The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives of producing long-term capital appreciation and income generation by purchasing equities of companies with a proven track record of dividend growth. The Fund is primarily composed of common stocks, master limited partnership units (“MLPs”) and equity real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) of U.S. companies or entities that have raised their dividends in the most recent annual period and cash equivalents. The Fund will limit its investment in MLPs to no more than 25% of its net assets. An equity REIT invests the majority of its assets directly in real property and derives its income primarily from rents and from capital gains on real estate appreciation, which are realized through property sales.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in securities that pay a dividend and have increased their dividends in the most recent annual period. The Fund further manages risk through its diversification strategy of allocating generally no more than 5% to a single equity security, measured at time of purchase. The Fund in general invests in all capitalization companies with a market capitalization consistent with its benchmark, upon purchase. All portfolio securities must be traded on a U.S. stock exchange. The Fund’s adviser considers “all capitalization” companies to include companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, within the market capitalization range of any stock in the Russell 3000TM Index. This capitalization range fluctuates and as of February 28, 2026, the average market cap was $1,124.818 billion, the median market cap was $2.439 billion, and the largest stock by market cap was $4,323.436 billion.

The adviser sells securities when they fail to raise their dividend or no longer meet its fundamental stock selection criteria. The adviser may engage in active and frequent trading to meet the Fund’s investment objectives.

As of the date of this Prospectus, the technology sector represented a significant portion of the investments of the Fund. The Fund’s investments in various sectors may change over time.