The investment seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies. The adviser currently considers a company to be a small-capitalization company if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000® Index, whichever is greater. The fund typically invests in equity securities of U.S. companies but may also invest any portion of its assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts such as ADRs and GDRs.