Victory Portfolios

10/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2024 15:02

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497K

Victory Fund for Income Member Class
November 1, 2024
Summary
Prospectus
Victory Fund for Income
Member Class
VFFMX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both of which are dated November 1, 2024, and are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus, as they each contain more information about the Fund and its risks.
You can find the Fund's Prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund online at vcm.com.
You may also obtain this information at no cost by calling 800-235-8396 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected].
You may also obtain this information at no cost from your financial intermediary.
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Victory Fund for Income Summary
Investment Objective
The Victory Fund for Income (the "Fund") seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of shareholders' capital.
Fund Fees and Expenses
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below.
Shareholder Fees
(paid directly from your investment)
Member
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lower of purchase or sale price)
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
0.50%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.00%
Other Expenses
1.50%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
2.00%
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement1
(1.25)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement1
0.75%
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Victory Capital Management Inc. (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding certain items such as interest, taxes, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.75% of the Fund's Member Class shares through at least October 31, 2025. The Adviser is permitted to recoup advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the date of the waiver or reimbursement, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of: (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
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 shown and then sell or continue to hold 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. The amounts shown reflect any fee waiver/expense reimbursement in place through its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Member Class
$77
$506
$962
$2,227
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Victory Fund for Income Summary
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 generally will 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. For the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Adviser pursues the Fund's investment objective by investing primarily in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund primarily invests in:
Mortgage-backed obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") issued by the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), with an average effective maturity ranging from 2 to 10 years.
Obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or by its agencies or instrumentalities with a dollar-weighted average maturity normally less than 5 years.
The goal of the Fund's strategy is to provide high, reliable income by investing in securities backed 100% by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Portfolio construction consists of three factor-driven layers: (1) top-down, macro-economic; (2) mid-level, relative value; and (3) bottom-up, borrower characteristics. The greatest emphasis will generally be on the bottom-up factor, but the relative weightings of the three layers can and will vary over time, as each factor is reflective of the broad economic environment. The Adviser's sell discipline is driven by actual borrower prepayments, where bonds that exhibit either erratic or consistently fast prepayment speeds are sold first.
The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, to-be-announced or delayed delivery basis.
The Fund's average effective maturity is based on the value of a Fund's investments in securities with different maturity dates. This measures the sensitivity of the Fund to changes in interest rates. The value of a long-term debt security is more sensitive to interest rate changes than the value of a short-term security.
There is no limitation on the maturity of any specific security the Fund may purchase, and the Fund may sell any security before it matures.
Principal Risks
The Fund's investments are subject to the following principal risks:
Debt Securities Risk - The value of a debt security or other income-producing security changes in response to various factors, including, for example, market-related factors (such as changes in interest rates or changes in the risk appetite of investors generally) and changes in the actual or perceived ability of the issuer (or of issuers generally) to meet its (or their) obligations. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities, include, among others, public health crises and responses by governments and companies to such crises. These and other events may affect the creditworthiness of the issuer of a debt security and may impair an issuer's ability to timely meet its debt obligations as they come due.
Interest Rate Risk -Interest rates may rise or the rate of inflation may increase, impacting the value of investments in fixed income securities. A debt issuer's credit quality may be downgraded or an issuer may default. Interest rates may fluctuate due to changes in governmental fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.
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Prepayment Risk - The amounts that the Fund receives as interest, sale proceeds or amounts received as a result of prepayment of asset-backed or mortgage-related securities may be reinvested at lower interest rates.
General Market Risk - Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Domestic and international factors such as political events, war, terrorism, trade disputes, inflation rates, interest rate levels, and other fiscal and monetary policy changes; cybersecurity incidents, pandemics, and other public health crises; sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses, or industries; and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, or other catastrophes, may add to instability in global economies and markets generally, and may lead to increased market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are highly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. The impact of these and other factors may be short-term or may last for extended periods.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk - During periods of falling interest rates, mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be called or prepaid, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest proceeds in other investments at a lower interest rate. During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of mortgage- and asset-backed securities may extend, which may lock in a below-market interest rate, increase the security's duration, and reduce the value of the security. Enforcing rights against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult, or the underlying assets or collateral may be insufficient if the issuer defaults.
U.S. Government Agency Obligations Risk - A U.S. government agency or instrumentality may default on its obligation and the U.S. government may not provide support. Some securities issued by certain U.S. government instrumentalities are supported only by the credit of those instrumentalities.
When-Issued, TBA and Delayed Delivery Risk - The market value of a security issued on a when-issued, to-be-announced or delayed-delivery basis may change before the delivery date, which may adversely impact the Fund's net asset value. There is also the risk that a party fails to deliver the security on time or at all.
Liquidity Risk - Lack of a ready market or restrictions on resale may limit the ability of the Fund to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of the Adviser. In addition, the Fund, by itself or together with other accounts managed by the Adviser, may hold a position in an investment that is large relative to the typical trading volume for that investment, which can make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of the position at an advantageous time or price. Illiquid investments and relatively less-liquid investments may also be difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund may not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, unusually high volume of redemptions, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests or to raise cash to pursue other investment opportunities, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, which may adversely affect the Fund. Over recent years, the capacity of dealers to make markets in fixed-income securities has been outpaced by the growth in the size of the fixed-income markets. Liquidity risk may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or when investor redemptions from fixed-income funds may be higher than normal due to the increased supply in the market that would result from selling activity.
Large Shareholder Risk - Certain large shareholders, including other funds advised by the Adviser, may from time to time own a substantial amount of the Fund's shares. The actions by one shareholder or multiple shareholders may have an impact on the Fund and, therefore, indirectly on other shareholders. Shareholder purchase and redemption activity may affect the per share amount of the Fund's distributions of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, thereby affecting the tax burden on the Fund's shareholders subject to federal income tax, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders
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earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. To the extent a larger shareholder is permitted to invest in the Fund, the Fund may experience large inflows or outflows of cash from time to time. This activity could magnify these adverse effects on the Fund.
Management Risk - The portfolio managers may not execute the Fund's principal investment strategy effectively.
You may lose money by investing in the Fund. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. 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.
By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investment.
Investment Performance
The bar chart and table that follow are intended to help you understand some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The information presented is for that of the Fund's Member Class shares. The bar chart shows you how the Fund's calendar year performance has varied over the past 10 years. The table compares the average annual total returns of the Fund's Member Class shares over the same period to one or more broad measures of market performance, which have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index serves as the Fund's regulatory broad-based securities market index. We assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
Member Class shares commenced operations on November 3, 2020. As a result, the returns in the bar chart and table that follow show the actual performance of Member Class shares from November 3, 2020, through December 31, 2023. Returns shown for prior periods reflect the returns for the Fund's Class I shares, which are not offered by this prospectus. The performance for Member Class shares would have been substantially similar to the performance of Class I shares in prior periods because Member Class shares and Class I shares invest in the same portfolio and differ only with respect to certain class-specific expenses. The actual returns of Member Class shares would have been lower than those of Class I shares because Member Class shares have higher overall expenses than Class I shares. Performance reflects any expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at vcm.com.
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Calendar Year Returns for Member Class Shares
(The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's Class I shares for all years prior to 2021. Member Class returns are presented for years after 2020.)
During the periods shown in the chart:
Returns
Quarter ended
Highest Quarter
2.74%
December 31, 2023
Lowest Quarter
-2.94%
March 31, 2022
Year-to-date return
4.46%
September 30, 2024
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2023)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
MEMBER CLASS Before Taxes
4.00%
0.85%
1.18%
MEMBER CLASS After Taxes on Distributions
1.70%
-1.29%
-1.04%
MEMBER CLASS After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
2.34%
-0.23%
-0.04%
Indices
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes1
5.53%
1.10%
1.81%
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government Bond Index
reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes
4.39%
1.18%
1.13%
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Per new regulatory requirements, the Fund's regulatory broad-based securities market index is the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which represents the U.S. investment-grade bond market.
After-tax returns use the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the effect of state and local taxes. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts. A higher after-tax return may result when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an assumed tax deduction that benefits the shareholder. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant if you own your Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for only one share class. The after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
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Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser
Victory Capital Management Inc. (the "Adviser") serves as the Fund's investment adviser. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are members of the Adviser's Victory Income Investors investment franchise. Ms. Adelman has final investment authority for the Fund.
Portfolio Management
Title
Tenure with the Fund
Heidi L. Adelman
Chief Investment Officer
Since 2006
Harriet R. Uhlir
Portfolio Manager
Since 2013
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Investment Minimums
Member
Class
Minimum Initial Investment
$3,000
Minimum Subsequent Investments
$50
You may redeem your shares on any day the Fund is open for business. Redemption requests may be made by telephone (with prior appropriate approval) or by mail.
When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value ("NAV") after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are taxable whether you receive them in cash, additional shares of the Fund, or you reinvest them in shares of another Victory Fund, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Taxes may be imposed on withdrawals from tax-deferred arrangements.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the 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 financial intermediary and its financial advisor to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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