Prospectus - USAA

THE USAA FUNDS’ RIGHT TO REJECT PURCHASE AND
EXCHANGE ORDERS AND LIMIT TRADING IN ACCOUNTS
The USAA Funds’ main safeguard against excessive short-term trading is their
right to reject purchase or exchange orders if in the best interest of the affected
fund. In exercising this discretion to reject purchase and exchange orders, the
USAA Funds deem that certain excessive short-term trading activities are not in
the best interest of the fund because such activities can hamper the efficient
management of the fund. Generally, persons who engage in an “in and out” (or
”out and in”) transaction within a 30-day period will violate the USAA Funds’
policy if they engage in another “in and out” (or “out and in”) transaction in the
same fund within 90 days. The USAA Funds also reserve the right to restrict
future purchases or exchanges if an investor is classified as engaged in other
patterns of excessive short-term trading, including after one large disruptive
purchase and redemption or exchange. Finally, the USAA Funds reserve the
right to reject any other purchase or exchange order in other situations that do
not involve excessive short-term trading activities if in the best interest of a
fund.
The following transactions are exempt from the excessive short-term trading
activity policies described above:
Transactions in the money market funds, Short-Term Bond Fund, Ultra
Short-Term Bond Fund, and Tax Exempt Short-Term Fund;
Purchases and sales pursuant to automatic investment or withdrawal plans;
Purchases and sales made through USAA Managed Portfolios –UMP TM ,
USAA 529 College Savings Plan TM , USAA Federal Savings Bank Trust
Department, or other designated USAA managed investment accounts;
Purchases and sales of the Institutional Shares by the Target Retirement
Funds, Cornerstone Conservative Fund and/or Cornerstone Equity Fund; and
Other transactions that are not motivated by short-term trading
considerations if they are approved by transfer agent management personnel
and are not disruptive to a fund.
If a person is classified as having engaged in excessive short-term trading, the
remedy will depend upon the trading activities of the investor in the account and
related accounts and its disruptive effect, and can include warnings to cease such
activity and/or restrictions or termination of trading privileges in a particular fund
or all USAA Funds.
The USAA Funds rely on the transfer agent to review trading activity for
excessive short-term trading. There can be no assurance, however, that its
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