The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term 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 invests in equity securities.
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 portfolio holds securities that demonstrate less volatility, but with more capital protection and consistent returns characteristics.
The fund invests at least 40% of its net assets (or 30% of its net assets if market conditions are not deemed favorable) in non-U.S. companies.
The fund defines non-U.S. companies as companies that are organized under the laws of a foreign country, or whose principal trading market is in a foreign country.
Also, the fund considers non-U.S. companies as companies that have a majority of their assets or derive a significant portion of their revenue or profits from businesses, investments or sales, outside of the United States.
The fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers either directly or through depository receipts, including American Depository Receipts.
Additionally, the fund may also invest in other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds.
The fund seeks to outperform the benchmark index by investing in 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 stocks that demonstrate less volatile stock price patterns.
The team also favors companies with superior business metrics in terms of earnings, debt, return on assets, competition, customers, and industry.
Also, the team considers companies based on quantitative factors such as earnings variability, leverage, volatility, and valuation multiples such as book value and cash flow.
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 looks to construct a portfolio of securities that exhibit less volatility, more capital protection and offer consistent returns.
The fund purchases equity securities traded in the U.S. on registered exchanges or the over-the-counter market.
In addition, the fund may also invest in other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds.
The fund seeks to outperform the benchmark index before fees and expenses by investing in companies in the United States.
The investment process uses a multi factor approach to identify companies that have the potential to outperform over a market cycle, while reducing overall volatility.
Next, the research team looks for companies that often exhibit less volatile stock price patterns, strengthening business metrics such as earnings, debt, return on assets, competition, customers, industry, etc.
The team also focuses on quantitative factors such as earnings variability, leverage, volatility, and valuation multiples on the basis of book value and cash flow.
In addition, the team reviews the idiosyncratic risks associated with each stock due to environmental, social and/or governance issues. The research team eliminates companies with heightened idiosyncratic risk.
The team selects securities that it believes will produce a portfolio with less volatility and more capital protection and consistent returns.
The adviser may also decrease weight in an investment for risk control purposes.
