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Smaller Companies Series</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
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shares of the Fund.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
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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 redeem all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment
has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
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(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 31.09% of the average value of its
portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock>
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the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of smaller companies located outside the
U.S., including emerging markets. For purposes of this 80% policy, smaller companies are defined as those
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;with
market capitalizations that do not exceed $4 billion. However, under normal conditions, when making an
initial purchase of securities of a company, the investment manager will only invest in securities of
companies with a market capitalization of not more than $2 billion. Once a security qualifies for initial
purchase, it continues to qualify for additional purchases as long as it is held by the Fund, provided
that the issuer's market capitalization does not exceed $4 billion. In addition, the Fund may continue
to hold securities that have grown to have a market capitalization in excess of $4 billion. The result
may be that the Fund could hold a significant percentage of its net assets in securities of companies
that have market capitalizations in excess of $2 billion. The Fund predominantly invests in equity securities,
primarily common stock. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The Fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in the securities of issuers located
in any one country.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;When choosing equity investments for the Fund, the investment manager applies
a &#x201c;bottom-up,&#x201d; value-oriented, long-term approach, focusing on the market price of a company&#x2019;s
securities relative to the investment manager&#x2019;s evaluation of the company&#x2019;s long-term earnings, asset
value and cash flow potential. The investment manager also considers a company&#x2019;s price/earnings ratio,
profit margins and liquidation value. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The investment manager may consider selling an equity security
when it believes the security has become overvalued due to either its price appreciation or changes in
the company's fundamentals, when the investment manager believes that the market capitalization of a
security has become too large, or when the investment manager believes another security is a more attractive
investment opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:StrategyPortfolioConcentration contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Under normal market conditions,
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U.</rr:StrategyPortfolioConcentration>
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Fund. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank,
and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other
agency of the U.S. government.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Market  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The market values of securities or other
investments owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The market value
of a security or other investment may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand
unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all investments. When there are more sellers
than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The
current global outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in market closures
and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain
the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in global travel restrictions and disruptions of healthcare systems,
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;business
operations and supply chains, layoffs, volatility in consumer demand for certain products, defaults and
credit ratings downgrades, and other significant economic impacts. The effects of COVID-19 have impacted
global economic activity across many industries and may heighten other pre-existing political, social
and economic risks, locally or globally. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unpredictable and
may adversely affect the Fund&#x2019;s performance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Stock prices tend to go up and down more
dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could
have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Small Capitalization Companies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
&#160; Securities issued by small capitalization companies may be more volatile in price than those of larger
companies and may involve substantial risks. Such risks may include greater sensitivity to economic conditions,
less certain growth prospects, lack of depth of management and funds for growth and development, and
limited or less developed product lines and markets. In addition, small capitalization companies may
be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money
to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Foreign Securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;(non-U.S.)
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#160;Investing
in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, and includes risks
associated with: (i) internal and external political and economic developments &#x2013; e.g., the political,
economic and social policies and structures of some foreign countries may be less stable and more volatile
than those in the U.S. or some foreign countries may be subject to trading restrictions or economic sanctions;
(ii) trading practices &#x2013; e.g., government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency
markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; (iii) availability of information
&#x2013; e.g., foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting
standards and practices as U.S. issuers; (iv) limited markets &#x2013; e.g., the securities of certain foreign
issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and (v) currency exchange rate fluctuations
and policies. The risks of foreign investments may be greater in developing or emerging market countries.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Regional
Focus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
 Because the Fund may invest at least a significant portion of its assets in companies in a specific
region, including Europe, the Fund is subject to greater risks of adverse developments in that region
and/or the surrounding regions than a fund that is more broadly diversified geographically. Political,
social or economic disruptions in the region, even in countries in which the Fund is not invested, may
adversely affect the value of investments held by the Fund. Current uncertainty concerning the economic
consequences of the January 31, 2020 departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) and
Russia&#x2019;s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 may increase market volatility.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Developing
Market Countries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  The Fund&#x2019;s investments in securities of issuers in developing market countries
are subject to all of the risks of foreign investing generally, and have additional heightened risks
due to a lack of established legal, political, business and social frameworks to support securities markets,
including: delays in settling portfolio securities transactions; currency and capital controls; greater
sensitivity to interest rate changes; pervasiveness of corruption and crime; currency exchange rate volatility;
and inflation, deflation or currency devaluation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Value Style Investing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  A value stock may
not increase in price as anticipated by the investment manager if other investors fail to recognize the
company's value and bid up the price, the markets favor faster-growing companies, or the factors that
the investment manager believes will increase the price of the security do not occur or do not have the
anticipated effect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Liquidity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  From time to time, the trading market for a particular security
or type of security or other investments in which the Fund invests may become less liquid or even illiquid.
Reduced liquidity will have an adverse impact on the Fund&#x2019;s ability to sell such securities or other
investments when necessary to meet the Fund&#x2019;s liquidity needs, which may arise or increase in response
to a specific economic event or because the investment manager wishes to purchase particular investments
or believes that a higher level of liquidity would be advantageous. Reduced liquidity will also generally
lower the value of such securities or other investments. Market prices for such securities or other investments
may be relatively volatile.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Focus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  To the extent that the Fund focuses on
particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment from time to time, the Fund
may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a fund that invests
in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Large Redemptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
 The Fund may experience adverse effects when shareholders make large redemptions from the Fund that
equate to a large percentage of the Fund&#x2019;s assets. In order to meet such redemption requests, the Fund
may need to sell securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which could result in losses
to the Fund, increase the Fund&#x2019;s transaction costs and expense ratios, and accelerate the realization
of taxable income, if any, to shareholders. When experiencing a large redemption, the Fund may seek to
delay payment of the redemption request up to seven days for a variety of reasons including to provide
the investment manager with time to orderly process the request. If, however, the Fund is unable to delay
the redemption request, for example, due to various automated processes that can occur with respect to
certain large redemptions, there is a risk of additional detriment to the Fund and its remaining shareholders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
 The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Fund's
investment manager applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for
the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Cybersecurity
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Cybersecurity
incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund
assets, Fund or customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information,
cause the Fund, the investment manager and/or their service providers (including, but not limited to,
Fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer
data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent Fund investors from purchasing,
redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The investment manager has limited ability
to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers, and such third
party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Fund or investment manager.
Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial
costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents. Issuers of securities in
which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of these securities could
decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Because technology is frequently changing,
new ways to carry out cyber attacks are always developing. Therefore, there is a chance that some risks
have not been identified or prepared for, or that an attack may not be detected, which puts limitations
on the fund's ability to plan for or respond to a cyber attack. Like other funds and business enterprises,
the fund, the investment manager and their service providers are subject to the risk of cyber incidents
occurring from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskLoseMoney contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">You could lose money by investing in the
Fund.</rr:RiskLoseMoney>
    <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Performance</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
    <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The following bar chart and table provide
some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance
from year to year. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years
or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The
Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. You can obtain updated performance information at ftinstitutional.com or by calling
(800) 321-8563.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">The following bar chart and table provide
some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance
from year to year. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years
or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
    <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">The
Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
    <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">ftinstitutional.com</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
    <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">(800) 321-8563</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
    <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Annual Total Returns</rr:BarChartHeading>
    <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="-sec-ix-redline:true;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tr style="font-size:1pt;"&gt;&lt;td style="width:17.33%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width:68%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width:14.67%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Best Quarter: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2020, Q2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;23.82%&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Worst Quarter: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2020, Q1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;-31.92%&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="-sec-ix-redline:true;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tr style="font-size:1pt;"&gt;&lt;td style="width:100%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; font-size:1pt;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;As of March 31, 2022,
the Fund&#x2019;s year-to-date return was -12.71%.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
    <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">2020-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn
      contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.2382</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
    <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">2020-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn
      contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">-0.3192</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
    <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">As of March 31, 2022,
the Fund&#x2019;s year-to-date return was -12.71%.</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">2022-03-31</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn
      contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">-0.1271</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
    <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Average Annual Total Returns For
periods ended December 31, 2021</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Return before taxes</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.1072</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05
      contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.1015</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10
      contextRef="Context_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0893</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Return
after taxes on distributions</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0705</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0827</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0780</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSalesMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSalesMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0908</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSalesMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0787</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSalesMember_C000023826Member_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0723</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel contextRef="Context_MSCIACWorldex-USSmallCapIndex-NR1_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">MSCI AC World ex-US Small
Cap Index-NR (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes but are net of dividend tax withholding)</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
    <rr:IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes contextRef="Context_MSCIACWorldex-USSmallCapIndex-NR1_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">(index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes but are net of dividend tax withholding)</rr:IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_MSCIACWorldex-USSmallCapIndex-NR1_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.1293</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05
      contextRef="Context_MSCIACWorldex-USSmallCapIndex-NR1_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.1121</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10
      contextRef="Context_MSCIACWorldex-USSmallCapIndex-NR1_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0946</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
    <rr:PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008752Member_S000008752Summary1Member">&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown.
After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements,
such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. &lt;/p&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">  International
Equity Series</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
    <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Investment Goal</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
    <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Long-term capital growth.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
    <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Fees and
Expenses of the Fund</rr:ExpenseHeading>
    <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The table describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0078</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
    <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0078</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0032</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="_102_"
      unitRef="pure">0.0095</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="_103_"
      unitRef="pure">0.0110</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="_104_"
      unitRef="pure">-0.0004</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
    <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="_105_"
      unitRef="pure">-0.0004</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
    <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="_106_"
      unitRef="pure">0.0091</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      id="_107_"
      unitRef="pure">0.0106</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Example</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;This 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 redeem
all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return
each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects adjustments made
to the Fund's operating expenses due to the fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by management for
the 1 Year numbers only.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions
your costs would be:&lt;/p&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">93</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">299</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">522</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">1163</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">108</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">346</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">603</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
    <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10
      contextRef="Context_C000037509Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="usd">1337</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Portfolio
Turnover</rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;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 44.73% of the average value of its portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock>
    <rr:PortfolioTurnoverRate
      contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.4473</rr:PortfolioTurnoverRate>
    <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Principal Investment Strategies</rr:StrategyHeading>
    <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Under
normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in foreign (non-U.S.) equity
securities. The Fund predominantly invests in companies located outside the U.S. including companies
located in developing market countries. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The Fund may invest in equity securities of any size company,
across the entire market capitalization spectrum, including smaller and midsize companies. The equity
securities in which the Fund primarily invests are common stock. From time to time, based on economic
conditions, the Fund may have significant investments in one or more countries or in particular sectors,
such as the financial services sector. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;For purposes of pursuing its investment goal, the Fund intends
to enter into equity derivative instruments, including equity index futures contracts. The Fund uses
these derivative instruments for investment purposes, including for cash management purposes and to generate
income, to increase liquidity and/or to adjust the Fund&#x2019;s exposure to certain equity markets in a more
efficient or less expensive way. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;When choosing equity investments for the Fund, the investment manager applies
a &#x201c;bottom-up,&#x201d; value-oriented, long-term approach, focusing on the market price of a company&#x2019;s
securities relative to the investment manager&#x2019;s evaluation of the company&#x2019;s long-term earnings, asset
value and cash flow potential. The investment manager also considers a company&#x2019;s price/earnings ratio,
profit margins and liquidation value. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;In selecting securities for the Fund, the investment manager
attempts to identify those companies that offer above-average opportunities for capital appreciation
in various countries and industries where economic and political factors, including currency movements,
are favorable to capital growth. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The investment manager may consider selling an equity security when it believes
the security has become overvalued due to either its price appreciation or changes in the company's fundamentals,
or when the investment manager believes another security is a more attractive investment opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:StrategyPortfolioConcentration contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Under
normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in foreign (non-U.</rr:StrategyPortfolioConcentration>
    <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Principal
Risks </rr:RiskHeading>
    <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;You
could lose money by investing in the Fund. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or
guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S.
government.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Market  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The market values of securities or other investments owned
by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The market value of a security or
other investment may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand unrelated to
the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all investments. When there are more sellers than buyers,
prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The
current global outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in market closures
and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain
the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in global travel restrictions and disruptions of healthcare systems,
business operations and supply chains, layoffs, volatility in consumer demand for certain products, defaults
and credit ratings downgrades, and other significant economic impacts. The effects of COVID-19 have impacted
global economic activity across many industries and may heighten other pre-existing political, social
and economic risks, locally or globally. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unpredictable and
may adversely affect the Fund&#x2019;s performance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Stock prices tend to go up and down more
dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could
have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Foreign Securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;(non-U.S.)
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;&#160;Investing
in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, and includes risks
associated with: (i) internal and external political and economic developments &#x2013; e.g., the political,
economic and social policies and structures of some foreign countries may be less stable and more volatile
than those in the U.S. or some foreign countries may be subject to trading restrictions or economic sanctions;
(ii) trading practices &#x2013; e.g., government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency
markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; (iii) availability of information
&#x2013; e.g., foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting
standards and practices as U.S. issuers; (iv) limited markets &#x2013; e.g., the securities of certain foreign
issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and (v) currency exchange rate fluctuations
and policies. The risks of foreign investments may be greater in developing or emerging market countries.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Regional
Focus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
 Because the Fund may invest at least a significant portion of its assets in companies in a specific
region, including Europe, the Fund is subject to greater risks of adverse developments in that region
and/or the surrounding regions than a fund that is more broadly diversified geographically. Political,
social or economic disruptions in the region, even in countries in which the Fund is not &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;invested,
may adversely affect the value of investments held by the Fund. Current uncertainty concerning the economic
consequences of the January 31, 2020 departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) and
Russia&#x2019;s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 may increase market volatility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Developing Market Countries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
 The Fund&#x2019;s investments in securities of issuers in developing market countries are subject to all
of the risks of foreign investing generally, and have additional heightened risks due to a lack of established
legal, political, business and social frameworks to support securities markets, including: delays in
settling portfolio securities transactions; currency and capital controls; greater sensitivity to interest
rate changes; pervasiveness of corruption and crime; currency exchange rate volatility; and inflation,
deflation or currency devaluation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Value Style Investing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  A value stock may not increase in price
as anticipated by the investment manager if other investors fail to recognize the company's value and
bid up the price, the markets favor faster-growing companies, or the factors that the investment manager
believes will increase the price of the security do not occur or do not have the anticipated effect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Focus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
 To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of
investment from time to time, the Fund may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such
areas of focus than a fund that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors
or investments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Small and Mid Capitalization Companies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt; &#160; Securities issued by small and mid
capitalization companies may be more volatile in price than those of larger companies and may involve
substantial risks. Such risks may include greater sensitivity to economic conditions, less certain growth
prospects, lack of depth of management and funds for growth and development, and limited or less developed
product lines and markets. In addition, small and mid capitalization companies may be particularly affected
by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand
operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Derivative Instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  The performance of
derivative instruments depends largely on the performance of an underlying security, interest rate or
index, and such derivatives often have risks similar to the underlying instrument, in addition to other
risks. Derivatives involve costs and can create economic leverage in the Fund&#x2019;s portfolio which may
result in significant volatility and cause the Fund to participate in losses (as well as gains) in an
amount that significantly exceeds the Fund&#x2019;s initial investment. Other risks include illiquidity, mispricing
or improper valuation of the derivative, and imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative
and the underlying instrument so that the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. Their successful
use will usually depend on the investment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;manager&#x2019;s
ability to accurately forecast movements in the market relating to the underlying instrument. Should
a market or markets, or prices of particular classes of investments move in an unexpected manner, especially
in unusual or extreme market conditions, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction,
and it may realize losses, which could be significant. If the investment manager is not successful in
using such derivative instruments, the Fund&#x2019;s performance may be worse than if the investment manager
did not use such derivatives at all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Large Redemptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;  The Fund may experience adverse effects
when shareholders make large redemptions from the Fund that equate to a large percentage of the Fund&#x2019;s
assets. In order to meet such redemption requests, the Fund may need to sell securities at times when
it would not otherwise do so, which could result in losses to the Fund, increase the Fund&#x2019;s transaction
costs and expense ratios, and accelerate the realization of taxable income, if any, to shareholders.
When experiencing a large redemption, the Fund may seek to delay payment of the redemption request up
to seven days for a variety of reasons including to provide the investment manager with time to orderly
process the request. If, however, the Fund is unable to delay the redemption request, for example, due
to various automated processes that can occur with respect to certain large redemptions, there is a risk
of additional detriment to the Fund and its remaining shareholders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;
 The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Fund's
investment manager applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for
the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Cybersecurity
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Cybersecurity
incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund
assets, Fund or customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information,
cause the Fund, the investment manager and/or their service providers (including, but not limited to,
Fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer
data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent Fund investors from purchasing,
redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The investment manager has limited ability
to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers, and such third
party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Fund or investment manager.
Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial
costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents. Issuers of securities in
which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of these securities could
decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="-sec-ix-redline:true;font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Because
technology is frequently changing, new ways to carry out cyber attacks are always developing. Therefore,
there is a chance that some risks have not been identified or prepared for, or that an attack may not
be detected, which puts limitations on the fund's ability to plan for or respond to a cyber attack. Like
other funds and business enterprises, the fund, the investment manager and their service providers are
subject to the risk of cyber incidents occurring from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:RiskLoseMoney contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">You
could lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskLoseMoney>
    <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Performance</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
    <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The
following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar
chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year  for Primary Shares. The table shows
how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable,
compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and
after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. You can obtain
updated performance information at ftinstitutional.com or by calling (800) 321-8563.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Arial; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;The additional index MSCI
EAFE Index-NR in the table below shows how the Fund's performance compares to an additional leading developed
markets index. &lt;/p&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
    <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">The
following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar
chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year  for Primary Shares. The table shows
how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable,
compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
    <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">The Fund's past performance (before and
after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
    <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">ftinstitutional.com</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
    <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">(800) 321-8563</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
    <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Primary Shares Annual Total Returns</rr:BarChartHeading>
    <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="-sec-ix-redline:true;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tr style="font-size:1pt;"&gt;&lt;td style="width:17.33%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width:68%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width:14.67%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Best Quarter: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2020, Q4&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;22.67%&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;Worst Quarter: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;2020, Q1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; border-top:0.5pt; border-top-style:solid; border-top-color:#A7A7A7;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:right; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;-24.71%&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="-sec-ix-redline:true;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tr style="font-size:1pt;"&gt;&lt;td style="width:100%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:0.5pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#A7A7A7; font-size:1pt;"&gt;&lt;p style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Sans-Serif; font-style:normal; text-align:left; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;"&gt;As of March 31, 2022,
the Fund&#x2019;s year-to-date return was -1.84%.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
    <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">2020-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.2267</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
    <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">2020-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">-0.2471</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
    <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">As of March 31, 2022,
the Fund&#x2019;s year-to-date return was -1.84%.</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
    <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">2022-03-31</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
    <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">-0.0184</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
    <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Context_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Average
Annual Total Returns For periods ended December 31, 2021</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Return before taxes</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0575</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0539</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10
      contextRef="Context_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0540</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member">Return
after taxes on distributions</rr:AverageAnnualReturnLabel>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">-0.0263</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="pure">0.0181</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
    <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10
      contextRef="Context_AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember_C000023825Member_S000008751Member_S000008751Summary1Member"
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