The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund mainly invests in common stocks of U.S. companies of different capitalization ranges. It currently focuses on larger capitalization issuers, which are considered to be companies with market capitalizations equal to the companies in the Russell 1000. The portfolio managers use fundamental research to select securities for the fund's portfolio, which is comprised of both growth and value stocks. The fund aims to maintain a broadly diversified portfolio across major economic sectors by applying investment parameters for both sector and position size.