The Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund offers a unique and balanced approach to optimizing both dividend income and long-term growth of capital.* Alpine scans the globe looking for the best dividend opportunities for investors, employing a multi-cap, multi-sector, and multi-style investment approach. The Fund combines four research-driven investment strategies – Growth, Value, Special Dividends, and Dividend Capture Rotation – to maximize the amount of distributed dividend income and to identify companies globally with the potential for dividend increases and capital appreciation.
* For taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2010, certain distributions designated by the Fund as derived from qualified dividend income will be taxed in the hands of noncorporate shareholders at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain, provided holding period and other requirements are met by both the Fund and the holders. Certain investment strategies of the Fund will limit the Fund’s ability to meet these requirements. As a result, there can be no assurance as to what portion of Fund distributions will be designated as qualified dividend income.