Fund Description

The fund was incepted in August 1995 and is managed by Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. Morgan Stanley Investment Management is the sub adviser. The objective of this fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equity securities of Asian issuers, excluding Japan. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of Asian issuers, which include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock, and depository receipts of Asian issuers traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The fund's portfolio management team uses a 'bottom-up' research driven investment strategy that emphasizes security selection and disposition on an individual company basis. The fund offers dividends and capital gains annually.