Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when redeemed. International investing involves additional risk including currency risk, increased volatility of foreign securities and differences in auditing and other financial standards. The Fund is non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer companies as well as invest a significant portion of its assets in a particular foreign country or geographic region, increasing the overall risk profile of the Fund. 1 Hedging strategies are subject to special risk and success of such strategies cannot be guaranteed. The Fund was rated exclusively against US-domiciled funds.
Ratings reflect the impact of sales charges.
4 Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance would have been lower during the specified periods if certain fees and expenses had not been waived by the Fund. Performance is for Class A shares. Other share classes are available and performance will vary due to different charges and expenses. The MSCI Japan Index is an unmanaged broad-based market index of equity securities listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.