Strategy And Objective

The fund seeks long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. In selecting stocks for the fund, the portfolio managers look for companies of all sizes whose stock price may not reflect the company s value. The managers attempt to purchase the stocks of these undervalued companies and hold each stock until the price has increased to, or is higher than, a level the managers believe more accurately reflects the fair value of the company. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities when these securities meet the portfolio managers standards of selection. The portfolio managers may sell stocks from the fund s portfolio if they believe a stock no longer meets their valuation criteria, a stock s risk parameters outweigh its return opportunity, more attractive alternatives are identified or specific events alter a stock s prospects.