The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small-capitalization issuers, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. It invests primarily in equity securities and depositary receipts of foreign issuers. The fund may also invest up to 40% of its net assets in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, i.e., those that are generally in the early stages of their industrial cycles.