Strategy. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the net assets of the Fund at the time of purchase, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, are invested in equity securities of companies in multiple developed and emerging markets of the world, excluding the United States. The Investment Adviser defines developed markets as those markets included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, and Far East Index (MSCI -EAFE ) and Canada. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in emerging markets of the world. The Investment Adviser defines an emerging market as a securities market located in any country that is defined as having an emerging or developing economy by the World … Show more… Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the net assets of the Fund at the time of purchase, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, are invested in equity securities of companies in multiple developed and emerging markets of the world, excluding the United States. The Investment Adviser defines developed markets as those markets included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, and Far East Index (MSCI -EAFE ) and Canada. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in emerging markets of the world. The Investment Adviser defines an emerging market as a securities market located in any country that is defined as having an emerging or developing economy by the World Bank or its related organizations, or the United Nations or its authorities. The Fund may purchase these equity securities directly or in the form of sponsored and unsponsored American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) representing securities of companies based outside of the United States, national security exchanges or over -the-counter markets. The Fund will primarily invest in equity securities of companies with large market capitalizations. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH&Co.), through a separately identifiable department (Investment Adviser), employs a manager of managers investment approach, whereby it allocates the Funds assets to the Funds sub -advisers , Select Equity Group, L.P. (Select Equity Group) and Trinity Street Asset Management, LLP (Trinity Street) (collectively, the Sub -advisers ). Subject to the general supervision by the Funds Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Adviser oversees the Sub -advisers and evaluates their respective performance results. The Investment Adviser reviews portfolio performance, characteristics and changes in key personnel of the Sub -advisers . The Sub -advisers are primarily responsible for the day -to-day management of the Funds portfolio, including purchases and sales of individual securities. However, the Investment Adviser may, when deemed appropriate, manage all or a portion of the Funds assets according to the Funds principal investment strategies. The Fund buys and sells securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Interest, dividends and sale proceeds on such securities are received in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Fund enters into foreign currency exchange transactions from time to time to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to convert foreign currencies to and from the U.S. dollar. Select Equity Groups Investment Process: Select Equity Group will focus on identifying attractive non -U .S. publicly traded businesses with large market capitalizations and will invest opportunistically in these businesses when it believes that good long -term returns can be achieved. Select Equity Group defines attractive businesses as those that have achieved leading and defensible market positions through the creation of enduring franchise value. They are, in the view of Select Equity Group, both well positioned for long -term growth and resilient in difficult economic environments. Select Equity Group employs intensive and rigorous fundamental equity research in order to identify these investment opportunities. As part of the Funds investment process, Select Equity Group may consider financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors for the majority of equity investments in the portfolio, where relevant to such companies risk and return profiles. ESG factors may include, but are not limited to the environmental and social impact of the issuer, as well as the issuers instituted governance programs, in each case where deemed financially material to the company at hand. Trinity Streets Investment Process: Trinity Street believes in an unconstrained, approach to investing that is not linked to components of any benchmark against which the performance of the portfolio is measured, and Trinity Street intends to invest in a focused portfolio of non -U .S. common stocks of publicly traded companies, with the potential to invest in preferred stocks on a limited basis. Trinity Street intends to select securities based on identifying important positive factors that affect a companys earnings and cash flow prospects, which it believes to be under -recognized by the market. These factors will be identified through fundamental research and valuation methodologies. Trinity Streets portfolio of investment positions will mainly consist of large -capitalization companies at the time of the initial purchase. Emerging markets are expected, from time to time, to be represented in the portion of the Fund managed by Trinity Street. An evaluation of ESG factors that could have a material impact on the value of issuers equity is incorporated into Trinity Streets investment process and focuses on an assessment of the impact on the scale and duration of issuer cashflows and the appropriate cost of capital to be applied to such cashflows. ESG does not drive the investment process at Trinity Street, and is only one factor that is considered when investing, holding, and divesting The Sub -advisers may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities. The Fund may, from time to time, invest in a limited number of issuers. Show less