| CAPITAL INNOVATIONS GLOBAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAPITAL INNOVATIONS GLOBAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND Summary Section A Shares, C Shares and I Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Objective | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Capital Innovations Global Resources and Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fees and Expenses of the Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 13 of the Fund’s prospectus and Rights of Accumulation on page 63 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Example | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. 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: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portfolio Turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Simultaneous with the Fund’s commencement of operation, the Fund will acquire the assets and assume the liabilities of the Capital Innovations Global Agri, Timber, Infrastructure Fund, a series of Investment Managers Series Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). For the year ended November 30, 2015, the portfolio turnover rate for the Predecessor Fund was 19%. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Investment Strategies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of issuers that are primarily engaged in the ownership, development, exploration, production, distribution or processing of natural resources, as well as in securities of companies that are suppliers to firms producing natural resources, and in instruments with economic characteristics similar to natural resources securities. Natural resources may include, for example, energy sources, precious and other metals, forest products, real estate, food and agriculture, and other basic commodities. In selecting investments for purchase and sale, Capital Innovations, LLC (“Capital Innovations” or the “Subadviser”) employs an in-depth analysis which consists of researching historical performance, characteristics, and long-term fundamental outlook of infrastructure, timber, and agribusiness companies to construct a diversified portfolio representing exposure to these asset classes. To achieve the Fund’s investment objective, the Subadviser generally allocates the Fund’s assets among the following three of its existing investment strategies: the Capital Innovations Global Listed Infrastructure strategy, the Capital Innovations Global Listed Timber strategy and the Capital Innovations Global Listed Agribusiness strategy. The Subadviser has appointed a committee consisting of senior management (the “Allocation Committee”) to determine the percentage of the Fund’s assets to be allocated to each such asset class. On a periodic basis the Allocation Committee reviews and may adjust the specific allocation ranges based upon its judgment of economic, market and regulatory conditions. Actual allocations may vary at any time due to market movements, cash flows into or out of the Fund and other factors. The Subadviser seeks to capitalize on market inefficiencies by adhering to a systematic and disciplined investment approach. The Subadviser first screens the infrastructure, timber, and agribusiness industry universes based on specific guidelines, and then applies fundamental analysis to each potential investment. After an Allocation Committee review of the best ideas, the Subadviser invests in companies it believes have sustainable competitive advantages, based on the Subadviser’s assessment of the durability of cash flows, relative market valuation and growth potential. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest in issuers listed in at least three countries outside the United States, and will invest at least 40% of its assets in foreign issuers. However, when market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest a higher percentage in U.S. issuers. In such cases, the Fund will invest at least 30% in foreign issuers. Investments are deemed to be “foreign” if: (a) an issuer’s domicile or location of headquarters is in a foreign country; (b) an issuer derives a significant proportion (at least 50%) of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in a foreign country or has at least 50% of its assets situated in a foreign country; (c) the principal trading market for a security is located in a foreign country; or (d) it is a foreign currency. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization but the majority of the Fund’s investments are generally in large and mid-cap securities. Potential investments include all types of equities, and American depositary receipts (“ADRs”) and global depositary receipts (“GDRs”) of global infrastructure, timber, and agribusiness companies, trading on U.S. and global exchanges and market places. In addition, the Fund may invest in domestic master limited partnership (“MLPs”) and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). MLPs are publicly traded companies organized as limited partnerships or limited liability companies and treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. REITs are companies that own interests in real estate or in real estate related loans or other interests and that qualify for favorable federal income tax treatment. The Fund may purchase the securities of an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the market while awaiting purchase of securities or as an efficient means of gaining exposure to a particular asset class. The Fund might also purchase shares of an ETF to gain exposure to the securities in the ETF’s portfolio at times when the Fund may not be able to buy those securities directly. Any investment in an ETF would be consistent with the Fund’s objective and investment program. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Investment Risks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Agribusiness Industry Risk: Economic forces, including forces affecting the agricultural commodity, energy and financial markets, as well as government policies and regulations affecting the agricultural industry and related industries, could adversely affect agribusiness companies. Agricultural production and trade flows are significantly affected by government policies and regulations. In addition, agribusiness companies must comply with a broad range of environmental laws and regulation. Additional or more stringent environmental laws and regulations may be enacted in the future and such changes could have a material adverse effect on agribusiness companies and may affect the Fund’s performance. 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. Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees. When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, the Fund bears its pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. The impact of these additional expenses, if any, would be shown as part of “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table. Foreign Companies and Securities Risk: Foreign securities, including depositary receipts such as ADRs, involve special risks such as currency fluctuations (with the exception of ADRs), economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information and unfavorable political or legal developments. 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. These risks are increased for investments in emerging markets. Industry Concentration Risk: The Fund’s investments will be concentrated in each of the natural resources and infrastructure groups of industries. The focus of the Fund’s portfolio on these specific groups of industries may present more risks than if the portfolio were broadly diversified over numerous groups of industries. Infrastructure Industry Risk: Companies within the infrastructure industry are susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences. Infrastructure companies may be subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high leverage, costs associated with environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, the effects of energy conservation policies and other factors. Infrastructure companies may also be affected by or subject to regulation by various government authorities; government regulation of rates charged to customers; service interruption due to environmental, operational or other mishaps; the imposition of special tariffs and changes in tax laws, regulatory policies and accounting standards; and general changes in market sentiment towards infrastructure and utilities assets. Any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting infrastructure-related companies may have a significant impact on the Fund’s performance. 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. Master Limited Partnership Risk: An investment in MLP units involves risks in addition to the risks associated with a similar investment in equity securities, such as common stock, of a corporation. As compared to common shareholders of a corporation, holders of MLP units have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. Additional risks inherent to investments in MLP units include cash flow risk, tax risk, risk associated with a potential conflict of interest between unit holders and the MLP’s general partner, and capital markets risk. Moreover, the value of the Fund’s investment in MLPs depends largely on the MLPs being treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If an MLP does not meet current legal requirements to maintain eligibility for partnership tax treatment, or if it is unable to do so because of tax law changes, it could be taxed as a corporation and there could be a material decrease in the value of its securities. Certain MLP securities may trade in lower volumes due to their smaller capitalizations. Accordingly, those MLPs may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable the Fund to effect sales at an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price. MLPs are generally considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. Preferred Stock Risk: Preferred stock represents an equity interest in a company that generally entitles the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of other stocks such as common stocks, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the company. The market value of preferred stock is subject to company-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities and is also sensitive to changes in the company’s creditworthiness, the ability of the company to make payments on the preferred stock, and changes in interest rates, typically declining in value if interest rates rise. Real Estate Investment Trust Risk: In addition to the risks associated with securities linked to the real estate industry, such as declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, decreases in property revenues, and increases in prevailing interest rates, property taxes and operating expenses, REITs are subject to certain other risks related to their structure and focus. REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified. REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. A REIT could possibly fail to qualify for favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment, or to maintain its exemption 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 addition, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments. Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small- and 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. Small- and mid-capitalization companies may be newer or less established, and may have limited resources, products and markets, and may be less liquid. Timber Industry Risk. Timber companies may be affected by numerous factors, including events occurring in nature and international politics. For example, the volume and value of timber that can be harvested from timberlands may be limited by natural disasters and other events such as fire, volcanic eruptions, insect infestation, disease, ice storms, wind storms, flooding, other weather conditions and other causes. In periods of poor logging conditions, timber companies may harvest less timber than expected. Timber companies are subject to many federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. In addition, rising interest rates and general economic conditions may affect the demand for timber products. Any factors affecting timber companies could have a significant effect on the Fund’s performance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simultaneous with the Fund’s commencement of operation, all of the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor Fund were transferred to the Fund in a reorganization (the “Reorganization”). The Fund assumed the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund on the date of the Reorganization. The performance information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Predecessor Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Predecessor Fund’s average annual returns for the one year and since inception periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of 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 following table compares the Predecessor Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor Fund Institutional Class Shares Calendar Year Returns as of December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for periods ended December 31, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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-advantaged 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||