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<b>Investment Objective </b>
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
<b>Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b>
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 26 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 28 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-55 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.
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The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
<b>Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b>
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 26 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 28 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-55 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.
<b>Portfolio Turnover </b>
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 106% of the average value of its portfolio.
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The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. Class R3 shares commenced operations on September 29, 2009. The returns for Class R3 shares shown below reflect Class I performance prior to September 29, 2009 adjusted for the difference in fees between the classes. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.<br/><br/>Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced.
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<b>Principal Investment Strategies </b>
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in non-U.S. equity securities. The Fund primarily invests in developed countries, but it may invest up to 15% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.<br/><br/>The sub-adviser’s investment process consists of a combination of quantitative screens and qualitative methods which seek to create portfolios that deliver consistent returns. The Fund uses four independent quantitative models to score companies within the Fund’s investable universe according to the Fund’s sub-adviser’s assessment of their ability to generate excess share price appreciation. The Fund’s sub-adviser then optimizes a portfolio of these companies based upon pre-determined risk parameters relative to the MSCI EAFE Index. Fundamental analysts analyze company specific and macro issues that quantitative systems may not detect and the portfolio manager adjusts the holdings based on the input from the analysts and reoptimizes the portfolio. This blended process seeks to deliver active returns above that of the MSCI EAFE Index using a bottom-up stock selection process that evaluates individual companies through multiple quantitative and qualitative techniques.
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The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily, which means you could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:<br/><br/><b>Equity Security Risk</b>—Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market.<br/><br/><b>Non-U.S./Emerging Markets Risk</b>—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. These additional risks may be heightened for securities of issuers located in, or with significant operations in, emerging market countries. Also, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the Fund’s net asset value, the value of dividends and interest earned, and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities.<br/><br/><b>Smaller Company Risk</b>—Small-cap stocks involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap stocks may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations, than stock prices of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap stocks at the desired time and price. While mid-cap stocks may be slightly less volatile than small-cap stocks, they still involve similar risks.
<b>Fund Performance </b>
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
<b>Class A Annual Total Return </b>
During the four-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 19.94% and -20.37%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2011.
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The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. Class R3 shares commenced operations on October 5, 2010. The returns for Class R3 shares shown below reflect Class I performance prior to October 5, 2010 adjusted for the difference in fees between the classes. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.<br/><br/>Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds.
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<b>Average Annual Total Returns</b><br/> <b>for the Periods Ended</b><br/><b> December 31, 2012</b>
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares.
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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
<b>Investment Objective </b>
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
<b>Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b>
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 26 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 28 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-55 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.
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All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
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<b>Principal Investment Strategies </b>
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations at the time of investment comparable to companies in the Russell Midcap<sup>®</sup> Index. The Fund will not be forced to sell a security because a company has exceeded or fallen below the current market capitalization range. <br/><br/>The sub-adviser’s investment process consists of a combination of quantitative screens and qualitative methods which seek to create portfolios that deliver consistent returns. The Fund uses four independent quantitative models to rank companies within the Russell Midcap<sup >®</sup> Index according to the Fund’s sub-adviser’s assessment of their ability to generate excess share price appreciation. The Fund’s sub-adviser then optimizes a portfolio of these companies based upon pre-determined risk parameters relative to the Russell Midcap<sup >®</sup> Index. A team of fundamental analysts analyzes company specific and macro issues that quantitative systems are not designed to detect and the portfolio manager adjusts the holdings based on the input from the analysts and reoptimizes the portfolio. This blended process seeks to deliver active returns above that of the Russell Midcap<sup>®</sup> Index using a bottom-up stock selection process that evaluates individual companies through multiple quantitative and qualitative techniques.
<b>Principal Risks </b>
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily, which means you could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:<br/><br/> <b>Equity Security Risk</b>—Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market.<br/><br/><b>Mid-Cap Stock Risk</b>—Stocks of mid-cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than those of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general.
<b>Fund Performance </b>
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
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The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. Class R3 shares commenced operations on May 5, 2009. The returns for Class R3 shares shown below reflect Class I performance prior to May 5, 2009 adjusted for the difference in fees between the classes. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.<br/><br/>Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced.
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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
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highest
2009-06-30
0.1994
lowest
2011-09-30
-0.2037
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0.268
0.0935
-0.0923
0.1603
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706
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215
165
114
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1034
716
564
0.0307
409
0.0386
0.0259
0.0399
0.0553
0.0326
1383
1243
988
726
2367
2687
2170
1625
706
215
165
114
The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
-0.0276
-0.0355
-0.0228
1034
716
564
409
0.0123
0.0198
1383
0.0098
1243
988
726
2367
2687
2170
1625
Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees.
The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
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0.22
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The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
<b>Average Annual Total Returns<br/>for the Periods Ended<br/>December 31, 2012</b>
693
0.0631
201
0.0619
100
0.0426
0.1196
0.1257
0.1314
0.1728
0.1559
0.0198
0.0195
0.0169
0.0243
0.0293
0.0346
0.0357
0.0223
1395
1255
739
2412
2732
1674
693
201
100
0.0376
0.0342
0.0305
0.0391
1033
0.0442
715
0.0496
408
0.0507
0.0407
1395
1255
739
2006-05-31
2006-05-31
2006-05-31
2006-05-31
2006-05-31
2006-05-31
0.0815
-0.3757
0.3549
0.2927
-0.0512
0.1281
<b>Class A Annual Total Return </b>
During the six-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 17.70% and -25.85%, respectively, for the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
January 31, 2014
1.38
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds.
Nuveen Symphony Optimized Alpha Fund
50000
<b>Investment Objective </b>
<b>Redemption</b>
<b>No Redemption</b>
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation with lower absolute volatility than the broad equity market.
<b>Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b>
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily, which means you could lose money.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 26 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 28 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-55 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares.
<b>Shareholder Fees </b><br/>(fees paid directly from your investment)
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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
<b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses</b><br/>(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
<b>Example </b>
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are at the applicable expense limitation. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
<b>Portfolio Turnover </b>
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 85% of the average value of its portfolio.
<b>Principal Investment Strategies </b>
The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with varying market capitalizations.<br/><br/>The Fund seeks to produce long-term returns superior to the market with reduced absolute risk. By selecting stocks with low correlation and utilizing risk controls, Symphony believes it can reduce absolute risk while preserving the Fund’s potential to generate returns in excess of the market over the long term.<br/><br/>The Fund is constructed from the sub-adviser’s best U.S. equity ideas in a way that seeks to provide the highest projected return per unit of absolute risk, as opposed to risk relative to a benchmark. This objective is pursued by selecting attractive, low correlated securities that when combined seek to reduce risk in the portfolio. The construction process seeks to reduce absolute risk by combining stocks with certain characteristics such as low correlation while utilizing risk controls such as industry weight.
<b>Principal Risks </b>
Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees.
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily, which means you could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:<br/><br/><b>Equity Security Risk</b>—Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market.<br/><br/><b>Investment Strategy Risk</b>—The Fund seeks to have a portfolio of securities with low or even negative correlations of returns. However, historical return correlations may not persist into the future, and so the potential risk-reducing effect of combining low correlated securities may not materialize. Furthermore, in troubled markets, correlations of returns of different kinds of securities, even those that had been uncorrelated in normal markets, may become highly correlated, which means that the potential risk-reducing effect of combining low correlated securities may be absent at precisely the time when such risk reduction is most needed.<br/><br/><b>Smaller Company Risk</b>—Small-cap stocks involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap stocks may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations, than stock prices of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap stocks at the desired time and price. While mid-cap stocks may be slightly less volatile than small-cap stocks, they still involve similar risks.
<b>Fund Performance </b>
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
<b>Class A Annual Total Return </b>
highest
2009-09-30
0.177
lowest
2008-12-31
-0.2585
During the five-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 12.19% and -20.65%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.<br/><br/>Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced.
<b>Average Annual Total Returns</b><br/><b>for the Periods Ended</b><br/><b>December 31, 2012</b>
0.0644
0.0595
0.0484
0.1204
0.16
0.1319
0.1495
0.0166
0.015
0.014
0.0209
0.0312
0.0166
0.0068
0.0119
0.0104
0.01
0.0156
0.0258
0.0093
0.0013
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0.0575
0
0
0
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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15
15
15
2007-09-28
2007-09-28
2007-09-28
2007-09-28
2007-09-28
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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds.
50000
0.85
<b>Redemption</b>
<b>No Redemption</b>
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily, which means you could lose money.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares.
(800) 257-8787
www.nuveen.com/performance
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
highest
2009-06-30
0.1219
lowest
2008-12-31
-0.2065
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-0.3255
0.277
0.1464
0.0329
0.1296
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
January 31, 2014
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The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees.
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The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
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2007-09-28
2007-09-28
2006-05-31
2006-05-31
2008-05-30
2008-05-30
2006-12-15
2006-12-15
408
715
1033
2412
2732
1674
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.