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AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund
AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund, Class 2
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses

Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  The Fund is offered exclusively as an investment option for certain Contracts.  The table below reflects only Fund expenses and does not reflect Contract fees and expenses.  Please refer to the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund
AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund Class 2
Management Fee 0.90%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.10%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.25%
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and that you reinvest all dividends and distributions. It does not reflect any Contract fees. If Contract fees were included, the costs shown would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund Class 2
127 397 686 1,511
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund 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 fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 58% of the average value of its portfolio.
Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations in the range of the companies in the Russell 2000 Value Index® at the time of purchase (between $29 million and $3.3 billion as of May 31, 2012) that the Fund’s subadviser believes are undervalued. The Fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities.

The Fund’s subadviser combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with risk management in identifying value opportunities and constructing the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund’s subadviser considers, among other factors:
  • Businesses that are believed to be fundamentally sound and undervalued due to investor indifference, investor misperception of company prospects, or other factors.
  • Various measures of valuation, including price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, and price-to-book value. The Fund’s subadviser believes that companies with lower valuations are generally more likely to provide opportunities for capital appreciation.
  • A company’s current operating margins relative to its historic range and future potential.
  • Potential indicators of stock price appreciation, such as anticipated earnings growth, company restructuring, changes in management, business model changes, new product opportunities, or anticipated improvements in macroeconomic factors.
The Fund’s subadviser may sell a security when the security’s price reaches a target set by the subadviser, if the subadviser believes that there has been deterioration in the issuer’s financial circumstances or fundamental prospects, or that other investments are more attractive, or for other reasons.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
The price per share of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in value of the investments held by the Fund. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective.

The following is a summary of the principal risks to which the Fund’s portfolio as a whole is subject.  As changes occur in a Fund’s portfolio holdings, the extent to which the portfolio is subject to each of these risks may also change.
  • Market Risk  The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
  • Issuer Risk  The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security.
  • Selection Risk  Because this Fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the fund will produce the desired results.
  • Value Stocks Risk  Value investing emphasizes stocks of undervalued companies whose characteristics may lead to improved valuations.  Value stocks may lose favor with investors, or their valuations may not improve as anticipated.
  • Capitalization Risk  Investing in small to midsized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
  • Foreign Risk  Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
  • Industry Sector Risk  Investing in a single industry or sector, or concentrating investments in a limited number of industries or sectors, tends to increase the risk that economic, political, or regulatory developments affecting certain industries or sectors will have a large impact on the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Performance Information
The following bar chart and table provide an indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for one year, five years, and since its inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.

Both the bar chart and the table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

The performance of the Fund will vary from year to year. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the cost of insurance and separate account charges which are imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. If they were included, performance would be reduced. Past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Performance Bar Chart and Table

Calendar Year Total Return
Annual Return %
Bar Chart
Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns (for periods shown in the bar chart)

Highest (Q3, 2009)                                                                                                                               20.52%
Lowest (Q4, 2008)                                                                                                                              -23.24%
Average Annual Total Returns
Average Annual Total Returns AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund
One Year Ended December 31, 2012 Five Years Ended December 31, 2012
Since Inception
Inception Date
AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund Class 2
11.13% 2.14% 4.43% May 03, 2004
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
18.05% 3.55% 6.03% May 03, 2004