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Asset Allocation: Diversified Growth Portfolio
Asset Allocation: Diversified Growth Portfolio
Investment Goal

The Portfolio’s investment goal is capital appreciation.

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 - Asset Allocation: Diversified Growth Portfolio
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Management Fees 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
Service (12b-1) Fees none 0.15% 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.24% 0.24% 0.24%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses 1.09% 1.24% 1.34%
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 Account 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 - Asset Allocation: Diversified Growth Portfolio - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class 1 111 347 601 1,329
Class 2 126 393 681 1,500
Class 3 136 425 734 1,613
Portfolio Turnover

The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual portfolio operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 79% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio attempts to achieve its investment goal by investing, under normal circumstances, through strategic allocation of approximately 80% (with a range of 65-95%) of its assets in equity securities and approximately 20% (with a range of 5-35%) of its assets in fixed income securities. Using qualitative analysis and quantitative techniques, the subadviser adjusts portfolio allocations from time to time within these ranges to try to optimize the Portfolio’s performance consistent with its goal.


The subadviser invests mainly in a diversified portfolio of equity securities (growth or value stocks or both) of companies of any size. The subadviser may consider, among other things, a company’s valuation, financial strength, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, cash flows and dividends when deciding whether to buy or sell equity investments. The subadviser also invests, to a lesser extent, in a diversified portfolio of fixed income investments, including both U.S. government obligations and corporate obligations. The subadviser may consider, among other things, credit, interest rate and prepayment risks, as well as general market conditions when deciding whether to buy or sell fixed income investments.


The Portfolio may invest in foreign securities (up to 60% of net assets), and short-term investments (up to 20% of net assets).


The Portfolio may invest in derivatives, such as equity index futures, options, foreign currency forwards and total return swaps. The subadviser may invest in such instruments for hedging and non-hedging purposes: for example, the subadviser may use foreign currency forwards to increase or decrease the portfolio’s exposure to a particular currency or group of currencies. Derivatives may also be used as a substitute for a direct investment in the securities of one or more issuers, or they may be used to take “short” positions, the values of which move in the opposite direction from the underlying investment, index or currency.

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.


Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests principally in equity securities and is therefore subject to the risk that stock prices will fall and may underperform other asset classes. Individual stock prices fluctuate from day-to-day and may decline significantly.


Risk of Investing in Bonds. As with any fund that invests significantly in bonds, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future defaults) by bond issuers.


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.


Interest Rate Fluctuations Risk. Fixed income securities may be subject to volatility due to changes in interest rates. Longer-term and lower coupon bonds tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Interest rates have been historically low, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise.


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.


Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio invests may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities. The risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in emerging market countries.


Large-Capitalization Companies Risk. Large-cap companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. Large-cap companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the Portfolio’s value may not rise as much as the value of portfolios that emphasize smaller companies.


Small- and Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk. Companies with smaller market capitalization (particularly under $1 billion depending on the market) tend to be at early stages of development with limited product lines, market access for products, financial resources, access to new capital, or depth in management. It may be difficult to obtain reliable information and financial data about these companies. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may not be as readily marketable and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements. Securities of medium sized companies are usually more volatile and entail greater risks than securities of large companies.


Growth Stock Risk. Growth stocks may lack the dividend yield associated with value stocks that can cushion total return in a bear market. Also, growth stocks normally carry a higher price/earnings ratio than many other stocks. Consequently, if earnings expectations are not met, the market price of growth stocks will often go down more than other stocks.


Value Investing Risk. The Portfolio may focus on selecting value-style stocks. When investing in securities which are believed to be undervalued in the market, there is a risk that the market may not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long period of time, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced.


Derivatives Risk. To the extent a contract is used to hedge another position in the portfolio, the Portfolio will be exposed to the risks associated with hedging as described in the glossary. To the extent a forward, option or futures contract is used to enhance return, rather than as a hedge, the Portfolio will be directly exposed to the risks of the contract. Gains or losses from non-hedging positions may be substantially greater than the cost of the position.


Counterparty Risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty to a security, loan or derivative held by the Portfolio becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. The Portfolio may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding, and there may be no recovery or limited recovery in such circumstances.


Hedging Risk. While hedging strategies can be very useful and inexpensive ways of reducing risk, they are sometimes ineffective due to unexpected changes in the market or exchange rates. Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the related security will not match those of the instruments being hedged as expected, in which case any losses on the instruments being hedged may not be reduced. For gross currency hedges, there is an additional risk, to the extent that these transactions create exposure to currencies in which the Portfolio’s securities are not denominated.


Management Risk. The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Portfolio’s portfolio managers apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions or individual securities selected by the portfolio managers will produce the desired results.


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. 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.


Issuer Risk. 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 Class 1 shares of the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the S&P 500® Index and a Blended Index and each of its components. The Blended Index consists of 60% Russell 3000® Index, 15% MSCI EAFE Index (net), 15% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 5% JP Morgan Developed Market High Yield Index, and 5% MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)sm. 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 16.43% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was -18.95% (quarter ended December 31, 2008). The year-to-date calendar return as of June 30, 2015 was 3.56%.

Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2014)
Average Annual Returns - Asset Allocation: Diversified Growth Portfolio
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Class 1 9.30% 11.87% 7.01%
Class 2 9.12% 11.71% 6.84%
Class 3 9.01% 11.60% 6.73%
Russell 3000® Index 12.56% 15.63% 7.94%
S&P 500® Index 13.69% 15.45% 7.67%
MSCI EAFE Index (net) (4.90%) 5.33% 4.43%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 5.97% 4.45% 4.71%
JP Morgan Developed Market High Yield Index 2.15% 9.42% 7.92%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)sm (2.19%) 1.78% 8.43%
Blended Index 7.59% 11.53% 7.23%