The Portfolio is an "index" fund that seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return performance of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Investable Market Index over the long term. Normally, it generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its net assets (plus borrowings, if any) in securities comprising the index or in American Depositary Receipts or Global Depositary Receipts providing exposure to securities comprising the index.