Only 5 percent of fund holdings are in the more volatile small-cap category. The fund has returned -2.36 percent over the past year and -2.28 percent over the past three years. The fund was launched in 1984. Over the long haul, it has consistently outperformed its Morningstar category average.
ad hominem. 1. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. 2. attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument. Compare ad feminam. Origin of ad hominem.
: an extinct hominid of the genus Homo (H. habilis) that is known from sub-Saharan fossil remains associated with crude stone tools, is estimated to have flourished 1.6 to 2 million years ago, and is believed to be the predecessor of Homo erectus.