| Investment Objective: |
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversifiedportfolio of fixed income debt instruments of varying maturities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund investsat least 80% of its assets inU.S.dollar-denominated, investment-grade fixed income debt instruments. Fixed incomedebt instruments include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by variousU.S. andnon-U.S.public or private-sector entities. The Fund may invest without limit inU.S.dollar denominated foreign securities. It is important to understand that the Fund is not limited to investing solely in assets that generate tax-exemptincome and may make both taxable and tax-exempt distributions to shareholders. |
