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.
Etymology and early use. The phrase quod erat demonstrandum is a translation into Latin from the Greek á½ÏÎµÏ á¼Î´ÎµÎ¹ Î´Îµá¿Î¾Î±Î¹ (hoper edei deixai; abbreviated as Î¿ÎµÎ´). Translating from the Latin into English yields, what was to be demonstrated; however, translating the Greek phrase á½ÏÎµÏ á¼Î´ÎµÎ¹ Î´Îµá¿Î¾Î±Î¹ produces a slightly different meaning.