 | Summary Prospectus | |||||||
| February 28, 2024 | ||||||||
| Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund | ||||||||
Share Class/Ticker: Class A - MENAX l Class C - MENCX l Class Y - MENYX l Class I - MENIX l Class R6 - MENRX | ||||||||
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and other information about the Fund online at www.madisonfunds.com/ProspectusReports. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling (800) 877-6089 or by sending an email request to madisonlitrequests@madisonadv.com. The current prospectus and SAI dated February 28, 2024, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. | ||||||||||||||
Investment Objective
The Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") seeks to provide consistent total return and, secondarily, to provide a high level of income and gains from option premiums.
Fees and Expenses
This 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, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below. You may qualify for Class A sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in Madison Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in the “Sales Charges and Fees” section on page 65
of the prospectus, in the “More About Purchasing and Selling Shares” section on page 47 of the Funds' statement of additional information ("SAI") and in the sales charge waiver appendix to this prospectus.
Shareholder Fees: (fees paid directly from your investment) | Class A | Class C | Class Y | Class I | Class R6 | ||||||||||||
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.75% | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of amount redeemed) | None | 1.00%¹ | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Redemption Fee Within 30 days of Purchase (as a percentage of amount redeemed) | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | Class A | Class C | Class Y | Class I | Class R6 | ||||||||||||
| Management Fees | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | ||||||||||||
| Distribution and/or Service (Rule 12b-1) Fees | 0.25% | 1.00% | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.11% | 0.03% | ||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2 | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | ||||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3 | 1.30% | 2.05% | 1.05% | 1.00% | 0.92% | ||||||||||||
¹ The CDSC is eliminated after 12 months following purchase.
2 Fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund as a result of investment in shares of one or more acquired funds.
3 Total annual fund operating expenses for the period ended October 31, 2023 do not match the financial statements because the financial statements do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
Example:
The following 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 you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or not redeem your shares at the end
of the period. 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 may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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| A | C | Y | I | R6 | A | C | Y | I | R6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Year | $700 | $308 | $107 | $102 | $94 | $700 | $208 | $107 | $102 | $94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Years | 963 | 643 | 334 | 318 | 293 | 963 | 643 | 334 | 318 | 293 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Years | 1,247 | 1,103 | 579 | 552 | 509 | 1,247 | 1,103 | 579 | 552 | 509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Years | 2,053 | 2,379 | 1,283 | 1,225 | 1,131 | 2,053 | 2,379 | 1,283 | 1,225 | 1,131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 total annual fund operating expenses or in the expense examples above, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 102% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests, under normal conditions, primarily in common stocks of large- and mid-capitalization issuers that are, in the view of the Fund’s investment adviser, Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), selling at a reasonable price in relation to their long-term earnings growth rates. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to generate current earnings from option premiums by writing (selling) covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio securities. The Fund seeks to produce a high level of current income and current gains generated from option writing premiums and, to a lesser extent, from dividends.
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks, with at least 65% of this amount invested in common stocks of large capitalization issuers that meet the Fund’s selection criteria. In calculating compliance with these percentages, the Fund will "look through" to the characteristics of the underlying holdings of any exchange traded funds ("ETFs") held by the Fund. The Fund may invest the remainder of its common stock investments in companies that meet the Fund’s selection criteria but whose market capitalization is considered to be middle sized or “mid-cap” (generally, stocks with a market capitalization similar to those companies in the Russell Midcap® Index). In addition, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and emerging market securities. Madison will allocate the Fund’s assets among stocks in sectors of the economy based upon Madison’ views on forward earnings growth rates, adjusted to reflect Madison’s views on economic and market conditions and sector risk factors. In general, Madison focuses its investments in the information technology, consumer discretionary, health care and financials sectors, and may invest up to 35% of the Fund’s net assets in any one such sector. The Fund generally holds 30-60 individual equity and investment company securities, including ETFs and Unit Investment Trusts ("UITs"), in its portfolio at any given time. This reflects Madison's belief that your money should be invested in Madison's top investment ideas, and that focusing on Madison's highest conviction investment ideas is the best way to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.
Although Madison believes that, under normal conditions, at least 80% of the Fund will be invested in equity securities, high levels of new investment inflow can lead to periods of higher cash levels which are invested in due course as appropriate opportunities are identified. In addition, during periods in which stock markets advance, option assignment activity can rise significantly resulting in options being exercised and portfolio securities being called away in exchange for Madison. Madison believes that reinvesting such sale proceeds should be done carefully and opportunistically such that cash level may remain elevated for relatively short periods of time until appropriate reinvestment opportunities are identified. Additionally, during periods when Madison believes the stock markets in general are overvalued or when there is perceived domestic or global economic or political risk or when investments in equity securities bear an above average risk of loss, Madison will delay investment of some or all of the Fund’s cash until such periods have ended. Thus, in Madison’s discretion, the Fund’s cash may be held for “temporary defensive purposes,” and might represent a material percentage of the Fund’s portfolio. These periods may last for a few weeks or even for a few months, until more attractive market conditions exist.
The Fund will employ an option strategy of writing covered call options on a substantial portion of the common stocks in its portfolio. The extent of option writing activity will depend upon market conditions and Madison’s ongoing assessment of the attractiveness of writing call options on the Fund’s stock holdings. In addition to providing income, covered call writing helps to reduce the volatility (and risk profile) of the Fund by providing downside protection.
In addition to its covered call strategy, the Fund may, to a lesser extent (not more than 20% of its net assets), pursue an option strategy that includes the writing of both put options and call options on certain of the common stocks in the Fund’s portfolio. To seek to offset some of the risk of a larger potential decline in the event the overall stock market has a sizable short-term or intermediate-term decline, the Fund may, to a limited extent (not more than 2% of its total assets) purchase put options or put option debit spreads (where another put option at a lower strike price is sold to offset the cost of the first put option) on broad-based securities indices (such as the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 or other indices deemed suitable) or certain ETFs that trade like common stocks but represent such market indices. To seek to offset some of the risk of a larger potential decline in an individual holding due to a binary short term company specific event, the Fund may, to a limited extent (not more than 2% of its total assets) purchase put options on individual equity holdings.
The Fund’s investment strategy reflects Madison’s general “Participate and Protect®” investment philosophy. Madison’s expectation is that investors in the fund will participate in market appreciation during bull markets and experience something less than full participation during bear markets compared with investors in portfolios holding more speculative and volatile securities; therefore, this investment philosophy is intended to represent a conservative investment strategy. There is no assurance that Madison’s expectations regarding this investment strategy will be realized.
Although the fund expects to pursue its investment objectives utilizing its principal investment strategies regardless of market conditions, the fund may invest up to 100% in money market instruments. To the extent the fund engages in this temporary defensive position, the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives may be diminished.
Principal Risks
The specific risks of owning the Fund are set forth below. You could lose money as a result of investing in the fund. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, entity or person. The Fund’s share price and total return will fluctuate. You should consider your own investment goals, time horizon and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund.
Option Risk. There are several risks associated with transactions in options on securities, as follows:
•There are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives.
•As the writer of a covered call option, the Fund forgoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline.
•The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it may not be able to effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must then deliver the underlying security at the exercise price.
•There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position. If the Fund were unable to close out a covered call option that it had written on a security, it would not be able to sell the underlying security unless the option expired without exercise.
•The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the options markets close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options markets.
•The value of call options will be affected by changes in the value and dividend rates of the underlying common stocks, an increase in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the stock market and the underlying common stocks and the remaining time to the options’
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expiration. Additionally, the exercise price of an option may be adjusted downward before the option’s expiration as a result of the occurrence of events affecting the underlying equity security. A reduction in the exercise price of an option would reduce the Fund’s capital appreciation potential on the underlying security.
•When the Fund writes covered put options, it bears the risk of loss if the value of the underlying stock declines below the exercise price. If the option is exercised, the Fund could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the stock underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the stock at the time of exercise. Also, while the Fund’s potential gain in writing a covered put option is limited to the interest earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option, the Fund risks a loss equal to the entire value of the stock.
•If a put option purchased by the Fund is not sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security remains equal to or greater than the exercise price, the Fund will lose its entire investment in the option.
The Fund’s options transactions will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities on which such options are traded. The number of options which the Fund may write or purchase may be affected by options written or purchased by other clients of Madison or its affiliates.
Tax Risk. The Fund will generate taxable income and therefore is subject to tax risk. In addition to option premium income, most or all of the gains from the sale of the underlying securities held by the Fund on which options are written may be short-term capital gains taxed at ordinary income rates in any particular year. Because the Fund does not have control over the exercise of the call options it writes, such exercises or other required sales of the underlying stocks may force the Fund to realize capital gains or losses at inopportune times. The Fund’s transactions in options are subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, treat dividends that would otherwise constitute qualified dividend income as non-qualified dividend income; treat dividends that would otherwise be eligible for the corporate dividends-received deduction as ineligible for such treatment; disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (iv) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income; convert an ordinary loss or deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited); and cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash.
Derivatives Risk. The risk that loss may result from investments in options, forwards, futures, swaps and other derivatives instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party to the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that the Fund makes substantial investments in a single sector, the Fund will be more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting those sectors.
Equity Risk. The Fund is subject to equity risk. Equity risk is the risk that securities held by the Fund will fluctuate in value due to general market or economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, and the circumstances and performance of companies whose securities the Fund holds. In addition, while broad market measures of common stocks have historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, common stocks have also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns.
Mid Cap Risk. The Fund’s investments in midsize companies may entail greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid-capitalization companies tend to have narrower product lines, fewer financial resources, and a more limited trading market for their securities, as compared to larger companies. They may also experience greater price volatility than securities of larger capitalization companies because growth prospects for these companies may be less certain and the market for such securities may be smaller. Some growth-oriented companies may not have established financial histories; often have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources; may depend on a few key personnel for management; and may be susceptible to losses and risks of bankruptcy.
Market Risk. The share price of the Fund reflects the value of the securities it holds. If a security’s price falls, the share price of the Fund will go down (unless another security’s price rises by an offsetting amount). If the Fund’s share price falls below the price you paid for your shares, you could lose money when you redeem your shares.
Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s investment results have varied from year to year. The table shows the Fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compared to a broad measure of market performance, as well as the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXMSM) which is provided because of the Fund’s option writing strategy. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information current to the most recent month end is available at no cost by visiting www.madisonfunds.com or by calling 1-800-877-6089.
Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A Shares
(Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did.)
| Highest/Lowest quarter end results during this period were: | |||||||||||
| Highest: | 2Q 2020 | 19.31% | |||||||||
| Lowest: | 1Q 2020 | -20.22% | |||||||||
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Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended December 31, 2023
| 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception 2/28/2022 | |||||||||||
Class A Shares – Return Before Taxes | 3.92% | 10.84% | 6.63% | N/A | ||||||||||
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 0.87% | 7.90% | 3.60% | N/A | ||||||||||
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 2.51% | 7.25% | 3.74% | N/A | ||||||||||
Class C Shares – Return Before Taxes | 8.36% | 11.36% | 6.48% | N/A | ||||||||||
Class Y Shares – Return before Taxes | 10.62% | 12.45% | 7.54% | N/A | ||||||||||
Class I Shares – Return before Taxes | 10.63% | N/A | N/A | 8.63% | ||||||||||
Class R6 Shares – Return before Taxes | 10.66% | 12.59% | 7.68% | N/A | ||||||||||
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for sales charges, account fees, expenses or taxes) | 26.29% | 15.69% | 12.03% | 6.60% | ||||||||||
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite® IndexSM (BXM) (reflects no deduction for sales charges, account fees, expenses or taxes) | 11.82% | 6.08% | 5.58% | 1.27% | ||||||||||
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and 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. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares and will vary for other share classes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to the tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.
Portfolio Management
The investment adviser to the Fund is Madison Asset Management, LLC. Ray DiBernardo, CFA (Vice President, Portfolio Manager/Analyst) and Drew Justman, CFA (Vice President, Portfolio Manager/Analyst) co-manage the Fund. Mr. DiBernardo has served in this capacity since inception of the Fund in October 2009 and Mr. Justman has served in this capacity since December 2016.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The minimum investment amount to establish an account in Class A, Class C and Class Y shares is normally $1,000 for non-retirement accounts and $500 for individual retirement and education savings accounts, and the minimum to add to an account is $50. For an account established with an automatic investment plan the minimum is $50 per month to establish or add to an account. For accounts with Class I or R6 shares serviced by the Fund’s transfer agent, the minimum investment amount is $250,000 for Class I shares and $500,000 for Class R6 shares, and there is no minimum to add to an account.
The Fund will waive the minimum investment requirements for certain employee benefit plans and for certain financial intermediaries that submit orders on behalf of their customers, although the intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. The Fund may also reduce or waive the minimum investment requirements under certain circumstances and on a case-by-case basis if deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund.
You may generally purchase, exchange or redeem shares of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business by written request (Madison Funds, P.O. Box 219083, Kansas City, MO 64121-9083), by telephone (1-800-877-6089), by contacting your financial professional, by wire (purchases only) or, with respect to purchases and exchanges, online at www.madisonfunds.com. Requests must be received in good order by the Fund or its transfer agent prior to the close of regular trading of the NYSE in order to receive that day's net asset value. Investors wishing to purchase or redeem shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary should contact the broker-dealer or financial intermediary to learn how to place an order.
Tax Information
Dividends and capital gains distributions you receive from the Fund are subject to federal income taxes and may also be subject to state and local taxes, unless you are tax-exempt or your account is tax-exempt or tax-deferred (in which case, such distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal). Distributions from the Fund may be taxed as ordinary income or long-term capital gains.
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 trust company), the Fund and the Fund’s distributor or its affiliates 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 individual financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. No such payments are made with respect to Class R6. Ask your individual financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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