Summary Prospectus
Seix U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond
Fund
August 1, 2016
Class / Ticker
Symbol
I / SIGVXIS / SIGZX
Before you invest, you may want to review
the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information and other information about the Fund
online at www.ridgeworth.com/resources/regulatory-taxinfo. You can also get this information at no cost by calling the Funds at 1-888-784-3863 or by sending an email request to info@ridgeworth.com. The current Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, dated August 1, 2016, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
Investment Objective
The Seix U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
(the “Fund”) seeks to maximize current income consistent with capital preservation.
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.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
| I Shares | IS Shares | ||
| Management Fees | 0.19% | 0.19% | |
| Distribution (12b-1) Fees | None | None | |
| Other Expenses | 0.22% | 0.07% | |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.41% | 0.26% |
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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
| I Shares | $42 | $132 | $230 | $518 |
| IS Shares | $27 | $ 84 | $146 | $331 |
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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration U.S. government securities. These securities may include, but are not limited to, U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed
securities, repurchase agreements and other U.S. government securities.
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.
The Fund may use U.S. Treasury securities futures as a
vehicle to adjust duration and manage its interest rate exposure.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Performance
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. IS Shares commenced operations on August 1, 2016. Performance information
for IS shares will be included after the share class has been in operation for one complete calendar year. 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.
charge; if they did reflect such payment of sales charges, annual returns would be lower.
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This bar chart shows the changes in performance of the
Fund’s I Shares from year to year.*
| Best Quarter | Worst Quarter |
| 2.14% | -0.23% |
| (3/31/2009) | (6/30/2013) |
* The performance information
shown above is based on a calendar year. The Fund's total return for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was 0.27%.
The following table compares the Fund’s average annual
total returns for the periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for periods ended December 31, 2015)
(for periods ended December 31, 2015)
| 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
| I Shares Return Before Taxes | (0.03)% | 0.78% | 2.47% |
| I Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions | (0.36)% | 0.45% | 1.65% |
| I Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | (0.01)% | 0.47% | 1.61% |
| Barclays 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 0.12% | 0.13% | 1.41% |
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.
In some cases, average
annual return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares is higher than the average annual return after taxes on distributions because of realized losses that would have been sustained upon the sale of fund shares immediately after the
relevant periods. The calculations assume that an investor holds the shares in a taxable account, is in the actual historical highest individual federal marginal income tax bracket for each year and would have been able to immediately utilize
the full realized loss to reduce his or her
federal tax liability. However, actual individual tax results may vary
and investors should consult their tax advisers regarding their personal tax situations.
Investment Adviser and Subadviser
RidgeWorth Investments is the Fund’s investment adviser
(the “Adviser”). Seix Investment Advisors LLC is the Fund’s Subadviser.
Portfolio Management
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 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.
Purchasing and Selling Your Shares
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day. You
may purchase and redeem 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, waived, or not applicable in some cases.
| Class | Dollar Amount |
| I Shares | None |
| IS Shares | $2,500,000 (No minimum for certain investors. Please see the section entitled “Who can buy shares?”) |
There are no minimums for subsequent investments in I or IS
Shares.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable as
ordinary income or capital gains unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, which may be taxed upon withdrawal.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
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.
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