The objective of the Fund is to increase the value of the Fund (capital appreciation) over the long term through investment in high-quality, long-termgrowth companies. Growth companies are those companies that can sustain above-average earnings growth for an extended period of time. TheFund will invest at least two-thirds of its assets in securities issued by companies listed or traded on regulated markets that have their headquarters in,or principally carry out their activities in Japan, or, in securities issued or guaranteed by the Japanese government. While the Fund will primarily investin shares and other securities related to shares, it may invest in investment-grade debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Japanese government,where it is deemed in the best interest of investors. The Fund is actively managed. This means that the fund manager applies a detailed fundamentalanalysis in order to selectively pick companies in a discretionary manner. The Fund is not managed relative to a benchmark index, however, theperformance of the Fund is compared to the performance of the Topix (Net Total Return) Index for comparative and information purposes only. Thisshare class is an accumulating share class and income earned is fully reinvested. This share class will use fx forwards with the aim of limiting theeffect of changes in foreign exchange rates between the share class currency and the base currency of the fund. Fx swaps may be used for thepurpose of rolling maturing fx forward contracts.