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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to exceed the total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“Barclays Aggregate Index”).
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 Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Management Fee 0.35%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.08%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [1] 0.03%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.71%
[1] Because Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not included in the Fund's Financial Highlights, the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights table.
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 Enhanced Bond Index Fund
73 227 395 883
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 385% of the average value of its portfolio.
Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund generally invests in a combination of securities with an overall weighting close to the capitalization weights of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”); however, the Fund’s investments may not replicate the portfolio weights of the Index at all times. Instead, the subadviser may overweight or underweight securities in the Fund (relative to their weightings in the Index) in order to emphasize securities which have quantitative characteristics (such as above-average yield or below-average valuation) the subadviser believes may enhance performance. The Fund may not invest in all of the bonds in the Index, or in the same weightings as in the Index. Because the Index typically includes securities not readily available in the market, the Fund may invest in bonds that are not included in the Index but that are selected to reflect as closely as practicable characteristics, such as maturity, duration, or credit quality, of bonds in the Index. This may result in different levels of interest rate, credit or other risks from the levels of risks on the securities included in the Index. The Fund may trade securities to the extent necessary to maintain the duration of certain segments of the portfolio close to the duration of corresponding segments of the Index.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities. The subadviser uses the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as a guide in structuring the Fund and selecting its investments and manages the Fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index.

The Fund usually will invest a portion of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. Most mortgage-backed securities are issued by Federal government agencies, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), or government sponsored enterprises, such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) or the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”). Principal and interest payments on mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal government agencies may be guaranteed by either the Federal government or the government agency, but not all such securities issued by certain government agencies and by government sponsored enterprises are guaranteed by the U.S. government or backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

The Fund also may invest in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds and other “full faith and credit” obligations of the U.S. Government. The Fund may also invest in U.S. Government agency securities, which are debt obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government. “Agency” securities may not be backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. U.S. Government agencies may include the Federal Farm Credit Bank, the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Government National Mortgage Association. “Agency” obligations are not explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government and so are perceived as somewhat riskier than comparable Treasury bonds.

Eligible investments for the Fund also include:
  • Agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities back by loans secured by residential, multifamily, and commercial properties;
  • Obligations of U.S. and foreign corporations;
  • Obligations of foreign governments and supranational entities, such as the World Bank;
  • Asset-backed securities;
  • Municipal bonds, both taxable and tax-exempt;
  • Preferred stock, including non-convertible preferred stock ; and
  • Cash equivalent securities (any security that has an effective duration under one year, a weighted average life of less than one year, and spread duration less than one year).
Securities must be rated investment grade or better at the time of purchase. The Fund will have a targeted duration within a band of ±10% around the duration of the Index. Except for Treasury or agency debentures, pass through securities, or REMICs (real estate mortgage investment conduits), no more than 3% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer.

The Fund may use futures, options, and/or swaps to manage duration and other characteristics of its portfolio. The Fund is permitted to purchase securities in private placements or Rule 144A transactions and to purchase securities on a when-issued basis or for forward delivery. The Fund may also enter into repurchase agreements and covered dollar rolls on mortgage securities.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
The price per share of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the 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.
  • Index Fund Risk  The Fund does not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor bond performance.  In addition, factors such as Fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of Fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the index and the Fund’s performance.
  • Interest Rate Risk  Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Interest rates in the U.S. are at, or near, historic lows, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks related to rising rates.
  • Leveraging Risk  The Fund may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage.  The use of leverage may require the Fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.
  • Credit risk  The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s earnings.
  • Call Risk  If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date.  The Fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
  • Extension Risk  If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated.
  • Liquidity Risk  An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse affect on the Fund’s returns.
  • Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk  Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that backs the security.
  • Derivatives Risk  Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments.
  • 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.
  • Portfolio Turnover  The Fund may trade its portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
  • Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk  If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on it obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement.  If the seller fails to repurchase the security in ether situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.
  • Emerging Markets Risk  Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets, less developed legal and accounting systems, and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries.
  • U.S. Government Obligations Risk  Certain securities in which the Fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States.
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 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, 2011)                                                                                                                               3.36%
Lowest (Q4, 2010)                                                                                                                              -1.50%
Average Annual Total Returns
Average Annual Total Returns
One Year Ended December 31, 2012
Since Inception
Inception Date
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
4.22% 5.02% Jul. 10, 2009
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
4.22% 6.15% Jul. 10, 2009