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The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 23 developed markets countries (excluding the U.S.) and 24 emerging markets countries.
Wide moat companies are those that Morningstar’s equity research team believes will maintain its competitive advantage(s) for at least 20 years.
An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, risks related to investing in equity securities, consumer staples sector, industrials sector, consumer discretionary sector, health care sector, medium-capitalization companies, foreign securities, foreign currency, emerging market issuers, special risk considerations of investing in Asian, Chinese and United Kingdom issuers, depositary receipts, cash transactions, market, operational, high portfolio turnover, index tracking, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount and liquidity of fund shares, non-diversification index-related concentration and competitive advantage assessment risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Emerging market issuers and foreign securities may be subject to securities markets, political and economic, investment and repatriation restrictions, different rules and regulations, less publicly available financial information, foreign currency and exchange rates, operational and settlement, and corporate and securities laws risks. Medium-capitalization companies may be subject to elevated risks.
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