UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-07850
PNC Advantage Funds
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
One East Pratt Street 5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Delaware Corporations LLC
800 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-800-622-3863
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2017
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A Registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A Registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The Annual Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS Government Money Market Fund Treasury Money Market Fund Advantage Institutional Treasury Money |
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TARGET DATE FUNDS
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Retirement Income Fund Target 2020 Fund Target 2030 Fund Target 2040 Fund Target 2050 Fund
EQUITY FUNDS
Balanced Allocation Fund Emerging Markets Equity Fund International Equity Fund International Growth Fund Multi-Factor All Cap Fund Multi-Factor Large Cap Growth Fund Multi-Factor Large Cap Value Fund Multi-Factor Small Cap Core Fund Multi-Factor Small Cap Growth Fund Multi-Factor Small Cap Value Fund S&P 500 Index Fund Small Cap Fund
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
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Financial Highlights |
Schedule of Investments |
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Treasury Money Market Fund |
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Advantage Institutional Treasury Money |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
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Statements of Operations |
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Notes to Financial Statements |
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Notice to Shareholders |
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Bond Fund Government Mortgage Fund Intermediate Bond Fund Limited Maturity Bond Fund Total Return Advantage Fund Ultra Short Bond Fund
TAX EXEMPT BOND FUNDS
Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond Maryland Tax Exempt Ohio Intermediate Tax Exempt Tax Exempt Limited Maturity |
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the PNC Money Market Funds (individually, a Fund, collectively, the Funds) carefully before investing. A prospectus and other information about the Funds may be obtained by calling your investment professional, calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863) or downloading one at pncfunds.com. Please read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE
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PNC Capital Advisors, LLC (PCA), a subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., serves as investment adviser and co-administrator to PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds and receives fees for its services. PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds are distributed by PNC Funds Distributor, LLC (the Underwriter), Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The Underwriter is not affiliated with PCA and is not a bank.
©2017 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
An investment in the Funds is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s
L E T T E R T O S H A R E H O L D E R S
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L E T T E R T O S H A R E H O L D E R S
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L E T T E R T O S H A R E H O L D E R S
inflation rate approaching the 2% target, Fed officials have been reinforcing their desire to return both interest rates and the Feds balance sheet back toward normal levels. The capital markets have been generally positive about the moderate pace of Fed tightening.
That said, the sector and style rotation we saw in the equity and other risk on markets in the first several months of 2017 gives us some pause in our market outlook. We have gone through an extended period of little to no correction in the equity markets, making it seem as though we have been in an extraordinarily calm environment. Market participants know that such lengthy calm periods often give way to greater volatility.
The markets have been pricing in better earnings and better growth emanating from the current administrations desire for regulatory relief, corporate tax reform, personal tax cuts and fiscal spending through increased defense and infrastructure spending. However, given the lack of success on major legislative initiatives to date, markets likely will become, in our view, more skeptical of the administrations ability to deliver on the speed and magnitude of policy changes. In an environment where equity markets are priced on great expectations, we may be in store for some substantial volatility caused by political disappointment.
At the same time, bull markets rarely end quietly. Historically, healthy skepticism of the last stages of a bull market are overridden by investor euphoria. Being out of the market in those late stages can be costly. We are not forecasting an equity market bubble with an accelerating build-up and subsequent meltdown. Rather, we believe investors must reinsert equity market volatility back into their return expectations. We believe the market needs solid earnings growth to follow through in the second half of 2017 to better support its current lofty valuation levels.
One other factor to watch is upcoming changes to the Feds membership, which may become a focal point for the money markets in light of evolving monetary policies. Both Fed Chair Yellens chairmanship and Vice Chair Fischers term expire in the first half of 2018; with three additional board vacancies (including that of Tarullo who recently resigned), President Trump could dramatically alter the Feds composition.
Vigilance remains paramount. We believe relative safety, diversification and liquidity will likely remain important and ongoing considerations for investors in the money markets. We therefore continue to believe that money market funds will continue to play a key role in investors portfolios.
We thank you for being a part of the PNC Money Market Funds and for maintaining a long-term perspective as a basic tenet of your investment approach. We value your ongoing confidence in us and look forward to serving your investment needs in the years ahead.
Best Regards,
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Mark McGlone |
Jennifer E. Spratley | |
President and Chief Investment Officer |
President | |
PNC Capital Advisors, LLC |
PNC Funds | |
PNC Advantage Funds |
This commentary may include statements that constitute forward-looking statements under the U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, projections, estimates, and information about possible or future results related to PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds, market or regulatory developments. The views expressed above are not guarantees of future performance or economic results and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the views expressed herein. The views expressed above are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market, or other conditions and PNC Capital Advisors, LLC undertakes no obligation to update the views expressed herein. Any discussions of specific securities should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell those securities. The views expressed above (including any forward-looking statement) may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds trading intent.
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A B B R E V I A T I O N S A N D D E F I N I T I O N S F O R S C H E D U L E S O F I N V E S T M E N T S
A N D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S
Schedules of Investments: | ||||
DN DiscountNote. The rate shown is the effective yield at purchase date. | ||||
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Floating Rate Note. The rate shown is the rate in effect on May 31, 2017, and the date shown is the final maturity date, not the next reset or put date. The rate floats based on a predetermined index. | |||
LLC Limited Liability Company | ||||
Financial Statements: | ||||
Amounts designated as are either zero or rounded to zero. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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E X P E N S E T A B L E S ( U n a u d i t e d )
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T R U S T E E S A N D O F F I C E R S O F T H E T R U S T
Name, Address1 Age |
Position(s) Held with the Trust |
Term of |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years or Longer |
Number of |
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Independent Trustees
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Dorothy A. Berry 73 |
Trustee | Since April 2006 |
Retired; President, Talon Industries, Inc. (administrative, management and business consulting), 1986-2012; Chairman, Independent Directors Council, 2010-2011.
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2 registered investment companies consisting of 30 portfolios |
Chairman and Director, Professionally Managed Portfolios; Trustee, Allegiant Funds until 2010.
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Maryann Bruce 57 |
Trustee |
Since October 2016 |
President, Turnberry Advisory Group (consulting), 2007-Present; President, Aquila Distributors, Inc., Aquila Investment Management LLC, 2008-2010; President, Evergreen Investments Services, Inc., Evergreen Investments, 1999-2007; President and Chief Executive Officer, Allstate Financial Distributors, Inc., 1998-1999. |
2 registered
investment |
Director, MBIA, Inc. (insurance) since June 2012; Director and Chairman of Compensation Committee, Atlanta Life Financial Group (financial services) until May 2016; Director, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (investment management) until March 2014.
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John G. Drosdick 73 |
Trustee
Chairman of the Board and Nominating Committee |
Since November 2010
Since June 2011 |
Retired; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Sunoco, Inc. (manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products), 1996-2008. |
2 registered
investment |
Director, United States Steel Corporation (steel producer); Director, H.J. Heinz Company (U.S.-based food company) until June 2013; Director, Triumph Group Inc. (aerospace manufacturer); Director, Lincoln Financial Corporation (financial services) until 2005.
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Mark Hancock 49 |
Trustee |
Since October 2016 |
President, The Glenmore Group, LLC (consulting), 2016-present; Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co. (asset management), 2008-2015.
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2 registered
investment |
None | |||||
Dale C. LaPorte 75 |
Trustee |
Since April 2005 |
Retired; Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Invacare Corporation (manufacturer of healthcare products), 2005-2008; Partner, 1974 2005, and Chairman of Executive Committee, 2000 2004, of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP (law firm).
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2 registered
investment |
Director, Invacare Corporation; Trustee, Allegiant Funds until 2010. | |||||
L. White Matthews, III 71 |
Trustee
Chairman of the Audit Committee |
Since February 2010
From June 2011 to February 2012 |
Retired; Chief Financial Officer, Ecolab Inc., 1999-2001; Chief Financial Officer, Union Pacific Corporation, 1989-1998; Director and Chairman of the Board of (privately held) Constar International Inc. (bottles and packaging manufacturer), 2009-2014; Retired; Chairman and Director, Ceridian Corporation (payroll and human resources services), 2003- 2007. |
2 registered
investment |
Director, Hyla Inc. (cellphone recycler); Director, Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (pharmaceuticals) until 2011; Director, PNC Funds, Inc. until 2010; Director (since 2003) and Chairman of the Board of (publicly traded) Imation Corp. (data storage) until May 2015.
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T R U S T E E S A N D O F F I C E R S O F T H E T R U S T
Name, Address1 Age |
Position(s) Held with the Trust |
Term of |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years or Longer |
Number of |
Other | |||||||
Independent Trustees
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Edward D. Miller, M.D. 74 |
Trustee | Since February 2010 | Retired; Dean and Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine, January 1997 to June 2012. | 2 registered investment companies consisting of 30 portfolios |
Director, EnGeneIC
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Stephen M. Todd 69 |
Trustee
Chairman of the Audit Committee
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Since November 2011
Since February 2012
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Retired; Global Vice Chairman Assurance Professional Practice, Ernst & Young London, UK (accounting firm), 2003 - 2010. |
2 registered
investment |
Director,
Dover
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Name, Address Age |
Position(s) Held with the Trust |
Term of of Time |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years or Longer |
Number of by Trustee |
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Officers
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Jennifer E. Spratley One East Pratt Street, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 48 |
President
Vice President |
Since June 2014
From |
Managing Director, Administration, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC and PNC Realty Investors, Inc. since 2017; Head of Fund Administration, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC 2007 to 2017; Treasurer, PNC Capital Advisors, Inc., September 2007 September 2009; Unit Leader, Fund Accounting and Administration, SEI Investments Global Funds Services 2005 to 2007; Fund Accounting Director, SEI Investments Global Funds Services 1999 to 2007.
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Michael Nanosky 1900 East 9th Street, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114 51 |
Chief Compliance |
Since |
Chief Compliance Officer, PNC Funds since 2014; Vice President, Head of Compliance Testing and Monitoring, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC 2010-2014; Chief Compliance Officer, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC and PNC Realty Investors, Inc., 2010-2011; Chief Compliance Officer, CITI Fund Services, 2008-2010.
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John F. Kernan 1900 East 9th Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114 51 |
Vice President
Treasurer |
Since June 2016
Since May 2008 |
Managing Director and Director of Fund Administration, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC, since 2017; Director of Financial Fund Administration, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC 2004 to 2017; Senior Director of Fund Administration, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 1998 2004.
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Thomas R. Rus One East Pratt Street, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 57 |
Secretary |
Since February 2015 |
Director of Regulatory Fund Administration, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC since February 2015; Chief Compliance Officer, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. 2014-2015; Chief Compliance Officer, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. 2010-2014; Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary, MTB Investment Advisors, Inc. and MTB Funds, 2003-2010.
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1Each Trustee can be contacted by writing to PNC Funds, c/o PNC Capital Advisors, LLC, One East Pratt Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202, Attention: Thomas R. Rus.
2With respect to the term of office for each Trustee of the Trust, the Trustees have adopted a retirement policy in which each will retire at the calendar year end in the year in which he/she reaches the age of 75 years old. With respect to the term of office for each officer of the Trust, pursuant to the Trusts By-Laws any officer may be removed by the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board or the extent permitted by the Board, by the President. In addition, any Trustee or officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Trust. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt, unless specified to be effective at some later time.
3The Fund Complex is comprised of two registered investment companies for which PCA or any of its affiliates serves as investment adviser. The number of portfolios overseen by the Trustees includes the PNC Funds (twenty-nine portfolios) and the PNC Advantage Funds (one portfolio).
4Includes directorships of companies required to report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (i.e., public companies), or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
For more information regarding the trustees and officers, please refer to the Statement of Additional Information, as supplemented, which is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863).
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R E P O R T O F I N D E P E N D E N T R E G I S T E R E D P U B L I C A C C O U N T I N G F I R M
To the Shareholders of PNC Government Money Market Fund and PNC Treasury Money Market Fund and Board of Trustees of PNC Funds and to the Shareholders of PNC Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund and Board of Trustees of PNC Advantage Funds:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of PNC Government Money Market Fund and PNC Treasury Money Market Fund (the Money Market Funds) (two of the twenty-nine funds comprising PNC Funds) as of May 31, 2017, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. We have also audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PNC Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (the fund comprising PNC Advantage Funds) (collectively with the Money Market Funds, the Funds) as of May 31, 2017, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers and transfer agents, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of May 31, 2017, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 27, 2017
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
S e l e c t e d P e r S h a r e D a t a a n d R a t i o s F o r t h e Y e a r s E n d e d M a y 3 1 , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d |
Government Money Market Fund | ||||||||
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2017 | 2016(2) | |||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
$1.00 | $ 1.00 | ||||||
Net Investment Income |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |
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Total from Investment Operations |
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Dividends from Net Investment Income |
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Distributions from Net Realized Gains |
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Total Distributions |
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Net Asset Value, End of Year |
$1.00 | $ 1.00 | ||||||
Total Return |
0.33 | % | 0.05 | % | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets End of Year (000) |
$ 9 | $ 875 | ||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.20 | % | 0.18 | % | ||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
0.32 | % | 0.05 | % | ||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.20 | % | 0.25 | % | ||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (Before Fee Waivers and Reimbursement, as applicable) |
0.32 | % | (0.02 | )% |
* | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method. |
(1) | During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, the Underwriter committed to make a voluntary expense reimbursement to Class A Shares. This voluntary commitment represented a 0.05% impact to Class A ratios and represented shareholder services fees paid to the Underwriter in prior fiscal years in its role as default broker-dealer to certain Class A shareholders. Excluding this item, the expense ratio would have been higher and the net investment income ratio would have been lower. |
(2) | Advisor Class Shares commenced operations on September 14, 2015. All ratios for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016 have been annualized. Total return for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016 has not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
S e l e c t e d P e r S h a r e D a t a a n d R a t i o s F o r t h e Y e a r s E n d e d M a y 3 1 , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d |
* | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method. |
(1) | During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, the Underwriter committed to make a voluntary expense reimbursement to Class A Shares. This voluntary commitment represented a 0.01% impact to Class A ratios and represented shareholder services fees paid to the Underwriter in prior fiscal years in its role as default broker-dealer to certain Class A shareholders. Excluding this item, the expense ratio would have been higher and the net investment income ratio would have been lower. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
S e l e c t e d P e r S h a r e D a t a a n d R a t i o s F o r t h e Y e a r s E n d e d M a y 3 1 , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d |
* | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method. |
(1) | At May 31, 2017 and May 31, 2016, net assets of the Advisor Shares represented seed capital. |
(2) | At May 31, 2016, net assets of the Service Shares represented seed capital. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C G o v e r n m e n t M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S
M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C G o v e r n m e n t M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S
M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Valuation Hierarchy:
A summary of inputs used to value the Funds investments as of May 31, 2017 is as follows (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements).
Level 1 Quoted Prices (000) |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs (000) |
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs (000) |
Total Value (000) |
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Assets: |
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Money Market Funds |
$ |
85,475 |
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$ |
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$ |
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85,475 |
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Repurchase Agreements |
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3,080,000 |
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3,080,000 |
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U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
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4,955,179 |
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4,955,179 |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations |
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931,227 |
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931,227 |
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Total Assets - Investments in Securities |
$ |
85,475 |
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$ |
8,966,406 |
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$ |
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$ |
9,051,881 |
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There were no transfers between Levels during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C T r e a s u r y M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S
M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Valuation Hierarchy:
A summary of inputs used to value the Funds investments as of May 31, 2017 is as follows (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements).
Level 1 Quoted Prices (000) |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs (000) |
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs (000) |
Total Value (000) |
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Assets: |
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Money Market Funds |
$ |
12,011 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
12,011 |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations |
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1,055,729 |
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1,055,729 |
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Total Assets - Investments in Securities |
$ |
12,011 |
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$ |
1,055,729 |
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$ |
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$ |
1,067,740 |
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There were no transfers between Levels during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C A d v a n t a g e I n s t i t u t i o n a l T r e a s u r y M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S
M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Valuation Hierarchy:
A summary of inputs used to value the Funds investments as of May 31, 2017 is as follows (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements).
Level 1 Quoted Prices (000) |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs (000) |
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs (000) |
Total Value (000) |
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Assets: |
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Money Market Fund |
$ | 2,130 | $ | | $ | | $ | 2,130 | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements |
| 285,000 | | 285,000 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
| 256,361 | | 256,361 | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets - Investments in Securities |
$ | 2,130 | $ | 541,361 | $ | | $ | 543,491 | ||||||||
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There were no transfers between Levels during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s
S T A T E M E N T S O F A S S E T S A N D L I A B I L I T I E S ( 0 0 0 )
M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
Government Money Market Fund |
Treasury Money Market Fund |
Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund | |||||||||||||
ASSETS |
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Investments in non-affiliates at value |
$5,971,881 | $1,067,240 | $258,491 | ||||||||||||
Investments in affiliates at value |
| 500 | | ||||||||||||
Investments in repurchase agreements at value |
3,080,000 | | 285,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments at value(1) |
9,051,881 | 1,067,740 | 543,491 | ||||||||||||
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Receivable for shares of beneficial interest issued |
206 | 426 | | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable |
4,292 | 540 | 227 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
33 | 27 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Other assets |
268 | 125 | 51 | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets |
9,056,680 | 1,068,858 | 543,793 | ||||||||||||
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LIABILITIES |
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Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed |
892 | 473 | | ||||||||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased |
59,984 | | | ||||||||||||
Dividends payable |
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Class I |
4,582 | 481 | | ||||||||||||
Class A |
237 | 52 | | ||||||||||||
Institutional Shares |
| | 265 | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees payable |
1,153 | 138 | 71 | ||||||||||||
Administration fees payable |
261 | 49 | 43 | ||||||||||||
Custodian fees payable |
68 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees payable |
19 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Trustees deferred compensation payable |
268 | 125 | 51 | ||||||||||||
Trustees fees payable |
60 | 41 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities |
105 | 107 | 59 | ||||||||||||
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Total Liabilities |
67,629 | 1,484 | 527 | ||||||||||||
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TOTAL NET ASSETS |
$8,989,051 | $1,067,374 | $543,266 | ||||||||||||
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Investments in non-affiliates at cost |
$5,971,881 | $1,067,240 | $258,491 | ||||||||||||
Investments in affiliates at cost |
| 500 | | ||||||||||||
Investments in repurchase agreements at cost |
3,080,000 | | 285,000 | ||||||||||||
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(1) Total Investments at cost |
$9,051,881 | $1,067,740 | $543,491 | ||||||||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Government Money Market Fund |
Treasury Money Market Fund |
Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund |
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NET ASSETS: |
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Paid-in Capital (Unlimited Authorization No Par Value) |
$ | 8,989,195 | $ | 1,067,444 | $ | 543,274 | ||||||
Undistributed (Distributions in Excess of ) Net Investment Income |
(145 | ) | (61 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments |
1 | (9 | ) | | ||||||||
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Total Net Assets |
$ | 8,989,051 | $ | 1,067,374 | $ | 543,266 | ||||||
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NET ASSET VALUE (In unrounded dollars and shares): |
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Net assets applicable to Class I |
$ | 8,536,493,360 | $ | 957,793,388 | N/A | |||||||
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Class I shares outstanding |
8,536,749,384 | 957,850,151 | N/A | |||||||||
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Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share |
$ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | N/A | |||||||
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Net assets applicable to Class A |
$ | 452,549,367 | $ | 109,580,991 | N/A | |||||||
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Class A shares outstanding |
452,547,777 | 109,603,398 | N/A | |||||||||
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Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share |
$ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | N/A | |||||||
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Net assets applicable to Institutional Shares |
N/A | N/A | $ | 543,265,558 | ||||||||
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Institutional Shares outstanding |
N/A | N/A | 543,278,618 | |||||||||
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Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption |
N/A | N/A | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||
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Net assets applicable to Advisor Class |
$ | 8,585 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
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Advisor Class shares outstanding |
8,588 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
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Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share |
$ | 1.00 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
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Net assets applicable to Advisor Shares(1) |
N/A | N/A | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||
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Advisor Shares outstanding |
N/A | N/A | 10.00 | |||||||||
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Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share |
N/A | N/A | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||
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Net assets applicable to Service Shares |
N/A | N/A | $ | 17.00 | ||||||||
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Service Shares outstanding |
N/A | N/A | 17.00 | |||||||||
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Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share |
N/A | N/A | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||
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(1) | At May 31, 2017, net assets of the Advisor Shares of Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund represented seed capital. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s
S T A T E M E N T S O F O P E R A T I O N S ( 0 0 0 )
F o r t h e Y e a r E n d e d M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
Government Money Market Fund |
Treasury Money Market Fund |
Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund |
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Investment Income: |
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Dividends |
$ 644 | $ 54 | $ 41 | |||||||||
Interest |
49,821 | 5,616 | 2,697 | |||||||||
Income from affiliate |
| 2 | | |||||||||
Total Investment Income |
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50,465 |
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5,672 |
|
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2,738 |
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Expenses: |
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Investment advisory fees |
14,390 | 1,786 | 843 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
3,677 | 587 | 259 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
53 | 34 | 32 | |||||||||
Custodian fees |
213 | 25 | 24 | |||||||||
Professional fees |
175 | 180 | 105 | |||||||||
Pricing service fees |
2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Printing and shareholder reports |
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||
Registration and filing fees |
88 | 47 | 46 | |||||||||
Trustees fees |
173 | 113 | 54 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous |
204 | 73 | 40 | |||||||||
Total Expenses |
18,975 | 2,854 | 1,412 | |||||||||
Less: |
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Waiver of investment advisory fees(1) |
| (5) | (5) | |||||||||
Net Expenses |
18,975 | 2,849 | 1,407 | |||||||||
Net Investment Income |
31,490 | 2,823 | 1,331 | |||||||||
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments: |
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Net realized gain (loss) on investments sold |
61 | 1 | | |||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
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$31,551
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|
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$2,824
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|
|
$1,331
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(1) | See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s
S T A T E M E N T S O F C H A N G E S I N N E T A S S E T S ( 0 0 0 )
Government Money Market Fund |
Treasury Money Market Fund |
Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund |
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For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Investment Activities: |
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Net investment income |
$ | 31,490 | $ | 909 | $ | 2,823 | $ | 125 | $ | 1,331 | $ | 74 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments sold |
61 | | 1 | (2 | ) | | | |||||||||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
31,551 | 909 | 2,824 | 123 | 1,331 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income: |
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Class I |
(29,965 | ) | (766 | ) | (2,477 | ) | (101 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||
Class A |
(1,507 | ) | (190 | ) | (349 | ) | (39 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||
Advisor Class |
(18 | ) | (1 | ) | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Shares |
| | | | (1,330 | ) | (63 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Advisor Shares |
| | | | | (14 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total dividends |
(31,490 | ) | (957 | ) | (2,826 | ) | (140 | ) | (1,330 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||||||||||
Share Transactions (all at $1.00 per share): |
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Proceeds from shares issued: |
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Class I |
12,742,028 | 6,801,271 | 1,742,979 | 1,726,844 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
1,509,922 | 1,478,768 | 536,932 | 647,504 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Advisor Class |
9,659 | 35,533 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Shares |
| | | | 1,262,461 | 1,023,862 | ||||||||||||||||||
Advisor Shares |
| | | | | 116,737 | ||||||||||||||||||
Service Shares |
| | | | | 9,267 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from Reorganization shares(1): |
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Class I |
| 71,447 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Advisor Class |
| 14,907 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends: |
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Class I |
406 | 10 | 6 | 1 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
65 | 2 | 21 | 1 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Advisor Class |
18 | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Shares |
| | | | 5 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Total proceeds from shares issued and reinvested |
14,262,098 | 8,401,938 | 2,279,938 | 2,374,350 | 1,262,466 | 1,149,866 | ||||||||||||||||||
Value of shares redeemed: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I |
(8,982,559 | ) | (2,816,347 | ) | (2,000,262 | ) | (736,956 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||
Class A |
(1,418,881 | ) | (1,438,846 | ) | (565,522 | ) | (653,798 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||
Advisor Class |
(10,544 | ) | (49,564 | ) | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Shares |
| | | | (1,173,118 | ) | (682,245 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Advisor Shares |
| | | | | (151,567 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Service Shares |
| | | | | (12,668 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total value of shares redeemed |
(10,411,984 | ) | (4,304,757 | ) | (2,565,784 | ) | (1,390,754 | ) | (1,173,118 | ) | (846,480 | ) | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions |
3,850,114 | 4,097,181 | (285,846 | ) | 983,596 | 89,348 | 303,386 | |||||||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
3,850,175 | 4,097,133 | (285,848 | ) | 983,579 | 89,349 | 303,383 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year |
5,138,876 | 1,041,743 | 1,353,222 | 369,643 | 453,917 | 150,534 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of year* |
$ | 8,989,051 | $ | 5,138,876 | $ | 1,067,374 | $ | 1,353,222 | $ | 543,266 | $ | 453,917 | ||||||||||||
*Including undistributed (distributions in excess of ) net investment income |
$ | (145 | ) | $ | (145 | ) | $ | (61 | ) | $ | (59 | ) | $ | (8 | ) | $ | (10 | ) | ||||||
(1) | See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S
M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
1. Fund Organization
PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds (the Trusts), each a Delaware statutory trust, are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as open-end management investment companies. As of May 31, 2017, the Trusts offered for sale shares of 30 Funds (collectively, the Funds). PNC Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund is the sole series of PNC Advantage Funds; PNC Government Money Market Fund and PNC Treasury Money Market Fund are each a series of PNC Funds. Each of the Funds is authorized to issue various classes of shares (individually, a Class, collectively, the Classes). Each share class represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the respective Fund and is substantially the same in all respects, except that the classes are generally subject to different distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees, sales charges and investment minimums. With respect to the PNC Money Market Funds, as defined below, Class I, Advisor Class, Class A, Institutional, Advisor and Service Shares are sold without a sales charge.
Effective June 8, 2016, PNC Tax Exempt Money Market Fund was liquidated pursuant to a plan approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) on February 25, 2016.
As of May 31, 2017, the Trusts offered five categories of Funds:
Target Date Funds
PNC Retirement Income Fund, PNC Target 2020 Fund, PNC Target 2030 Fund, PNC Target 2040 Fund and PNC Target 2050 Fund;
Equity Funds
PNC Balanced Allocation Fund, PNC Emerging Markets Equity Fund, PNC International Equity Fund, PNC International Growth Fund, PNC Multi-Factor All Cap Fund, PNC Multi-Factor Large Cap Growth Fund, PNC Multi-Factor Large Cap Value Fund, PNC Multi-Factor Small Cap Core Fund, PNC Multi-Factor Small Cap Growth Fund, PNC Multi-Factor Small Cap Value Fund, PNC S&P 500 Index Fund and PNC Small Cap Fund;
Fixed Income Funds
PNC Bond Fund, PNC Government Mortgage Fund, PNC Intermediate Bond Fund, PNC Limited Maturity Bond Fund, PNC Total Return Advantage Fund and PNC Ultra Short Bond Fund;
Tax Exempt Bond Funds
PNC Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond Fund, PNC Maryland Tax Exempt Bond Fund, PNC Ohio Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond Fund and PNC Tax Exempt Limited Maturity Bond Fund; and
Money Market Funds
PNC Government Money Market Fund, PNC Treasury Money Market Fund and PNC Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund.
The financial statements presented herein are those of the Money Market Funds (each referred to as a Fund, or collectively as the Funds). The financial statements of the Target Date Funds, Equity Funds, Fixed Income Funds and Tax Exempt Bond Funds are not presented herein, but are presented separately.
Fund Reorganization
On June 4, 2015, the Board approved an agreement and plan of reorganization (the Reorganization) to which PNC Advantage Institutional Government Money Market Fund (the Target Fund), a money market fund organized under a separate trust and managed by PNC Capital Advisors, LLC (the Adviser), would be reorganized with and into PNC Government Money Market Fund (the Acquiring Fund). On September 14, 2015, the Target Fund was reorganized into the Acquiring Fund, each of which has substantially similar investment objectives and identical principal investment strategies. The net assets of the Target Fund were transferred at fair value in a tax-free exchange to the Acquiring Fund after the close of business on September 11, 2015. With this transfer, a shareholder of the Target Funds Institutional Shares automatically became a shareholder of Class I Shares of the Acquiring Fund. A shareholder of the Target Funds Advisor Shares became a shareholder in the newly formed Advisor Class of the Acquiring Fund.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S
M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 7
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to the Investment Companies Topic of U.S. GAAP.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.
Investment Valuation
The investments of the Funds, other than investments in other money market funds, funding agreements and repurchase agreements, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method values an investment at its cost at the time of purchase and thereafter assumes a constant proportionate accretion of discount or amortization of premium to its effective maturity. If this method is determined to be unreliable during certain market conditions or for other reasons, a Fund may value its investments at market price, or fair value prices may be determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board. No such investments held on May 31, 2017 were valued using a method other than amortized cost.
Investments in other money market funds are valued at their respective net asset values (NAV) as determined by those funds each business day.
Investments in repurchase agreements and funding agreements are generally valued at par, which approximates market value, each business day.
Fair value represents the estimated price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment. Valuation techniques should maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
Fair value measurements utilize a hierarchy based on the observability of inputs used to establish fair value. These inputs, listed below, are summarized in three broad levels and investment assets reported at fair value are classified on the basis of the lowest level input that is significant to fair value:
| Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, including, but not limited to: |
Investment Companies investments in open-end mutual funds which are valued at their closing NAV.
| Level 2 other significant observable inputs, including but not limited to: |
All Securities quoted prices for similar securities; quoted prices based on recently executed transactions; adjusted quoted prices based on observable and formulaic inputs; or, observable correlated market inputs.
Fixed Income Securities, Money Market Fund Investments Valued at Amortized Cost and Funding and Repurchase Agreements Valued at Par independent pricing service-supplied valuations or quoted prices for similar securities or obligations, including matrix pricing, based on methods which consider standard inputs such as yields or prices of securities or obligations of comparable quality, stability, risk, coupon, collateral (as applicable), maturity, type, trading factors, multiple indications of value from dealers or other financial institutions that trade the securities or obligations.
| Level 3 significant unobservable inputs, including but not limited to: |
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All Securities modeling or manual pricing based on each Funds own assumptions in determining fair value of investments; or, the significant use of unobservable inputs or stale inputs.
Each Fund recognizes transfers into and out of levels, if any, at the end of the reporting period.
The inputs and methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The valuation hierarchy of each Funds securities as of May 31, 2017 can be found at the end of each Funds Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums are accreted and amortized, respectively, to interest income over the estimated lives of the respective investments using the effective interest method. Expenses common to all of the Funds are allocated among the Funds based on a number of factors, including each Funds respective average net assets or other appropriate allocation methodologies, such as a fixed or equal allocation across Funds. Prior to May 15, 2017, expenses common to all Classes, investment income, and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments were allocated to each Class based on their relative daily net assets. Effective May 15, 2017, this allocation methodology was changed to the settled shares method which allocates to each Class based on relative daily net assets, excluding the value of subscriptions receivable. The settled shares allocation methodology is consistent with the Funds daily distribution rate calculation methodology. This change did not have a material impact on the financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2017. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific Class are charged directly to that Class.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income for each of the Funds are declared daily and paid monthly. Any net realized capital gains will be distributed at least annually by each of the Funds. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Delayed-Delivery Transactions
Certain Funds may purchase or sell securities on a delayed-delivery basis. These transactions involve a commitment by a Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, a Fund will designate liquid assets in the amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. When purchasing a security on a 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 NAV. A Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed-delivery transaction after it is entered into, and may sell delayed-delivery securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss. When a Fund has sold a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Fund does not participate in any future gains and losses with respect to the security.
Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund, with the exception of Treasury Money Market Fund, may engage in repurchase agreement transactions. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases a debt obligation from a financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer, subject to a mutual agreement that the seller will repurchase the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time. The debt obligation is collateralized by securities held in safekeeping by the Funds custodian or another qualified custodian or in the Federal Reserve/U.S. Treasury book-entry system with value no less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). A custody agreement in connection with the Master Repurchase Agreement defines eligible securities for collateral in relation to each repurchase agreement. If the seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the Fund maintains the right to sell the underlying securities at market value. Upon an event of default under the Master Repurchase Agreement, if the seller defaults and the value of the collateral security declines or if the seller enters an insolvency proceeding, the Fund may suffer time delays and incur costs in connection with the disposition of the collateral security and recovery of any losses incurred.
At period end, certain Funds had investments in repurchase agreements. The gross value and related collateral received for these investments are presented in each applicable Funds Schedule of Investments and the value of these investments is also presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of the related collateral received exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements as of May 31, 2017.
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P N C M o n e y M a r k e t F u n d s
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S
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Master Agreements and Netting Arrangements
Certain Funds are parties to various agreements, including but not limited to Master Repurchase Agreements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties (collectively Master Agreements). These Master Agreements generally include provisions for general obligations, agreements, representations, collateral and certain events of default or termination. These Master Agreements also include provisions for netting arrangements that help reduce credit and counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions. The netting arrangements are generally tied to credit related events that, if triggered, would cause an event, default or termination giving a Fund or counterparty the right to terminate early and cause settlement, on a net basis, of all transactions under the applicable Master Agreement. In the event of an early termination or default event, the total market value exposure would be offset against collateral exchanged to date, which would result in a net receivable or payable that would be due from or to the counterparty. Credit related events include, but are not limited to, bankruptcy, failure to make timely payments, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, a material decline in net assets, decline in credit rating or repudiation/moratorium. An election made by a counterparty to terminate a transaction early under a Master Agreement could have an adverse impact on a Funds financial statements. Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Collateral under the Master Agreements is usually in the form of cash, U.S. Treasury or U.S. Government agency securities, but can include other types of securities. There can be no assurance that the Master Agreements will be successful in limiting credit or counterparty risk. Details of the counterparties and the collateral as of May 31, 2017 are included in each Funds Schedule of Investments.
3. Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fees
Fees paid by the Funds pursuant to the Advisory Agreement with PNC Capital Advisors, LLC (the Adviser), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC Group), are payable monthly and are calculated at an annual rate of each Funds average daily net assets. The Adviser may, from time to time, waive any portion of its fees and reimburse certain expenses of a Fund. Such waivers and reimbursements are voluntary and may be changed or discontinued at any time. Any such waivers and reimbursements are not subject to recoupment by the Adviser. The table below lists the advisory fees, waivers and expense reimbursements that were in effect during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive advisory fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain a minimum daily net yield of at least 0.03% for PNC Government Money Market Fund and 0.01% for PNC Treasury Money Market Fund and PNC Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund.
Annual Rate |
Fee Waiver |
Net Annual Rate |
Expense Reimbursement |
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Government Money Market Fund |
0.15 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.00% | |||||||||
Treasury Money Market Fund |
0.15 | % | 0.00 | %* | 0.15 | % | 0.00% | |||||||||
Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund |
0.15 | % | 0.00 | %* | 0.15 | % | 0.00% |
* | Ratios for the period rounded to 0.00%. |
Shareholder Services Fees
The Trusts maintain Shareholder Services Plans (the Services Plans) with respect to the Class A and Advisor Class Shares of PNC Funds and Advisor and Service Shares of PNC Advantage Funds. Pursuant to the Services Plans, the Trusts enter into shareholder servicing agreements with certain financial institutions, including affiliates of the Adviser, under which they agree to provide, for PNC Funds, shareholder administrative services to their customers who beneficially own Class A and Advisor Class Shares in consideration for payment of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Funds Class A Shares and up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of each Funds Advisor Class Shares and for PNC Advantage Funds, shareholder administrative services to their customers who beneficially own Advisor and Service Shares in consideration for payment of up to 0.10% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Advisor and Service Shares, respectively. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the shareholder administrative services accrual was at an annual rate of 0.00% for each of the PNC Money Market Funds.
Trustees Fees
For his or her service as a Trustee of the Trusts, each Trustee, effective January 1, 2017, receives an annual fee of $85,000 plus $7,750 for each Board meeting attended in person, and such amount, up to a maximum of $3,750, as may be determined for each special Board meeting attended, in addition to a reimbursement of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a Trustee. Each Trustee also receives $800 for each Audit Committee
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meeting attended. The Chairman of the Board receives an additional fee of $25,000 per year and the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional fee of $10,000 per year for their services in these capacities. Prior to January 1, 2017, each Trustee received an annual fee of $79,000 plus $7,250 for each Board meeting attended in person, and such amount, up to a maximum of $3,250, as may be determined for each special Board meeting attended, in addition to a reimbursement of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a Trustee. The Chairman of the Board received an additional fee of $25,000 per year and the Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional fee of $10,000 per year for their services in these capacities. No person who is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the Adviser, the Underwriter, or any parent or subsidiary thereof, who serves as an officer, trustee, or employee of the Trusts receives any compensation from the Trusts. Fees are paid quarterly in arrears and are allocated to the Funds based on a number of factors, including their average daily net assets.
Trustees who receive fees are eligible for participation in the Trusts Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), which is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan. The Plan allows each eligible Trustee to defer receipt of all or a percentage of fees that would otherwise be payable for services performed.
Administration Fees
The Trusts, The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) and the Adviser are parties to Co-Administration and Accounting Services Agreements, pursuant to which BNY Mellon and the Adviser serve as Co-Administrators to the Trusts. Prior to October 1, 2016, BNY Mellon and the Adviser served as Co-Administrators to PNC Funds in exchange for fees at the annual rate of 0.05% based on average daily net assets of PNC Funds (excluding the Target Date Funds). Also prior to October 1, 2016, for their services to PNC Advantage Funds as Co-Administrators, BNY Mellon received fees at the annual rate of 0.0125% of PNC Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Funds first $1 billion of average daily net assets and 0.01% of such Funds average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion and the Adviser received fees at the annual rate of 0.01% of PNC Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Funds average net assets.
Effective October 1, 2016, a new fee schedule was implemented whereby BNY Mellon and the Adviser are entitled to an annual fee paid by each series of PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds (excluding the Target Date Funds) as follows: 0.05% of the Funds average aggregate net assets up to $1 billion, 0.03% of the Funds average aggregate net assets between $1 billion and $10 billion, and 0.01% of the Funds average aggregate net assets in excess of $10 billion. For their services to the PNC Money Market Funds as Co-Administrators during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, approximately 0.0124% was allocated to BNY Mellon and approximately 0.0272% was allocated to the Adviser in aggregate. Total fees paid by the PNC Money Market Funds to the Adviser for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 were $3,048,809.
BNY Mellon also receives other transaction-based charges from the Trusts and is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses by the Trusts.
Affiliated Money Market Funds
Pursuant to SEC rules, the Funds may invest cash balances not otherwise invested in portfolio securities to purchase shares of other money market funds offered by the Trusts, or the money market funds of BlackRock Funds. The Funds will bear the costs and fees associated with investments in other investment companies, including other investment companies managed by the Adviser or its affiliates, except that the Adviser has agreed to waive its advisory fee in an amount equal to the advisory fee paid to the Adviser by a PNC money market fund with respect to a Funds short-term cash reserves swept into a PNC money market fund. Certain other contractual and voluntary advisory fee waivers may reduce the Advisers obligation to waive its advisory fees in connection with such investments. This waiver may be terminated at any time without prior notice.
PNC Group owns a minority interest in BlackRock, Inc. As a result, the BlackRock Funds could be deemed to be affiliates of the Adviser.
The amount invested by PNC Treasury Money Market Fund in BlackRock Treasury Trust Fund remained unchanged during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.
Details of affiliated holdings at May 31, 2017 are included in the respective Funds Schedule of Investments.
Dividends received from such investment are reported as Income from affiliate in the Funds Statement of Operations.
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4. Custodian, Distribution/12b-1 and Transfer Agent Fees
Custodian Fees
BNY Mellon serves as the Custodian of the Trusts. The Custodian fees for the Trusts (excluding the Target Date Funds) are calculated at the following annual rate: 0.0025% of the first $5 billion of the combined average daily gross assets of the Trusts (excluding the Target Date Funds), 0.002% of the next $5 billion of the combined average daily gross assets of the Trusts (excluding the Target Date Funds) and 0.001% of the combined average daily gross assets in excess of $10 billion of the Trusts (excluding the Target Date Funds). The Custodian fees are allocated to the Trusts (excluding the Target Date Funds) based on each Funds relative average daily net assets. BNY Mellon also receives other transaction-based charges from the Trusts and is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses by the Trusts.
Distribution/12b-1 Fees
For its services to the Trusts, the Underwriter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, receives an annual fee payable directly by the Adviser. PNC Funds has adopted a distribution plan for Class A Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (Rule 12b-1). Pursuant to the Class A Shares plan, PNC Government Money Market Fund and PNC Treasury Money Market Fund reimburse the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.10% per annum of the average daily net assets of those Funds Class A Shares. The Board renewed a commitment whereby actual distribution fees for Class A Shares will be no more than 0.00% per annum. This commitment continues through September 28, 2017, at which time the Board will consider whether to renew, revise or discontinue it.
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the 12b-1 accrual was at an annual rate of 0.00% for each of PNC Government Money Market Fund and PNC Treasury Money Market Fund.
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon serves as Transfer Agent for the Funds. For its services as Transfer Agent, BNY Mellon receives a fee based primarily upon the number of accounts serviced. Certain minimum fees and transaction charges may apply. Fees are allocated to the Funds based on a number of factors, including number of accounts serviced.
5. Federal Income Taxes
Each Fund is classified as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes and intends to continue to qualify as a separate regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders that will be sufficient to relieve it from Federal income tax and Federal excise tax. Therefore, no Federal tax provision is required.
Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as an expense during the current year. A tax position that does meet the more-likely-than-not threshold shall be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the relevant taxing authority. Management has analyzed each Funds tax positions through the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 and for each Funds open tax years (years ended May 31, 2014 through May 31, 2016) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in each Funds financial statements.
The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and May 31, 2016 were as follows:
Ordinary Income (000) |
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Government Money Market Fund |
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2017 |
$ | 26,869 | ||
2016 |
783 | |||
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Treasury Money Market Fund |
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2017 |
2,334 | |||
2016 |
103 | |||
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Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market |
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Fund |
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2017 |
1,076 | |||
2016 |
68 | |||
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As of May 31, 2017, the components of total net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
Paid-in Capital |
Undistributed |
Capital Loss Carryforward |
Late-Year Losses Deferred |
Other Temporary Differences |
Total Net Assets |
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(000) | (000) | (000) | (000) | (000) | (000) | |||||||||||
Government Money Market Fund |
$ | 8,989,196 | $91 | $ | $ | $(236) | $ | 8,989,051 | ||||||||
Treasury Money Market Fund |
1,067,444 | 48 | (8) | | (110) | 1,067,374 | ||||||||||
Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund |
543,274 | 24 | * | * | (32) | 543,266 | ||||||||||
*Amount represents less than $500. |
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The amount of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature and are attributable primarily to differences in the book/tax treatment of deferred compensation. The character and timing of dividends and/or distributions made during the year from net investment income and/or net realized capital gains may differ from the year that the income or realized capital gains (losses) were recorded by the Funds. To the extent any of these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise. Accordingly, the following permanent differences have been reclassified to/from the following accounts for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017:
Undistributed Income |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses |
Paid-in Capital | ||||
(000) | (000) | (000) | ||||
Treasury Money Market Fund |
$1 | $ | $(1) | |||
Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund |
1 | | (1) |
For Federal income tax purposes, realized capital losses may be carried forward and applied against future realized capital gains. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, capital loss carryforwards that were utilized to offset capital gains were as follows:
(000) | ||||
Government Money Market Fund |
$60 | |||
Treasury Money Market Fund |
1 |
At May 31, 2017, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards (in thousands) available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:
Expiring May 31, |
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2018 | Indefinite | Total | ||||||||||
Treasury Money Market Fund |
$8 | $* | $8 | |||||||||
Advantage Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund |
| * | * | |||||||||
*Amount represents less than $500. |
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Modernization Act), net capital losses incurred after May 31, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely with their character retained as short term or long term. Net capital losses incurred prior to May 31, 2011 may be carried forward for eight years and are treated as short-term capital losses in the year to which they were carried. However, the Modernization Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses (i.e., those incurred after May 31, 2011) be used before pre-enactment net capital loss carryforwards, which increases the likelihood that pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards will expire unused.
6. Certain Principal Risks
An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of risks. Below is a discussion of some, but not all, of the risks of investing in the Funds. Please see the relevant Funds prospectus for a discussion of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
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Each of the Funds may invest up to 5% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of some of these securities may adversely affect a Funds ability to dispose of such securities in a timely manner and at a fair price. Securities acquired under the provisions of Rule 144A can only be traded between qualified institutional buyers. Any such security will not be considered illiquid so long as it is determined by the Board or the Adviser, acting under guidelines approved and monitored by the Board, that an adequate trading market exists for that security. Details of investments in illiquid and/or restricted securities are included in each Funds Schedule of Investments.
Certain obligations held in the Funds have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include letters of credit, liquidity guarantees and third-party insurance.
7. Borrowing Arrangements
InterFund Lending
The Trusts have received an exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Funds to lend money and borrow money for temporary purposes directly to and from another Fund pursuant to a master interfund lending agreement. The Money Market Funds do not participate in the interfund lending program as borrowing or lending funds.
8. Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds have not historically incurred material expenses in respect of those provisions.
9. SEC-Adopted Amendments
On October 13, 2016, the SEC adopted new and amended rules, as applicable, (the Rules) to modernize and enhance the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The Rules are intended to enhance the quality of information available to investors and allow the SEC to more effectively collect and use data reported by funds. These Rules generally become effective in 2018. Management is currently evaluating the implications of the Rules and the impact on the Funds financial statement disclosures, if any.
10. Subsequent Events
Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date that the financial statements were issued. There were no material subsequent events identified which required adjustment to, or additional disclosure in, the financial statements.
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N O T I C E T O S H A R E H O L D E R S
( U n a u d i t e d )
The information set forth below is for each Funds fiscal year as required by Federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report dividends on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include dividends for portions of two fiscal years of a Fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for calendar year 2017 income tax purposes will be sent to them in early 2018. Please consult your tax adviser for proper treatment of this information.
Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to their portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Trusts voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863), visiting the website of the Trusts at pncfunds.com, or on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Form N-Q, which includes a complete schedule of investments, must be filed with the SEC within 60 days of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters of the Trusts. The Forms N-Q of the Trusts are available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-622-FUND (3863), visiting the website of the Trusts at pncfunds.com, on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov, or they may be reviewed and/or copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room).
Fund Holdings
A monthly listing of the holdings of the PNC Money Market Funds can be found by visiting the website of the Trusts at pncfunds.com.
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P N C F U N D S N O T I C E O F P R I V A C Y P O L I C Y & P R A C T I C E S
( U n a u d i t e d )
The funds recognize and respect the privacy concerns and expectations of our customers(1). Federal law gives customers the right to limit some but not all sharing of customer information that we collect. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share and protect your personal information.
This notice is provided to you so that you will know what kinds of information we collect and the circumstances in which that information may be disclosed to third parties who are not affiliated with the funds.
Collection of Customer Information
The funds collect nonpublic personal information about our customers from the following sources:
| Account Applications and other forms, which may include a customers name, address, social security number, date of birth, and information about a customers investment goals and risk tolerance; |
| Account History, including information about the transactions and balances in a customers accounts; and |
| Correspondence, written, telephonic or electronic, between a customer and the funds or service providers to the funds. |
Disclosure of Customer Information(2)
The funds may disclose all of the information described above to certain third parties who are not affiliated with the funds under one or more of these circumstances:
| As Authorized if you request or authorize the disclosure of the information. |
| As Permitted by Law for example, sharing information with companies who maintain or service customer accounts for the funds is permitted and is essential for us to provide shareholders with necessary or useful services with respect to their accounts. |
| Under Joint Agreements the funds may also share information with companies that perform marketing services on our behalf or to other financial institutions with whom the funds have joint marketing agreements, such as The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and its affiliates. |
These third parties must agree to strict confidentiality provisions to assure the protection of your information.
Sharing of Customer Information
We do not share such customer information with affiliates or non-affiliates for use in their marketing activities.
Security of Customer Information
The funds require service providers to the funds:
| to maintain policies and procedures designed to assure only appropriate access to, and use of, information about customers of the funds; and |
| to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safe guards that comply with federal standards to guard nonpublic personal information of customers of the funds. |
The funds will adhere to the policies and practices described in this notice regardless of whether you are a current or former shareholder of the funds. If you have any questions concerning this Notice, or about the funds in general, please call: 1-800-622-3863 for PNC Funds.
(1)For purposes of this notice, the terms customer or customers includes individuals who provide nonpublic personal information to the funds, but do not invest in the funds shares.
(2)The funds do not share information about shareholders who are residents of California with affiliates of the funds or with unaffiliated companies under joint marketing agreements.
Investment Adviser
PNC Capital Advisors, LLC
One East Pratt Street, 5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Underwriter
PNC Funds Distributor, LLC
Three Canal Plaza,
Suite 100,
Portland, ME 04101
www.foreside.com
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
1700 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
2 Hanson Place, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
P.O. Box 9795 Providence, RI 02940-9795 |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) | The Registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrants principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party. |
(c) | There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrants principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description. |
(d) | The Registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrants principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this Items instructions. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
As of the end of the period covered by the report, the Registrants Board of Trustees has determined that Dorothy A. Berry, L. White Matthews III and Stephen M. Todd is each qualified to serve as an Audit Committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee and that each is independent, as defined by paragraph (a)(2) of this Item.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
| Registrant may incorporate the following information by reference, if this information has been disclosed in the Registrants definitive proxy statement or definitive information statement. The proxy statement or information statement must be filed no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report. |
Audit Fees
(a) | The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Registrants independent auditors for the audit of the Registrants annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $33,672 and $25,794 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
Audit-Related Fees
(b) | The aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by the Registrants independent auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrants financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) above were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the Registrants independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the Registrants investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the Registrants fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Tax Fees
(c) | The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Registrants independent auditors for tax-related services were $853 and $1,581 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The fees are associated with the review of certain funds excise tax calculations and Subchapter M distribution requirements; and, the review of six funds federal and state income tax returns and Subchapter M distribution requirements. |
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Registrants independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the Registrants investment adviser and other services providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the Registrants fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
All Other Fees
(d) | The aggregate fees billed for all professional services provided by the Registrants independent auditors to the Registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) above were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for all professional services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) above provided by the Registrants independent auditors to the Registrants adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the Registrants fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(e)(1) |
Disclose the Audit Committees pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
The Audit Committee shall:
1. | Determine the firm to be employed as the Funds independent auditors and the terms of their engagement for the Funds audit and non-audit services. |
(a) | The Audit Committee shall review and approve proposals for the independent auditors to render permissible non-audit services. The Audit Committee may adopt pre-approval policies and procedures, including both general pre-approvals and terms for specific case-by-case approvals, and may delegate the authority to grant such pre-approvals to one or more members of the Committee. |
(b) | The pre-approval requirement may be waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services for the Funds if: (i) the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to the Funds constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Funds to its independent auditor during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided; (ii) such services were not recognized at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit. |
2. | Review and approve in advance with the independent auditors each non-audit engagement involving the Funds independent auditor and the Funds investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser (control affiliates) where: (i) the investment adviser or its control affiliate provides ongoing services to the Funds; and (ii) the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. |
(a) | The pre-approval requirement may be waived if: (i) the aggregate amount of all services provided constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the Funds independent auditor by the Funds investment adviser and its control affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Funds during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Funds Audit Committee; (ii) such services were not recognized by the Funds adviser or its control affiliates (that provide ongoing services to the Fund) at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit. |
(e)(2) | There were no percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(f) | Not applicable. |
(g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years by the Registrants independent auditors for services rendered to the Registrant and its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and other service providers under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the Registrants fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
(h) | Not applicable. |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
Item 7. |
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. |
Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrants Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The Registrants principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.15d-15(b)). |
(b) | There were no changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the Registrants second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) | Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto. |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
(12.other) | Pursuant to the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the Act) please indicate whether the Registered Investment Company or any of its other affiliates has made investments or has engaged in specific activities in Iran within its last fiscal year end. A registered investment company or its affiliates will be required to disclose its activities if it has done the following: (i) knowingly engaged in an activity described in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996; (ii) knowingly engaged in any activity described in subsection (c)(2) of section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, or a transaction described in section (d)(l) of that section; (iii) knowingly conducted any transaction or dealing with: (a) any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224; (b) any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13382; and (c) any person or entity identified under section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations; or (iv) knowingly conducting any transaction or dealing with any person defined as the Government of Iran in 31 CFR 560.304 without specific authorization of a Federal department or agency. |
Neither the Registrant nor any of its other affiliates has knowingly made investments or has knowingly engaged in specific activities in Iran within its last fiscal year end. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) |
PNC Advantage Funds |
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/Jennifer Spratley | |
Jennifer Spratley, President | ||
(principal executive officer) |
Date |
7/27/2017 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/Jennifer Spratley | |
Jennifer Spratley, President | ||
(principal executive officer) |
Date |
7/27/2017 |
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/John Kernan | |
John Kernan, Vice President and Treasurer | ||
(principal financial officer) |
Date |
7/27/2017 |
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |
EX-99.CODE ETH
PNC FUNDS
PNC ADVANTAGE FUNDS
CODE OF ETHICS FOR COVERED OFFICERS
I. | Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code |
PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds code of ethics (Code) for the investment companies within the complex (collectively the portfolios are the Funds, and PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds are the Trusts) applies to each Trusts Principal Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Principal Financial Officer (the Covered Officers each of whom is listed in Exhibit A) for the purpose of promoting:
| honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
| full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in other public communications made by the Trust; |
| compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; |
| the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and |
| accountability for adherence to the Code. |
Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflict of interest.
II. | Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest |
Overview. A conflict of interest occurs when a Covered Officers private interest interferes with the interests of, or his service to, the Trusts. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position with the Trusts.
Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Trusts and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Investment Advisers Act). For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Trusts because of their status as affiliated persons of the Trusts. The Trusts, the investment advisers17, and
the administrators18 compliance programs and procedures are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.
Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts may potentially arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between (i) the Trust and the investment adviser with which a Covered Officer is affiliated, and/or (ii) the Trust and the administrator of which a Covered Officer is also an officer or employee. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Trust or for the investment adviser or administrator, or any of them), will be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the investment adviser, administrator and/or the Trust. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Trust, its investment adviser and/or its administrator and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Trust. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the 1940 Act and, if applicable, the Investment Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically.
Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of the Trust.
Each Covered Officer must:
| not use his personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Trust whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Trust; |
| not cause the Trust to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit the Trust; |
| not use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Trust to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions; |
17 The term investment adviser when used in this Code refers to PNC Capital Advisors, LLC (PNC Capital) and/or any other investment adviser or sub-adviser for the Trusts, as the context may require, and any affiliate of PNC Capital.
18 The term administrator refers to PNC Capital. Currently, the Trusts Principal Financial Officer is an employee of PNC Capital.
There are some conflict of interest situations that may be discussed with the Trusts legal counsel if material. Examples of these include:
| service as a director on the board on any private company; |
| the receipt of any gifts in excess of $250.00, in connection with the management, operations, sale or distribution of a Fund; |
| the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Trust has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business- related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question or impropriety; |
| any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Trusts service providers, other than its investment adviser, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof; |
| a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Trust for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officers employment, such as compensation or equity ownership. |
III. | Disclosure and Compliance |
| Each Covered Officer should familiarize himself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Trust; |
| each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Trust to others, whether within or outside the Trust, including to the Trusts trustees and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations; |
| each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Trust and the investment adviser and administrator with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Trust files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Trust; and |
| it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations. |
IV. | Reporting and Accountability |
Each Covered Officer must:
| upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing (in the form attached as Exhibit B) to the Board that he has received, read, and understands the Code; |
| annually thereafter affirm in writing (in the form attached as Exhibit C) to the Board that he has complied with the requirements of the Code; |
| not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Trust or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and |
| notify the Compliance Officer19 promptly if he knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code. |
The Compliance Officer is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situations. However, any approvals or waivers sought by a Covered Officer will be considered by the Board.
The Trusts will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:
| The Compliance Officer will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him; |
| if, after such investigation, the Compliance Officer believes that no violation has occurred, the Compliance Officer is not required to take any further action; |
| any matter that the Compliance Officer believes is a violation will be reported to the Board; |
| the Board, will consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the investment adviser or the administrator or either of their boards; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer; |
| the Board will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate; and |
| any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules. |
V. | Other Policies and Procedures |
This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Trusts for purposes of Section 406 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder.
19 The term Compliance Officer shall refer to any person serving as chief compliance officer for the Trust.
Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Trusts, the Trusts adviser, administrator, principal underwriter, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Trusts and the investment advisers and principal underwriters codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and the investment advisers or administrators more detailed compliance policies and procedures are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of this Code.
VI. | Amendments |
Any amendments to this Code, other than amendments to Exhibit A, must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the Board, including a majority of independent Trustees.
VII. | Confidentiality |
All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Board and its counsel.
VIII. | Internal Use |
The Code is intended solely for internal use by the Trust and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of the Trust, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.
Exhibit A
Persons Covered by this Code of Ethics:
Jennifer E. Spratley |
President (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Michael J. Nanosky |
Chief Compliance Officer | |
John F. Kernan |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
Thomas Rus |
Secretary |
Exhibit B
PNC Funds
PNC Advantage Funds
(the Trust(s))
INITIAL CERTIFICATE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers, the undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
1. | I have received the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers. |
2. | I have read the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers. |
3. | I understand the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers and acknowledge that I am subject to it. |
Date: |
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Print Name | ||
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Signature |
Exhibit C
PNC Funds
PNC Advantage Funds
(the Trust(s))
ANNUAL CERTIFICATE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers, the undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
1. | I have received the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers. |
2. | I have read the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers. |
3. | I understand the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers and acknowledge that I am subject to it. |
4. | Since the date of the last Annual Certificate (or Initial Certificate) given pursuant to the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers, I have complied with the requirements of the Trusts Code of Ethics for Covered Officers. |
Date: |
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Print Name | ||
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Signature |
Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Jennifer Spratley, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of PNC Advantage Funds; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the Registrants Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: 7/27/2017 |
/s/Jennifer Spratley | |||
Jennifer Spratley, President | ||||
(principal executive officer) |
Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, John Kernan, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of PNC Advantage Funds; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the Registrants Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: 7/27/2017 |
/s/John Kernan | |||
John Kernan, Vice President and Treasurer | ||||
(principal financial officer) |
Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Jennifer Spratley, President of PNC Advantage Funds (the Registrant), certify that:
1. | The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: 7/27/2017 |
/s/Jennifer Spratley | |||
Jennifer Spratley, President | ||||
(principal executive officer) |
I, John Kernan, Treasurer of PNC Advantage Funds (the Registrant), certify that:
1. | The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: 7/27/2017 |
/s/John Kernan | |||
John Kernan, Vice President and Treasurer | ||||
(principal financial officer) |
Iran Related Activities Disclosure Requirement pursuant to the Iran Threat Reduction and
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
If the registered investment company has engaged in one or more of these activities described above, please disclose a detailed description of each such activity, including the following:
(1) | the nature and extent of the activity; |
(2) | the gross revenues and net profits, if any, attributable to the activity; and |
(3) | whether the registered investment company or its affiliate (as the case may be) intends to continue the activity. |
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