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VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC.  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] oef_RiskReturnHeading VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND
Objective [Heading] oef_ObjectiveHeading Investment objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] oef_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Fund’s sole investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
Expense Heading [Optional Text] oef_ExpenseHeading Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] oef_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. There are no shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) when you buy and sell shares of the Fund. Future expenses may be greater or less. You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a financial intermediary for transactions in Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the tables or the Example below. Please contact your financial intermediary about whether such a commission may apply to your transaction.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] oef_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example [Heading] oef_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] oef_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The example that follows 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 whether or not you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that the Expense Limitation is never terminated by the Fund’s Board. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] oef_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] oef_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
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 38% of the average value of the portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate oef_PortfolioTurnoverRate 38.00%
Strategy [Heading] oef_StrategyHeading Principal investment strategies of the Fund
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] oef_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
To achieve the Fund’s investment objective, the Adviser invests substantially all of the Fund’s assets in common stock. Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s portfolio will generally consist of positions in 25 to 50 companies. The Fund considers companies with market capitalization of greater than $10 billion to be larger companies. The Fund is actively managed by the Adviser, which seeks to purchase growth companies that generally have strong market positions in growing industries that may enable those companies to increase future sales and earnings at an above-average pace in the coming years. There are no set limitations on the sector weightings of the Fund’s investments, and the Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. During the investment selection process, the Adviser performs fundamental and quantitative analysis on each company and utilizes the rankings of companies by the Value Line Timeliness™ Ranking System (the “Ranking System”) to assist in selecting securities for purchase. The Ranking System is a proprietary quantitative system that compares an estimate of the probable market performance of each stock within a universe during the next six to twelve months to that of all stocks within that universe and ranks stocks on a scale of 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest). The universe consists of stocks of approximately 1,700 companies under review by the Ranking System accounting for approximately 90% of the market capitalization of all stocks traded on the U.S. securities exchanges, including stocks of foreign companies. The Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons including when a company’s business fundamentals deteriorate or a company’s valuation has become less attractive in relationship to the company’s future growth prospects. Other reasons include to secure gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into more promising investment opportunities.
The Adviser has discretion in managing the Fund, including whether and which ranked stocks to include within the Fund’s portfolio, whether and when to buy or sell stocks based upon changes in their rankings, and the frequency and timing of rebalancing the Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser will determine the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in each stock based on the stock’s relative attractiveness taking into account the potential risk and reward of each investment.
Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] oef_StrategyPortfolioConcentration To achieve the Fund’s investment objective, the Adviser invests substantially all of the Fund’s assets in common stock. Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s portfolio will generally consist of positions in 25 to 50 companies. The Fund considers companies with market capitalization of greater than $10 billion to be larger companies. The Fund is actively managed by the Adviser, which seeks to purchase growth companies that generally have strong market positions in growing industries that may enable those companies to increase future sales and earnings at an above-average pace in the coming years. There are no set limitations on the sector weightings of the Fund’s investments, and the Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. During the investment selection process, the Adviser performs fundamental and quantitative analysis on each company and utilizes the rankings of companies by the Value Line Timeliness™ Ranking System (the “Ranking System”) to assist in selecting securities for purchase. The Ranking System is a proprietary quantitative system that compares an estimate of the probable market performance of each stock within a universe during the next six to twelve months to that of all stocks within that universe and ranks stocks on a scale of 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest). The universe consists of stocks of approximately 1,700 companies under review by the Ranking System accounting for approximately 90% of the market capitalization of all stocks traded on the U.S. securities exchanges, including stocks of foreign companies. The Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons including when a company’s business fundamentals deteriorate or a company’s valuation has become less attractive in relationship to the company’s future growth prospects. Other reasons include to secure gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into more promising investment opportunities.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] oef_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Fund performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] oef_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
The bar chart and table that follow can help you evaluate the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how returns for the Fund’s Investor Class shares have varied over the past ten calendar years. The table compares the performance of the Investor Class and Institutional Class shares to the performance of a broad-based regulatory index (the S&P 500® Index) and a broad-based secondary index (the Russell 1000® Growth Index). The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at: www.vlfunds.com.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] oef_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and table that follow can help you evaluate the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how returns for the Fund’s Investor Class shares have varied over the past ten calendar years. The table compares the performance of the Investor Class and Institutional Class shares to the performance of a broad-based regulatory index (the S&P 500® Index) and a broad-based secondary index (the Russell 1000® Growth Index).
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] oef_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.vlfunds.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] oef_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] oef_BarChartHeading Total Returns of Investor Class (before taxes) as of 12/31 each year (%) ​
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] oef_BarChartClosingTextBlock
Best Quarter:
 Q2 2020
 +39.25%
Worst Quarter:
 Q2 2022
 –28.69%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] oef_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date oef_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return oef_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 39.25%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label [Optional Text] oef_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date oef_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2022
Lowest Quarterly Return oef_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (28.69%)
Performance Table Heading oef_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2025
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes [Text] oef_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate oef_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns in the table below are shown for Investor Class shares only and are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred oef_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] oef_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for Institutional Class shares will vary from those of Investor Class shares shown in the table below.
Performance Table Narrative oef_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock
After-tax returns in the table below are shown for Investor Class shares only and 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 for Institutional Class shares will vary from those of Investor Class shares shown in the table below. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock Investing in any mutual fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment, and that you may lose money.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Risk Not Insured [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Growth Style Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Growth Style Risk. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are generally more sensitive to investor perceptions and market movements. In addition, growth stocks as a group may be out of favor at times and underperform the overall equity market for long periods while investors concentrate on other types of stocks, such as “value” stocks.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Market Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Market Risk. The chief risk that you assume when investing in the Fund is market risk which is the possibility that the securities in a certain market will decline in value because of factors such as recessions, changes in interest rates, global trade policies, war, terrorism including cyber terrorism, natural and environmental disasters as well as public health emergencies. Market risk may have a material impact on a single issuer, an industry, a sector of the economy or the market as a whole and could be significant and cause losses.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Equity Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities represent ownership in a corporation and their prices fluctuate for a number of reasons including issuer-specific events, market perceptions and general movements in the equity markets. The resulting fluctuation in the price of equity securities may take the form of a drastic movement or a sustained trend. If an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds will take precedence over the claims of owners of common stocks. Historically, the prices of equity securities have fluctuated more than bond prices.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Liquidity Risk. Certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price that the Fund would like when there is little or no active trading market. If a security cannot be sold by the Fund at a favorable time and price, the Fund may have to lower the price, sell other securities instead, or forgo an investment opportunity in order to obtain liquidity. This could have a negative effect on the Fund’s performance.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Sector Allocation Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Sector Allocation Risk. A sector is a group of selected industries within the economy, such as technology. The Fund may be overweighted or underweighted in certain sectors, which may cause the Fund’s performance to be more or less sensitive, respectively, to developments affecting those sectors.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Focused Portfolio Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Focused Portfolio Risk. Because the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in a small number of securities, the Fund’s net asset value may be more volatile and the Fund’s investments may involve more risk than investing in a fund that holds a greater number of securities.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Small and Mid-Sized Company Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Small and Mid-Sized Company Risk. Investments in small and mid-sized companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies — as a general rule, the smaller the market capitalization of the company, the greater the risk. As compared to larger companies, small and mid-sized companies may have limited management experience or depth, limited ability to generate or borrow capital needed for growth, and limited products or services, or may operate in less established markets. Accordingly, small and mid-sized company securities may be more
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sensitive to changing economic, market, and industry conditions and may be more volatile and less liquid than equity securities of larger companies, especially over the short term. Small and mid-sized companies also may fall out of favor relative to larger companies in certain market cycles, causing the Fund to incur losses or underperform.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Ranking System Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Ranking System Risk. The Adviser’s use of the results of the Ranking System in managing the Fund involves the risk that the Ranking System may not have the predictive qualities anticipated by the Adviser or that over certain periods of time the price of securities not covered by the Ranking System, or lower-ranked securities, may appreciate to a greater extent than those securities in the Fund’s portfolio. Quantitative models like the Ranking Systems may not work as anticipated, potentially resulting in lower investment performance or losses to the Fund.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Active Management Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Active Management Risk. Because the Fund is actively managed, its investment return depends on the ability of the Adviser to manage its portfolio successfully. There can be no guarantee that the Adviser’s investment strategies will produce the desired results or that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Foreign Investments Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Foreign Investments Risk. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. These risks tend to be more volatile in emerging markets (as compared to the U.S. market or developed foreign markets).
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Market Disruption Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Market Disruption Risk. Markets may be impacted by negative external and/or direct and indirect economic factors such as pandemics (including COVID-19), natural disasters, global trade policies and political unrest or uncertainties. The adverse impact of any one or more of these events on the market value of Fund investments could be significant and can affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general. The Adviser cannot predict the likelihood of occurrence or the effects of similar disruptive events in the future on the U.S. and other economies, or the investments in the Fund’s portfolio or the potential for success of the Fund.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Cybersecurity Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] oef_RiskTextBlock
Cybersecurity Risk. As the use of technology becomes more prevalent in the course of business, the Fund becomes more susceptible to operational, financial and information security risks resulting from cyberattacks and/or technological malfunctions. Successful cyberattacks and/or technological malfunctions affecting the Fund or its service providers can result in, among other things, financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, the inability to process transactions with shareholders or other parties and the release of private shareholder information or confidential Fund information. While measures have been developed which are designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there are inherent limitations in such measures and there is no guarantee those measures will be effective, particularly since the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity measures of its service providers, financial intermediaries or companies in which it invests or with which it does business.
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC.  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.73%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees oef_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): oef_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.15%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses oef_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 1.13%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ExpensesOverAssets 1.13%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement oef_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.00%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 115
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear03 359
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear05 622
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,375
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 115
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 359
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 622
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,375
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | Institutional  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.73%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees oef_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.00%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): oef_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.49%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses oef_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.88%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) oef_ExpensesOverAssets 1.22%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement oef_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.34%) [1]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 90
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear03 354
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear05 638
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,447
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 90
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 354
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 638
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years oef_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,447
Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 18.55%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 15.32%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 18.13%
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 17.88%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 14.42%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 14.82%
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC.  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 0.24%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 33.79%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 1.30%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 25.67%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 45.98%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 2.89%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct (38.99%)
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 59.06%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 26.49%
Annual Return [Percent] oef_AnnlRtrPct 28.58%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 28.58%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 10.18%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 15.01%
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | After Taxes on Distributions  
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Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 26.75%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 8.43%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 12.61%
VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FOCUSED FUND, INC. | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 18.18%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 7.55%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 11.59%
Institutional  
Prospectus [Line Items] oef_ProspectusLineItems  
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 28.92%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 10.46%
Average Annual Return, Percent oef_AvgAnnlRtrPct 15.26%
[1] EULAV Asset Management (the “Adviser”) has agreed to pay or reimburse certain class-specific fees and expenses incurred by the Institutional Class so that the Institutional Class bears its class-specific fees and expenses at the same percentage of its average daily net assets as the Investor Class’s class-specific fees and expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees and any extraordinary expenses incurred in different amounts by the classes) (the “Expense Limitation”). The Adviser may subsequently recover from assets attributable to the Institutional Class the reimbursed expenses and/or waived fees (within 3 years from the month in which the waiver/reimbursement occurred) to the extent that the Institutional Class’s expense ratio is less than the Expense Limitation or, if lower, the expense limitation in effect when the waiver/reimbursement occurred. The Expense Limitation can be terminated only with the agreement of the Fund’s Board.