Investment Objective
Long-term capital appreciation and current income are pursued primarily through investments in U.S. stocks with larger market capitalizations. The Fund uses a multi-manager approach to accomplish this.
Key Points
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Employs a value style of investing that seeks stocks exhibiting above-average earnings growth potential and selling at a discount to the market.
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"Value" is determined based on each company's financial profile, including its: price-to-earnings ratio, assets carried below market value, price-to-book value ratio, financial strength, dividend yield and growth expectations.
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Fund assets are invested primarily in stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those found in the Russell 1000® Index.
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Fund assets may also include preferred stocks, convertible securities, U.S. dollar-denominated American Depositary Receipts and foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges.
Sub-Advisors (%)
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC |
30.1
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| Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC |
30.0
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| Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC |
30.0
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| Massachusetts Financial Services Co. |
9.9
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*May not equal 100% due to rounding.