against performance-based equity compensation plans that allow for re-testing.

RidgeWorth believes that non-employee directors should receive appropriate types and levels of compensation for the time and effort they spend serving on the board and its committees. Director fees should be reasonable in order to retain and attract qualified individuals. In particular, we support compensation plans that include non performance-based equity awards, which help to align the interests of outside directors with those of shareholders.

RidgeWorth compares the costs of these plans to the plans of peer companies with similar market capitalizations in the same country to help inform its judgment on this issue.

We will typically recommend voting against proposals to grant retirement benefits to non-executive directors. Such extended payments can impair the objectivity and independence of these board members. Directors should receive adequate compensation for their board service through initial and annual fees.

As a general rule, RidgeWorth believes that shareholders should not be involved in setting executive compensation. Such matters should be left to the board’s compensation committee. We view the election of directors, and specifically those who sit on the compensation committee, as the appropriate mechanism for shareholders to express their disapproval or support of board policy on this issue. Further, we believe that companies whose pay-for-performance is in line with their peers should be granted the flexibility to compensate their executives in a manner that drives growth and profit.

However, RidgeWorth favors performance-based compensation as an effective means of motivating executives to act in the best interests of shareholders. Performance-based compensation may be limited if a chief executive’s pay is capped at a low level rather than flexibly tied to the performance of the company.

We will evaluate proposed amendments to a company’s articles of association on a case-by-case basis. We are opposed to the practice of bundling several amendments under a single proposal because it prevents shareholders from evaluating each amendment on its own merits. In such cases, we will analyze each change individually and will recommend voting for the proposal only when we believe that the amendments on balance are in the best interests of shareholders.

RidgeWorth believes that poison pill plans generally are not in the best interests of shareholders. Specifically, they can reduce management accountability by substantially limiting opportunities for corporate takeovers. Rights plans can thus prevent shareholders from receiving a buy-out premium for their stock.

We believe that boards should be given wide latitude in directing the activities of the company and charting the company’s course. However, on an issue such as this where the link between the financial interests of shareholders and their right to consider and accept buyout offers is so substantial, we believe that shareholders should be allowed to vote on whether or not they support such a plan’s implementation.

In certain limited circumstances, we will support a limited poison pill to accomplish a particular objective, such as the closing of an important merger, or a pill that contains what we believe to be a reasonable ‘qualifying offer’ clause.

RidgeWorth favors a simple majority voting structure. Supermajority vote requirements act as impediments to shareholder action on ballot items that are critical to our interests. One key example is in the takeover context where supermajority vote requirements can strongly limit shareholders’ input in making decisions on such crucial matters as selling the business.

RidgeWorth believes that having adequate capital stock available for issuance is important to the operation of a company. We will generally support proposals when a company could reasonably use the requested shares for financing, stock splits and stock dividends. While we think that having adequate shares to allow management to make quick decisions and effectively operate the business is critical, we prefer that, for significant transactions, management come to shareholders to justify their use of additional shares rather than providing a blank check in the form of large pools of unallocated shares available for any purpose.

In general, we will support proposals to increase authorized shares up to 100% of the number of shares currently authorized unless, after the increase the company would be left with less than 30% of its authorized shares outstanding.

Issuing additional shares can dilute existing holders in some circumstances. Further, the availability of additional shares, where the board has discretion to implement a poison pill, can often serve as a deterrent to interested suitors. Accordingly, where we find that the company has not disclosed a detailed plan for use of the proposed shares, or where the number of shares requested are excessive, we typically recommend against the issuance. In the case of a private placement, we will also consider whether the company is offering a discount to its share price.

In general, we will support proposals to issue shares (with pre-emption rights) when the requested increase is the lesser of (i) the unissued ordinary share capital; or (ii) a sum equal to one-third of the issued ordinary share capital. This authority should not exceed five years. In some countries, if the proposal contains a figure greater than one-third, the company should explain the nature of the additional amounts.

We will also generally support proposals to suspend pre-emption rights for a maximum of 5-20% of the issued ordinary share capital of the company, depending on the country in which the company is located. This authority should not exceed five years, or less for some countries.

We will recommend voting in favor of a proposal to repurchase shares when the plan includes the following provisions: (i) a maximum number of shares which may be purchased (typically not more than 15% of the issued share capital); and (ii) a maximum price which may be paid for each share (as a percentage of the market price).

We believe companies should actively evaluate risks to long-term shareholder value stemming from exposure to environmental and social risks and should incorporate this information into their overall business risk profile. In addition, we believe companies should consider their exposure to changes in environmental or social regulation with respect to their operations as well as related legal and reputational risks. Companies should disclose to shareholders both the nature and magnitude of such risks as well as steps they have taken or will take to mitigate those risks.

When we identify situations where shareholder value is at risk, we may recommend voting in favor of a reasonable and well-targeted shareholder proposal if we believe supporting the proposal will promote disclosure of and/or mitigate significant risk exposure. In limited cases where a company has failed to adequately mitigate risks stemming from environmental or social practices, we will recommend shareholders vote against: (i) ratification of board and/or management acts; (ii) approving a company’s accounts and reports and/or; (iii) directors (in egregious cases).

THIS FUND IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY MSCI INC. (“MSCI”), ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, COMPILING, COMPUTING OR CREATING ANY MSCI INDEX (COLLECTIVELY, THE “MSCI PARTIES”). THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ARE SERVICE MARK(S) OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY [LICENSEE]. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY REGARDING THE ADVISBILITY OF INVESTING IN FUNDS GENERALLY OR IN THIS FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF ANY MSCI INDEX TO TRACK CORRESPONDING STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE. MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE THE LICENSORS OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE MSCI INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY MSCI WITHOUT REGARD TO THIS FUND OR THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE MSCI INDEXES. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIMING OF, PRICES AT, OR QUANTITIES OF THIS FUND TO BE ISSUED OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY OR THE CONSIDERATION INTO WHICH THIS FUND IS REDEEMABLE. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR OFFERING OF THIS FUND.

ALTHOUGH MSCI SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE MSCI INDEXES FROM SOURCES THAT MSCI CONSIDERS RELIABLE, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THE ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF THE FUND, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, FROM THE USE OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND THE MSCI PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO EACH MSCI INDEX AND ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

See the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information regarding the Registrant’s control relationships.

Indemnification of Registrant’s principal underwriter against certain losses is provided for in Section 1.12 of the Distribution Agreement filed as Exhibit (e)(1) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement.

In addition, Article VIII of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement provides that, subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Article VIII, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or officer of the Trust shall be indemnified by the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Trustee or officer and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Trustee or Officer who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which the proceeding was brought (i) to be liable to the Registrant or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office or (ii) not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Registrant

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

Other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which each director or principal officer of each investment adviser is or has been, at any time during the last two fiscal years, engaged for his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee are as follows:

RidgeWorth Investments, located at 3333 Piedmont Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30305, serves as the investment adviser for each of the Registrant’s series.

Ceredex serves as the investment subadviser for the Registrant’s Large Cap Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund and Small Cap Value Equity Fund. The principal address of Ceredex is 300 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1600, Orlando, Florida 32801.

Certium serves as the investment subadviser for the Registrant’s International Equity Fund and International Equity Index Fund. The principal address of Certium is 3333 Piedmont Road, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30305.

Seix serves as the investment subadviser for the Registrant’s Core Bond Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Limited Duration Fund, Limited-Term Federal Mortgage Securities Fund, Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, Seix High Yield Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, U.S. Government Securities Fund, Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, Ultra-Short Bond Fund, U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund. The principal address of Seix is 10 Mountainview Road, Suite C-200, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458.

Silvant serves as the investment subadviser for the Registrant’s Large Cap Core Growth Stock Fund, Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, Select Large Cap Growth Stock Fund and Small Cap Growth Stock Fund. The principal address of Silvant is 3333 Piedmont Road, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30305.

Zevenbergen serves as the investment subadviser for the Registrant’s Aggressive Growth Stock Fund. The principal address of Zevenbergen is 601 Union Street, Seattle, Washington 98101.

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows:

A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended, for the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this Registration Statement has been executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and by its trustees as trustees and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this Registration Statement are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Registrant.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, and State of Georgia, on the 30^th day of May, 2014.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.


	A Shares	C Shares	I Shares	IS Shares
Value Funds
Subadviser: Ceredex Value Advisors LLC
Ÿ Large Cap Value Equity Fund	SVIIX	SVIFX	STVTX	[ ]
Ÿ Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund	SAMVX	SMVFX	SMVTX	[ ]

Growth Funds
Subadviser: Silvant Capital Management LLC
Ÿ Large Cap Growth Stock Fund	STCIX	STCFX	STCAX	[ ]
Ÿ Small Cap Growth Stock Fund	SCGIX	SSCFX	SSCTX	[ ]


1		VALUE FUNDS

1		LARGE CAP VALUE EQUITY FUND

4		MID-CAP VALUE EQUITY FUND

7		GROWTH FUNDS

7		LARGE CAP GROWTH STOCK FUND

10		SMALL CAP GROWTH STOCK FUND

13		MORE INFORMATION

14		MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INDICES

15		MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS

15		INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

15		MANAGEMENT

17		PURCHASING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

26		MARKET TIMING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

27		DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

28		SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLANS

28		DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

28		HOUSEHOLD MAILINGS

28		TAXES

30		FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


BACK COVER		HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RIDGEWORTH FUNDS
BACK COVER		HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RIDGEWORTH FUNDS


*Shareholder Fees* *(fees paid directly from your investment)*
	A Shares	C Shares	I Shares	IS Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)	5.75%	None	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a % of net asset value)	None	1.00%	None	None


*Annual Fund Operating Expenses* (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	A Shares	C Shares	I Shares	IS Shares
Management Fees	0.66%	0.66%	0.66%	0.66%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees	0.30%	1.00%	None	None
Other Expenses⁽¹⁾	%	%	%	%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	%	%	%	%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements⁽²⁾	%	%	%	%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	%	%	%	%


		*THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933*		x
		Post-Effective Amendment No. 92		x


		*THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940*		x
		Amendment No. 94		x


Best Quarter		Worst Quarter
%		%
([ ]/[ ]/[ ])		([ ]/[ ]/[ ])


Class		Dollar Amount
A Shares		$2,000
C Shares		$5,000 ($2,000 for IRAs or other tax-deferred accounts)
I Shares		None
IS Shares		$2,500,000


Large Cap Growth Stock Fund	[	]%
Large Cap Value Equity Fund	[	]%
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund	[	]%
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund	[	]%


Average Daily Net Assets		Discount From Full Fee
First $500 million		None — Full Fee
Next $500 million		5%
Over $1 billion		10%
Over $5 billion		15%


If Your Investment is:	Your Sales Charge as a Percentage of Offering Price*		Your Sales Charge as a Percentage of Your Net Investment
Less than $50,000		5.75%		6.10%
$50,000 but less than $100,000		4.75%		4.99%
$100,000 but less than $250,000		3.75%		3.90%
$250,000 but less than $500,000		2.50%		2.56%
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000		2.00%		2.04%
$1,000,000 and over		None		None


	Maximum Fee		Current Approved Fee
*Value Funds*
Large Cap Value Equity Fund		0.33%		0.30%
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund		0.35%		0.30%
*Growth Funds*
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.35%		0.30%
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.35%		0.30%


	A Shares	C Shares	R Shares	I Shares	IS Shares
Investment Grade Funds
Subadviser: Seix Investment Advisors LLC
Ÿ Total Return Bond Fund	CBPSX		SCBLX	SAMFX	[ ]

High Yield Funds
Subadviser: Seix Investment Advisors LLC
Ÿ High Income Fund	SAHIX		STHIX	STHTX	[ ]

Municipal Bond Funds
Subadviser: Seix Investment Advisors LLC
Ÿ Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	SGTEX			SGATX
Ÿ High Grade Municipal Bond Fund	SFLTX			SCFTX
Ÿ Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	SISIX			STTBX
Ÿ North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	SNCIX			CNCFX
Ÿ Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund	SMMAX			CMDTX
Ÿ Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	CVIAX			CRVTX

Short Duration Funds
Subadviser: Seix Investment Advisors LLC
Ÿ Short-Term Bond Fund	STSBX	SCBSX		SSBTX
Ÿ Ultra-Short Bond Fund				SISSX
Ÿ U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund				SIGVX


1		INVESTMENT GRADE FUNDS

1		TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

6		HIGH YIELD FUNDS

6		HIGH INCOME FUND

11		MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS

11		GEORGIA TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

14		HIGH GRADE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

15		INVESTMENT GRADE TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

20		NORTH CAROLINA TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

23		SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

26		VIRGINIA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

29		SHORT DURATION FUNDS

29		SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

33		ULTRA-SHORT BOND FUND

37		U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ULTRA-SHORT BOND FUND

40		MORE INFORMATION

44		MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INDICES

45		MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS

45		INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

45		MANAGEMENT

48		PURCHASING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

58		MARKET TIMING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

59		DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

60		SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLANS

60		DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

60		HOUSEHOLD MAILINGS

61		TAXES

62		FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	[	]%
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund	[	]%
High Income Fund	[	]%
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	[	]%
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	[	]%
Short-Term Bond Fund	[	]%
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund	[	]%
Total Return Bond Fund	[	]%
Ultra-Short Bond Fund	[	]%
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund	[	]%
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	[	]%


If Your Investment is:	Your Sales Charge as a Percentage of Offering Price*		Your Sales Charge as a Percentage of Your Net Investment
Less than $50,000		4.75%		4.99%
$50,000 but less than $100,000		4.50%		4.71%
$100,000 but less than $250,000		3.50%		3.63%
$250,000 but less than $500,000		2.50%		2.56%
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000		2.00%		2.04%
$1,000,000 and over		None		None


	Maximum Fee		Current Approved Fee
*Investment Grade Funds*
Total Return Bond Fund		0.25%		0.25%
*High Yield Funds*
High Income Fund		0.30%		0.30%
*Municipal Bond Funds*
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.18%		0.15%
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund		0.18%		0.15%
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.35%		0.30%
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.15%		0.15%
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund		0.15%		0.15%
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund		0.15%		0.15%
*Short Duration Funds*
Short-Term Bond Fund		0.23%		0.20%


THE TRUST			1
DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS			1
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS			30
THE ADVISER			31
THE SUBADVISERS			33
THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS			35
THE ADMINISTRATOR			37
THE DISTRIBUTOR			38
THE TRANSFER AGENT			45
THE CUSTODIAN			46
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM			46
LEGAL COUNSEL			46
TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST			46
TRUST OFFICERS			52
PURCHASING AND REDEEMING SHARES			53
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE			54
TAXES			55
FUND TRANSACTIONS			62
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE			65
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS			65
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES			66
VOTING RIGHTS			66
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY			67
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES’ LIABILITY			67
CODES OF ETHICS			67
PROXY VOTING			67
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS			68
5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS			68
APPENDIX A – INVESTMENT RATINGS			A-1
APPENDIX B – PROXY VOTING POLICY			B-1


	Fees Paid ($)					Fees Waived ($)
Fund	2014	2013		2012		2014	2013		2012
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			794,935		847,076			—		—
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund			292,802		279,496			17,205		11,057
High Income Fund			4,501,376		3,252,008			85,675		—
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			5,000,743		4,489,837			53,503		—
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund			2,134,961		3,776,792			373		—
Large Cap Value Equity Fund			12,675,718		13,202,513			275,540		—
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund			17,008,118		18,897,419			174,546		—
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			275,644		279,747			—		—
Short-Term Bond Fund			932,940		1,278,236			2,491		—
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund			40,227		114,009			36,651		22,692
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund			2,288,677		4,154,674			24		—
Total Return Bond Fund			3,020,044		1,991,491			134,555		—
Ultra-Short Bond Fund			254,171		275,929			—		—
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund			4,304,921		3,299,948			—		—
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund			823,891		925,086			—		—


	Fees Paid or Waived ($)
	2014	2014	2013		2013		2012		2012
Fund	(Paid)	(Waived)	(Paid)		(Waived)		(Paid)		(Waived)
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund*				317,974		—		338,830		—
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund*				117,121		2,504		111,798		4,423
High Income Fund				2,700,825		—		1,951,205		—
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund*				2,000,297		—		1,795,935		—
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund*				110,258		—		111,899		—
Short-Term Bond Fund*				373,176		—		511,294		—
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund*				16,091		14,325		45,604		9,076
Total Return Bond Fund				1,812,027		—		1,194,895		—
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund*				1,721,968		—		1,319,979		—
Ultra-Short Bond Fund*				101,668		—		110,372		—
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund*				329,557		—		370,034		—


	Total Assets in Accounts (in millions) ($) and Number of Accounts			Other Accounts with Performance-Based Fees
Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies¹	Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	Other Accounts	Number & Category	Total Assets (in millions) ($)
Seth Antiles
Sandeep Bhatia
Chris Carter
James FitzPatrick
Chris Guinther
James Keegan
Michael Kirkpatrick
H. Rick Nelson
Joe Ransom
Mills Riddick
Michael Rieger
Michael A. Sansoterra
Ron Schwartz
Dusty Self
Chad Stephens
Perry Troisi
Adrien Webb
Don Wordell


Portfolio Manager	RidgeWorth Fund(s) Managed	Range of Securities Owned ($)
Seth Antiles	Total Return Bond Fund

Sandeep Bhatia	Large Cap Growth Stock Fund
	Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

Chris Carter	Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
	North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
	Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

James FitzPatrick	High Income Fund
	Seix High Yield Fund

Chris Guinther	Large Cap Growth Stock Fund
	Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

James Keegan	Total Return Bond Fund

Michael Kirkpatrick	High Income Fund

H. Rick Nelson	Short-Term Bond Fund
	Ultra-Short Bond Fund
	U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund

Joe Ransom	Large Cap Growth Stock Fund
	Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

Mills Riddick	Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Michael Rieger	Short-Term Bond Fund
	Total Return Bond Fund
	Ultra-Short Bond Fund


	Fees Paid ($)					Fees Waived ($)
Fund	2014	2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			14,008		14,247		—		—		—
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund			5,169		4,540		—		—		—
High Income Fund			73,967		49,270		—		—		—
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			93,545		84,507		—		—		—


	Aggregate Sales Charges Payable to Distributor ($)					Amount Reallowed by Distributor¹ ($)
Fund	2014	2013		2012		2014	2013		2012
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			6,567		1,428			1,209		228
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund			63,884		30,652			12,165		4,361
High Income Fund			174,467		368,689			28,187		62,479
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			49,088		74,577			7,174		9,435
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund			13,671		19,629			1,888		2,369
Large Cap Value Equity Fund			25,803		16,423			2,252		2,091
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund			74,552		228,834			9,750		31,911
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			181		1,424			28		232
Short-Term Bond Fund			253		450			28		52
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund			5,128		3,582			602		610
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund			1,904		1,477			263		192
Total Return Bond Fund			108,275		67,606			19,250		10,192
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund			8,207		17,947			1,552		3,606


Trade Amount	Payout to Dealer
$1,000,000 – $2,999,999		0.75	%
$3,000,000 – $49,999,999		0.50	%
$50,000,000 and above		0.25	%


	Aggregate Sales Charges Payable to Distributor ($)					Amount Reallowed by Distributor ($)
Fund	2014	2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			—		—		—		—		—
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund			—		—		—		—		—
High Income Fund			—		—		—		—		—
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			—		—		—		—		—
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund			7,347		1,411		—		—		—
Large Cap Value Equity Fund			2,311		6,526		—		—		—
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund			108,895		197,354		—		—		—
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			—		—		—		—		—
Short-Term Bond Fund			1,434		4,558		—		—		—
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund			—		—		—		—		—
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund			542		675		—		—		—
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund			—		—		—		—		—


Fund	Maximum A Shares Plan Distribution and Service Fee			Current A Shares Plan Distribution and Service Fee¹			Maximum Amount of A Shares Plan Distribution and Service Fee Payable for Shareholder Services²
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.18	%		0.15	%		0.15	%
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund		0.18	%		0.15	%		0.15	%
High Income Fund		0.30	%		0.30	%		0.25	%
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.35	%		0.30	%		0.25	%
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.35	%		0.30	%		0.25	%
Large Cap Value Equity Fund		0.33	%		0.30	%		0.25	%
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund		0.35	%		0.30	%		0.25	%
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.15	%		0.15	%		0.15	%
Short-Term Bond Fund		0.23	%		0.20	%		0.15	%
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund		0.15	%		0.15	%		0.15	%
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.35	%		0.30	%		0.25	%
Total Return Bond Fund		0.25	%		0.25	%		0.25	%
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund		0.15	%		0.15	%		0.15	%


	Amount Paid ($)
Fund	2014	2013		2012
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			6,768		6,338
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund			13,856		11,055
High Income Fund			339,213		271,175
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			109,787		104,487
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund			129,752		128,053
Large Cap Value Equity Fund			754.389		448,654
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund			1,282,383		1,095,473
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			1,097		1,125
Short-Term Bond Fund			4,544		6,845
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund			5,335		6,018
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund			28,545		31,449
Total Return Bond Fund			132,041		67,008
Ultra-Short Bond Fund			0		0
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund			0		0
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund			17,412		18,991


Fund	Annual Payout 12b-1 Effective Immediately (A Shares)¹			Initial Payment - At Time Of Sale (C Shares)			Annual Payout 12b-1 Effective in the 13th Month (C Shares)²			Annual Payout 12b-1 Effective Immediately (R Shares)
Equity Funds
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.25	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		—
Large Cap Value Equity Fund		0.25	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		—
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund		0.25	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		—
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund		0.25	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		—
Fixed Income Funds
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.15	%		—			—			—
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund		0.15	%		—			—			—
High Income Fund		0.25	%		—			—			0.50	%
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.25	%		—			—			—
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund		0.15	%		—			—			—
Short-Term Bond Fund		0.15	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		—
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund		0.15	%		—			—			—
Total Return Bond Fund		0.25	%		—			—			0.50	%
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund		—			—			—			—
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund		0.15	%		—			—			—


		[AIG Advisor Group]		[Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC]
		[Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc.]		[UBS Financial Services, Inc.]
		[Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.]		[Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC]
		[Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.]		[Fidelity]


	Amount Paid ($) (I Shares)						Amount Paid ($) (A Shares)
Fund	2014	2013			2012		2014	2013			2012
Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			1,589			—			225			—
High Grade Municipal Bond Fund			10,028			—			1,471			—
High Income Fund			640,881	¹		—			35,199	¹		—
Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			761,583			436,676			7,543			3,656
Large Cap Growth Stock Fund			51,240			—			703			—
Large Cap Value Equity Fund			2,136,004			—			542,806			—
Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund			3,688,119			—			923,522			—
North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund			364			—			40			—
Short-Term Bond Fund			7,375			8,181			1,264			2,850
Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund			716			—			29			—
Small Cap Growth Stock Fund			352,839			—			2,466			—
Total Return Bond Fund			906,628			283,524			56,553			18,531
Ultra-Short Bond Fund			3,545			33,246			—			—
U.S. Government Securities Ultra Short Bond Fund			2,514,443			1,744,361			—			—
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund			2,197			—			381			—


Name (month/year of birth)	Position Held with the Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the RidgeWorth Complex Overseen by Trustees	Other Directorships Held By Trustee During the Past 5 Years
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE

Tim E. Bentsen (August 1953)	Trustee	Indefinite; since 2012	Lecturer-J.M. Tull School of Accounting, Terry College of Business at University of Georgia (2013-Present); Retired. Audit Partner and Account Executive (1993- 2012); Lead Area Managing Partner (2005-2009); Atlanta Office Managing Partner (2003-2009), KPMG LLP.	33	None

Jeffrey M. Biggar (February 1950)	Trustee	Indefinite; since 2007	Director of Special Gifts for Hawken School (since May 2013); Managing Director, Little Mountain Group, LLC (an independent Registered Investment Advisor consulting firm) (2011-2013); Chief Operating Officer, Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC (2008-2010); Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director, Sterling (National City Corp.) (2000-2006).	33	Multi-Manager Master Portfolios LLC (3 portfolios; thru 2013)

George C. Guynn (December 1942)	Trustee	Indefinite; since 2008	Retired. President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (1996-2006).	33	Genuine Parts Company; Oxford Industries; Acuity Brands, Inc.; Multi-Manager Master Portfolios LLC (3 portfolios; thru 2013)

Sidney E. Harris (July 1949)	Trustee	Indefinite; since 2004	Professor (since 1997), Dean (1997-2004), J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.	33	Total System Services, Inc.; Multi-Manager Master Portfolios LLC (3 portfolios; thru 2013)

Warren Y. Jobe (November 1940)	Trustee	Indefinite; since 2004	Retired. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Georgia Power Company (1982-1998) and Senior Vice President, Southern Company (1998-2001).	33	WellPoint; UNS Energy (thru 2013)

Connie D. McDaniel (April 1958)	Trustee	Indefinite; since 2005	Retired. Vice President, Chief of Internal Audit, Corporate Audit Department (2009-2013); Vice President Global Finance Transformation (2007-2009); Vice President and Controller (1999-2007), The Coca-Cola Company.	33	Total System Services, Inc.


Trustee	Dollar Range of Fund Shares		Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares in All Investment Companies Overseen By Trustee in Family of Investment Companies
Tim E. Bentsen	Large Cap Value Equity Fund	$1-$10,000		$50,001-$100,000
	High Grade Municipal Bond Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	Large Cap Growth Stock Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	High Income Fund	$10,001-$50,000
Jeffrey M. Biggar	Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund	$1-$10,000		$10,001-$50,000
	Large Cap Value Equity Fund	$1-$10,000
	International Equity Fund	$1-$10,000
	Aggressive Growth Stock Fund	$1-$10,000
	Small Cap Value Equity Fund	$1-$10,000
George C. Guynn	None
Sidney E. Harris	Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund	Over $100,000		Over $100,000
	High Income Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Ultra-Short Bond Fund	$1-$10,000
Warren Y. Jobe	Moderate Allocation Strategy	$50,001-$100,000		Over $100,000
	Small Cap Growth Stock Fund	$50,001-$100,000
Connie D. McDaniel	Large Cap Growth Stock Fund	$10,001-$50,000		Over $100,000
	Large Cap Value Equity Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	Small Cap Value Equity Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	High Yield Bond Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Aggressive Growth Stock Fund	$10,001-$50,000
Ashi S. Parikh	Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund	$50,001-$100,000		Over $100,000
	Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Corporate Bond Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Large Cap Growth Stock Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Large Cap Value Equity Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	High Grade Municipal Bond Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	International Equity Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Small Cap Growth Stock Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	High Income Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Select Large Cap Growth Stock Fund	$10,001-$50,000
	Conservative Allocation Strategy	$10,001-$50,000
	Total Return Bond Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Intermediate Bond Fund	$50,001-$100,000
	Moderate Allocation Strategy	$1-$10,000
	Growth Allocation Strategy	$10,001-$50,000
	Aggressive Growth Allocation Strategy	$10,001-$50,000


Name, Address and (month/year of birth)	Position(s) Held with the Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Julia R. Short (November 1972)	President and Chief Executive Officer	One year; since 2007	Managing Director, Product Manager, RidgeWorth Investments (since 2004).

Joseph M. O’Donnell (November 1954)	Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer	One year; since 2011	Managing Director, RidgeWorth Investments (since 2011); Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, ING Funds (2004–2011); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, ING Investments, LLC (2006–2008 and October 2009–2011); and Senior Vice President and Investment Advisor Chief Compliance Officer, Directed Services LLC (2006–2008 and 2009–2011).

Denise R. Lewis (October 1963)	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	One year; since 2012	Director of Fund Administration, RidgeWorth Investments (since 2012); Vice President of Fund Analysis and Reporting, ING Investments Management, LLC (2006–2012).

Benjamin H. Lowe (March 1978)	Assistant Treasurer	One year; since 2012	Director of Fund Administration, RidgeWorth Investments (since 2011); Fund Controller, ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (2005–2011).