growth-style index or that are classified as a growth company by a third-party vendor; or (ii) meets a relevant equity market measurement in at least one “growth metric” similar to those commonly used by third-party index providers or third-party vendors in growth classifications, such as earnings growth, price‑to‑earnings or sales growth, among others. Within the universe of growth companies, the Fund typically invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth in revenues, earnings, cash flows, and/or margin relative to peers, benchmarks, or consensus expectations, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.
A company will be considered a small‑cap company if its market capitalization, at the time of purchase, is equal to or less than the largest company in the Russell 2000® Index during the most recent 12‑month period. As of June 30, 2026, the median stock by market capitalization in the Index was approximately $1.176 billion, and the largest stock was approximately $13.400 billion. The size of the companies in the Index changes with market conditions and the composition of the Index. The subadviser may continue to hold an investment for further capital growth opportunities even if, through market appreciation, the company’s market cap value exceeds these small cap measures.
Small Cap Value Fund
The first and second paragraphs in the subsection entitled “Fund Summary: Small Cap Value Fund – Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund” and the second and third paragraphs in the subsection entitled “Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks – Small Cap Value Fund” are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small‑cap value companies. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities. For purposes of the Fund’s 80% investment policy, a company is considered to be a value company if it: (i) issues securities that are represented in a third-party value-style index or that are classified as a value company by a third-party vendor; or (ii) meets a relevant equity market measurement in at least one “value metric” similar to those commonly used by third-party index providers or third-party vendors in value classifications, such as earnings growth, price‑to‑earnings or sales growth, among others.
A company will be considered a small‑cap company if its market capitalization, at time of purchase, is equal to or less than the largest company in the Russell 2000® Index during the most recent 12‑month period. As of June 30, 2026, the median stock by market capitalization in the Index was approximately $1.176 billion, and the largest stock was approximately $13.400 billion. The size of the companies in the Index changes with market conditions and the composition of the Index.
The third paragraph in the subsection entitled “Fund Summary: Small Cap Value Fund – Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The subadvisers use a value-oriented approach. Within the universe of value companies, companies will be selected based upon valuation characteristics such as price‑to‑cash flow ratios which are at a discount to market averages. Although the Fund primarily invests in domestic issuers, the Fund is authorized to invest up to 25% of its assets in the securities of foreign issuers.
The fourth paragraph in the subsection entitled “Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks – Small Cap Value Fund” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The subadvisers use a value-oriented approach. Within the universe of value companies, companies will be selected based upon valuation characteristics such as price‑to‑cash flow ratios which are at a discount to market averages. The subadvisers invest in companies that are attractively valued relative to their peers, with conservative management teams, high quality earnings and strong momentum characteristics. Stocks that are deemed unattractive based on their value, quality or momentum characteristics become candidates for sale. The frequency with which the Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.