Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus (497k)
February 14 2014 - 7:22AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
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Summary Prospectus
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Investor ARTJX
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February 14, 2014
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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, including the statement of additional information, online at http://hosted.rightprospectus.com/Artisan. You can also get this
information at no cost by calling
1-800-344-1770
or by sending an
e-mail
request to artisanprospectus@rrd.com. The Funds
current prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated February 14, 2014, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Artisan International Small Cap Fund seeks maximum long-term capital growth.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
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Investor
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
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None
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Exchange Fee
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None
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Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed or exchanged within 90 days or less)
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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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Investor
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Management Fees
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1.25
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees
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None
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Other Expenses
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0.26
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.51
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE
The 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 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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Investor
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$154
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$477
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$824
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$1,802
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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 59.47% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Artisan employs a fundamental stock selection process focused on identifying long-term growth opportunities to build a portfolio of small
non-U.S. growth companies. Artisan seeks to invest in companies within its preferred themes with sustainable growth characteristics at attractive valuations that do not fully reflect their long-term potential.
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Themes.
Artisan identifies long-term secular (as opposed to cyclical) growth trends with the objective of investing in companies
that have meaningful exposure to these trends. Artisans fundamental analysis focuses on those industry leaders with attractive growth and valuation characteristics that will be long-term beneficiaries of any structural change and/or trend.
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Sustainable Growth.
Artisan applies a fundamental approach to identifying the long-term, sustainable growth characteristics of
potential investments. Artisan seeks high-quality companies that typically have a sustainable competitive advantage, a superior business model and a high-quality management team.
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Valuation.
Artisan uses multiple valuation metrics to establish a target price range. Artisan assesses the relationship between
its estimate of a companys sustainable growth prospects and its current valuation.
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The Fund invests in
developed markets, as well as emerging and less developed markets. Investments in emerging and less developed markets are limited to no more than 50% of the Funds total assets at market value at the time of purchase. Under normal
circumstances, the Fund invests no less than 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes at market value at the time of purchase in common stocks and other equity securities of small non-U.S. companies. A small
company for this purpose is one with a market capitalization of less than $4 billion at the time of the Funds investment. Some of these companies, although small by U.S. standards, might rank among the largest in their countries by market
capitalization. The Fund may also invest to a limited extent in equity-linked securities that provide economic exposure to
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a security of one or more non-U.S. companies without a direct investment in the underlying securities (called participation certificates in this prospectus, but may be called
different names by issuers).
PRINCIPAL RISKS
Like all mutual funds that invest primarily in stocks, the Fund takes investment risks and it is possible for you to lose money by investing in the Fund. Artisans ability to choose
suitable investments for the Fund has a significant impact on the Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. The Funds principal risks include:
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Stock Market Risks.
The value of a companys stock may rise or fall in response to company, market, economic or other news.
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Foreign Investing Risks.
Foreign stocks may underperform U.S. stocks and may be more volatile than U.S. stocks. Risks relating
to investments in foreign securities (including, but not limited to, depositary receipts and participation certificates) include: currency exchange rate fluctuation; less available public information about the issuers of securities; less stringent
regulatory standards; lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and country risks including less liquidity, high inflation rates, unfavorable economic practices; political instability and expropriation and
nationalization risks.
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Emerging Markets Risks.
Investment risks typically are greater in emerging and less developed markets. For example, political
and economic structures in these less developed countries may be new and changing rapidly, which may cause instability and greater risk of loss. Their securities markets may be less developed, and securities in those markets are generally more
volatile and less liquid than those in the developed markets. Emerging market countries also are more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations, which could hurt their economies and securities markets. Certain
emerging markets also may face other significant internal or external risks, including a heightened risk of war or ethnic, religious or racial conflicts. In addition, governments in many emerging market countries participate to a significant degree
in their economies and securities markets, which may impair investment and economic growth of companies in those markets. Such markets may also be heavily reliant on foreign capital and, therefore, vulnerable to capital flight.
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Currency Risks.
Foreign securities usually are denominated and traded in foreign currencies, while the Fund values its assets in
U.S. dollars, the values of the Funds non-U.S. investments will be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. The Fund usually does not hedge against possible variations in exchange
rates, but, in limited circumstances, the Funds exposure to a particular currency that Artisan believes is overvalued may be hedged if the Fund has positions in securities traded in that currency.
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Small and Medium-Sized Company Risks.
Stocks of small and medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than
stocks of large companies. Compared to large companies, small and medium-sized companies typically may have analyst coverage by fewer brokerage firms meaning they may trade at prices that reflect incomplete or inaccurate information. Small
companies may have a shorter history of operations, less access to financing, and a less diversified product line making them more susceptible to market pressures and more likely to have a volatile stock price. During some periods, stocks of
small and medium-sized companies, as an asset class, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies.
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Growth Investing Risks.
Growth stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other asset types during given
periods. A company may never achieve the earnings growth Artisan anticipated.
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Risks of Emphasizing a Region, Country, Sector, or Industry.
If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in
a particular region, country, sector or industry, changes affecting that region, country, sector or industry may have a significant impact on the performance of the Funds overall portfolio.
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Participation Certificates Risks.
Investing in a participation certificate subjects the Fund to the risks associated with an
investment in the underlying equity security and also exposes the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the bank or broker-dealer that issues the certificate will not fulfill its contractual obligation to timely pay the Fund the amount
owed under the certificate.
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Impact of Actions by Other Shareholders.
The Fund, like all mutual funds, pools the investments of many investors. Actions by
one investor or multiple investors may have an effect on the Fund and on other investors. For example, shareholder purchase and redemption activity may affect the per share amount of the Funds distributions of its net income and net realized
gains, if any, thereby increasing or reducing the tax burden on the Funds shareholders subject to income tax who receive Fund distributions.
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PERFORMANCE
This section provides some indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows how the performance of the Funds Investor Shares has varied over time.
Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Calendar Year by Year Total Returns
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Best Quarter
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34.35%
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(quarter ended 6/30/09)
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Worst Quarter
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-27.18%
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(quarter ended 9/30/08)
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Average Annual Total Returns
(For Periods Ended 12/31/2013)
The following table shows the average annual total returns (before and after taxes) and the change in value of two broad-based market indices over various periods ended December 31,
2013. The index information is intended to permit you to compare the Funds performance to broad measures of market performance.
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 depend on your own tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to
investors who hold their Fund shares in a tax-deferred account, or to investors who are tax-exempt.
For Periods
Ended 12/31/13
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1-Year
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5-Year
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10-Year
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Since
Inception
12/21/01
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Investor Shares
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Return before taxes
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29.13
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21.67
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13.09
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15.31
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Return after taxes on distributions
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27.15
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21.22
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11.65
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14.00
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Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares
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17.92
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17.79
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10.68
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12.88
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MSCI EAFE Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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22.78
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12.44
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6.91
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7.28
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MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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29.30
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18.50
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9.48
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11.64
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Updated Fund performance information may be obtained by calling 800.344.1770 or visiting
www.artisanfunds.com.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Investment Adviser:
Artisan Partners Limited
Partnership (Artisan Partners)
Portfolio Managers:
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Name
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Title
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Length of Service
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Mark L. Yockey
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Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Artisan Partners
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Since 2001 (inception)
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Charles-Henri Hamker
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Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Artisan Partners
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Since February 2012
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Artisan International Small Cap Fund is closed to most new investors. See Investing with Artisan Funds Who is Eligible to Invest in a Closed Artisan Fund? in the
Funds statutory prospectus for new account eligibility criteria.
Minimum Investments:
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Investor
Shares
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To open an account
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$1,000
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To add to an account
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No minimum
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Minimum balance required
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$1,000
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The Fund may waive the initial minimum under certain circumstances.
You may purchase or redeem shares by telephone, written request sent to the Fund by mail, or systematically on any day that the
New York Stock Exchange is open for regular session trading.
Some redemptions require Medallion guarantees.
TAX INFORMATION
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an
individual retirement account.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund
and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediarys website for more information.
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