Transamerica Large Cap Value
Summary Prospectus March 1, 2025, as revised May 15, 2025
| Class A (TWQAX) |
Class C (TWQCX) |
Class I (TWQIX) |
|
Class R6 (TALCX) |
Thank you for
being a valued Transamerica shareholder. This Summary Prospectus will provide you with updated information about your investment in the fund.
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 and other information about the fund, including the fund’s statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at https://www.transamerica.com/financial-pro/investments/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 866-414-6349
or by sending an e-mail request to orders@mysummaryprospectus.com, or from your financial professional. The fund’s prospectus and
statement of additional information dated March 1, 2025, as supplemented from time to time, and the independent registered public accounting firm’s
report and financial statements in the fund’s annual report to shareholders, dated October
31, 2024, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
Investment
Objective: Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
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.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Transamerica Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in the “Waivers and Reductions of Sales Charges” section on page
337 of the fund’s prospectus, in the Appendix – “Waivers and Discounts Available from
Intermediaries,” and in the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the heading “Purchase of Shares” on page
74.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
| Class: |
A |
C |
I |
R6 |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed
on purchases (as a percentage of
offering price) |
5.50% |
None |
None |
None |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) |
None1 |
1.00%2 |
None |
None |
1 Class A shares of the fund purchased in amounts of $1 million or more that are not subject to an initial sales charge may be subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge if those shares are redeemed within 24 months of their purchase. A deferred sales charge may apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares of the fund
purchased through an exchange from another Transamerica Fund.
2 Purchases of Class C shares of the fund may be subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales
charge if those shares are redeemed within 12 months of their purchase. A deferred sales charge may apply to certain redemptions of Class C shares of the fund purchased through an exchange from another Transamerica Fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
| Class: |
A |
C |
I |
R6 |
| Management fees |
0.59% |
0.59% |
0.59% |
0.59% |
| Distribution and service (12b-1)
fees |
0.25% |
1.00% |
None |
None |
| Other expenses |
0.15%1 |
0.17%1 |
0.13% |
0.04% |
| Class: |
A |
C |
I |
R6 |
| Total annual fund operating
expenses |
0.99% |
1.76% |
0.72% |
0.63% |
| Fee waiver and/or expense
reimbursement |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.09%2 |
0.00% |
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
0.99% |
1.76% |
0.63% |
0.63% |
1
Other expenses have been restated to reflect a change in transfer agency fees effective March 1, 2025.
2
The fund’s investment manager, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”), has
contractually agreed to reimburse 0.09% of the transfer agency fees on Class I shares through
March 1, 2026. This arrangement is not subject to recapture.
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 indicated and then redeem all shares at the end of
those periods (unless otherwise indicated). The Example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that
the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable waivers and/or reimbursements for the duration of such
arrangement(s). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If the shares are redeemed at the end of each period:
| |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
| Class A |
$645 |
$848 |
$1,067 |
$1,696 |
| Class C |
$279 |
$554 |
$954 |
$2,073 |
| Class I |
$64 |
$221 |
$392 |
$886 |
| Class R6 |
$64 |
$202 |
$351 |
$786 |
If the shares are not redeemed:
| |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
| Class A |
$645 |
$848 |
$1,067 |
$1,696 |
| Class C |
$179 |
$554 |
$954 |
$2,073 |
| Class I |
$64 |
$221 |
$392 |
$886 |
| Class R6 |
$64 |
$202 |
$351 |
$786 |
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 fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate for the fund was 25% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the
amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of large cap companies. The fund considers large cap companies to be
companies with capitalizations at the time of investment within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Index1. As of December 31, 2024, the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000® Index was between approximately $1 billion and $3.5 trillion. The fund’s sub-adviser, Great Lakes Advisors LLC
(the “sub-adviser”), normally focuses primarily on
companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion. The fund typically holds between 35 and 50 positions. The Russell
3000® Index is the fund’s primary benchmark and the Russell
1000® Value Index is a secondary benchmark of the fund.
The sub-adviser will employ a relative value approach, combining a
quantitative screening tool to identify attractive candidate securities with a bottom-up, fundamental research process to select and weight individual securities. The sub-adviser’s proprietary
quantitative screening tool is used to narrow the universe of potential investments by comparing stocks to their peers using a combination of
factors, including relative valuation, potential for improving business prospects, earnings quality, and short-term price reversal. Valuation is assessed by the sub-adviser on both a relative and absolute
basis. Relative valuation compares a stock to comparable assets in order to gauge its value and attractiveness, whereas absolute valuation evaluates a stock’s worth in absolute terms with no consideration regarding the value of other comparable assets. The sub-adviser generally
invests in securities it believes to be attractively valued with the potential to exceed investor expectations and may sell securities that no longer meet the fund’s investment
criteria. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market
favors “growth” stocks.
The fund
will generally invest in companies across a variety of industries and sectors. The fund will normally invest primarily in common stock and depositary receipts. The fund may invest up to 20% of its
net assets in non-U.S. securities. The sub-adviser considers non-U.S. securities to include issuers organized or located outside the U.S. and/or that trade primarily in a market located outside
the U.S. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in medium capitalization companies.
1 “Russell®” and other service marks and trademarks related to the Russell indexes are trademarks of the London
Stock Exchange Group companies.
Principal Risks: Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors and risks affect the fund's performance,
including those described below. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate
significantly day to
day and over time. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary
description of principal risks (in alphabetical order after certain key risks) of investing in the fund. The relative significance of the key
risks below may change over time and you should review each risk factor carefully. 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. You may lose money if you invest in this fund.
Market – The market prices of the fund’s securities or
other assets may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors such as
economic events, inflation, changes in interest rates, governmental actions or interventions, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by tariffs, trade disputes,
labor strikes, supply chain disruptions or other factors, political developments, civil unrest, acts of terrorism, armed conflicts, economic sanctions, countermeasures in response to sanctions,
cybersecurity events, investor sentiment, the global and domestic effects of widespread or local health, weather or climate events, and other factors that may or may not be related to the issuer of the
security or other asset. If the market prices of the fund’s securities and assets fall, the value of your investment in the fund could go down.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Events or circumstances in one or more countries or regions could be highly
disruptive to, and have profound impacts 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 directly affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may go down.
The
long-term consequences to the U.S. economy of the continued expansion of U.S. government debt and deficits are not known. Also, raising the ceiling on U.S. government debt and periodic legislation to fund the government
have become increasingly politicized. Any failure to do either could lead to a default on
U.S. government obligations, with unpredictable consequences for the fund’s investments, and generally for economies and markets in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Equity Securities – Equity securities generally have greater
risk of loss than debt securities. Stock markets are volatile and the value of equity
securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The market price of an equity security may fluctuate based on overall market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political
conditions or trends, tariffs and trade disruptions, wars, social unrest, inflation, substantial economic downturn or recession, changes in interest rates, or adverse investor sentiment. The market
price of an equity security also may fluctuate based on real or perceived factors affecting a
particular industry or industries or the company itself. If the market prices of the equity
securities owned by the fund fall, the value of your investment in the fund will decline. The fund may lose its entire investment in the equity securities of an issuer. A change in financial condition or other event
affecting a single issuer may adversely impact securities markets as a whole.
Large Capitalization Companies – The fund’s investments in larger, more established companies may underperform other segments of the market because they may be less responsive to competitive challenges and opportunities
and unable to attain high growth rates during periods of economic
expansion.
Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser
believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. The value
approach to investing involves the risk that stocks may remain undervalued, undervaluation may become more severe, or perceived undervaluation may actually represent intrinsic value. Value stocks as a group may
be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.
Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests a
significant portion of its assets in a limited number of countries, regions, sectors,
industries or market segments, in a limited number of issuers, or in issuers in related businesses or that are subject to related operating risks, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries,
regions, sectors, industries, segments or issuers, and the value of its shares may be more volatile than if it invested more widely.
Management
– The value of your investment may go down if the investment manager’s or sub-adviser's judgments and decisions are incorrect or otherwise do not produce the desired results, or if the investment strategy does not
work as intended. You may also suffer losses if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the quantitative, analytic or other tools, resources, information and data used, investment techniques
applied, or the analyses employed or relied on, by the investment
manager or sub-adviser, if such tools, resources, information or data are used incorrectly or otherwise do not work as intended, or if
the investment manager’s or sub-adviser's investment style is out of favor or otherwise fails to produce the desired results. Any of these things could cause the fund to lose value or its results to
lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
Active Trading – The fund may engage in active trading of
its portfolio. Active trading will increase transaction costs and could detract from
performance. Active trading may be more pronounced during periods of market volatility and may generate greater amounts of short-term capital gains.
Currency
– The value of a fund’s investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. U.S. dollar-denominated
securities of foreign issuers may also be affected by currency risk. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency conversion costs and
currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. A fund may be unable or may choose not to hedge its foreign currency exposure or any hedge may not be
effective.
Cybersecurity – Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to
gain access to fund assets, fund or shareholder data (including private shareholder
information), or proprietary information, cause the fund or its service providers (including, but not limited to, the fund’s investment manager, any sub-adviser(s), transfer agent, distributor, custodian, fund accounting agent and
financial intermediaries) to
suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational
functionality, or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares, receiving distributions or receiving timely information
regarding the fund or their investment in the fund. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent or
mitigate any future cybersecurity incidents.
Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as are the foreign securities that
they evidence or into which they may be converted, and they may be less liquid than the
underlying shares in their primary trading market. In addition, depositary receipts expose the fund to risk associated with the non-uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the
depositary bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depositary bank
establishes the programs. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights,
and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice
versa.
Foreign Investments – Investing in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign
markets involves additional risks. Foreign markets can be less liquid, less regulated, less
transparent and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the fund’s foreign investments may decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers
generally, such as unfavorable government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, reduction of government or central bank support, tariffs and trade disruptions,
sanctions, political or financial instability, social unrest or other adverse economic or political developments. Foreign investments may also be subject to different accounting practices and different
regulatory, legal, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping standards and practices,
and may be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. Certain foreign
clearance and settlement procedures may result in an inability to execute transactions or delays in settlement.
Large Shareholder – A significant portion of the fund’s shares may be owned by one or more investment vehicles or institutional investors. Transactions by these
large shareholders may be disruptive to the management of the fund. For example, the fund
may experience large redemptions and could be required to sell securities at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase the fund’s brokerage and/or other transaction costs. These
transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable capital gains to shareholders. In addition, sizeable redemptions could cause the fund’s total expenses to increase.
Liquidity – The fund may make investments that are illiquid
or that become illiquid after purchase. Illiquid investments can be difficult to value, may
trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments, and may be subject to wide fluctuations in value. Liquidity risk may be magnified in rising interest rate or volatile environments. 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. Liquidity of particular
investments, or even entire asset classes, including U.S. Treasury securities, can deteriorate rapidly,
particularly during
times of market turmoil, and those investments may be difficult or impossible for the fund to sell. This may prevent the fund from limiting losses.
Medium Capitalization Companies – The fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of medium capitalization companies. Investing in medium capitalization companies involves
greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile and are more likely to be adversely
affected by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or
market conditions. Securities of medium capitalization companies may underperform larger
capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.
Valuation – Certain investments may be more difficult to
value than other types of investments. The sales price the fund could receive for any
particular portfolio investment may differ from the fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets, that are priced based upon valuations provided by third party
pricing services, or that are valued using a fair value methodology. These differences may
increase significantly and affect fund investments more broadly during periods of market
volatility. 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 fund had not fair-valued securities or had used a different valuation
methodology. The fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by
technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgment, which may prove to be incorrect.
Performance: The bar chart and the table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in
the fund. The bar chart shows how the fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for different
periods compare to the returns of a broad measure of market performance, as well as comparison to one or more secondary indices.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of sales
charges, which, if reflected, would lower the returns.
The table includes deduction of applicable sales charges.
Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would be lower.
As with all mutual funds, past
performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.
Updated performance information is available on our website at
www.transamerica.com/investments-fund-center or by calling 1-888-233-4339.
Prior to December 1, 2020, the fund had a different sub-adviser and used different investment strategies. The performance set forth for
the period prior to that date is attributable to that previous sub-adviser.
Annual Total Returns (calendar years ended December 31) - Class A
| |
Quarter Ended |
Return |
| Best Quarter: |
6/30/2020 |
20.17% |
| Worst Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-31.96% |
Average Annual Total Returns (periods ended December 31, 2024)
| |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since
Inception |
Inception Date |
| Class A |
|
|
|
|
11/15/2010 |
| Return before taxes |
10.29% |
8.66% |
8.28% |
|
|
| Return after taxes on
distributions |
9.56% |
7.53% |
6.32% |
|
|
| Return after taxes on
distributions and sale
of fund shares |
6.57% |
6.62% |
6.02% |
|
|
| Class C (Return before
taxes only) |
14.86% |
9.07% |
8.08% |
|
11/15/2010 |
| Class I (Return before
taxes only) |
17.15% |
10.33% |
9.25% |
|
11/15/2010 |
| Class R6 (Return before
taxes only) |
17.25% |
10.33% |
N/A |
9.21% |
5/29/2015 |
| Russell 3000® Index1,2 (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
23.81% |
13.86% |
12.55% |
|
|
| Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
14.37% |
8.68% |
8.49% |
|
|
1 “Russell®” and other service marks and trademarks related to the Russell
indexes are trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group companies.
2 The Russell 3000® Index became the fund’s primary benchmark on June 3,
2024. Prior to June 3, 2024, the fund’s primary
benchmark was the Russell 1000® Value Index, and that index is now a secondary index for the fund. The new primary benchmark represents a broad measure of market performance and was added to comply with new
regulatory requirements.
The total return
information for Class I shares of the fund reflects the impact of certain payments by Transamerica to the class in 2022.
The after-tax returns are calculated using the historic highest
individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns may depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown. After-tax returns may not be relevant if the investment is made through a tax-exempt or tax-deferred account, such as a 401(k) plan.
After-tax returns are presented for only one class, and returns for other classes are presented before taxes only and will vary.
Management:
| Investment Manager: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. Sub-Adviser: Great Lakes Advisors LLC Portfolio Managers: | ||
| Paul Roukis, CFA |
Portfolio Manager |
since December 2020 |
| Jeff Agne |
Portfolio Manager |
since December 2020 |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares: You may purchase, exchange or redeem shares of the fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is
open for business, online or through our website at www.transamerica.com, by mail to Transamerica Fund Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219945, Kansas City, MO 64121-9945, by telephone at
1-888-233-4339, by overnight mail to Transamerica Fund Services, Inc., 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 219945, Kansas City, MO 64105-1307 or through a financial intermediary.
Class R6 shares are intended for purchase by certain
Transamerica-sponsored asset allocation funds, as well as participants in certain eligible accounts such as 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored
403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase plans, defined-benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, IRAs and participants in certain health savings plans and health savings
accounts under Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (eligible plans). For applicable plans, Class R6 shares are available only when a plan’s recordkeeper or financial service firm serving as
an intermediary has an agreement with Transamerica Funds, and in such eligible plans where Class R6 shares are held on the books of the funds through omnibus or Network Level 3 accounts (either at
the plan level or at the level of the financial service firm serving as an intermediary).
The minimum initial purchase for Class A and C shares is
$1,000; the minimum subsequent investment is $50. The minimum initial purchase for payroll deduction and automatic investment plans is $500; the
minimum subsequent investment is $50 per monthly fund account investment. The minimum investment for Class I shares is $1,000,000. There is no minimum investment for eligible plans investing in
Class R6 shares.
Tax
Information: Fund distributions may be taxable as ordinary income, qualified
dividend income, or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. In that case, you may be taxed when you take a
distribution from such plan, depending on the type of plan, the
circumstances of your distribution and other factors.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries: If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary, the fund and/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 salesperson to recommend the fund over
another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
In an effort to reduce paper mailings and conserve natural resources, we encourage you to visit our website, www.transamerica.com, to set up an account and enroll in eDelivery.
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