DELISTED - In seeking to achieve its objective, the Fund,
under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, at the time of
initial purchase, in debt securities of emerging market issuers. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days
prior written notice to shareholders. As an alternative to investing directly in particular debt securities for purposes of the
80% test, the Fund may invest in credit linked notes that have economic characteristics that are similar to and whose value is
linked to debt securities of emerging market issuers.
The Fund mainly invests in sovereign debt, but
may also invest in corporate debt, and debt securities issued by supranational organizations. Sovereign debt is issued or guaranteed
by foreign governments or their agencies and instrumentalities, and includes debt issued by private entities that is guaranteed
by foreign governments or their agencies and instrumentalities. Sovereign debt may be in the form of conventional securities or
other types of debt instruments such as loans or loan participations.
The Fund may invest in emerging market countries
that have sovereign ratings that are below investment grade or are unrated, and the corporate or other privately issued debt securities
in which the Fund invests may be rated below investment grade (commonly known as high-yield or junk
bonds). There is no limit to the percentage of Fund assets that may be invested in high-yield bonds. The debt securities in which
the Fund invests may be denominated in the local currency of the issuer or in the currency of a developed country (such as the
U.S. dollar).
The Fund may also invest without limit in derivatives,
such as options, futures and options on futures (including those related to securities, foreign currencies and indexes), forward
contracts and swaps (including credit default swaps and interest rate swaps). The Fund may use these instruments to gain exposure
to emerging market issuers, to hedge positions within the Funds portfolio or to otherwise enhance the Funds returns.
For example, the Fund may seek to increase total return by investing in forward contracts on currencies that the Adviser believes
may appreciate (or decline) in value relative to another currency. The Adviser may make such currency investments without regard
to currencies in which the Funds bond and other investments are denominated. At times, a significant portion of the Funds
returns (both positive and negative) may be attributable to investments in such forward currency contracts.
Acadian, the Funds adviser, considers
emerging market issuers to include issuers that:
o Have their principal securities trading market
in an emerging country (defined below);
o Alone or on a consolidated basis derive 50%
or more of annual revenue from goods produced, sales made or services performed in emerging countries; or
o Are organized under the laws of, and have
a principal office in, an emerging country.
An emerging market country is
any country that the Adviser believes the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation would consider to be an emerging
or developing country. Typically, emerging markets are in countries that are in the process of industrialization, with lower gross
national products (GNP) than more developed countries. There are over 150 countries that the international financial community
generally considers to be emerging or developing countries, approximately 50 of which currently have stock markets. Emerging or
developing countries generally include every nation in the world except the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand
and most nations located in Western Europe. The Fund will focus its investments on those emerging market countries that the Adviser
believes have developing economies and where the markets are becoming more sophisticated, including some or all of the following:
Argentina Egypt Kenya Peru Thailand
Botswana Hungary Korea Philippines Turkey
Brazil India Malaysia Poland Venezuela
Chile Indonesia Mexico Russia
China Israel Morocco South Africa
Colombia Jamaica Nigeria Sri Lanka
Czech Republic Jordan Pakistan Taiwan
As markets in other countries develop, the Adviser
expects to expand and further diversify the emerging countries in which the Fund invests.
In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser
seeks to create a portfolio that reflects diversified exposure to countries with improving inflation, growth, debt and currency
dynamics. Investment decisions are made based on a matrix of variables that include: country selection (to diversify among economic
cycles and currencies); security selection (seeking the best opportunities to enter a market based on liquidity and duration);
vigilant monitoring (constant research to understand political and economic variables that will affect the credit) and risk management
(continual risk assessment and balancing to ensure optimal risk/return characteristics of the portfolio).
The Advisers portfolio construction process
is dynamic, and buy/sell decisions are made as the expected return and risk of individual securities and markets change over time.
In general, securities are sold as the expected return is realized, or as expectations for return are revised in response to changing
fundamentals or market conditions. In situations where securities prices are declining, positions may be liquidated to limit losses
as long as doing so does not incur material transaction costs or impair overall portfolio positioning.
The Fund is non-diversified and may hold a relatively
small number of issues in its portfolio. Due to its investment strategies, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This
may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities than a fund with a buy and hold strategy.