Seeks to provide high long-term capital appreciation with low current income.
A broadly diversified fund of funds, investing in a combination of underlying funds consisting of approximately 80% stocks (U.S. and non-U.S.) and 20% bonds.
Emphasis on stocks for capital appreciation with some exposure to bonds for stability of investment principal.
Core equity exposure blends growth, market-oriented and value styles with exposure to stocks in both U.S., non-U.S. and real estate markets.
Fund highlights
Balances the growth potential of stocks with a small allocation to bonds for stability.
Diversifies across 4 broad asset classes, 8 funds and more than 50 manager products.
Maintains an optimal target asset allocation for a growth investor through regular rebalancing.
Characteristics As of 09/30/2009 Updated quarterly
Total market value (all classes)
$2.92 billion
Net asset value (Class S)
$8.67
Beta (Class S)1
0.93
30-day SEC yield (Class S)2
2.46
1 A statistical measure of a stock's volatility compared with the overall market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index. A beta of less than one indicates lower risk than the market; a beta of more than one indicates higher risk than the market. The Russell 3000 measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. securities based on total market capitalization.
2 The fund's current yield for the 30-day period ending 09/30/2009
Cusip
Ticker
Class A
782478614
RALAX
Class C
782493381
RALCX
Class E
782493548
RALEX
Class S
782493126
RALSX
Class R1
782478382
RALRX
Class R2
782478374
RALTX
Class R3
782493597
RALDX
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