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Summary Prospectus   AZL® Money Market Fund

AZL® Money Market Fund

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) and other information about the Fund online at www.allianzlife.com/azlfunds. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-624-0197 or by sending an email request to variableannuity@send.allianzlife.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and SAI, both dated April 27, 2015, as supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks current income consistent with stability of principal.

 

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)

 

Management Fee

     0.35%   

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

     0.25%   

Other Expenses

     0.05%   
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.65%   
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
$66    $208    $362    $810

 

Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

In pursuit of its goal, the Fund invests in a broad range of short-term, high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments, including government, U.S. and foreign bank, commercial and other obligations.

Specifically, the Fund may invest in:

1) U.S. dollar-denominated obligations issued or supported by the credit of U.S. or foreign banks or savings institutions with total assets of more than $1 billion (including obligations of foreign branches of such banks).
2) High quality commercial paper and other obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. and foreign corporations and other issuers rated (at the time of purchase) A-2 or higher by Standard and Poor’s, Prime-2 or higher by Moody’s or F-2 or higher by Fitch, as well as high quality corporate bonds rated A or higher at the time of purchase by those rating agencies.
3) Unrated notes, paper and other instruments that are determined by the subadviser to be of comparable quality to the instruments described above.
4) Asset-backed securities (including interests in pools of assets such as mortgages, installment purchase obligations and credit card receivables).
5) Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or by its agencies or authorities.
6) Dollar-denominated securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments or their political subdivisions, agencies or authorities.
7) Repurchase agreements relating to the above instruments.

 

 

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8) Funding agreements, issued by highly rated U.S. Insurance Companies.
9) State and local debt issues.
10) Municipal securities guaranteed by the U.S. government.

The Fund will invest at least 97% of its total assets in the securities of issuers with the highest credit rating, with the remainder invested in securities with the second-highest credit rating.

The Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

During extended periods of low interest rates, and due in part to Contract fees and expenses, the yield of the Fund may become extremely low and possibly negative.

  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.
  Asset-Backed Securities Risk  Asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of assets, including consumer loans or receivables held trust. Asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default of the underlying asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn.
  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.
  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.
  Market Risk  The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
  Income Risk  Falling interest rates may cause the Fund’s income to decline.
  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.
  Issuer Risk  The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk  If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its 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.
  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.
  Money Market fund Regulatory Risk  In July 2014, the SEC adopted amendments to money market fund regulations, which will change significantly the way that certain money market funds will be required to operate. The compliance periods for the amendments range between July 2015 and October 2016. When implemented, the changes may affect the Fund’s investment strategies, fees and expenses, portfolio and share liquidity and return potential. The Fund is still evaluating its strategy to implement the new regulations.

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 ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.

 

 

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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

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Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns (for periods shown in the bar chart)

 

Highest (Q3, 2007)

     1.20%   

Lowest (Q4, 2014)

     0.00%   

Average Annual Total Returns

 

     One Year Ended
December 31, 2014
       Five Years Ended
December 31, 2014
       Ten Years Ended
December 31, 2014
 
AZL® Money Market Fund      0.01%           0.00%           1.43%   
Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)      0.03%           0.08%           1.43%   

The seven-day yield for the period ended December 31, 2014 was 0.01%. For the Fund’s current 7-day yield, telephone 800-624-0197 toll-free.

 

Management

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC serves as the subadviser to the Fund.

 

Tax Information

Shares of the Funds are sold exclusively to the separate accounts of certain insurance companies in connection with particular variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts (the “Contracts”). Provided that a Fund and a separate account investing in the Fund satisfy applicable tax requirements, any distributions from the Fund to the separate account will be exempt from current federal income taxation to the extent that such distributions accumulate in the Contract. You should refer to your Contract prospectus for further information regarding the tax treatment of the Contract and the separate accounts in which the Contract is invested.

 

 

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust¿Summary Prospectus¿November 23, 2015

 

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Financial Intermediary Compensation

Shares of the Funds are sold exclusively to certain insurance companies in connection with particular Contracts. The Trust and its related companies may pay such insurance companies (or their related companies) for the sale of shares of the Funds and related services. Such insurance companies (or their related companies) may pay broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries (such as banks) that sell the Contracts for the sale of shares of the Funds and related services. When received by an insurance company, such payments may be a factor that the insurance companies consider in including a Fund as an investment option in the Contracts. The prospectus or other disclosures relating to a Contract may contain additional information about these payments. When received by a broker-dealer or other intermediary, such payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and salespersons to recommend the Fund over other mutual funds available as investment options in the Contracts. Ask the salesperson or visit the financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust¿Summary Prospectus¿November 23, 2015

 

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