Liquidity
– The fund may make investments that are illiquid or that become illiquid after purchase. Illiquid investments can be difficult to value, may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments, and may be subject
to wide fluctuations in value. Liquidity risk may be magnified in rising interest rate or
volatile environments. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid investment to meet
redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a substantial loss or may not be able to sell at all. Liquidity of particular investments, or even entire asset classes, including U.S. Treasury
securities, can deteriorate rapidly, particularly during times of market turmoil, and those investments may be difficult or impossible for the fund to sell. This may prevent the fund from limiting
losses.
Counterparty – The fund could lose money if the counterparties to derivatives, repurchase agreements and/or
other financial contracts entered into for the fund do not fulfill their contractual
obligations. In addition, the fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in
enforcing its rights against a counterparty. These risks may be greater to the extent the fund has more contractual exposure to a counterparty.
Extension – When interest rates rise, payments of
fixed-income securities, including asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more
slowly than anticipated, causing their market prices to decline.
Derivatives – The use of derivatives involves a variety of
risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks associated with investing in
traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. Risks of derivatives include leverage risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, valuation risk, market risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. Use of derivatives can
increase fund losses, increase costs, reduce opportunities for gains, increase fund volatility, and not produce the result intended. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of
the size of the initial investment. Even a small investment in derivatives can have a disproportionate impact on the fund. Derivatives may be difficult or impossible to sell, unwind or value, and the
counterparty (including, if applicable, the fund’s clearing broker, the derivatives exchange or the clearinghouse) may default on its obligations to the fund. In certain cases, the fund may incur costs
and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against or closing out derivatives instruments with a counterparty, which may result in additional losses. Derivatives are also generally subject to
the risks applicable to the assets, rates, indices or other indicators underlying the derivative, including market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, management risk and valuation risk. Also, suitable derivative
transactions may not be available in all circumstances or at reasonable prices. The value of a derivative may fluctuate more or less than, or otherwise not correlate well with, the underlying assets, rates,
indices or other indicators to which it relates. Using derivatives also subjects the fund to certain operational and legal risks. The fund may segregate cash or other liquid assets to cover the funding of
its obligations under derivatives contracts or make margin payments when it takes positions
in derivatives involving obligations to third parties. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act
provides a comprehensive regulatory framework for the use of derivatives by funds and imposes requirements and restrictions on funds using derivatives. Rule 18f-4 could have an adverse impact on the fund’s
performance and its ability to implement its investment strategies and may increase costs related to
the fund’s use
of derivatives. The rule may affect the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives, and may not effectively limit the risk of loss from derivatives.
Prepayment or Call – Many issuers have a right to prepay
their fixed-income securities. If this happens, the fund will not benefit from the rise in
the market price of the securities that normally accompanies a decline in interest rates and may be forced to reinvest the prepayment proceeds in securities with lower yields.
Focused Investing – To the extent the fund invests a
significant portion of its assets in a limited number of countries, regions, sectors,
industries or market segments, in a limited number of issuers, or in issuers in related businesses or that are subject to related operating risks, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries,
regions, sectors, industries, segments or issuers, and the value of its shares may be more volatile than if it invested more widely.
Management
– The value of your investment may go down if the investment manager’s or sub-adviser's judgments and decisions are incorrect or otherwise do not produce the desired results, or if the investment strategy does not
work as intended. You may also suffer losses if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the quantitative, analytic or other tools, resources, information and data used, investment techniques
applied, or the analyses employed or relied on, by the investment
manager or sub-adviser, if such tools, resources, information or data are used incorrectly or otherwise do not work as intended, or if
the investment manager’s or sub-adviser's investment style is out of favor or otherwise fails to produce the desired results. Any of these things could cause the fund to lose value or its results to
lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
Active Trading – The fund may engage in active trading of
its portfolio. Active trading will increase transaction costs and could detract from
performance. Active trading may be more pronounced during periods of market volatility and may generate greater amounts of short-term capital gains.
Currency
– The value of a fund’s investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. U.S. dollar-denominated
securities of foreign issuers may also be affected by currency risk. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency conversion costs and
currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. A fund may be unable or may choose not to hedge its foreign currency exposure or any hedge may not be
effective.
Currency Hedging – The fund may hedge its currency risk using currency futures, forwards or options. However, hedging
strategies and/or these instruments may not always work as intended, and a fund may be
worse off than if it had not used a hedging strategy or instrument. Certain countries may also impose restrictions on the exchange or export of currency or adverse currency exchange rates and may be characterized by a
lack of available currency hedging instruments.
Cybersecurity – Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional
and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to fund assets, fund or
shareholder data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, cause the fund or