investment purposes. The Fund invests primarily in debt securities that it believes have the potential to provide a high total
return from countries whose economies or bond markets are less developed (emerging markets). This
designation currently includes most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New
Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries. The Fund invests in sovereign debt securities. Sovereign debt securities are securities that are issued or guaranteed by foreign sovereign
governments or their agencies, authorities or political subdivisions or instrumentalities, and
supranational agencies. The Fund may also invest in debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign corporations and foreign financial institutions.
These securities may be of any maturity and quality, but under normal market conditions the Fund’s
duration will generally be similar to that of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global
Diversified. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or a portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of “three years” means that a security’s
or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase
in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve). As of May 29, 2026, the duration of
the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified was 6.29 years, although the
duration will vary in the future. The Fund does not have any minimum quality rating and may
invest without limit in securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly known as junk
bonds) or the unrated equivalent.
Derivatives, which are
instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may also be used
as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts,
options, swaps, and foreign currency derivatives to help manage duration, sector and yield curve
exposure and credit and spread volatility. The Fund may hedge its non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar through the use of such derivatives, but may not always do so. In addition to hedging non-dollar investments, the Fund
may use such derivatives to increase income and gain to the Fund and/or as part of its risk
management process by establishing or adjusting exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.
In making investment decisions for the Fund, the adviser establishes overweight and underweight positions versus the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global
Diversified based on weighted spread duration. Spread duration is the measure of the expected
price sensitivity of a bond or group of bonds to changes in spreads. Spreads are measured by the difference in yield between bonds from a specific sector or country of bonds and U.S. Treasury securities. Generally,
the prices of a specific sector or country of bonds will increase when spreads tighten and
decrease when spreads widen. The adviser uses top down macroeconomic research to assess the general market conditions that may cause spreads to tighten or widen in the countries and sectors where the Fund invests.
Based on this top down research, the adviser establishes overweight positions in countries and
sectors that it believes are more likely to benefit from tightening spreads and underweight positions in countries and sectors that it believes are more likely to be negatively impacted by widening spreads, a process that is
referred to as weighted spread duration.
To implement these overweight and underweight positions, the adviser uses bottom up fundamental research to evaluate the relative attractiveness of the individual
securities in each country and sector. The adviser is value oriented and this bottom up
fundamental research is based on a quantitative assessment of an issuer’s cash flows, debt structure, debt ratios and profitability and a qualitative assessment of how each issuer will perform relative to other issuers in the
country or sector. Generally, the adviser will sell a security when, based on the considerations
described above, the adviser believes that there is better relative value available in the country or sector in securities of comparable quality, or when the adviser believes the issuer’s credit quality will
deteriorate materially. As part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on many issuers or countries in the universe in which the
Fund may invest. The adviser’s assessment is based on an analysis of key opportunities and
risks across industries to seek to identify financially material issues with respect to the Fund’s investments in issuers and ascertain key issues that merit engagement with issuers. These assessments may not be
conclusive and securities of issuers or countries that may be negatively impacted by such factors
may be purchased and retained by the Fund while the Fund may divest or not invest in securities of
issuers or countries that may be positively impacted by such factors.
The Fund’s Main Investment Risks
The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not
met.
An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund
should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your
portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.
The Fund is subject to the main risks noted below, any of which may
adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value (NAV), market price, performance and ability to meet its investment objective.
General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact
markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may
underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial
market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for
inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for
particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and
downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, trade wars, retaliatory trade measures, sanctions and other trade
barriers, supply chain disruptions, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control
programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters
or events,