Fund Description

The fund was incepted in January 1993 and is managed by Frank Russell Investment Management Company. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The fund primarily invests in equity securities of companies that are located in countries with emerging markets or that derive a majority of their revenues from operations in such countries. These countries generally include every country in the world except the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and most countries located in Western Europe. Dividends and capital gains are distributed annually in mid-December