March 31, 2025
Summary
Prospectus
Prospectus
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Victory Pioneer U.S. Government Money Market Fund
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Class A
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Class C
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Class R6
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Class R
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Class Y
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PMTXX
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PRYXX
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Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both of which are dated March 31, 2025, 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 VictoryFunds.com.
You may also obtain this information at no cost by calling 800-225-6292 or by sending an e–mail request to VictoryMail@VCM.com.
You may also obtain this information at no cost from your financial intermediary.
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Victory Pioneer U.S. Government Money Market Fund Summary
Investment Objectives
The Victory Pioneer U.S. Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) seeks preservation
of capital, liquidity, and current income.
Fund 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 tables and examples below.
Shareholder Fees
(paid directly from your investment)
(paid directly from your investment)
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Class A
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Class Y
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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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None
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lower of purchase or sale price)
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None
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None
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management Fees
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0.35%
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0.35%
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.15%
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0.00%
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Other Expenses1
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0.21%
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0.15%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
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0.71%
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0.50%
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Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement2
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(0.17)%
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(0.02)%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement2
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0.54%
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0.48%
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Estimated for the current fiscal year, as the Fund has not yet commenced investment
operations.
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Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive
its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for at least three years following the closing of the reorganization of Pioneer U.S.
Government Money Market Fund (the “predecessor fund”) into the Fund (the “Reorganization”) so that the total annual fund operating
expenses (excluding certain items such as interest, taxes, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.55%, and 0.49% of the Fund’s Class
A, and Class Y shares, respectively. The Adviser is permitted to recoup advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up
to two 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. After eight years, Class C shares of the Fund generally
will convert automatically to Class A shares of the Fund. The example for Class C shares reflects
the conversion to
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Class A shares after eight years. 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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Class A
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$55
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$173
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$342
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$832
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Class Y
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$49
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$154
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$273
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$622
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The example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other
distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund is a government money market fund. The Fund seeks to maintain a constant
net asset value of $1.00 per share by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market
securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities.
The Fund will invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in U.S. government securities,
cash, and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. government securities
or cash. In addition, under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in
U.S. government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. government
securities.
The Fund invests in accordance with the credit quality, maturity, liquidity, and diversification
requirements applicable to money market funds. Within these standards, the Adviser’s
assessment of broad economic factors that are expected to affect economic activity and interest
rates influences securities selection. The Adviser also employs fundamental research and an evaluation
of the issuer based on its financial statements and operations, to assess an issuer’s credit quality.
Principal Risks
Risks of Investing in a Government Money Market Fund — You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share,
it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not
expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods
of market stress.
The Fund operates as a “government” money market fund under applicable federal regulations
and invests in U.S. government securities. Circumstances could arise that would prevent
the payment of interest or principal on U.S. government securities, which could adversely affect
their value and the Fund’s ability to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share. Recent
changes in the rules governing money market funds are likely to result in an increased demand for U.S.
government securities, which could affect the availability of such instruments for investment
and the fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies.
If one or more money market funds were to incur a sizeable loss or impose fees on
redemptions, there could be significant redemptions from money market funds in general, potentially driving
the market prices of money market instruments down and adversely affecting market liquidity.
From time to time, the Adviser and its affiliates have reimbursed or otherwise reduced
the Fund’s expenses and the Adviser has waived a portion of its management fee in an effort to
maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, for the purpose of avoiding a negative yield or increasing
the Fund’s yield. The Adviser and its affiliates may, but are not required to, waive and/or reimburse
fees in the future. Any such expense reimbursements, reductions or waivers are voluntary and temporary
and may be terminated by the Adviser at any time without notice. The Adviser may not recapture
fees and expenses previously waived and/or reimbursed.
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The Fund does not currently intend to avail itself of the ability to impose a discretionary
liquidity fee on fund redemptions, as permitted under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. However, the
Board of Trustees reserves the right, with notice to shareholders, to change this policy.
The Fund could underperform other short-term debt instruments or money market funds.
Following is a summary description of principal risks of investing in the Fund.
Interest Rate and Market Risk — General market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic, political, or regulatory conditions; political instability, recessions,
inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity, or other disruptions in the bond markets; the spread
of infectious illness or other public health issues; weather or climate events; armed conflict,
market disruptions caused by tariffs, trade disputes, sanctions, or other government actions; or other
factors or adverse investor sentiment or other adverse market events and conditions could cause the value
of your investment in the Fund, or its yield, to decline. While the Fund seeks to maintain
a $1.00 share price, if the market prices of securities held by the Fund fall, the value of your investment
could decline. Market prices will generally go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends
to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term securities. When the credit spread for a fixed
income security goes up, or “widens,” the value of the security will generally go down. A general rise
in interest rates could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also
result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
In the past decade, financial markets throughout the world have experienced increased
volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental
and non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts.
These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread. Events that have contributed to
these market conditions include, but are not limited to, major cybersecurity events; geopolitical
events (including wars, terror attacks and economic sanctions); measures to address budget deficits;
downgrading of sovereign debt; changes in oil and commodity prices; dramatic changes in currency
exchange rates; global pandemics; and public sentiment. The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
and its subsequent variants on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are
not known. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced or may experience particularly
large losses. Periods of extreme volatility in the financial markets, reduced liquidity
of many instruments, increased government debt, inflation and disruptions to supply chains, consumer demand
and employee availability, may continue for some time.
Raising the ceiling on U.S. government debt has become increasingly politicized. Any
failure to increase the total amount that the U.S. government is authorized to borrow could lead
to a default on U.S. government obligations, with unpredictable consequences for the Fund’s investments
and the Fund’s ability to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, and generally
for economies and markets in the United States and elsewhere. Inflation and interest rates may increase.
These circumstances could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments,
impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian securities lost all, or nearly all, their market
value. Other securities or markets could be similarly affected by past or future political, geopolitical
or other events or conditions.
Governments and central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, have taken extraordinary
and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets.
These actions have resulted in significant expansion of public debt, including in the United States.
The consequences of high public debt, including its future impact on the economy and securities markets,
may not be known for some time. U.S. Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or
central bank actions, including increases or decreases in interest rates, or contrary actions by
different governments, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market
volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of securities in which the Fund invests. Policy and legislative
changes in the
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United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation,
and these and other events affecting global markets, such as the United Kingdom’s exit from the
European Union (or Brexit), potential trade imbalances with China or other countries, or sanctions or
other government actions against Russia, other nations or individuals or companies (or their countermeasures),
may contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets.
The impact of these changes on the markets, and the implications for market participants, may not be fully
known for some time.
The United States and other countries are involved periodically in disputes over trade
and other matters, which may result in tariffs, investment restrictions and adverse impacts
on affected companies and securities. For example, the United States has imposed tariffs and other
trade barriers on Chinese exports, has restricted sales of certain categories of goods to China,
and has established barriers to investments in China. Trade disputes may adversely affect the economies
of the United States and its trading partners, as well as companies directly or indirectly
affected and financial markets generally. The U.S. government has prohibited U.S. persons from
investing in Chinese companies designated as related to the Chinese military. Chinese government
is involved in a longstanding dispute with Taiwan that has included threats of invasion. If the political
climate between the United States and China does not improve or continues to deteriorate, if China
were to attempt unification of Taiwan by force, or if other geopolitical conflicts develop or get
worse, economies, markets and individual securities may be severely affected both regionally and globally,
and the value of the Fund’s assets may go down.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected.
Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, armed conflict, such
as between Russia and Ukraine or in the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters, infectious illnesses
or public health issues, cybersecurity events, supply chain disruptions, sanctions against Russia,
other nations or individuals or companies and possible countermeasures, and other circumstances in
one country or region could have profound impacts on other countries or regions and on global economies
or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located
in or with significant exposure to the countries or regions directly affected, the value and
liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
Until recently, a commonly used reference rate for floating rate securities was LIBOR
(London Interbank Offered Rate) or Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). ICE Benchmark
Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, has ceased publication of most LIBOR settings
on a representative basis. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of
alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies. In the U.S., a common benchmark replacement
is based on the SOFR published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, including certain spread
adjustments and benchmark replacement conforming changes, although other benchmark replacements
(with or without spread adjustments) may be used in certain transactions. The impact of the
transition from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and financial markets generally cannot yet be determined.
The transition away from LIBOR may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets
for instruments that have relied on LIBOR and may adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Credit Risk — If an issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund or a counterparty to a
financial contract with the Fund defaults on its obligation to pay principal and/or interest,
has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value
of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment will decline. In addition, the default
or downgrade of a single holding or issuer may cause significant deterioration in the Fund’s share price. Changes
in actual or perceived creditworthiness may occur quickly. The Fund could be delayed
or hindered in its enforcement of rights against an issuer, guarantor or counterparty.
Yield Risk — The amount of income received by the Fund will go up or down depending on day-to-day
variations in short-term interest rates, and when interest rates are very low the
Fund’s expenses could
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absorb all or a significant portion of the Fund’s income. If interest rates increase,
the Fund’s yield may not increase proportionately. For example, the Adviser may discontinue any temporary
voluntary fee waivers.
Extension Risk — During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities
may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments. This may lock
in a below market interest rate, increase the security’s duration and reduce the value of the
security.
Portfolio Selection Risk — The Adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield, relative value or market trends affecting a particular sector or region, market segment, security, industry
or about interest rates or other market factors may prove to be incorrect or may not produce
the desired results, or there may be imperfections, errors or limitations in the models, tools
and information used by the Adviser.
U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk — The market value of direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury may vary due to changes in interest rates. In addition, changes to the financial condition
or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of the Fund’s investments in obligations issued
by the U.S. Treasury to decline.
U.S. Government Agency Obligations Risk — The Fund invests in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. Government-sponsored entities such as the
Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”)
and the Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBs”), although chartered or sponsored by Congress, are
not funded by congressional appropriations and the debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by
them are neither guaranteed nor issued by the U.S. government. The maximum potential liability of the
issuers of some U.S. government obligations may greatly exceed their current resources, including
any legal right to support from the U.S. government. Such debt and mortgage-backed securities are subject
to the risk of default on the payment of interest and/or principal, similar to debt of private issuers.
Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC in the past, there can
be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored entities in the
future.
Repurchase Agreement Risk — In the event that the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations, the Fund may encounter delay and incur costs before being able
to sell the security. Such a delay may involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the security. In
addition, if the Fund is characterized by a court as an unsecured creditor, it would be at risk of losing some
or all of the principal and interest involved in the transaction.
Liquidity Risk — Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are impossible or difficult to
sell. Although most of the Fund’s investments must be liquid at the time of investment,
investments may become illiquid after purchase by the Fund, particularly during times of market turmoil
or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. Illiquid securities also
may be difficult to value. Liquidity risk may be magnified in an environment of rising interest rates
or widening credit spreads. During times of market turmoil, there have been, and may be, no buyers or
sellers for securities in entire asset classes. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid investment
to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be forced to sell at a substantial loss
or may not be able to sell at all.
Valuation Risk — The sales price the Fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may
differ from the Fund’s last valuation of the investment, particularly for securities
that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Investors who
purchase or redeem Fund shares on days when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer
or more shares or lower or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the
securities had not been fair-valued or if a different valuation methodology had been used. The ability
to value the Fund’s investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing
services or other third party service providers.
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Redemption Risk — The Fund may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value,
or accelerate taxable gains or transaction costs, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets,
and that could affect the Fund’s ability to maintain a $1.00 share price. Redemption risk is greater
to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable
cash flow needs. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in
the Fund could cause the remaining shareholders in the Fund to lose money. In addition, the Fund
may suspend redemptions when permitted by applicable regulations.
Cybersecurity Risk — Cybersecurity failures by and breaches of the Adviser, transfer agent, the Distributor, custodian, Fund accounting agent or other service providers may disrupt
Fund operations, interfere with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, prevent Fund shareholders
from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions or receiving timely information
regarding the Fund or their investment in the Fund, cause loss of or unauthorized access to
private shareholder information, and result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, regulatory
fines, penalties, reputational damage, or additional compliance costs. New ways to carry out cyber attacks
continue to develop. Therefore, there is a chance that some risks have not been identified or
prepared for, or that an attack may not be detected, which puts limitations on the Fund’s ability to plan
for or respond to a cyber attack.
Expense Risk — Your actual costs of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown
in “Annual Fund operating expenses” for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios
may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease or are lower than estimated,
as a result of redemptions or otherwise, or if a voluntary fee waiver is changed or terminated.
Please note that there are many other factors that could adversely affect your investment
and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its goals.
Investment Performance
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the risks of investing
in the Fund. The Fund has adopted the performance of the Pioneer U.S. Government Money Market Fund
(the “predecessor fund”) as the result of a reorganization of the predecessor fund into
the Fund (the “Reorganization”). The predecessor fund had substantially similar objectives, policies
and investment strategies as the Fund. Prior to the Reorganization, the Fund had not yet commenced
operations. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the predecessor fund from year to year
as of December 31. The Fund’s (and the predecessor fund’s) past performance (before and after taxes)
is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
The returns shown for periods ending prior to the Reorganization are those of the
Class A and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund. Class A and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund
were reorganized into Class A and Class Y shares, respectively, of the Fund in the Reorganization.
Class R shares of the predecessor fund reorganized into Class A shares of the Fund after the close of the
Reorganization. Class A and Class Y shares returns of the Fund will be different from the returns
of the predecessor fund as they have different expenses.
Prior to November 13, 2015, the predecessor fund operated as a “prime” money market
fund. Performance shown for periods prior to November 13, 2015, reflect the predecessor
fund’s former investment strategy.
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Calendar Year Returns for Class A Shares
For the period covered by the bar chart:
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During the periods shown in the chart:
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Returns
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Quarter ended
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Highest Quarter
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1.22%
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December 31, 2023
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Lowest Quarter
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0.00%
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September 30, 2021
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Average Annual Total Returns
(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2024)
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Class A
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4.75%
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2.17%
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1.38%
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Class Y
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4.81%
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2.20%
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1.44%
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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 jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are
members of Pioneer Investments, a Victory Capital investment franchise.
Portfolio Management
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Title
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Tenure with the Fund and
Predecessor Fund
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Timothy Rowe
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Managing Director and Director of
Multi-Sector Fixed Income
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Since 2021
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Gregory R. Palmer
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Vice President
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Since 2020
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
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Investment Minimums
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Class A
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Class Y
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Minimum Initial Investment
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$2,500
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$1,000,000
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Minimum Subsequent Investments
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$50
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None
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For Class A and Class C shares a $1,000 minimum initial purchase amount and a $50
minimum subsequent purchase amount apply for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), gift/transfer
to minor accounts, and purchases through automatic investment plans.
Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish
higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject
if you invest through them.
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 may be taxable whether you receive them in cash, additional
shares of the Fund, or you reinvest them in shares of another Victory Fund, and may 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 create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer
or other intermediary and your salesperson or investment professional to recommend the Fund
over another investment. Ask your salesperson or investment professional or visit your financial
intermediary’s website for more information.
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