The investment seeks capital appreciation and secondarily, income, by investing in securities, primarily equity securities that fund management believes are undervalued and therefore represent an investment value. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of mid cap companies. Under normal market conditions, the fund's advisor intends to invest primarily in dividend-paying securities.