The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and current income by investing in companies in the developing world.
The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach to manage its assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.
The investment team considers an issuer to have significant economic exposure to a developing country if at least 50% of its assets are located in a developing country or at least 50% of its total revenues or profits are derived, or, in the opinion of the investment adviser, are expected to be derived, from goods or services produced or sold in a developing country.
Next, the research team prefers companies exhibiting growth potential and dividend-paying capacity.
In addition, the team focuses on companies with attractive valuations.
Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.
The fund may invest in both growth- and income-oriented stocks and debt securities.
The fund may also invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of depositary receipts or other instruments by which the fund may obtain exposure to equity investments in local markets.
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and current income by investing in companies in the developing world.
The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach to manage its assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.
The investment team considers an issuer to have significant economic exposure to a developing country if at least 50% of its assets are located in a developing country or at least 50% of its total revenues or profits are derived, or, in the opinion of the investment adviser, are expected to be derived, from goods or services produced or sold in a developing country.
Next, the research team prefers companies exhibiting growth potential and dividend-paying capacity.
In addition, the team focuses on companies with attractive valuations.
Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.
The fund may invest in both growth- and income-oriented stocks and debt securities.
The fund may also invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of depositary receipts or other instruments by which the fund may obtain exposure to equity investments in local markets.
The fund seeks current income and capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies across any size in emerging market countries.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.
According to the investment team, an emerging market country is any country that has been determined by an international organization, such as the World Bank, to have a relatively low to middle income economy.
Additionally, the investment team considers companies that are organized in, maintain at least 50% of their assets in, or derive at least 50% of their revenues from, emerging market countries.
Next, the research team focuses on high-quality companies demonstrating dividends and earnings growth potential.
Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.
The manager invests approximately the same amount in each stock in the portfolio at the time of original purchase. This approach avoids the overweighting of any individual security being purchased.
The diversified portfolio holds approximately 60 to 70 stocks across 15 to 25 industries.
Generally, the fund will not invest more than 30% of its net assets in any one country.
As part of its strategy, the fund will selectively write covered call options in order to generate additional income.
