To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests principally in equity securities of U.S. innovation-driven companies. The fund's sub-adviser, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (NIMNA), an affiliate of the Adviser, considers innovation-driven companies to be (i) leading edge companies that, through their intellectual property, provide ground-breaking or innovative products and services that can be disruptive and transformative to existing business models and practices and (ii) business enterprises that are positively impacted by the transformation of their business models and practices through the use of such products or services.