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Van Kampen Small Cap Growth Fund
Consider this fund if you:
- Seek capital appreciation over the long-term
- Are willing to take on the increased risks of investing
in smaller companies
- Seek to add a growth style of investing in common
stocks and other equity securities of small companies
* Morningstar rated this fund (Class A shares) 4 stars for the overall, 4 stars for the 3-year and 5-year periods among 681, 681 and 561 U.S.-domiciled small cap growth funds, respectively, based on risk-adjusted returns.
For each fund
with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted
Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly
performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and
redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and
rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each
category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next
35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom
10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of
one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause
slight variations in the distribution percentages.) Morningstar
Rating is for Class A shares only; other classes may have different
performance characteristics. ©2008 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights
Reserved. This information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to
Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or
distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or
timely. Neither Morningstar nor it its content providers are
responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this
information. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
**Team members may change without notice from time
to time.
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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