City National Rochdale High Yield Bond Fund
INVESTMENT GOAL
The City National Rochdale High Yield Bond Fund (the “High Yield Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to maximize total return by investing primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (i.e., “junk bonds”).
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the High Yield Bond Fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management Fees
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0.60%
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0.60%
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0.60%
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Distribution (12b-1) Fee
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None
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None
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0.25%
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Other Expenses
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Shareholder Servicing Fee
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None
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0.25%
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0.25%
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Other Fund Expenses
(1)
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0.14%
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0.14%
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0.14%
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Total Other Expenses
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0.14%
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0.39%
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0.39%
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01%
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0.01%
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0.01%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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0.75%
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1.00%
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1.25%
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(1)
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“Other Fund Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year and reflect the re-allocation of certain trust-level expenses pursuant to a new methodology effective with the Fund’s fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2013.
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EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the High Yield Bond Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the High Yield Bond Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Institutional Class
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$77
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$240
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$417
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$930
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Servicing Class
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$102
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$318
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$552
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$1,225
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Class N
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$127
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$397
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$686
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$1,511
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The High Yield Bond Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
At least 80% of the High Yield Bond Fund’s net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) consists of fixed income securities rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). In particular, the Fund invests in corporate bonds and debentures, convertible securities (securities that may be exchanged, at the option of the holder, for equity securities), preferred securities, zero coupon obligations and debt securities that are issued by U.S. and foreign governments. The Fund’s sub-adviser seeks to invest in securities that offer a high current yield as well as total return potential. In an effort to control risks, the sub-adviser purchases investments diversified across issuers and industries. The average maturity of the Fund’s investments varies, and there is no limit on the maturity of any security held by the
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Fund. The Fund invests in fixed income securities rated at least CCC by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or Caa2 by Moody’s Investors Service at the time of investment, or, if unrated determined by the Fund’s investment adviser, City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), or sub-adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may retain a security after it has been downgraded to any rating below the minimum credit rating if the Adviser or sub-adviser determines that doing so is in the best interests of the Fund.
PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. None of the High Yield Bond Fund, the Adviser, and the Fund’s sub-adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goal. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:
The Effect of Interest Rates
– The Fund’s yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly.
Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities
– The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.
Interest Rate Risk of Preferred Securities
– Like fixed income securities, preferred stock generally decreases in value if interest rates rise and increases in value if interest rates fall.
Convertible Securities
– Convertible securities tend to be subordinate to other debt securities issued by the same issuer. Also, issuers of convertible securities are often not as strong financially as issuers with higher credit ratings. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities.
Issuers
– The Fund may be adversely affected if the issuers of securities that the Fund holds do not make their principal or interest payments on time.
High Yield (“Junk”) Bonds
– High yield bonds involve greater risks of default, downgrade, or price declines and are more volatile than investment grade securities. Issuers of high yield bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns and are subject to a greater risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could have a substantial adverse effect on the market value of the security.
Prepayments
– As a general rule, prepayments of the principal of the loans underlying mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. In periods of declining interest rates, as a result of prepayments the Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.
Extension
– Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates and the potential for price declines of portfolio securities.
Liquidity
– High-yield bonds and lower rated securities may experience illiquidity, particularly during certain periods of financial or economic distress, causing the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell its investments when illiquid or the Fund may receive less than it expects to receive if the security were sold. Additionally, one or more of the instruments in which the Fund invests may be permanently illiquid in nature and market prices for these instruments are unlikely to be readily available at any time. In the absence of readily available market prices or, as may be the case for certain illiquid asset-backed investments, the absence of any pricing service or observable pricing inputs, the valuation process will depend on the evaluation of factors such as prevailing interest rates, creditworthiness of the issuer, the relative value of the cash flows represented by the underlying assets and other factors. The sales price the Fund may receive for an illiquid security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the illiquid security.
Rating Agencies
– A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value.
Foreign Securities
– Foreign investments tend to be more volatile than domestic securities, and are subject to risks that are not typically associated with domestic securities (e.g., changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations, unfavorable political and economic developments and the possibility of seizure or nationalization of companies, or the imposition of withholding taxes on income). There may be less government supervision of foreign markets. As a result, foreign issuers may not be subject to the uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards and practices applicable to domestic issuers, and there may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers.
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Management
– The Fund’s performance depends on the Adviser’s and sub-adviser’s skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.
Underlying Funds
– To the extent the Fund invests in other funds, the risks associated with investing in the Fund are closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the underlying funds. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment goal depends in part upon the ability of the underlying funds to achieve their investment goals. The underlying funds may not achieve their investment goals. In addition, by investing in the Fund, shareholders indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses.
Defensive Investments
– During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goals.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
PERFORMANCE
The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the High Yield Bond Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the Fund’s average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.
This bar chart shows the performance of the High Yield Bond Fund’s Servicing Class (formerly designated as Institutional Class) shares based on a calendar year.
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Best Quarter
18.73%
Q2 2009
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Worst Quarter
-19.69%
Q4 2008
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This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the High Yield Bond Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2013. The table also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2013)
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Servicing Class
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Return Before Taxes
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7.09%
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17.80%
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7.73%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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4.11%
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14.41%
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4.69%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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4.01%
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12.85%
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4.74%
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Class N
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Return Before Taxes
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6.70%
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17.46%
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7.42%
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Institutional Class
(1)
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Return Before Taxes
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7.36%
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17.94%
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7.79%
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Citigroup High Yield Market Capped Index
(Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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7.18%
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17.99%
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8.09%
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(1)
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The Institutional Class commenced operations on February 2, 2012. The returns shown for the Institutional Class prior to that date are the returns of the Fund’s Servicing Class.
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The performance of the Servicing Class shares does not reflect the Class N shares’ Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. After-tax returns for Class N shares and Institutional Class shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Servicing Class shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
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INVESTMENT MANAGER
City National Rochdale, LLC
SUB-ADVISER
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“Guggenheim”)
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Jeffrey Abrams and Kevin Gundersen, CFA of Guggenheim are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as portfolio managers of the High Yield Bond Fund since November 2011.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Institutional Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts maintained at City National Bank which meet the minimum initial investment requirement of $1,000,000, and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. The Servicing Class shares of the Fund are available only to fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial and other similar accounts maintained at City National Bank. The Class N shares of the Fund are available to individual investors, partnerships, corporations and other accounts and certain tax-deferred retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, 457 plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans) held in plan level or omnibus accounts. There is no minimum for subsequent investments in Institutional Class shares. The Fund reserves the right to change the minimum amount required to open an account without prior notice. The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. There are no minimum purchase or minimum shareholder account balance requirements for Servicing Class or Class N shares; however, you will have to comply with the purchase and account balance minimums of your approved broker-dealer or other financial institution (each, an “Authorized Institution”). The Fund may require each Authorized Institution to meet certain aggregate investment levels before it may open an account with the Fund on behalf of its customers. Contact your Authorized Institution for more information.
The shares of the High Yield Bond Fund are redeemable. You may redeem your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To redeem shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures, including deadlines for receipt by the Authorized Institution of your share redemption instructions. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.
TAX INFORMATION
The High Yield Bond Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase the High Yield Bond Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.