Equity Market
Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or
changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price
movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political
conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund
decreases in value.
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, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics or the threat or
potential of one or more such factors and occurrences.
Value Strategy Risk. An attractively valued stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the
company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to
increase do not occur.
Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap
securities are out of favor.
Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than
investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade
less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, changes in the price of securities issued by such companies may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity
securities, especially over the short term.
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures contracts, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be
sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could
result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. The Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the
Fund’s portfolio securities. Certain derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk,
which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the
performance of
certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives
may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for
hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or
other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to
risks of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also can expose the Fund to derivative
liquidity risk, which includes risks involving the liquidity demands that derivatives can create
to make payments of margin, collateral, or settlement payments to counterparties, legal risk,
which includes the risk of loss resulting from insufficient or unenforceable contractual documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of the Fund’s counterparty and operational risk, which includes documentation or
settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls and human error. Certain of the
Fund’s transactions in foreign currency derivatives and other derivatives could also affect
the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund
realizing more ordinary income and short-term capital gain subject to tax at ordinary income tax
rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the
Fund’s after-tax returns.
Foreign Securities
Risk. Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are
subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, unstable governments,
greater volatility, decreased market liquidity, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher
transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent
investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries.
If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the
Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations.In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund
may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive
delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Foreign market trading hours, clearance and settlement procedures,
and holiday schedules may limit the Fund's ability to buy and sell securities. Events and
evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more
volatile.
Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as
direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the
underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value
resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the
management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its
proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests
in addition to the expenses of the Fund.