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The Fund’s primary performance benchmark is the
Russell 2000 Index. This index measures the performance
of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index
and represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization
of the Russell 3000 Index. We also compare the Fund to
the performance of the Lipper Small Cap Core Fund Index,
which is an index of mutual funds. The index is composed
of funds that, by prospectus or portfolio practice, invest
at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with
a market capitalization (on a three-year weighted basis)
less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest
500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite
1500 Index. |
