The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Adviser focuses mainly on the equity securities of smaller U.S. companies which have market capitalizations equivalent to those companies included in widely known indices such as the Russell 2000® Value Index, S&P SmallCap 600® Index, or the small company market capitalization classification published by Morningstar or Lipper, Inc.