Van Kampen International Growth Fund

Time: 9 min 30 sec
*recorded 03/13/08

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Three Reasons to Consider Van Kampen International Growth Fund
  1. A Heritage of Competitive Performance*
  2. A Disciplined Investment Approach
  3. A Tenured Management Team

A Fund to Consider in Today’s Market

At Van Kampen, we understand that economic uncertainty can be unsettling. We encourage you to discuss the following information with your financial advisor to determine if International Growth Fund may aid you in navigating today’s volatile markets.

  • The fund has performed well in a variety of market environments since its inception
  • Portfolio management believes that their emphasis on quality has the portfolio well-positioned for the current market conditions
  • Maintains a broadly diversified portfolio and limits its emerging markets exposure to 15%, as those markets may be more volatile in down market environments
  • Outperformed 85% of its Morningstar peers in the Foreign Large Growth category over the 10-year period ended 12/31/07.* See brochure for more details.

* Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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. In the Foreign Large Growth category, Class A shares of the fund ranked 62 out of 209 funds for the 1-year, 25 out of 173 funds for the 3-year, 27 out of 155 funds for the 5-year and 17 out of 67 funds for the 10-year periods that ended December 31, 2007.

** Team members may change without notice from time to time.

Risk Considerations

 

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. 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.
 

FUND FACTS


Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation, with a secondary objective of income.

Portfolio:
Invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of issuers located in countries other than the United States.
 

 


Symbols

Class A: VIFAX
Class B: VIFBX
Class C: VIFCX
Class I:  VIFIX
 

 


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