The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in any-size companies in the United States.

The investment process uses fundamental analysis to identify companies exhibiting strong growth characteristics and the potential for attractive future growth.

The research team with the help of quantitative techniques looks for companies that are trading at attractive valuation to the past, to their peers or overall market.

The multi-manager fund may also have small exposures to foreign securities. 

The fund seeks primarily capital appreciation, secondarily current income, and thirdly conservation of principal by investing in mid-and large-size companies in the United States and Canada.

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 adviser’s investment process is designed to highlight well-established companies that are trading at attractive valuations.

In addition, the research team focuses on companies with strong balance sheets and having a track record of consistently paying dividends.

However, the fund does not invest in companies that derive the majority of their revenues from tobacco and/or alcohol.

The fund seeks primarily current income and secondarily capital appreciation 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 research team focuses on attractively valued companies that represent good, long-term investment opportunities.

The team focuses on income-producing securities.

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 also invest significantly in common stocks, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.

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 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 primarily capital appreciation and secondarily current income by investing in companies in 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 adviser’s investment process is designed to identify undervalued companies not yet recognized by the market but estimated to have strong growth potential.

The research team also considers companies with high-quality products and expanding market shares demonstrating potential for growth in sales, earnings and dividends.

In addition, the team focuses on companies with superior capital growth potential and a track record of paying dividends.

The fund has the flexibility to invest up to 35% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.

The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in large and-mid-size companies in the United States.

The investment process is using fundamental analysis to identify companies exhibiting superior capital growth opportunities.

The research team with the help of quantitative techniques looks for attractively valued companies.

The multi-manager fund has the flexibility to invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in 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 invests significantly in issuers domiciled outside the United States.

The strategy seeks to invest in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings.

The team seeks to create a combination of underlying funds that complement each other. Through its investments in the underlying funds, the fund will have significant exposure to growth-oriented common stocks.

As part of the process, the team considers the historical volatility and returns of the underlying funds and how various combinations would have behaved in past market environments.

The team also focuses on current market conditions and the investment positions of the underlying funds.

In addition, the team may also invest in growth-and-income funds.

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 also have exposure to smaller capitalization issuers and issuers domiciled in emerging markets.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and current income 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 research team focuses on well-established companies located in emerging markets and developing countries demonstrating the potential for growth and/or to pay dividends.

In addition, the team prefers companies offering superior earnings and dividend-paying capacity.

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 portfolio holds stocks of attractively valued companies that represent good investment opportunities over the long term.
 

The fund seeks primarily capital appreciation and secondarily future income in the long term by investing in mid-and large-size companies in 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 adviser’s investment process is designed to highlight companies that are trading at attractive valuations and have a track record of paying dividends.

The fund has the flexibility to invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies in the United States.

The investment process is designed to highlight companies in the benchmark index that have the potential for growth and to pay dividends.

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.

Then the research team focuses on attractively valued companies that represent good, long-term investment opportunities.

The team prefers companies that can benefit from innovation, exploit new technologies or provide products and services that meet the demands of an evolving global economy.

Then the manager constructs a diversified portfolio from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in issuers based outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.

The fund has the flexibility to invest in the stocks of smaller capitalization companies.

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 research team focuses on securities of companies located around the world.

The team prefers attractively valued companies that represent good, long-term investment opportunities.

In selecting securities for the portfolio, the research team focuses on companies that have the potential for growth.

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 looks to capitalize on investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships.

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 research team focuses on attractively valued companies that represent good, long-term investment opportunities.

The team seeks to invest in emerging markets companies as well as multinational companies with material emerging markets exposure. It also includes a relatively small opportunistic sleeve of emerging markets fixed income with attractive total return potential.

Then the team considers factors such as the country’s per capita gross domestic product, the percentage of the country’s economy that is industrialized, and market capital as a percentage of gross domestic product.

Other factors that the team takes into consideration is the overall regulatory environment, the presence of government regulation limiting or banning foreign ownership, and restrictions on repatriation of initial capital, dividends, interest and/or capital gains.

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 also invest in debt securities of issuers, including issuers of lower rated bonds, with exposure to these countries.

In addition, the fund may invest in nonconvertible debt securities of issuers, including issuers of lower rated bonds and government bonds, that are primarily based in qualified countries or that have a significant portion of their assets or revenues attributable to developing countries.

The fund may invest in securities of any company, regardless of where it is based (including developed countries), if a significant portion of the company’s assets or revenues (generally 20% or more) is attributable to developing countries.

The fund invests at least 35% of its net assets in securities of issuers based in qualified developing countries.

The fund may also, to a limited extent, invest in securities of issuers based in nonqualified developing countries.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-size 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 research team focuses on growth-oriented securities.

The team prefers attractively valued companies that represent good, long-term investment opportunities.

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 will invest a significant portion of its net assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and current income 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 strategy has the flexibility to seek growth and income opportunities around the world.

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 invests in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those based in developing countries.

The team favors well-established companies located around the world that have the potential to pay dividends.

In addition, the team prefers attractively valued companies that represent good, long-term investment opportunities.

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 invests, on a global basis, in stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies.