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Cash Management Portfolio
Cash Management Portfolio
Investment Goal

The Portfolio’s investment goal is current income while preserving capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), in which the Portfolio is offered. If the separate account’s fees were shown, the Portfolio’s annual operating expenses would be higher. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Cash Management Portfolio
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Management Fees 0.46% 0.46% 0.46%
Service (12b-1) Fees none 0.15% 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.17% 0.17% 0.17%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses 0.63% 0.78% 0.88%
Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. If the Variable Contract fees were reflected, the expenses would be higher. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:

Expense Example Cash Management Portfolio (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class 1
64 202 351 786
Class 2
80 249 433 966
Class 3
90 281 488 1,084
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio attempts to achieve its investment goal by investing in a diversified selection of money market instruments. The Portfolio may invest in fixed income securities (consisting of U.S. Treasury bills, agency discount notes, corporate debt instruments and asset-backed securities) and short-term investments (consisting of commercial paper, repurchase agreements and bank obligations). These securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates of interest.


The Portfolio may invest more than 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated bank obligations of U.S. banks, foreign branches of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks.


The subadviser evaluates a number of factors in identifying investment opportunities and constructing the Portfolio’s portfolio. The subadviser considers local, national and global economic conditions, market conditions, interest rate movements, and other relevant factors to determine the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets among different securities.


The subadviser, in connection with selecting individual investments for the Portfolio, evaluates a security based on its potential to generate income and to preserve capital. The subadviser considers, among other factors, the creditworthiness of the issuer of the security and the various features of the security, such as its interest rate, yield, maturity and value relative to other securities.


The subadviser may sell an instrument before it matures in order to meet cash flow needs; to manage the portfolio’s maturity; if the subadviser believes that the instrument is no longer a suitable investment, or that other investments are more attractive; or for other reasons.


The Portfolio does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goal. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.


The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.


Risk of Investing in Money Market Securities. An investment in the Portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of its investments in high-quality short-term obligations (“money market securities”) may be subject to changes in interest rates, changes in the rating of any money market security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal. The Portfolio does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value.


Interest Rate Fluctuations Risk. Fixed income securities may be subject to volatility due to changes in interest rates. The market value of bonds and other fixed income securities usually tends to vary inversely with the level of interest rates; as interest rates rise, the value of such securities typically falls, and as interest rates fall, the value of such securities typically rises. Longer-term and lower coupon bonds tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. In periods of very low short-term interest rates, the Portfolio’s yield may become negative, which may result in a decline in the value of your investment. When interest rates are very low, the Portfolio’s expenses could absorb a significant portion of the Portfolio’s income or even exceed it. If interest rates increase, the Portfolio’s yield may not increase proportionately.


U.S. Government Obligations Risk. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government and generally have negligible credit risk. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example, securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government; they may be supported only by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the credit of the issuing agency, authority, instrumentality or enterprise and, as a result, are subject to greater credit risk than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.


Repurchase Agreements Risk. Repurchase agreements are agreements in which the seller of a security to the Portfolio agrees to repurchase that security from the Portfolio at a mutually agreed upon price and date. Repurchase agreements carry the risk that the counterparty may not fulfill its obligations under the agreement. This could cause the Portfolio’s income and the value of your investment in the Portfolio to decline.


Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. The characteristics of these mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities differ from traditional fixed-income securities. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to “prepayment risk” and “extension risk.” Prepayment risk is the risk that, when interest rates fall, certain types of obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated and the Portfolio may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields. Extension risk is the risk that, when interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated causing the value of these securities to fall. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage, particularly during periods of economic downturn.


Concentration Risk. The Portfolio may invest more than 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of banks. Therefore, the Portfolio is more sensitive to factors affecting that industry, such as changes in the regulatory or competitive environment or in investor perceptions regarding an industry. This means that the value of the Portfolio is subject to greater volatility than a portfolio that invests in a broader range of companies and industries.


Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio managers, may fail to produce the intended return.


Credit Risk. Credit risk applies to most debt securities, but is generally not a factor for obligations backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. The Portfolio could lose money if the issuer of a fixed income security is unable or perceived to be unable to pay interest or repay principal when it becomes due. Various factors could affect the issuer’s actual or perceived willingness or ability to make timely interest or principal payments, including changes in the issuer’s financial condition or in general economic conditions.


Call Risk. The risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on a debt obligation (such as a mortgage-backed security) that is held by the Portfolio earlier than expected. This may happen when there is a decline in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the Portfolio may be unable to recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.


Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments in the U.S. or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for a sector, an industry or an issuer may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the subadviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios. The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.

Performance Information

The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in shares of the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and the Portfolio’s average annual returns. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.

(Class 1 Shares)
Bar Chart

During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 1.25% (quarter ended September 30, 2006) and the lowest return for a quarter was -0.09% (quarter ended December 31, 2012). The year-to-date calendar return as of June 30, 2013 was -0.19%.

Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2012)
Average Annual Returns Cash Management Portfolio
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Class 1
(0.37%) 0.01% 1.25%
Class 2
(0.56%) (0.14%) 1.10%
Class 3
(0.56%) (0.24%) 1.00%