The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests primarily in common stocks of companies whose market capitalizations at the time of the fund's initial purchase are below the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000® Index, which are often referred to as "micro-cap" companies. However, it is more broadly authorized to invest in common stocks of small capitalization companies, defined for this purpose as companies whose market capitalizations at the time of initial purchase are at or below the highest capitalization represented in the Russell 2000® Index.