Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in:
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Municipal securities, including mortgage-related securities, with fixed, variable, or floating interest rates;
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Zero coupon, tax, revenue, and bond anticipation notes; and
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Tax-exempt commercial paper.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities issued by or on behalf of various states or municipalities, the interest on which is exempt from federal income tax. Federal income taxation includes the alternative minimum tax. The Fund will not change this policy without shareholder approval. For purposes of this policy, "net assets" includes any borrowings for investment purposes.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective.
Principal Risks
The Fund's net asset value (NAV), yield and/or total return may be adversely affected if any of the following occurs:
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Economic or political events take place in a state which make the market value of that state's obligations decline;
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The market values of the securities acquired by the Fund decline;
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The portfolio manager does not execute the Fund's principal investment strategies effectively;
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Interest rates rise;
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An issuer's credit quality is downgraded or an issuer defaults on its securities;
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The Fund reinvests at lower interest rates amounts that the Fund receives as interest, sale proceeds or amounts received as a result of prepayment of mortgage-related securities;
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The rate of inflation increases;
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The average life of a mortgage-related security is shortened or lengthened; or
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Returns are reduced as a result of actively trading the Fund's portfolio.
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An investment company in which the Fund invests does not achieve its investment objective.
The Fund primarily invests in municipal securities from several states, rather than from a single state. The Fund also is subject to the risks associated with investing in municipal debt securities, including the risk that certain investments could lose their tax-exempt status.
You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of KeyBank or any of its affiliates and is not FDIC insured or guaranteed by 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.