Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus (497k)
January 28 2013 - 4:43PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Causeway Emerging Markets Fund
Institutional Class (CEMIX)
Investor Class (CEMVX)
Summary Prospectus
January 28,2013
Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds prospectus, which contains more information about
the Fund and its risks. You can find the Funds prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.causewayfunds.com/RequestLiterature.aspx. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-866-947-7000 or by sending an
e-mail request to causewayfunds@seic.com. The Funds prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated January 28, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
Investment Objective
The Funds investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses
The following table shows the fees and expenses that you pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Transaction Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Institutional
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Investor
Class
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Sales Charge (Load) on Purchases and Reinvested Distributions
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None
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None
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Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
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None
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None
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Redemption Fee on shares held less than 60 days (as a percentage of amount redeemed)
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2.00
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%
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2.00
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%
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Institutional
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Investor
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Management Fees
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1.00%
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1.00
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%
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Other Expenses
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0.43%
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0.43
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%
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Shareholder Service Fees
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None
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0.20
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.43%
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1.63
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Expense Reimbursement(1)
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0.08%
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0.08
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%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement
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1.35%
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1.55
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%
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(1)
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Under the terms of an expense limit agreement, the Investment Adviser has agreed to reimburse expenses to keep the Funds Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, shareholder service fees, interest, taxes, fees and expenses of other funds in which the Fund invests, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 1.35% of the average daily net assets of each
of the Institutional Class and Investor Class shares. The expense limit agreement will remain in effect until January 31, 2014 and may only be terminated earlier by the Funds Board or upon termination of the Funds investment
advisory agreement.
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Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time
periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Institutional Class
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$
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137
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$
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445
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$
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774
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$
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1,706
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Investor Class
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$
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158
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$
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506
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$
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879
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$
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1,926
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs
and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Funds portfolio turnover rate was 74% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies and Risks
What are the Funds principal investment strategies?
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging (less developed) markets and other investments that are tied economically to emerging
markets. For these purposes, the Investment Adviser considers eligible investments generally to include common stock, American Depositary Receipts, European Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts and exchange-traded funds
(ETFs).
The Investment Adviser uses a quantitative investment approach to purchase and sell investments for the Fund. The
Investment Advisers proprietary computer model analyzes a variety of fundamental, technical and macroeconomic characteristics to assist in selecting securities. The model currently analyzes characteristics of individual securities, such as
valuation, earnings growth, and momentum, and to a lesser extent characteristics of countries and sectors.
The Fund invests in ten or more
emerging markets, and the percentage of the Funds total assets attributable to any one country is not expected to be greater than the weight of that country in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (the MSCI EM
Index) plus 3 percentage points (increasing to 5 percentage points as of April 1, 2013), or less than the weight of that country in the MSCI EM Index minus 3 percentage points (increasing to 5 percentage points as of April 1, 2013),
if above 0%. For these purposes, emerging markets include, but are not limited to, countries included in the MSCI EM Index, which currently are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico,
Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. In addition, at the discretion of the Investment Adviser, the Fund may invest in the aggregate up to 10% of total Fund assets in emerging
markets not included in the MSCI EM Index. The Investment Adviser determines where a company is located, and thus whether a company is located in an emerging market, by referring to: its primary stock exchange listing; where it is registered,
organized or incorporated; where its headquarters are located; its Morgan Stanley Capital International country classification; where it derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services
performed; or where at least 50% of its assets are located.
The Fund generally invests in companies with market capitalizations of US$500 million or greater at the
time of investment and may invest in a wide range of industries.
What are the main risks of investing in the Fund?
As with any mutual fund, the Funds value, and therefore the value of your Fund shares, may go down. This may occur because the value of a particular
stock or stock market in which the Fund invests is falling. Also, the Investment Adviser may select securities that underperform the stock market or other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. If the value of the
Funds investments goes down, you may lose money. We cannot guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
The
Funds investments in companies in emerging markets involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. For example, the value of the Funds securities may be affected by
social, political and economic developments and U.S. and foreign laws relating to foreign investment. The extent of economic development, political stability, market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight in emerging markets
can be less than in more developed foreign markets. Further, because the Fund invests in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Funds securities may go down in value depending on foreign exchange rates. Other risks include trading,
settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; withholding or other taxes; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make emerging markets securities less liquid, more
volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities.
Data for emerging markets companies may be less available and/or less current than data
for developed markets companies. The Investment Adviser will use quantitative techniques to generate investment decisions and its processes and stock selection can be adversely affected if it relies on erroneous or outdated data. In addition,
securities selected using quantitative analysis can perform differently from the market as a whole as a result of the characteristics used in the analysis, the weight placed on each characteristic, and changes in the characteristic's historical
trends. The characteristics used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those characteristics may not be predictive of a securitys value, and the effectiveness of the characteristics can change over time. These changes may not be
reflected in the current quantitative model.
Some of the Funds investments may be in smaller capitalization companies. The values of
securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more volatile than those of larger companies and can react differently to company, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. Smaller
companies can have more limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, adding additional risk.
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See Investment Risks beginning on page 33 of the Funds prospectus for more information
about the risks associated with the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
The Fund may be an appropriate investment if you:
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Are seeking long-term growth of capital and can withstand the share price volatility of equity investing.
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Are seeking to diversify a portfolio of equity securities to include emerging markets securities.
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Can tolerate the increased volatility and currency fluctuations associated with investments in foreign securities, and especially emerging markets.
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Are willing to accept the risk that the value of your investment may decline in order to seek long-term growth of capital.
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Performance
The bar chart and the performance table that follow provide some indication of the risks and volatility of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Funds performance from year to year and by
showing how the Funds average annual returns for 1 and 5 years, and since inception, compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Funds past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the
Fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, please visit www.causewayfunds.com.
Institutional Class:
During the period shown in the bar chart, the best quarter was 38.15% (6/30/09) and the worst quarter was -31.44%
(9/30/08).
Average Annual Total Returns
After-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class only; after-tax returns for the Investor Class will vary. 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. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are
not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
For the periods ended December 31, 2012:
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Institutional Class
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1 Year
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5 Year
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Since Inception
(March 30, 2007)
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Fund Returns Before Taxes
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25.80
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0.33
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6.20
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Fund Returns After Taxes
on Distributions
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25.75
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0.21
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5.84
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Fund Returns After Taxes
on Distributions and Sale
of Fund Shares
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17.71
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0.41
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5.37
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Investor Class
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Fund Returns Before Taxes
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25.57
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0.18
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6.10
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MSCI EM Index (reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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18.63
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-0.61
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5.09
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Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Causeway Capital Management LLC
Portfolio Managers
The Fund is
managed by the following portfolio managers:
Arjun Jayaraman, PhD, CFA, head of the quantitative research group at the Investment Adviser,
has served as the Funds portfolio manager since 2007.
MacDuff Kuhnert, CFA, a director of the Investment Adviser, has served as the
Funds portfolio manager since 2007.
Purchase and Sale of
Fund Shares:
You may purchase, sell (redeem), or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through your broker, by writing to the Fund at P.O. Box 219085, Kansas City, MO
64121-7159, telephoning the Fund at 1-866-947-7000 or visiting the Funds website at www.causewayfunds.com (for existing shareholders). Shares may be purchased by check or by wire, or through the automated clearing house. You may receive
redemption proceeds by wire or by check.
Investor Class shares require a $5,000 minimum initial investment ($4,000 for IRAs). Institutional
Class shares require a $1 million minimum initial investment. There are no minimum amounts required for subsequent investments.
Tax Information:
Distributions from the Fund are generally taxable as ordinary income or long-term capital gain.
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Payments to Broker-Dealers
and Other Financial Intermediaries:
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker 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 or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. For more
information, ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediarys website.
CCM-SM-002-0400
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