SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

 

August 31, 2013

WILMINGTON SMALL-CAP STRATEGY FUND

 

 

Class/ Ticker         I WMSIX

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and other information about the Fund online at www.wilmingtonfunds.com . You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1.800.836.2211, by sending an email to funds@wilmingtontrust.com , or by asking any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated August 31, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold the Fund’s I Shares. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies, such as business development companies. Business development company expenses are similar to the expenses paid by any operating company held by the Fund. They are not direct costs paid by Fund shareholders and are not used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value. They have no impact on the costs associated with fund operations. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial statements, which provide a clearer picture of a fund’s actual operating costs.

Shareholder Fees

(Fees paid directly from your investment)

 

     Class  I  

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a percentage of offering price)

     None   
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)      None   
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (and other Distributions)      None   
Redemption Fee      None   
Exchange Fee      None   

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

     Class  I  
Management Fee      0.55%   
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees      None     
Other Expenses      0.77%   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses      0.09%   
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses      1.41%   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements(1)      (1.07)%   
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement      0.34%   

 

 

(1)   The Fund’s Advisor, distributor and shareholder services provider have agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Fund’s Class I Shares will not exceed 0.25%, not including the effects of acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes or other extraordinary expenses. This waiver may be amended or withdrawn after August 31, 2014, or with the agreement of 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’s Class I Shares 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 and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  

Class I

       

Expenses assuming redemption

  $ 35      $ 341      $ 669      $ 1,598   
 

 

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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 Fund’s performance. During the most recent full fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 42% of the average value of the portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of U.S. equity (or equity-related) securities of small-cap companies (primarily common stocks). Small-cap companies are companies that have a market capitalization at the time of purchase less than or equal to the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index ($5.8 billion as of June 30, 2013) or less than or equal to the largest company expected to be included in the Russell 2000 Index after its next scheduled reconstitution.

The Fund’s investment advisor determines the tactical allocation of the Fund’s assets and uses returns-based and holdings-based style analysis tools to assess the tactical weightings. The tactical allocations may be based on one or more factors, such as investment style (e.g., growth or value), market capitalization, industry sector or security valuation measure (e.g., price/earnings ratio). Once the investment advisor determines the tactical allocations, the sub-advisor builds a portfolio in accordance with the investment advisor’s allocation instructions. The sub-advisor uses quantitative analytical tools to construct a portfolio for the Fund.

The sub-advisor invests in a representative sample of securities which are included in the Fund’s benchmark index (Russell 2000 Index) or another index of small-capitalization companies, weighted to reflect the investment advisor’s growth and value tactical allocations. The return for each of the growth and value portions of the portfolio are intended to correlate closely with the return for the corresponding growth and value components of the applicable benchmark. The sub-advisor will use its proprietary quantitative analytical tools to rebalance the portfolio and to make buy and sell decisions on individual securities. There is no assurance that the sub-advisor’s investment performance will equal or approximate that of the benchmark index.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

All mutual funds take investment risks. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The primary factors that may reduce the Fund’s returns include:

 

  •  

Asset Allocation Risk . The Advisor’s asset allocation decisions among various investments may not anticipate market trends successfully. The Advisor may make less

   

than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Advisor attempts to identify investment allocations that will provide consistent, quality performance for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that the allocation techniques will produce the desired results. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund as a result of these allocation decisions.

 

  •  

Company Size Risk . The smaller companies in which the Fund may invest may have unproven track records, a limited product or service base, limited access to capital, and other attributes that can cause their share prices to fluctuate, and they may be more likely to fail than larger companies. Therefore, smaller companies may entail greater risks for investors than larger companies.

 

  •  

Growth Investing Risk . Due to their relatively high valuations, growth stocks are typically more volatile than value stocks.

 

  •  

Liquidity Risk . The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible for a Fund to sell or dispose of at the price at which the Fund has valued the security.

 

  •  

Stock Market Risk . The value of equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio will fluctuate and, as a result, the Fund’s share price may decline suddenly or over a sustained period of time.

 

  •  

Value Investing Risk . Due to their relatively low valuations, value stocks are typically less volatile than growth stocks and therefore may lag behind growth stocks in an up market.

As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Performance Information

The returns presented for the Fund reflect the performance of a former series of WT Mutual Fund, also known as Wilmington Small-Cap Strategy Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Fund has adopted the performance of the Predecessor Fund as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund. The Fund and the Predecessor Fund have substantially similar investment goals and strategies.

The bar chart and table immediately following show the variability of the Fund’s returns and are meant to provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year, with respect to its Class I Shares, and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years or the life of the Fund compare with those of broad measures of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.wilmingtonfunds.com.

 

 

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Annual Total Returns – Class I Shares

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter

20.15%

6/30/2009

 

Worst Quarter

(26.19)%

12/31/2008

 

The Fund’s Class I Shares total return for the six-month period from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013 was 15.69%.

Average Annual Total Returns

(For the periods ended December 31, 2012)

 

    1  Year     5  Years     10 Years
or  Life of
Fund
 

Class I Shares

                       

Return Before Taxes

    16.82 %      2.56 %      6.80 %* 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

    16.55 %      2.33 %      5.75 %* 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

    11.23 %      2.10 %      5.67 %* 

Russell 2000 Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

    16.35 %      3.56 %      8.36 % 

 

*   Class I Shares commenced operations on July 1, 2003.

Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown in the preceding table. When after-tax returns are calculated, it is assumed that the shareholder was in the highest individual federal marginal income tax bracket at the time of each distribution of income or capital gains or upon redemption. State and local income taxes are not reflected in the calculations. Please note that after-tax returns are not relevant for a shareholder who holds Fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan.

Management of the Fund

Investment Advisor

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC”)

Investment Sub-Advisor

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”)

 

Portfolio Managers   Title  

Service Date

(with the Fund)

Andrew H. Hopkins, CFA, CPA   Administrative Vice President and Director of Equity Management at WFMC   2011
Edward S. Forrester, III, CFA   Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst at WTIA   2011

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Requests to purchase or redeem Fund Shares are processed on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. You may purchase or redeem Shares by contacting the Fund at 1-800-836-2211. If you invest through a financial intermediary, please contact that intermediary regarding purchase and redemption procedures.

 

Minimum Initial Investment Amount (Class I):*    $ 1,000,000   
Minimum Subsequent Investment Amount:    $ 25   

 

*   Other restrictions may apply. See “Purchasing Shares” in the Prospectus for further information.

The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts may be waived or lowered from time to time.

Tax Information

The distributions you receive from the Fund are taxable and generally will be taxed as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account.

Additional Payments to 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 (such as the Advisor) 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 sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

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