Investment Strategy

The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities of mid-sized companies. The Adviser focuses mainly on the equity securities of mid-sized U.S. companies which have market capitalizations equivalent to those included in widely known indices such as the Russell Midcap® Index, S&P MidCap 400® Index, or the mid-sized company market capitalization classifications published by Morningstar or Lipper, Inc.



Ticker:
AASCX
Share Class:
A
CUSIP:
885882688
Inception Date:
06/30/1993


Investment Expenses, Sales Charges, and Fees

Annual Operating Expense

Net Expense Ratio: 0.96%

Sales Charges and Fees

Back-end Load:
1.00%
Front-end Load:
4.50%

Average Annual Total Returns

All average annual total returns are reported net of all fees and as of the end of the last quarter. Past performance does not guarantee future results.


Year 1 3 5 10 Since Inception
(06/30/1993)
Total Returns
-5.55%
2.13%
16.47%
9.73%
9.52%

Impact of Expenses and Fees

The table below assumes the investor invests $10,000 on the first day of year one and that the original investment earns a continuous 5% return. In addition, it assumes the investor reinvests all earnings, and makes no additional contributions. The 5% rate of return is hypothetical and used only to illustrate the respective impacts of different fee amounts on each investment. It is not intended to predict future investment returns.

Calculations are done by the 403bCompare site in an effort to provide a standardized comparison of the impact of all fees associated with an investment option. This includes all required 403(b) product-level fees, and investment-level fees. For more information on fees or expenses associated with a 403(b) product or investment option, please refer fees located in Help & Resources .


If Shares are Redeemed
End of year
1
5
10
15
20
Total Fees and Charges
$681
$1,181
$1,908
$2,772
$3,802
If Shares are Not Redeemed
End of year
1
5
10
15
20
Total Fees and Charges
$562
$1,045
$1,748
$2,583
$3,578