The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The fund normally invests at least 65% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in non-U.S. stocks. The fund primarily invests in developed markets. The fund relies on MSCI Inc., a third-party provider of benchmark indexes and data services, or another unaffiliated data provider to determine the country assigned to a security. Any derivatives that provide exposure to the investment focus suggested by the fund’s name, or to one or more market risk factors associated with the investment focus suggested by the fund’s name, are counted (as applicable) toward compliance with the fund’s 80% investment policy.

While the adviser invests with an awareness of the global economic backdrop and the adviser’s outlook for certain industries, sectors, and individual countries, the adviser’s decision-making process focuses on bottom-up stock selection. Country allocation is driven largely by stock selection, though the adviser may limit investments in markets or industries that appear to have poor overall prospects. The fund may at times have significant investments in Japan and developed European countries.

At times, the fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the same economic sector.

The fund may purchase the stocks of companies of any size, but typically focuses on large-cap companies. The adviser generally selects securities for the fund that the adviser believes have the most favorable combination of company fundamentals, earnings potential, and relative valuation. As a result, the fund will be exposed at times to both growth- and value-oriented stocks.