The Fund's sub-advisors
pursue a value style of investing. They select stocks that, in their opinion,
have above-average earnings growth potential and are also selling at a
discount to the market. To determine a company's growth prospects, each
of the Fund's sub-advisors uses proprietary methods based upon a combination
of internal and external research and analysis of changing economic trends.
The value determination is based on each company's financial profile,
including price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book value ratio, assets carried
below market value, financial strength, dividend yield, and growth expectations.
The Fund's assets
are invested primarily in equity securities of large market capitalization
U.S. companies. These companies generally have market capitalizations
similar to the market capitalization of the companies in the Russell1000® Index. These may consist of common and preferred stocks, convertible
securities, U.S. dollar-denominated American Depositary Receipts, and U.S.
dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. |