| The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in small and mid-cap issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell 2500 Growth index. If the market capitalization of a company held by the fund moves outside this range, it may, but is not required to, sell the securities. It may invest up to 20% of its Net Assets in fixed-income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations. |