Fund Description

The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments of non-U.S. issuers. Seeks investments economically tied to at least three countries outside the United States and may invest in securities tied to emerging markets. Targets broad large- and mid-cap exposure across major countries and sectors, with some small-cap exposure. the portfolio management team uses a bottom-up stock selection strategy and uses a quantitative style of management, in combination with a qualitative overlay. the fund's investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on investment themes including Fundamental Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends; as part of the investment selection process, the investment adviser utilizes proprietary models that assess a wide range of indicators, which may include ESG indicators; may deviate from model outputs and adjust techniques. May also invest in fixed income cash equivalents and measures performance against the MSCI EAFE Index (Net, USD, Unhedged).