The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in small-size companies in the United States.
The investment process starts with companies included in the benchmark index. Then the research team narrows the list using quantitative analysis to include companies with financial strength and are either overlooked or are out of favor with investors.
The investment team favors financially strong companies that are trading at discounts to their long term growth outlooks or intrinsic values.
The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign companies and may invest up to 20% in investment grade fixed-income securities of any maturities if the manager believes that a company’s fixed-income securities offer better risk-reward profile.
