Cullen Funds Trust

10/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2024 12:51

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497K

CULLEN EMERGING MARKETS HIGH DIVIDEND FUND
Retail Class Class I Class C
CEMDX CEMFX CEMGX

Summary Prospectus

October 28, 2024

This summary prospectus is designed to provide investors with key fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's full prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund's full prospectus and statement of additional information, each dated October 28, 2024 and most recent annual report to shareholders, dated June 30, 2024 are all incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. All this information may be obtained at no cost either: online at www.cullenfunds.com or by calling Cullen Funds at 1-877-485-8586.

Investment Objective

The Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (the "Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund" or the "Fund") seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
Retail Class Class C Class I
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)a 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

Retail Class Class C Class I
Management Fee 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.00%
Other Expensesb 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expensesc 1.47% 2.22% 1.22%
Less Expense Reduction/Reimbursementd -0.22% -0.22% -0.22%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement 1.25% 2.00% 1.00%
a You will be charged a 2% redemption fee if you redeem or exchange shares of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund within seven (7) days of purchase. The redemption fee is payable to the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and is intended to benefit the remaining shareholders by reducing the cost of short-term trading. The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's Transfer Agent charges a $15 wire redemption fee to shareholders who elect to redeem by wire transfer.
b Other expenses, which include custodian, transfer agency, shareholder servicing plan fees and other customary fund expenses, are based on actual amounts from the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's statement of operations for its most recently completed fiscal year.
c The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets as reported in the "Financial Highlights" section of the Prospectus, which reflects the operating expenses of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
d Cullen Capital Management LLC (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to limit the Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to not more than 1.25% for Retail Class shares, 2.00% for Class C shares and 1.00% for Class I shares through October 31, 2025 (the "Termination Date"). The Adviser may, due to a recapture provision of the written fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement (the "Agreement"), recapture any expenses or fees it has reduced or reimbursed within a three-year period from the date of reimbursement, provided that recapture does not cause the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund to exceed existing expense limitations. The Agreement to limit the Net Annual Operating Expenses may not be terminated by either the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund or the Adviser prior to the Termination Date.

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Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years*
Retail Class $127 $443 $781 $1,736
Class C $203 $673 $1,169 $2,534
Class I $102 $365 $649 $1,456
* The Expense Example amounts assume that the expense limitation and reimbursement agreement remains in effect only through October 31, 2025. Thus, the 3 years, 5 years and 10 years examples reflect expense limitation and reimbursement only for the first year.

Portfolio Turnover

The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities ("portfolio turnover"). A higher portfolio turnover rate will result in higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Emerging Markets Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 74% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in high dividend paying securities of companies across all capitalizations that are organized in, maintain at least 50% of their assets in, or derive at least 50% of their revenues from, emerging market countries. As a point of comparison, a high dividend paying common stock that the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund would invest in would generally have a dividend yield greater than the average dividend yield of the equity securities in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

An emerging market country is any country that has been determined by an international organization, such as the World Bank, to have a relatively low to middle income economy. In selecting stocks, the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's portfolio managers select companies that have growth potential, focusing on companies across all capitalizations. The Fund's holdings may include issues denominated in currencies of emerging countries, investment companies (like country funds) which invest in emerging countries, American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"), Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") and other similar instruments (ADRs, EDRs and GDRs are hereinafter collectively referred to as "depositary receipts"), and similar types of investments representing emerging markets securities. Depositary receipts may be purchased through "sponsored" or "unsponsored" facilities. A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the underlying security and a depositary, whereas a depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by the issuer of the depositary security. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of such facilities and the depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through voting rights to the holders of such receipts.

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The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund intends to diversify its investments across different countries, and the percentage of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's assets invested in particular countries or regions will change from time to time based on the Adviser's judgment. However, the Fund will not have more than 30% of its total assets invested as at the time of purchase in securities of any one country.

The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund generally invests substantially all of its assets in common stocks and depositary receipts but can invest in other equity securities, which can include convertible debt, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that invest primarily in equity securities, warrants, rights, equity interests in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), equity interests in master limited partnerships ("MLPs"), and preferred stocks. The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund invests roughly the same amount of its assets in each position in the portfolio at the time of original purchase, although the portfolio is not systematically rebalanced. This approach avoids the overweighting of any individual security being purchased. The Adviser may sell portfolio stocks when they are no longer attractive based on their growth potential, dividend yield or price.

As part of its strategy, the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, in order to generate additional income, may selectively write covered call options when it is deemed to be in the Fund's best interest. A call option is a short-term contract entitling the purchaser, in return for a premium paid, the right to buy the underlying equity security at a specified price upon exercise of the option at any time prior to its expiration. Writing a covered call option allows the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund to receive a premium. A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy the underlying equity stock from the writer of the option at a given price during a specific period.

The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund will not engage in derivatives except to the extent that either (1) the writing of covered call options, and or (2) participatory notes, is deemed to involve derivatives.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund involves risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

General Stock Risks. The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable declines in value, as well as periods of poor performance through its investment in the stock market. Periods of poor performance and declines in value of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's underlying equity investments can be caused, and also be further prolonged by other factors confronting the global economy such as declining consumer and business confidence, malfunctioning credit markets, increased unemployment, reduced levels of capital expenditure, fluctuating commodity prices, bankruptcies, and other circumstances, all of which can individually and collectively have direct effects on the valuation and/or earnings power of the companies in which the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund invests. Stock markets worldwide have experienced significant volatility in recent periods as a result of market participants reacting to economic data and market indicators that have contradicted previous assumptions and estimates. At times, these reactions have created scenarios where investors and traders have redeemed their investments/holdings en masse, thereby creating additional and often significant downward price pressure than might be experienced in less volatile periods. Market participants' views on the valuation and/or earnings power of a company and the overall state of the economy can cause similar significant short-term and long-term volatility in the value of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's shares. As a result, you could lose money investing in the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund.

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Foreign Securities Risk. Foreign investments involve additional risks, which include currency exchange-rate fluctuations, political and economic instability, differences in financial reporting standards, and less-strict regulation of securities markets. More specific risks include:

future political and economic developments,
the imposition of foreign withholding taxes on dividend and interest income payable on the securities,
the possible establishment of exchange controls,
the possible seizure or nationalization of foreign investments, and
the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of amounts due with respect to such securities.

You may lose money by investing in the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund if any of the following occur:

foreign stock markets decline in value,
the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund has difficulty selling smaller capitalization or emerging market stocks during a market due to lower liquidity,
the value of a foreign currency declines relative to the U.S. dollar, or
political, social or economic instability in a foreign country causes the value of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's investments to decline.

ADRs are subject to the risks of foreign investments and may not always track the price of the underlying foreign security. Even when denominated in U.S. currency, the depositary receipts are subject to currency risk if the underlying security is denominated in a foreign currency.

Risk of Investing in Emerging Market Countries. All of the risks of investing in foreign securities are heightened by investing in emerging markets. The securities of issuers located in emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse, less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in price and may be particularly sensitive to certain economic changes.

There may be less government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers in certain foreign markets as compared to the United States, which may decrease the rights and protections of investors in the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund. Information about securities may not be as readily available as in the United States because foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers which may increase the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's regulatory and compliance burden. Brokerage commissions, withholding taxes, custodial fees, and other fees generally are higher in foreign markets. The policies and procedures followed by foreign stock exchanges, currency markets, trading systems and brokers may differ from those applicable in the United States, with possibly negative consequences to the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund. Differences in the legal system between foreign governments and the United States may make it difficult for the Fund to vote proxies, exercise shareholder rights, and pursue legal remedies with respect to its foreign investments.

In the past, governments within the emerging markets have become overly reliant on the international capital markets and other forms of foreign credit to finance public spending programs that cause large deficits. Often, interest payments on such government debt, representing a large percentage of total GDP, has become too burdensome for governments within emerging markets to meet. Some governments within emerging markets have been forced to seek a restructuring of their loan and/or bond obligations and have declared a temporary suspension of interest payments or have defaulted. These events have affected adversely the values of securities issued by governments within emerging markets and companies in emerging markets countries and have impacted negatively both the present cost of borrowing and their ability to borrow in the future.

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Geographic Focus Risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or region or a limited number of countries. If the Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund's investment performance may also be more volatile if it concentrates its investments in certain countries, especially emerging market countries.

Financials Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund focuses on the financials sector, the Fund may be more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the financials sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the financials sector are subject to extensive government regulation, which can limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments that companies in this sector can make, and the interest rates and fees that these companies can charge. Profitability can be largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and the rate of corporate and consumer debt defaults, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change.

Technology Securities Risk. Certain technology-related companies may face special risks that their products or services may not prove to be commercially successful. Technology-related companies are also strongly affected by worldwide scientific or technological developments. As a result, their products may rapidly become obsolete. Such companies are also often subject to governmental regulation and may, therefore, be adversely affected by governmental policies. In addition, certain technology-related companies in which the Fund may invest may not currently be profitable and there can be no assurance that such companies will be profitable in the future.

Small-Capitalization Companies Risk. The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund invests in the stocks of small-capitalization companies. Small- capitalization companies often have narrower markets and limited managerial and financial resources compared to those of larger, more established companies. As a result, their performance can be more volatile, and they face greater risk of business reversals, which could increase the volatility of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's portfolio. Further, due to thin trading in some such companies, an investment may be more illiquid (i.e., harder to sell) than that of larger capitalization stocks.

Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk. The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund may invest in the stocks of medium-capitalization companies. Medium-capitalization companies often have narrower markets and limited managerial and financial resources compared to those of larger, more established companies. As a result, their performance can be more volatile and they face greater risk of business reversals, which could increase the volatility of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's portfolio.

Large-Capitalization Companies Risk. The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund may invest in the stocks of large-capitalization companies. Securities issued by large-capitalization companies tend to be less volatile than securities issued by smaller companies. However, larger companies may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies, especially during strong economic periods, and may be unable to respond as quickly to competitive challenges.

Value Style Investing Risk. Different types of equity investment strategies tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, and the performance resulting from the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's "value" investment style may sometimes be lower than that of equity funds following other styles of investment.

Foreign Currency Risk. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, which will reduce the value of investments denominated in those currencies held by the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund.

Options or Covered Call Writing Risk. The Fund may write (i.e., sell) covered call options on the securities or instruments in which it may invest and to enter into closing purchase transactions with respect to certain of such options. The market price of the call will, in most instances, move in conjunction with the price of the underlying equity security. However, if the security rises in value and the call is exercised, the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund may not participate fully in the market appreciation of the security, which may negatively affect your investment return. The Fund's writing of covered call options is also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.

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Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), governs the use of certain derivatives by registered investment companies. The Fund has implemented policies and procedures to comply with Rule 18f-4. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of certain derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminated the asset segregation framework previously used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treats derivatives as senior securities and requires funds whose use of derivatives (including for purposes of Rule 18f- 4, covered call options) is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

The U.S. government may consider adopting and implementing other new, additional regulations governing derivatives markets, which new regulations may impact options or covered call writing, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin, reporting and registration requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional U.S. or other regulations may make derivatives more costly, impose reporting and other obligations on the Fund in connection with its investments in derivatives, may limit the availability of derivatives, or may otherwise adversely affect the value or performance of derivatives. Future regulatory developments may impact the Fund's ability to invest or remain invested in certain derivatives. The Adviser cannot predict the effects of any new governmental regulation that may be implemented on the ability of the Fund to use derivative products, including options or covered calls, and there can be no assurance that any new governmental regulation will not adversely affect the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover (more than 100%) may result in increased transaction costs to the Fund, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of the securities and on reinvestment in other securities. The sale of Fund portfolio securities may result in the realization and/or distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains or losses as compared to a fund with less active trading policies. These effects of higher than normal portfolio turnover may adversely affect Fund performance.

Market Disruptions Risk; Sovereign Debt Crises Risk. The global financial markets have in recent years undergone pervasive and fundamental disruptions. This global market turmoil has led to increased market volatility. Consumer and business confidence remains fragile and subject to possible reversal for a variety of reasons, including political uncertainty, and high and growing debt levels by many consumers, business institutions and governments in the United States, certain countries in Europe and elsewhere around the world. The securities of the United States, as well as several countries across Europe and Asia, have in recent years been, or are at risk of being, downgraded, and sovereign debt crises have persisted in certain countries in those regions. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. These events and circumstances could result in further market disruptions that could adversely affect financial markets on a global basis.

Government Intervention Risk. The global financial markets have in the past few years gone through pervasive and fundamental disruptions which have led to extensive and unprecedented governmental intervention. Such intervention has in certain cases been implemented on an "emergency" basis, suddenly and substantially eliminating market participants' ability to continue to implement certain strategies or manage the risk of their outstanding positions. In addition, these interventions have typically been unclear in scope and application, resulting in confusion and uncertainty which in itself has been materially detrimental to the efficient functioning of the markets as well as previously successful investment strategies.

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Performance Information

The following bar chart shows the total return of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund from year to year (on a calendar year-to-date basis), and the table shows the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's average annual total return over time compared to one or more broad measures of market performance. Both the bar chart and the table assume that all dividends and distributions are reinvested in the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and, by comparing the Fund's performance to one or more broad measures of market performance, give some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund. The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund will perform in the future.

Updated performance information is available at www.cullenfunds.com or by calling 1-877-485-8586.

Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31, 2023

The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's 2024 year-to-date total return through September 30, 2024 was 12.67%.

Best and Worst Quarter Returns (for the period reflected in the bar chart above)
Return Quarter/Year
Highest Return 21.08% Q4/2020
Lowest Return -26.19% Q1/2020

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Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2023

Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, Retail Class

1 Year

5 Year

10 Year

Returns before taxes 26.11% 8.58% 4.22%
Returns after taxes on distributions1 24.14% 7.37% 3.06%
Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 15.79% 6.35% 2.88%
Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, Class I
Returns before taxes 26.39% 8.85% 4.50%
Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund, Class C
Returns before taxes 25.17% 7.77% 3.45%
MSCI Emerging Markets Stock Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 9.83% 3.68% 2.66%
1 After-tax returns are shown for Retail Class shares only. After-tax returns for Class C and Class I shares will differ. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. Furthermore, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to those who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

Investment Adviser

Cullen Capital Management LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund.

Portfolio Managers

James P. Cullen, the Adviser's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and controlling member, has been co-portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund since the Fund's inception on August 31, 2012. He is also a founder of Schafer Cullen Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser, and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since December 1982.

Rahul D. Sharma has served as a co-portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund since it commenced operations on August 31, 2012. Mr. Sharma currently serves as Portfolio Manager and Executive Director at the Adviser and has worked there since May 2000.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund on days the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading by written request to the addresses below, by wire transfer, by telephone at 1-877-485-8586 or through any broker/dealer organization that has a sales agreement with the Fund's distributor. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.

Regular mail: Cullen Funds, PO Box 2170, Denver, Colorado 80201

Overnight mail: Cullen Funds c/o Paralel Technologies, 1700 Broadway, Suite 1850, Denver, Colorado 80290

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The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund accepts investment in the following minimum amounts:

Share Class: Initial Additional
Retail Class-Regular Accounts $1,000 $100
Retail Class-IRAs and UGMA/UTMA Accounts, Simple
IRA, SEP-IRA, 403(b)(7), Keogh, Pension Plan and Profit
Sharing Plan Accounts $250 $50
Class C-Regular Accounts $1,000 $100
Class C-IRAs and UGMA/UTMA Accounts, Simple IRA,
SEP-IRA, 403(b)(7), Keogh, Pension Plan and Profit
Sharing Plan Accounts $250 $50
Class I $1,000,000 $100
A registered investment adviser may aggregate all client accounts investing in Class I shares of the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund to meet the investment minimum.
If you use an Automatic Investment Plan ("AIP") for a regular account for the Retail Class or Class C shares, the initial investment minimum to open an account is $50 and the additional investment minimum is $50.
If you use an AIP for a custodial or retirement plan account for the Retail Class or Class C shares, the initial investment minimum to open an account as well as the monthly additional investment amount is $25.

Tax Information

The Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund's distributions to you are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, in which case such distributions can be subject to U.S. federal income tax as ordinary income when distributed to, or received by, you from such tax-deferred arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial adviser), the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and/or its Adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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