The investment seeks to provide income and, as a secondary focus, long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its objective to provide income and, as a secondary focus, long-term capital appreciation, by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, primarily in dividend-paying equity securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks and shares of beneficial interest of real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). It may invest up to 30% of its total assets in foreign securities.