Industry description
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. companies. It normally invests a majority of its net assets in the common stock of small- and mid-sized companies with market capitalizations generally in the range of market capitalizations in the Russell 2500 Growth Index, the fund's benchmark, (the index) at the time of purchase.