The investment seeks a high level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in fixed-income securities of issuers located in emerging countries. The majority of countries in which the fund invests will have sovereign ratings that are below investment grade or are unrated. Moreover, to the extent the fund invests in corporate or other privately issued debt obligations, many of the issuers of such obligations will be smaller companies with stock market capitalizations of $1 billion or less at the time of investment. The fund is nondiversified.