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Tax Information

Federal Income Taxes: While each Fund may invest in securities that earn interest exempt from Federal income tax, the Funds invest primarily in taxable securities. Each Fund will notify you following the end of the calendar year of the amount of dividends and other distributions paid that year.

Dividends you receive from a Fund, whether reinvested in Fund shares or taken as cash, are generally taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of a Fund’s net capital gain whether reinvested in Fund shares or taken as cash, are taxable to you as long-term capital gain, when designated as such, regardless of the length of time you have held your shares. You should be aware that if Fund shares are purchased shortly before the record date for any dividend or capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and will receive some portion of the price back as a taxable distribution. Each Fund anticipates the distribution of net investment income.

It is a taxable event for you if you sell or exchange shares of a Fund. Depending on the initial purchase price of the shares being sold or exchanged and the sale price of the shares you sell or exchange, you may have a taxable gain or loss on the transaction. You are responsible for any tax liability generated by your transactions.

State and Local Income Taxes: You should consult your tax advisor concerning state and local taxes, which may have different consequences from those of the Federal income tax law.

This section is only a summary of some important income tax considerations that may affect your investment in a Fund. More information regarding those considerations appears in our Statement of Additional Information. You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the effects of an investment on your tax situation.

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. You may obtain the prospectus here or by calling 800.276.2883. The Funds are subject to risks, which are described in the prospectus. In particular, when compared to mutual funds that focus on larger capitalization companies, shares of the Funds may be more volatile because of the focus on smaller capitalization companies, which may have more limited product lines and fewer capital resources. The Funds’ value investing strategy also involves risks. Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. You should read the prospectus carefully before investing.