The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. and foreign companies that the manager believes are competitively well-positioned, gaining market share, have the potential for long-term growth and/or operate in regions or countries that the manager believes possess attractive growth characteristics. It primarily invests in issuers of developed countries, including the U.S., although the fund has the ability to invest in issuers domiciled in or doing business in any country or region around the globe, including emerging markets.