The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in mega-and large-size companies outside the United States.
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.
Next, the research team relies on a proprietary strategy to identify companies that will increase in value over time.
The research process is driven by fundamental analysis of one stock at a time. When evaluating individual securities, the team emphasizes companies whose earnings and revenues are not only growing, but growing at an accelerating pace.
Also, the research team integrates environmental, social and governance factors as part of its process.
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 in companies located in at least three developed countries world-wide (excluding the United States).
The fund may also invest in emerging market countries.
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies outside the United States.
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.
Next, the process focuses on stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin.
The investment team believes a country will be considered part of Europe if it is part of the MSCI European indexes, and part of the Pacific Basin if any of its borders touches the Pacific Ocean.
Also, in determining the domicile of an issuer, the team considers the domicile determination of a leading provider of global indexes, such as Morgan Stanley Capital International.
Other factors that the team may take into account are where the company’s securities are listed and where the company is legally organized, maintains principal corporate offices, conducts its principal operations and/or generates revenues.
Then the research team prefers companies demonstrating the potential for growth, namely the potential for above-average capital appreciation.
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 favors attractively valued companies in developed and emerging markets that are positioned to benefit from innovation, global economic growth, increasing consumer demand or a turnaround in business conditions.
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies outside the United States.
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.
Next, the process focuses on stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin.
The investment team believes a country will be considered part of Europe if it is part of the MSCI European indexes, and part of the Pacific Basin if any of its borders touches the Pacific Ocean.
Also, in determining the domicile of an issuer, the team considers the domicile determination of a leading provider of global indexes, such as Morgan Stanley Capital International.
Other factors that the team may take into account are where the company’s securities are listed and where the company is legally organized, maintains principal corporate offices, conducts its principal operations and/or generates revenues.
Then the research team prefers companies demonstrating the potential for growth, namely the potential for above-average capital appreciation.
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 favors attractively valued companies in developed and emerging markets that are positioned to benefit from innovation, global economic growth, increasing consumer demand or a turnaround in business conditions.
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies outside the United States.
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.
Next, the process focuses on stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin.
The investment team believes a country will be considered part of Europe if it is part of the MSCI European indexes, and part of the Pacific Basin if any of its borders touches the Pacific Ocean.
Also, in determining the domicile of an issuer, the team considers the domicile determination of a leading provider of global indexes, such as Morgan Stanley Capital International.
Other factors that the team may take into account are where the company’s securities are listed and where the company is legally organized, maintains principal corporate offices, conducts its principal operations and/or generates revenues.
Then the research team prefers companies demonstrating the potential for growth, namely the potential for above-average capital appreciation.
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 favors attractively valued companies in developed and emerging markets that are positioned to benefit from innovation, global economic growth, increasing consumer demand or a turnaround in business conditions.
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in companies across any size outside the United States.
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.
Next, the research team focuses on foreign securities, including emerging market securities.
The team favors companies exhibiting above average earnings growth potential.
The research process is driven by fundamental analysis of one stock at a time. In selecting securities for the portfolio, the research team prefers companies with good fundamentals, superior management teams, and a durable competitive advantage.
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.
Also, the fund invests its assets across different industries, sectors, countries, and regions, but may invest a significant percentage of its net assets in issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region.
