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Definitions & Disclosures                                              6/30/2021





 Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index – Covers the USD-denominated, investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the
 Treasury, Government-Related, Corporate, MBS, ABS and CMBS sectors. Total return comprises price appreciation/ depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment.
 Components of the index are rebalanced monthly.

 Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Index – Includes Treasuries, Government-Related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign and local authority debt) and USD Corporates. Total return comprises
 price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Components of the index are rebalanced monthly

 Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index – Covers the USD-denominated long term tax exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue
 bonds, insured bonds and prerefunded bonds. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Components of the index are
 rebalanced monthly.
 MSCI EAFE (Net) Index – An arithmetic, market value-weighted average of the performance of over 900 securities listed on the stock exchanges of the following countries in Europe, Australia and
 the Far East: Australia, Hong Kong, Norway, Austria, Ireland, Singapore, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Finland, Malaysia, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom,
 Germany and New Zealand.

 Russell 1000 Growth Index – Contains those Russell 1000 securities with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book and price-earnings
 ratios, lower dividend yields and higher forecasted growth values than securities in the value universe.

 Russell 1000 Value Index – Contains those Russell 1000 securities with a less-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit lower price-to-book and price-earnings ratios,
 higher dividend yields and lower forecasted growth values than securities in the growth universe.

 Russell 2000 Index – Includes the smallest 2000 securities in the Russell 3000, offering investors access to the small cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 is constructed to
 provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small cap
 opportunity set.

 Russell 2000 Growth Index – Contains those Russell 2000 securities with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book and price-earnings
 ratios, lower dividend yields and higher forecasted growth values than securities in thevalue universe.

 Russell 2000 Value Index – Contains those Russell 2000 securities with a less-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit lower price-to-book and price-earnings ratios,
 higher dividend yields and lower forecasted growth values than securities in the growth universe.

 Russell 2500 Index – Offers investors access to the small to mid cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500 includes the smallest 2500
 securities in the Russell 3000.

 Russell 3000 Index – Measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity
 market.

 Russell Mid Cap Growth Index – Contains those Russell mid cap securities with a greater-than average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book and price
 earnings ratios, lower dividend yields and higher forecasted growth values than securities in the value universe.

 Russell Mid Cap Value Index – Contains those Russell mid cap securities with a less-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit lower price-to-book and price-earnings
 ratios, higher dividend yields and lower forecasted growth values than the growth universe.

 S&P 500 Index – Covers 500 large cap industrial, utility, transportation, and financial companies of the US markets. The index represents about 75% of NYSE market capitalization and 30% of
 NYSE issues. It is a capitalization weighted index calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested.














 Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Rankings provided based on total returns. Performance quoted for mutual funds may include performance of a predecessor
 fund/share class prior to the share class commencement of operations.




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