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 focuses on securities of issuers in the Asia Pacific region (except Japanese issuers), and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities.

The team considers an issuer is in the Asia Pacific region if it is organized under the laws of a country in the Asia Pacific region, or it has a principal office in a country in the Asia Pacific region.

Other factors in consideration is if it derives 50% or more of its total revenues from business in countries in the Asia Pacific region, or its securities are trading principally on a security exchange, or in an over-the-counter market, in a country in the Asia Pacific region.

Then the team favors quality growth companies that demonstrate earnings or revenue 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 focuses on companies that have durable earnings growth, efficient capital allocation, and attractive prices.

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 up to 100% of its net assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging markets countries.

In addition, the fund invests in China-A shares.

Also, the fund has the flexibility to invest across all market capitalizations, and may invest a significant amount of its net assets in the securities of small- and mid-capitalization issuers.

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 focuses on securities of issuers in the Asia Pacific region (except Japanese issuers), and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities.

The team considers an issuer is in the Asia Pacific region if it is organized More