The investment seeks long-term growth of capital, with a secondary objective of current income. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing at least 80% of its total assets in U.S. stocks with market capitalizations that fall within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000 Index (the "index"). It invests using a value investing style. Value funds typically emphasize stocks whose prices are below average in relation to such measures as earnings and book value; these stocks often have above-average dividend yields.