Investment Objective: |
Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers will invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities related to emerging market countries. Debt securities in which the fund invests include sovereign and quasi sovereign debt, emerging markets corporate debt securities, and emerging markets debt investments. Emerging markets debt investments include emerging markets derivatives whose reference securities are corporate and sovereign debt securities. Investments are predominantly made in instruments denominated in U.S. dollars but the fund may also invest in securities denominated in local emerging markets currency. The portfolio managers select investments for the fund using proprietary fundamental research, quantitative model inputs and qualitative assessments that consider multiple inputs such as macroeconomic factors, country and fundamental issuer analysis, and market and relative value. |