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<strong>USAA</strong> Asset Management Company (AMCO) manages these Funds. For<br />

easier reading, AMCOmay be referred to as “we” or “us” throughout the<br />

prospectus.<br />

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE<br />

BOTH FUNDS<br />

What is each Fund’s investment objective?<br />

Each Fund has a common investment objective of providing California investors<br />

with a high level of current interest income that is exempt from federal and<br />

California state income taxes. The California Money Market Fund has a further<br />

objective of preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. Each Fund has<br />

separate investment policies to achieve its objective. The Funds’ Board of<br />

Trustees (the Board) may change a Fund’s investment objective without<br />

shareholder approval.<br />

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY<br />

What is each Fund’s principal investment strategy?<br />

Each Fund primarily invests its assets in securities issued by the state of<br />

California, its political subdivisions and instrumentalities, and by other<br />

government entities if, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, the income from<br />

such obligations is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes<br />

and is exempt from California state income taxes.<br />

These securities include municipal debt obligations that have been issued by<br />

California and its political subdivisions and duly constituted state and local<br />

authorities and corporations. We refer to these securities as California taxexempt<br />

securities. California tax-exempt securities generally are issued to fund<br />

public infrastructure projects such as streets and highways, schools, water and<br />

sewer systems, hospitals, and airports. They also may be issued to refinance outstanding<br />

obligations as well as to obtain funds for general operating expenses<br />

and for loans to other public institutions and facilities.<br />

What types of tax-exempt securities will be included in each<br />

Fund’s portfolio?<br />

Each Fund’s assets may be invested in, among other things, any of the<br />

following tax-exempt securities, except as otherwise noted:<br />

15 | <strong>USAA</strong> California Funds

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