Roughly 80 percent of its assets are income-producing equity securities. The fund's management team looks for attractively priced stocks of larger, well-established, mature growth companies. Depending on opportunities that arise, the fund may also invest a portion of its assets in steadily growing smaller companies and some foreign companies. This fund may be suitable for investors who want to add capital appreciation potential to a conservatively-oriented portfolio, or who want to lower the overall volatility of a more aggressive stock portfolio.
Returns shown here reflect a voluntary waiver of part of the investment management fee.
The waiver will remain in effect until July 1, 2006. If there had been no waiver, total returns would have been lower. Past performance doesn't guarantee comparable returns in the future. Both returns and the value of your invested principal will fluctuate, and at redemption your shares may be worth either more or less than you originally paid.