The Fund’s investment objective is long term total return to be achieved by investing at least 70% of the Fund’s assets in small capitalisation equities and equity-related securities of companies listed, incorporated or domiciled in the United States of America (USA) or Canada or companies that derive a significant proportion of their revenues or profits from US or Canadian operations or have a significant proportion of their assets there. The Fund is actively managed. The Fund aims to outperform the Russell 2000 Index (USD) benchmark before charges. The benchmark is also used as a reference point for portfolio construction and as a basis for setting risk constraints, but does not incorporate any sustainable criteria.