The fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of small- and mid-sized companies whose market capitalization is less than the 12-month average of the maximum market capitalization of companies included in the Russell 2500 tm Value Index. In addition, when the portfolio managers believe that market conditions are unfavorable for investing, or when he is otherwise unable to locate attractive investment opportunities, the fund's cash or similar investments may increase.