The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in large-size companies in the United States.
The advisor’s investment process starts with a list of domestic companies with market capitalization over $5 billion.
The research team combines qualitative and quantitative techniques to look for entrepreneurial companies that exhibit superior growth characteristics such as more organic growth or strategic alliances, lower debt levels, lower or no dividends, and higher sales turnover.
Next, the team narrows the universe of entrepreneurial companies to a list of companies that it believes have the potential for long- term capital appreciation.
The fund may invest in a broad range of securities with discretion to invest across industry sectors, and also technology companies that the manager believes possess entrepreneurial characteristics.
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies outside the United States.
The sub-adviser’s 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 global companies that possess entrepreneurial characteristics.
The team believes that company managers with better entrepreneurial vision will select more efficient and more economically effective growth vehicles, without taking on undue risk.
In addition, the team prefers Entrepreneurial Companies that exhibit the potential for long-term capital appreciation.
The team narrows the investable universe to a list of companies exhibiting entrepreneurial characteristics, such as technology companies, investment companies or other financial service companies.
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 at least 40% of its net assets in securities of companies domiciled or headquartered outside of the United States, or whose primary business activities or principal trading markets are located outside of the United States (Foreign Companies).
However, if the manager deems market conditions and/or company valuations to be less favorable to Foreign Companies, the fund will invest at least 30% of its net assets in Foreign Companies.
The fund may invest in a broad range of securities in both developed and emerging markets across different industry sectors.
Also, the fund will invest in at least three countries.
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in small-and mid-size companies in 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 in companies that possess entrepreneurial characteristics.
Some of the companies that are exhibiting entrepreneurial characteristics may be investment companies or other financial service companies.
The team employs a proprietary Entrepreneur Factor that incorporates a bottom-up investment orientation, powered by artificial intelligence.
In addition, the team also incorporates a macro-economic, top-down approach that integrates changing investment flows, innovation entry points, and sector growth.
As part of its process, the team looks for companies with a good business, and shareholder-oriented management.
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 a broad range of securities with discretion to invest across different industry sectors.
