Industry description
The investment seeks capital appreciation.
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in the equity securities of small and mid-cap U.S. companies. It employs defensive techniques, including strategic portfolio positioning, to achieve lower overall volatility as compared to the market generally. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest not less than 80% of the value of its net assets in the equity securities of small and mid-cap U.S. issuers. Its investment adviser generally considers small and mid-cap issuers to be those that are within the range of the S&P 600 and S&P 400 indices, respectively, when purchased.