The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and in depositary receipts representing securities included in the index. The advisor uses statistical sampling techniques based on such factors as capitalization, industry exposures, dividend yield, price/earnings (P/E) ratio, price/book (P/B) ratio, earnings growth, and country weightings to attempt to replicate the returns of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The advisor lends securities to earn income for the fund.