The International Equity Fund invests primarily in equity securities of foreign companies. The Fund typically invests in foreign companies with market capitalizations (market value of publicly traded equity securities) greater than $5 billion at the time of purchase. A foreign company is determined to be “foreign” on the basis of its domicile, its principal place of business, its primary stock exchange listing, and/or the source of its revenues. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) measured at the time of purchase in equity securities of companies located in at least three countries outside the United States. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks, warrants and rights. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets, measured at the time of purchase, in securities of companies located in emerging markets (including frontier markets). The Adviser considers an emerging market country to be any country which is in the MSCI EM Index or MSCI Frontier Markets Index or that, in the opinion of the Adviser, is generally considered to be an emerging market country by the international financial community. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its total assets, measured at the time of purchase, in any one company. From time to time, the Fund may invest more than 20% of its assets in any market sector, such as the financial sector or health care sector.

The International Equity Fund may invest in companies located around the world. With respect to Fund investments in any particular country, the Fund may invest up to the greater of either (a) 20% of its total assets measured at the time of purchase or (b) 150% of the weighting of such country as represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index, measured at the time of purchase. As a result, the Fund may have significant exposure to any particular country.

The International Equity Fund may invest from time to time in cash or short-term cash equivalent securities either as part of its overall investment strategy or for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. The amount of such holdings will vary and will depend on the Adviser’s assessment of the quantity and quality of investment opportunities that exist at any given time and may at times be relatively high.

Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., the International Equity Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), uses the principles of value investing to analyze and select equity securities for the Fund’s investment portfolio. When buying equity securities, the Adviser assesses the estimated “intrinsic” value of a company based on data such as a company’s earnings, cash flow generation, and/or asset value of the underlying business. By choosing securities that are selling at a discount to the Adviser’s estimates of the underlying company’s intrinsic value, the Adviser seeks to establish an opportunity for long-term capital appreciation. The Adviser may sell a security when its price reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the underlying company’s intrinsic value, the Adviser believes that other investments are more attractive, or for other reasons.