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Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund
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Time: 10 min 32
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* recorded 10/05/07 These comments were valid on the date the video was recorded. Markets move continuously. Ask your financial advisor for more up-to-date information. |
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Three Reasons to Consider Van Kampen Small Cap
Value Fund
- Strong performance
Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund ranked in the top decile of the Morningstar Small Value category for the 3-year period ending
March 31, 2008.*
- Proven framework for seeking value
The team believes that its disciplined investment process allows them to exploit market inefficiencies and investor biases in the small-cap value space.
- Intensive, bottom-up proprietary research
- A long-term investment horizon
- A focus on fundamentally sound companies possessing one or more catalysts that
can lead to improved profitability and the market's recognition of value
- An experienced management team
The fund is managed by the Small/Mid Cap Value team. The team has specialized expertise in small-cap investing. Current team members include: Richard Glass, CFA, and Alexander Yaggy, CFA.
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Consider this fund if you:
- Seek capital appreciation over the long-term
- Are willing to take on the increased risks of investing in smaller-sized, less established companies
- Can withstand volatility in the value of your shares of the fund
- Wish to add to your investment portfolio a fund that emphasizes a value style of investing in equity securities of small capitalization companies
* Percentile ranks based on returns calculated at NAV
and do not include sales charges. If sales charges were included,
performance would be lower and rank may be lower. For the period ended 3/31/08, Morningstar ranked the fund’s Class A shares 65 out of 453 funds, 15 out of 336 funds and 33 out of 261 funds for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, respectively, among its Morningstar Small Value category. Rankings for other share classes may vary.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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There is no assurance that a mutual fund will achieve its investment objective. Funds are subject
to market risk, which is the possibility that the market values of securities owned by the fund will
decline and that the value of fund shares may therefore be less than what you paid for them.
Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this fund. Please be aware that this fund may be
subject to certain additional risks. Small-cap stocks. Stocks of small-sized companies carry
special risks, such as limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and greater market
volatility than securities of larger, more-established companies. Foreign and emerging markets.
Investments in foreign markets entail special risks such as currency, political, economic, and
market risks. The risks of investing in emerging-market countries are greater than the risks
generally associated with foreign investments.
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