The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of U.S. companies that the sub-adviser, Sands Capital Management, LLC, believes have above-average potential for revenue or earnings growth. It emphasizes investments in large capitalization growth companies. The weighted-average market capitalization of these companies is generally in excess of $25 billion, and the fund generally does not invest in companies that have a market capitalization of less than $2 billion. The fund will typically own between 25 and 35 companies. It is non-diversified.