The investment seeks to provide federal tax-exempt current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund has a fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. The fund may invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in municipal debt securities the income on which is subject to federal income tax.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests a majority of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better. It may invest in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks the highest level of total return that is consistent with an aggressive level of risk. The fund is a "fund of funds" that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of underlying funds for which the Investment Manager or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or principal underwriter. It may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in other funds, including third party advised (unaffiliated) funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), equity securities, fixed income securities and derivative instruments.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small companies. The adviser currently considers "small companies" to be those within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase by the fund.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide long term total return. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing directly, andu002For indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in commodity index-linked instruments, other commodity-linked instruments, derivative instruments (including swap agreements and commodity-linked structured notes, futures and options contracts with respect to indexes or individual commodities and options on futures contracts), cash and fixed income securities that together are intended to provide exposure to the performance of the collateralized commodity futures market.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. In seeking to provide the investors with a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks, the fund generally looks to the average yield on stocks of companies listed on the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in companies considered by the adviser (at the time of purchase) to be large-capitalization companies. A company is considered to be large-capitalization if its market capitalization is at least $5 billion. The fund holds a relatively few number of securities and, as a result of the Adviser's investment process, the fund's investments may be focused in one or more economic sectors from time to time.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in companies considered by the adviser (at the time of purchase) to be large-capitalization companies. A company is considered to be large-capitalization if its market capitalization is at least $5 billion. The fund holds a relatively few number of securities and, as a result of the Adviser's investment process, the fund's investments may be focused in one or more economic sectors from time to time.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in health sciences-related companies. The portfolio manager considers health sciences-related companies to include companies that design, manufacture or sell products or services used for or in connection with healthcare, medicine or life sciences. The fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of technology companies and in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to equity securities of technology companies. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid capitalization companies, though the fund may also hold positions in large market capitalization companies. It invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies, but may, to a lesser extent, invest in equity REITs, common stocks of foreign companies and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs").
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital preservation, and as a secondary objective, long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments. The investors may invest directly in the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital preservation, and as a secondary objective, long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments. The investors may invest directly in the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital preservation, and as a secondary objective, long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments. The investors may invest directly in the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in the stocks of large-cap U.S. companies. It defines a large-cap company as one whose market cap is larger than the median market cap of companies in the Russell 1000 Index. The fund uses fundamental, bottom-up research and takes a core approach to stock selection, which includes both growth and value styles of investing.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital preservation, and as a secondary objective, long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments. The investors may invest directly in the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital preservation, and as a secondary objective, long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments. The investors may invest directly in the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital preservation, and as a secondary objective, long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments. The investors may invest directly in the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital preservation, and as a secondary objective, long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments. The investors may invest directly in the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities (which include common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common stocks). It may invest in the securities of companies of any size, regardless of market capitalization. The fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") if the Adviser believes it is advisable to expose the fund to the broad market or to broad market sectors or to hedge against market risk without purchasing a large number of individual securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in companies considered by the adviser (at the time of purchase) to be large-capitalization companies. A company is considered to be large-capitalization if its market capitalization is at least $5 billion. The fund holds a relatively few number of securities and, as a result of the Adviser's investment process, the fund's investments may be focused in one or more economic sectors from time to time.
The investment seeks to provide long term total return. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing directly, andu002For indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in commodity index-linked instruments, other commodity-linked instruments, derivative instruments (including swap agreements and commodity-linked structured notes, futures and options contracts with respect to indexes or individual commodities and options on futures contracts), cash and fixed income securities that together are intended to provide exposure to the performance of the collateralized commodity futures market.
The investment seeks to provide long term total return. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing directly, andu002For indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in commodity index-linked instruments, other commodity-linked instruments, derivative instruments (including swap agreements and commodity-linked structured notes, futures and options contracts with respect to indexes or individual commodities and options on futures contracts), cash and fixed income securities that together are intended to provide exposure to the performance of the collateralized commodity futures market.
The investment seeks to provide long term total return. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing directly, andu002For indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in commodity index-linked instruments, other commodity-linked instruments, derivative instruments (including swap agreements and commodity-linked structured notes, futures and options contracts with respect to indexes or individual commodities and options on futures contracts), cash and fixed income securities that together are intended to provide exposure to the performance of the collateralized commodity futures market.
The investment seeks to provide long term total return. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing directly, andu002For indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in commodity index-linked instruments, other commodity-linked instruments, derivative instruments (including swap agreements and commodity-linked structured notes, futures and options contracts with respect to indexes or individual commodities and options on futures contracts), cash and fixed income securities that together are intended to provide exposure to the performance of the collateralized commodity futures market.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small companies. The adviser currently considers "small companies" to be those within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase by the fund.
The investment seeks to provide long term total return. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing directly, andu002For indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in commodity index-linked instruments, other commodity-linked instruments, derivative instruments (including swap agreements and commodity-linked structured notes, futures and options contracts with respect to indexes or individual commodities and options on futures contracts), cash and fixed income securities that together are intended to provide exposure to the performance of the collateralized commodity futures market.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and securities of governmental, supranational and corporate issuers denominated in various currencies, including U.S. dollars. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund. It invests principally in short duration bonds and defines short duration as a duration ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 years.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase or that are within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including equity futures and index futures) for cash equitization purposes.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase or that are within the market capitalization range of companies in the S&P 500 Index (the index) at the time of purchase. It may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including equity futures and index futures) for cash equitization purposes.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with a level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in corporate bonds. It will primarily invest in debt securities with short- and intermediate-term maturities generally similar to those included in the fund's benchmark index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Index (the index).
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, steady growth of capital. The fund's assets primarily are invested in equity securities. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common and preferred stocks of large capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the financial services sector.
The investment seeks a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, steady growth of capital. The fund's assets primarily are invested in equity securities. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common and preferred stocks of large capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the financial services sector.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Royce & Associates, LP ("Royce"), the fund's investment adviser, invests the fund's assets primarily in dividend-paying securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion that the advisor believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities that produce dividend income to the fund, and at least 65% will be issued by companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion at the time of investment.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase or that are within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the index) at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including equity futures and index futures) for cash equitization purposes.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase or that are within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the index) at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including equity futures and index futures) for cash equitization purposes.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Royce & Associates, LP ("Royce"), the fund's investment adviser, invests the fund's assets primarily in dividend-paying securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion that the advisor believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities that produce dividend income to the fund, and at least 65% will be issued by companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion at the time of investment.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Royce & Associates, LP ("Royce"), the fund's investment adviser, invests the fund's assets primarily in dividend-paying securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion that the advisor believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities that produce dividend income to the fund, and at least 65% will be issued by companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion at the time of investment.
The investment seeks to provide high long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other companies engaged in the real estate industry. The portfolio managers look for real estate securities they believe will provide superior returns, focusing on companies with the potential for stock price appreciation, plus sustainable growth of cash flow to investors. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests principally in common stocks of dividend-paying large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other companies engaged in the real estate industry. The portfolio managers look for real estate securities they believe will provide superior returns, focusing on companies with the potential for stock price appreciation, plus sustainable growth of cash flow to investors. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests principally in common stocks of dividend-paying large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with high total return through current income and, secondarily, through capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in fixed income securities of issuers that are located in emerging markets countries, or that earn 50% or more of their total revenues from goods or services produced in emerging markets countries or from sales made in emerging markets countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with high total return through current income and, secondarily, through capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in fixed income securities of issuers that are located in emerging markets countries, or that earn 50% or more of their total revenues from goods or services produced in emerging markets countries or from sales made in emerging markets countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in small capitalization equity securities economically tied to the U.S. It invests principally in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies, some of which are also considered micro capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in small capitalization equity securities economically tied to the U.S. It invests principally in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies, some of which are also considered micro capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The fund primarily invests in equity securities of European companies that are believed to offer growth potential. Under normal market conditions, it invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of European companies. Although the fund emphasizes investments in developed countries, it also may invest in securities of companies located in developing or emerging markets. The fund will normally have exposure to foreign currencies.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in common stock and other equity securities of issuers in developing countries. Developing countries are also known as "emerging markets." In determining whether an issuer is in a developing country, the manager will consider whether the country is generally considered to be a developing country by the international financial community, where the issuer is domiciled, the location of the issuer's principal place of business andu002For whether the issuer has substantial assets, or derives significant revenues or profits from developing countries.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. The adviser currently considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts such as ADRs and GDRs.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks total return through growth of capital and current income. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of real estate and real estate-related issuers, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It may also invest in debt securities, including corporate debt obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in non-investment grade debt securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") of real estate and real estate-related issuers.
The investment seeks a high level of dividend income and long-term capital growth primarily through investments in stocks. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks, with an emphasis on large-capitalization stocks that have a strong track record of paying dividends or that are believed to be undervalued. The adviser generally seeks investments in large-capitalization companies and the fund's yield, which reflects the level of dividends paid by the fund, is expected to normally exceed the yield of the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to obtain capital appreciation over the long term while at times providing a low level of current income to reduce portfolio volatility. The fund is a fund-of-funds and as such invests primarily in no-load and load-waived mutual funds, including ETFs ("underlying funds"). The underlying funds invest primarily in individual securities such as common stocks and corporate or government bonds. The Advisor actively manages the fund's portfolio using a proprietary investment strategy called Upgrading, which seeks to capture global market trends.
The investment seeks to provide high long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide high long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide high long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide high long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide high long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide high long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's investment adviser intends the fund's strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of emerging market companies, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, or other securities convertible into common stock. The adviser generally defines an emerging market company as a company (1) that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal office in, an emerging market country; (2) that derives 50% or more of its revenue from goods produced, services performed, or sales made in emerging market countries; or (3) for which the principal securities market is located in an emerging market country.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of emerging market companies, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, or other securities convertible into common stock. The adviser generally defines an emerging market company as a company (1) that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal office in, an emerging market country; (2) that derives 50% or more of its revenue from goods produced, services performed, or sales made in emerging market countries; or (3) for which the principal securities market is located in an emerging market country.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests principally in common stocks of dividend-paying large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in the Portfolio, which has the same investment objective as the fund. It primarily invests in equity securities of small and mid-cap companies. Small and mid-cap companies generally are defined as those companies with market capitalizations within the range represented in the Russell 2500 Growth Index, the fund's broad-based securities market index.
The investment seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income taxes, consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests primarily in investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is, in the opinion of the issuer's bond counsel, exempt from federal income tax including the federal alternative minimum tax ("AMT"). Under normal circumstances at least 80% of the value of the fund's assets will be invested in tax-exempt municipal obligations.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in large capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the S&P 500 Index or within the capitalization range of the S&P 500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in real estate securities. It seeks to achieve its objective by concentrating its investments in equity securities of real estate companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., in a globally diversified manner. The fund invests principally in securities of companies, known as real estate investment trusts and other REIT-like entities that own interests in real estate or real estate-related loans.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks growth of capital and income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or that have securities that trade in the form of depositary receipts, companies that have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries, including those of emerging markets, or foreign currencies.
The investment seeks growth of capital and income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or that have securities that trade in the form of depositary receipts, companies that have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries, including those of emerging markets, or foreign currencies.
The investment seeks current income and the preservation of capital. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investment grade bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks current income and the preservation of capital. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investment grade bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks current income and the preservation of capital. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investment grade bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks current income and the preservation of capital. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investment grade bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks current income and the preservation of capital. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investment grade bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks current income. The fund invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, U.S. government agency mortgage securities (collectively "U.S. government securities"), and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities. Under normal circumstances, the fund's portfolio will maintain a weighted average maturity of three years or less.
The investment seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund. It invests principally in short duration bonds and defines short duration as a duration ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 years.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for capital growth and most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest significantly in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. These debt instruments will generally be rated non-investment grade by recognized rating agencies (similar to "high yield" investments or "junk bonds") or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. These debt instruments will generally be rated non-investment grade by recognized rating agencies (similar to "high yield" investments or "junk bonds") or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. These debt instruments will generally be rated non-investment grade by recognized rating agencies (similar to "high yield" investments or "junk bonds") or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. The fund is advised by RIM and multiple money managers unaffiliated with RIM pursuant to a multi-manager approach.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. The fund is advised by RIM and multiple money managers unaffiliated with RIM pursuant to a multi-manager approach.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. The fund will invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, including securities of companies located in developed and emerging countries. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries.
The investment seeks to provide long term growth of capital and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in securities issued by companies that are engaged in the infrastructure business. Infrastructure refers to the systems and networks of energy, transportation, communication and other services required for the normal function of society. Infrastructure companies also include energy-related companies organized as master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and their affiliates.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. The fund is advised by RIM and multiple money managers unaffiliated with RIM pursuant to a multi-manager approach.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. The fund is advised by RIM and multiple money managers unaffiliated with RIM pursuant to a multi-manager approach.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., and in depositary receipts, in a globally diversified manner.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., and in depositary receipts, in a globally diversified manner.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., and in depositary receipts, in a globally diversified manner.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., and in depositary receipts, in a globally diversified manner.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. The fund will invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, including securities of companies located in developed and emerging countries. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., and in depositary receipts, in a globally diversified manner.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of financial services companies with stock market capitalizations up to $5 billion, it may invest an equal or greater percentage of its assets in securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest at least 40% of its net assets in equity securities of companies headquartered in at least three different countries outside of the United States.
The investment seeks to provide long term growth of capital and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in securities issued by companies that are engaged in the infrastructure business. Infrastructure refers to the systems and networks of energy, transportation, communication and other services required for the normal function of society. Infrastructure companies also include energy-related companies organized as master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and their affiliates.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of large-cap companies throughout the world, including the U.S. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of large-cap companies. Under normal conditions, it will invest in at least five countries, one of which will be the U.S., and at least 40% of its net assets will be invested in stocks of large-cap companies outside the U.S. including companies in emerging markets (at least 30% if foreign market conditions are not favorable).
The investment seeks to provide long term growth of capital and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in securities issued by companies that are engaged in the infrastructure business. Infrastructure refers to the systems and networks of energy, transportation, communication and other services required for the normal function of society. Infrastructure companies also include energy-related companies organized as master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and their affiliates.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks to provide long term growth of capital and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in securities issued by companies that are engaged in the infrastructure business. Infrastructure refers to the systems and networks of energy, transportation, communication and other services required for the normal function of society. Infrastructure companies also include energy-related companies organized as master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and their affiliates.
The investment seeks to provide long term growth of capital and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in securities issued by companies that are engaged in the infrastructure business. Infrastructure refers to the systems and networks of energy, transportation, communication and other services required for the normal function of society. Infrastructure companies also include energy-related companies organized as master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and their affiliates.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies that are associated with natural resources, including those companies that are principally or substantially engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, extraction, distribution or sale of materials, energy or goods related to the Energy, Materials, Agriculture or Commodity-Related Industrials sectors.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies that SailingStone Capital Partners LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, considers to be principally engaged in natural resources industries. It may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world and normally will invest in securities of companies located in at least three countries, which may include the United States. The fund's investment team currently expects that the fund typically will hold between 15 and 30 securities positions. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. The fund is advised by RIM and multiple money managers unaffiliated with RIM pursuant to a multi-manager approach.
The investment seeks total return through growth of capital and current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of real estate and real estate-related issuers, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and equity securities (including common and preferred stock, and convertible securities) of domestic and foreign issuers. The fund will provide exposure to investments that are economically tied to at least three different countries, including the U.S.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies considered by the fund's investment team (at the time of purchase) to be large-cap companies. Its investment team currently considers a company to be large-cap if its market capitalization is at least $5 billion. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in companies with market capitalizations comparable to those of companies included in the MSCI World Small-Cap Index. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor expects to maintain a weighted-average market capitalization between 50% and 200% of the weighted-average market capitalization of the securities in the MSCI World Small-Cap Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in companies with market capitalizations comparable to those of companies included in the MSCI World Small-Cap Index. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor expects to maintain a weighted-average market capitalization between 50% and 200% of the weighted-average market capitalization of the securities in the MSCI World Small-Cap Index.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies considered by the fund's investment team (at the time of purchase) to be large-cap companies. Its investment team currently considers a company to be large-cap if its market capitalization is at least $5 billion. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation, consistent with reasonable risk to principal, by investing primarily in small market capitalization (small-cap) companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap companies. Equity securities are primarily common stock. The fund focuses on U.S. companies with total market capitalizations (number of shares outstanding multiplied by share price) that at the time of initial purchase fall within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index at reconstitution each June.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation, consistent with reasonable risk to principal, by investing primarily in small-capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap companies. The fund focuses on U.S. companies with total market capitalizations (number of shares outstanding multiplied by share price) that at the time of initial purchase fall within the range of companies in the Russell Microcap Index at reconstitution each June.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks to provide a high current income exempt from federal income taxes with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in municipal obligations, the interest on which is, in the opinion of the issuer's bond counsel, exempt from federal individual income tax (but not necessarily the federal alternative minimum tax (the "AMT")). Under normal circumstances at least 80% of the value of the fund's assets will be invested in tax-exempt municipal obligations (which may include obligations that pay interest subject to the AMT).
The investment seeks current income and moderate appreciation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of futures contracts on the S&P 500 Index and in income-oriented securities. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor intends to invest in a portfolio of underlying funds, excluding cash and cash equivalents required for margin or collateral, while also maintaining notional exposure to the index through its investments in futures contracts, which are intended to provide the fund with economic exposure to U.S. equities in an amount up to the value of the funds net assets.
The investment seeks current income and moderate appreciation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of futures contracts on the S&P 500 Index and in income-oriented securities. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor intends to invest in a portfolio of underlying funds, excluding cash and cash equivalents required for margin or collateral, while also maintaining notional exposure to the index through its investments in futures contracts, which are intended to provide the fund with economic exposure to U.S. equities in an amount up to the value of the funds net assets.
The investment seeks to provide current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests primarily in securities, including high-yield corporate bonds, convertible bonds, and other debt securities, that are rated below investment grade by nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations at the time of purchase or, if unrated, have been determined by Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, to be of comparable quality. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in debt securities and other investments that, at the time of purchase, are rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks to provide current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests primarily in securities, including high-yield corporate bonds, convertible bonds, and other debt securities, that are rated below investment grade by nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations at the time of purchase or, if unrated, have been determined by Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, to be of comparable quality. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in debt securities and other investments that, at the time of purchase, are rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends. It may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in companies that are located in countries (other than the U.S.) with developed markets or that are economically tied to such countries. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, issued by companies incorporated in developed markets outside the U.S. and in depositary receipts. The fund's securities are denominated principally in foreign currencies and are typically held outside the U.S.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in science andu002For technology companies. It invests principally in equity securities and may invest in companies of any size. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The adviser performs in-depth analysis in search of what the advisor believes are innovative companies that drive market share gains in technology, leading to sustainable earnings growth and long-term stock price appreciation.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in science andu002For technology companies. It invests principally in equity securities and may invest in companies of any size. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The adviser performs in-depth analysis in search of what the advisor believes are innovative companies that drive market share gains in technology, leading to sustainable earnings growth and long-term stock price appreciation.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in common stocks and convertible securities issued by companies (1) organized, domiciled, or with a principal office outside of the United States, (2) the securities of which primarily trade in a market located outside of the United States, or (3) that do a substantial amount of business outside of the United States, which the adviser considers to be companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the United States or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the United States.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in common stocks and convertible securities issued by companies (1) organized, domiciled, or with a principal office outside of the United States, (2) the securities of which primarily trade in a market located outside of the United States, or (3) that do a substantial amount of business outside of the United States, which the adviser considers to be companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the United States or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the United States.
The investment seeks current income and the preservation of capital. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investment grade bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in stocks of larger, well-established companies domiciled outside the United States, including in emerging markets and developing countries, that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth andu002For to pay dividends. The advisor currently intends to invest at least 90% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and whose securities are listed primarily on exchanges outside the United States and in cash and cash equivalents and securities held as collateral issued by U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks current income and, to the extent consistent with this goal, capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities. Its investments in fixed income securities consist primarily of fixed rate and variable rate corporate debt obligations, debt obligations of the U.S. government and its agencies, bank obligations, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and Eurodollar obligations. The fund seeks to have an average portfolio maturity and duration between three and ten years, as such debt obligations generally pay a higher rate of current income than shorter maturity debt obligations.
The investment seeks to provide significant income and, as a secondary focus, long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in income-generating securities, principally comprised of dividend-paying equity securities. Generally, it invests primarily in dividend-paying equity securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks and shares of beneficial interest of real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The fund seeks to create a portfolio of securities with an income yield greater than the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index. It may invest in securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. It will invest in both fixed rate and floating rate fixed income securities and may invest in fixed income securities of any credit rating. The fund seeks to invest its net assets opportunistically across a broad spectrum of income yielding securities, including without limitation collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs").
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund is a "fund of funds," and invests its assets in other underlying mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. and ETFs and other pooled investment vehicles. It invests its assets in a selection of underlying funds that invest primarily in global or international securities. The underlying funds may invest a portion of their assets in securities of domestic issuers. The fund's target allocation is to invest 100% of its total assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities. A portion of the underlying fund's assets may be invested in fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in science andu002For technology companies. It invests principally in equity securities and may invest in companies of any size. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The adviser performs in-depth analysis in search of what the advisor believes are innovative companies that drive market share gains in technology, leading to sustainable earnings growth and long-term stock price appreciation.
The investment seeks to provide a high current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund invests in fixed-income obligations of any kind, including, by way of example, U.S. and foreign corporate investment-grade securities; U.S. government securities and securities of foreign governments and supranational entities; U.S. and foreign below investment grade bonds; and cash instruments. It may invest in any type of debt instrument, including, for example, domestic or foreign corporate debt securities, securities issued or guaranteed by sovereign governments, their agencies, or instrumentalities, and mortgage-backed securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in companies that are located in countries (other than the U.S.) with developed markets or that are economically tied to such countries. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, issued by companies incorporated in developed markets outside the U.S. and in depositary receipts. The fund's securities are denominated principally in foreign currencies and are typically held outside the U.S.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in companies that are located in countries (other than the U.S.) with developed markets or that are economically tied to such countries. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, issued by companies incorporated in developed markets outside the U.S. and in depositary receipts. The fund's securities are denominated principally in foreign currencies and are typically held outside the U.S.
The investment seeks a high total return through current income and capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund's assets are invested primarily in income-producing debt securities, with an emphasis on the higher rated segment of the high-yield (junk bond) market. These income-producing debt instruments include corporate debt securities as well as bank loans. The fund will purchase only debt instruments rated B or above, or if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. It may invest in debt instruments of any maturity and does not seek to maintain a particular dollar-weighted average maturity.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with a total return that exceeds the rate of inflation over the long-term. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in inflation-protected debt securities. These securities include inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government and non-U.S. governments, their agencies or instrumentalities, and U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. The advisor currently intends to focus on inflation-protected debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. It invests only in securities rated investment grade.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with a total return that exceeds the rate of inflation over the long-term. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in inflation-protected debt securities. These securities include inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government and non-U.S. governments, their agencies or instrumentalities, and U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. The advisor currently intends to focus on inflation-protected debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. It invests only in securities rated investment grade.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income and capital appreciation without undue risk to principal. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade debt securities. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities, commonly known as "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds." Although the fund will primarily be invested in domestic securities, up to 20% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities, which may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income and capital appreciation without undue risk to principal. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade debt securities. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities, commonly known as "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds." Although the fund will primarily be invested in domestic securities, up to 20% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities, which may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The investment seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. In seeking to provide the investors with a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks, the fund generally looks to the average yield on stocks of companies listed on the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. In seeking to provide the investors with a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks, the fund generally looks to the average yield on stocks of companies listed on the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. In seeking to provide the investors with a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks, the fund generally looks to the average yield on stocks of companies listed on the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. In seeking to provide the investors with a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks, the fund generally looks to the average yield on stocks of companies listed on the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. In seeking to provide the investors with a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks, the fund generally looks to the average yield on stocks of companies listed on the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. In seeking to provide the investors with a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks, the fund generally looks to the average yield on stocks of companies listed on the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in equity securities that the fund's investment team believes are undervalued. It invests in equity securities of small-, mid-, or large-capitalization companies. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. It will likely hold a more limited number of securities than many other mutual funds. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with small market capitalization, or small cap companies. In selecting investments for the fund, the Adviser chooses stocks of companies which it believes have above-average growth potential at attractive prices. The fund will generally hold between 30 and 40 common stocks.
The investment seeks current income and the preservation of capital. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investment grade bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in common stocks of companies located (or with primary operations) in Japan. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in companies located (or with primary operations) in Japan. It may purchase the stocks of companies of any size and the advisor expects to make its investments across a wide range of Japanese industries and companies.
The investment seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation. The fund is designed to meet investor needs for a diversified portfolio solution with a defined objective of long-term growth through a fully managed investment policy utilizing primarily RiverFront ETFs that collectively feature a mix of exposure to equity securities and debt securities (with a strong emphasis on the former) of both United States and foreign issuers, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in small capitalization equity securities economically tied to the U.S. It invests principally in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies, some of which are also considered micro capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of companies located (or with primary operations) in Latin America. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in Latin American companies. Under normal conditions, at least four countries will be represented in the fund's portfolio. The fund may purchase the stocks of companies of any size. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase or that are within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including equity futures and index futures) for cash equitization purposes.
The investment seeks maximum total return from a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed-income securities issued by corporations or other non-governmental issuers similar to corporations, which securities are tied economically to the U.S. It typically invests a substantial portion of its assets, and may invest up to 100% of its assets. The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its assets in other securities which need not be fixed-income securities and need not be tied economically to the U.S.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase or that are within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including equity futures and index futures) for cash equitization purposes.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in debt securities. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities, commonly known as "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds." Although the fund will primarily be invested in domestic securities, up to 20% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities, which may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in debt securities. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities, commonly known as "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds." Although the fund will primarily be invested in domestic securities, up to 20% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities, which may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in debt securities. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities, commonly known as "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds." Although the fund will primarily be invested in domestic securities, up to 20% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities, which may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in small capitalization equity securities economically tied to the U.S. It invests principally in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies, some of which are also considered micro capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of non-U.S. companies whose principal activities are located in emerging market countries and that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in small capitalization equity securities economically tied to the U.S. It invests principally in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies, some of which are also considered micro capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation. The fund is designed to meet investor needs for a diversified portfolio solution with a defined objective of long-term growth through a fully managed investment policy utilizing primarily RiverFront ETFs that collectively feature a mix of exposure to equity securities and debt securities (with a strong emphasis on the former) of both United States and foreign issuers, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term growth and income. The adviser and sub-adviser seek to achieve the fund's investment objective by strategically investing in, and tactically adjusting allocations to, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that, under normal market conditions, are expected to primarily consist of ETFs sub-advised by RiverFront. The fund also seeks, under normal market conditions, a target asset allocation, on a look-through basis, of 70% to equities and 30% to fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term growth and income. The adviser and sub-adviser seek to achieve the fund's investment objective by strategically investing in, and tactically adjusting allocations to, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that, under normal market conditions, are expected to primarily consist of ETFs sub-advised by RiverFront. The fund also seeks, under normal market conditions, a target asset allocation, on a look-through basis, of 70% to equities and 30% to fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., and in depositary receipts, in a globally diversified manner.
The investment seeks current income and, secondarily, growth of capital. The fund is a "fund of funds," and invests its assets in other underlying mutual funds advised by the Adviser and ETFs and other pooled investment vehicles. It invests its assets in a selection of underlying funds which invest primarily in international or domestic equities, fixed-income securities or real estate investment trusts. The fund's target allocation is to invest 60%-70% of its total assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities and 30%-40% of its total assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities, including REITs.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of relatively large non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies included in the MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East ("EAFE") Index. It invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. The Investment Manager looks for established companies in economically developed countries and may invest up to 15% of the Portfolio's assets in securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term growth and income. The adviser and sub-adviser seek to achieve the fund's investment objective by strategically investing in, and tactically adjusting allocations to, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that, under normal market conditions, are expected to primarily consist of ETFs sub-advised by RiverFront. The fund also seeks, under normal market conditions, a target asset allocation, on a look-through basis, of 70% to equities and 30% to fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests principally in common stocks of dividend-paying large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of non-U.S. companies whose principal activities are located in countries represented by the MSCI EAFE Index that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. It may invest up to 15% of its assets in securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in companies that are located in countries (other than the U.S.) with developed markets or that are economically tied to such countries. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, issued by companies incorporated in developed markets outside the U.S. and in depositary receipts. The fund's securities are denominated principally in foreign currencies and are typically held outside the U.S.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in companies that are located in countries (other than the U.S.) with developed markets or that are economically tied to such countries. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, issued by companies incorporated in developed markets outside the U.S. and in depositary receipts. The fund's securities are denominated principally in foreign currencies and are typically held outside the U.S.
The investment seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation. The fund is designed to meet investor needs for a diversified portfolio solution with a defined objective of long-term growth through a fully managed investment policy utilizing primarily RiverFront ETFs that collectively feature a mix of exposure to equity securities and debt securities (with a strong emphasis on the former) of both United States and foreign issuers, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.
The investment seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation. The fund is designed to meet investor needs for a diversified portfolio solution with a defined objective of long-term growth through a fully managed investment policy utilizing primarily RiverFront ETFs that collectively feature a mix of exposure to equity securities and debt securities (with a strong emphasis on the former) of both United States and foreign issuers, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.
The investment seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation. The fund is designed to meet investor needs for a diversified portfolio solution with a defined objective of long-term growth through a fully managed investment policy utilizing primarily RiverFront ETFs that collectively feature a mix of exposure to equity securities and debt securities (with a strong emphasis on the former) of both United States and foreign issuers, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.
The investment seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation. The fund is designed to meet investor needs for a diversified portfolio solution with a defined objective of long-term growth through a fully managed investment policy utilizing primarily RiverFront ETFs that collectively feature a mix of exposure to equity securities and debt securities (with a strong emphasis on the former) of both United States and foreign issuers, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of U.S. companies of any market capitalization. The Portfolio has a concentrated portfolio of investments, typically investing in 15 to 35 companies with market capitalizations generally greater than $350 million. The Portfolio seeks to outperform broad-based securities market indices, such as the S&P 500 Index, the Russell 1000 Index and the Russell 3000 Index. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. Although the Portfolio generally focuses on large cap companies, the market capitalizations of issuers in which the Portfolio invests may vary with market conditions and the Portfolio also may invest in mid cap and small cap companies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide federal tax-exempt current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund has a fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. The fund may invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in municipal debt securities the income on which is subject to federal income tax.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations. For this purpose, the Adviser defines a small capitalization company as any company with a market capitalization less than or equal to the largest market capitalization (determined at the time of investment) of any company in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity instruments of companies of any market capitalization that are in the financial services sector. It will take long and short positions in companies in the financial services sector of any size. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity instruments of companies of any market capitalization that are in the financial services sector. It will take long and short positions in companies in the financial services sector of any size. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation, mainly long term; income is a secondary consideration. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a diverse portfolio primarily consisting of common stocks. It generally invests in high quality companies of all market capitalizations with a focus on businesses that have sustainable, long term competitive advantages.
The investment seeks capital appreciation, mainly long term; income is a secondary consideration. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a diverse portfolio primarily consisting of common stocks. It generally invests in high quality companies of all market capitalizations with a focus on businesses that have sustainable, long term competitive advantages.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity instruments of companies of any market capitalization that are in the financial services sector. It will take long and short positions in companies in the financial services sector of any size. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation, mainly long term; income is a secondary consideration. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a diverse portfolio primarily consisting of common stocks. It generally invests in high quality companies of all market capitalizations with a focus on businesses that have sustainable, long term competitive advantages.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of U.S. companies that are in the financial services sector. It may invest in companies of any size, but, under normal conditions, the fund invests primarily in mid, small and micro capitalization financial services companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of U.S. companies that are in the financial services sector. It may invest in companies of any size, but, under normal conditions, the fund invests primarily in mid, small and micro capitalization financial services companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small-to-medium market capitalizations. For this purpose, the Adviser defines a small-to-medium capitalization company as a company that has a market capitalization of between $100 million and $10 billion at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of U.S. companies that are in the financial services sector. It may invest in companies of any size, but, under normal conditions, the fund invests primarily in mid, small and micro capitalization financial services companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of micro-cap companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of micro-cap companies. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small- and medium-sized companies. These equity securities generally include common stocks and may also include real estate investment trusts. Small- and medium-sized companies are those whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Value Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of medium-sized companies. The adviser currently defines medium-sized companies as those having market capitalizations comparable to those companies included in the Russell Midcap Growth Index. The fund normally invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of medium-sized companies. The adviser currently defines medium-sized companies as those having market capitalizations comparable to those companies included in the Russell Midcap Growth Index. The fund normally invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that are likely to participate in the growth of the American economy and whose dividends appear to be sustainable. It invests primarily in securities of issuers domiciled in the United States and Canada. The fund may also invest in bonds and other debt securities, including those issued by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks and growth of capital. The adviser and sub-adviser seek to achieve the fund's investment objective by strategically investing in, and tactically adjusting allocations to, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that, under normal market conditions, are expected to primarily consist of ETFs sub-advised by RiverFront. The fund also seeks, under normal market conditions, a target asset allocation, on a look-through basis, of 50% to equities and 50% to fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks and growth of capital. The adviser and sub-adviser seek to achieve the fund's investment objective by strategically investing in, and tactically adjusting allocations to, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that, under normal market conditions, are expected to primarily consist of ETFs sub-advised by RiverFront. The fund also seeks, under normal market conditions, a target asset allocation, on a look-through basis, of 50% to equities and 50% to fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks and growth of capital. The adviser and sub-adviser seek to achieve the fund's investment objective by strategically investing in, and tactically adjusting allocations to, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that, under normal market conditions, are expected to primarily consist of ETFs sub-advised by RiverFront. The fund also seeks, under normal market conditions, a target asset allocation, on a look-through basis, of 50% to equities and 50% to fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to provide current income and moderate long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's adviser intends its strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide current income and moderate long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's adviser intends its strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide current income and moderate long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's adviser intends its strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide current income and moderate long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's adviser intends its strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide current income and moderate long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's adviser intends its strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide current income and moderate long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's adviser intends its strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks to provide current income and moderate long term capital appreciation. The fund is a "fund of funds," which seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a combination of several other Russell Investment Company Funds. The fund's adviser intends its strategy of investing in a combination of underlying funds to result in investment diversification that an investor could otherwise achieve only by holding numerous individual investments.
The investment seeks current income, consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in the prospectus, and preservation of capital. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and cash equivalents). It maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities rated AA- or Aa3 or better. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars. It may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt securities in the A rating category.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
The investment seeks to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks and growth of capital. The adviser and sub-adviser seek to achieve the fund's investment objective by strategically investing in, and tactically adjusting allocations to, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that, under normal market conditions, are expected to primarily consist of ETFs sub-advised by RiverFront. The fund also seeks, under normal market conditions, a target asset allocation, on a look-through basis, of 50% to equities and 50% to fixed-income securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies considered by the adviser to be (at the time of purchase) mid-capitalization companies. It invests principally in equity securities. A company is considered to be a mid-capitalization company if it has a market capitalization of between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies considered by the adviser to be (at the time of purchase) mid-capitalization companies. It invests principally in equity securities. A company is considered to be a mid-capitalization company if it has a market capitalization of between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies considered by the adviser to be (at the time of purchase) mid-capitalization companies. It invests principally in equity securities. A company is considered to be a mid-capitalization company if it has a market capitalization of between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of income generally exempt from federal income tax as well as from Minnesota State and local tax. Under normal market circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal obligations that are generally exempt from U.S. federal income tax as well as from Minnesota State and local income tax. It may invest in debt instruments of any maturity and does not seek to maintain a particular dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks tax-free income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities the income from which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of each security, is exempt from regular federal individual and, as applicable, the fund's state income tax. It invests mainly in New York municipal securities that pay interest that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of each security, is exempt from federal and New York personal income taxes. The fund can invest up to 25% of its total assets in below-investment-grade securities (commonly called "junk bonds").
The investment seeks tax-free income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities the income from which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of each security, is exempt from regular federal individual and, as applicable, the fund's state income tax. It invests mainly in New York municipal securities that pay interest that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of each security, is exempt from federal and New York personal income taxes. The fund can invest up to 25% of its total assets in below-investment-grade securities (commonly called "junk bonds").
The investment seeks tax-free income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities the income from which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of each security, is exempt from regular federal individual and, as applicable, the fund's state income tax. It invests mainly in New York municipal securities that pay interest that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of each security, is exempt from federal and New York personal income taxes. The fund can invest up to 25% of its total assets in below-investment-grade securities (commonly called "junk bonds").
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in microcap value stocks. It buys microcap value stocks using a quantitative model. The managers define "microcap stocks" as stocks of companies that have market capitalization at the time of the fund's initial purchase of between $20 million and the market capitalization that marks the point between the 8th and 9th deciles of New York Stock Exchange listed stocks. The adviser defines "value stocks" primarily as those with low price-to-book characteristics.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small- and medium-sized companies. These equity securities generally include common stocks and may also include real estate investment trusts. Small- and medium-sized companies are those whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Value Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and income. The fund's adviser will allocate the fund's investments among equities, fixed income securities, and cash and cash equivalents. The adviser may allocate to the various asset classes either through the purchase of closed-end investment companies (including business development companies (BDCs)), exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and other investment companies (collectively, "underlying funds") or through direct investment in the various securities. To achieve exposure to the asset classes discussed above, it will typically invest more than 50% of its assets in underlying funds.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and income. The fund's adviser will allocate the fund's investments among equities, fixed income securities, and cash and cash equivalents. The adviser may allocate to the various asset classes either through the purchase of closed-end investment companies (including business development companies (BDCs)), exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and other investment companies (collectively, "underlying funds") or through direct investment in the various securities. To achieve exposure to the asset classes discussed above, it will typically invest more than 50% of its assets in underlying funds.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It invests in securities of companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in companies that are located in countries (other than the U.S.) with developed markets or that are economically tied to such countries. The fund invests principally in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, issued by companies incorporated in developed markets outside the U.S. and in depositary receipts. The fund's securities are denominated principally in foreign currencies and are typically held outside the U.S.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies andu002For markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies andu002For markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies in an attempt to take advantage of what it believes are opportunistic situations for undervalued securities. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. It may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies in an attempt to take advantage of what it believes are opportunistic situations for undervalued securities. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. It may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies in an attempt to take advantage of what it believes are opportunistic situations for undervalued securities. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. It may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in equity securities of companies operating in the technology sector, as determined by the Adviser. It invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies, but may, to a lesser extent, invest in equity REITs, common stocks of foreign companies and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") that meet the investment criteria of the fund.
The investment seeks to provide capital growth, current income, and preservation of capital. The fund normally invests approximately 65% of its total assets in common stocks and 35% in fixed income securities. It will invest at least 25% of its total assets in fixed income senior securities and may invest up to 35% of its total assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks the highest level of total return that is consistent with a conservative level of risk. The fund is a "fund of funds" that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of underlying funds for which the Investment Manager or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or principal underwriter (the affiliated underlying funds). It may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in other funds, including third party advised (unaffiliated) funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), equity securities, fixed income securities and derivative instruments.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser uses the Davis Investment Discipline to invest Davis Opportunity Fund's portfolio principally in common stocks (including indirect holdings of common stock through depositary receipts). It may invest in large, medium or small companies without regard to market capitalization and may invest in issuers in foreign countries, including countries with developed or emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth.
The investment seeks total return through a combination of growth and income. The fund's investment adviser uses the Davis Investment Discipline to invest Davis Appreciation & Income Fund's assets in a balanced portfolio of common stock, convertible securities, preferred stock and bonds. It may also hold cash. The fund may invest in large, medium or small companies without regard to market capitalization and may invest in securities issued by either domestic or foreign companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets in a limited number (generally less than 100) of equity securities of primarily small-cap companies at the time of investment. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of such premier companies. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser uses the Davis Investment Discipline to invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities issued by companies principally engaged in the financial services sector. It invests principally in common stocks (including indirect holdings of common stock through depositary receipts). A company is principally engaged in financial services if it owns financial services-related assets that constitute at least 50% of the value of all of its assets, or if it derives at least 50% of its revenues from providing financial services.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets in a limited number (generally less than 100) of equity securities of primarily small-cap companies at the time of investment. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of such premier companies. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment.
The investment seeks total return through a combination of growth and income. The fund's investment adviser uses the Davis Investment Discipline to invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities issued by companies principally engaged in the real estate industry. The fund invests principally in common stocks of domestic companies and may invest in foreign companies (including indirect holdings of a foreign issuer's common stock through depositary receipts).
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of large-cap companies throughout the world, including the U.S. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of large-cap companies. Under normal conditions, it will invest in at least five countries, one of which will be the U.S., and at least 40% of its net assets will be invested in stocks of large-cap companies outside the U.S. including companies in emerging markets (at least 30% if foreign market conditions are not favorable).
The investment seeks high current income and capital appreciation consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest no less than 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield Securities rated BB or below by a Rating Agency or, if unrated, determined by Cohanzick to be of comparable quality. It will maintain a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no more than three years.
The investment seeks high current income and capital appreciation consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest no less than 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield Securities rated BB or below by a Rating Agency or, if unrated, determined by Cohanzick to be of comparable quality. It will maintain a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no more than three years.
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation. Normally, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in foreign bonds. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in "junk" bonds that have received a below investment-grade rating (i.e., BB or equivalent, or lower) from each of the rating agencies that has assigned a rating to the bond (or, if unrated, deemed by T. Rowe Price to be below investment-grade quality), including those in default or with the lowest rating. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in stocks of non-U.S. companies. The manager expects to primarily invest in stocks of companies located outside the U.S. Under normal conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of non-U.S. companies and no more than 15% of its net assets will be invested in stocks of companies in emerging markets. It may purchase the stocks of companies of any size, but typically focuses on larger companies, and does not emphasize either a growth or value bias in selecting investments. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks high current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. Floating rate loans represent amounts borrowed by companies or other entities from banks and other lenders. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in fixed rate debt instruments. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated loans and debt instruments (including instruments of issuers in emerging markets) in keeping with the fund's investment objective.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of large-cap companies throughout the world, including the U.S. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of large-cap companies. Under normal conditions, it will invest in at least five countries, one of which will be the U.S., and at least 40% of its net assets will be invested in stocks of large-cap companies outside the U.S., including companies in emerging markets (at least 30% if foreign market conditions are not favorable).
The investment seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation. Normally, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in foreign bonds. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in "junk" bonds that have received a below investment-grade rating (i.e., BB or equivalent, or lower) from each of the rating agencies that has assigned a rating to the bond (or, if unrated, deemed by T. Rowe Price to be below investment-grade quality), including those in default or with the lowest rating. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of mid-cap companies whose earnings T. Rowe Price expects to grow at a faster rate than the average company. The advisor defines mid-cap companies as those whose market capitalization falls within the range of either the S&P MidCap 400 Index or the Russell Midcap Growth Index. While most assets will typically be invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may invest in foreign stocks in keeping with the fund's objectives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities of such small- and micro-cap companies. Although it normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries. The fund may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities of such small- and micro-cap companies. Although it normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries. The fund may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets in a limited number (generally less than 100) of equity securities of primarily small-cap companies at the time of investment. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of such premier companies. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets in a limited number (generally less than 100) of equity securities of primarily small-cap companies at the time of investment. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of such premier companies. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment.
The investment seeks a high level of current income with moderate share price fluctuation. The fund broadly diversifies its assets among a set of T. Rowe Price mutual funds representing specific market segments. It normally invests in a variety of domestic and international bond funds, a money market fund, and an income-oriented stock fund. The fund can invest in funds holding high-quality domestic and foreign bonds, high-yield bonds, short- and long-term securities, dividend-paying stocks and other instruments.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of mid-cap companies whose earnings T. Rowe Price expects to grow at a faster rate than the average company. The advisor defines mid-cap companies as those whose market capitalization falls within the range of either the S&P MidCap 400 Index or the Russell Midcap Growth Index. While most assets will typically be invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may invest in foreign stocks in keeping with the fund's objectives.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks of mid-cap growth companies. T. Rowe Price expects the earnings of these companies to grow at a faster rate than the average company. The managers define mid-cap companies as those whose market capitalization falls within the range of either the S&P MidCap 400 Index or the Russell Midcap Growth Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of large capitalization companies that RiverPark believes have above-average growth prospects. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of large capitalization companies. The fund invests primarily in common stocks. The fund's managers consider companies with market capitalizations in excess of $5 billion to be large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of large capitalization companies that RiverPark believes have above-average growth prospects. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of large capitalization companies. The fund invests primarily in common stocks. The fund's managers consider companies with market capitalizations in excess of $5 billion to be large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth; income is a secondary objective. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of large and medium-sized blue chip growth companies. It focuses on companies with leading market positions, seasoned management, and strong financial fundamentals. The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund uses a disciplined portfolio construction process whereby it weights each sector and industry approximately the same as the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (S&P 500 Index). It may also purchase stocks that are not in the S&P 500 Index, but at least 80% of the fund's total assets will normally be invested in stocks that are in the index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives.
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in real estate securities. It seeks to achieve its objective by concentrating its investments in equity securities of real estate companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., in a globally diversified manner. The fund invests principally in securities of companies, known as real estate investment trusts and other REIT-like entities that own interests in real estate or real estate-related loans.
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in real estate securities. It seeks to achieve its objective by concentrating its investments in equity securities of real estate companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., in a globally diversified manner. The fund invests principally in securities of companies, known as real estate investment trusts and other REIT-like entities that own interests in real estate or real estate-related loans.
The investment seeks to achieve a primary objective of high current income with a secondary objective of long-term capital growth. The fund will pursue its income strategy though a portfolio of 50% real estate preferred securities and 50% real estate common equities, rebalanced periodically to offset changes in market valuations. It invests at least 80% of its assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry.
The investment seeks to achieve a primary objective of high current income with a secondary objective of long-term capital growth. The fund will pursue its income strategy though a portfolio of 50% real estate preferred securities and 50% real estate common equities, rebalanced periodically to offset changes in market valuations. It invests at least 80% of its assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry.
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in real estate securities. It seeks to achieve its objective by concentrating its investments in equity securities of real estate companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., in a globally diversified manner. The fund invests principally in securities of companies, known as real estate investment trusts and other REIT-like entities that own interests in real estate or real estate-related loans.
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in real estate securities. It seeks to achieve its objective by concentrating its investments in equity securities of real estate companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., in a globally diversified manner. The fund invests principally in securities of companies, known as real estate investment trusts and other REIT-like entities that own interests in real estate or real estate-related loans.
The investment seeks to provide current income and real total returns. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in investment-grade, inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and corporations. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities that are structured to provide protection against inflation. It may invest in derivative instruments, such as credit default swap agreements, to synthesize inflation-indexed bonds.
The investment seeks to provide current income and real total returns. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in investment-grade, inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and corporations. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities that are structured to provide protection against inflation. It may invest in derivative instruments, such as credit default swap agreements, to synthesize inflation-indexed bonds.
The investment seeks a high level of dividend income and long-term capital growth primarily through investments in stocks. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks, with an emphasis on large-capitalization stocks that have a strong track record of paying dividends or that are believed to be undervalued. The adviser generally seeks investments in large-capitalization companies and the fund's yield, which reflects the level of dividends paid by the fund, is expected to normally exceed the yield of the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks to provide current income and real total returns. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in investment-grade, inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and corporations. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities that are structured to provide protection against inflation. It may invest in derivative instruments, such as credit default swap agreements, to synthesize inflation-indexed bonds.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity and debt securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs), REIT-like structures or real estate operating companies. It may invest without limitation in securities of companies engaged principally in the real estate industry. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity and debt securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs), REIT-like structures or real estate operating companies. It may invest without limitation in securities of companies engaged principally in the real estate industry. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity and debt securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs), REIT-like structures or real estate operating companies. It may invest without limitation in securities of companies engaged principally in the real estate industry. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity and debt securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs), REIT-like structures or real estate operating companies. It may invest without limitation in securities of companies engaged principally in the real estate industry. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth through investments in stocks. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of a diversified group of growth companies. While most assets will typically be invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may invest in foreign stocks in keeping with the fund's objective.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity and debt securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs), REIT-like structures or real estate operating companies. It may invest without limitation in securities of companies engaged principally in the real estate industry. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity and debt securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs), REIT-like structures or real estate operating companies. It may invest without limitation in securities of companies engaged principally in the real estate industry. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities (equity, fixed-income andu002For other "hybrid" (convertible) securities) of infrastructure-related issuers andu002For securities intended primarily to finance infrastructure-related activities. It may also invest in securities that are intended to finance infrastructure-related activities.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities (equity, fixed-income andu002For other "hybrid" (convertible) securities) of infrastructure-related issuers andu002For securities intended primarily to finance infrastructure-related activities. It may also invest in securities that are intended to finance infrastructure-related activities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth and current income primarily through investments in non-U.S. stocks. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities and invests at least 65% of its total assets in non-U.S. stocks, with an emphasis on large-capitalization stocks that have a strong track record of paying dividends or that are believed to be undervalued.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities (equity, fixed-income andu002For other "hybrid" (convertible) securities) of infrastructure-related issuers andu002For securities intended primarily to finance infrastructure-related activities. It may also invest in securities that are intended to finance infrastructure-related activities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of established, non-U.S. companies. The managers expect to primarily invest in stocks outside the U.S. and to diversify broadly among developed and emerging countries throughout the world. It normally invests in at least five countries and may purchase the stocks of companies of any size, but its focus will typically be on large companies. Normally, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in stocks.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities (equity, fixed-income andu002For other "hybrid" (convertible) securities) of infrastructure-related issuers andu002For securities intended primarily to finance infrastructure-related activities. It may also invest in securities that are intended to finance infrastructure-related activities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of mid-cap companies whose earnings T. Rowe Price expects to grow at a faster rate than the average company. The advisor defines mid-cap companies as those whose market capitalization falls within the range of either the S&P MidCap 400 Index or the Russell Midcap Growth Index. While most assets will typically be invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may invest in foreign stocks in keeping with the fund's objectives.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in companies whose market capitalization (number of shares outstanding multiplied by share price), at the time of purchase, falls within the range of the companies in either the S&P MidCap 400 Index or the Russell Midcap Value Index.
The investment seeks to maximize total return through income and capital appreciation. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in income-producing securities, which may include, but are not limited to, U.S. government and agency obligations, mortgage- and asset-backed securities (including commercial mortgage- backed securities), corporate bonds, foreign bonds, and Treasury inflation protected securities.
The investment seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, including inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities. An inflation-indexed bond is a bond that is structured so that its principal value will change with inflation. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are a type of inflation-indexed bond in which the fund may invest. The fund's exposure to fixed income securities is not restricted by maturity requirements.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. It may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. It may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. It may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. It may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. It may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. It may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. It may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in real estate securities. It seeks to achieve its objective by concentrating its investments in equity securities of real estate companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., in a globally diversified manner. The fund invests principally in securities of companies, known as real estate investment trusts and other REIT-like entities that own interests in real estate or real estate-related loans.
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in real estate securities. It seeks to achieve its objective by concentrating its investments in equity securities of real estate companies economically tied to a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., in a globally diversified manner. The fund invests principally in securities of companies, known as real estate investment trusts and other REIT-like entities that own interests in real estate or real estate-related loans.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2010) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2020) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2030) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2040) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2050) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. It is intended for retired investors who seek income and relative stability from bonds along with some capital appreciation potential from stocks. The fund's "neutral allocations," which are what T. Rowe Price considers broadly appropriate for investors during their retirement years, are 40% stock funds and 60% bond funds.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund pursues its objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. It is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2005) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2015) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2025) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2035) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2045) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price stock and bond mutual funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. Its allocation among T. Rowe Price mutual funds will change over time in relation to its target retirement date. The fund is managed based on the specific retirement year (target date 2055) included in its name and assumes a retirement age of 65.
The investment seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund. It invests principally in short duration bonds and defines short duration as a duration ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 years.
The investment seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund. It invests principally in short duration bonds and defines short duration as a duration ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 years.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund. It invests principally in short duration bonds and defines short duration as a duration ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 years.
The investment seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund. It invests principally in short duration bonds and defines short duration as a duration ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 years.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, or other securities convertible into common stock. The adviser considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, or other securities convertible into common stock. The adviser considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small- and medium-sized companies. These equity securities generally include common stocks and may also include real estate investment trusts. Small- and medium-sized companies are those whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Value Index.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in small capitalization equity securities economically tied to the U.S. It invests principally in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies, some of which are also considered micro capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, or other securities convertible into common stock. The adviser considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks a high level of current income with a secondary objective of growth of income and capital. The fund's assets primarily are invested in equity securities. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. The fund may invest in companies that have market capitalizations of any size. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund typically invests in a portfolio of small- and mid-capitalization growth-oriented companies. It typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations (at the time of purchase) less than $8 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2500 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund typically invests in a portfolio of small- and mid-capitalization growth-oriented companies. It typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations (at the time of purchase) less than $8 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2500 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund. It invests principally in short duration bonds and defines short duration as a duration ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 years.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in debt securities. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities, commonly known as "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds." Although the fund will primarily be invested in domestic securities, up to 20% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities, which may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, steady growth of capital. The fund's assets primarily are invested in equity securities. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common and preferred stocks of large capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the financial services sector.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 10% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. The adviser currently considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts such as ADRs and GDRs.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 10% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. The adviser currently considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts such as ADRs and GDRs.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. The adviser currently considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts such as ADRs and GDRs.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of emerging market companies, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, or other securities convertible into common stock. The adviser generally defines an emerging market company as a company (1) that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal office in, an emerging market country; (2) that derives 50% or more of its revenue from goods produced, services performed, or sales made in emerging market countries; or (3) for which the principal securities market is located in an emerging market country.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of emerging market companies, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, or other securities convertible into common stock. The adviser generally defines an emerging market company as a company (1) that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal office in, an emerging market country; (2) that derives 50% or more of its revenue from goods produced, services performed, or sales made in emerging market countries; or (3) for which the principal securities market is located in an emerging market country.
The investment seeks growth of capital and income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or that have securities that trade in the form of depositary receipts, companies that have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries, including those of emerging markets, or foreign currencies.
The investment seeks growth of capital and income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or that have securities that trade in the form of depositary receipts, companies that have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries, including those of emerging markets, or foreign currencies.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in floating rate loans and other floating rate investments. Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, expects that most or all of the investments held by the fund will typically be below investment grade. It may invest up to 100% of its assets in obligations of foreign issuers, including sovereign and private issuers. The fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against adverse changes in the values of currencies in which those obligations are denominated.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in floating rate loans and other floating rate investments. Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, expects that most or all of the investments held by the fund will typically be below investment grade. It may invest up to 100% of its assets in obligations of foreign issuers, including sovereign and private issuers. The fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against adverse changes in the values of currencies in which those obligations are denominated.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in floating rate loans and other floating rate investments. Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, expects that most or all of the investments held by the fund will typically be below investment grade. It may invest up to 100% of its assets in obligations of foreign issuers, including sovereign and private issuers. The fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against adverse changes in the values of currencies in which those obligations are denominated.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in floating rate loans and other floating rate investments. Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, expects that most or all of the investments held by the fund will typically be below investment grade. It may invest up to 100% of its assets in obligations of foreign issuers, including sovereign and private issuers. The fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against adverse changes in the values of currencies in which those obligations are denominated.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution. The fund generally employs a dynamic style of investing.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution. The fund generally employs a dynamic style of investing.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution. The fund generally employs a dynamic style of investing.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund typically invests in a portfolio of small- and mid-capitalization growth-oriented companies. It typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations (at the time of purchase) less than $8 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2500 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies considered by the fund's investment team (at the time of purchase) to be large-cap companies. Its investment team currently considers a company to be large-cap if its market capitalization is at least $5 billion. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies considered by the fund's investment team (at the time of purchase) to be large-cap companies. Its investment team currently considers a company to be large-cap if its market capitalization is at least $5 billion. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution. The fund generally employs a dynamic style of investing.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution. The fund generally employs a dynamic style of investing.
The investment seeks to provide a high current income exempt from federal income taxes with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in municipal obligations, the interest on which is, in the opinion of the issuer's bond counsel, exempt from federal individual income tax (but not necessarily the federal alternative minimum tax (the "AMT")). Under normal circumstances at least 80% of the value of the fund's assets will be invested in tax-exempt municipal obligations (which may include obligations that pay interest subject to the AMT).
The investment seeks to provide a high current income exempt from federal income taxes with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in municipal obligations, the interest on which is, in the opinion of the issuer's bond counsel, exempt from federal individual income tax (but not necessarily the federal alternative minimum tax (the "AMT")). Under normal circumstances at least 80% of the value of the fund's assets will be invested in tax-exempt municipal obligations (which may include obligations that pay interest subject to the AMT).
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with high current income as its primary objective and, as its secondary objective, capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high-yield debt instruments (commonly referred to as "junk" bonds or securities). It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in debt instruments of foreign issuers. The fund may invest in debt instruments of any maturity and does not seek to maintain a particular dollar-weighted average maturity.
The investment seeks to provide a high current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund invests in fixed-income obligations of any kind, including, by way of example, U.S. and foreign corporate investment-grade securities; U.S. government securities and securities of foreign governments and supranational entities; U.S. and foreign below investment grade bonds; and cash instruments. It may invest in any type of debt instrument, including, for example, domestic or foreign corporate debt securities, securities issued or guaranteed by sovereign governments, their agencies, or instrumentalities, and mortgage-backed securities.
The investment seeks to provide a high current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund invests in fixed-income obligations of any kind, including, by way of example, U.S. and foreign corporate investment-grade securities; U.S. government securities and securities of foreign governments and supranational entities; U.S. and foreign below investment grade bonds; and cash instruments. It may invest in any type of debt instrument, including, for example, domestic or foreign corporate debt securities, securities issued or guaranteed by sovereign governments, their agencies, or instrumentalities, and mortgage-backed securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in science andu002For technology companies. It invests principally in equity securities and may invest in companies of any size. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The adviser performs in-depth analysis in search of what the advisor believes are innovative companies that drive market share gains in technology, leading to sustainable earnings growth and long-term stock price appreciation.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in common stocks and convertible securities issued by companies (1) organized, domiciled, or with a principal office outside of the United States, (2) the securities of which primarily trade in a market located outside of the United States, or (3) that do a substantial amount of business outside of the United States, which the adviser considers to be companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the United States or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in equity securities that the fund's investment team believes are undervalued. It invests in equity securities of small-, mid-, or large-capitalization companies. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. It will likely hold a more limited number of securities than many other mutual funds. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in equity securities that the fund's investment team believes are undervalued. It invests in equity securities of small-, mid-, or large-capitalization companies. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. It will likely hold a more limited number of securities than many other mutual funds. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase or that are within the market capitalization range of companies in the S&P 500 Index (the index) at the time of purchase. It may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including equity futures and index futures) for cash equitization purposes.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in equity securities that the fund's investment team believes are undervalued. It invests in equity securities of small-, mid-, or large-capitalization companies. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. It will likely hold a more limited number of securities than many other mutual funds. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies considered by the adviser to be (at the time of purchase) mid-capitalization companies. It invests principally in equity securities. A company is considered to be a mid-capitalization company if it has a market capitalization of between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies considered by the adviser to be (at the time of purchase) mid-capitalization companies. It invests principally in equity securities. A company is considered to be a mid-capitalization company if it has a market capitalization of between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by normally investing at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small- and mid-capitalization growth companies that fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Growth Index at the time of investment. The advisor uses a bottom-up investment approach employing fundamental analysis to identify individual companies for inclusion in the fund's portfolio.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies that SailingStone Capital Partners LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, considers to be principally engaged in natural resources industries. It may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world and normally will invest in securities of companies located in at least three countries, which may include the United States. The fund's investment team currently expects that the fund typically will hold between 15 and 30 securities positions. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies that SailingStone Capital Partners LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, considers to be principally engaged in natural resources industries. It may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world and normally will invest in securities of companies located in at least three countries, which may include the United States. The fund's investment team currently expects that the fund typically will hold between 15 and 30 securities positions. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies that SailingStone Capital Partners LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, considers to be principally engaged in natural resources industries. It may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world and normally will invest in securities of companies located in at least three countries, which may include the United States. The fund's investment team currently expects that the fund typically will hold between 15 and 30 securities positions. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks a high level of current income with a secondary objective of growth of income and capital. The fund's assets primarily are invested in equity securities. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. The fund may invest in companies that have market capitalizations of any size. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. The adviser considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. The adviser considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. The adviser considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth and current income. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests principally in common stocks of dividend-paying large and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The manager defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 1000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 10% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income and capital appreciation without undue risk to principal. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade debt securities. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities, commonly known as "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds." Although the fund will primarily be invested in domestic securities, up to 20% of the fund's assets may be invested in foreign securities, which may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The investment seeks total return from income and capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of domestic and foreign public utilities and energy companies. It has adopted a policy to concentrate its investments (invest at least 25% of its assets) in companies involved to a significant extent in the Utilities andu002For Energy Industries. The fund may invest in municipal utility companies, including rural electric cooperatives and similar organizations.
The investment seeks to provide a high current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund invests in fixed-income obligations of any kind, including, by way of example, U.S. and foreign corporate investment-grade securities; U.S. government securities and securities of foreign governments and supranational entities; U.S. and foreign below investment grade bonds; and cash instruments. It may invest in any type of debt instrument, including, for example, domestic or foreign corporate debt securities, securities issued or guaranteed by sovereign governments, their agencies, or instrumentalities, and mortgage-backed securities.
The investment seeks maximum total return. The fund's assets may be allocated to equity, debtu002Ffixed income and money market instruments, and investments that provide exposure to commodities markets, including the Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund. The fund's equity security investments include: emerging market equities, international developed market equities, and U.S. equities. The fund's debtu002Ffixed income security investments include: U.S. investment-grade bonds, international bonds, emerging market bonds, U.S. high yield (junk) bonds, convertible bonds, mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, and short-term money market instruments.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund typically invests in a portfolio of small- and mid-capitalization growth-oriented companies. It typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations (at the time of purchase) less than $8 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2500 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund typically invests in a portfolio of small- and mid-capitalization growth-oriented companies. It typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations (at the time of purchase) less than $8 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2500 Index, whichever is greater.
The investment seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income taxes, consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests primarily in investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is, in the opinion of the issuer's bond counsel, exempt from federal income tax including the federal alternative minimum tax ("AMT"). Under normal circumstances at least 80% of the value of the fund's assets will be invested in tax-exempt municipal obligations.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index that the adviser believes are undervalued.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index that the adviser believes are undervalued.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index that the adviser believes are undervalued.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. The adviser currently considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts such as ADRs and GDRs.
The investment seeks to provide total return. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the fund.
The investment seeks to provide current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests primarily in securities, including high-yield corporate bonds, convertible bonds, and other debt securities, that are rated below investment grade by nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations at the time of purchase or, if unrated, have been determined by Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, the fund's sub-adviser, to be of comparable quality. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in debt securities and other investments that, at the time of purchase, are rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks to provide federal tax-exempt current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund has a fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. The fund may invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in municipal debt securities the income on which is subject to federal income tax.
The investment seeks total return, with a focus on income exempt from federal income tax and capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and other debt obligations issued by or on behalf of state or local governmental units whose interest is exempt from federal income tax. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities, the income on which is subject to federal income tax and may invest without limit in debt instruments the income on which is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
The investment seeks to provide federal tax-exempt current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund has a fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. The fund may invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in municipal debt securities the income on which is subject to federal income tax.
The investment seeks to provide federal tax-exempt current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund has a fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. The fund may invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in municipal debt securities the income on which is subject to federal income tax.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in large capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the S&P 500 Index or within the capitalization range of the S&P 500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in large capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the S&P 500 Index or within the capitalization range of the S&P 500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in large capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the S&P 500 Index or within the capitalization range of the S&P 500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in large capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define large capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the S&P 500 Index or within the capitalization range of the S&P 500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in medium and small capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of medium and small capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define medium and small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2500 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 90% of these securities will produce dividend or interest income to the fund and at least 65% will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 90% of these securities will produce dividend or interest income to the fund and at least 65% will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in medium and small capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of medium and small capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define medium and small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2500 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in medium and small capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of medium and small capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define medium and small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2500 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in medium and small capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of medium and small capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define medium and small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2500 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth on an after-tax basis. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in medium and small capitalization companies economically tied to the U.S. The fund invests principally in common stocks of medium and small capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define medium and small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2500 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies. The adviser currently considers small-cap companies to be those with total market capitalizations that are equal to or less than the total market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Value Index, the fund's benchmark index. The fund's portfolio managers use fundamental research and qualitative analysis to select stocks among the portfolio candidates.
The investment seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with relative stability of principal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds, the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. "Assets" means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. It may invest in municipal mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in municipal mortgage-backed securities at the adviser's discretion.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in small capitalization equity securities economically tied to the U.S. It invests principally in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies, some of which are also considered micro capitalization U.S. companies. The managers define small capitalization stocks as stocks of those companies represented by the Russell 2000 Index or within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index as measured at its most recent reconstitution.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell Midcap Index that the adviser believes are undervalued.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies that Royce believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion that Royce believes have above-average growth prospects. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion that Royce believes have above-average growth prospects. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion that Royce believes have above-average growth prospects. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies that Royce believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies that Royce believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. Its advisor strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large capitalization companies that the sub-adviser believes have above-average growth prospects. It invests primarily in common stocks. The adviser considers companies with market capitalizations in excess of $5 billion to be large capitalization companies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large capitalization companies that the sub-adviser believes have above-average growth prospects. It invests primarily in common stocks. The adviser considers companies with market capitalizations in excess of $5 billion to be large capitalization companies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.
The investment seeks to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. Its advisor strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks.
The investment seeks to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. Its advisor strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks.
The investment seeks to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. Its advisor strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks.
The investment seeks to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. Its advisor strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks.
The investment seeks to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. Its advisor strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks.
The investment seeks to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. Its advisor strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in long and short positions of domestic equity securities or equity-related instruments, including swaps and other derivatives that provide long or short exposure to domestic equity securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, to the NASDAQ-100 Index for over-the-counter securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Utilities Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Utilities Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Utilities Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value Index for mid-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Pure Growth Index for large-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Index for small-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Basic Materials Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Basic Materials Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. Basic Materials Companies are engaged in the manufacture, mining, processing, or distribution of raw materials and intermediate goods used in the industrials sector, and may be involved in the production and transportation of metals, textiles, and wood products.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Basic Materials Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Basic Materials Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. Basic Materials Companies are engaged in the manufacture, mining, processing, or distribution of raw materials and intermediate goods used in the industrials sector, and may be involved in the production and transportation of metals, textiles, and wood products.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Index for mid-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Basic Materials Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Basic Materials Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. Basic Materials Companies are engaged in the manufacture, mining, processing, or distribution of raw materials and intermediate goods used in the industrials sector, and may be involved in the production and transportation of metals, textiles, and wood products.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the banking sector, including commercial banks (and their holding companies) and savings and loan institutions ("Banking Companies"). The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Banking Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Banking Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Basic Materials Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Basic Materials Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. Basic Materials Companies are engaged in the manufacture, mining, processing, or distribution of raw materials and intermediate goods used in the industrials sector, and may be involved in the production and transportation of metals, textiles, and wood products.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Biotechnology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Biotechnology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Consumer Products Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Consumer Products Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Biotechnology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Biotechnology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Technology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Technology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Technology Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Consumer Products Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Consumer Products Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Index for mid-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Transportation Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Transportation Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Transportation Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, to the NASDAQ-100 Index for over-the-counter securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Consumer Products Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Consumer Products Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Real Estate Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Real Estate Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Real Estate Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Telecommunications Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Telecommunications Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Telecommunications Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Utilities Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Utilities Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Utilities Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Royce & Associates, LP ("Royce"), the fund's investment adviser, invests the fund's assets primarily in dividend-paying securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion that the advisor believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities that produce dividend income to the fund, and at least 65% will be issued by companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion at the time of investment.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It will invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It will invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It will invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Electronics Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Electronics Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Electronics Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It will invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Services Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Financial Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Financial Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Financial Services Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Financial Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Financial Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Financial Services Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Financial Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Financial Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Financial Services Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Financial Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Financial Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Financial Services Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of financial services companies with stock market capitalizations up to $5 billion, it may invest an equal or greater percentage of its assets in securities of companies with larger market capitalizations. Under normal market circumstances, the fund will invest at least 40% of its net assets in equity securities of companies headquartered in at least three different countries outside of the United States.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Pure Growth Index for large-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Health Care Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Health Care Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Health Care Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Health Care Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Health Care Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Health Care Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the high yield bond market. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in financial instruments that in combination have economic characteristics similar to the U.S. and Canadian high yield bond markets andu002For in high yield debt securities. It will primarily invest in credit default swaps, swaps on ETFs, and bond futures to gain exposure similar to the high yield bond market. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Health Care Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Health Care Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Health Care Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the high yield bond market. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in financial instruments that in combination have economic characteristics similar to the U.S. and Canadian high yield bond markets andu002For in high yield debt securities. It will primarily invest in credit default swaps, swaps on ETFs, and bond futures to gain exposure similar to the high yield bond market. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the high yield bond market. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in financial instruments that in combination have economic characteristics similar to the U.S. and Canadian high yield bond markets andu002For in high yield debt securities. It will primarily invest in credit default swaps, swaps on ETFs, and bond futures to gain exposure similar to the high yield bond market. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Health Care Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Health Care Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Health Care Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, to the NASDAQ-100 Index for over-the-counter securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Real Estate Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Real Estate Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Real Estate Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Internet Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Internet Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Internet Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Internet Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Internet Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Internet Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to achieve absolute returns. The advisor intends to invest in multiple proprietary and third-party investment strategies that seek to identify and profit from upcoming movements in any combination of global fixed income, currency, commodity, or equity markets. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in "managed futures." It also may invest up to 25% of its assets in municipal securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary as measured at the end of every quarter of its taxable year.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Internet Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Internet Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Internet Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation with less risk than traditional equity funds. The fund pursues multiple investment styles or mandates that correspond to investment strategies widely employed by hedge funds. The advisor's decision to allocate assets to a particular strategy or strategies is based on a proprietary evaluation of the strategy's risk and return characteristics. It also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Internet Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Internet Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Internet Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in long and short positions of domestic equity securities or equity-related instruments, including swaps and other derivatives that provide long or short exposure to domestic equity securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the banking sector, including commercial banks (and their holding companies) and savings and loan institutions ("Banking Companies"). The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Banking Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Banking Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the banking sector, including commercial banks (and their holding companies) and savings and loan institutions ("Banking Companies"). The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Banking Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Banking Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the banking sector, including commercial banks (and their holding companies) and savings and loan institutions ("Banking Companies"). The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Banking Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Banking Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Leisure Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Leisure Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Leisure Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Leisure Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Leisure Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Leisure Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Pure Growth Index for large-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Leisure Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Leisure Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Leisure Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Leisure Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Leisure Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Leisure Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Pure Value Index for large-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Telecommunications Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Telecommunications Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Telecommunications Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the S&P GSCI Commodity Index. The fund seeks exposure to the performance of the commodities markets. It will invest in exchange-traded products, including investment companies and commodity pools, that provide exposure to the commodities markets and in commodity-linked derivative instruments, which primarily consist of swap agreements, commodity options, and futures and options on futures. The fund also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of micro-cap companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of micro-cap companies. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the S&P GSCI Commodity Index. The fund seeks exposure to the performance of the commodities markets. It will invest in exchange-traded products, including investment companies and commodity pools, that provide exposure to the commodities markets and in commodity-linked derivative instruments, which primarily consist of swap agreements, commodity options, and futures and options on futures. The fund also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to achieve absolute returns. The advisor intends to invest in multiple proprietary and third-party investment strategies that seek to identify and profit from upcoming movements in any combination of global fixed income, currency, commodity, or equity markets. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in "managed futures." It also may invest up to 25% of its assets in municipal securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary as measured at the end of every quarter of its taxable year.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Index for mid-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Telecommunications Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Telecommunications Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Telecommunications Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the S&P GSCI Commodity Index. The fund seeks exposure to the performance of the commodities markets. It will invest in exchange-traded products, including investment companies and commodity pools, that provide exposure to the commodities markets and in commodity-linked derivative instruments, which primarily consist of swap agreements, commodity options, and futures and options on futures. The fund also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value Index for mid-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Precious Metals Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Precious Metals Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Precious Metals Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Precious Metals Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Precious Metals Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Precious Metals Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation with less risk than traditional equity funds. The fund pursues multiple investment styles or mandates that correspond to investment strategies widely employed by hedge funds. The advisor's decision to allocate assets to a particular strategy or strategies is based on a proprietary evaluation of the strategy's risk and return characteristics. It also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation with less risk than traditional equity funds. The fund pursues multiple investment styles or mandates that correspond to investment strategies widely employed by hedge funds. The advisor's decision to allocate assets to a particular strategy or strategies is based on a proprietary evaluation of the strategy's risk and return characteristics. It also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to achieve absolute returns. The advisor intends to invest in multiple proprietary and third-party investment strategies that seek to identify and profit from upcoming movements in any combination of global fixed income, currency, commodity, or equity markets. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in "managed futures." It also may invest up to 25% of its assets in municipal securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary as measured at the end of every quarter of its taxable year.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value Index for mid-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to achieve absolute returns. The advisor intends to invest in multiple proprietary and third-party investment strategies that seek to identify and profit from upcoming movements in any combination of global fixed income, currency, commodity, or equity markets. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in "managed futures." It also may invest up to 25% of its assets in municipal securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary as measured at the end of every quarter of its taxable year.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Biotechnology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Biotechnology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, to the NASDAQ-100 Index for over-the-counter securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies in an attempt to take advantage of what it believes are opportunistic situations for undervalued securities. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. It may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Biotechnology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Biotechnology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of micro-cap companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of micro-cap companies. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Transportation Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Transportation Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Transportation Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities of such small- and micro-cap companies. Although it normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries. The fund may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Consumer Products Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Consumer Products Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities of such small- and micro-cap companies. Although it normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries. The fund may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Transportation Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Transportation Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Transportation Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Precious Metals Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Precious Metals Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Precious Metals Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies in an attempt to take advantage of what it believes are opportunistic situations for undervalued securities. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. It may invest in other investment companies that invest in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets in a limited number (generally less than 100) of equity securities of primarily small-cap companies at the time of investment. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of such premier companies. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in long and short positions of domestic equity securities or equity-related instruments, including swaps and other derivatives that provide long or short exposure to domestic equity securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Retailing Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Retailing Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Retailing Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Retailing Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Retailing Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Retailing Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Real Estate Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Real Estate Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Real Estate Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Russell 2000 Index on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Retailing Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Retailing Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Retailing Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Russell 2000 Index on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Russell 2000 Index on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Retailing Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Retailing Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Retailing Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Electronics Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Electronics Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Electronics Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Electronics Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Electronics Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Electronics Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 10% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Index for small-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Electronics Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Electronics Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Electronics Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Index on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Index on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in long and short positions of domestic equity securities or equity-related instruments, including swaps and other derivatives that provide long or short exposure to domestic equity securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Index for small-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Index on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Technology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Technology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Technology Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 90% of these securities will produce dividend or interest income to the fund and at least 65% will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 90% of these securities will produce dividend or interest income to the fund and at least 65% will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Technology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Technology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Technology Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Technology Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Technology Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Technology Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Telecommunications Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Telecommunications Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Telecommunications Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities. At least 90% of these securities will produce dividend or interest income to the fund and at least 65% will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Transportation Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Transportation Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Transportation Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Utilities Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Utilities Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Utilities Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Utilities Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Utilities Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Utilities Companies and U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Services Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Services Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies that Royce believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Energy Services Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Energy Services Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Energy Services Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion that Royce believes have above-average growth prospects. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Pure Value Index for large-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Index for small-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Index for small-cap growth securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Index for small-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Pure Value Index for large-cap value securities on a daily basis. The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Precious Metals Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Precious Metals Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. The fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to gain exposure to foreign Precious Metals Companies and U.S. government securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of readily marketable equity securities listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser"). It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. securities. The fund may also invest up to 5% of its total assets in the U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio, a portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc., a separate registered investment company.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of total return (consisting of reinvested income and capital appreciation) as is consistent with reasonable risk. The fund operates as funds of funds and generally invests: between 20% and 60% of its assets in fixed-income funds, and less than 40% in any one fixed-income fund; between 40% and 80% of its assets in equity funds, and less than 30% in any one equity fund; and less than 20% of its assets in specialty funds, and less than 20% in any one specialty fund.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of readily marketable equity securities of large and mid cap U.S. companies listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser"), that the Sub-Adviser believes are "value" stocks at the time of investment. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. securities. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolios operate as funds of funds. It generally invests: between 75% and 100% of its assets in equity funds, and less than 50% in any one equity fund; less than 20% of its assets in specialty funds, and less than 20% in any one specialty fund; such funds generally offer unique combinations of traditional equity securities and fixed-income securities or use alternative investment strategies that aim to offer diversification beyond traditional equity and fixed-income securities and include investments in such assets as infrastructure, commodities, currencies, and natural resources companies.
The investment seeks to provide high current income that is exempt from federal income tax, including alternative minimum tax. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax. The advisor intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in high yield municipal bonds and "private activity" bonds. It may also invest a portion of its total assets in municipal bonds that finance projects such as those relating to utilities, transportation, health care, housing and education, and a portion of its total assets in industrial development bonds.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by investing substantially all of its assets in the International Small Company Portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (the "DFA Portfolio"), a separate registered investment company with the same investment objective and investment policies as the fund. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the fund, through its investments in the DFA Portfolio and, indirectly, the underlying funds, will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small companies.
The investment seeks to provide current income and growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") with successful track records. REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or real estate-related loans or interests. The advisor intends to invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity REITs and the equity securities of real estate industry companies. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities, investment-grade taxable municipal obligations, master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and short-term investments.
The investment seeks to provide high current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a portfolio of taxable municipal bonds, income producing convertible securities, preferred stocks, high yield U.S. corporate bonds, and CMOs. It may also invest in U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and federal agencies, including securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Government National Mortgage Association. The fund may also invest in MLPs, equity securities of dividend paying companies and private placements.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation with a secondary objective of current income. The fund focuses on the large cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It invests at least 80% of its total assets in large cap equity securities of companies in the value segment of the market. The advisor considers a company to be a large cap company if it has a market capitalization of $5 billion or greater at the time of purchase. To earn current income, the fund will invest in the equity securities of companies that have a proven history of paying consistent dividends. It may also invest in MLPs.
The investment seeks current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in income-producing debt securities. It invests up to 25% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of foreign issuers and up to 15% of its total assets in below investment-grade debt securities. The portfolio holdings may include U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, bank loans and mortgage- and asset-backed debt securities.
The investment seeks current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in income-producing debt securities. It invests up to 25% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of foreign issuers and up to 15% of its total assets in below investment-grade debt securities. The portfolio holdings may include U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, bank loans and mortgage- and asset-backed debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of equity securities of companies in emerging markets, which may include frontier markets. The advisor intends to purchase securities of companies with small, medium and large market capitalizations in their respective markets that the Sub-Adviser considers to be "value" stocks at the time of investment. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging markets investments that are approved market securities. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of equity securities of companies in emerging markets, which may include frontier markets. The advisor intends to purchase securities of companies with small, medium and large market capitalizations in their respective markets that the Sub-Adviser considers to be "value" stocks at the time of investment. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging markets investments that are approved market securities. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The principal investment technique of the fund is active trading of securities of Japanese issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Japan ("Japanese companies"). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in Japanese companies. The fund will invest primarily in common stocks and may invest in securities of companies of any size.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities and repurchase agreements on such securities. It may invest in securities that are unrated if the adviser determines that such securities are of investment grade quality. The fund may also invest in government money market funds or exchange traded funds which invest substantially all of their assets in U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to maximize total return available from a universe of higher-quality fixed income investments maturing in five years or less from the date of settlement. The fund primarily invests in fixed income securities that mature within five years from the date of settlement. It has a non-fundamental investment policy that it normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities. The fund normally invests in fixed income securities that are rated investment grade.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of U.S. companies and other U.S.-traded equity securities. The Adviser considers U.S.-traded equity securities to include ADRs, as well as securities that are traded in the U.S. that have been issued by companies established, domiciled or operating in foreign countries. It may invest in companies of any size and may invest a portion of its assets in U.S. or non-U.S. issued securities of foreign companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies the portfolio managers believe are experiencing, or will experience, growth in earnings exceeding the average rate of earnings growth of the companies which comprise the S&P 500 Index. It may invest in the securities of large, well-known companies offering prospects of long-term earnings growth. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets (at the time of investment) in foreign securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund operates as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally categorizes each underlying fund as a fixed-income, equity, or specialty fund based on its investment profile.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are companies that have market capitalizations within the range represented in the Russell 2000  Index. It invests primarily in common stocks of small-capitalization companies that the sub-advisor believes are high quality, have superior business models, solid management teams, sustainable growth potential and are attractively valued. The fund may invest without limitation in foreign securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies the portfolio managers believe are experiencing, or will experience, growth in earnings exceeding the average rate of earnings growth of the companies which comprise the S&P 500 Index. It may invest in the securities of large, well-known companies offering prospects of long-term earnings growth. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets (at the time of investment) in foreign securities.
The investment seeks high current income and, secondarily, total return (comprised of capital appreciation and income). The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of higher yielding, lower-rated income-producing debt instruments, including corporate obligations, floating rate loans and other debt obligations. It will invest at least 65%, and may invest up to 100%, of its assets in securities rated below investment grade by the ICE BofAML US Cash Pay High Yield Index or in unrated securities that the subadviser believes are of comparable quality.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by purchasing securities of large non-U.S. companies in countries with developed markets that Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser") determines to be value stocks. It invests in companies in countries with developed markets designated by the Investment Committee of the Sub-Adviser as approved markets from time to time. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund invests primarily in high yield fixed income securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield bonds. The fund may invest without limit in foreign securities denominated either in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies and may invest up to 35% of its assets in sovereign debt issued by emerging market governmental issuers. Its investments may be of any maturity or duration.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital as its primary investment objective; current income is a secondary objective. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of companies with large market capitalizations.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of U.S. dollar denominated corporate obligations and other fixed income instruments that are rated investment grade (BBB-u002FBaa3 or better) or unrated instruments that the subadviser believes are of comparable quality. It invests at least 80% of its net assets in corporate bonds.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income and capital appreciation), consistent with a moderate degree of principal risk. The fund operate as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally categorizes each underlying fund as a fixed-income, equity, or specialty fund based on its investment profile.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by investing substantially all of its assets in the International Small Company Portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (the "DFA Portfolio"), a separate registered investment company with the same investment objective and investment policies as the fund. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the fund, through its investments in the DFA Portfolio and, indirectly, the underlying funds, will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The principal investment technique of the fund is active trading of securities of Japanese issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Japan ("Japanese companies"). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in Japanese companies. The fund will invest primarily in common stocks and may invest in securities of companies of any size.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The principal investment technique of the fund is active trading of securities of Japanese issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Japan ("Japanese companies"). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in Japanese companies. The fund will invest primarily in common stocks and may invest in securities of companies of any size.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a combination of first- and second-lien senior floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans made to non-U.S. borrowers provided that no more than 5% of the portfolio's loans are non-U.S. dollar denominated.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests in various types of income-producing debt instruments including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, government and agency obligations, corporate obligations and floating rate loans. It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks high income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. The fund normally invests in various types of lower-rated, higher yielding debt instruments, including corporate obligations, floating rate loans and other debt obligations. It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield securities. The fund may invest in debt obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market debt. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in investment grade securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of readily marketable equity securities listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser"). It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. securities. The fund may also invest up to 5% of its total assets in the U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio, a portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc., a separate registered investment company.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of mid-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers mid-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests in various types of income-producing debt instruments including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, government and agency obligations, corporate obligations and floating rate loans. It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, in long and short positions of domestic equity and equity-related securities. It may invest in domestic equity securities, including small-, mid-, and large-capitalization securities. The fund also may invest in derivative instruments, including swaps on selected baskets of equity securities, to enable the fund to pursue its investment objective without investing directly in the securities of companies to which the fund is seeking exposure.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, in long and short positions of domestic equity and equity-related securities. It may invest in domestic equity securities, including small-, mid-, and large-capitalization securities. The fund also may invest in derivative instruments, including swaps on selected baskets of equity securities, to enable the fund to pursue its investment objective without investing directly in the securities of companies to which the fund is seeking exposure.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, in long and short positions of domestic equity and equity-related securities. It may invest in domestic equity securities, including small-, mid-, and large-capitalization securities. The fund also may invest in derivative instruments, including swaps on selected baskets of equity securities, to enable the fund to pursue its investment objective without investing directly in the securities of companies to which the fund is seeking exposure.
The investment seeks to achieve above average long-term capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock such as convertible preferred stock or convertible debt securities. It may also invest without limit in fixed-income securities (including up to 5% of its net assets in fixed-income securities that are high yield, lower quality securities rated by a rating organization below its top four long-term rating categories) or unrated securities determined by the Adviser to be of equivalent quality. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, in long and short positions of domestic equity and equity-related securities. It may invest in domestic equity securities, including small-, mid-, and large-capitalization securities. The fund also may invest in derivative instruments, including swaps on selected baskets of equity securities, to enable the fund to pursue its investment objective without investing directly in the securities of companies to which the fund is seeking exposure.
The investment seeks to provide long-term appreciation of shareholders' capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies. It typically invests in medium and large capitalization companies, but may also invest in small capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the equity securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks to provide long-term appreciation of shareholders' capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies. It typically invests in medium and large capitalization companies, but may also invest in small capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the equity securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in readily marketable equity securities of companies the principal activities of which include ownership, management, development, construction or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets will be invested in securities of companies in the real estate industry. The advisor may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in readily marketable equity securities of companies the principal activities of which include ownership, management, development, construction or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets will be invested in securities of companies in the real estate industry. The advisor may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Its assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund's principal investment strategy is investing in senior secured floating rate loans. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in such securities. It may invest in foreign securities, including up to 10% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated Loans and non-U.S. dollar denominated high yield fixed income securities and up to 25% of its total assets in U.S. dollar denominated Loans issued by non-U.S. companies.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of securities listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser"). It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of U.S. small cap companies. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations and related investments. The portfolio managers use a growth-oriented investment style that emphasizes small U.S. companies.
The investment seeks to maximize current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration fixed income securities. These securities may include, but are not limited to, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, obligations of supranational entities and foreign governments, domestic and foreign-corporate debt obligations, taxable municipal debt securities, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The advisor normally expects to maintain an average effective duration between 3 months and 1 year.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation, and current income is as a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of small-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The subadvisor considers small-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by purchasing securities of large non-U.S. companies in countries with developed markets that Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser") determines to be value stocks. It invests in companies in countries with developed markets designated by the Investment Committee of the Sub-Adviser as approved markets from time to time. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks to achieve a generally stable return consistent with preservation of capital. The fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities issued in the U.S. It will invest more than 25% of its total assets in dollar-denominated obligations of U.S. banks and U.S. subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks and bank holding companies when the yield to maturity on these investments exceeds the yield to maturity on all other eligible portfolio investments of similar quality for a period of five consecutive days during which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
The investment seeks to achieve a generally stable return consistent with preservation of capital. The fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities issued in the U.S. It will invest more than 25% of its total assets in dollar-denominated obligations of U.S. banks and U.S. subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks and bank holding companies when the yield to maturity on these investments exceeds the yield to maturity on all other eligible portfolio investments of similar quality for a period of five consecutive days during which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of securities listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser"). It normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of U.S. small cap companies. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income with some capital appreciation). The Portfolios operate as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally invests: between 55% and 95% of its assets in fixed-income funds, and less than 40% in any one fixed-income fund; between 5% and 45% of its assets in equity funds, and less than 30% in any one equity fund; less than 20% of its assets in specialty funds, and less than 20% in any one specialty fund.
The investment seeks high total return from both current income and capital appreciation. The fund seeks to generate high total return from both current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in intermediate-term debt securities across 14 fixed income sectors. It seeks to achieve its objective by applying a time-tested approach of active sector rotation, extensive credit research and disciplined risk management designed to capitalize on opportunities across undervalued areas of the fixed income markets.
The investment seeks high total return from both current income and capital appreciation. The fund seeks to generate high total return from both current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in intermediate-term debt securities across 14 fixed income sectors. It seeks to achieve its objective by applying a time-tested approach of active sector rotation, extensive credit research and disciplined risk management designed to capitalize on opportunities across undervalued areas of the fixed income markets.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its goal by generally investing in a broad and diverse group of readily marketable equity securities of large and mid cap U.S. companies listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Sub-Adviser"), that the Sub-Adviser believes are "value" stocks at the time of investment. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. securities. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The investment seeks high total return from both current income and capital appreciation. The fund seeks to generate high total return from both current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in intermediate-term debt securities across 14 fixed income sectors. It seeks to achieve its objective by applying a time-tested approach of active sector rotation, extensive credit research and disciplined risk management designed to capitalize on opportunities across undervalued areas of the fixed income markets.
The investment seeks to maximize total return available from a universe of higher-quality fixed income investments maturing in five years or less from the date of settlement. The fund primarily invests in fixed income securities that mature within five years from the date of settlement. It has a non-fundamental investment policy that it normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities. The fund normally invests in fixed income securities that are rated investment grade.
The investment seeks capital appreciation and current income. The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income and equity securities. The advisor expects to allocate 60% its assets in Equity, and allocate 40% its assets in Fixed-Income. It invests primarily in issuers having a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, above $5 billion. The fund will invest primarily in bonds, including mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, government securities (both U.S. government securities and foreign sovereign debt), and corporate debt securities.
The investment seeks to provide income and long-term growth of capital. The fund is a "fund of funds", which means it pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") ("underlying funds"). It will typically invest in affiliated underlying funds advised by the Adviser ("Victory Funds"). The fund will invest at least 40% of its net assets in underlying funds that will provide the fund with exposure to equity securities and at least 30% of its net assets in underlying funds that will provide the fund with exposure to fixed income securities.
The investment seeks current income and capital preservation while maintaining liquidity. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest its assets in debt obligations, other fixed income securities and related investments. It may invest in all types of U.S. dollar denominated short-term debt instruments, including bank obligations, commercial paper and asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government agency or instrumentality securities, corporate loans, corporate debt securities, structured instruments and repurchase agreements.
The investment seeks balance of growth of capital and income. The fund is a fund of funds that it invests in other mutual funds and ETFs. It organizes its investments in underlying funds into two main asset classes: the equity class and the fixed income class. The portfolio managers will allocate between 35% to 65% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 35% to 65% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income obligations. It invests principally in securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated "investment grade" (or considered by the adviser to be of comparable quality) although the fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets in securities below "investment grade," which are sometimes referred to as "high yield securities" or "junk bonds." The Advisor intends to maintain an average effective portfolio duration that is within 30% of the average effective duration of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics) of companies located, organized, or with a majority of assets or business in emerging market countries, including other investment companies (underlying funds) that invest in such securities. It may uses a "fund of funds" approach by investing in one or more underlying funds andu002For a "manager of managers" approach by selecting one or more experienced investment managers to serve as subadvisers to the fund.
The investment seeks income as a primary objective and long-term growth of capital as a secondary objective. The fund is a fund of funds that it invests in other mutual funds and ETFs. The fund is managed as an asset allocation program and allocates its assets among funds and ETFs managed by the manager and its affiliates and ETFs managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The portfolio managers will allocate between 15% to 45% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 55% to 85% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks income as a primary objective and long-term growth of capital as a secondary objective. The fund is a fund of funds that it invests in other mutual funds and ETFs. The fund is managed as an asset allocation program and allocates its assets among funds and ETFs managed by the manager and its affiliates and ETFs managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The portfolio managers will allocate between 15% to 45% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 55% to 85% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and California state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and California state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of issuers in the financial services industry that the Adviser believes are undervalued and thus may offer above-average potential for capital appreciation. It may invest its assets in securities of foreign financial services companies. The fund may invest in fixed income securities, including high yield securities or "junk bonds". It may invest in shares of open-end mutual funds or ETFs.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income together with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in investment grade securities convertible into common stock and synthetic convertible securities, which are derivative positions composed of two or more securities with investment characteristics that, when taken together, resemble those of traditional convertible securities.
The investment seeks current income, consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in the prospectus, and preservation of capital. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and cash equivalents). It maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities rated AA- or Aa3 or better. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars. It may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt securities in the A rating category.
The investment seeks to provide relative safety of capital with the possibility of long-term growth of capital and income. The fund will invest in a diversified mix of various asset classes, which may include, but are not limited to, equity and fixed-income investments, in any proportion. It will generally allocate a substantial amount of its total assets to non-U.S. investments. The fund will allocate its assets among various regions and countries, including the United States, but in no fewer than three different countries.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. and foreign healthcare companies and biotechnology companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. The Adviser utilizes a top-down investment approach focused on long-term economic trends.
The investment seeks total return on its assets from growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of foreign companies. The fund may invest in equity securities of small, medium and large capitalization issuers.
The investment seeks total return on its assets from growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of foreign companies. The fund may invest in equity securities of small, medium and large capitalization issuers.
The investment seeks current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds, including corporate and government bonds. It maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 10 years or more. The fund invests at least 65% of net assets in bonds rated within the three highest grades (AAA, AA, or A) and may not invest in a bond rated at the time of purchase below the fourth highest grade (BBB).
The investment seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities and at least 80% of its assets in "investment grade" debt securities. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers. The advisor intends to invest not more than 10% of the fund's assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers for which the fund has not implemented a currency hedge. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration.
The investment seeks total return on its assets from growth of capital and income. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of foreign companies. The fund may invest in equity securities of small, medium and large capitalization issuers.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities or other instruments with similar economic characteristics of U.S. companies with large market capitalizations.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax as is consistent with prudent investing. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "municipal securities." Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The fund's 80% policy may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities or other instruments with similar economic characteristics of U.S. companies with large market capitalizations.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of medium capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities of companies other than medium capitalization companies. The fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by U.S. and foreign Energy and Basic Materials Companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). It utilizes the Standard & Poor's classification system for purposes of determining whether a company is an Energy or Basic Materials Company. Standard & Poor's maintains a proprietary classification system similar to the North American Industry Classification System which classifies companies according to industry sectors and groups.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of medium capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities of companies other than medium capitalization companies. The fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and New York state and New York City personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investing. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "New York municipal securities." New York municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and New York state and New York City personal income taxes but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and Pennsylvania personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investing. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "Pennsylvania municipal securities." Pennsylvania municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and Pennsylvania state personal income taxes but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks dividend income, growth of dividend income and long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities or other investments with similar economic characteristics that pay dividends or are expected to initiate their dividends over time. It invests primarily in common stocks. The fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, either directly or through depositary receipts.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations and related investments. The portfolio managers use a growth-oriented investment style that emphasizes small U.S. companies.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, included in the index. It generally is fully invested in stocks included in the index. The fund holds a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks that is comparable to the index in terms of economic sector weightings, market capitalization and liquidity.
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, included in the index. It generally is fully invested in stocks included in the index. The fund holds a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks that is comparable to the index in terms of economic sector weightings, market capitalization and liquidity.
The investment seeks current income, preservation of capital and liquidity. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "investment grade" fixed income securities. Securities in which the fund invests include corporate debt securities, bank obligations, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes.
The investment seeks current income, preservation of capital and liquidity. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "investment grade" fixed income securities. Securities in which the fund invests include corporate debt securities, bank obligations, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax as is consistent with prudent investing. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "municipal securities." Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The fund's 80% policy may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies or in other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in shares of companies with larger market capitalizations.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies or in other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in shares of companies with larger market capitalizations.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics) of companies located, organized, or with a majority of assets or business in emerging market countries, including other investment companies (underlying funds) that invest in such securities. It may uses a "fund of funds" approach by investing in one or more underlying funds andu002For a "manager of managers" approach by selecting one or more experienced investment managers to serve as subadvisers to the fund.
The investment seeks as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and New York state and New York City personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investing. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "New York municipal securities." New York municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and New York state and New York City personal income taxes but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide California investors with a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and California state personal income taxes. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in California municipal securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and California state personal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It normally invests in intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities that have remaining maturities from one to more than thirty years. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks growth. The fund invests primarily in smaller U.S. headquartered common stocks that have a market capitalization of less than $2 billion. It may choose to hold a stock even if it grows beyond the $2 billion market capitalization as long as it continues to be attractive based on the investment criteria. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of U.S. companies and other U.S.-traded equity securities. The Adviser considers U.S.-traded equity securities to include ADRs, as well as securities that are traded in the U.S. that have been issued by companies established, domiciled or operating in foreign countries. It may invest in companies of any size and may invest a portion of its assets in U.S. or non-U.S. issued securities of foreign companies.
The investment seeks income and long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stocks. It may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) of domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks income and long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stocks. It may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) of domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks balance of growth of capital and income. The fund is a fund of funds that it invests in other mutual funds and ETFs. It organizes its investments in underlying funds into two main asset classes: the equity class and the fixed income class. The portfolio managers will allocate between 35% to 65% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 35% to 65% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of total return (consisting of reinvested income and capital appreciation) as is consistent with reasonable risk. The fund operates as funds of funds and generally invests: between 20% and 60% of its assets in fixed-income funds, and less than 40% in any one fixed-income fund; between 40% and 80% of its assets in equity funds, and less than 30% in any one equity fund; and less than 20% of its assets in specialty funds, and less than 20% in any one specialty fund.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of short- to medium-term investment grade U.S. Treasury, corporate debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The fund's investment in non-U.S. issuers may at times be significant. There are no limits on the fund's average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities in which the fund may invest.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations (or small-cap companies) and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The sub-adviser considers small-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, are within the range of capitalization of the companies that are included in the Russell 2000 Index over time.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations (or small-cap companies) and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The sub-adviser considers small-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, are within the range of capitalization of the companies that are included in the Russell 2000 Index over time.
The investment seeks a high level of total return, consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks income and long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stocks. It may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) of domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks a high level of total return, consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in equities, mainly common stocks. Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests primarily in large U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of growth versus value style securities in the index (style tilt) and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to attempt to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. It will invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks to provide high current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield bonds and other debt securities issued by governments and corporations in emerging market countries or the return on which is derived primarily from emerging markets. It invests at least 50% of total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation, and current income is as a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of small-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The subadvisor considers small-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to maximize total return through current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and capital appreciation consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities, including securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax, with income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. It may invest its remaining assets in cash, cash equivalents and certain taxable debt instruments.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. It will invest primarily in investment and non-investment grade (junk bond) U.S. and foreign corporate and government fixed income securities, including emerging market, asset-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, mortgage-backed securities and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund is a fund of funds-it invests in other mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). The fund is managed as an asset allocation program and allocates its assets among funds and ETFs managed by the manager and its affiliates and ETFs managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (underlying funds). The portfolio managers will allocate between 55% to 85% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 15% to 45% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks total return, emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend paying stocks. It normally invests in at least three different countries and invests at least 40% of net assets in securities issued by foreign based companies. The fund's investments will include primarily common stocks issued by U.S. and foreign based companies and may also include preferred stocks and other equity securities such as convertible securities and warrants.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of small-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts. The subadviser considers small-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund operates as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally categorizes each underlying fund as a fixed-income, equity, or specialty fund based on its investment profile.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund is a fund of funds-it invests in other mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). The fund is managed as an asset allocation program and allocates its assets among funds and ETFs managed by the manager and its affiliates and ETFs managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (underlying funds). The portfolio managers will allocate between 55% to 85% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 15% to 45% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in equities, mainly common stocks of U.S. companies. It generally focuses on established companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index (generally 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.) or the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally those stocks among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies that have relatively higher price-to-earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values).
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities of publicly-traded companies located anywhere in the world, including equity securities in developed and emerging markets. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor expects to invest in at least three countries, including the United States, and invest at least 40% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in non-U.S. companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund is a fund of funds-it invests in other mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). The fund is managed as an asset allocation program and allocates its assets among funds and ETFs managed by the manager and its affiliates and ETFs managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (underlying funds). The portfolio managers will allocate between 70% to 100% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 0% to 30% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund is a fund of funds-it invests in other mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). The fund is managed as an asset allocation program and allocates its assets among funds and ETFs managed by the manager and its affiliates and ETFs managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (underlying funds). The portfolio managers will allocate between 70% to 100% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 0% to 30% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies in the health care and wellness sectors. It invests primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest in foreign companies as well. The fund may invest in companies of any size. While the fund invests mainly in common stocks, it may also invest up to 20% of total assets in U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency debt obligations.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with capital gain. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies operating in the communications, information and related industries. Accordingly, it invests in companies operating in the information technology and telecommunications sectors as well as those in the media industry. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities markets outside the United States. The fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of companies located outside the United States and at least 80% of its assets in common and preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock, including derivative investments that provide exposure to such securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers organized, headquartered or doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S. It will allocate its assets among various regions and countries, including emerging markets. From time to time, the fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the securities of companies in only a few countries or regions. Although it seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, the fund may have significant positions in particular sectors.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities markets outside the United States. The fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of companies located outside the United States and at least 80% of its assets in common and preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock, including derivative investments that provide exposure to such securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign-based companies and listed on foreign exchanges). Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests mainly in common stocks of established companies in countries with developed economies.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with capital gain. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies operating in the communications, information and related industries. Accordingly, it invests in companies operating in the information technology and telecommunications sectors as well as those in the media industry. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income and capital appreciation), consistent with a moderate degree of principal risk. The fund operate as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally categorizes each underlying fund as a fixed-income, equity, or specialty fund based on its investment profile.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with capital gain. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies operating in the communications, information and related industries. Accordingly, it invests in companies operating in the information technology and telecommunications sectors as well as those in the media industry. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks income and long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stocks. It may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) of domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers organized, headquartered or doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S. It will allocate its assets among various regions and countries, including emerging markets. From time to time, the fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the securities of companies in only a few countries or regions. Although it seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, the fund may have significant positions in particular sectors.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") and collateralized mortgage obligations. It may invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale. As a result of its investment strategy, the fund's portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.
The investment seeks income that is exempt from Massachusetts personal and federal income taxes. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Massachusetts municipal securities. For purposes of this 80% requirement, Massachusetts municipal securities are securities whose income is exempt from federal and Massachusetts personal income taxes, which may include securities of issuers located outside Massachusetts. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide income exempt from regular federal income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in securities whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. It may invest up to 10% of total assets in high yield debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities of publicly-traded companies located anywhere in the world, including equity securities in developed and emerging markets. Under normal market conditions, the Advisor expects to invest in at least three countries, including the United States, and invest at least 40% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in non-U.S. companies.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with capital gain. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies operating in the communications, information and related industries. Accordingly, it invests in companies operating in the information technology and telecommunications sectors as well as those in the media industry. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of income exempt from regular federal income taxes and seeks to limit principal fluctuation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax and AMT. It normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. The fund could invest up to 35% of total assets in debt securities rated in the fourth highest credit rating category.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of companies that have capitalizations that are less than the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index ("small cap companies") and which Schneider Capital Management Company (the "Adviser") believes are undervalued. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in small cap companies. The fund invests primarily in common stock of companies the Adviser believes are undervalued.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in common stocks of small-and medium-capitalization domestic and foreign companies, which the manager defines as those with market capitalizations falling within the ranges of the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks income and long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stocks. It may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) of domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. It will invest in investment and non-investment grade (junk bond) U.S. and foreign corporate and government fixed income securities, including emerging market, asset-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls and mortgage-backed securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The fund's equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. It will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in U.S. equities.
The investment seeks long-term appreciation and capital preservation. The fund invests in a mix of equity and debt securities. It normally invests 40% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. companies, 20% in foreign equity securities, and 40% in investment grade fixed income securities (those rated BBB or higher, including government and convertible bonds) including money market instruments and cash. The fund follows a value investment style and principally invests in income-producing securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Large Cap Disciplined Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts, warrants, ETFs and real estate investment trusts based on a large capitalization equity index and equity securities of foreign companies.
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Under normal circumstances, the advisor intends to invest at least 80% of assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks of companies included in the S&P 500 Index and in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and options, that provide exposure to the stocks of companies in the index. The Portfolio's securities are weighted to attempt to make the Portfolio's total investment characteristics similar to those of the index as a whole.
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large U.S. companies that are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the United States). It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in stocks and other securities of companies not publicly traded in the United States.
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in large capitalization equity securities. It invests primarily in issuers having a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, above $5 billion. The fund will generally hold 25 to 45 companies, with residual cash and equivalents expected to represent less than 10% of the fund's net assets. It may invest up to 35% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers through the use of ordinary shares or depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks income and long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stocks. It may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) of domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in common stocks of small-and medium-capitalization domestic and foreign companies, which the manager defines as those with market capitalizations falling within the ranges of the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of any maturity. It invests mainly in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of total assets in non-investment grade securities (high yield and junk bonds), including securities in default.
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in large capitalization equity securities. It invests primarily in issuers having a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, above $5 billion. The fund will generally hold 25 to 45 companies, with residual cash and equivalents expected to represent less than 10% of the fund's net assets. It may invest up to 35% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers through the use of ordinary shares or depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in common stocks of small-and medium-capitalization domestic and foreign companies, which the manager defines as those with market capitalizations falling within the ranges of the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations and related investments. The portfolio managers use a growth-oriented investment style that emphasizes small U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in common stocks of small-and medium-capitalization domestic and foreign companies, which the manager defines as those with market capitalizations falling within the ranges of the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax. The fund invests up to 10% of its total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities, and invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax. The fund invests up to 10% of its total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities, and invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks as high a level of current interest income exempt from federal income tax and, to the extent possible, from Connecticut individual income tax, as is consistent with relative stability of principal. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from U.S. federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT)) and Connecticut individual income tax. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax, and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax, including federal AMT. The fund invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities; and up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies, although it may also invest in micro-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization companies. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of small capitalization companies located in the United States. The fund may invest in common and preferred stocks, as well as in over-the-counter securities.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income with some capital appreciation). The Portfolios operate as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally invests: between 55% and 95% of its assets in fixed-income funds, and less than 40% in any one fixed-income fund; between 5% and 45% of its assets in equity funds, and less than 30% in any one equity fund; less than 20% of its assets in specialty funds, and less than 20% in any one specialty fund.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies, although it may also invest in micro-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization companies. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of small capitalization companies located in the United States. The fund may invest in common and preferred stocks, as well as in over-the-counter securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies, although it may also invest in micro-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization companies. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of small capitalization companies located in the United States. The fund may invest in common and preferred stocks, as well as in over-the-counter securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the managers define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. It is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in the Small Company Value Portfolio, a master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities markets outside the United States. The fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of companies located outside the United States and at least 80% of its assets in common and preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock, including derivative investments that provide exposure to such securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the managers define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. It is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in the Small Company Value Portfolio, a master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the managers define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. It is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in the Small Company Value Portfolio, a master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the managers define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. It is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in the Small Company Value Portfolio, a master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the managers define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. It is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in the Small Company Value Portfolio, a master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. It will invest primarily in investment and non-investment grade (junk bond) U.S. and foreign corporate and government fixed income securities, including emerging market, asset-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, mortgage-backed securities and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and California state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and California state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks a high level of current income that is exempt from California state and federal income taxes. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities whose income is free from regular federal and California state income tax. Normally, at least 80% of the fund's municipal securities are rated in the four highest credit rating categories.
The investment seeks to provide safety of principal and a moderate rate of return after taking account of federal taxes. The Portfolio invests at least 80% of its total assets in municipal securities rated A or better by national rating agencies (or, if unrated, determined by AllianceBernstein L.P., the Portfolio's investment manager (the "Manager"), to be of comparable quality) and comparably rated municipal notes. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities rated BB or B by national rating agencies, which are not investment-grade (commonly known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in equities, mainly common stocks of U.S. companies. It generally focuses on established companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index (generally 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.) or the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally those stocks among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies that have relatively higher price-to-earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values).
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in equities, mainly common stocks of U.S. companies. It generally focuses on established companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index (generally 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.) or the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally those stocks among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies that have relatively higher price-to-earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values).
The investment seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Normally, the fund invests substantially all of its net assets in U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, including mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. It may invest in securities issued by various entities sponsored by the U.S. government, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
The investment seeks to maximize total return while realizing a market level of income consistent with preserving principal and liquidity. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities of governments and companies located in various countries, including emerging markets. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in emerging markets generally and up to 7% of its assets in any single emerging market country. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in equities, mainly common stocks of U.S. companies. It generally focuses on established companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index (generally 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.) or the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally those stocks among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies that have relatively higher price-to-earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values).
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in equities, mainly common stocks of U.S. companies. It generally focuses on established companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index (generally 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.) or the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally those stocks among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies that have relatively higher price-to-earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values).
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in equities, mainly common stocks of U.S. companies. It generally focuses on established companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index (generally 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.) or the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally those stocks among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies that have relatively higher price-to-earnings ratios and higher forecasted growth values).
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The fund's principal investment strategy is fixed income investing. The strategy of "fixed income investing" in which the fund engages includes utilizing economic research and analysis of current economic conditions, potential fluctuations in interest rates, and, where relevant - particularly with respect to the issuers of high-yield, high-risk bonds - the strength of the underlying issuer. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in bonds.
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The fund's principal investment strategy is fixed income investing. The strategy of "fixed income investing" in which the fund engages includes utilizing economic research and analysis of current economic conditions, potential fluctuations in interest rates, and, where relevant - particularly with respect to the issuers of high-yield, high-risk bonds - the strength of the underlying issuer. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in bonds.
The investment seeks to provide current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed-income securities. It may, without limitation, seek to obtain exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests through a variety of investment vehicles, principally closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and other mutual funds. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in preferred stock.
The investment seeks high after-tax total return. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics). It normally invests at least 65% of its net assets in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal personal income tax. The fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in taxable bonds and may invest, without limitation, in municipal bonds, the income from which is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks growth and income. The fund invests primarily in dividend paying common stocks that generally have investment grade credit ratings on outstanding debt, a long history of dividend payments (at least ten years), minimum ratios of expected earnings to dividend strength, and expectation by the Advisor that the dividend may be increased in the future. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in larger capitalization dividend paying common stocks of U.S. issuers and the advisor intends to be as fully invested as possible at all times. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The fund's principal investment strategy is fixed income investing. The strategy of "fixed income investing" in which the fund engages includes utilizing economic research and analysis of current economic conditions, potential fluctuations in interest rates, and, where relevant - particularly with respect to the issuers of high-yield, high-risk bonds - the strength of the underlying issuer. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in bonds.
The investment seeks long-term total return. The fund employs a dynamic investment strategy seeking to achieve, over time, a total return in excess of the broad U.S. equity market by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes or market exposures based upon SIMC's expectations of risk and return. It may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants (including equity-linked warrants) and depositary receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of companies domiciled or operating in a developing market. It invests in small, medium and large sized companies. The fund may invest in securities representing underlying international securities such as sponsored American Depository Receipts, European Depository Receipts and Global Depository Receipts.
The investment seeks high current income. The fund normally invests in a globally diverse portfolio of fixed income securities. It normally invests in at least three countries (one of which may be the United States). The dollar-weighted average effective duration of the fund's portfolio, as estimated by the subadviser, is normally expected to be between 0 and 10 years.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap and mid-cap U.S. companies. The adviser currently considers small-cap and mid-cap companies to be those with total market capitalizations that are equal to or less than the total market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2500 Growth Index (the index), the fund's benchmark index. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks high current income. The fund normally invests in a globally diverse portfolio of fixed income securities. It normally invests in at least three countries (one of which may be the United States). The dollar-weighted average effective duration of the fund's portfolio, as estimated by the subadviser, is normally expected to be between 0 and 10 years.
The investment seeks high current income. The fund normally invests in a globally diverse portfolio of fixed income securities. It normally invests in at least three countries (one of which may be the United States). The dollar-weighted average effective duration of the fund's portfolio, as estimated by the subadviser, is normally expected to be between 0 and 10 years.
The investment seeks to provide current income that exceeds the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index and that grows over a period of years; long-term capital appreciation is a secondary consideration. The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying common stocks. It may invest the balance of its assets in preferred stocks, convertible bonds, U.S. Treasury securities, closed-end investment companies, and master limited partnerships. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S.
The investment seeks capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of mid-cap companies. The subadviser considers mid-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations within the market cap range of companies included in the Russell Midcap Index (measured at the time of purchase). Most of the fund's assets will typically be invested in U.S. equity and equity-related securities, including up to 25% of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs).
The investment seeks to provide current income that exceeds the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index and that grows over a period of years; long-term capital appreciation is a secondary consideration. The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying common stocks. It may invest the balance of its assets in preferred stocks, convertible bonds, U.S. Treasury securities, closed-end investment companies, and master limited partnerships. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S.
The investment seeks high after-tax total return. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics). It normally invests at least 65% of its net assets in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal personal income tax. The fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in taxable bonds and may invest, without limitation, in municipal bonds, the income from which is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide high current income with capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in fixed income securities, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and government and agency bonds and notes. The funds investments may include U.S. dollar-denominated instruments issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and branches and foreign corporations. Normally, the fund will invest at least 80% (measured at the time of investment) of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, either directly or through other investment companies, in these types of instruments.
The investment seeks to provide high current income with capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in fixed income securities, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and government and agency bonds and notes. The funds investments may include U.S. dollar-denominated instruments issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and branches and foreign corporations. Normally, the fund will invest at least 80% (measured at the time of investment) of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, either directly or through other investment companies, in these types of instruments.
The investment seeks to provide high current income with capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in fixed income securities, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and government and agency bonds and notes. The funds investments may include U.S. dollar-denominated instruments issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and branches and foreign corporations. Normally, the fund will invest at least 80% (measured at the time of investment) of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, either directly or through other investment companies, in these types of instruments.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Its assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks to provide high current income with capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in fixed income securities, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and government and agency bonds and notes. The funds investments may include U.S. dollar-denominated instruments issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and branches and foreign corporations. Normally, the fund will invest at least 80% (measured at the time of investment) of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, either directly or through other investment companies, in these types of instruments.
The investment seeks to provide the highest level of income possible in a tax efficient manner. The fund normally invests at least 50% of its net assets in municipal securities, such as bonds, that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax. The principal issuers of these securities are state and local governments and their agencies located in any of the fifty states, as well as in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions.
The investment seeks capital appreciation and current income. The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income and equity securities. The advisor expects to allocate 60% its assets in Equity, and allocate 40% its assets in Fixed-Income. It invests primarily in issuers having a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, above $5 billion. The fund will invest primarily in bonds, including mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, government securities (both U.S. government securities and foreign sovereign debt), and corporate debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to exceed the total return of the S&P 500 Index. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; and (iii) equity derivatives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities of both U.S. and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign issuers, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), of companies that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks higher current income than that typically offered by a money market fund while maintaining a high degree of liquidity and a correspondingly higher risk of principal volatility. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments. The advisor will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the fund's exposure to interest rate risk.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to exceed the total return of the Russell Midcap Growth Index. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; and (iii) equity derivatives.
The investment seeks higher current income than that typically offered by a money market fund while maintaining a high degree of liquidity and a correspondingly higher risk of principal volatility. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments. The advisor will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the fund's exposure to interest rate risk.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. It will invest in debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the underlying SEI Funds). The underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of growth versus value style securities in the index (style tilt) and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of growth versus value style securities in the index (style tilt) and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of growth versus value style securities in the index (style tilt) and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. Equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. It will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. Generally, the fund will invest less than 20% of its assets in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of growth versus value style securities in the index (style tilt) and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. Equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. It will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. Generally, the fund will invest less than 20% of its assets in emerging markets.
The investment seeks capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. It will invest primarily in investment grade foreign government and corporate fixed income securities, as well as foreign mortgage-backed andu002For asset-backed fixed income securities, of issuers located in at least three countries other than the U.S. The manager expects that at least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities of both U.S. and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign issuers, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), of companies that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA). It may also invest in U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government securities obligations, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. The fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities of both U.S. and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign issuers, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), of companies that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks the highest level of income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper.
The investment seeks total return, including current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of real estate companies (e.g., common stocks, rights, warrants, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities and preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs)). Generally, it will invest in real estate companies operating in the United States.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. Equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. It will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. Generally, the fund will invest less than 20% of its assets in emerging markets.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield fixed income securities. It will invest primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred securities, zero coupon obligations and tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging market equities (equities traded mainly in emerging markets or issued by companies that are organized in emerging markets or have more than half of their business there). It may invest up to 20% of net assets in equities from the U.S. or other developed markets. The fund may also invest up to 20% of net assets in U.S. or emerging market debt securities when portfolio management believes these securities may perform at least as well as equities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging market equities (equities traded mainly in emerging markets or issued by companies that are organized in emerging markets or have more than half of their business there). It may invest up to 20% of net assets in equities from the U.S. or other developed markets. The fund may also invest up to 20% of net assets in U.S. or emerging market debt securities when portfolio management believes these securities may perform at least as well as equities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging market equities (equities traded mainly in emerging markets or issued by companies that are organized in emerging markets or have more than half of their business there). It may invest up to 20% of net assets in equities from the U.S. or other developed markets. The fund may also invest up to 20% of net assets in U.S. or emerging market debt securities when portfolio management believes these securities may perform at least as well as equities.
The investment seeks to preserve capital while producing current income that is exempt from both federal and Kansas state income taxes. The fund will invest in municipal bonds with maturities ranging up to 20 years and which are rated investment grade. It will maintain a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity between 7 and 12 years. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds which produce interest that is exempt from federal income tax and, is exempt from Kansas state income taxes. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities the income from which is not subject to AMT. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging market equities (equities traded mainly in emerging markets or issued by companies that are organized in emerging markets or have more than half of their business there). It may invest up to 20% of net assets in equities from the U.S. or other developed markets. The fund may also invest up to 20% of net assets in U.S. or emerging market debt securities when portfolio management believes these securities may perform at least as well as equities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. It will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index at the time of purchase. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks as high a level of current interest income exempt from federal income tax and from Massachusetts individual income tax, as is consistent with relative stability of principal. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from U.S. federal income tax and Massachusetts individual income tax. It normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in municipal securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade or are unrated but determined to be of comparable quality. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium-sized companies. The fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, securities of small capitalization companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities issued by governments, government-related entities and corporations located in emerging markets and related investments. It may invest without limit in high yield debt securities and related investments rated below investment grade. Below investment grade securities are commonly referred to as "junk bonds." The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging market equities (equities traded mainly in emerging markets or issued by companies that are organized in emerging markets or have more than half of their business there). It may invest up to 20% of net assets in equities from the U.S. or other developed markets. The fund may also invest up to 20% of net assets in U.S. or emerging market debt securities when portfolio management believes these securities may perform at least as well as equities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of "emerging market" companies. The fund's sub-advisers currently consider "emerging market" companies to be issuers listed or domiciled in, deriving a substantial portion of their revenues from, or having a substantial portion of their assets in emerging markets. It may invest in common and preferred stocks (or units of ordinary and preference shares), and depositary receipts of companies of any size market capitalization.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of "emerging market" companies. The fund's sub-advisers currently consider "emerging market" companies to be issuers listed or domiciled in, deriving a substantial portion of their revenues from, or having a substantial portion of their assets in emerging markets. It may invest in common and preferred stocks (or units of ordinary and preference shares), and depositary receipts of companies of any size market capitalization.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of "emerging market" companies. The fund's sub-advisers currently consider "emerging market" companies to be issuers listed or domiciled in, deriving a substantial portion of their revenues from, or having a substantial portion of their assets in emerging markets. It may invest in common and preferred stocks (or units of ordinary and preference shares), and depositary receipts of companies of any size market capitalization.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of medium-capitalization companies; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments. The managers seek to identify companies that have the prospect for strong sales and earnings growth rates, that enjoy a competitive advantage and that they believe have effective management with a history of making investments that are in the best interests of shareholders.
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in large capitalization equity securities. It invests primarily in issuers having a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, above $5 billion. The fund will generally hold 25 to 45 companies, with residual cash and equivalents expected to represent less than 10% of the fund's net assets. It may invest up to 35% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers through the use of ordinary shares or depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and New Jersey state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and New Jersey state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and New York State and city income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and New York State and city income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal and Pennsylvania state income taxes consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and Pennsylvania state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by U.S. and foreign Energy and Basic Materials Companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). It utilizes the Standard & Poor's classification system for purposes of determining whether a company is an Energy or Basic Materials Company. Standard & Poor's maintains a proprietary classification system similar to the North American Industry Classification System which classifies companies according to industry sectors and groups.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by U.S. and foreign Energy and Basic Materials Companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). It utilizes the Standard & Poor's classification system for purposes of determining whether a company is an Energy or Basic Materials Company. Standard & Poor's maintains a proprietary classification system similar to the North American Industry Classification System which classifies companies according to industry sectors and groups.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of medium-capitalization companies; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments. The managers seek to identify companies that have the prospect for strong sales and earnings growth rates, that enjoy a competitive advantage and that they believe have effective management with a history of making investments that are in the best interests of shareholders.
The investment seeks to provide total return, comprised of capital appreciation and income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The advisor intends to invest in higher dividend-yielding equity securities. It is not limited in the percentage of assets it may invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in any one country, region or geographic area and it may invest in a number of countries throughout the world, including emerging markets. The fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. It normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries.
The investment seeks to provide total return, comprised of capital appreciation and income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The advisor intends to invest in higher dividend-yielding equity securities. It is not limited in the percentage of assets it may invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in any one country, region or geographic area and it may invest in a number of countries throughout the world, including emerging markets. The fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment objective is long-term growth of capital. In pursuing this objective, it focuses on investing in equity securities that the advisor believes are undervalued at the time of purchase and have the potential for growth. The fund normally invests in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. It may invest in securities of issuers with any market capitalization. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks total return, emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend paying stocks. It normally invests in at least three different countries and invests at least 40% of net assets in securities issued by foreign based companies. The fund's investments will include primarily common stocks issued by U.S. and foreign based companies and may also include preferred stocks and other equity securities such as convertible securities and warrants.
The investment seeks total return, emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend paying stocks. It normally invests in at least three different countries and invests at least 40% of net assets in securities issued by foreign based companies. The fund's investments will include primarily common stocks issued by U.S. and foreign based companies and may also include preferred stocks and other equity securities such as convertible securities and warrants.
The investment seeks total return, emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend paying stocks. It normally invests in at least three different countries and invests at least 40% of net assets in securities issued by foreign based companies. The fund's investments will include primarily common stocks issued by U.S. and foreign based companies and may also include preferred stocks and other equity securities such as convertible securities and warrants.
The investment seeks to provide high total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The fund invests in a mix of common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies of any market capitalization and fixed income securities which are primarily investment grade and may be of any maturity. Normally, it will maintain at least 65% of the value of its assets in equity securities and at least 25% of the value of its assets in fixed income securities. Fixed income securities include asset- and mortgage-backed securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital.
The investment seeks total return, including current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of real estate companies (e.g., common stocks, rights, warrants, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities and preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs)). Generally, it will invest in real estate companies operating in the United States.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to exceed the total return of the Russell Midcap Growth Index. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; and (iii) equity derivatives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Value Index.
The investment seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and warrants. It may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), and securities of non-U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Value Index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Value Index.
The investment seeks to provide total return, comprised of capital appreciation and income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The advisor intends to invest in higher dividend-yielding equity securities. It is not limited in the percentage of assets it may invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in any one country, region or geographic area and it may invest in a number of countries throughout the world, including emerging markets. The fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles.
The investment seeks long-term total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity and fixed income securities designed to replicate the holdings and weightings of the securities comprising the S&P 500 Index and Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating up to 75% of its assets in equity securities and up to 55% of its assets in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks as high a rate of income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investment management. The fund invests primarily in a diversified selection of municipal bonds (for example, general obligation bonds of a state or bonds financing a specific project) with maturities of one to seventeen years. A majority of the fund's investments are in issues with maturities longer than five years. It normally invests at least 70% of its total assets in municipal bonds rated A or better by Moody's or S&P, meaning that up to 30% of the fund's total assets may be invested in medium and lower-quality bonds.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax, and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax, including federal AMT. The fund invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities; and up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax, and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax, including federal AMT. The fund invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities; and up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax, and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax, including federal AMT. The fund invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities; and up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium-sized companies. The fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, securities of small capitalization companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to exceed the total return of the S&P 500 Index. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; and (iii) equity derivatives.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell RAFI Emerging Markets Large Company Index. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell RAFI Emerging Markets Large Company Index (the index). The index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (scores), which are created using as the universe the emerging markets companies in the FTSE Global Total Cap Index (the parent index).
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to exceed the total return of the S&P 500 Index. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; and (iii) equity derivatives.
The investment seeks to provide total return, comprised of capital appreciation and income. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The advisor intends to invest in higher dividend-yielding equity securities. It is not limited in the percentage of assets it may invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in any one country, region or geographic area and it may invest in a number of countries throughout the world, including emerging markets. The fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles.
The investment seeks a moderate total rate of return (income plus capital appreciation) on an annual basis. The fund invests in any combination of equity and fixed-income securities based on market conditions and trends and the Subadviser's expectations and assessment of risks. It may invest directly in equity and fixed-income securities. The fund will primarily invest in such securities indirectly through vehicles that invest in or instruments that are a derivative of such securities, primarily including other investment companies, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), futures contracts, swap agreements, naked and covered options on such instruments and currencies.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell RAFI Developed ex US Small Company Index. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell RAFI Developed ex US Small Company Index (the index). The index measures the performance of the small company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (scores), which are created using as the universe the developed ex U.S. companies in the FTSE Global Total Cap Index (the parent index).
The investment seeks the realization over a period of years of the highest yield consistent with relatively low price volatility. The fund invests in high quality debt securities with short- and intermediate-term maturities, including U.S. government and agency obligations, high quality corporate obligations, and high quality commercial paper and other money market instruments. The adviser typically distributes the fund's investments in varying amounts among securities maturing in up to six or seven years from the time of purchase, but occasionally may purchase securities maturing in up to 15 years.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund's principal investment strategies are growth, value and "focused." It is managed by two subadvisers, one manages the large-cap growth portion of the fund and the other manages the large-cap value portion of the fund. The fund will invest approximately 50% of its assets in the large-cap growth portion of the fund and 50% of its assets in the large-cap value portion of the fund. It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in large-cap companies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund's principal investment strategies are growth, value and "focused." It is managed by two subadvisers, one manages the large-cap growth portion of the fund and the other manages the large-cap value portion of the fund. The fund will invest approximately 50% of its assets in the large-cap growth portion of the fund and 50% of its assets in the large-cap value portion of the fund. It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in large-cap companies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell RAFI US Large Company Index. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell RAFI US Large Company Index (the index). The index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (scores), which are created using as the universe the U.S. companies in the FTSE Global Total Cap Index (the parent index).
The investment seeks to maximize total return through current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and capital appreciation consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities, including securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax, with income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. It may invest its remaining assets in cash, cash equivalents and certain taxable debt instruments.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund's principal investment strategies are growth, value and "focused." It is managed by two subadvisers, one manages the large-cap growth portion of the fund and the other manages the large-cap value portion of the fund. The fund will invest approximately 50% of its assets in the large-cap growth portion of the fund and 50% of its assets in the large-cap value portion of the fund. It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in large-cap companies. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a medium capitalization company if it has a market capitalization (stock market worth), at the time of investment, between $1 billion and the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a medium capitalization company if it has a market capitalization (stock market worth), at the time of investment, between $1 billion and the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell RAFI Developed ex US Large Company Index. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell RAFI Developed ex US Large Company Index (the index). The index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (scores), which are created using as the universe the developed ex U.S. companies in the FTSE Global Total Cap Index (the parent index).
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in U.S. and foreign equity securities issued by financial services companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, securities convertible into common stocks, preferred stocks and warrants. Up to 20% of the Portfolio's total assets may be invested in U.S. and foreign securities outside of financial companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in U.S. and foreign equity securities issued by financial services companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, securities convertible into common stocks, preferred stocks and warrants. Up to 20% of the Portfolio's total assets may be invested in U.S. and foreign securities outside of financial companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in U.S. and foreign equity securities issued by financial services companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, securities convertible into common stocks, preferred stocks and warrants. Up to 20% of the Portfolio's total assets may be invested in U.S. and foreign securities outside of financial companies.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a combination of first- and second-lien senior floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans made to non-U.S. borrowers provided that no more than 5% of the portfolio's loans are non-U.S. dollar denominated.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a combination of first- and second-lien senior floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans made to non-U.S. borrowers provided that no more than 5% of the portfolio's loans are non-U.S. dollar denominated.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a combination of first- and second-lien senior floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans made to non-U.S. borrowers provided that no more than 5% of the portfolio's loans are non-U.S. dollar denominated.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of issuers in the financial services industry that the Adviser believes are undervalued and thus may offer above-average potential for capital appreciation. It may invest its assets in securities of foreign financial services companies. The fund may invest in fixed income securities, including high yield securities or "junk bonds". It may invest in shares of open-end mutual funds or ETFs.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally (before fees and expenses) to the total return of the Russell RAFI US Small Company Index. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in stocks that are included in the Russell RAFI US Small Company Index (the index). The index measures the performance of the small company size segment by fundamental overall company scores (scores), which are created using as the universe the U.S. companies in the FTSE Global Total Cap Index (the parent index).
The investment seeks as high a rate of income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investment management. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in municipal bonds within the highest four rating categories of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), meaning that the fund may invest up to 20% of the fund's total assets in less than investment grade municipal bonds.
The investment seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the maturity and quality standards, and to preserve capital. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax and that do not subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax. The fund invests primarily in debt securities rated AA- or better or Aa3 or better, or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality. Its aggregate portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's principal investment strategy is based on value. The value oriented philosophy to which the fund subscribes is that of investing in securities believed to be undervalued in the market. The managers select securities through extensive quantitative research, which includes the use of a multi-factor model that the managers employ to identify and rank companies within the Russell 3000 Value Index. It employs a strategy to hold securities between its annual rebalancing, even if there are adverse developments concerning a particular security, an industry, the economy or the stock market generally.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth and current income is a secondary consideration. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and common stock equivalents, such as preferred stocks and securities convertible into common stocks, of companies the portfolio managers believe are undervalued in the marketplace. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, either directly or through depositary receipts.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's principal investment strategy is based on value. The value oriented philosophy to which the fund subscribes is that of investing in securities believed to be undervalued in the market. The managers select securities through extensive quantitative research, which includes the use of a multi-factor model that the managers employ to identify and rank companies within the Russell 3000 Value Index. It employs a strategy to hold securities between its annual rebalancing, even if there are adverse developments concerning a particular security, an industry, the economy or the stock market generally.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's principal investment strategy is based on value. The value oriented philosophy to which the fund subscribes is that of investing in securities believed to be undervalued in the market. The managers select securities through extensive quantitative research, which includes the use of a multi-factor model that the managers employ to identify and rank companies within the Russell 3000 Value Index. It employs a strategy to hold securities between its annual rebalancing, even if there are adverse developments concerning a particular security, an industry, the economy or the stock market generally.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth and current income is a secondary consideration. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and common stock equivalents, such as preferred stocks and securities convertible into common stocks, of companies the portfolio managers believe are undervalued in the marketplace. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, either directly or through depositary receipts.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax. The fund invests up to 10% of its total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities, and invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies located throughout the world, in both developed and emerging markets, that are primarily engaged in mining or processing gold (Gold Related Securities). It may also invest in gold bullion and other precious metals, i.e., silver and platinum (Other Precious Metals). However, no more than 20% of the fund's total assets may be invested directly in gold bullion and other precious metals. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests its assets primarily in common stocks (and securities convertible into common stocks) of U.S. and foreign companies. Investment decisions for the fund are made without regard to the capitalization (size) of the companies in which it invests. The fund may invest in any size company, including large, medium and smaller companies. It may also invest in fixed-income instruments (without regard to credit rating or time to maturity), short-term debt instruments, gold and other precious metals, and futures contracts related to precious metals.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund typically invests in a broad range of U.S. common stocks which the fund's adviser believes have above-average prospects for appreciation based on a proprietary investment model developed by the adviser. It may invest in stocks of all market capitalization ranges based on the adviser's assessment of the relative opportunities and risks of each category. Stocks are sold when there is a significant decline in earnings momentum, a better stock is found, or a significant breakdown in relative price performance occurs.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund typically invests in a broad range of U.S. common stocks which the fund's adviser believes have above-average prospects for appreciation based on a proprietary investment model developed by the adviser. It may invest in stocks of all market capitalization ranges based on the adviser's assessment of the relative opportunities and risks of each category. Stocks are sold when there is a significant decline in earnings momentum, a better stock is found, or a significant breakdown in relative price performance occurs.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large U.S. companies that are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the United States). It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in stocks and other securities of companies not publicly traded in the United States.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large U.S. companies that are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the United States). It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in stocks and other securities of companies not publicly traded in the United States.
The investment seeks to provide investors the opportunity to participate in the investment characteristics of gold for a portion of their overall investment portfolio. To achieve its objective of providing investors the opportunity to participate in the investment characteristics of gold, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in gold andu002For securities directly related to gold or issuers principally engaged in the gold industry, including securities of gold mining finance companies as well as operating companies with long-, medium- or short-life mines. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large U.S. companies that are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (generally the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the United States). It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in stocks and other securities of companies not publicly traded in the United States.
The investment seeks high current income; capital growth is a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 65% of total assets in domestic and foreign below investment grade debt securities. It generally invests in at least three different countries and will normally invest at least 40% of net assets in securities of foreign issuers. The fund invests in securities of varying maturities and the advisor intends to maintain a dollar-weighted effective average portfolio maturity (the weighted average of the maturity dates of bonds held by the fund) that will not exceed ten years.
The investment seeks high current income; capital growth is a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 65% of total assets in domestic and foreign below investment grade debt securities. It generally invests in at least three different countries and will normally invest at least 40% of net assets in securities of foreign issuers. The fund invests in securities of varying maturities and the advisor intends to maintain a dollar-weighted effective average portfolio maturity (the weighted average of the maturity dates of bonds held by the fund) that will not exceed ten years.
The investment seeks high current income; capital growth is a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 65% of total assets in domestic and foreign below investment grade debt securities. It generally invests in at least three different countries and will normally invest at least 40% of net assets in securities of foreign issuers. The fund invests in securities of varying maturities and the advisor intends to maintain a dollar-weighted effective average portfolio maturity (the weighted average of the maturity dates of bonds held by the fund) that will not exceed ten years.
The investment seeks high current income; capital growth is a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 65% of total assets in domestic and foreign below investment grade debt securities. It generally invests in at least three different countries and will normally invest at least 40% of net assets in securities of foreign issuers. The fund invests in securities of varying maturities and the advisor intends to maintain a dollar-weighted effective average portfolio maturity (the weighted average of the maturity dates of bonds held by the fund) that will not exceed ten years.
The investment seeks high current income; capital growth is a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 65% of total assets in domestic and foreign below investment grade debt securities. It generally invests in at least three different countries and will normally invest at least 40% of net assets in securities of foreign issuers. The fund invests in securities of varying maturities and the advisor intends to maintain a dollar-weighted effective average portfolio maturity (the weighted average of the maturity dates of bonds held by the fund) that will not exceed ten years.
The investment seeks current income along with growth of capital. The fund invests in U.S. and non-U.S. dividend-paying stocks that have demonstrated above-median yield, positive trend in dividend payouts and favorable earnings growth. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies that represent a broad spectrum of the global economy and a range of market capitalizations, including large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap. The fund will generally seek to have 30% to 50% of its net assets, and, under normal market conditions, no less than 30% of its net assets, invested in securities of non-U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks. In addition, under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. companies that have large market capitalizations (generally over $2 billion) that the fund's investment manager believes are undervalued and have the potential for long-term growth and current income. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks current income along with growth of capital. The fund invests in U.S. and non-U.S. dividend-paying stocks that have demonstrated above-median yield, positive trend in dividend payouts and favorable earnings growth. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies that represent a broad spectrum of the global economy and a range of market capitalizations, including large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap. The fund will generally seek to have 30% to 50% of its net assets, and, under normal market conditions, no less than 30% of its net assets, invested in securities of non-U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks current income along with growth of capital. The fund invests in U.S. and non-U.S. dividend-paying stocks that have demonstrated above-median yield, positive trend in dividend payouts and favorable earnings growth. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies that represent a broad spectrum of the global economy and a range of market capitalizations, including large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap. The fund will generally seek to have 30% to 50% of its net assets, and, under normal market conditions, no less than 30% of its net assets, invested in securities of non-U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests its assets primarily in common stocks (and securities convertible into common stocks) of U.S. and foreign companies. Investment decisions for the fund are made without regard to the capitalization (size) of the companies in which it invests. The fund may invest in any size company, including large, medium and smaller companies. It may also invest in fixed-income instruments (without regard to credit rating or time to maturity), short-term debt instruments, gold and other precious metals, and futures contracts related to precious metals.
The investment seeks to produce a high level of income. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in "Ginnie Maes," which are mortgage-backed securities that are issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA). It may also purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis, including U.S. government agency mortgage-backed to-be-announced securities (TBAs).
The investment seeks current income along with growth of capital. The fund invests in U.S. and non-U.S. dividend-paying stocks that have demonstrated above-median yield, positive trend in dividend payouts and favorable earnings growth. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies that represent a broad spectrum of the global economy and a range of market capitalizations, including large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap. The fund will generally seek to have 30% to 50% of its net assets, and, under normal market conditions, no less than 30% of its net assets, invested in securities of non-U.S. issuers.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. It invests, under normal market conditions, significantly (ordinarily at least 40% - unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Adviser, in which case the fund would invest at least 30%) in non-U.S. companies. The fund's investments in equity securities include, without limitation, common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock, and securities convertible into common stock.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of global energy and natural resources companies and companies in associated businesses, as well as utilities (such as gas, water, cable, electrical and telecommunications utilities). The advisor intends to emphasize small companies but may from time to time emphasize companies of other sizes. It may invest without limit in companies located anywhere in the world and will generally invest in at least three countries and in companies tied economically to a number of countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad global equity markets. The fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. and foreign companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, depositary receipts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs). It will invest in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. The advisor expects that at least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad global equity markets. The fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. and foreign companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, depositary receipts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs). It will invest in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. The advisor expects that at least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities.
The investment seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA). It may also invest in U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government securities obligations, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. The fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund typically invests in a broad range of U.S. common stocks which the fund's adviser believes have above-average prospects for appreciation based on a proprietary investment model developed by the adviser. It may invest in stocks of all market capitalization ranges based on the adviser's assessment of the relative opportunities and risks of each category. Stocks are sold when there is a significant decline in earnings momentum, a better stock is found, or a significant breakdown in relative price performance occurs.
The investment seeks to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income. The fund invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-underlying muni bond fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds and real estate funds.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities issued by non-U.S. corporations. The fund will invest primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. companies the majority of which are traded in mature markets (for example, Japan, Germany and France) and may invest in countries whose economies are still developing. It invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in foreign securities and "counts" relevant derivative positions towards this "80% of assets" allocation, and in doing so, values each position at the price at which it is held on its books.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities issued by non-U.S. corporations. The fund will invest primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. companies the majority of which are traded in mature markets (for example, Japan, Germany and France) and may invest in countries whose economies are still developing. It invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in foreign securities and "counts" relevant derivative positions towards this "80% of assets" allocation, and in doing so, values each position at the price at which it is held on its books.
The investment seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index. The fund invests in financial instruments that ProFund Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the index. The index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of small-cap U.S. equity "growth" performance. It is an unmanaged float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprising of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the S&P SmallCap 600 that have been identified as being on the growth end of the growth-value spectrum.
The investment seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index. The fund invests in financial instruments that ProFund Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the index. The index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of small-cap U.S. equity "growth" performance. It is an unmanaged float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprising of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the S&P SmallCap 600 that have been identified as being on the growth end of the growth-value spectrum.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The fund's equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. It will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in U.S. equities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The fund's equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. It will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in U.S. equities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The fund's equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. It will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in U.S. equities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The fund's equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. It will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in U.S. equities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The fund's equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. It will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in U.S. equities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The fund may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The fund may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The fund may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The fund may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks above-average capital appreciation over the long term. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and other equities of small companies throughout the world (companies with market values similar to the smallest 30% of the aggregate market capitalization of the S&P Developed Broad Market Index).
The investment seeks high current return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and by agencies of the U.S. government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). It may invest in government stripped mortgage-backed securities and other stripped securities. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration, and the securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates.
The investment seeks high current return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and by agencies of the U.S. government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). It may invest in government stripped mortgage-backed securities and other stripped securities. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration, and the securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates.
The investment seeks high current income consistent with relative safety of capital. The fund's principal investment strategy is fixed income investing. The strategy of "fixed income investing" in which the fund engages includes utilizing economic research and analysis of current economic conditions, potential fluctuations in interest rates, and, where relevant, the strength of the underlying issuer. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in such securities.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, including federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), and California individual income tax. It invests up to 20% of the fund's net assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax. The fund invests up to 10% of its total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities, and invests up to 10% of the fund's total assets in inverse floaters. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies with business operations in technology and technology-related industries. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies with business operations in technology and technology-related industries. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks high current return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and by agencies of the U.S. government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). It may invest in government stripped mortgage-backed securities and other stripped securities. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration, and the securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates.
The investment seeks current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. government obligations and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government obligations; and up to 20% of the fund's net assets in non-government investment-grade debt securities. It invests principally in U.S. government obligations, including debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities.
The investment seeks current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. government obligations and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government obligations; and up to 20% of the fund's net assets in non-government investment-grade debt securities. It invests principally in U.S. government obligations, including debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities.
The investment seeks high current return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and by agencies of the U.S. government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). It may invest in government stripped mortgage-backed securities and other stripped securities. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration, and the securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield fixed income securities. It invests primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade, including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred securities, zero coupon obligations and tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). The fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing in common stocks of U.S. companies. It diversifies its investments across industries and companies. The fund principally invests in securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $1 billion.
The investment seeks to provide long-term appreciation of shareholders' capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies. It typically invests in medium and large capitalization companies, but may also invest in small capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the equity securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks to generate high current income exempt from regular federal income tax while preserving capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and in participation or other interests in municipal securities issued by banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions. Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax.
The investment seeks to generate high current income exempt from regular federal income tax while preserving capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and in participation or other interests in municipal securities issued by banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions. Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax.
The investment seeks to generate high current income exempt from regular federal income tax while preserving capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and in participation or other interests in municipal securities issued by banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions. Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax.
The investment seeks to generate high current income exempt from regular federal income tax while preserving capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and in participation or other interests in municipal securities issued by banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions. Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax.
The investment seeks to limit the impact of large equity market declines, and the secondary investment objective is growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in U.S. Treasury bills, individual equity securities, money market funds, exchange traded funds ("ETFs"), open-end mutual funds and closed-end funds that each invest primarily in equity securities (common stock and securities convertible into common stock). This group of ETFs and funds is referred to as "underlying funds." Equity securities, whether purchased directly or indirectly through underlying funds, are not restricted by issuer capitalization or country.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth and current income is a secondary consideration. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and common stock equivalents, such as preferred stocks and securities convertible into common stocks, of companies the portfolio managers believe are undervalued in the marketplace. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, either directly or through depositary receipts.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies with business operations in technology and technology-related industries. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in High Yield Debt Securities. "High Yield Debt Securities" include fixed income securities and derivative instruments rated below investment grade. The Adviser normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 3 and 7 years. It may invest in securities of any duration and maturity.
The investment seeks high current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield debt securities. High yield securities are rated below investment grade (that is, securities rated below the Baau002FBBB categories, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by the subadviser) and are commonly known as "high yield" or "junk" bonds. Its investments may include, but will not be limited to, high yield corporate debt securities and adjustable rate bank loans. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes.
The investment seeks high current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield debt securities. High yield securities are rated below investment grade (that is, securities rated below the Baau002FBBB categories, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by the subadviser) and are commonly known as "high yield" or "junk" bonds. Its investments may include, but will not be limited to, high yield corporate debt securities and adjustable rate bank loans. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The health sciences sector can include companies in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. It will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) in health sciences or related industries, and may invest in companies located in non-U.S. countries.
The investment seeks high current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield debt securities. High yield securities are rated below investment grade (that is, securities rated below the Baau002FBBB categories, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by the subadviser) and are commonly known as "high yield" or "junk" bonds. Its investments may include, but will not be limited to, high yield corporate debt securities and adjustable rate bank loans. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes.
The investment seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in Emerging Markets Investments. It may invest in securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities) and may invest without limit in higher risk, below-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as "high yield" securities or "junk bonds." The Adviser normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 2 and 7 years. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income and capital appreciation. The fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities. It may invest in securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities) and may invest without limit in higher risk, below-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as "high yield" securities or "junk bonds." The Adviser normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 2 and 7 years. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize current interest income that is excluded from gross income for regular federal income tax purposes to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It normally invests in intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities that have remaining maturities from one to more than thirty years at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The principal investment technique of the fund is active trading in credit instruments. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in credit instruments and derivative instruments and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that are linked to, or provide investment exposure to, credit instruments.
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The principal investment technique of the fund is active trading in credit instruments. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in credit instruments and derivative instruments and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that are linked to, or provide investment exposure to, credit instruments.
The investment seeks to provide New Jersey investors with as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey state personal income tax as is consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "New Jersey municipal securities." New Jersey municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey state personal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The principal investment technique of the fund is active trading in credit instruments. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in credit instruments and derivative instruments and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that are linked to, or provide investment exposure to, credit instruments.
The investment seeks to provide Oregon investors with as high a level of dividend income exempt from regular federal income tax and Oregon state personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "Oregon municipal securities." It focuses on investment grade bonds, but may invest up to 20% of its assets in below investment grade bonds. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. and foreign healthcare companies and biotechnology companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. The Adviser utilizes a top-down investment approach focused on long-term economic trends.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. and foreign healthcare companies and biotechnology companies, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. The Adviser utilizes a top-down investment approach focused on long-term economic trends.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies the portfolio managers believe are experiencing, or will experience, growth in earnings exceeding the average rate of earnings growth of the companies which comprise the S&P 500 Index. It may invest in the securities of large, well-known companies offering prospects of long-term earnings growth. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets (at the time of investment) in foreign securities.
The investment seeks to provide California investors with a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and California state personal income taxes. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in California municipal securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and California state personal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It normally invests in intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities that have remaining maturities from one to more than thirty years. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The health sciences sector can include companies in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. It will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) in health sciences or related industries, and may invest in companies located in non-U.S. countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The health sciences sector can include companies in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. It will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) in health sciences or related industries, and may invest in companies located in non-U.S. countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The health sciences sector can include companies in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. It will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) in health sciences or related industries, and may invest in companies located in non-U.S. countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The health sciences sector can include companies in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. It will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) in health sciences or related industries, and may invest in companies located in non-U.S. countries.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies with business operations in technology and technology-related industries. It generally invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide protection from the negative effects of unanticipated inflation. The fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the component securities of the ICE BofAML 1-5 Year US Inflation-Linked Treasury Index. The index is comprised of U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) with at least $1 billion in outstanding face value and a remaining term to final maturity of at least 1 year and less than 5 years at the time of index rebalancing.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield fixed income securities. It will invest primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred securities, zero coupon obligations and tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund invests primarily in high yield fixed income securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield bonds. The fund may invest without limit in foreign securities denominated either in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies and may invest up to 35% of its assets in sovereign debt issued by emerging market governmental issuers. Its investments may be of any maturity or duration.
The investment seeks high current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes), under normal circumstances, in a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), to be of comparable quality (also known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks a high level of income exempt from federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes, variable rate demand notes and commercial paper.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund invests primarily in high yield fixed income securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield bonds. The fund may invest without limit in foreign securities denominated either in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies and may invest up to 35% of its assets in sovereign debt issued by emerging market governmental issuers. Its investments may be of any maturity or duration.
The investment seeks high current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes), under normal circumstances, in a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), to be of comparable quality (also known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks to provide a high level of income exempt from regular federal income tax. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in securities whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The fund normally invests at least 50% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the four highest credit rating categories. It may invest up to 50% of total assets in high yield debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth consistent with preservation of principal and seeks to provide shareholders with regular income. The fund invests between 35% and 65% of its assets in common stocks and between 35% and 65% in fixed-income securities. The equity portion of the fund's portfolio is invested primarily in the common stocks of U.S. growth companies with a capitalization of $5 billion or more. The fixed-income portion of the fund's portfolio is invested primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities. The adviser seeks to maintain an average effective duration for the fixed-income portion of the fund's portfolio of 3 to 7 years.
The investment seeks capital appreciation and current income. The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income and equity securities. The advisor expects to allocate 60% its assets in Equity, and allocate 40% its assets in Fixed-Income. It invests primarily in issuers having a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, above $5 billion. The fund will invest primarily in bonds, including mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, government securities (both U.S. government securities and foreign sovereign debt), and corporate debt securities.
The investment seeks current income and reasonable stability of principal. The Portfolio is a "fund of funds." The Portfolio's main investment strategy is to invest in unaffiliated registered investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") (the "underlying funds"). The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in underlying funds which invest in investment grade fixed-income securities or mortgage pass-through securities rated within the four highest grades by Moody's, S&P or Fitch or, if not rated, securities considered by an underlying fund's adviser to be of comparable quality.
The investment seeks to manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in the stocks of publicly traded companies located in developed market countries excluding the United States. It invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The fund typically invests a majority of its assets in the stocks of large-cap and mid-cap companies, but may invest a portion of its assets in small-cap companies.
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in large capitalization equity securities. It invests primarily in issuers having a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, above $5 billion. The fund will generally hold 25 to 45 companies, with residual cash and equivalents expected to represent less than 10% of the fund's net assets. It may invest up to 35% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers through the use of ordinary shares or depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide California investors with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and California State personal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of principal. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investment grade "California municipal securities" or other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in unrated securities that the subadviser determines to be equivalent to investment grade. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, or derivative investments that provide exposure to equity securities, of companies located outside of the United States that the fund's sub-advisers consider to offer attractive valuations. It invests in a variety of countries throughout the world including emerging market countries and may, from time to time, invest more than 25% of its assets in any one country or group of countries. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, or derivative investments that provide exposure to equity securities, of companies located outside of the United States that the fund's sub-advisers consider to offer attractive valuations. It invests in a variety of countries throughout the world including emerging market countries and may, from time to time, invest more than 25% of its assets in any one country or group of countries. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, or derivative investments that provide exposure to equity securities, of companies located outside of the United States that the fund's sub-advisers consider to offer attractive valuations. It invests in a variety of countries throughout the world including emerging market countries and may, from time to time, invest more than 25% of its assets in any one country or group of countries. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks total return (including capital appreciation and current income). The fund's principal investment strategies are value and international investing. The value oriented philosophy to which the fund partly subscribes is that of investing in securities believed to be undervalued in the market. The selection criteria are usually calculated to identify stocks of companies with solid financial strength that have attractive valuations (e.g., as measured by low price earnings ratios) and that may have been generally overlooked by the market.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in the equity securities of companies located outside of the United States. Equity securities consist of common stock and other securities such as depositary receipts. Under normal market conditions, at least 65% of its assets will be invested in securities of issuers located in at least three foreign countries (generally in excess of three), which may include countries with developing and emerging economies.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. It will invest in debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. It invests primarily at least 65%) in companies located in both developed and emerging market countries outside the U.S. Under normal circumstances, the fund's assets are invested in securities of foreign (non-U.S.) companies representing at least three different countries. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities and up to 35% of its total assets in securities of companies located in the U.S.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. It normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in the equity securities of companies located outside of the United States. Equity securities consist of common stock and other securities such as depositary receipts. Under normal market conditions, at least 65% of its assets will be invested in securities of issuers located in at least three foreign countries (generally in excess of three), which may include countries with developing and emerging economies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. It invests primarily at least 65%) in companies located in both developed and emerging market countries outside the U.S. Under normal circumstances, the fund's assets are invested in securities of foreign (non-U.S.) companies representing at least three different countries. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities and up to 35% of its total assets in securities of companies located in the U.S.
The investment seeks total return (including capital appreciation and current income). The fund's principal investment strategies are value and international investing. The value oriented philosophy to which the fund partly subscribes is that of investing in securities believed to be undervalued in the market. The selection criteria are usually calculated to identify stocks of companies with solid financial strength that have attractive valuations (e.g., as measured by low price earnings ratios) and that may have been generally overlooked by the market.
The investment seeks total return (including capital appreciation and current income). The fund's principal investment strategies are value and international investing. The value oriented philosophy to which the fund partly subscribes is that of investing in securities believed to be undervalued in the market. The selection criteria are usually calculated to identify stocks of companies with solid financial strength that have attractive valuations (e.g., as measured by low price earnings ratios) and that may have been generally overlooked by the market.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in the equity securities of companies located outside of the United States. Equity securities consist of common stock and other securities such as depositary receipts. Under normal market conditions, at least 65% of its assets will be invested in securities of issuers located in at least three foreign countries (generally in excess of three), which may include countries with developing and emerging economies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. It will invest primarily in investment grade foreign government and corporate fixed income securities, as well as foreign mortgage-backed andu002For asset-backed fixed income securities, of issuers located in at least three countries other than the U.S. The manager expects that at least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund diversifies its investments among many countries, predominantly those with mature markets. It invests at least 65% of its net assets in companies with their headquarters, and at least half of their assets and earnings, outside the U.S. The fund diversifies its investments across industries, companies, and countries. It looks for companies with growing revenues and earnings, favoring companies trading for less than the adviser's assessment of intrinsic value, which typically means companies with low priceu002Fearning multiples, low price to cash flow, and higher dividend yields.
The investment seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities and at least 80% of its assets in "investment grade" debt securities. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers. The advisor intends to invest not more than 10% of the fund's assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers for which the fund has not implemented a currency hedge. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration.
The investment seeks to maximize current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration U.S. government securities of any credit quality. These securities may include, but are not limited to, U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, repurchase agreements and other U.S. government securities. The advisor expects to maintain an average effective duration between 3 months and 1 year. Individual purchases will generally be limited to securities with an effective duration of less than 5 years.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are companies that have market capitalizations within the range represented in the Russell 2000  Index. It invests primarily in common stocks of small-capitalization companies that the sub-advisor believes are high quality, have superior business models, solid management teams, sustainable growth potential and are attractively valued. The fund may invest without limitation in foreign securities.
The investment seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities and at least 80% of its assets in "investment grade" debt securities. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers. The advisor intends to invest not more than 10% of the fund's assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers for which the fund has not implemented a currency hedge. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration.
The investment seeks to maximize current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration U.S. government securities of any credit quality. These securities may include, but are not limited to, U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, repurchase agreements and other U.S. government securities. The advisor expects to maintain an average effective duration between 3 months and 1 year. Individual purchases will generally be limited to securities with an effective duration of less than 5 years.
The investment seeks high current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes), under normal circumstances, in a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), to be of comparable quality (also known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks high current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes), under normal circumstances, in a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), to be of comparable quality (also known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks high current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes), under normal circumstances, in a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), to be of comparable quality (also known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks to provide safety of principal and a moderate to high rate of current income. The fund seeks to maintain an average portfolio quality minimum of A, based on ratings given to the Portfolio's securities by national rating agencies. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in fixed-income, non-U.S. Dollar denominated foreign securities, and may invest without limit in fixed-income, U.S. Dollar denominated foreign securities, in each case in developed or emerging-market countries. The fund seeks to maintain an effective duration of three to seven years under normal market conditions.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies located in or that conduct their business mainly in one or more foreign countries, which may include emerging markets. The fund will normally be invested in ten or more foreign countries and may invest up to 40% of its assets in any one country. It focuses its investments on developed foreign countries, but may invest up to 25% of its total assets in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, and up to 20% of the fund's total assets in emerging market equity securities. It invests principally in the equity securities of foreign issuers through the use of three different styles of international equity management. The fund invests primarily in developed countries, but may invest in emerging market countries and may invest in equity securities of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth; dividend income, if any, is incidental to this objective. The fund invests primarily in the common stock of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities. Equity securities include exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) common and preferred stocks, warrants and rights, securities convertible into common stocks, and securities of other investment companies and of real estate investment trusts ("REITs").
The investment seeks to provide California investors with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and California State personal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of principal. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investment grade "California municipal securities" or other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in unrated securities that the subadviser determines to be equivalent to investment grade. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers in countries that make up the Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia and the Far East) and Canada. The Manager diversifies the Portfolio among many foreign countries, but not necessarily in the same proportion that the countries are represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Manager invests in companies located in at least three countries other than the United States. The fund also invests in less developed or emerging equity markets.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital as its primary investment objective; current income is a secondary objective. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of companies with large market capitalizations.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund allocates the portfolio of investments among the following three categories of the fixed-income market: domestic investment-grade (including, but not limited to, U.S. government, asset-backed, mortgage-backed, corporate and municipal), domestic noninvestment-grade (including, but not limited to, corporate debt issues, MBS and municipal securities) and foreign investments. In addition, when the Adviser considers the risku002Freturn prospects of equity securities to be attractive, it may also opportunistically invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund allocates the portfolio of investments among the following three categories of the fixed-income market: domestic investment-grade (including, but not limited to, U.S. government, asset-backed, mortgage-backed, corporate and municipal), domestic noninvestment-grade (including, but not limited to, corporate debt issues, MBS and municipal securities) and foreign investments. In addition, when the Adviser considers the risku002Freturn prospects of equity securities to be attractive, it may also opportunistically invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks to provide New York investors with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of principal. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investment grade "New York municipal securities" or other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in unrated securities that the subadviser determines to be equivalent to investment grade. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital as its primary investment objective; current income is a secondary objective. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of companies with large market capitalizations.
The investment seeks the highest level of income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium-sized companies. The fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, securities of small capitalization companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks to provide long-term total return (the combination of yield and net price gains from the underlying funds) and to limit volatility and downside risk. The fund is a "fund of funds". The Adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objectives by investing in (1) open-end investment companies (mutual funds), (2) exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and (3) closed-end investment companies using the Adviser's multi-asset diversification strategy. The Adviser constructs the fund's broadly-diversified investment portfolio by investing at various times in a wide range of underlying funds that invest in various security and investment categories.
The investment seeks to provide long-term total return (the combination of yield and net price gains from the underlying funds) and to limit volatility and downside risk. The fund is a "fund of funds". The Adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objectives by investing in (1) open-end investment companies (mutual funds), (2) exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and (3) closed-end investment companies using the Adviser's multi-asset diversification strategy. The Adviser constructs the fund's broadly-diversified investment portfolio by investing at various times in a wide range of underlying funds that invest in various security and investment categories.
The investment seeks to provide long-term total return (the combination of yield and net price gains from the underlying funds) and to limit volatility and downside risk. The fund is a "fund of funds". The Adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objectives by investing in (1) open-end investment companies (mutual funds), (2) exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and (3) closed-end investment companies using the Adviser's multi-asset diversification strategy. The Adviser constructs the fund's broadly-diversified investment portfolio by investing at various times in a wide range of underlying funds that invest in various security and investment categories.
The investment seeks to provide long-term total return (the combination of yield and net price gains from the underlying funds) and to limit volatility and downside risk. The fund is a "fund of funds". The Adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objectives by investing in (1) open-end investment companies (mutual funds), (2) exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and (3) closed-end investment companies using the Adviser's multi-asset diversification strategy. The Adviser constructs the fund's broadly-diversified investment portfolio by investing at various times in a wide range of underlying funds that invest in various security and investment categories.
The investment seeks to provide long-term total return (the combination of yield and net price gains from the underlying funds) and to limit volatility and downside risk. The fund is a "fund of funds". The Adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objectives by investing in (1) open-end investment companies (mutual funds), (2) exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and (3) closed-end investment companies using the Adviser's multi-asset diversification strategy. The Adviser constructs the fund's broadly-diversified investment portfolio by investing at various times in a wide range of underlying funds that invest in various security and investment categories.
The investment seeks to provide long-term total return (the combination of yield and net price gains from the underlying funds) and to limit volatility and downside risk. The fund is a "fund of funds". The Adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objectives by investing in (1) open-end investment companies (mutual funds), (2) exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and (3) closed-end investment companies using the Adviser's multi-asset diversification strategy. The Adviser constructs the fund's broadly-diversified investment portfolio by investing at various times in a wide range of underlying funds that invest in various security and investment categories.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds.
The investment seeks to maximize high total return through current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and capital appreciation consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade tax-exempt obligations, such as municipal instruments. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities subject to the U.S. federal income tax. The fund may also invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities. The subadviser anticipates that the fund's effective maturity will range from 4 to 10 years.
The investment seeks to maximize current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration fixed income securities. These securities may include, but are not limited to, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, obligations of supranational entities and foreign governments, domestic and foreign-corporate debt obligations, taxable municipal debt securities, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The advisor normally expects to maintain an average effective duration between 3 months and 1 year.
The investment seeks to pursue long-term growth of investors' capital. The fund's main strategy is to identify investment opportunities that the Advisor expects to benefit from market, economic, andu002For fundamental trends. The Advisor has broad discretion as to the asset categories and investments owned by the fund. A broad mix of investment types and management styles may be employed. Under normal conditions, 80% or more of its total assets are invested in other mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The investment seeks to create income with an emphasis on safety of principal. The fund invests, under normal conditions, in a mix of U.S. government, government agency and corporate debt instruments. The fund's strategy includes a limitation to higher quality debt instruments (bonds). At the time of purchase, instruments will be rated AAA, AA, A or BBB by Standard & Poors Corporation ("S&P"). It may gain exposure to bonds through investment in exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). The fund and the Advisor may use derivatives.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. It will invest in debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to create income with an emphasis on safety of principal. The fund invests, under normal conditions, in a mix of U.S. government, government agency and corporate debt instruments. In general, the dollar average weighted maturity of the portfolio will be between two (2) and fifteen (15) years. Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities which, the Advisor believes, will generate income without compromising an emphasis on safety of principal.
The investment seeks growth of investors' capital primarily through investments in international stock mutual funds, ETFs and individual stocks. The fund is a "fund of funds" that pursues its investment objectives primarily by investing in the shares of other mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). Under normal conditions, 80% or more of its total assets are invested in other mutual funds or ETFs.
The investment seeks to create growth of capital with income as a secondary objective, primarily by investing in large company and larger mid-size company mutual funds and stocks. The fund is a "fund of funds" that pursues its investment objectives primarily by investing in the shares of other mutual funds and ETFs. The fund's investments primarily consist of the shares of other funds that own stocks of large companies and larger mid-cap stocks. Under normal conditions, 80% or more of its total assets are invested in other mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The investment seeks growth of investors' capital through investing mostly in other funds that invest in small and smaller mid-sized companies and a selection of individual stocks of small and smaller mid-sized companies. The fund is a fund of funds that invests primarily in shares of other mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. The adviser seeks out funds that invest in stocks of small companies with market capitalization of $1 billion or less and smaller mid-capitalization stocks having market capitalization between $1 billion and $3 billion. It normally invests 80% or more of its total assets in other mutual funds or exchange traded funds.
The investment seeks to provide current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed-income securities. It may, without limitation, seek to obtain exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests through a variety of investment vehicles, principally closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and other mutual funds. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in preferred stock.
The investment seeks to provide current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed-income securities. It may, without limitation, seek to obtain exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests through a variety of investment vehicles, principally closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and other mutual funds. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in preferred stock.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) under normal circumstances in equity securities of small-cap companies, such as common and preferred stocks. It defines a small-cap company as one with a market capitalization that, at the time of initial investment, falls between (a) the market capitalization of the smallest company in the Russell 2000 Index and (b) either the larger of the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index or $3.0 billion.
The investment seeks total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield fixed income securities. It will invest primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred securities, zero coupon obligations and tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
The investment seeks total return. The fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments. It invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments (a contract whose value is based on a particular commodity), such as commodity-linked swap contracts, commodity-linked structured notes, options and futures contracts, to gain exposure to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments. It invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments (a contract whose value is based on a particular commodity), such as commodity-linked swap contracts, commodity-linked structured notes, options and futures contracts, to gain exposure to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments. It invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments (a contract whose value is based on a particular commodity), such as commodity-linked swap contracts, commodity-linked structured notes, options and futures contracts, to gain exposure to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments. It invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments (a contract whose value is based on a particular commodity), such as commodity-linked swap contracts, commodity-linked structured notes, options and futures contracts, to gain exposure to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. It invests primarily in the common and preferred stocks of small-capitalization U.S. companies. Skyline generally considers a company to be a "small-capitalization" company if its market capitalization falls within the range of the market capitalization of companies in Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. It invests primarily in the common and preferred stocks of small-capitalization U.S. companies. Skyline generally considers a company to be a "small-capitalization" company if its market capitalization falls within the range of the market capitalization of companies in Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks total return. The fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments. It invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments (a contract whose value is based on a particular commodity), such as commodity-linked swap contracts, commodity-linked structured notes, options and futures contracts, to gain exposure to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.
The investment seeks total return. The fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments. It invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments (a contract whose value is based on a particular commodity), such as commodity-linked swap contracts, commodity-linked structured notes, options and futures contracts, to gain exposure to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. It invests primarily in the common and preferred stocks of small-capitalization U.S. companies. Skyline generally considers a company to be a "small-capitalization" company if its market capitalization falls within the range of the market capitalization of companies in Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income. The fund invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-underlying muni bond fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds.
The investment seeks both capital growth and income; in the current market environment, income is expected to be low. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities issued by American companies. It invests principally in common stocks (including indirect holdings of common stock through depositary receipts) issued by large companies with market capitalizations of at least $10 billion.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Latin American common stocks and other equities. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in the equity securities of U.S. and other non-Latin American issuers and in debt securities including junk bonds (grade BBu002FBa and below). The fund may also invest as much as 10% of net assets in debt securities rated B or lower. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Latin American common stocks and other equities. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in the equity securities of U.S. and other non-Latin American issuers and in debt securities including junk bonds (grade BBu002FBa and below). The fund may also invest as much as 10% of net assets in debt securities rated B or lower. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Latin American common stocks and other equities. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in the equity securities of U.S. and other non-Latin American issuers and in debt securities including junk bonds (grade BBu002FBa and below). The fund may also invest as much as 10% of net assets in debt securities rated B or lower. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Latin American common stocks and other equities. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in the equity securities of U.S. and other non-Latin American issuers and in debt securities including junk bonds (grade BBu002FBa and below). The fund may also invest as much as 10% of net assets in debt securities rated B or lower. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks both capital growth and income; in the current market environment, income is expected to be low. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities issued by American companies. It invests principally in common stocks (including indirect holdings of common stock through depositary receipts) issued by large companies with market capitalizations of at least $10 billion.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities or other instruments with similar economic characteristics of U.S. companies with large market capitalizations.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in a portfolio of equity securities issued by U.S. issuers with total market capitalizations of $5 billion or more. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stock and warrants. Under adverse market conditions, it may also make temporary investments in investment grade debt securities.
The investment seeks total return consisting of capital appreciation and dividend income. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by U.S. issuers with total market capitalizations of $5 billion or greater at the time of purchase. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stock and warrants.
The investment seeks income and long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stocks. It may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) of domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in a portfolio of equity securities issued by U.S. issuers with total market capitalizations of $5 billion or more. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stock and warrants. Under adverse market conditions, it may also make temporary investments in investment grade debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies and up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, through ADRs and similar investments. It invests in equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The advisor defines large-capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in a portfolio of equity securities issued by U.S. issuers with total market capitalizations of $5 billion or more. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stock and warrants. Under adverse market conditions, it may also make temporary investments in investment grade debt securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (both common and preferred stocks) of small companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on small capitalization indexes and securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). For purposes of this fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, as determined at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with capital gain. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies operating in the communications, information and related industries. Accordingly, it invests in companies operating in the information technology and telecommunications sectors as well as those in the media industry. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide Massachusetts investors with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and Massachusetts personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of principal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in investment grade "Massachusetts municipal securities" or other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest in securities of any maturity. The fund focuses primarily on intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities, and will normally invest in securities which have remaining maturities at the time of purchase from 1 to more than 30 years.. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") and collateralized mortgage obligations. It may invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale. As a result of its investment strategy, the fund's portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (including common and preferred stocks) of small companies, including ETFs based on small capitalization indices and securities of REITs. For purposes of this fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. It uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.
The investment seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the Russell 2000 Index. The fund invests in financial instruments that ProFund Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the index. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index containing approximately 2000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, or approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index, which in turn represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the Russell 2000 Index. The fund invests in financial instruments that ProFund Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the index. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index containing approximately 2000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, or approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index, which in turn represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. It will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index at the time of purchase. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks capital growth. The fund invests principally in common stocks (including indirect holdings of common stock through depositary receipts) issued by foreign companies, including countries with developed or emerging markets. It may invest in large, medium or small companies without regard to market capitalization.
The investment seeks capital growth. The fund invests principally in common stocks (including indirect holdings of common stock through depositary receipts) issued by foreign companies, including countries with developed or emerging markets. It may invest in large, medium or small companies without regard to market capitalization.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") and collateralized mortgage obligations. It may invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale. As a result of its investment strategy, the fund's portfolio turnover rate may be 100% or more.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of large capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks total return consisting of capital appreciation and dividend income. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by U.S. issuers with total market capitalizations of $5 billion or greater at the time of purchase. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stock and warrants.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of large capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of large capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks total return consisting of capital appreciation and dividend income. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by U.S. issuers with total market capitalizations of $5 billion or greater at the time of purchase. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stock and warrants.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and Massachusetts state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and Massachusetts state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, but not necessarily federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). It invests up to 20% of the fund's total assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal AMT. While the fund may purchase securities of any maturity, under normal circumstances, the advisor expects the fund's dollar-weighted average effective maturity to be 1 year or less.
The investment seeks to provide Massachusetts investors with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and Massachusetts personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of principal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in investment grade "Massachusetts municipal securities" or other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest in securities of any maturity. The fund focuses primarily on intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities, and will normally invest in securities which have remaining maturities at the time of purchase from 1 to more than 30 years.. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term total return. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities. These include debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, debt securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies, collateralized mortgage obligations, and U.S. and foreign mortgage-backed and asset-backed debt securities. The fund may invest in debt instruments of any maturity or with no maturity and it may invest in both investment-grade securities and non-investment grade securities (also known as "high-yield bonds" or "junk bonds").
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax, but not necessarily federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). It invests up to 20% of the fund's total assets in securities whose interest is subject to federal AMT. While the fund may purchase securities of any maturity, under normal circumstances, the advisor expects the fund's dollar-weighted average effective maturity to be 1 year or less.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. It will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For the purposes of this fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, as determined at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks a high level of interest income that is excluded from federal income taxation to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Portfolio is a "fund of funds." The Portfolio's main investment strategy is to invest in unaffiliated registered investment companies and ETFs (the "underlying funds"). As a matter of fundamental policy, the Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in securities that pay interest exempt from federal income taxes. The Manager generally invests the Portfolio's assets in underlying funds that invest in municipal obligations.
The investment seeks a high level of interest income that is excluded from federal income taxation to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Portfolio is a "fund of funds." The Portfolio's main investment strategy is to invest in unaffiliated registered investment companies and ETFs (the "underlying funds"). As a matter of fundamental policy, the Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in securities that pay interest exempt from federal income taxes. The Manager generally invests the Portfolio's assets in underlying funds that invest in municipal obligations.
The investment seeks a high level of interest income that is excluded from federal income taxation to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Portfolio is a "fund of funds." The Portfolio's main investment strategy is to invest in unaffiliated registered investment companies and ETFs (the "underlying funds"). As a matter of fundamental policy, the Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in securities that pay interest exempt from federal income taxes. The Manager generally invests the Portfolio's assets in underlying funds that invest in municipal obligations.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of medium capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities of companies other than medium capitalization companies. The fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of companies that have market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index. It generally invests in common stocks of companies believed to be undervalued. The fund may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the financial services sector. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks to replicate the performance of small-sized U.S. companies as measured by the S&P SmallCap 600 Stock Index. The S&P SmallCap 600 Index includes common stocks of 600 small U.S. companies from a broad range of industries. The fund is passively managed. It invests primarily in the stocks that make up the S&P SmallCap 600 Index so that the weighting of each stock in the portfolio approximates the index. The fund's policy to invest at least 80% of its total assets (which includes the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the underlying stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of medium capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities of companies other than medium capitalization companies. The fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies or in other investments with similar economic characteristics. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in shares of companies with larger market capitalizations.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of mid cap companies located in the United States. The fund may also invest in equity securities of micro cap companies, small cap companies or large cap companies if the Sub-Adviser believes they offer the potential for capital appreciation. It may invest in common and preferred stocks, as well as in over-the-counter securities.
The investment seeks to generate high current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity and equity-related securities that provide investment income, dividend payments or other distributions or in other investments with similar economic characteristics. The fund may invest in equity and equity-related securities of issuers with any market capitalization.
The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax and Maryland personal income taxes. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in investment-grade municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal and Maryland personal income taxes. It allocates assets across different market sectors and maturities. The fund potentially invests more than 25% of total assets in municipal securities that finance similar types of projects. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of mid cap companies located in the United States. The fund may also invest in equity securities of micro cap companies, small cap companies or large cap companies if the Sub-Adviser believes they offer the potential for capital appreciation. It may invest in common and preferred stocks, as well as in over-the-counter securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in equity securities. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of mid cap companies located in the United States. The fund may also invest in equity securities of micro cap companies, small cap companies or large cap companies if the Sub-Adviser believes they offer the potential for capital appreciation. It may invest in common and preferred stocks, as well as in over-the-counter securities.
The investment seeks to generate high current income exempt from regular federal income tax while preserving capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and in participation or other interests in municipal securities issued by banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions. Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stock. The fund's manager considers an issuer to be a small-capitalization issuer if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the Russell 2000 Index. It may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stock. The fund's manager considers an issuer to be a small-capitalization issuer if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the Russell 2000 Index. It may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stock. The fund's manager considers an issuer to be a small-capitalization issuer if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the Russell 2000 Index. It may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stock. The fund's manager considers an issuer to be a small-capitalization issuer if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the Russell 2000 Index. It may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the fund invests is common stock. The fund's manager considers an issuer to be a small-capitalization issuer if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the Russell 2000 Index. It may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a medium capitalization company if it has a market capitalization (stock market worth), at the time of investment, between $1 billion and the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a medium capitalization company if it has a market capitalization (stock market worth), at the time of investment, between $1 billion and the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a medium capitalization company if it has a market capitalization (stock market worth), at the time of investment, between $1 billion and the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks to generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation. The fund invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-underlying muni bond fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks. In addition, under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. companies that have large market capitalizations (generally over $2 billion) that the fund's investment manager believes are undervalued and have the potential for long-term growth and current income. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI Equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks to maximize current income exempt from regular federal income tax. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "municipal securities." It will invest primarily in municipal securities rated at the time of purchase in the lowest investment grade categories (that is, securities rated in the Baau002FBBB categories) or rated below investment grade (that is, securities rated below the Baau002FBBB categories) or, if unrated, determined by the subadviser to be of comparable credit quality.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The SMI Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of other investment companies using a "Stock Upgrading" strategy. This strategy is a systematic investment approach that is based on the belief of SMI Advisory Services, LLC ("Advisor"), the SMI Fund's adviser, that superior returns can be obtained by constantly monitoring the performance of a wide universe of other investment companies, and standing ready to move assets into funds deemed by the Advisor to be most attractive at the time of analysis.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies whose stock market capitalizations fall within the range of capitalizations in the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. It invests in securities of companies that are believed by the Adviser to be undervalued, thereby offering above-average potential for capital appreciation.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of all market capitalizations that are considered by the fund's portfolio managers to have potential for earnings or revenue growth. The principal type of equity securities in which it invests is common stock. The fund does not invest in companies whose primary business involves alcohol, tobacco or gambling. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in emerging markets countries, i.e., those that are generally in the early stages of their industrial cycles.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of all market capitalizations that are considered by the fund's portfolio managers to have potential for earnings or revenue growth. The principal type of equity securities in which it invests is common stock. The fund does not invest in companies whose primary business involves alcohol, tobacco or gambling. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in emerging markets countries, i.e., those that are generally in the early stages of their industrial cycles.
The investment seeks capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI Equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks to provide income exempt from regular federal income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in securities whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. It may invest up to 10% of total assets in high yield debt securities.
The investment seeks to provide income exempt from regular federal income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in securities whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. It may invest up to 10% of total assets in high yield debt securities.
The investment seeks to provide income exempt from regular federal income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in securities whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The fund normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. It may invest up to 10% of total assets in high yield debt securities.
The investment seeks to replicate the performance of small-sized U.S. companies as measured by the S&P SmallCap 600 Stock Index. The S&P SmallCap 600 Index includes common stocks of 600 small U.S. companies from a broad range of industries. The fund is passively managed. It invests primarily in the stocks that make up the S&P SmallCap 600 Index so that the weighting of each stock in the portfolio approximates the index. The fund's policy to invest at least 80% of its total assets (which includes the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the underlying stocks.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax as is consistent with prudent investing. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "municipal securities." Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The fund's 80% policy may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax as is consistent with prudent investing. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "municipal securities." Municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The fund's 80% policy may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The investment seeks to maximize total return through current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and capital appreciation consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities, including securities subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax, with the income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. It will invest primarily in investment grade short-term municipal securities. The adviser expects that it will normally maintain an effective maturity of 3 years or less.
The investment seeks to maximize current interest income that is excluded from gross income for regular federal income tax purposes to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It normally invests in intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities that have remaining maturities from one to more than thirty years at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of all market capitalizations that are considered by the fund's portfolio managers to have potential for earnings or revenue growth. The principal type of equity securities in which it invests is common stock. The fund does not invest in companies whose primary business involves alcohol, tobacco or gambling. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in emerging markets countries, i.e., those that are generally in the early stages of their industrial cycles.
The investment seeks to maximize current interest income that is excluded from gross income for regular federal income tax purposes to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It normally invests in intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities that have remaining maturities from one to more than thirty years at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of all market capitalizations that are considered by the fund's portfolio managers to have potential for earnings or revenue growth. The principal type of equity securities in which it invests is common stock. The fund does not invest in companies whose primary business involves alcohol, tobacco or gambling. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in emerging markets countries, i.e., those that are generally in the early stages of their industrial cycles.
The investment seeks to maximize current interest income that is excluded from gross income for regular federal income tax purposes to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It normally invests in intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities that have remaining maturities from one to more than thirty years at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes.
The investment seeks to generate an absolute return with reduced correlation to the stock and bond markets. The advisor employs a strategy intended to generate an absolute (i.e., positive) return in various market cycles with reduced correlation to the stock and bond markets. The fund allocates its assets among a variety of investment strategies through the use of: (i) affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange traded funds (underlying funds); andu002For (ii) one or more investment sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers).
The investment seeks capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes.
The investment seeks capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and Massachusetts state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and Massachusetts state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high current income that is exempt from federal regular income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax consistent with preservation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in municipal securities that generate interest income that is exempt from regular federal income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax. It invests 100% (and, as a fundamental policy, no less than 80%) of its net assets in such tax-exempt municipal securities. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks to generate an absolute return with reduced correlation to the stock and bond markets. The advisor employs a strategy intended to generate an absolute (i.e., positive) return in various market cycles with reduced correlation to the stock and bond markets. The fund allocates its assets among a variety of investment strategies through the use of: (i) affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange traded funds (underlying funds); andu002For (ii) one or more investment sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers).
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests: at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies; and up to 30% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the advisor defines as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2500 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests: at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies; and up to 30% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the advisor defines as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2500 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests: at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies; and up to 30% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the advisor defines as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2500 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of mid-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers mid-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To achieve its investment objective, the fund will maintain approximately 25-30 companies in its portfolio and will invest in the common stocks of large capitalization ("large-cap") U.S. companies. The fund's manager considers large-cap companies to be those publicly traded U.S. companies with capitalizations exceeding $5 billion. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests: at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies; and up to 30% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the advisor defines as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2500 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small capitalization companies, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies that Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser), the fund's investment adviser, believes are undervalued. The principal type of equity security in which the fund invests is common stock.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of mid-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers mid-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of mid-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers mid-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (both common and preferred stocks) of small companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on small capitalization indexes and securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). For purposes of this fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, as determined at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth; dividend income, if any, is incidental to this objective. The fund invests primarily in the common stock of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities. Equity securities include exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) common and preferred stocks, warrants and rights, securities convertible into common stocks, and securities of other investment companies and of real estate investment trusts ("REITs").
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies organized and principally traded in, or with their principal places of business and principally traded in, North America. Its portfolio may include large, well-known companies as well as smaller, less-closely followed companies, including micro-cap companies. The fund may invest in common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and warrants of companies of any size market capitalization.
The investment seeks to provide safety of principal and maximize total return after taking account of federal and state taxes for California residents. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of municipal securities issued by the State of California or its political subdivisions, or otherwise exempt from California state income tax. It seeks to maintain an effective duration of three and one-half years to seven years. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities rated BB or B by national rating agencies, which are not investment-grade (commonly known as "junk bonds"). It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide safety of principal and maximize total return after taking account of federal taxes. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities. It invests at least 80% of its total assets in municipal securities rated A, or better by national rating agencies, and comparably rated municipal notes. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities rated BB or B by national rating agencies, which are not investment-grade (commonly known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth through investments in equity securities of companies in emerging-market countries. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies in emerging markets. The Manager relies on both fundamental and quantitative research to manage risk and return for the Portfolio. It may invest in companies of any size.
The investment seeks long-term growth. The fund normally invests at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks of companies domiciled outside the United States. It invests in common stocks of issuers domiciled in at least three foreign countries. Up to 50% of the fund's total assets may be invested in equity securities of small-to medium-sized emerging growth companies in developed markets (such as Germany and Japan) and developing markets (such as Thailand and Brazil).
The investment seeks high current income and safety of principal. The fund invests exclusively in U.S. government securities, which are securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. It invests a substantial portion of its assets in pass-through securities. The Adviser attempts to maintain an average effective duration for the portfolio of approximately 0 to 5 years. The fund's dollar-weighted average maturity will, under normal market conditions, range between 15 and 25 years.
The investment seeks to provide safety of principal and a moderate to high rate of income that is subject to taxes. The fund seeks to maintain an average portfolio quality minimum of A, based on ratings given to the Portfolio's securities by national rating agencies. It may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in fixed-income, non-U.S. Dollar denominated foreign securities, and may invest without limit in fixed-income, U.S. Dollar denominated foreign securities, in each case in developed or emerging-market countries.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks or securities convertible into common stocks of foreign companies and depositary receipts evidencing ownership in such securities. At least 75% of its net assets will be invested in countries represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in stocks of companies located in countries (other than the United States) not represented in the MSCI EAFE Index.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks of companies with capitalizations of $5 billion or more at the time of purchase. It focuses on stocks issued by companies with long records of earnings and revenue growth. The Adviser invests in domestic growth-oriented companies the advisor believes exhibit the potential for superior growth.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers in countries that make up the Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia and the Far East) and Canada. The fund's investment manager diversifies the fund among many foreign countries, but not necessarily in the same proportion that the countries are represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. Under normal circumstances, the Manager invests in companies located in at least three countries other than the United States and expects to have exposure to issuers in several different countries.
The investment seeks to provide New Jersey investors with as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey state personal income tax as is consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "New Jersey municipal securities." New Jersey municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey state personal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and New Jersey state income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and New Jersey state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide safety of principal and maximize total return after taking account of federal, state and local taxes for New York residents. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of municipal securities issued by the State of New York or its political subdivisions, or otherwise exempt from New York state income tax. It invests at least 80% of its total assets in municipal securities rated A, or better by national rating agencies, and comparably rated municipal notes. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and protection of investment principal. The fund invests in equity securities, including common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, and shares of other investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that invest in equity securities. It may invest in securities of companies of any size. In addition to domestic securities, the fund may have up to 25% of its net assets invested directly or indirectly in foreign securities, including investments in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and protection of investment principal. The fund invests in equity securities, including common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, and shares of other investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that invest in equity securities. It may invest in securities of companies of any size. In addition to domestic securities, the fund may have up to 25% of its net assets invested directly or indirectly in foreign securities, including investments in emerging markets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and protection of investment principal. The fund invests in equity securities, including common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, and shares of other investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that invest in equity securities. It may invest in securities of companies of any size. In addition to domestic securities, the fund may have up to 25% of its net assets invested directly or indirectly in foreign securities, including investments in emerging markets.
The investment seeks as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and New York state and New York City personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investing. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "New York municipal securities." New York municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and New York state and New York City personal income taxes but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the underlying SEI Funds). The underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks to provide safety of principal and a moderate rate of income that is subject to taxes. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities rated A, or better by national rating agencies, and comparably rated commercial paper and notes. It may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income foreign securities in developed or emerging-market countries. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities rated BB or B by national rating agencies, which are not investment-grade (commonly known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of equity securities of developed market companies and of emerging market companies, and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. It invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in its primary benchmark.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of equity securities of developed market companies and of emerging market companies, and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. It invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in its primary benchmark.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of equity securities of developed market companies and of emerging market companies, and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. It invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in its primary benchmark.
The investment seeks high current income that is exempt from federal income tax consistent with preservation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in municipal securities that generate interest income that is exempt from both regular federal income tax and federal alternative minimum tax. It invests 100% (and, as a fundamental policy, no less than 80%) of its net assets in such tax-exempt municipal securities. Municipal securities are debt obligations issued by or for U.S. states, territories, and possessions and the District of Columbia, and their political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its primary benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of equity securities of developed market companies and of emerging market companies, and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. It invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in its primary benchmark.
The investment seeks a high level of current income that is exempt from New York State and New York City personal income taxes and federal income taxes. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities whose income is free from regular federal and New York State personal income tax. It invests at least 65% of net assets in municipal securities and other securities that are exempt from New York City personal income taxes. The fund may invest up to 20% of net assets in securities whose income is subject to the federal AMT. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to match the total return of the Schwab 1000 Index. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in these stocks; typically, the actual percentage is considerably higher. It generally will seek to replicate the performance of the index by giving the same weight to a given stock as the index does. The fund may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that naturally exists between any index fund and its corresponding index.
The investment seeks the highest level of current income exempt from federal and New York State and city income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and New York State and city income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide current income and growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") with successful track records. REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or real estate-related loans or interests. The advisor intends to invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity REITs and the equity securities of real estate industry companies. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities, investment-grade taxable municipal obligations, master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and short-term investments.
The investment seeks to provide high current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a portfolio of taxable municipal bonds, income producing convertible securities, preferred stocks, high yield U.S. corporate bonds, and CMOs. It may also invest in U.S. government agency securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and federal agencies, including securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Government National Mortgage Association. The fund may also invest in MLPs, equity securities of dividend paying companies and private placements.
The investment seeks to provide high current income that is exempt from federal income tax, including alternative minimum tax. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax. The advisor intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in high yield municipal bonds and "private activity" bonds. It may also invest a portion of its total assets in municipal bonds that finance projects such as those relating to utilities, transportation, health care, housing and education, and a portion of its total assets in industrial development bonds.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation with a secondary objective of current income. The fund focuses on the large cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It invests at least 80% of its total assets in large cap equity securities of companies in the value segment of the market. The advisor considers a company to be a large cap company if it has a market capitalization of $5 billion or greater at the time of purchase. To earn current income, the fund will invest in the equity securities of companies that have a proven history of paying consistent dividends. It may also invest in MLPs.
The investment seeks capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks dividend income, growth of dividend income and long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities or other investments with similar economic characteristics that pay dividends or are expected to initiate their dividends over time. It invests primarily in common stocks. The fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, either directly or through depositary receipts.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The investment seeks dividend income, growth of dividend income and long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities or other investments with similar economic characteristics that pay dividends or are expected to initiate their dividends over time. It invests primarily in common stocks. The fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, either directly or through depositary receipts.
The investment seeks to provide Oregon investors with as high a level of dividend income exempt from regular federal income tax and Oregon state personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "Oregon municipal securities." It focuses on investment grade bonds, but may invest up to 20% of its assets in below investment grade bonds. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks as high a level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and Pennsylvania personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investing. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "Pennsylvania municipal securities." Pennsylvania municipal securities are securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and Pennsylvania state personal income taxes but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal and Pennsylvania state income taxes consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal and Pennsylvania state income taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes and commercial paper.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of both traditional asset classes (such as equity and fixed income investments) and alternative asset classes (such as real estate, infrastructure, convertibles, commodities, currencies and absolute return strategies). It invests between 20% and 50% of assets in equity securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities, and between 50% and 80% of assets in fixed income securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of both traditional asset classes (such as equity and fixed income investments) and alternative asset classes (such as real estate, infrastructure, convertibles, commodities, currencies and absolute return strategies). It invests between 20% and 50% of assets in equity securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities, and between 50% and 80% of assets in fixed income securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of both traditional asset classes (such as equity and fixed income investments) and alternative asset classes (such as real estate, infrastructure, convertibles, commodities, currencies and absolute return strategies). It invests between 20% and 50% of assets in equity securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities, and between 50% and 80% of assets in fixed income securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in the equity securities of companies of any size that the manager believes demonstrate promising growth potential. Equity securities include common or preferred stocks that are listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges. It may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies conducting business within a single sector, including the information technology, consumer discretionary, and health care sectors.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. and foreign equity securities (common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities). It may invest a portion of its assets in securities issued by small capitalization companies. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in equity securities not listed on an exchange. It can invest in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies of any size with an environmental, social and governance ("ESG") rating of average or above by a third-party ESG rating agency (an ESG Rating Agency) that also demonstrate, in the view of Fred Alger Management, LLC, promising growth potential.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of the fund's total assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies that the subadviser believes have strong capital appreciation potential. These companies are generally medium- to large-capitalization companies. The equity and equity-related securities in which the fund primarily invests are common stocks, non-convertible preferred stocks and convertible securities. It participates in the initial public offering (IPO) market. The fund also may invest in foreign securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of the fund's total assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies that the subadviser believes have strong capital appreciation potential. These companies are generally medium- to large-capitalization companies. The equity and equity-related securities in which the fund primarily invests are common stocks, non-convertible preferred stocks and convertible securities. It participates in the initial public offering (IPO) market. The fund also may invest in foreign securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of the fund's total assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies that the subadviser believes have strong capital appreciation potential. These companies are generally medium- to large-capitalization companies. The equity and equity-related securities in which the fund primarily invests are common stocks, non-convertible preferred stocks and convertible securities. It participates in the initial public offering (IPO) market. The fund also may invest in foreign securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to replicate the total return of the U.S. stock market as measured by the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index. The S&P 500 Index includes the common stocks of 500 leading U.S. companies from a broad range of industries. The fund is passively managed. It invests primarily in the stocks that make up the index so that the weighting of each stock in the portfolio approximates the index. The fund's policy to invest at least 80% of its total assets (which includes the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the underlying stocks of the index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of the fund's total assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies that the subadviser believes have strong capital appreciation potential. These companies are generally medium- to large-capitalization companies. The equity and equity-related securities in which the fund primarily invests are common stocks, non-convertible preferred stocks and convertible securities. It participates in the initial public offering (IPO) market. The fund also may invest in foreign securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. It will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index at the time of purchase. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of both traditional asset classes (such as equity and fixed income investments) and alternative asset classes (such as real estate, infrastructure, convertibles, commodities, currencies and absolute return strategies). It invests between 70% and 85% of assets in equity securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities, and between 15% and 30% of assets in fixed income securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income; growth of capital may also be considered. The fund normally invests primarily in income producing debt securities, preferred stocks, and convertible securities, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt securities. It potentially invests in non-income producing securities, including defaulted securities and common stocks. The fund invests in companies in troubled or uncertain financial condition. It invests in domestic and foreign issuers.
The investment seeks total return through growth of capital and current income. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index), and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The fund's investment adviser passively manages the fund's assets by investing in stocks in approximately the same proportion as they are represented in the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks total return through growth of capital and current income. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index), and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The fund's investment adviser passively manages the fund's assets by investing in stocks in approximately the same proportion as they are represented in the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks total return through growth of capital and current income. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index), and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The fund's investment adviser passively manages the fund's assets by investing in stocks in approximately the same proportion as they are represented in the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the securities in the S&P 500 Index. The fund invests substantially all of its assets (at least 80%) in securities listed in the S&P 500 Index, which is composed of approximately 500 leading U.S. publicly traded companies from a broad range of industries (mostly common stocks). The manager expects the fund's investment result to correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the S&P 500 Index before the fees and expenses of the fund. The fund generally gives the same weight to a given stock as the S&P 500 Index does.
The investment seeks total return through growth of capital and current income. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index), and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The fund's investment adviser passively manages the fund's assets by investing in stocks in approximately the same proportion as they are represented in the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies whose stock market capitalizations fall within the range of capitalizations in the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. It invests in securities of companies that are believed by the Adviser to be undervalued, thereby offering above-average potential for capital appreciation.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies whose stock market capitalizations fall within the range of capitalizations in the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. It invests in securities of companies that are believed by the Adviser to be undervalued, thereby offering above-average potential for capital appreciation.
The investment seeks to replicate the performance of medium-sized U.S. companies as measured by the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The S&P MidCap 400 Index includes the common stocks of 400 medium-sized U.S. companies from a broad range of industries. The fund is passively managed. It invests primarily in the stocks that make up the S&P MidCap 400 Index so that the weighting of each stock in the portfolio approximates the index. The fund's policy to invest at least 80% of its total assets (which includes the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the underlying stocks of the index.
The investment seeks income and capital appreciation. The fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its investable assets in income-producing equity and equity-related securities. Equity and equity-related securities include common stocks, securities convertible or exchangeable for common stock or the cash value of such common stock, nonconvertible preferred stocks and convertible securities, warrants and rights that can be exercised to obtain stock.
The investment seeks capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of mid-cap companies. The subadviser considers mid-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations within the market cap range of companies included in the Russell Midcap Index (measured at the time of purchase). Most of the fund's assets will typically be invested in U.S. equity and equity-related securities, including up to 25% of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs).
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return, by investing primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in the equity securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations within the range of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return, by investing primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in the equity securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations within the range of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return, by investing primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in the equity securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations within the range of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return, by investing primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in the equity securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations within the range of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital.
The investment seeks capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of mid-cap companies. The subadviser considers mid-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations within the market cap range of companies included in the Russell Midcap Index (measured at the time of purchase). Most of the fund's assets will typically be invested in U.S. equity and equity-related securities, including up to 25% of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs).
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a small capitalization company if it has a market capitalization, at the time of investment, similar to the market capitalizations of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a small capitalization company if it has a market capitalization, at the time of investment, similar to the market capitalizations of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. It will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For the purposes of this fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, as determined at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a small capitalization company if it has a market capitalization, at the time of investment, similar to the market capitalizations of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to replicate the total return of the U.S. stock market as measured by the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index. The S&P 500 Index includes the common stocks of 500 leading U.S. companies from a broad range of industries. The fund is passively managed. It invests primarily in the stocks that make up the index so that the weighting of each stock in the portfolio approximates the index. The fund's policy to invest at least 80% of its total assets (which includes the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the underlying stocks of the index.
The investment seeks current income and reasonable stability of principal. The Portfolio is a "fund of funds." The Portfolio's main investment strategy is to invest in unaffiliated registered investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") (the "underlying funds"). The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in underlying funds which invest in investment grade fixed-income securities or mortgage pass-through securities rated within the four highest grades by Moody's, S&P or Fitch or, if not rated, securities considered by an underlying fund's adviser to be of comparable quality.
The investment seeks current income and reasonable stability of principal. The Portfolio is a "fund of funds." The Portfolio's main investment strategy is to invest in unaffiliated registered investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") (the "underlying funds"). The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in underlying funds which invest in investment grade fixed-income securities or mortgage pass-through securities rated within the four highest grades by Moody's, S&P or Fitch or, if not rated, securities considered by an underlying fund's adviser to be of comparable quality.
The investment seeks income that is exempt from Massachusetts personal and federal income taxes. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Massachusetts municipal securities. For purposes of this 80% requirement, Massachusetts municipal securities are securities whose income is exempt from federal and Massachusetts personal income taxes, which may include securities of issuers located outside Massachusetts. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks income that is exempt from Massachusetts personal and federal income taxes. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Massachusetts municipal securities. For purposes of this 80% requirement, Massachusetts municipal securities are securities whose income is exempt from federal and Massachusetts personal income taxes, which may include securities of issuers located outside Massachusetts. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, including inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities. It seeks to produce a return similar to that of the Bloomberg Barclays 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which is the fund's benchmark index.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds, notes and other debt instruments, including derivatives relating to such investments. It may invest up to 35% of its net assets in debt instruments that, at the time of purchase, are rated below investment grade or are unrated but determined to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high-yield" investments or "junk" bonds).
The investment seeks total return. The fund's overall investment strategy is to invest in a portfolio consisting primarily of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, (including mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities), mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities and investment-grade corporate securities. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes in fixed-income securities. The fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies, including the securities of affiliated money market funds.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income that is exempt from federal and state personal income tax as is consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in California municipal obligations (securities issued by or on behalf of state or local governments and other public authorities) at the time of purchase. Generally, these municipal obligations pay interest that is exempt from state personal income tax and federal income tax.
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of current income that is exempt from federal and state personal income tax as is consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in California municipal obligations (securities issued by or on behalf of state or local governments and other public authorities) at the time of purchase. Generally, these municipal obligations pay interest that is exempt from state personal income tax and federal income tax.
The investment seeks total return, including current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of real estate companies (e.g., common stocks, rights, warrants, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities and preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs)). Generally, it will invest in real estate companies operating in the United States.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in REITs, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of current income exempt from federal income tax and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield securities. These securities generally include medium grade or below investment grade debt securities or unrated debt securities determined to be of comparable quality, but also may include other securities believed to have the potential for relatively high yield. It may invest in bonds of any maturity.
The investment seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with prudent investment management and stability of principal. The fund invests primarily in high quality short-term bonds and other fixed-income securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated BBB- or higher by S&P Global or Baa3 or higher by Moody's. It maintains an effective maturity of five years or less and an average portfolio duration that is within 15% of the duration of the Bloomberg Barclays Credit 1-3 Year Index.
The investment seeks total return, consisting primarily of current income and secondarily of capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities issued by corporate and other non-governmental issuers, including dollar-denominated debt securities issued by foreign companies. It also invests at least 60% of total assets in securities that, at the time of purchase, are investment grade securities or in unrated securities determined to be of comparable quality. Under normal circumstances, the fund's average effective duration will be between three and ten years.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the fund approaches and passes the target retirement date. The fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies, and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). It is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the fund's asset allocation strategy will change.
The investment seeks a high level of income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from regular federal income tax. It invests primarily in investment grade municipal securities (securities within the top four credit rating categories) and up to 15% of total assets in the fourth highest credit rating category.
The investment seeks a high level of income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from regular federal income tax. It invests primarily in investment grade municipal securities (securities within the top four credit rating categories) and up to 15% of total assets in the fourth highest credit rating category.
The investment seeks a high level of income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from regular federal income tax. It invests primarily in investment grade municipal securities (securities within the top four credit rating categories) and up to 15% of total assets in the fourth highest credit rating category.
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in common stock, which includes securities convertible or exchangeable into common stock traded on U.S. exchanges. The fund's investments include securities issued by established, large-cap companies, as well as securities of mid-cap companies. The fund's investments include foreign securities that are traded in the U.S., including American Depositary and Global Depositary Receipts (ADRs and GDRs).
The investment seeks capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI Equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, including inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities. It seeks to produce a return similar to that of the Bloomberg Barclays 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which is the fund's benchmark index.
The investment seeks to maximize current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in short duration U.S. government securities of any credit quality. These securities may include, but are not limited to, U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, repurchase agreements and other U.S. government securities. The advisor expects to maintain an average effective duration between 3 months and 1 year. Individual purchases will generally be limited to securities with an effective duration of less than 5 years.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of foreign issuers, such as common stocks issued by companies in the countries and industries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, the fund's benchmark. It may hold a portion of its assets in cash and cash instruments and may lend its securities and engage in active trading.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of short- to medium-term investment grade U.S. Treasury, corporate debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The fund's investment in non-U.S. issuers may at times be significant. There are no limits on the fund's average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities in which the fund may invest.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks of companies whose stock market capitalizations fall within the range of capitalizations in the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index is reconstituted annually at the midpoint of the calendar year. Under adverse market conditions, the fund may also make temporary investments in investment grade debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of companies that have market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index. It generally invests in common stocks of companies believed to be undervalued. The fund may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the financial services sector. It may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. It will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For the purposes of this fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, as determined at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are companies that have market capitalizations within the range represented in the Russell 2000  Index. It invests primarily in common stocks of small-capitalization companies that the sub-advisor believes are high quality, have superior business models, solid management teams, sustainable growth potential and are attractively valued. The fund may invest without limitation in foreign securities.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks of companies whose stock market capitalizations fall within the range of capitalizations in the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index is reconstituted annually at the midpoint of the calendar year. Under adverse market conditions, the fund may also make temporary investments in investment grade debt securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of small-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts. The subadviser considers small-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks maximum capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks of companies whose stock market capitalizations fall within the range of capitalizations in the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index is reconstituted annually at the midpoint of the calendar year. Under adverse market conditions, the fund may also make temporary investments in investment grade debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks and other securities with equity characteristics of U.S. smaller capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the stocks of non-U.S. companies, including those in emerging markets, and large capitalization stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks and other securities with equity characteristics of U.S. smaller capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the stocks of non-U.S. companies, including those in emerging markets, and large capitalization stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks and other securities with equity characteristics of U.S. smaller capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the stocks of non-U.S. companies, including those in emerging markets, and large capitalization stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks and other securities with equity characteristics of U.S. smaller capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the stocks of non-U.S. companies, including those in emerging markets, and large capitalization stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks and other securities with equity characteristics of U.S. smaller capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the stocks of non-U.S. companies, including those in emerging markets, and large capitalization stocks.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks and other securities with equity characteristics of U.S. smaller capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the stocks of non-U.S. companies, including those in emerging markets, and large capitalization stocks.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of foreign companies of various capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts, warrants, ETFs based on an international equity index, derivative instruments whose value is based on an international equity index or an underlying equity security or basket of equity securities and investment companies whose portfolios are designed to correlate with a portfolio of international equity securities.
The investment seeks to provide maximum total return, primarily through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities issued by companies domiciled or doing a substantial portion of their business in countries determined by the fund's adviser to have a developing or emerging economy or securities market. An emerging market is any market included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks to provide maximum total return, primarily through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities issued by companies domiciled or doing a substantial portion of their business in countries determined by the fund's adviser to have a developing or emerging economy or securities market. An emerging market is any market included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks to provide maximum total return, primarily through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities issued by companies domiciled or doing a substantial portion of their business in countries determined by the fund's adviser to have a developing or emerging economy or securities market. An emerging market is any market included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks to provide maximum total return, primarily through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities issued by companies domiciled or doing a substantial portion of their business in countries determined by the fund's adviser to have a developing or emerging economy or securities market. An emerging market is any market included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies. The adviser currently considers small-cap companies to be those with total market capitalizations that are equal to or less than the total market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index, the fund's benchmark index. The fund's investment strategy may lead it to emphasize certain sectors, such as technology, health care, business services and communications.
The investment seeks maximum income consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in a variety of investment-grade debt securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, U.S. government securities and money market instruments. The fund normally has a weighted average effective maturity of approximately five to ten years, but is subject to no limitation with respect to the maturities of the instruments in which it may invest.
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the S&P 500. The index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from a number of sectors and that measures the performance of the large-cap sector of the U.S. equities market. The advisor generally intends to invest in all stocks comprising the S&P 500 in approximate proportion to their weightings in the index.
The investment seeks maximum income consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in a variety of investment-grade debt securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, U.S. government securities and money market instruments. The fund normally has a weighted average effective maturity of approximately five to ten years, but is subject to no limitation with respect to the maturities of the instruments in which it may invest.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Its assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of global energy and natural resources companies and companies in associated businesses, as well as utilities (such as gas, water, cable, electrical and telecommunications utilities). The advisor intends to emphasize small companies but may from time to time emphasize companies of other sizes. It may invest without limit in companies located anywhere in the world and will generally invest in at least three countries and in companies tied economically to a number of countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing in common stocks of U.S. companies. It diversifies its investments across industries and companies. The fund principally invests in securities of companies with market capitalizations greater than $1 billion.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of global energy and natural resources companies and companies in associated businesses, as well as utilities (such as gas, water, cable, electrical and telecommunications utilities). The advisor intends to emphasize small companies but may from time to time emphasize companies of other sizes. It may invest without limit in companies located anywhere in the world and will generally invest in at least three countries and in companies tied economically to a number of countries. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in the equity securities of smaller companies that the Adviser believes to be undervalued relative to the underlying earnings potential of the company. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small companies. "Small companies" are companies that at the time of purchase have market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell 2000 Value Index.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund's Adviser seeks to meet the fund's investment objective of growth of capital by employing a value investment strategy to its selection of predominantly Large Cap and Mid Cap common stocks for the portfolio. That investment strategy is built upon three components: Disciplined Approach, Risk Aversion and Long-Term Orientation. While most of the fund's assets will be invested in domestic common stock, it may also invest in U.S. traded Large Cap and Mid Cap securities issued by companies organized outside the United States including American Depositary Receipts.
The investment seeks current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. It invests up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities of foreign issuers and up to 25% of the funds total assets in below investment-grade debt securities. The fund invests in both investment-grade and below investment-grade debt securities (often called high yield securities or junk bonds) and may also invest in debt securities of foreign issuers. It may invest in a variety of debt securities, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, bank loans and U.S. government obligations.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund's Adviser seeks to meet the fund's investment objective of growth of capital by employing a value investment strategy to its selection of predominantly Large Cap and Mid Cap common stocks for the portfolio. That investment strategy is built upon three components: Disciplined Approach, Risk Aversion and Long-Term Orientation. While most of the fund's assets will be invested in domestic common stock, it may also invest in U.S. traded Large Cap and Mid Cap securities issued by companies organized outside the United States including American Depositary Receipts.
The investment seeks to maximize total return by investing primarily in fixed-income securities, including, but not limited to, those represented by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index. The fund seeks to meet its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in high yield (non-investment grade) bonds commonly referred to as "junk bonds". It invests primarily in debt securities that have been publicly issued or privately placed, with fixed, zero coupon, payment-in-kind, variable or floating interest rates. The fund may invest in bonds of any credit quality or duration.
The investment seeks to provide high total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The fund invests in a mix of common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies of any market capitalization and fixed income securities which are primarily investment grade and may be of any maturity. Normally, it will maintain at least 65% of the value of its assets in equity securities and at least 25% of the value of its assets in fixed income securities. Fixed income securities include asset- and mortgage-backed securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund diversifies its investments among many countries, predominantly those with mature markets. It invests at least 65% of its net assets in companies with their headquarters, and at least half of their assets and earnings, outside the U.S. The fund diversifies its investments across industries, companies, and countries. It looks for companies with growing revenues and earnings, favoring companies trading for less than the adviser's assessment of intrinsic value, which typically means companies with low priceu002Fearning multiples, low price to cash flow, and higher dividend yields.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of foreign issuers, such as common stocks issued by companies in the countries and industries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, the fund's benchmark. It may hold a portion of its assets in cash and cash instruments and may lend its securities and engage in active trading.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of foreign issuers, such as common stocks issued by companies in the countries and industries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, the fund's benchmark. It may hold a portion of its assets in cash and cash instruments and may lend its securities and engage in active trading.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of foreign issuers, such as common stocks issued by companies in the countries and industries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, the fund's benchmark. It may hold a portion of its assets in cash and cash instruments and may lend its securities and engage in active trading.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000 Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, the fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Smallu002FMid Cap Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (including common and preferred stocks) of small and medium-sized companies, ETFs based on small and medium-sized capitalization indexes and securities of REITs. It will invest primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of growth versus value style securities in the index (style tilt) and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to attempt to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. It will invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of companies with capitalizations at the time of purchase of up to $3.0 billion, or up to the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index measured at the end of the previous twelve months. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index (which is made up of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization).
The investment seeks to maximize current interest income that is excluded from gross income for regular federal income tax purposes to the extent consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. It normally invests in intermediate-term and long-term municipal securities that have remaining maturities from one to more than thirty years at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor pursues its objective by seeking to enhance its performance over that of its benchmark index by 1) changing the relative weighting in the fund's portfolio of growth versus value style securities in the index (style tilt) and 2) utilizing computer-aided, quantitative analysis of valuation, growth, dividend yield, industry and other factors to attempt to compensate for the exclusion of certain index securities due to the fund's values-based screening policies. It will invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies included in the fund's benchmark.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and future income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. It invests primarily in a limited number of large and medium sized companies (meaning companies with market capitalizations of $2 billion or more) that the portfolio managers believe have above-average growth histories andu002For growth potential. The fund also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities and up to 20% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the securities in the S&P 500 Index. The fund invests substantially all of its assets (at least 80%) in securities listed in the S&P 500 Index, which is composed of approximately 500 leading U.S. publicly traded companies from a broad range of industries (mostly common stocks). The manager expects the fund's investment result to correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the S&P 500 Index before the fees and expenses of the fund. The fund generally gives the same weight to a given stock as the S&P 500 Index does.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and future income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. It invests primarily in a limited number of large and medium sized companies (meaning companies with market capitalizations of $2 billion or more) that the portfolio managers believe have above-average growth histories andu002For growth potential. The fund also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities and up to 20% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) under normal circumstances in equity securities of small-cap companies, such as common and preferred stocks. It defines a small-cap company as one with a market capitalization that, at the time of initial investment, falls between (a) the market capitalization of the smallest company in the Russell 2000 Index and (b) either the larger of the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index or $3.0 billion.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are companies that have market capitalizations within the range represented in the Russell 2000  Index. It invests primarily in common stocks of small-capitalization companies that the sub-advisor believes are high quality, have superior business models, solid management teams, sustainable growth potential and are attractively valued. The fund may invest without limitation in foreign securities.
The investment seeks to maximize the total return through investment in equity securities. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, the fund's benchmark. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity securities not included in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes) measured at the time of purchase in small cap securities. The fund typically invests in 20-40 companies SouthernSun believes are niche dominant, attractively valued with financial flexibility and uniquely fitted management teams. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks maximum total return consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in fixed-income securities. It invests in a diversified portfolio of securities of different maturities including U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, securities of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, corporate bonds (including those of foreign issuers), mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and cash equivalent securities including repurchase agreements, commercial paper and variable rate demand notes.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes) measured at the time of purchase in small cap securities. The fund typically invests in 20-40 companies SouthernSun believes are niche dominant, attractively valued with financial flexibility and uniquely fitted management teams. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize the total return through investment in equity securities. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, the fund's benchmark. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity securities not included in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to maximize the total return through investment in equity securities. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, the fund's benchmark. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity securities not included in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of large market capitalization companies. The fund invests in a select group of large market capitalization growth companies believed to be undervalued relative to their future growth potential. The investment strategy emphasizes companies the subadviser believes to have a sustainable competitive advantage, strong management and low financial risk, and to be able to grow over market cycles. Although the fund invests primarily in U.S. companies, it may invest in foreign securities and depositary receipts.
The investment seeks total return, with an emphasis on current income; capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of issuers from around the world, including the United States. It can buy many types of income-producing securities of any stated maturity, among them U.S. and foreign government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of net assets in junk bonds and may include debt securities not currently paying interest or in default.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of a high level of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests normally at least 80% of its net assets in below investment-grade corporate debt securities and up to 25% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of foreign issuers. It invests principally in below investment-grade debt securities (often called "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds") of corporate issuers. These include traditional corporate bonds as well as bank loans. These securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates.
The investment seeks current income, preservation of capital and liquidity. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in "investment grade" fixed income securities. Securities in which the fund invests include corporate debt securities, bank obligations, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers. The fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio and for other purposes.
The investment seeks current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. It invests up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities of foreign issuers and up to 25% of the funds total assets in below investment-grade debt securities. The fund invests in both investment-grade and below investment-grade debt securities (often called high yield securities or junk bonds) and may also invest in debt securities of foreign issuers. It may invest in a variety of debt securities, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, bank loans and U.S. government obligations.
The investment seeks current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. It invests up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities of foreign issuers and up to 25% of the funds total assets in below investment-grade debt securities. The fund invests in both investment-grade and below investment-grade debt securities (often called high yield securities or junk bonds) and may also invest in debt securities of foreign issuers. It may invest in a variety of debt securities, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, bank loans and U.S. government obligations.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and dividend income. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in common stocks of companies that currently pay dividends or are expected to begin paying dividends in the near future, with consideration for companies that have increased their dividends over time. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in equity securities of foreign companies traded in the U.S., including American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts (ADRs and GDRs).
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies. The adviser currently considers small-cap companies to be those with total market capitalizations that are equal to or less than the total market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index, the fund's benchmark index. The fund's investment strategy may lead it to emphasize certain sectors, such as technology, health care, business services and communications.
The investment seeks a high level of current income to the extent consistent with a relatively high level of stability of principal. Normally, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) are invested in debt securities that are rated investment grade at the time of purchase or cash and cash equivalents. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including up to 5% of its total assets in debt securities of emerging market issuers.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments. The managers seek to identify companies that have the prospect for strong sales and earnings growth rates, that enjoy a competitive advantage and that they believe have effective management with a history of making investments that are in the best interests of shareholders (for example, companies with a history of earnings and sales growth that are in excess of total asset growth).
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies and up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, through ADRs and similar investments. It invests in equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The advisor defines large-capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to provide the highest level of income possible in a tax efficient manner. The fund normally invests at least 50% of its net assets in municipal securities, such as bonds, that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax. The principal issuers of these securities are state and local governments and their agencies located in any of the fifty states, as well as in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions.
The investment seeks total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in investment grade fixed-income securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities, including debt securities of issuers located in emerging markets countries. The adviser will attempt to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity and duration of less than three years.
The investment seeks total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in investment grade fixed-income securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities, including debt securities of issuers located in emerging markets countries. The adviser will attempt to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity and duration of less than three years.
The investment seeks capital preservation and current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in short-term bonds, including corporate and government bonds. Under normal circumstances, the fund's dollar-weighted average maturity does not exceed three years. It invests at least 65% of net assets in bonds rated within the three highest grades (AAA, AA, or A); and may not invest in a bond rated at the time of purchase below the fourth-highest grade (BBB).
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the S&P 500. The index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from a number of sectors and that measures the performance of the large-cap sector of the U.S. equities market. The advisor generally intends to invest in all stocks comprising the S&P 500 in approximate proportion to their weightings in the index.
The investment seeks total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in investment grade fixed-income securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities, including debt securities of issuers located in emerging markets countries. The adviser will attempt to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity and duration of less than three years.
The investment seeks total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in investment grade fixed-income securities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities, including debt securities of issuers located in emerging markets countries. The adviser will attempt to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity and duration of less than three years.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
The investment seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with prudent investment management and stability of principal. The fund invests primarily in high quality short-term bonds and other fixed-income securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated BBB- or higher by S&P Global or Baa3 or higher by Moody's. It maintains an effective maturity of five years or less and an average portfolio duration that is within 15% of the duration of the Bloomberg Barclays Credit 1-3 Year Index.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation, and current income is as a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of small-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The subadvisor considers small-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
The investment seeks to generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation. The fund invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-underlying muni bond fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies and up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, through ADRs and similar investments. It invests in equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The advisor defines large-capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with a market capitalization of $4 billion or greater. The adviser selects securities of S&P 500 Index companies using a structural framework that forms the foundation of the adviser's investment philosophy. This framework generally consists of investing in stocks in what the adviser considers as two categories: "Up Market" Companies and "Down Market" Companies.
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the S&P 500. The index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from a number of sectors and that measures the performance of the large-cap sector of the U.S. equities market. The advisor generally intends to invest in all stocks comprising the S&P 500 in approximate proportion to their weightings in the index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of principal while providing some current income. The fund invests approximately 60% of its total assets in common stocks, and ordinarily limits its common stock investments to no more than 75% of its total assets. Although there is no restriction on the size of companies in which it may invest, ordinarily most of its common stock investments are in companies with market capitalizations of at least $1.5 billion at the time of investment. It ordinarily invests at least 25% of its total assets in fixed income securities, including investment grade bonds issued by U.S. companies and U.S. government and agency obligations.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies and up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, through ADRs and similar investments. It invests in equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The advisor defines large-capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, which may be supplemented by income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other income-producing equity securities. Although there is no restriction on the size of the companies in which the fund invests, ordinarily most of the fund's investments are in companies with market capitalizations of at least $1.5 billion at the time of investment.
The investment seeks total return over time, consistent with its strategic target asset allocation. The fund is a fund of funds that invests in various master portfolios ("underlying funds"), which in turn, invest in a combination of securities to gain exposure to equity and fixed income asset classes. It gradually reduces its potential market risk exposures over time by generally re-allocating its assets among these asset classes, consistent with increasingly conservative strategic target allocations. The fund is primarily designed for investors expecting to retire andu002For begin gradually withdrawing funds around its target date of 2040.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund allocates the portfolio of investments among the following three categories of the fixed-income market: domestic investment-grade (including, but not limited to, U.S. government, asset-backed, mortgage-backed, corporate and municipal), domestic noninvestment-grade (including, but not limited to, corporate debt issues, MBS and municipal securities) and foreign investments. In addition, when the Adviser considers the risku002Freturn prospects of equity securities to be attractive, it may also opportunistically invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests in various types of income-producing debt instruments including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, government and agency obligations, and corporate obligations. It may invest in debt obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including investment grade rated emerging market debt. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed income securities.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests in various types of income-producing debt instruments including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, government and agency obligations, and corporate obligations. It may invest in debt obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including investment grade rated emerging market debt. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed income securities.
The investment seeks total return over time, consistent with its strategic target asset allocation. The fund is a fund of funds that invests in various master portfolios ("underlying funds"), which in turn, invest in a combination of securities to gain exposure to equity and fixed income asset classes. It gradually reduces its potential market risk exposures over time by generally re-allocating its assets among these asset classes, consistent with increasingly conservative strategic target allocations. The fund is primarily designed for investors expecting to retire andu002For begin gradually withdrawing funds around its target date of 2030.
The investment seeks high current income and, secondarily, total return (comprised of capital appreciation and income). The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of higher yielding, lower-rated income-producing debt instruments, including corporate obligations, floating rate loans and other debt obligations. It will invest at least 65%, and may invest up to 100%, of its assets in securities rated below investment grade by the ICE BofAML US Cash Pay High Yield Index or in unrated securities that the subadviser believes are of comparable quality.
The investment seeks high current income and, secondarily, total return (comprised of capital appreciation and income). The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of higher yielding, lower-rated income-producing debt instruments, including corporate obligations, floating rate loans and other debt obligations. It will invest at least 65%, and may invest up to 100%, of its assets in securities rated below investment grade by the ICE BofAML US Cash Pay High Yield Index or in unrated securities that the subadviser believes are of comparable quality.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund allocates the portfolio of investments among the following three categories of the fixed-income market: domestic investment-grade (including, but not limited to, U.S. government, asset-backed, mortgage-backed, corporate and municipal), domestic noninvestment-grade (including, but not limited to, corporate debt issues, MBS and municipal securities) and foreign investments. In addition, when the Adviser considers the risku002Freturn prospects of equity securities to be attractive, it may also opportunistically invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund invests primarily in the following types of securities: foreign government and corporate debt securities from developed and emerging markets; U.S. government and agency securities; and domestic high-yield bonds. The manager allocates assets among the three major types of securities based on analysis of economic factors such as projected international interest-rate movements, industry cycles, and political trends. The manager may invest up to 100% of the fund's assets in any one sector. It may invest up to 10% of its net assets in domestic or foreign common stocks.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of U.S. dollar denominated corporate obligations and other fixed income instruments that are rated investment grade (BBB-u002FBaa3 or better) or unrated instruments that the subadviser believes are of comparable quality. It invests at least 80% of its net assets in corporate bonds.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of U.S. dollar denominated corporate obligations and other fixed income instruments that are rated investment grade (BBB-u002FBaa3 or better) or unrated instruments that the subadviser believes are of comparable quality. It invests at least 80% of its net assets in corporate bonds.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests in various types of income-producing debt instruments including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, government and agency obligations, and corporate obligations. It may invest in debt obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including investment grade rated emerging market debt. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed income securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income to the extent consistent with a relatively high level of stability of principal. Normally, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) are invested in debt securities that are rated investment grade at the time of purchase or cash and cash equivalents. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including up to 5% of its total assets in debt securities of emerging market issuers.
The investment seeks a high level of current income to the extent consistent with a relatively high level of stability of principal. Normally, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) are invested in debt securities that are rated investment grade at the time of purchase or cash and cash equivalents. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including up to 5% of its total assets in debt securities of emerging market issuers.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund allocates the portfolio of investments among the following three categories of the fixed-income market: domestic investment-grade (including, but not limited to, U.S. government, asset-backed, mortgage-backed, corporate and municipal), domestic noninvestment-grade (including, but not limited to, corporate debt issues, MBS and municipal securities) and foreign investments. In addition, when the Adviser considers the risku002Freturn prospects of equity securities to be attractive, it may also opportunistically invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or non-U.S. governmental entities; debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. corporate issuers; and mortgage-related securities, and asset-backed securities. The fund invests in securities of any maturity and maintains an average portfolio maturity which varies based upon the judgment of the fund's investment adviser.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund allocates the portfolio of investments among the following three categories of the fixed-income market: domestic investment-grade (including, but not limited to, U.S. government, asset-backed, mortgage-backed, corporate and municipal), domestic noninvestment-grade (including, but not limited to, corporate debt issues, MBS and municipal securities) and foreign investments. In addition, when the Adviser considers the risku002Freturn prospects of equity securities to be attractive, it may also opportunistically invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers organized, headquartered or doing a substantial amount of business outside the U.S. It will allocate its assets among various regions and countries, including emerging markets. From time to time, the fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the securities of companies in only a few countries or regions. Although it seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, the fund may have significant positions in particular sectors.
The investment seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. The fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity, bond and money market funds (the "underlying funds") and derivatives in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy. Under normal circumstances, the manager intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), some of which may be index funds. The fund may, when consistent with its investment goal, buy or sell options or futures, or enter into total return swaps and foreign currency transactions.
The investment seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. The fund invests all of its assets in the 2020 Master Portfolio, a separate mutual fund with a substantially identical investment objective, which allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity, bond and money market funds (the "underlying funds"), direct investments in equity securities of issuers that are primarily engaged in or related to the real estate industry ("real estate-related equity securities") and derivatives in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.
The investment seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. The fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity, bond and money market funds (the "underlying funds") and derivatives in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy. Under normal circumstances, the manager intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), some of which may be index funds. The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030.
The investment seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. The fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity, bond and money market funds (the "underlying funds") and derivatives in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy. Under normal circumstances, the manager intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), some of which may be index funds. The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040.
The investment seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. The fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity, bond and money market funds (the "underlying funds") and derivatives in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy. Under normal circumstances, the manager intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), some of which may be index funds. The fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050.
The investment seeks high long-term after-tax returns. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with relative stability of principal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds, the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. It invests in a portfolio of municipal bonds with an average weighted maturity of one to five years. The fund also invests in municipal mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, as well as auction rate securities and restricted securities. It may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in municipal mortgage-backed securities at the adviser's discretion.
The investment seeks total return through investment in real estate securities. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of real estate and real estate-related companies, or in companies which own significant real estate assets at the time of purchase ("real estate companies") including Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs").
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies and up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, through ADRs and similar investments. It invests in equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The advisor defines large-capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a medium capitalization company if it has a market capitalization (stock market worth), at the time of investment, between $1 billion and the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index.
The investment seeks total return through investment in real estate securities. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of real estate and real estate-related companies, or in companies which own significant real estate assets at the time of purchase ("real estate companies") including Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs").
The investment seeks total return through investment in real estate securities. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of real estate and real estate-related companies, or in companies which own significant real estate assets at the time of purchase ("real estate companies") including Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs").
The investment seeks high long-term after-tax returns. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies. The fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, REITs, ETFs and securities of large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks high long-term after-tax returns. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies. The fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, REITs, ETFs and securities of large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies and up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, through ADRs and similar investments. It invests in equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The advisor defines large-capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks total return over time, consistent with its strategic target asset allocation. The fund is a fund of funds that invests in various master portfolios ("underlying funds"), which in turn, invest in a combination of securities to gain exposure to equity and fixed income asset classes. It gradually reduces its potential market risk exposures over time by generally re-allocating its assets among these asset classes, consistent with increasingly conservative strategic target allocations. The fund is primarily designed for investors who retired andu002For began to gradually withdraw funds around its target date of 2010.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies and up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, through ADRs and similar investments. It invests in equity securities of large-capitalization companies that the advisor believes have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. The advisor defines large-capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by technology and communications companies, both domestic and foreign, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by technology and communications companies, both domestic and foreign, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by technology and communications companies, both domestic and foreign, regardless of their stock market value (or "market capitalization"). Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and warrants. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign companies.
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return, by investing primarily in equity securities of large companies. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in the equity securities of large companies. Large companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations within the range of those companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return, by investing primarily in equity securities of small capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in the equity securities of small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations within the range of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks a high level of current income and a competitive total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in a diversified portfolio of bonds, including: securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, including commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, municipal securities, and convertible securities.
The investment seeks capital growth and current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests, under normal market conditions, primarily in dividend-paying equity securities, in particular common stocks of companies with a history of increasing dividend rates. The fund may also invest in U.S. traded common stocks of foreign companies, including American Depositary Receipts.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of common stock and securities convertible into common stock of mid capitalization ("mid cap") companies. Mid cap stocks are defined as those companies with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap Index at the time of investment.
The investment seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from regular federal income tax, but not necessarily the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). It invests up to 35% of the fund's total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities. The fund invests principally in municipal securities of states, territories and possessions of the United States whose interest is exempt from regular federal income tax, but not necessarily federal AMT.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or non-U.S. governmental entities; debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. corporate issuers; and mortgage-related securities, and asset-backed securities. The fund invests in securities of any maturity and maintains an average portfolio maturity which varies based upon the judgment of the fund's investment adviser.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of common stock and securities convertible into common stock of mid capitalization ("mid cap") companies. Mid cap stocks are defined as those companies with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap Index at the time of investment.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital by investing the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of companies that are considered to be undervalued. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in the securities of middle capitalization companies. Under normal market conditions, it primarily invests in domestically traded U.S. common stocks, U.S. traded common stocks of foreign companies. The fund may have exposure to emerging markets through its investments in ADRs. It may invest in securities of small and large capitalization companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of common stock and securities convertible into common stock of mid capitalization ("mid cap") companies. Mid cap stocks are defined as those companies with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap Index at the time of investment.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It primarily invests in domestically traded U.S. common stocks and U.S. traded equity stocks of foreign companies, including ADRs. The fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it not only invests across different capitalization levels but may target both value- and growth-oriented companies.
The investment seeks a high level of current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in debt securities. It invests primarily in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or non-U.S. governmental entities; debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. corporate issuers; and mortgage-related securities, and asset-backed securities. The fund invests in securities of any maturity and maintains an average portfolio maturity which varies based upon the judgment of the fund's investment adviser.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in common stocks of small-and medium-capitalization domestic and foreign companies, which the manager defines as those with market capitalizations falling within the ranges of the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to maximize long term total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of short- to medium-term investment grade U.S. Treasury, corporate debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The fund's investment in non-U.S. issuers may at times be significant. There are no limits on the fund's average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities in which the fund may invest.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in common stock and securities convertible into common stock of small capitalization companies. Small cap companies include companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, that are below the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and consequent long-term growth of income. The fund invests largely in a diversified and supervised portfolio of common stocks or convertible securities, believed by management to have growth potential over the years. In pursuing the objective, the adviser seeks to minimize the recognition of capital gains. The fund currently emphasizes companies with mid to large market capitalizations. Its investments are not, however, limited by a company's market capitalization and the fund may invest in companies with any market capitalization.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a small capitalization company if it has a market capitalization, at the time of investment, similar to the market capitalizations of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks long term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a small capitalization company if it has a market capitalization, at the time of investment, similar to the market capitalizations of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in common stock and securities convertible into common stock of small capitalization companies. Small cap companies include companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, that are below the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its investment objective, the fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in common stock and securities convertible into common stock of small capitalization companies. Small cap companies include companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, that are below the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies. The adviser currently considers small-cap companies to be those with total market capitalizations that are equal to or less than the total market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Value Index, the fund's benchmark index. The fund's portfolio managers use fundamental research and qualitative analysis to select stocks among the portfolio candidates.
The investment seeks to maximize high total return through current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and capital appreciation consistent with capital preservation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade tax-exempt obligations, such as municipal instruments. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities subject to the U.S. federal income tax. The fund may also invest a portion of its net assets in certain taxable debt securities. The subadviser anticipates that the fund's effective maturity will range from 4 to 10 years.
The investment seeks total return over time, consistent with its strategic target asset allocation. The fund is a fund of funds that invests in various master portfolios ("underlying funds"), which in turn, invest in a combination of securities to gain exposure to equity and fixed income asset classes. It gradually reduces its potential market risk exposures over time by generally re-allocating its assets among these asset classes, consistent with increasingly conservative strategic target allocations. The fund is primarily designed for investors expecting to retire andu002For begin gradually withdrawing funds around its target date of 2020.
The investment seeks liquidity, safety from credit risk, preservation of investors principal and as high a level of income as is consistent with these objectives. The fund typically invests in short and intermediate-term fixed income securities whose principal and interest are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Federal government and its agencies or instrumentalities. The Manager will invest at least 80% of the fund's assets (which includes the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities.
The investment seeks liquidity, safety from credit risk, preservation of investors principal and as high a level of income as is consistent with these objectives. The fund typically invests in short and intermediate-term fixed income securities whose principal and interest are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Federal government and its agencies or instrumentalities. The Manager will invest at least 80% of the fund's assets (which includes the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks to maximize after-tax returns, but with a lower level of volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants and ETFs. It may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), and securities of non-U.S. companies.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks total return over time, consistent with its strategic target asset allocation. The fund is a fund of funds that invests in various master portfolios ("underlying funds"), which in turn, invest in a combination of securities to gain exposure to the following asset classes: equity and fixed income (including money market securities). The fund's investment strategy is to diversify the fund's investments among these asset classes. The "Today" designation in the fund's name is meant to indicate that the fund is primarily designed for investors either in retirement andu002For currently gradually withdrawing funds from their investments.
The investment seeks to maximize current income exempt from regular federal income tax. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in "municipal securities." It will invest primarily in municipal securities rated at the time of purchase in the lowest investment grade categories (that is, securities rated in the Baau002FBBB categories) or rated below investment grade (that is, securities rated below the Baau002FBBB categories) or, if unrated, determined by the subadviser to be of comparable credit quality.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. It invests up to 35% of its total assets in debt securities that are below investment-grade and up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities of foreign issuers, including emerging markets issuers and debt securities denominated in foreign currencies. The fund invests principally in debt securities, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, bank loans, foreign sovereign debt, supranational agencies, and U.S. government obligations.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of a high level of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests normally at least 80% of its net assets in below investment-grade corporate debt securities and up to 25% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of foreign issuers. It invests principally in below investment-grade debt securities (often called "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds") of corporate issuers. These include traditional corporate bonds as well as bank loans. These securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates.
The investment seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. It invests up to 35% of its total assets in debt securities that are below investment-grade and up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities of foreign issuers, including emerging markets issuers and debt securities denominated in foreign currencies. The fund invests principally in debt securities, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, bank loans, foreign sovereign debt, supranational agencies, and U.S. government obligations.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to exceed the total return of the Russell Midcap Growth Index. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the index; and (iii) equity derivatives.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies in the health care and wellness sectors. It invests primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest in foreign companies as well. The fund may invest in companies of any size. While the fund invests mainly in common stocks, it may also invest up to 20% of total assets in U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency debt obligations.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies in the health care and wellness sectors. It invests primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest in foreign companies as well. The fund may invest in companies of any size. While the fund invests mainly in common stocks, it may also invest up to 20% of total assets in U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency debt obligations.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies in the health care and wellness sectors. It invests primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest in foreign companies as well. The fund may invest in companies of any size. While the fund invests mainly in common stocks, it may also invest up to 20% of total assets in U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency debt obligations.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign-based companies and listed on foreign exchanges). Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests mainly in common stocks of established companies in countries with developed economies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign-based companies and listed on foreign exchanges). Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests mainly in common stocks of established companies in countries with developed economies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign-based companies and listed on foreign exchanges). Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests mainly in common stocks of established companies in countries with developed economies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign-based companies and listed on foreign exchanges). Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests mainly in common stocks of established companies in countries with developed economies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign-based companies and listed on foreign exchanges). Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests mainly in common stocks of established companies in countries with developed economies.
The investment seeks a high level of income exempt from federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax, including, but not limited to, municipal bonds, notes, variable rate demand notes and commercial paper.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term total return. The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing its assets in a combination of commodity-linked derivative instruments and fixed income securities. Approximately two-thirds of its assets will be managed pursuant to an active strategy designed to outperform the Bloomberg Commodity Index and approximately one-third of its assets will be managed pursuant to an index strategy designed to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the index. The commodity-linked derivative instruments in which the adviser intends to invest include commodity futures, swaps, options and options on futures.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term total return. The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing its assets in a combination of commodity-linked derivative instruments and fixed income securities. Approximately two-thirds of its assets will be managed pursuant to an active strategy designed to outperform the Bloomberg Commodity Index and approximately one-third of its assets will be managed pursuant to an index strategy designed to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the index. The commodity-linked derivative instruments in which the adviser intends to invest include commodity futures, swaps, options and options on futures.
The investment seeks to achieve long-term total return. The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing its assets in a combination of commodity-linked derivative instruments and fixed income securities. Approximately two-thirds of its assets will be managed pursuant to an active strategy designed to outperform the Bloomberg Commodity Index and approximately one-third of its assets will be managed pursuant to an index strategy designed to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the index. The commodity-linked derivative instruments in which the adviser intends to invest include commodity futures, swaps, options and options on futures.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of both traditional asset classes (such as equity and fixed income investments) and alternative asset classes (such as real estate, infrastructure, convertibles, commodities, currencies and absolute return strategies). It invests between 70% and 85% of assets in equity securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities, and between 15% and 30% of assets in fixed income securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks to maximize total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of both traditional asset classes (such as equity and fixed income investments) and alternative asset classes (such as real estate, infrastructure, convertibles, commodities, currencies and absolute return strategies). It invests between 70% and 85% of assets in equity securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities, and between 15% and 30% of assets in fixed income securities, including investments in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal and Hawaii state income taxes, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, including borrowings for investment purposes, in a portfolio of primarily investment grade municipal securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Hawaii or any of its political subdivisions or agencies that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal and State of Hawaii income tax. More than 25% of the fund's assets may be invested in a particular segment of the municipal securities market. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) under normal circumstances in equity securities of U.S. companies, such as common and preferred stocks. It also may invest up to 15% of its net assets in foreign securities and up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. The portfolio managers may also use various types of derivative instruments to gain or hedge exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling such securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) under normal circumstances in equity securities of U.S. companies, such as common and preferred stocks. It also may invest up to 15% of its net assets in foreign securities and up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. The portfolio managers may also use various types of derivative instruments to gain or hedge exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling such securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and warrants. It may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), and securities of non-U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of large-capitalization company stocks that the subadviser believes are attractively priced when evaluated using quantitative measures such as Pu002FE, Pu002FCF, and Pu002FB ratios. Although the strategy emphasizes attractive valuations, the subadviser also considers other quantifiable characteristics. Such characteristics may include measures of earnings quality, external financing, or trends in the earnings outlook. The subadviser's investment management team also exercises judgment when evaluating underlying data and positions recommended by the fund's quantitative process.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of large-capitalization company stocks that the subadviser believes are attractively priced when evaluated using quantitative measures such as Pu002FE, Pu002FCF, and Pu002FB ratios. Although the strategy emphasizes attractive valuations, the subadviser also considers other quantifiable characteristics. Such characteristics may include measures of earnings quality, external financing, or trends in the earnings outlook. The subadviser's investment management team also exercises judgment when evaluating underlying data and positions recommended by the fund's quantitative process.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of large-capitalization company stocks that the subadviser believes are attractively priced when evaluated using quantitative measures such as Pu002FE, Pu002FCF, and Pu002FB ratios. Although the strategy emphasizes attractive valuations, the subadviser also considers other quantifiable characteristics. Such characteristics may include measures of earnings quality, external financing, or trends in the earnings outlook. The subadviser's investment management team also exercises judgment when evaluating underlying data and positions recommended by the fund's quantitative process.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of large-capitalization company stocks that the subadviser believes are attractively priced when evaluated using quantitative measures such as Pu002FE, Pu002FCF, and Pu002FB ratios. Although the strategy emphasizes attractive valuations, the subadviser also considers other quantifiable characteristics. Such characteristics may include measures of earnings quality, external financing, or trends in the earnings outlook. The subadviser's investment management team also exercises judgment when evaluating underlying data and positions recommended by the fund's quantitative process.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of large-capitalization company stocks that the subadviser believes are attractively priced when evaluated using quantitative measures such as Pu002FE, Pu002FCF, and Pu002FB ratios. Although the strategy emphasizes attractive valuations, the subadviser also considers other quantifiable characteristics. Such characteristics may include measures of earnings quality, external financing, or trends in the earnings outlook. The subadviser's investment management team also exercises judgment when evaluating underlying data and positions recommended by the fund's quantitative process.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in equities, mainly common stocks. Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests primarily in large U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in equities, mainly common stocks. Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests primarily in large U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in equities, mainly common stocks. Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests primarily in large U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in equities, mainly common stocks. Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests primarily in large U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in equities, mainly common stocks. Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests primarily in large U.S. companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in equities, mainly common stocks. Although the fund can invest in companies of any size and from any country, it invests primarily in large U.S. companies.
The investment seeks income and long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in high dividend-paying common stocks with dividend growth potential. Its security selection process involves prioritizing stocks based on appropriate fundamental criteria. Those companies that rank as highly attractive in the prioritization process are closely scrutinized for inclusion in the portfolio using bottom-up fundamental proprietary research. The fund may use derivative contracts, such as forward contracts, to manage or hedge the fund's currency exposure.
The investment seeks income and long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in high dividend-paying common stocks with dividend growth potential. Its security selection process involves prioritizing stocks based on appropriate fundamental criteria. Those companies that rank as highly attractive in the prioritization process are closely scrutinized for inclusion in the portfolio using bottom-up fundamental proprietary research. The fund may use derivative contracts, such as forward contracts, to manage or hedge the fund's currency exposure.
The investment seeks income and long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in high dividend-paying common stocks with dividend growth potential. Its security selection process involves prioritizing stocks based on appropriate fundamental criteria. Those companies that rank as highly attractive in the prioritization process are closely scrutinized for inclusion in the portfolio using bottom-up fundamental proprietary research. The fund may use derivative contracts, such as forward contracts, to manage or hedge the fund's currency exposure.
The investment seeks income and long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in high dividend-paying common stocks with dividend growth potential. Its security selection process involves prioritizing stocks based on appropriate fundamental criteria. Those companies that rank as highly attractive in the prioritization process are closely scrutinized for inclusion in the portfolio using bottom-up fundamental proprietary research. The fund may use derivative contracts, such as forward contracts, to manage or hedge the fund's currency exposure.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks current income, long-term growth of capital and income and preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 25% of assets in equity securities and at least 25% of assets in senior debt securities. The fund allocates its investments among a diversified mix of debt and equity securities, including securities of other investment companies that invest in debt and equity securities.
The investment seeks current income, long-term growth of capital and income and preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 25% of assets in equity securities and at least 25% of assets in senior debt securities. The fund allocates its investments among a diversified mix of debt and equity securities, including securities of other investment companies that invest in debt and equity securities.
The investment seeks current income, long-term growth of capital and income and preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 25% of assets in equity securities and at least 25% of assets in senior debt securities. The fund allocates its investments among a diversified mix of debt and equity securities, including securities of other investment companies that invest in debt and equity securities.
The investment seeks current income, long-term growth of capital and income and preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 25% of assets in equity securities and at least 25% of assets in senior debt securities. The fund allocates its investments among a diversified mix of debt and equity securities, including securities of other investment companies that invest in debt and equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To achieve its investment objective, the fund will maintain approximately 25-30 companies in its portfolio and will invest in the common stocks of large capitalization ("large-cap") U.S. companies. The fund's manager considers large-cap companies to be those publicly traded U.S. companies with capitalizations exceeding $5 billion. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To achieve its investment objective, the fund will maintain approximately 25-30 companies in its portfolio and will invest in the common stocks of large capitalization ("large-cap") U.S. companies. The fund's manager considers large-cap companies to be those publicly traded U.S. companies with capitalizations exceeding $5 billion. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To achieve its investment objective, the fund will maintain approximately 25-30 companies in its portfolio and will invest in the common stocks of large capitalization ("large-cap") U.S. companies. The fund's manager considers large-cap companies to be those publicly traded U.S. companies with capitalizations exceeding $5 billion. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To achieve its investment objective, the fund will maintain approximately 25-30 companies in its portfolio and will invest in the common stocks of large capitalization ("large-cap") U.S. companies. The fund's manager considers large-cap companies to be those publicly traded U.S. companies with capitalizations exceeding $5 billion. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. To achieve its investment objective, the fund will maintain approximately 25-30 companies in its portfolio and will invest in the common stocks of large capitalization ("large-cap") U.S. companies. The fund's manager considers large-cap companies to be those publicly traded U.S. companies with capitalizations exceeding $5 billion. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of capital appreciation; current income is a secondary objective. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-traded equity securities of large-capitalization companies. U.S.-traded equity securities may include American Depositary Receipts. The subadvisor considers large-capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations generally within those of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of large capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization issuers. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index (the index) at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and warrants. It may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), and securities of non-U.S. companies.
The investment seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The fund invests in financial instruments that ProFund Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the index. The index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of small-cap U.S. equity "value" performance. It is an unmanaged float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprising of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the S&P SmallCap 600 that have been identified as being on the value end of the growth-value spectrum.
The investment seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The fund invests in financial instruments that ProFund Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the index. The index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of small-cap U.S. equity "value" performance. It is an unmanaged float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprising of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the S&P SmallCap 600 that have been identified as being on the value end of the growth-value spectrum.
The investment seeks to manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. The fund predominantly invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds.
The investment seeks to maximize the total return through investment in equity securities. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in equity securities of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, the fund's benchmark. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity securities not included in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The adviser uses an index tracking management strategy designed to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index ("S&P 500" or "index"). The index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from a number of sectors and that measures the performance of the large-cap sector of the U.S. equities market.
The investment seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad global equity markets. The fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. and foreign companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, depositary receipts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs). It will invest in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. The advisor expects that at least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by companies, with market capitalizations at the time of purchase above approximately $500 million, that are trading at attractive prices and that appear to have limited downside price risk over the long-term. Equity securities in which the fund may invest include common stocks and common stock equivalents, preferred stocks, shares of equity real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), and shares of other investment companies, including open-end and closed-end funds and ETFs whose portfolios primarily consist of equity securities.
The investment seeks capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of mid-cap companies. The subadviser considers mid-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations within the market cap range of companies included in the Russell Midcap Index (measured at the time of purchase). Most of the fund's assets will typically be invested in U.S. equity and equity-related securities, including up to 25% of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs).
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Value Index.
The investment seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, interests in real estate investment trusts, ETFs and warrants. It may also invest in ADRs and securities of non-U.S. companies. The fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks. It pursues its goal by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. companies. The managers expect to hold the common stocks of U.S. companies that have market capitalizations of approximately $500 million or more. The fund seeks to assemble a portfolio with long-term performance that will exceed that of the S&P 500 Index.
The investment seeks capital growth and income consistent with prudent investment management. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry. It invests in equity securities, primarily common stocks. The fund may invest a significant portion of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other similar REIT-like structures. It may invest in derivative securities, such as swaps, options, futures and options on futures, which are principally tied to the real estate industry, for hedging purposes and to seek returns on the fund's otherwise uninvested cash.
The investment seeks both capital growth and income. To pursue its goal, the fund maintains a defined asset allocation. The fund's target allocation includes bond, stock and cash investments. Its allocation is weighted toward stock investments, while including substantial bond investments in seeking to add income and reduce the fund's volatility. The fund seeks to remain close to the target allocations of approximately 60% equity, 36% fixed income and 4% cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds).
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation. The fund invests primarily in a combination of other affiliated Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. It invests in the underlying funds in accordance with its target portfolio allocation. The fund is designed for an investor who anticipates retiring at or about the target date and plans to withdraw the value of the investor's account in the fund gradually after retirement.
The investment seeks high current income exempt from federal and California personal income tax that is consistent with capital preservation. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in investment-grade municipal securities - those in the four highest credit rating categories (rated AAA to BBB- or the unrated equivalent as determined by the investment adviser) from California issuers. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities the interest from which is exempt from federal and California personal income tax and federal alternative minimum tax.
The investment seeks income and more growth potential than an all-bond portfolio. To pursue its goal, the fund maintains a defined asset allocation. The fund's target allocation includes bond, stock and cash investments. Its allocation is weighted toward bond investments, while including substantial stock investments in seeking to obtain long-term growth. The fund seeks to remain close to the target allocations of approximately 56% fixed income, 40% equity and 4% cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds).
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of other affiliated Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. It may also invest in unaffiliated third party mutual funds (referred to herein as unaffiliated funds and, together with Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds, the underlying funds). The fund invests in the underlying funds in accordance with its target portfolio allocation.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of other affiliated Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. It may also invest in unaffiliated third party mutual funds (referred to herein as unaffiliated funds and, together with Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds, the underlying funds). The fund invests in the underlying funds in accordance with its target portfolio allocation.
The investment seeks current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in dividend paying common and preferred stocks. It seeks to provide current income from dividends that are eligible for the reduced tax rate on qualified dividend income. The fund also seeks to provide capital appreciation.
The investment seeks high capital growth through an all-stock portfolio. To pursue its goal, the fund maintains a defined asset allocation. The fund's target allocation is 100% in stock investments, with certain percentages for different segments of the stock market. It is the fund's policy that, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in stock investments; typically the actual percentage is considerably higher.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of other affiliated Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. It may also invest in unaffiliated third party mutual funds (referred to herein as unaffiliated funds and, together with Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds, the underlying funds). The fund invests in the underlying funds in accordance with its target portfolio allocation.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies located in or that conduct their business mainly in one or more foreign countries, which may include emerging markets. The fund will normally be invested in ten or more foreign countries and may invest up to 40% of its assets in any one country. It focuses its investments on developed foreign countries, but may invest up to 25% of its total assets in emerging markets.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of other affiliated Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. It may also invest in unaffiliated third party mutual funds (referred to herein as unaffiliated funds and, together with Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds, the underlying funds). The fund invests in the underlying funds in accordance with its target portfolio allocation.
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolios operate as funds of funds. It generally invests: between 75% and 100% of its assets in equity funds, and less than 50% in any one equity fund; less than 20% of its assets in specialty funds, and less than 20% in any one specialty fund; such funds generally offer unique combinations of traditional equity securities and fixed-income securities or use alternative investment strategies that aim to offer diversification beyond traditional equity and fixed-income securities and include investments in such assets as infrastructure, commodities, currencies, and natural resources companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation over market cycles with lower volatility than the broad equity market. To pursue its investment objective, the fund establishes long and short positions in equity securities issued by U.S. companies. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities issued by U.S. companies; typically, the actual percentage will be higher. The fund typically purchases or sells short stocks of companies that have market capitalizations of $1 billion or more at the time the stock is purchased or sold short.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in equity securities issued by companies in the health care sector. The health care sector may include, for example, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, health care facilities operations, medical product manufacturers and suppliers, medical providers and medical services firms. It is the fund's policy that under normal circumstances it will invest at least 80% of its net assets in these securities; typically, the actual percentage will be higher. The fund will concentrate its investments in securities of companies in the health care sector.
The investment seeks high capital growth with less volatility than an all-stock portfolio. To pursue its goal, the fund maintains a defined asset allocation. The fund's target allocation includes stock, bond and cash investments. Its allocation focuses on stock investments, while including some bonds and cash investments in seeking to reduce the fund's volatility. The fund seeks to remain close to the target allocations of approximately 80% equity, 16% fixed income and 4% cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds).
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of other affiliated Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. It may also invest in unaffiliated third party mutual funds (referred to herein as unaffiliated funds and, together with Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds, the underlying funds). The fund invests in the underlying funds in accordance with its target portfolio allocation.
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of other affiliated Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds. It may also invest in unaffiliated third party mutual funds (referred to herein as unaffiliated funds and, together with Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds, the underlying funds). The fund invests in the underlying funds in accordance with its target portfolio allocation.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the total return of large, publicly traded non-U.S. companies from countries with developed equity markets outside of the United States. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in these stocks; typically, the actual percentage is considerably higher. It may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that naturally exists between any index fund and its corresponding index.
The investment seeks to provide current income; capital appreciation is a secondary consideration. The fund invests primarily in a combination of Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds (the underlying funds) in accordance with its target asset allocation. It has the flexibility to move within the following asset allocation ranges (under normal market conditions) at the discretion of the investment adviser: 20%-60% equity; 40%-70% fixed income; and 0%-10% cash and cash equivalents. The fund is designed to offer investors a targeted annual payout of 3-4%.
The investment seeks to provide current income and, as a secondary investment objective, capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a combination of Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds in accordance with its target asset allocation. It has the flexibility to move within the following asset allocation ranges at the discretion of the investment adviser: 10%-40% equity; 50%-90% fixed income; and 0%-12% cash and cash equivalents. The fund is designed to offer investors a targeted annual payout of 4-5%.
The investment seeks to provide current income and, as a secondary investment objective, capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a combination of Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds (the underlying funds) in accordance with its target asset allocation. It has the flexibility to move within the following asset allocation ranges (under normal market conditions) at the discretion of the investment adviser: 0%-25% equity; 60%-100% fixed income; and 0%-15% cash and cash equivalents. The fund is designed to offer investors a targeted annual payout of 5-6%.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. To pursue its investment objective, the fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in large-cap stocks of U.S. companies. Large-cap stocks generally are those with market capitalizations within the universe of the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase by the fund.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests a substantial amount of its assets in equity securities of companies outside the United States. The adviser expects to invest in companies across all market capitalization ranges. It typically focuses on developed markets, but may invest in companies from emerging markets as well. The fund may use derivatives, primarily futures contracts, to seek returns on the fund's otherwise uninvested cash assets. The investment managers may use futures contracts as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset or to increase returns.
The investment seeks high current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent with capital preservation. To pursue its goal, the fund primarily invests in investment-grade municipal securities - those in the four highest credit rating categories (rated AAA to BBB- or the unrated equivalent as determined by the investment adviser). It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities the interest from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT).
The investment seeks capital growth and income. The fund generally invests in a diversified group of other affiliated Schwab andu002For Laudus Funds. It invests 55-65% of its assets in equity securities (including stocks and equity funds) and 35-45% in fixed income securities (including bonds and fixed income funds), and cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds). For temporary defensive purposes during unusual economic or market conditions or for liquidity purposes, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets directly in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations.
The investment seeks to track the total return of the S&P 500 Index. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in these stocks; typically, the actual percentage is considerably higher. It generally will seek to replicate the performance of the index by giving the same weight to a given stock as the index does.
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies located in or that conduct their business mainly in one or more foreign countries, which may include emerging markets. The fund will normally be invested in ten or more foreign countries and may invest up to 40% of its assets in any one country. It focuses its investments on developed foreign countries, but may invest up to 25% of its total assets in emerging markets.
The investment seeks s closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Linked Bond Index (Series-L)SM. To pursue its goal, the fund generally invests in securities that are included in the index. The index includes all publicly-issued TIPS that have at least one year remaining to maturity, are rated investment grade and have $500 million or more of outstanding face value. The TIPS in the index must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed-rate and non-convertible.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in small-cap equity securities. Small-cap equity securities generally are securities with market capitalizations within the universe of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase by the fund.
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the total return of small capitalization U.S. stocks. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in these stocks; typically, the actual percentage is considerably higher. It generally will seek to replicate the performance of the index by giving the same weight to a given stock as the index does. The fund may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that naturally exists between any index fund and its corresponding index.
The investment seeks to track the total return of the entire U.S. stock market, as measured by the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in these stocks; typically, the actual percentage is considerably higher. It generally gives the same weight to a given stock as the index does. The fund may invest in derivatives, principally futures contracts, and lend its securities to minimize the gap in performance that naturally exists between any index fund and its corresponding index.
The investment seeks to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income. The fund invests in other SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-underlying muni bond fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. The fund's assets may be diversified across underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Under normal circumstances, the advisor intends to invest at least 80% of assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks of companies included in the S&P 500 Index and in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and options, that provide exposure to the stocks of companies in the index. The Portfolio's securities are weighted to attempt to make the Portfolio's total investment characteristics similar to those of the index as a whole.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Under normal circumstances, the advisor intends to invest at least 80% of assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks of companies included in the S&P 500 Index and in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and options, that provide exposure to the stocks of companies in the index. The Portfolio's securities are weighted to attempt to make the Portfolio's total investment characteristics similar to those of the index as a whole.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Under normal circumstances, the advisor intends to invest at least 80% of assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks of companies included in the S&P 500 Index and in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and options, that provide exposure to the stocks of companies in the index. The Portfolio's securities are weighted to attempt to make the Portfolio's total investment characteristics similar to those of the index as a whole.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000 Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, the fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000 Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, the fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000 Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, the fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000 Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, the fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000 Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, the fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks to provide high current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield bonds and other debt securities issued by governments and corporations in emerging market countries or the return on which is derived primarily from emerging markets. It invests at least 50% of total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide high current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield bonds and other debt securities issued by governments and corporations in emerging market countries or the return on which is derived primarily from emerging markets. It invests at least 50% of total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to provide high current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield bonds and other debt securities issued by governments and corporations in emerging market countries or the return on which is derived primarily from emerging markets. It invests at least 50% of total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated securities. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks total return, with an emphasis on current income; capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of issuers from around the world, including the United States. It can buy many types of income-producing securities of any stated maturity, among them U.S. and foreign government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of net assets in junk bonds and may include debt securities not currently paying interest or in default.
The investment seeks total return, with an emphasis on current income; capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of issuers from around the world, including the United States. It can buy many types of income-producing securities of any stated maturity, among them U.S. and foreign government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of net assets in junk bonds and may include debt securities not currently paying interest or in default.
The investment seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of any maturity. It invests mainly in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of total assets in non-investment grade securities (high yield and junk bonds), including securities in default.
The investment seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of any maturity. It invests mainly in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of total assets in non-investment grade securities (high yield and junk bonds), including securities in default.
The investment seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of any maturity. It invests mainly in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of total assets in non-investment grade securities (high yield and junk bonds), including securities in default.
The investment seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds of any maturity. It invests mainly in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 35% of total assets in non-investment grade securities (high yield and junk bonds), including securities in default.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of income exempt from regular federal income taxes and seeks to limit principal fluctuation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax and AMT. It normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. The fund could invest up to 35% of total assets in debt securities rated in the fourth highest credit rating category.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of income exempt from regular federal income taxes and seeks to limit principal fluctuation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax and AMT. It normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. The fund could invest up to 35% of total assets in debt securities rated in the fourth highest credit rating category.
The investment seeks to provide a high level of income exempt from regular federal income taxes and seeks to limit principal fluctuation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by municipalities across the United States and in other securities whose income is free from regular federal income tax and AMT. It normally invests at least 65% of total assets in municipal securities rated in the three highest credit rating categories. The fund could invest up to 35% of total assets in debt securities rated in the fourth highest credit rating category.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund pursues its objective by investing in a combination of other funds managed by the Adviser and directly held financial instruments. It is designed for investors who seek greater long-term capital growth and are comfortable with higher levels of risk and volatility. The fund allocates 75%-100% of its assets in equity securities, and 0%-25% in debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term returns from a combination of investment income and capital appreciation with slightly less than average volatility as compared to other balanced funds. The fund invests in a combination of Transamerica Funds ("underlying funds"). The underlying bond funds normally invest principally in fixed income securities, the underlying stock funds normally invest principally in equity securities, and the underlying money market fund, Transamerica Government Money Market, normally invests principally in U.S. government securities andu002For repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in U.S. common stocks without regard to market capitalizations. It invests using a growth investing style. Growth funds generally focus on stocks of companies believed to have above-average potential for growth in revenue, earnings, cash flow, or other similar criteria. The fund invests its assets in the securities of a limited number of companies, which the fund's investment manager believes show a high probability for superior growth.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund pursues its objective by investing in a combination of other funds managed by the Adviser and directly held financial instruments. It is designed for investors who seek greater long-term capital growth and are comfortable with higher levels of risk and volatility. The fund allocates 75%-100% of its assets in equity securities, and 0%-25% in debt securities.
The investment seeks long-term returns from a combination of investment income and capital appreciation with slightly less than average volatility as compared to other balanced funds. The fund invests in a combination of Transamerica Funds ("underlying funds"). The underlying bond funds normally invest principally in fixed income securities, the underlying stock funds normally invest principally in equity securities, and the underlying money market fund, Transamerica Government Money Market, normally invests principally in U.S. government securities andu002For repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital, that is exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus amounts borrowed for investment purposes, in securities of any maturity exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. It may buy bonds of any maturity. The fund may engage in derivative transactions.
The investment seeks current income and preservation of capital. The fund normally invests in underlying Transamerica Funds. Under normal circumstances, investments in underlying funds are expected to achieve a mix over time of approximately 35% of net assets in equities, which may include both stocks and commodity-related securities, and approximately 65% of net assets in fixed-income securities, which may include bonds, cash, cash equivalents, and other money market instruments. These percentages may vary. The fund may have exposure to derivatives instruments.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of "China companies." It also invests in American, Global and European Depositary Receipts. China companies may be any size across the entire market capitalization spectrum. In addition to the fund's main investments, the fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities that do not qualify as China company securities, but whose issuers, in the judgment of the investment manager, are expected to benefit from developments in the economy of China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term growth. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in domestic common stocks. It invests primarily in common stocks of growth-oriented companies. Portfolio construction emphasizes stock specific risk while minimizing other sources of broad market risk. The goal is a portfolio whose relative performance is not dependent on the market environment. Consistent with the fund's objective and other policies, the fund may invest to a lesser extent in derivatives, including futures, forwards, options and swaps.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term growth. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in domestic common stocks. It invests primarily in common stocks of growth-oriented companies. Portfolio construction emphasizes stock specific risk while minimizing other sources of broad market risk. The goal is a portfolio whose relative performance is not dependent on the market environment. Consistent with the fund's objective and other policies, the fund may invest to a lesser extent in derivatives, including futures, forwards, options and swaps.
The investment seeks dividend income and long-term capital growth primarily through investments in stocks. The fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in stocks, with an emphasis on stocks that have a strong track record of paying dividends or that are expected to increase their dividends over time. T. Rowe Price believes that a track record of dividend increases can be an excellent indicator of financial health and growth prospects, and that over the long term, income can contribute significantly to total return.
The investment seeks to provide high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. Up to 50% of the fund's net assets may be invested in debt securities that do not meet the investment grade criteria (commonly known as "junk bonds"). The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity securities. It may invest in securities of any maturity and does not have a target average duration.
The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from regular federal and California state income taxes; its secondary objective is preservation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by primarily investing in municipal bonds issued by the state of California and its agencies and municipalities. It may also invest in municipal securities that are issued by jurisdictions outside California. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from both regular federal and California income taxes and that do not subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax.
The investment seeks both income and capital appreciation. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of debt and equity securities worldwide. It normally invests at least 25% of its assets in fixed income securities and at least 25% of its assets in equity securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 40% of the fund's net assets are invested in non-U.S. investments and in at least three different countries.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund's sub-adviser invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities. The fund may invest in securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers of any size, but generally focuses on larger, more established companies.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in securities or instruments and a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future. The advisor intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in underlying equity funds and equity securities with a blend of domestic large cap, small cap and international exposure to seek capital appreciation. It invests approximately 10% of its total assets in the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests its assets in a broad mix of underlying Transamerica Funds. Under normal circumstances, the managers expect to invest primarily in underlying funds that invest in U.S. and foreign (including emerging market) equities, commodity-related securities, and alternative investments. The fund may have exposure to derivatives instruments.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity and equity-related securities, principally common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, rights and depositary receipts of U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $1 billion that the sub-adviser considers to have above average prospects for growth. These companies are generally medium- to large-capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the securities of foreign issuers, of which 10% may be invested in emerging markets issuers.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large-capitalization companies. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in bonds of any maturity, including up to 15% of net assets in below investment grade bonds (i.e., junk bonds) rated as low as CC by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Ca by Moody's Investors' Service, Inc. and their unrated equivalents. The fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in foreign securities and may trade securities actively.
The investment seeks a high level of current income by investing in high-yield debt securities. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high-yield bonds. It normally invests primarily in U.S. securities. Junk bonds are high-risk debt securities rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks a high level of current income by investing in high-yield debt securities. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high-yield bonds. It normally invests primarily in U.S. securities. Junk bonds are high-risk debt securities rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks a high level of current income by investing in high-yield debt securities. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high-yield bonds. It normally invests primarily in U.S. securities. Junk bonds are high-risk debt securities rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks a high level of current income by investing in high-yield debt securities. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high-yield bonds. It normally invests primarily in U.S. securities. Junk bonds are high-risk debt securities rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks to maximize total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in below investment grade (high yield) debt securities and preferred stocks. Debt securities rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as "junk bonds" and are considered speculative. The fund may invest in high yield securities of any rating, including securities where the issuer is in default or bankruptcy at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks total return. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's investable assets in bonds. It invests in securities that are rated investment-grade at the time of purchase. For purposes of this policy, bonds include all fixed-income securities, including but not limited to debt obligations issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, corporate debt securities, mortgage-related securities, and asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of foreign companies representing at least three countries other than the United States. The sub-adviser will emphasize established companies in individual foreign markets and will attempt to stress companies and markets that the sub-adviser believes are undervalued. The fund will invest primarily in securities of companies domiciled in developed markets, but may invest up to 10% of its assets in securities of companies in emerging countries.
The investment seeks to provide long-term returns from growth of capital and growth of income. The fund invests in a combination of Transamerica Funds ("underlying funds"). It may allocate assets within the following parameters: 90% of assets in stock funds, 9.8% in bond funds, and 0.2% in a money-market fund.
The investment seeks to provide long-term returns from growth of capital and growth of income. The fund invests in a combination of Transamerica Funds ("underlying funds"). It may allocate assets within the following parameters: 90% of assets in stock funds, 9.8% in bond funds, and 0.2% in a money-market fund.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Advisor expects to invest primarily in underlying Transamerica Funds that use alternative investment strategies as their principal investment strategies andu002For invest primarily in alternative asset classes which may include, but are not limited to: Long-short and market-neutral strategies; Tactical, strategic or dynamic investment strategies; Arbitrage strategies; Event driven strategies; Real estate strategies; Managed futures strategies; Global macro strategies; Commodities andu002For natural resources andu002For precious metals; Foreign currency trading strategies; andu002For Non-core investments.
The investment seeks as high a level of interest income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus amounts borrowed for investment purposes, in tax-exempt bonds of any maturity. It may invest up to 35% of its net assets in junk bonds rated BB or B by S&P or Fitch or Ba or B by Moody's or their unrated equivalents. The fund may buy bonds of any maturity. It may invest heavily in bonds from any given state or region, and currently has substantial investments in obligations of certain states and their agencies, instrumentalities, andu002For political subdivisions.
The investment seeks to provide a high total investment return through investments in a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments. The fund varies the percentage of assets invested in any one type of security in accordance with its sub-advisers' interpretation of economic and market conditions, fiscal and monetary policy, and underlying securities values. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests approximately 60% of its net assets in equity securities and approximately 40% of its net assets in fixed-income securities (investing at least 25% of its net assets in fixed-income senior securities).
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in companies whose market capitalization (number of shares outstanding multiplied by share price), at the time of purchase, falls within the range of the companies in either the S&P MidCap 400 Index or the Russell Midcap Value Index.
The investment seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. The fund will invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies located in the Asia Pacific Region, excluding Japan. It may seek its objective through investments in, among other instruments, common stocks and depositary receipts. The fund may invest in companies that have market capitalizations of any size.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective primarily by investing in equity securities, including common stocks and convertible securities, of well-financed real estate and real estate-related companies, or in companies which own significant real estate assets or derive a significant portion of gross revenues or net profits from real estate-related companies at the time of investment. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) will be invested in securities of real estate and real estate-related companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective primarily by investing in equity securities, including common stocks and convertible securities, of well-financed real estate and real estate-related companies, or in companies which own significant real estate assets or derive a significant portion of gross revenues or net profits from real estate-related companies at the time of investment. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) will be invested in securities of real estate and real estate-related companies.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by acquiring equity securities, including common stocks and convertible securities, of well-financed small companies at a discount to what the Adviser believes is their intrinsic value. The advisor expects to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities of companies that are considered small. It also invests in both domestic and foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Advisor expects to invest primarily in underlying Transamerica Funds that use alternative investment strategies as their principal investment strategies andu002For invest primarily in alternative asset classes which may include, but are not limited to: Long-short and market-neutral strategies; Tactical, strategic or dynamic investment strategies; Arbitrage strategies; Event driven strategies; Real estate strategies; Managed futures strategies; Global macro strategies; Commodities andu002For natural resources andu002For precious metals; Foreign currency trading strategies; andu002For Non-core investments.
The investment seeks maximum total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in small- and mid-cap equity securities (U.S. equity securities, ADRs and foreign securities trading on U.S. markets). In the small-cap sleeve, the sub-adviser generally will invest in common stocks of companies with small capitalizations that are attractively valued and possess low price cash flow ratios or, in the case of certain financial stocks, low priceu002Fearnings ratios andu002For low priceu002Fbook ratios. The fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in the securities of foreign issuers.
The investment seeks a high level of income consistent with minimal fluctuation in principal value and liquidity. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. The fund's portfolio weighted average duration will typically range from 1 to 2.5 years. The manager expects to typically invest no more than 10% of its net assets, but may invest up to 20% of its net assets, in high-yield debt securities (commonly known as "junk bonds").
The investment seeks above-average capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of small-cap companies. The subadviser considers small-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations within the market cap range of companies included in the Russell 2000 Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Most assets will typically be invested in U.S. equity and equity-related securities, including up to 25% of total assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs).
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by acquiring equity securities, including common stocks and convertible securities, of well-financed small companies at a discount to what the Adviser believes is their intrinsic value. The advisor expects to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities of companies that are considered small. It also invests in both domestic and foreign securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment-grade bonds (securities rated from AAA to BBB). These may include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds and debentures, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, U.S. government and agency securities, and U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign governments and corporations.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective mainly by acquiring common stocks of well-financed companies (meaning companies with high quality assets and conservative levels of liabilities) at a discount to what the Adviser believes is their intrinsic value. It may invest in companies of any market capitalization and across all industries. The fund may also acquire senior securities, such as convertible securities, preferred stocks and debt instruments, that the Adviser believes are undervalued. It also invests in both domestic and foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective mainly by acquiring common stocks of well-financed companies (meaning companies with high quality assets and conservative levels of liabilities) at a discount to what the Adviser believes is their intrinsic value. It may invest in companies of any market capitalization and across all industries. The fund may also acquire senior securities, such as convertible securities, preferred stocks and debt instruments, that the Adviser believes are undervalued. It also invests in both domestic and foreign securities.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income. The fund is a "fund-of-funds," which seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income and equity-income oriented underlying funds (although a portion of its assets may be invested in cash, cash equivalents, or in money market funds). The majority of the underlying funds in which the fund invests will be affiliated funds; however, the fund will have the ability to invest in unaffiliated underlying funds, including ETFs and ETNs, to the extent that the desired asset class exposure is not available through Touchstone Funds.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income. The fund is a "fund-of-funds," which seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income and equity-income oriented underlying funds (although a portion of its assets may be invested in cash, cash equivalents, or in money market funds). The majority of the underlying funds in which the fund invests will be affiliated funds; however, the fund will have the ability to invest in unaffiliated underlying funds, including ETFs and ETNs, to the extent that the desired asset class exposure is not available through Touchstone Funds.
The investment seeks to provide investors with current income. The fund is a "fund-of-funds," which seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income and equity-income oriented underlying funds (although a portion of its assets may be invested in cash, cash equivalents, or in money market funds). The majority of the underlying funds in which the fund invests will be affiliated funds; however, the fund will have the ability to invest in unaffiliated underlying funds, including ETFs and ETNs, to the extent that the desired asset class exposure is not available through Touchstone Funds.
The investment seeks total return, primarily through current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds include fixed-income securities of all types. It primarily invests in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities, including, but not limited to, U.S. government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, senior loans and loan participations and assignments and notes. The fund may also invest in other fixed-income securities, including those of non-investment-grade quality.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth; income is a secondary objective. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of large and medium-sized blue chip growth companies. It focuses on companies with leading market positions, seasoned management, and strong financial fundamentals. The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in foreign equity securities that the adviser believes are undervalued but may invest in U.S. securities to a limited extent. The Adviser seeks to construct a diversified portfolio of stocks from a variety of industries and countries. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign issuers, but also invests on a more limited basis in U.S. equity securities when opportunities appear attractive.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies with market capitalizations comparable to those found in the Russell 1000 Index. It may actively and frequently trade its portfolio securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies with market capitalizations comparable to those found in the Russell 1000 Index. It may actively and frequently trade its portfolio securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies with market capitalizations comparable to those found in the Russell 1000 Index. It may actively and frequently trade its portfolio securities.
The investment seeks to provide a high risk-adjusted return while focusing on the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high quality bonds and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The dollar-weighted average effective maturity of the fund generally does not exceed three years under normal circumstances.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies with market capitalizations comparable to those found in the Russell 1000 Index. It may actively and frequently trade its portfolio securities.
The investment seeks to provide a high risk-adjusted return while focusing on the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high quality bonds and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The dollar-weighted average effective maturity of the fund generally does not exceed three years under normal circumstances.
The investment seeks to provide a high risk-adjusted return while focusing on the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high quality bonds and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The dollar-weighted average effective maturity of the fund generally does not exceed three years under normal circumstances.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its investable assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies with market capitalizations comparable to those found in the Russell 1000 Index. It may actively and frequently trade its portfolio securities.
The investment seeks total return, consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. government bonds. U.S. government bonds are debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, including U.S. Treasuries, TIPS, U.S. government agency debt, and mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac).
The investment seeks total return, consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. government bonds. U.S. government bonds are debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, including U.S. Treasuries, TIPS, U.S. government agency debt, and mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac).
The investment seeks to provide, consistent with prudent portfolio management, the highest level of income exempt from federal and Georgia state income taxes by investing primarily in investment-grade Georgia municipal bonds. The fund will invest so that, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in bonds that pay interest exempt from federal and Georgia state income taxes, and at least 80% of the fund's income is expected to be exempt from federal and Georgia state income taxes. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in foreign equity securities that the adviser believes are undervalued but may invest in U.S. securities to a limited extent. The Adviser seeks to construct a diversified portfolio of stocks from a variety of industries and countries. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign issuers, but also invests on a more limited basis in U.S. equity securities when opportunities appear attractive.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in U.S. and foreign equity securities that the adviser believes to have above-average dividend yields and valuations that are reasonable. It is diversified by issuer, industry, and country and normally invests at least 40% of its assets in foreign securities and in at least three countries in addition to the U.S.
The investment seeks total return that corresponds with the total return of a broad U.S. investment-grade bond market index. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds within its benchmark and portfolio tracking index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The securities purchased by the fund will mainly be high-quality instruments rated in the top four credit categories by Moody's or S&P or deemed to be of the same quality by the advisors using its own credit quality analysis.
The investment seeks total return that corresponds with the total return of a broad U.S. investment-grade bond market index. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds within its benchmark and portfolio tracking index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The securities purchased by the fund will mainly be high-quality instruments rated in the top four credit categories by Moody's or S&P or deemed to be of the same quality by the advisors using its own credit quality analysis.
The investment seeks total return that corresponds with the total return of a broad U.S. investment-grade bond market index. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds within its benchmark and portfolio tracking index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The securities purchased by the fund will mainly be high-quality instruments rated in the top four credit categories by Moody's or S&P or deemed to be of the same quality by the advisors using its own credit quality analysis.
The investment seeks total return that corresponds with the total return of a broad U.S. investment-grade bond market index. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds within its benchmark and portfolio tracking index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The securities purchased by the fund will mainly be high-quality instruments rated in the top four credit categories by Moody's or S&P or deemed to be of the same quality by the advisors using its own credit quality analysis.
The investment seeks total return that corresponds with the total return of a broad U.S. investment-grade bond market index. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds within its benchmark and portfolio tracking index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The securities purchased by the fund will mainly be high-quality instruments rated in the top four credit categories by Moody's or S&P or deemed to be of the same quality by the advisors using its own credit quality analysis.
The investment seeks total return that corresponds with the total return of a broad U.S. investment-grade bond market index. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds within its benchmark and portfolio tracking index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The securities purchased by the fund will mainly be high-quality instruments rated in the top four credit categories by Moody's or S&P or deemed to be of the same quality by the advisors using its own credit quality analysis.
The investment seeks to provide a high total investment return through investments in a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments. The fund varies the percentage of assets invested in any one type of security in accordance with its sub-advisers' interpretation of economic and market conditions, fiscal and monetary policy, and underlying securities values. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests approximately 60% of its net assets in equity securities and approximately 40% of its net assets in fixed-income securities (investing at least 25% of its net assets in fixed-income senior securities).
The investment seeks to provide a high total investment return. The fund invests approximately 60% of its net assets in equity securities and approximately 40% of its net assets in fixed-income securities (investing at least 25% of its net assets in fixed-income senior securities). The fund's investment manager monitors the allocation of the fund's assets between the equity sub-adviser and the fixed-income sub-adviser and rebalances the allocation periodically to maintain these approximate allocations.
The investment seeks to provide a high total investment return. The fund invests approximately 60% of its net assets in equity securities and approximately 40% of its net assets in fixed-income securities (investing at least 25% of its net assets in fixed-income senior securities). The fund's investment manager monitors the allocation of the fund's assets between the equity sub-adviser and the fixed-income sub-adviser and rebalances the allocation periodically to maintain these approximate allocations.
The investment seeks as high a level of interest income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus amounts borrowed for investment purposes, in tax-exempt bonds of any maturity. It may invest up to 35% of its net assets in junk bonds rated BB or B by S&P or Fitch or Ba or B by Moody's or their unrated equivalents. The fund may buy bonds of any maturity. It may invest heavily in bonds from any given state or region, and currently has substantial investments in obligations of certain states and their agencies, instrumentalities, andu002For political subdivisions.
The investment seeks current income with capital appreciation and growth of income. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in "bonds." Bonds include debt obligations of any maturity, such as bonds, notes, bills and debentures. It invests predominantly in bonds issued by governments, government-related entities and government agencies located outside the U.S. The fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade or if unrated, determined by the investment manager to be of comparable quality. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks total return, primarily through high current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds include fixed-income securities of all types. Its portfolio is divided into two segments. The first segment, which makes up at least 70% of the fund's assets, is invested primarily in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities. The second segment, which will not exceed 30% of the fund's assets, is invested in fixed-income securities and bonds with special features in an effort to improve the fund's total return.
The investment seeks a high level of income consistent with minimal fluctuation in principal value and liquidity. The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of short- and intermediate-term investment-grade corporate, government, and asset- and mortgage-backed securities. It may also invest in money market securities, bank obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations, and foreign securities, including securities of issuers in emerging markets. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds. Its average effective maturity will normally not exceed three years.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth while providing reasonable stability of principal. The fund invests in a combination of other funds managed by the Adviser and directly held financial instruments. The fund is designed for investors who seek long-term capital growth with reasonable stability of principal and more conservative levels of risk and volatility. It generally invests 35-85% of its assets in debt securities, 15-65% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in U.S. common stocks without regard to market capitalizations. It invests using a growth investing style. Growth funds generally focus on stocks of companies believed to have above-average potential for growth in revenue, earnings, cash flow, or other similar criteria. The fund invests its assets in the securities of a limited number of companies, which the fund's investment manager believes show a high probability for superior growth.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth while providing reasonable stability of principal. The fund invests in a combination of other funds managed by the Adviser and directly held financial instruments. The fund is designed for investors who seek long-term capital growth with reasonable stability of principal and more conservative levels of risk and volatility. It generally invests 35-85% of its assets in debt securities, 15-65% of its assets in equity securities.
The investment seeks total return, primarily through high current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds include fixed-income securities of all types. Its portfolio is divided into two segments. The first segment, which makes up at least 70% of the fund's assets, is invested primarily in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities. The second segment, which will not exceed 30% of the fund's assets, is invested in fixed-income securities and bonds with special features in an effort to improve the fund's total return.
The investment seeks total return, primarily through high current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds include fixed-income securities of all types. Its portfolio is divided into two segments. The first segment, which makes up at least 70% of the fund's assets, is invested primarily in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities. The second segment, which will not exceed 30% of the fund's assets, is invested in fixed-income securities and bonds with special features in an effort to improve the fund's total return.
The investment seeks total return, primarily through high current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds include fixed-income securities of all types. Its portfolio is divided into two segments. The first segment, which makes up at least 70% of the fund's assets, is invested primarily in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities. The second segment, which will not exceed 30% of the fund's assets, is invested in fixed-income securities and bonds with special features in an effort to improve the fund's total return.
The investment seeks total return, primarily through high current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds include fixed-income securities of all types. Its portfolio is divided into two segments. The first segment, which makes up at least 70% of the fund's assets, is invested primarily in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities. The second segment, which will not exceed 30% of the fund's assets, is invested in fixed-income securities and bonds with special features in an effort to improve the fund's total return.
The investment seeks a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital, that is exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus amounts borrowed for investment purposes, in securities of any maturity exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. It may buy bonds of any maturity. The fund may engage in derivative transactions.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations (or small-cap companies) and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The sub-adviser considers small-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, are within the range of capitalization of the companies that are included in the Russell 2000 Index over time.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations (or small-cap companies) and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The sub-adviser considers small-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, are within the range of capitalization of the companies that are included in the Russell 2000 Index over time.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations (or small-cap companies) and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The sub-adviser considers small-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, are within the range of capitalization of the companies that are included in the Russell 2000 Index over time.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small cap companies located in "emerging market countries." Emerging market countries include those currently considered to be developing by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the United Nations, or the countries' authorities, or countries with a stock market capitalization of less than 3% of the MSCI World Index. These countries typically are located in the Asia-Pacific region, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities selected to track the overall U.S. equity markets based on a market index. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of its benchmark index, the Russell 3000 Index. It buys most, but not necessarily all, of the stocks in its benchmark index, and the advisor will attempt to closely match the overall investment characteristics of its benchmark index.
The investment seeks to provide, consistent with prudent portfolio management, the highest level of income exempt from federal and California state income taxes by investing primarily in investment-grade California municipal bonds. The fund will invest so that, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in bonds that pay interest exempt from federal and California state income taxes, and at least 80% of the fund's income is expected to be exempt from federal and California state income taxes.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 39.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 56.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks to generate moderate levels of long-term capital growth. The fund normally will invest at least 75% of its total assets in the traditional funds. The advisor will determine the specific asset allocation program on a continuous basis, based on its forecast of the overall market. On each day that the fund is open for business, the advisor will review the asset allocation program and reallocate and will reallocate for any new underlying funds in which the fund may elect to invest. The advisor also will reallocate the fund's investments in the traditional funds at the end of each fiscal quarter to maintain the asset allocation program.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The manager expects to invest primarily in domestic equity securities (primarily common stocks) selected for their growth potential. However, the fund may own a variety of securities, including foreign equity securities. The fund may invest in developing countries. Its investment advisor, Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ("Thornburg") intends to invest in companies that it believes will have growing revenues and earnings. The fund can invest in companies of any size, from larger, well-established companies to smaller, emerging growth companies.
The investment seeks a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital; maintaining a stable share price is a secondary goal. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies, authorities, or instrumentalities (U.S. government securities). It may invest up to 10% of its total assets in below-investment-grade fixed-income securities (junk bonds) rated Ba and below by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's) or BB and below by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P).
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large capitalization issuers. Equity securities include, but are not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks, and securities convertible into common stocks, rights and warrants. In addition, it may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through, but not limited to, American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") or other depositary receipts. The fund is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The manager expects to invest primarily in domestic equity securities (primarily common stocks) selected for their growth potential. However, the fund may own a variety of securities, including foreign equity securities. The fund may invest in developing countries. Its investment advisor, Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ("Thornburg") intends to invest in companies that it believes will have growing revenues and earnings. The fund can invest in companies of any size, from larger, well-established companies to smaller, emerging growth companies.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 61.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 33.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 61.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 33.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a portfolio of foreign equity investments based on a market index. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of its benchmark index, the MSCI EAFE Index. It buys most, but not necessarily all, of the stocks included in its benchmark index, and the advisor will attempt to closely match the overall investment characteristics of the fund's benchmark index.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a portfolio of foreign equity investments based on a market index. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of its benchmark index, the MSCI EAFE Index. It buys most, but not necessarily all, of the stocks included in its benchmark index, and the advisor will attempt to closely match the overall investment characteristics of the fund's benchmark index.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 70.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 24.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks to provide inflation protection and income, primarily through investment in inflation-linked bonds. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed-income securities whose principal value increases or decreases based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U"), over the life of the security. Typically, it will invest in U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Securities ("TIIS"). Under most circumstances, the fund's investments in inflation-linked bonds of foreign issuers are generally less than 20% of its assets.
The investment seeks both income and capital appreciation. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of debt and equity securities worldwide. It normally invests at least 25% of its assets in fixed income securities and at least 25% of its assets in equity securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 40% of the fund's net assets are invested in non-U.S. investments and in at least three different countries.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a portfolio of foreign equity investments based on a market index. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of its benchmark index, the MSCI EAFE Index. It buys most, but not necessarily all, of the stocks included in its benchmark index, and the advisor will attempt to closely match the overall investment characteristics of the fund's benchmark index.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities of large domestic companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in large-cap equity securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of large domestic companies, as defined by the fund's benchmark index (the Russell 1000 Value Index) that the fund's investment adviser believes appear undervalued by the market based on an evaluation of their potential worth. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign investments.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 34.50% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 61.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 4.50% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 52.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 42.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 34.50% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 61.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 4.50% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 39.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 56.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 61.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 33.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 79.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 15.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 91% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 4% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 70.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 24.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 44.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 51.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities of medium-sized domestic companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in mid-cap equity securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of medium-sized domestic companies, as defined by the fund's benchmark index (the Russell Midcap Growth Index), that the fund's investment adviser believes present the opportunity for growth.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities of medium-sized domestic companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in mid-cap equity securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of medium-sized domestic companies, as defined by the fund's benchmark index (the Russell Midcap Growth Index), that the fund's investment adviser believes present the opportunity for growth.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of small capitalization ("small cap") companies. The adviser defines small cap companies as those whose market capitalization, at the time of purchase, are consistent with the market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2000 Index.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities of medium-sized domestic companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in mid-cap equity securities. The fund will invest primarily in equity securities of medium-sized domestic companies, as defined by the fund's benchmark index (the Russell Midcap Value Index) that the fund's investment adviser believes appear undervalued by the market based on an evaluation of their potential worth.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 39.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 56.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 39.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 56.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 79.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 15.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks current income; capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities primarily consist of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt obligations (including non-investment-grade corporate debt obligations), mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks current income; capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities primarily consist of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt obligations (including non-investment-grade corporate debt obligations), mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks current income; capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities primarily consist of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt obligations (including non-investment-grade corporate debt obligations), mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks current income; capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities primarily consist of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt obligations (including non-investment-grade corporate debt obligations), mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 52.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 42.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 52.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 42.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests in stocks of companies that the adviser believes will increase in value over time. The portfolio managers use a variety of analytical research tools and techniques to identify the stocks of larger-sized companies that meet their investment criteria. Normally, the fund's portfolio will primarily consist of securities of companies demonstrating business improvement. Although the portfolio managers intend to invest the fund's assets primarily in U.S. securities, the fund may invest in securities of foreign companies when these securities meet the portfolio managers' standards of selection.
The investment seeks to obtain a favorable long-term total return through both capital appreciation and current income, by investing primarily in equity securities of companies principally engaged in or related to the real estate industry. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of companies that are principally engaged in or related to the real estate industry, including those that own significant real estate assets. It may invest up to 15% of its assets in real estate securities of foreign issuers and up to 20% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers that are not engaged in or related to the real estate industry.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 61.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 33.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities of smaller domestic companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in small-cap equity securities. A small-cap equity security is a security within the capitalization range of the companies included in the fund's benchmark index, the Russell 2000 Index, at the time of purchase. It invests primarily in equity securities of smaller domestic companies across a wide range of sectors, growth rates and valuations.
The investment seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Normally, the fund invests substantially all of its net assets in U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, including mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. It may invest in securities issued by various entities sponsored by the U.S. government, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
The investment seeks current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. Treasury and agency securities and investment-grade fixed-income investments with an average maturity or average lives of less than 5 years. It primarily invests in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities, including, but not limited to, U.S. government securities, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 34.50% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 61.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 4.50% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 34.50% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 61.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 4.50% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. Treasury and agency securities and investment-grade fixed-income investments with an average maturity or average lives of less than 5 years. It primarily invests in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities, including, but not limited to, U.S. government securities, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. Treasury and agency securities and investment-grade fixed-income investments with an average maturity or average lives of less than 5 years. It primarily invests in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities, including, but not limited to, U.S. government securities, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities.
The investment seeks to achieve a high level of current income, consistent with relatively low volatility of principal, by investing in obligations authorized under the Federal Credit Union Act. During normal market conditions, the advisor intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in mortgage-related securities that are securities issued or guaranteed as to the principal and interest by the U.S. government or by its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. The advisor will attempt, through the purchase of securities with short or negative durations, to limit the effect of interest rate fluctuations on the Portfolio's NAV.
The investment seeks to achieve a high level of current income, consistent with relatively low volatility of principal, by investing in obligations authorized under the Federal Credit Union Act. During normal market conditions, the advisor intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in mortgage-related securities that are securities issued or guaranteed as to the principal and interest by the U.S. government or by its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. The advisor will attempt, through the purchase of securities with short or negative durations, to limit the effect of interest rate fluctuations on the Portfolio's NAV.
The investment seeks a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment-grade bonds (securities rated from AAA to BBB). These may include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds and debentures, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, U.S. government and agency securities, and U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign governments and corporations.
The investment seeks to achieve a high level of current income, consistent with low volatility of principal, by investing in obligations authorized under the Federal Credit Union Act. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all of its assets (and at least 80%, measured at the time of purchase) in fixed-income securities. It is expected that a substantial portion of its assets will be invested in mortgage-related securities. The fund's target duration is approximately that of the ICE BofAML US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index and its maximum duration is that of a One-Year U.S. Treasury Security.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies with medium market capitalizations. For purposes of the fund, a medium capitalization company has a market capitalization within the range of market capitalization represented in the Russell Midcap  Index at the time of purchase. The size of the companies in the Russell Midcap Value Index will change with market conditions. The fund will hold approximately 60 to 80 securities.
The investment seeks to generate moderate levels of long-term capital growth. The fund normally will invest at least 75% of its total assets in the traditional funds. The advisor will determine the specific asset allocation program on a continuous basis, based on its forecast of the overall market. On each day that the fund is open for business, the advisor will review the asset allocation program and reallocate and will reallocate for any new underlying funds in which the fund may elect to invest. The advisor also will reallocate the fund's investments in the traditional funds at the end of each fiscal quarter to maintain the asset allocation program.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies with medium market capitalizations. For purposes of the fund, a medium capitalization company has a market capitalization within the range of market capitalization represented in the Russell Midcap  Index at the time of purchase. The size of the companies in the Russell Midcap Value Index will change with market conditions. The fund will hold approximately 60 to 80 securities.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies with medium market capitalizations. For purposes of the fund, a medium capitalization company has a market capitalization within the range of market capitalization represented in the Russell Midcap  Index at the time of purchase. The size of the companies in the Russell Midcap Value Index will change with market conditions. The fund will hold approximately 60 to 80 securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of "China companies." It also invests in American, Global and European Depositary Receipts. China companies may be any size across the entire market capitalization spectrum. In addition to the fund's main investments, the fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities that do not qualify as China company securities, but whose issuers, in the judgment of the investment manager, are expected to benefit from developments in the economy of China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of "China companies." It also invests in American, Global and European Depositary Receipts. China companies may be any size across the entire market capitalization spectrum. In addition to the fund's main investments, the fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities that do not qualify as China company securities, but whose issuers, in the judgment of the investment manager, are expected to benefit from developments in the economy of China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 44.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 51.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 44.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 51.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 44.00% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 51.00% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 70.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 24.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 52.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 42.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 70.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 24.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 79.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 15.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks high total return over time through a combination of capital appreciation and income. The fund is a "fund of funds" that invests in Class W shares of other funds of the Trust and in other investment pools or investment products. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 79.20% of the fund's assets to equity underlying funds, 15.80% of its assets to fixed-income underlying funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate underlying funds. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies located or operating in "developing market countries." It invests primarily in the equity securities of developing market companies, principally common and preferred stocks. The fund's investments in equity securities may include investments in the securities of companies of any capitalization, including smaller or mid-size companies. It also invests in American, Global, and European Depositary Receipts. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the securities of issuers in developed market countries. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks to maximize long-term growth. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in domestic common stocks. It invests primarily in common stocks of growth-oriented companies. Portfolio construction emphasizes stock specific risk while minimizing other sources of broad market risk. The goal is a portfolio whose relative performance is not dependent on the market environment. Consistent with the fund's objective and other policies, the fund may invest to a lesser extent in derivatives, including futures, forwards, options and swaps.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in U.S. equity securities. It pursues its objective by seeking to track the total return, before fees and expenses, of the TOBAM Anti-Benchmark US Core Equity Index. The index is a proprietary rules-based index created by the fund's sub-advisor, TOBAM S.A.S., that is designed to create a more diversified equity portfolio of U.S. equity securities relative to traditional market capitalization weighted benchmarks.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in U.S. equity securities. It pursues its objective by seeking to track the total return, before fees and expenses, of the TOBAM Anti-Benchmark US Core Equity Index. The index is a proprietary rules-based index created by the fund's sub-advisor, TOBAM S.A.S., that is designed to create a more diversified equity portfolio of U.S. equity securities relative to traditional market capitalization weighted benchmarks.
The investment seeks a high level of current income by investing in high-yield debt securities. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high-yield bonds. It normally invests primarily in U.S. securities. Junk bonds are high-risk debt securities rated below investment grade.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies located or operating in "developing market countries." It invests primarily in the equity securities of developing market companies, principally common and preferred stocks. The fund's investments in equity securities may include investments in the securities of companies of any capitalization, including smaller or mid-size companies. It also invests in American, Global, and European Depositary Receipts. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the securities of issuers in developed market countries. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies located or operating in "developing market countries." It invests primarily in the equity securities of developing market companies, principally common and preferred stocks. The fund's investments in equity securities may include investments in the securities of companies of any capitalization, including smaller or mid-size companies. It also invests in American, Global, and European Depositary Receipts. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the securities of issuers in developed market countries. It is non-diversified.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of developing country issuers. A developing country issuer is a company or sovereign entity that is domiciled or otherwise tied economically to one or more developing countries. The fund may invest in issuers of any size of capitalization, including small companies.
The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax. It will not invest in securities that subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax. It invests at least 65% in debt securities rated A- or better or A3 or better by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations designated by the fund's investment adviser, or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality.
The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax. It will not invest in securities that subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax. It invests at least 65% in debt securities rated A- or better or A3 or better by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations designated by the fund's investment adviser, or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality.
The investment seeks capital appreciation; income is a secondary goal. The fund invests primarily in equity securities (including securities convertible into, or that the investment manager expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock) of U.S. and foreign companies that the investment manager believes are available at market prices less than their value based on certain recognized or objective criteria (intrinsic value). The equity securities in which the fund invests are primarily common stock. The fund may invest substantially and potentially up to 100% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks to maximize total return (capital appreciation plus income). The fund invests its assets primarily in shares of any number of other no-load and load-waived mutual funds, which may include ETFs. Some of the underlying funds invest in the stocks of small, medium and large capitalization domestic or international companies while others invest in fixed-income securities of varying maturities and credit qualities, including government and corporate bonds, as well as high-yield securities or "junk bonds." It may commit up to 80% of its net assets at any given time to underlying funds that invest in high-yield or "junk bond" securities.
The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from regular federal and California state income taxes; its secondary objective is preservation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by primarily investing in municipal bonds issued by the state of California and its agencies and municipalities. It may also invest in municipal securities that are issued by jurisdictions outside California. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from both regular federal and California income taxes and that do not subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax.
The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from regular federal and California state income taxes; its secondary objective is preservation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by primarily investing in municipal bonds issued by the state of California and its agencies and municipalities. It may also invest in municipal securities that are issued by jurisdictions outside California. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from both regular federal and California income taxes and that do not subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities of large domestic companies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in large-cap equity securities. In seeking a favorable long-term total return, it will invest in securities that its investment adviser believes present the opportunity for growth. For purposes of the 80% investment policy, "large-cap" securities are securities of issuers with a capitalization equal to or greater than the top 80% of issuers by capitalization within the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities of large domestic companies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in large-cap equity securities. In seeking a favorable long-term total return, it will invest in securities that its investment adviser believes present the opportunity for growth. For purposes of the 80% investment policy, "large-cap" securities are securities of issuers with a capitalization equal to or greater than the top 80% of issuers by capitalization within the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase.
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in equity securities (including securities convertible into, or that the investment manager expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock) of U.S. and foreign companies that the investment manager believes are available at market prices less than their value based on certain recognized or objective criteria (intrinsic value). The equity securities in which the fund invests are primarily common stock. The fund may invest substantially and potentially up to 100% of its assets in foreign securities.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies located or operating in "developing market countries." It invests primarily in the equity securities of developing market companies, principally common and preferred stocks. The fund's investments in equity securities may include investments in the securities of companies of any capitalization, including smaller or mid-size companies. It also invests in American, Global, and European Depositary Receipts. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the securities of issuers in developed market countries. It is non-diversified.