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PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
650 8th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080
 
January 24, 2011                                               
Dear Contract Owner: 
A Special Meeting of Shareholders of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) will be held at 650 8th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 
50392-2080, on February 28, 2011 at 10:30 a.m., Central Time. 
At the meeting, shareholders of the LargeCap Value Account III (the “Acquired Fund”) will be asked to consider and approve a Plan of 
Acquisition (the “Plan”) providing for the reorganization of the Acquired Fund into the Equity Income Account (the “Acquiring Fund”). 
Each of these Funds is a separate series or fund of PVC. 
As an investor through a variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy issued through an Insurance Company, you can 
instruct your Insurance Company as to how to vote on the proposed reorganization. At the special meeting of shareholders, your Insurance 
Company will vote on as instructed by you and other investors holding contracts or policies through your Insurance Company. 
Under the Plan: (i) the Acquiring Fund will acquire all the assets, subject to all the liabilities, of the Acquired Fund in exchange for 
shares of the Acquiring Fund; (ii) the Acquiring Fund shares will be distributed to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund; and (iii) the 
Acquired Fund will liquidate and terminate (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of the Acquired Fund 
will become a shareholder of the Acquiring Fund. The total value of all shares of the Acquiring Fund issued in the Reorganization will equal 
the total value of the net assets of the Acquired Fund. The number of full and fractional shares of the Acquiring Fund received by a 
shareholder of the Acquired Fund will be equal in value to the value of that shareholder’s shares of the Acquired Fund as of the close of 
regularly scheduled trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the closing date of the Reorganization. Holders of Class 1 shares 
of the Acquired Fund will receive Class 1 shares of the Acquiring Fund. The Reorganization is expected to occur as of the close of regularly 
scheduled trading on the NYSE on April 29, 2011. 
The value of your investment will not be affected by the Reorganization. Furthermore, in the opinion of legal counsel, no gain or loss 
will be recognized by any shareholder for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Reorganization. 
*****
Enclosed you will find a Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, a Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and a voting instruction card for the 
shares of the Acquired Fund attributable to your variable contract or policy as of January 6, 2011, the record date for the Meeting. The Proxy 
Statement/Prospectus provides background information and describes in detail the matters to be voted on at the Meeting. 
The Board of Directors has unanimously voted in favor of the proposed Reorganization and recommends that you vote FOR the 
Proposal. 
In order for shares to be voted at the Meeting, we urge you to read the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and then complete and mail 
your voting instruction card(s) in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, allowing sufficient time for receipt by us by February 25, 2011. 
As a convenience, we offer three options by which to vote your shares: 
By Internet: Follow the instructions located on your voting instruction card. 
By Phone: The phone number is located on your voting instruction card. Be sure you have your control number, as printed on your 
voting instruction card, available at the time you call. 
By Mail: Sign your voting instruction card and enclose it in the postage-paid envelope provided in this proxy package. 
We appreciate your taking the time to respond to this important matter. Your vote is important. If you have any questions regarding the 
Reorganization, please call our shareholder services department toll free at 1-800-222-5852. 

 




PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
650 8th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080
 
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
 
To the Shareholders of the LargeCap Value Account III: 
 
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of LargeCap Value Account III (the “Acquired Fund”), a 
series of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”), will be held at 650 8th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080, on February 28, 
2011 at 10:30 a.m., Central Time. A Proxy Statement/Prospectus providing information about the following proposal to be voted on at the 
Meeting is included with this notice. The Meeting is being held to consider and vote on such proposal as well as any other business that may 
properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. 
 
Proposal:  Approval of a Plan of Acquisition providing for the reorganization of the LargeCap Value Account III into the Equity 
  Income Account. 
 
The Board of Directors of PVC recommends that shareholders of the Acquired Fund vote FOR the Proposal. 
 
Approval of the Proposal will require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a “Majority of the Outstanding Voting Securities” (as 
defined in the accompanying Proxy Statement/Prospectus) of the Acquired Fund. 
 
Each shareholder of record at the close of business on January 6, 2011 is entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting. 
 
Please read the attached Proxy Statement/Prospectus. 

 

  By order of the Board of Directors 
 
  Nora M. Everett 
  President 
 
January 24, 2011   
Des Moines, Iowa   

 



PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
650 8th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080
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PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 28, 2011
RELATING TO THE REORGANIZATION OF THE LARGECAP VALUE ACCOUNT III INTO THE EQUITY INCOME 
ACCOUNT 
 
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Directors”) 
of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) of proxies to be used at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of PVC to be held at 650 8th 
Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080, on February 28, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., Central Time (the “Meeting”). 
 
At the Meeting, the shareholders of the LargeCap Value Account III (the “Acquired Fund”) will be asked to consider and approve the 
Plan of Acquisition (the “Plan”) providing for its reorganization into the Equity Income Account (the “Acquiring Fund”). 
 
All shares of the Acquired Fund are owned of record by sub-accounts of separate accounts ("Separate Accounts") of an Insurance 
Company established to fund benefits under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (each a "Contract") issued by an 
Insurance Company. Persons holding Contracts are referred to herein as "Contract Owners." 
 
Under the Plan: (i) the Acquiring Fund will acquire all the assets, subject to all the liabilities, of the Acquired Fund in exchange for 
shares of the Acquiring Fund; (ii) the Acquiring Fund shares will be distributed to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund; and (iii) the 
Acquired Fund will liquidate and terminate (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of the Acquired Fund 
will become a shareholder of the Acquiring Fund. The total value of all shares of the Acquiring Fund issued in the Reorganization will equal 
the total value of the net assets of the Acquired Fund. The number of full and fractional shares of the Acquiring Fund received by a 
shareholder of the Acquired Fund will be equal in value to the value of that shareholder’s shares of the Acquired Fund as of the close of 
regularly scheduled trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the closing date of the Reorganization. Holders of Class 1 shares 
of the Acquired Fund will receive Class 1 shares of the Acquiring Fund. The Reorganization is expected to occur as of the close of regularly 
scheduled trading on the NYSE on April 29, 2011. The terms and conditions of the Reorganization are more fully described below in this 
Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form of Plan of Acquisition which is attached hereto as Appendix A. 
 
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus contains information shareholders should know before voting on the Reorganization. Please read it 
carefully and retain it for future reference. The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders of PVC contain additional information 
about the investments of the Acquired and Acquiring Funds, and the Annual Report contains discussions of the market conditions and 
investment strategies that significantly affected these Funds during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Copies of these reports may be 
obtained at no charge by calling our shareholder services department toll free at 1-800-247-4123. 
 
A Statement of Additional Information dated January 24, 2011 (the “Statement of Additional Information”) relating to this 
Proxy Statement/Prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (File No. 333-171242 and is 
incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. PVC’s Prospectus, dated May 1, 2010 and as supplemented 
(“PVC Prospectus”), and the Statement of Additional Information for PVC, dated May 1, 2010 and as supplemented (“PVC 
SAI”), have been filed with the SEC (File No. 02-35570) and, insofar as they relate to the Acquired Fund, are incorporated by 
reference into this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Copies of these documents may be obtained without charge by writing to PVC 
at the address noted above or by calling our shareholder services department toll free at 1-800-222-5852. You may also call our 
shareholder services department toll fee at 1-800-222-5852 if you have any questions regarding the Reorganization. 
 
PVC is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 
“1940 Act”) and files reports, proxy materials and other information with the SEC. Such reports, proxy materials and other information may 
be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 (information on the 
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-202-551-8090). Such materials are also available on the 
SEC’s EDGAR Database on its Internet site at www.sec.gov, and copies may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by email request 
addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Room. 
 
The SEC has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Proxy 
Statement/Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. 
 
The date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus is January 24, 2011.

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
    Page 
 
INTRODUCTION  3 
THE REORGANIZATION  3 
PROPOSAL:  APPROVAL OF A PLAN OF ACQUISITION   
  PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF   
  THE LARGECAP VALUE ACCOUNT III   
  INTO THE EQUITY INCOME ACCOUNT  4 
Comparison of Acquired and Acquiring Funds  4 
Comparison of Investment Objectives and Strategies  6 
Fees and Expenses of the Funds  7 
Comparison of Principal Investment Risks  8 
Performance  9 
Board Consideration of the Reorganization  10 
INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION  11 
Plan of Acquisition  11 
Description of the Securities to Be Issued  11 
Federal Income Tax Consequences  12 
CAPITALIZATION  12 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS  13 
Certain Investment Strategies and Related Risks of the Funds  13 
Multiple Classes of Shares  18 
Intermediary Compensation  18 
Dividends and Distributions  18 
Pricing of Fund Shares  18 
Frequent Trading and Market Timing (Abusive Trading Practices)  19 
Eligible Purchasers  19 
Shareholder Rights  20 
Purchase of Fund Shares  20 
Sale of Fund Shares  20 
Restricted Transfers  21 
Tax Considerations  21 
Portfolio Holdings Information  21 
VOTING INFORMATION  21 
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND SHARE OWNERSHIP  22 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  23 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  26 
LEGAL MATTERS  26 
OTHER INFORMATION  26 
APPENDIX A Form of Plan of Acquisition  A-1 

 

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INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is being furnished to shareholders of the Acquired Funds to provide information regarding the Plans 
and the Reorganization.   
 
Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. PVC is a Maryland corporation and an open-end management investment company 
registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. PVC currently offers 35 separate series or funds (the “PVC Accounts”), including the Acquired 
and Acquiring Funds. The sponsor of PVC is Principal Life Insurance Company (“Principal Life”), and the investment advisor to the PVC 
Funds is Principal Management Corporation (“PMC”). Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “PFD”) is the distributor for all 
share classes. Principal Life, an insurance company organized in 1879 under the laws of Iowa, PMC and PFD are indirect, wholly-owned 
subsidiaries of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (“PFG”). Their address is the Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080. 
 
Investment Management. Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with PVC with respect to the Acquired and Acquiring Funds, 
PMC provides investment advisory services and certain corporate administrative services to the Funds. As permitted by the investment 
advisory agreement, PMC has entered into sub-advisory agreements with respect to the Acquired and Acquiring Funds as follows: 
 
 
Acquired Fund  Sub-Advisors 
LargeCap Value Account III  AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”) 
  Westwood Management Corp. (“Westwood”) 
 
Acquiring Fund  Sub-Advisors 
Equity Income Account  Edge Asset Management, Inc. (“Edge”) 
 
PMC and each sub-advisor are registered with the SEC as investment advisors under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 
 
AlianceBernstein is located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105 and was founded in 1971 as an independent 
investment advisor.   
 
Westwood is located at 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201 and was founded in 1983. Westwood is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., an institutional asset management company 
 
Edge is located at 601 Union Street, Suite 2200, Seattle, Washington 98101 and has been in the business of investment management 
since 1944. Edge is an affiliate of PFG.   
 
THE REORGANIZATION
 
At its meeting held on December 14, 2010, the Board of Directors of PVC (the “Board”), including all the Directors who are not 
“interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of PVC (the “Independent Directors”), approved the Reorganization pursuant to the Plan 
providing for the combination of the Acquired Fund into the Acquiring Fund. The Board concluded that the Reorganization is in the best 
interests of the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund and that the interests of existing shareholders of each Fund will not be diluted as a result 
of the Reorganization. The factors that the Board considered in deciding to approve the Reorganization are discussed below under “Board 
Consideration of the Reorganization.”   
 
The Reorganization contemplates: (i) the transfer of all the assets, subject to all of the liabilities, of the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring 
Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund; (ii) the distribution to Acquired Fund shareholders of the Acquiring Fund shares; and (iii) 
the liquidation and termination of the Acquired Fund. As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of the Acquired Fund will become 
a shareholder of the Acquiring Fund. In the Reorganization, the Acquiring Fund will issue a number of shares with a total value equal to the 
total value of the net assets of the Acquired Fund, and each shareholder of the Acquired Fund will receive a number of full and fractional 
shares of the Acquiring Fund with a value equal to the value of that shareholder’s shares of the Acquired Fund, as of the close of regularly 
scheduled trading on the NYSE on the closing date of the Reorganization (the “Effective Time”). The closing date of the Reorganization is 
expected to be April 29, 2011. Holders of Class 1 shares of the Acquired Fund will receive Class 1 shares of the Acquiring Fund. The terms 
and conditions of the Reorganization are more fully described below in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and in the Form of Plan of 
Acquisition, which is attached hereto as Appendix A.   
 
PMC recommended the Reorganization to the Board and believes it will serve the interests of both the Acquired Fund and Acquiring 
Fund shareholders. PMC does not expect the Acquired Fund to gather significant new assets in the future. For that reason, the 
Reorganization is expected to result in economies of scale that will benefit shareholders of both Funds as well as provide shareholders of the 
Acquired Fund the opportunity for improved investment performance. The Funds have similar objectives in that the Acquired Fund seeks 
long-term growth of capital while the Acquiring Fund seeks to provide a relatively high level of current income and long-term growth of 
income and capital. The Funds also have similar investment strategies and risks in that both Funds generally invest in companies with large 
market capitalizations. The Acquiring Fund has lower advisory fee rates and is expected to have lower expense ratios following the 
Reorganization. The Acquiring Fund has also outperformed the Acquired Fund over the one-year, three-year, and five-year periods ended 
September 30, 2010. Moreover, the Reorganization may be expected to afford shareholders of the Acquired Fund, on an ongoing basis, 
greater prospects for growth and efficient management. The factors that the Board considered in deciding to approve the Reorganization are 
discussed below under “Board Consideration of the Reorganization.” 

 

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In the opinion of legal counsel, the Reorganization will qualify as a tax-free reorganization and, for federal income tax purposes, no gain 
or loss will be recognized as a result of the Reorganization by the Acquired or Acquiring Fund shareholders. See “Information About the 
Reorganization – Federal Income Tax Consequences.” 
 
The Reorganization will not result in any material change in the purchase and redemption procedures followed with respect to the 
distribution of shares. See “Additional Information About the Funds – Purchases, Redemptions and Exchanges of Shares.” 
 
The Acquired Fund will pay all expenses and out-of-pocket fees incurred in connection with the Reorganization, including printing, 
mailing, and legal fees. These costs are estimated to be $47,000. It is proposed that the Acquired Fund pay any trading costs associated with 
disposing of any portfolio securities of the Acquired Fund that would not be compatible with the investment objectives and strategies of the 
Acquiring Fund and reinvesting the proceeds in securities that would be compatible. These costs are estimated to be $266,000. It is expected 
that 73% of the portfolio securities of the Acquired Fund will be disposed of. The estimated loss would be a $6,756,000 on a U.S. GAAP 
basis. The estimated per share capital loss would be $0.22. 
 
PROPOSAL:
APPROVAL OF A PLAN OF ACQUISITION
PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE
LARGECAP VALUE ACCOUNT III INTO THE EQUITY INCOME ACCOUNT.
 
Shareholders of the LargeCap Value Account III (the “Acquired Fund”) are being asked to approve the reorganization of the Acquired 
Fund into the Equity Income Account (the “Acquiring Fund”). 
 
Comparison of Acquired and Acquiring Funds 
 
The following table provides comparative information with respect to the Acquired and Acquiring Funds. As indicated in the table, the 
Funds have similar investment objectives in that the Acquired Fund seeks long-term growth of capital while the Acquiring Fund seeks to 
provide a relatively high level of current income and long-term growth of income and capital. The Funds are also similar in that both 
generally invest in companies with large market capitalizations and both may invest in securities of foreign companies. The Funds differ 
principally in that the Acquired Fund invests in value stocks while the Acquiring Fund focuses its investments in dividend-paying common 
stocks and preferred stocks including below-investment-grade fixed-income securities (sometimes called “junk bonds”) and in real estate 
investment trust securities. 

 

LargeCap Value Account III    Equity Income Account 
(Acquired Fund)    (Acquiring Fund) 
 
Approximate Net Assets as of June 30, 2010:     
$249,847,000    $444,310,000 
 
Investment Advisor:  PMC 
 
Sub-Advisors and Portfolio Managers:     
 
AllianceBernstein    Edge 
 
Christopher W. Marx (Senior Portfolio Manager) has been with  Daniel R. Coleman (Head of Equities, Portfolio Manager) joined 
AllianceBernstein since 1997 and has served as a portfolio    Edge in 2001 and has served as a portfolio manager of the 
manager of the Acquired Fund since 2006. He earned an AB in  Acquired Fund since 2010. Mr. Coleman has held various 
Economics from Harvard, and an MBA from the Stanford    investment management roles on the equity team, including 
Graduate School of Business.    Portfolio Manager and some senior management roles. He earned 
    a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Washington 
Joseph Gerard Paul (Co-CIO – US Large Cap Value Securities;  and an M.B.A. from New York University. 
CIO – North American Value Equities; Global Head – Diversified   
Value Securities) has been with AllianceBernstein since 1987 and  David W. Simpson (Portfolio Manager) has been with Edge since 
has served as a portfolio manager of the Acquired Fund since  2003 and has served as a portfolio manager of the Acquired Fund 
2009. He earned a BS from the University of Arizona and an MS  since 2008. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of 
from the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts    Illinois and an MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin. 
Institute of Technology.    Mr. Simpson has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial 
    Analyst designation. 
John D. Phillips, Jr. (Senior Portfolio Manager) has been with   
AllianceBernstein since 1994 and has served as a portfolio     
manager of the Acquired Fund since 2002. He earned a BA from   
Hamilton College and an MBA from Harvard University. Mr.   
Phillips has also earned the right to use the Chartered Financial   
Analyst designation.     

 

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David Yuen (Co-CIO and Director of Research – US Value 
Equities; CIO – Advanced Value Fund) has been with 
AllianceBernstein since 1998 and has served as a portfolio 
manager of the Acquired Fund since 2009. He earned a BS in 
Operations Research from Columbia University School of 
Engineering. 
 
                                 Westwood
 
Susan M. Byrne (Chairman and Chief Investment Officer) 
founded Westwood in 1983 and has served as a portfolio manager 
of the Acquired Fund since 2008. She attended the University of 
California at Berkeley. 
 
Mark R. Freeman (Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager) 
has been with Westwood since 1999 and has served as a portfolio 
manager of the Acquired Fund since 2008. He earned a BA in 
Economics from Millsaps College and an MS in Economics from 
Louisiana State University. Mr. Freeman has earned the right to 
use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. 
 
Scott D. Lawson (Vice President and Portfolio Manager) has been 
with Westwood since 2003 and has served as a portfolio manager 
of the Acquired Fund since 2008. He earned a BS in Economics 
from Texas Christian University and an MBA from St. Louis 
University. Mr. Lawson has earned the right to use the Chartered 
Financial Analyst designation. 
 
Jay K. Singhania (Vice President and Research Analyst) has been 
with Westwood since 2001 and has served as a portfolio manager 
of the Acquired Fund since 2008. He earned a BBA in Finance 
from the University of Texas at Austin and participated in its 
MBA Undergraduate Financial Analyst Program, specializing in 
the Energy sector. Mr. Singhania has earned the right to use the 
Chartered Financial Analyst designation. 
 
Kellie R. Stark (Executive Vice President and Associate Portfolio 
Manager) has been with Westwood since 1992 and has served as a 
portfolio manager of the Acquired Fund since 2008. She earned a 
BS in Finance and an MBA with an emphasis in Accounting from 
the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ms. Stark has earned the 
right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. 
 
                                            PMC
 
Mariateresa Monaco (Vice President – Portfolio Manager) has 
worked as a portfolio manager for PMC0 since 2009 and has 
served as a portfolio manager of the Acquired Fund since 2009. 
Previously, she worked as a portfolio manager for Principal 
Global Investors, LLC, where she worked as a portfolio manager 
since 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Monaco worked for Fidelity 
Management and Research. She earned a Master’s degree in 
Electrical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Italy, a 
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern 
University, and an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at 
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

 

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Comparison of Investment Objectives and Strategies 
 
Investment Objectives:   
 
The Acquired Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.  The Acquiring Fund seeks to provide a relatively high level of 
  current income and long-term growth of income and capital. 
Principal Investment Strategies:   
 
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its  Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its 
net assets in companies with large market capitalizations similar to  net assets in dividend-paying common stocks and preferred stocks. 
companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (approximately $0.02  The Fund usually invests in large cap stocks, which as of the most 
billion to $323.7 billion as of the most recent calendar year end) at  recent calendar year end ranged between $1.1 billion and $323.7 
the time of purchase. Market capitalization is defined as total  billion, as defined by the S&P 500 Index, but may also invest in 
current market value of a company's outstanding common stock.  mid cap stocks, which as of the most recent calendar year end 
The Fund may invest in some mid cap and other stocks that fall  ranged between $0.03 billion and $15.5 billion, as defined by the 
below the range of companies in the Russell Index. The Fund  Russell Midcap Index. Market capitalization is defined as total 
invests in value stocks; value orientation emphasizes buying  current market value of a company’s outstanding common stock. 
stocks at less than their expected investment value and avoiding  The Fund may invest up to 20% in fixed-income securities of any 
stocks whose price has been artificially built up. The Fund may  maturity, including below-investment-grade fixed-income 
invest in securities of foreign companies and may be used as part  securities (sometimes called “junk bonds”) (rated at the time of 
of a fund of funds strategy.  purchase BB+ or lower by S&P or Ba1 or lower by Moody’s) and 
  preferred securities. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets 
AllianceBernstein invests primarily in undervalued equity  in real estate investment trust securities. The Fund may invest in 
securities of companies that it believes offer above-average  securities of foreign issuers. 
potential for earnings growth. It seeks securities that exhibit low   
financial ratios and can be acquired for less than what  In selecting investments for the Fund, Edge looks for investments 
AllianceBernstein believes is their intrinsic value or have an  that provide regular income in addition to some opportunity for 
attractive price relative to the value of expected future dividends.  capital appreciation. Equity investments are typically made in 
These investments may include securities of companies that have  “value” stocks currently selling for less than Edge believes they 
not performed well in the recent past but are undergoing  are worth. This Fund may be used as part of a fund of funds 
management, corporate, asset restructuring or other transitions.  strategy. 
Portfolio securities that have reached their intrinsic value or a   
target financial ratio will generally be sold.   
 
Westwood generally invests in approximately 40-60 securities that   
it believes are currently undervalued in the market and possess   
limited downside risk. Other key metrics for evaluating the   
risk/return profile of an investment include an improving return on   
equity, a declining debt/equity ratio and, in the case of common   
equities, positive earnings surprises without a corresponding   
increase in Wall Street estimates. Westwood may determine to sell   
a security that has reached a predetermined price target or if a   
change to a company's fundamentals negatively impacts the   
original investment thesis. Westwood will not necessarily sell a   
security that has depreciated below the Fund’s target capitalization   
range.   
 
PMC invests between 10% and 40% of the Fund’s assets in   
common stocks. It employs an active, quantitative “structured   
equity” strategy in an attempt to match or exceed the performance   
of the Fund’s benchmark index (identified in the average annual   
total returns table below) with lower risk and improved   
predictability of returns for the entire Fund compared to the   
benchmark index. This strategy applies a risk-controlled   
investment process that slightly over/underweights individual   
stocks relative to their weight in the Fund’s benchmark index.   
 
 
Temporary Defensive Investing:   
For temporary defensive purposes in times of unusual or adverse market, economic, or political conditions, each Fund may invest up to 
100% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents. In taking such defensive measures, either Fund may fail to achieve its investment 
objective.   

 

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Fundamental Investment Restrictions: 
The Funds are subject to identical fundamental investment restrictions. These fundamental restrictions deal with such matters as the 
issuance of senior securities, purchasing or selling real estate or commodities, borrowing money, making loans, underwriting securities of 
other issuers, diversification or concentration of investments, and short sales of securities. The fundamental investment restrictions of the 
Funds are described in the Statement of Additional Information. 
 
The investment objective of each Fund may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. 
 
Additional information about the investment strategies and the types of securities in which the Funds may invest is discussed below 
under “Certain Investment Strategies and Related Risks of the Funds” as well as in the Statement of Additional Information. 
 
The Statement of Additional Information provides further information about the portfolio manager(s) for each Fund, including 
information about compensation, other accounts managed and ownership of Fund shares. 
 
Fees and Expenses of the Funds 
 
Fees and Expenses as a % of average daily net assets 
The following table shows: (a) the ratios of expenses to average net assets of the Acquired Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 
2009; (b) the ratios of expenses to average net assets of the Acquiring Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009; and (c) the pro 
forma expense ratios of the Acquiring Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 assuming that the Reorganization had taken place at 
the commencement of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. 
 
These fees and expenses do not include the effect of any sales charge, separate account expenses or other contract level expenses which 
may be applied at the variable life insurance or variable annuity product level. If such charges or fees were included, overall expenses would 
be higher and would lower the Acquired and Acquiring Funds’ performance. 
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

 

      Total     
      Operating    Total Net 
  Management  Other  Expense  Fee  Operating 
  Fees  Expenses  Ratio  Waiver  Expenses 
(a) LargeCap Value Account III (Acquired Fund)         
Class 1  0.75%  0.01%  0.76%  0.01%  0.75% 
 
(b) Equity Income Account (Acquiring Fund)         
Class 1  0.53%  0.01%  0.54%  N/A  0.54% 
 
(c) Equity Income Account (Acquiring Fund)         
              (Pro forma assuming Reorganization)         
Class 1  0.53%  0.01%  0.54%  N/A  0.54% 

 

PMC has contractually agreed to limit the Acquired Fund’s Management Fees through the period ending April 30, 2011. The fee waiver 
will reduce the Acquired Funds Management Fees by 0.01% (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis). The Board 
of PVC may terminate the contractual agreement prior to April 30, 2011. 
 
Examples: The following examples are intended to help you compare the costs of investing in shares of the Acquired and Acquiring 
Funds. The examples assume that fund expenses continue at the rates shown in the table above, that you invest $10,000 in the particular fund 
for the time periods indicated and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. The examples also assume that your investment has a 
5% return each year. The examples also take into account the relevant contractual expense limit until the date of expiration. The examples 
should not be considered a representation of future expense of the Acquired or Acquiring Fund. Actual expense may be greater or 
less than those shown. 

 

    1 Year  3 Years  5 Years  10 Years 
LargeCap Value Account III (Acquired Fund)  Class 1  $77  $241  $421  $941 
Equity Income Account (Acquiring Fund)  Class 1  $55  $173  $302  $677 
Equity Income Account (Acquiring Fund)  Class 1  $55  $173  $302  $677 
        (Pro forma assuming Reorganization)           

 

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Portfolio Turnover 
 
Each 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. 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 portfolio turnover rate for the Acquired Fund was 95.8% of 
the average value of its portfolio while the portfolio turnover rate for the Acquiring Fund was 44.0%. 
 
Investment Management Fees/Sub-Advisory Arrangements 
 
The Funds each pay their investment advisor, PMC, an advisory fee which for each Fund is calculated as a percentage of the Fund’s 
average daily net assets pursuant to the following fee schedule: 

 

LargeCap Value Account III Equity Income Account
(Acquired Fund) (Acquiring Fund)
First $250 million  0.75%  First $100 million    0.60% 
Next $250 million  0.70%  Next $100 million    0.55% 
Next $250 million  0.65%  Next $100 million    0.50% 
Next $250 million  0.60%  Next $100 million    0.45% 
Over $1 billion  0.55%  Over $400 million    0.40% 

 

As sub-advisors to the Funds, AllianceBernstein, Edge, and Westwood are paid sub-advisory fees for their services. These sub-advisory 
fees are paid by PMC, not by the Funds. 
 
A discussion of the basis of the Board’s approval of the advisory and sub-advisory agreements with respect to the Acquired and 
Acquiring Funds is available in PVC’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. 
 
Comparison of Principal Investment Risks 
 
In deciding whether to approve the Reorganization, shareholders should consider the amount and character of investment risk involved 
in the respective investment objectives and strategies of the Acquired and Acquiring Funds. Because the Funds have similar investment 
objectives and substantially similar principal policies, the Funds’ risks are substantially similar. As described below, the Funds also have 
some different risks. 
 
Risks Applicable to both Funds: 
 
Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities (common, preferred, and convertible preferred stocks and securities whose values are tied to 
the price of stocks, such as rights, warrants and convertible debt securities) could decline in value if the issuer's financial condition declines 
or in response to overall market and economic conditions. A fund's principal market segment(s), such as large cap, mid cap or small cap 
stocks, or growth or value stocks, may underperform other market segments or the equity markets as a whole. Investments in smaller 
companies and mid-size companies may involve greater risk and price volatility than investments in larger, more mature companies. 
 
Foreign Securities Risk. The risks of foreign securities include loss of value as a result of: political or economic instability; 
nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation; changes in foreign exchange rates and foreign exchange restrictions; settlement 
delays; and limited government regulation (including less stringent reporting, accounting, and disclosure standards than are required of U.S. 
companies). 
 
Underlying Fund Risk. An underlying fund to a fund of funds may experience relatively large redemptions or investments as the fund 
of funds periodically reallocates or rebalances its assets. These transactions may cause the underlying fund to sell portfolio securities to meet 
such redemptions, or to invest cash from such investments, at times it would not otherwise do so, and may as a result increase transaction 
costs and adversely affect underlying fund performance. 
 
Value Stock Risk. The market may not recognize the intrinsic value of value stocks for a long time, or they may be appropriately priced 
at the time of purchase. 
 
Risks Applicable to the Acquiring Fund: 
 
Fixed-Income Securities Risk. Fixed-income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit quality risk. The market value of 
fixed-income securities generally declines when interest rates rise, and an issuer of fixed-income securities could default on its payment 
obligations. 
 
High Yield Securities Risk. High yield fixed-income securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") are subject to greater credit 
quality risk than higher rated fixed-income securities and should be considered speculative. 
 
Real Estate Securities Risk. Real estate securities (including real estate investment trusts ("REITs")) are subject to the risks associated 
with direct ownership of real estate, including declines in value, adverse economic conditions, increases in expenses, regulatory changes and 
environmental problems. A REIT could fail to qualify for tax-free passthrough of income under the Internal Revenue Code, and Fund 
shareholders will indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of REITs in which the Fund invests. 

 

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Performance
 
The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Acquiring and Acquired Funds by showing their 
performance from year to year and by showing how the Acquiring and Acquired Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years (or, if 
shorter, the life the Account) compare with those of one or more broad measures of market performance. Past performance is not necessarily 
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance figures for the Funds do not include any separate account expenses, 
cost of insurance, or other contract-level expenses; total returns for the Funds would be lower if such expenses were included. 
 
Performance of the Acquiring Fund reflects the performance of the predecessor fund. 

 


Highest return for a quarter during the period of the bar chart above:  Q2 ‘09  16.64% 
Lowest return for a quarter during the period of the bar chart above:  Q4 ‘08  -20.82% 

 


Highest return for a quarter during the period of the bar chart above:  Q2 ‘03  15.69% 
Lowest return for a quarter during the period of the bar chart above:  Q4 ‘08  -19.89% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (%) for periods ended December 31, 2009       
      Life of Fund 
  Past 1 Year  Past 5 Years  (05/01/2002) 
LargeCap Value Account III (Acquired Fund)       
Class 1  19.80%  -2.63%  1.10% 
Russell 1000 Value Index  19.69  -0.25  3.03 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)       
 
  Past 1 Year  Past 5 Years  Past 10 Years 
Equity Income Account (Acquiring Fund)       
Class 1  20.00%  1.68%  6.43% 
S&P 500 Index  26.46  0.42  -0.95 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)       
S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index  21.18  -0.27  1.20 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)       
Russell 1000 Value Index (1)  19.69  -0.25  2.47 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)       

 

(1)  The Investment Advisor and Sub-Advisor believe the Russell 1000 Value Index is a better representation of the investment universe for 
  this Fund’s investment philosophy than the S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index and the S&P 500 Index. 
 
Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the investment returns of stocks in the Russell 1000 Index with lower price- 
to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Companies included are large. 
 
S&P 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index of 500 widely-held stocks often used as a proxy for the domestic stock market. 
Included are the stocks of industrial, financial, utility, and transportation companies. 
 
S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index is a float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index comprised of stocks representing approximately 
half the market capitalization of the S&P 500 that have been identified as being on the value end of the growth-value spectrum. Until 
December 16, 2005, when Standard & Poor’s changed the name of the index and its calculation methodology, the index was called the S&P 
500/Barra Value Index. 
 
Board Consideration of the Reorganization
 
  The Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the Reorganization pursuant to the Plan at its meeting on December 14, 
2010. The Board considered information presented by PMC, and the Independent Directors were assisted by independent legal counsel. The 
Board requested and evaluated such information as it deemed necessary to consider the Reorganization. At the meeting, the Board 
unanimously approved the Reorganization after concluding that participation in the Reorganization is in the best interests of the Acquired 
Fund and the Acquiring Fund and that the interests of existing shareholders of the Funds will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization. 
 
  In determining whether to approve the Reorganization, the Board made inquiry into a number of matters and considered, among others, 
the following factors, in no order of priority: 
 
(1)  the similar investment objectives, similar principal investment strategies, and identical fundamental investment restrictions the Funds 
  share; 
 
(2)  the estimated trading costs associated with disposing of any portfolio securities of the Acquired Fund and reinvesting the proceeds in 
  connection with the Reorganization; 
 
(3)  the expense ratios and available information regarding the fees and expenses of the Funds; 
 
(4)  the comparative investment performance of the Funds, including the Acquiring Fund's superior performance over that of the Acquired 
  Fund for the periods the Board reviewed and other information pertaining to the Funds; 
 
(5)  the prospects for growth of and for achieving economies of scale by the Acquired Fund in combination with the Acquiring Fund; 
 
(6)  the absence of any material differences in the rights of shareholders of the Funds; 
 
(7)  the financial strength, investment experience and resources of Edge, which currently serves as sub-advisor to the Acquiring Fund 
 
(8)  any direct or indirect benefits expected to be derived by PMC and its affiliates from the Reorganization; 
 
(9)  the direct or indirect federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization, including the expected tax-free nature of the 
  Reorganization and the impact of any federal income tax loss carry forwards and the estimated capital gain or loss expected to be 
  incurred in connection with disposing of any portfolio securities that would not be compatible with the investment objectives and 
  strategies of the Acquiring Fund; 
 
(10) PMC’s representation that the Reorganization will not result in any dilution of Acquired or Acquiring Fund shareholder interests; 

 

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(11) the terms and conditions of the Plan; and 
(12) possible alternatives to the Reorganization. 
  The Board’s decision to recommend approval of the Reorganization was based on a number of factors, including the following: 
(1)  it should be reasonable for shareholders of the Acquired Fund to have similar investment expectations after the Reorganization because 
  the Funds have similar investment objectives and similar investment strategies and risks; 
(2)  Edge as sub-advisor responsible for managing the assets of the Acquiring Fund may be expected to provide high quality investment 
  advisory services and personnel for the foreseeable future; 
(3)  the Acquiring Fund has lower advisory fee rates and, following the Reorganization, is expected to have lower overall expense ratios than 
  the Acquired Fund; and 
(4)  the combination of the Acquired Fund may be expected to afford shareholders of the Acquired Fund on an ongoing basis greater 
  prospects for growth and efficient management. 

 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION
 
Plan of Acquisition
 
The terms of the Plan are summarized below. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of the Plan which is 
attached as Appendix A to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. 
 
Under the Plan, the Acquiring Fund will acquire all the assets and assume all the liabilities of the Acquired Fund. We expect that the 
closing date will be April 29, 2011, or such earlier or later date as PMC may determine, and that the Effective Time of the Reorganization 
will be as of the close of regularly scheduled trading on the NYSE (normally 3:00 p.m., Central Time) on that date. Each Fund will determine 
its net asset values as of the close of trading on the NYSE using the procedures described in its then current prospectus (the procedures 
applicable to the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund are identical). The Acquiring Fund will issue to the Acquired Fund a number of shares 
with a total value equal to the total value of the net assets of the corresponding share class of the Acquired Fund outstanding at the Effective 
Time. 
 
Immediately after the Effective Time, the Acquired Fund will distribute to its shareholders Acquiring Fund shares of the same class as 
the Acquired Fund shares each shareholder owns in exchange for all Acquired Fund shares of that class. Acquired Fund shareholders will 
receive a number of full and fractional shares of the Acquiring Fund that are equal in value to the value of the shares of the Acquired Fund 
that are surrendered in the exchange. In connection with the exchange, the Acquiring Fund will credit on its books an appropriate number of 
its shares to the account of the Acquired Fund shareholder, and the Acquired Fund will cancel on its books all its shares registered to the 
account of that shareholder. After the Effective Time, the Acquired Fund will be dissolved in accordance with applicable law. 
 
The Plan may be amended, but no amendment may be made which in the opinion of the Board would materially adversely affect the 
interests of the shareholders of the Acquired Fund. The Board may abandon and terminate the Plan at any time before the Effective Time if it 
believes that consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Plan would not be in the best interests of the shareholders of either of the 
Funds. 
 
Under the Plan, the Acquired Fund will pay all expenses and out-of-pocket fees incurred in connection with the Reorganization. 
 
If the Plan is not consummated for any reason, the Board will consider other possible courses of action. 

 

Description of the Securities to Be Issued
 
PVC is a Maryland corporation that is authorized to issue its shares of common stock in separate series and separate classes of series. 
The Acquired and Acquiring Funds are each a separate series of PVC, and the Class 1 shares of common stock of the Acquiring Fund to be 
issued in connection with the Reorganization represent interests in the assets belonging to that series and have identical dividend, liquidation 
and other rights, except that expenses allocated to a particular series or class are borne solely by that series or class and may cause differences 
in rights as described herein. The Acquiring Fund also issues Class 2 shares of common stock. Expenses related to the distribution of, and 
other identified expenses properly allocated to, the shares of a particular series or class are charged to, and borne solely by, that series or 
class, and the bearing of expenses by a particular series or class may be appropriately reflected in the net asset value attributable to, and the 
dividend and liquidation rights of, that series or class. 
 
All shares of PVC have equal voting rights and are voted in the aggregate and not by separate series or class of shares except that shares 
are voted by series or class: (i) when expressly required by Maryland law or the 1940 Act and (ii) on any matter submitted to shareholders 
which the Board has determined affects the interests of only a particular series or class. 
 
The share classes of the Acquired Fund have the same rights with respect to the Acquired Fund that the share classes of the Acquiring 
Fund have with respect to the Acquiring Fund. 
 
Shares of all Funds, when issued, have no cumulative voting rights, are fully paid and non-assessable, have no preemptive or conversion 
rights and are freely transferable. Each fractional share has proportionately the same rights as are provided for a full share. 

 

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Federal Income Tax Consequences
 
To be considered a tax-free “reorganization” under Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), a 
reorganization must exhibit a continuity of business enterprise. Because the Acquiring Fund will use a portion of the Acquired Fund’s assets 
in its business and will continue the Acquired Fund’s historic business, the combination of the Acquired Fund into the Acquiring Fund will 
exhibit a continuity of business enterprise. Therefore, the combination will be considered a tax-free “reorganization” under applicable 
provisions of the Code. In the opinion of tax counsel to PVC, no gain or loss will be recognized by either of the Funds or their shareholders in 
connection with the combination, the tax cost basis of the Acquiring Fund shares received by shareholders of the Acquired Fund will equal 
the tax cost basis of their shares in the Acquired Fund, and their holding periods for the Acquiring Fund shares will include their holding 
periods for the Acquired Fund shares. 
 
Capital Loss Carryforward. As of December 31, 2009, the Acquired Fund had an approximate accumulated capital loss carryforward of 
$79,502,000. After the Reorganization, these losses will be available to the Acquiring Fund to offset its capital gains, although the amount of 
offsetting losses in any given year may be limited. As a result of this limitation, it is possible that the Acquiring Fund may not be able to use 
these losses as rapidly as its the Acquired Fund might have, and part of these losses may not be useable at all. The ability of the Acquiring 
Fund to utilize the accumulated capital loss carryforward in the future depends upon a variety of factors that cannot be known in advance, 
including the existence of capital gains against which these losses may be offset. In addition, the benefits of any capital loss carryforward 
currently are available only to shareholders of the Acquired Fund. After the Reorganization, however, these benefits will inure to the benefit 
of all shareholders of the corresponding Acquiring Fund. 
 
Distribution of Income and Gains. Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund, whose taxable year will end as a result of the 
Reorganization, will declare to its shareholders of record one or more distributions of all of its previously undistributed net investment 
income and net realized capital gain, including capital gains on any securities disposed of in connection with the Reorganization. Such 
distributions will be made to shareholders before the Reorganization. An Acquired Fund shareholder will be required to include any such 
distributions in such shareholder’s taxable income. This may result in the recognition of income that could have been deferred or might never 
have been realized had the Reorganization not occurred. 
 
The foregoing is only a summary of the principal federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization and should not be considered 
to be tax advice. There can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service will concur on all or any of the issues discussed above. You 
may wish to consult with your own tax advisors regarding the federal, state, and local tax consequences with respect to the foregoing matters 
and any other considerations which may apply in your particular circumstances. 
 
CAPITALIZATION
 
The following tables show as of June 30, 2010: (i) the capitalization of the Acquired Fund; (ii) the capitalization of the Acquiring Fund; 
and (iii) the pro forma combined capitalization of the Acquiring Fund as if the Reorganization had occurred as of that date. As of June 30, 
2010, the Acquired Fund had outstanding Class 1 shares. As of June 30, 2010, the Acquiring Fund had outstanding Class 1 and Class 2 
shares. 
 
The Acquired Fund will pay all expenses and out-of-pocket fees incurred in connection with the Reorganization. These expenses are 
estimated to be $47,000. The Acquired Fund will pay any trading costs associated with disposing of any portfolio securities of the Acquired 
Fund that would not be compatible with the investment objectives and strategies of the Acquiring Fund and reinvesting the proceeds in 
securities that would be compatible. These costs are estimated to be $266,000. The estimated loss would be $6,756,000 on a US GAAP basis. 
The estimated per share capital loss would be $0.22. 

 

      Net Asset  Shares 
    Net Assets  Value  Outstanding 
    (000s)  Per Share  (000s) 
LargeCap Value Account III  Class 1  $249,847  $8.00  31,228 
(Acquired Fund)         
 
Equity Income Account  Class 1  $417,448  $12.63  33,060 
(Acquiring Fund)  Class 2  26,862  12.56  2,139 
    $444,310    35,199 
Reduction in net assets and decrease in net asset values per  Class 1  $(313)  ($0.01)  N/A 
share of the Acquired Fund to reflect the estimated expenses         
of the Reorganization and trading costs associated with         
disposing of portfolio securities         
Decrease in shares outstanding of the Acquired Fund to reflect  Class 1      (11,471) 
the exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund.         
 
Equity Income Account  Class 1  $666,982  $12.63  52,817 
(Acquiring Fund)  Class 2  26,862  12.56  2,139 
(pro forma assuming Reorganization)    $693,844    54,956 

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
 
Certain Investment Strategies and Related Risks of the Funds
 
This section provides information about certain investment strategies and related risks of the Funds. The Statement of Additional 
Information contains additional information about investment strategies and their related risks. 
 
Some of the principal investment risks vary between the Funds and the variations are described above. The value of each Fund’s 
securities may fluctuate on a daily basis. As with all mutual funds, as the values of each Fund’s assets rise or fall, the Fund’s share price 
changes. If an investor sells Fund shares when their value is less than the price the investor paid, the investor will lose money. As with any 
security, the securities in which the Funds invest have associated risk. 
 
Market Volatility. The value of a fund’s portfolio securities may go down in response to overall stock or bond market movements. 
Markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. Stocks tend to go up and down in value more than 
bonds. If the fund’s investments are concentrated in certain sectors, its performance could be worse than the overall market. The value of an 
individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value 
of the market as a whole. 
 
Equity Securities. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, depositary receipts, rights (a right 
is an offering of common stock to investors who currently own shares which entitle them to buy subsequent issues at a discount from the 
offering price), and warrants (a warrant is a certificate granting its owner the right to purchase securities from the issuer at a specified price, 
normally higher than the current market price). Common stocks, the most familiar type, represent an equity (ownership) interest in a 
corporation. The value of a company’s stock may fall as a result of factors directly relating to that company, such as decisions made by its 
management or lower demand for the company’s products or services. A stock’s value may also fall because of factors affecting not just the 
company, but also companies in the same industry or in a number of different industries, such as increases in production costs. The value of a 
company’s stock may also be affected by changes in financial markets that are relatively unrelated to the company or its industry, such as 
changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates. In addition, a company’s stock generally pays dividends only after the company invests 
in its own business and makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of a company’s stock will 
usually react more strongly than its bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. 
Stocks of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than those of larger companies. 
 
Fixed-Income Securities. Fixed-income securities include bonds and other debt instruments that are used by issuers to borrow money 
from investors (some examples include investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government securities and asset- 
backed securities). The issuer generally pays the investor a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest. The amount borrowed must be repaid at 
maturity. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest, but are sold at a discount from their face values. 
 
Interest Rate Changes. Fixed-income securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates. In general, fixed-income security prices rise 
when interest rates fall and fall when interest rates rise. Longer term bonds and zero coupon bonds are generally more sensitive to interest 
rate changes. If interest rates fall, issuers of callable bonds may call (repay) securities with high interest rates before their maturity dates; this 
is known as call risk. In this case, a fund would likely reinvest the proceeds from these securities at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline 
in the fund's income. 
 
Credit Risk. Fixed-income security prices are also affected by the credit quality of the issuer. Investment grade debt securities are 
medium and high quality securities. Some bonds, such as lower grade or “junk” bonds, may have speculative characteristics and may be 
particularly sensitive to economic conditions and the financial condition of the issuers. 
 
Counterparty Risk. The Acquiring Fund is subject to the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security or other obligation, 
the counterparty to a derivatives contract or repurchase agreement, or the borrower of a portfolio’s securities will be unable or unwilling to 
make timely principal, interest, or settlement payments, or otherwise to honor its obligations. 
 
Management Risk. The Funds are actively managed and prepared to invest in securities, sectors, or industries differently from the 
benchmark. For all Funds, if a sub-advisor's investment strategies do not perform as expected, the Fund could underperform other funds with 
similar investment objectives or lose money. 
 
Liquidity Risk. A Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when trading volume, lack of a market maker, or legal restrictions impair the fund’s 
ability to sell particular securities or close derivative positions at an advantageous price. Funds with principal investment strategies that 
involve securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations, foreign securities, derivatives, or securities with substantial market 
and/or credit risk tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. 
 
Repurchase Agreements. Although not a principal investment strategy, the Funds may invest a portion of its assets in repurchase 
agreements. Repurchase agreements typically involve the purchase of debt securities from a financial institution such as a bank, savings and 
loan association, or broker-dealer. A repurchase agreement provides that the Fund sells back to the seller and that the seller repurchases the 
underlying securities at a specified price on a specific date. Repurchase agreements may be viewed as loans by a Fund collateralized by the 
underlying securities. This arrangement results in a fixed rate of return that is not subject to market fluctuation while the Fund holds the 
security. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the affected Fund bears a risk of loss. To minimize such 
risks, the Fund enters into repurchase agreements only with parties a Sub-Advisor deems creditworthy (those that are large, well-capitalized 
and well-established financial institutions). In addition, the value of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement is, and during the 
entire term of the repurchase agreement remains, at least equal to the repurchase price, including accrued interest. 

 

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Bank Loans (also known as Senior Floating Rate Interests). The Funds invest in bank loans. Bank loans hold the most senior 
position in the capital structure of a business entity (the “Borrower”), are typically secured by specific collateral, and have a claim on the 
assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debtholders and stockholders of the Borrower. Bank loans are 
typically structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as the agent of the lenders participating in the bank loan. Bank loans 
are rated below-investment-grade, which means they are more likely to default than investment-grade loans. A default could lead to non- 
payment of income which would result in a reduction of income to the fund and there can be no assurance that the liquidation of any 
collateral would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that such 
collateral could be readily liquidated. 
 
Bank loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates 
are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or the prime rate offered by 
one or more major United States banks. 
 
Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and 
because there may be significant economic incentives for the borrower to repay, prepayments of senior floating rate interests may occur. 
 
High Yield Securities. The Acquiring Fund may invest in debt securities rated BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or 
Ba or lower by Moody’s or, if not rated, determined to be of equivalent quality by the Manager or the Sub- Advisor. Such securities are 
sometimes referred to as high yield or “junk bonds” and are considered speculative. 
 
Investment in high yield bonds involves special risks in addition to the risks associated with investment in highly rated debt securities. 
High yield bonds may be regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest 
payments. Moreover, such securities may, under certain circumstances, be less liquid than higher rated debt securities. 
 
Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high yield securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher quality debt 
securities. The ability of an Fund to achieve its investment objective may, to the extent of its investment in high yield bonds, be more 
dependent on such credit analysis than would be the case if the Fund were investing in higher quality bonds. 
 
High yield bonds may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher-grade 
bonds. The prices of high yield bonds have been found to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than more highly rated investments, but 
more sensitive to adverse economic downturns or individual corporate developments. If the issuer of high yield bonds defaults, an Fund may 
incur additional expenses to seek recovery. 
 
The secondary market on which high yield bonds are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher-grade bonds. Less liquidity in 
the secondary trading market could adversely affect the price at which an Fund could sell a high yield bond and could adversely affect and 
cause large fluctuations in the daily price of the Fund’s shares. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on 
fundamental analysis, may decrease the value and liquidity of high yield bonds, especially in a thinly traded market. 
 
The use of credit ratings for evaluating high yield bonds also involves certain risks. For example, credit ratings evaluate the safety of 
principal and interest payments, not the market value risk of high yield bonds. Also, credit rating agencies may fail to change credit ratings in 
a timely manner to reflect subsequent events. If a credit rating agency changes the rating of a portfolio security held by a Fund, the Fund may 
retain the security if the Manager or Sub-Advisor thinks it is in the best interest of shareholders. 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts. The Funds may invest in real estate investment trust securities, herein referred to as “REITs.” REITs 
involve certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general (such as possible declines 
in the value of real estate, lack of availability of mortgage funds, or extended vacancies of property). Equity REITs may be affected by 
changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit 
extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, risks of default 
by borrowers, and self-liquidation. As an investor in a REIT, the Fund will be subject to the REIT’s expenses, including management fees, 
and will remain subject to the Fund’s advisory fees with respect to the assets so invested. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing 
to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded REITs under the Internal Revenue Code, and failing to maintain their exemptions from 
registration under the 1940 Act. Investment in REITs involves risks similar to those associated with investing in small capitalization 
companies. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume, and may be subject to more 
abrupt or erratic price movements than larger company securities. 
 
Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”). Certain of the Funds may invest in IPOs. An IPO is a company’s first offering of stock to the 
public. IPO risk is that the market value of IPO shares will fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, 
unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. The purchase of IPO shares 
may involve high transaction costs. IPO shares are subject to market risk and liquidity risk. In addition, the market for IPO shares can be 
speculative and/or inactive for extended periods of time. The limited number of shares available for trading in some IPOs may make it more 
difficult for an Fund to buy or sell significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. Investors in IPO shares 
can be affected by substantial dilution in the value of their shares by sales of additional shares and by concentration of control in existing 
management and principal shareholders. 

 

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  When the Fund’s asset base is small, a significant portion of the Fund’s performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs 
because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Fund. As the Fund’s assets grow, the effect of the Fund’s investments in 
IPOs on the Fund’s performance probably will decline, which could reduce the Fund’s performance. Because of the price volatility of IPO 
shares, an Fund may choose to hold IPO shares for a very short period of time. This may increase the turnover of the Fund’s portfolio and 
lead to increased expenses to the Fund, such as commissions and transaction costs. By selling IPO shares, the Fund may realize taxable gains 
it will subsequently distribute to shareholders. 
 
  Derivatives. To the extent permitted by its investment objectives and policies, each of the Funds may invest in securities that are 
commonly referred to as derivative securities. Generally, a derivative is a financial arrangement, the value of which is derived from, or based 
on, a traditional security, asset, or market index. Certain derivative securities are described more accurately as index/structured securities. 
Index/structured securities are derivative securities whose value or performance is linked to other equity securities (such as depositary 
receipts), currencies, interest rates, indices, or other financial indicators (reference indices). 
 
  Some derivatives, such as mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, are in many respects like any other investment, although 
they may be more volatile or less liquid than more traditional debt securities. 
 
  There are many different types of derivatives and many different ways to use them. Futures, forward contracts, and options are 
commonly used for traditional hedging purposes to attempt to protect a Fund from exposure to changing interest rates, securities prices, or 
currency exchange rates and for cash management purposes as a low-cost method of gaining exposure to a particular securities market 
without investing directly in those securities. The Funds may enter into put or call options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, 
over-the-counter swap contracts (e.g., interest rate swaps, total return swaps and credit default swaps), currency futures contracts and options, 
options on currencies, and forward currency contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. A forward currency contract involves a 
privately negotiated obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set in the contract. A Fund will not hedge 
currency exposure to an extent greater than the approximate aggregate market value of the securities held or to be purchased by the Fund 
(denominated or generally quoted or currently convertible into the currency). The Funds may enter into forward commitment agreements (not 
as a principal investment strategy), which call for the Fund to purchase or sell a security on a future date at a fixed price. Each of the Funds 
may also enter into contracts to sell its investments either on demand or at a specific interval. 
 
  Generally, no Fund may invest in a derivative security unless the reference index or the instrument to which it relates is an eligible 
investment for the Fund or the reference currency relates to an eligible investment for the Fund. 
 
  The return on a derivative security may increase or decrease, depending upon changes in the reference index or instrument to which it 
relates. If a Fund’s Sub-Advisor hedges market conditions incorrectly or employs a strategy that does not correlate well with the Fund’s 
investment, these techniques could result in a loss. These techniques may increase the volatility of an Fund and may involve a small 
investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk assumed. The risks associated with derivative investments include: 
  the risk that the underlying security, interest rate, market index, or other financial asset will not move in the direction the Manager or 
  Sub-Advisor anticipated; 
  the possibility that there may be no liquid secondary market which may make it difficult or impossible to close out a position when 
  desired; 
  the risk that adverse price movements in an instrument can result in a loss substantially greater than an Fund’s initial investment; and 
  the possibility that the counterparty may fail to perform its obligations. 
 
  For currency contracts, there is also a risk of government action through exchange controls that would restrict the ability of the Fund to 
deliver or receive currency. 
 
  Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). These are a type of index or actively managed fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An 
ETF trades like common stock. Shares in an index ETF represent an interest in a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track a particular 
market index. An Fund could purchase shares issued by an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market 
while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities 
they are designed to track, although ETFs have management fees that increase their costs. Fund shareholders indirectly bear their 
proportionate share of the expenses of the ETFs in which the fund invests. 
 
  Convertible Securities. Convertible securities are fixed-income securities that an Fund has the right to exchange for equity securities at 
a specified conversion price. The option allows the Fund to realize additional returns if the market price of the equity securities exceeds the 
conversion price. For example, the Fund may hold fixed-income securities that are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion 
price of $10 per share. If the market value of the shares of common stock reached $12, the Fund could realize an additional $2 per share by 
converting its fixed-income securities. 
 
  Convertible securities have lower yields than comparable fixed-income securities. In addition, at the time a convertible security is 
issued, the conversion price exceeds the market value of the underlying equity securities. Thus, convertible securities may provide lower 
returns than non-convertible fixed-income securities or equity securities depending upon changes in the price of the underlying equity 
securities. However, convertible securities permit the Fund to realize some of the potential appreciation of the underlying equity securities 
with less risk of losing its initial investment. 
 
  A Fund treats convertible securities as both fixed-income and equity securities for purposes of investment policies and limitations 
because of their unique characteristics. An Fund may invest in convertible securities without regard to their ratings. 

 

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  Foreign Investing. The Funds may invest in securities of foreign companies but not as a principal investment strategy. For the purpose 
of this restriction, foreign companies are: 
  companies with their principal place of business or principal office outside the U.S. or 
  companies for which the principal securities trading market is outside the U.S. 
 
  Foreign companies may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting practices as are required of U.S. 
companies. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign company than about a U.S. company. Securities of 
many foreign companies are less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Commissions on foreign securities 
exchanges may be generally higher than those on U.S. exchanges. 
 
  Foreign markets also have different clearance and settlement procedures than those in U.S. markets. In certain markets there have been 
times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to conduct these 
transactions. Delays in settlement could result in temporary periods when a portion of Fund assets is not invested and earning no return. If an 
Fund is unable to make intended security purchases due to settlement problems, the Fund may miss attractive investment opportunities. In 
addition, an Fund may incur a loss as a result of a decline in the value of its portfolio if it is unable to sell a security. 
 
  With respect to certain foreign countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, 
or diplomatic developments that could affect an Fund’s investments in those countries. In addition, an Fund may also suffer losses due to 
nationalization, expropriation or differing accounting practices and treatments. Investments in foreign securities are subject to laws of the 
foreign country that may limit the amount and types of foreign investments. Changes of governments or of economic or monetary policies, in 
the U.S. or abroad, changes in dealings between nations, currency convertibility or exchange rates could result in investment losses for a 
Fund. Finally, even though certain currencies may be convertible into U.S. dollars, the conversion rates may be artificial relative to the actual 
market values and may be unfavorable to Fund investors. To protect against future uncertainties in foreign currency exchange rates, the 
Funds are authorized to enter into certain foreign currency exchange transactions. 
 
  Foreign securities are often traded with less frequency and volume, and therefore may have greater price volatility, than is the case with 
many U.S. securities. Brokerage commissions, custodial services, and other costs relating to investment in foreign countries are generally 
more expensive than in the U.S. Though the Funds intend to acquire the securities of foreign issuers where there are public trading markets, 
economic or political turmoil in a country in which a Fund has a significant portion of its assets or deterioration of the relationship between 
the U.S. and a foreign country may negatively impact the liquidity of an Fund’s portfolio. An Fund may have difficulty meeting a large 
number of redemption requests. Furthermore, there may be difficulties in obtaining or enforcing judgments against foreign issuers. 
 
  A Fund may choose to invest in a foreign company by purchasing depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are certificates of ownership 
of shares in a foreign-based issuer held by a bank or other financial institution. They are alternatives to purchasing the underlying security but 
are subject to the foreign securities to which they relate. Investments in companies of developing (also called “emerging”) countries are 
subject to higher risks than investments in companies in more developed countries. These risks include: 
  increased social, political, and economic instability; 
  a smaller market for these securities and low or nonexistent volume of trading that results in a lack of liquidity and in greater price 
  volatility; 
  lack of publicly available information, including reports of payments of dividends or interest on outstanding securities; 
  foreign government policies that may restrict opportunities, including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive 
  to national interests; 
  relatively new capital market structure or market-oriented economy; 
  the possibility that recent favorable economic developments may be slowed or reversed by unanticipated political or social events in 
  these countries; 
  restrictions that may make it difficult or impossible for the Fund to vote proxies, exercise shareholder rights, pursue legal remedies, and 
  obtain judgments in foreign courts; and 
  possible losses through the holding of securities in domestic and foreign custodial banks and depositories. 
 
  In addition, many developing countries have experienced substantial and, in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many 
years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had and may continue to have negative effects on the economies and securities 
markets of those countries. 
 
  Repatriation of investment income, capital and proceeds of sales by foreign investors may require governmental registration and/or 
approval in some developing countries. An Fund could be adversely affected by delays in or a refusal to grant any required governmental 
registration or approval for repatriation. 
 
  Further, the economies of developing countries generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been 
and may continue to be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other 
protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. 

 

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Small and Medium Capitalization Companies. The Funds may invest in securities of companies with small- or mid-sized market 
capitalizations. Market capitalization is defined as total current market value of a company’s outstanding common stock. Investments in 
companies with smaller market capitalizations may involve greater risks and price volatility (wide, rapid fluctuations) than investments in 
larger, more mature companies. Small companies may be less significant within their industries and may be at a competitive disadvantage 
relative to their larger competitors. While smaller companies may be subject to these additional risks, they may also realize more substantial 
growth than larger or more established companies.           
 
Smaller companies may be less mature than larger companies. At this earlier stage of development, the companies may have limited 
product lines, reduced market liquidity for their shares, limited financial resources, or less depth in management than larger or more 
established companies. Unseasoned issuers are companies with a record of less than three years of continuous operation, including the 
operation of predecessors and parents. Unseasoned issuers by their nature have only a limited operating history that can be used for 
evaluating the company’s growth prospects. As a result, these securities may place a greater emphasis on current or planned product lines and 
the reputation and experience of the company’s management and less emphasis on fundamental valuation factors than would be the case for 
more mature growth companies.             
 
Temporary Defensive Measures. From time to time, as part of its investment strategy, each Fund may invest without limit in cash and 
cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market, economic, or political conditions. To the extent that the 
Fund is in a defensive position, it may lose the benefit of upswings and limit its ability to meet its investment objective. For this purpose, 
cash equivalents include: bank notes, bank certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements, commercial paper, and 
commercial paper master notes which are floating rate debt instruments without a fixed maturity. In addition, an Fund may purchase U.S. 
government securities, preferred stocks and debt securities, whether or not convertible into or carrying rights for common stock. 
 
Risk of Being an Underlying Fund. The Funds are underlying funds to certain fund of funds. An underlying fund may experience 
relatively large redemptions or investments as the fund of funds periodically reallocates or rebalances its assets. These transactions may 
accelerate the realization of taxable income if sales of portfolio securities result in gains, and could increase transaction costs. In addition, 
when a fund of funds reallocates or redeems significant assets away from an underlying fund, the loss of assets to the underlying fund could 
result in increased expense ratios for that fund. Principal and the Sub-Advisors for the funds of funds are committed to minimizing the 
potential impact of underlying fund risk on underlying funds to the extent consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the fund of 
funds which it manages.             
 
The following tables show the percentage of the outstanding shares of the Acquired and Acquiring Funds owned by the Principal 
LifeTime Accounts as of December 31, 2009:           
 
            Principal 
  Principal  Principal  Principal  Principal  Principal  LifeTime 
  LifeTime  LifeTime  LifeTime  LifeTime  LifeTime  Strategic 
  2010  2020  2030  2040  2050  Income 
  Account  Account  Account  Account  Account  Account 
LargeCap Value Account III  0.38%  2.14%  1.07%  0.27%  0.21%  0.12% 
 
The following tables show the percentage of the outstanding shares of the Acquired and Acquiring Funds owned by the Strategic Asset 
Management Portfolios as of December 31, 2009:           
 
     Conservative   Conservative Flexible  Strategic   
  Balanced  Balanced  Growth  Income  Growth   
  Portfolio  Portfolio  Portfolio  Portfolio  Portfolio   
Equity Income Account  25.40%  3.32%  8.18%  2.00%  5.21%   
LargeCap Value Account III  18.28%  2.26%  5.71%  2.64%  4.44%   
 
Securities Lending Risk. To earn additional income, each Fund may lend portfolio securities to approved financial institutions. Risks of 
such a practice include the possibility that a financial institution becomes insolvent, increasing the likelihood that the Fund will be unable to 
recover the loaned security or its value. Further, the cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with such a loan may be invested in a 
security that subsequently loses value.           
 
Portfolio Turnover. “Portfolio Turnover” is the term used in the industry for measuring the amount of trading that occurs in an Fund’s 
portfolio during the year. For example, a 100% turnover rate means that on average every security in the portfolio has been replaced once 
during the year. Funds that engage in active trading may have high portfolio turnover rates.     
 
Funds with high turnover rates (more than 100%) often have higher transaction costs (which are paid by the Fund) and may lower the 
Fund’s performance. Turnover rates for each of the other Funds may be found in the Fund’s Financial Highlights table.   
 
Please consider all the factors when you compare the turnover rates of different funds. A Fund with consistently higher total returns and 
higher turnover rates than another fund may actually be achieving better performance precisely because the managers are active traders. You 
should also be aware that the “total return” line in the Financial Highlights section reflects portfolio turnover costs.   

 

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Multiple Classes of Shares
 
The Board of Directors of PVC has adopted an 18f-3 Plan for each of the Funds. Under these plans, the Acquired Fund offers Class 1 
shares and the Acquiring Fund offers both Class 1 and Class 2 shares. The shares are the same except for differences in class expenses, 
including any Rule 12b-1, excessive trading or other fees. Additional share classes may be offered in the future by the Acquiring Fund. 
 
  Intermediary Compensation 
 
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank, insurance company, investment 
adviser, etc.) the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments 
may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over 
another investment. These payments may also create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your 
sales person to recommend one share class of the Fund over another share class, or to recommend one variable annuity, variable life 
insurance policy or mutual fund over another. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information. 
 
  Dividends and Distributions 
 
The Funds earn dividends, interest, and other income from investments and distribute this income (less expenses) as dividends. The 
Funds also realize capital gains from investments and distribute these gains (less any losses) as capital gain distributions. The Funds normally 
make dividends and capital gain distributions at least annually, in June. Dividends and capital gain distributions are automatically reinvested 
in additional shares of the Fund making the distribution. 
 
  Pricing of Fund Shares 
 
Each Fund’s shares are bought and sold at the current net asset value (“NAV”) per share. Each Fund’s NAV is calculated each day the 
New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open (shares are not priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading). The NYSE is 
closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, 
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. The NAV is determined at the close of business of the 
NYSE (normally 3:00 p.m. Central Time). When an order to buy or sell shares is received, the share price used to fill the order is the next 
price calculated after the order is received in proper form. 
 
For these Funds, the NAV is calculated by: 
  taking the current market value of the total assets of the Fund 
  subtracting liabilities of the Fund 
  dividing the remainder proportionately into the classes of the Fund 
  subtracting the liabilities of each class 
  dividing the remainder by the total number of shares owned in that class. 
 
NOTES:   
  If market quotations are not readily available for a security owned by an Fund, its fair value is determined using a policy adopted 
  by the Directors. 
 
  An Fund’s securities may be traded on foreign securities markets that generally complete trading at various times during the day 
  prior to the close of the NYSE. Generally, the values of foreign securities used in computing an Fund’s NAV are the market 
  quotations as of the close of the foreign market. Foreign securities and currencies are also converted to U.S. dollars using the 
  exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the value of foreign securities occur when the 
  foreign market is closed and the NYSE is open. The Fund has adopted policies and procedures to “fair value” some or all securities 
  held by an Fund if significant events occur after the close of the market on which the foreign securities are traded but before the 
  Fund’s NAV is calculated. Significant events can be specific to a single security or can include events that affect a particular 
  foreign market or markets. A significant event can also include a general market movement in the U.S. securities markets. If 
  Principal believes that the market value of any or all of the foreign securities is materially affected by such an event, the securities 
  will be valued, and the Fund’s NAV will be calculated, using the policy adopted by the Fund. These fair valuation procedures are 
  intended to discourage shareholders from investing in the Fund for the purpose of engaging in market timing or arbitrage 
  transactions. The trading of foreign securities generally or in a particular country or countries may not take place on all days the 
  NYSE is open, or may trade on days the NYSE is closed. Thus, the value of the foreign securities held by the Fund may change on 
  days when shareholders are unable to purchase or redeem shares. 
 
  Certain securities issued by companies in emerging market countries may have more than one quoted valuation at any point in time. 
  These may be referred to as local price and premium price. The premium price is often a negotiated price that may not consistently 
  represent a price at which a specific transaction can be effected. The Fund has a policy to value such securities at a price at which 
  the Sub-Advisor expects the securities may be sold. 

 

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Frequent Trading and Market Timing (Abusive Trading Practices)
 
The Funds are not designed for, and do not knowingly accommodate, frequent purchases and redemptions (“excessive trading”) of Fund 
shares by investors. If you intend to trade frequently and/or use market timing investment strategies, do not purchase shares of these Funds. 
 
Frequent purchases and redemptions pose a risk to the Funds because they may: 
  disrupt the management of the Funds by: 
  forcing the Fund to hold short-term (liquid) assets rather than investing for long-term growth, which results in lost investment 
  opportunities for the Fund and 
  causing unplanned portfolio turnover; 
  hurt the portfolio performance of the Fund; and 
  increase expenses of the Fund due to: 
  increased broker-dealer commissions and 
  increased recordkeeping and related costs. 
 
If we are not able to identify such excessive trading practices, the Funds may be negatively impacted and may cause investors to suffer 
the harms described. The potential negative impact and harms of undetected excessive trading in shares of the underlying Funds in which the 
Principal LifeTime Accounts or Strategic Asset Management Portfolios invest could flow through to the Principal LifeTime Accounts and 
Strategic Asset Management Portfolios as they would for any fund shareholder. 
 
The Fund has adopted fair valuation procedures to be used in the case of significant events, including broad market movements, 
occurring after the close of a foreign market in which securities are traded. The procedures will be followed if the Manager believes the 
events will impact the value of the foreign securities. These procedures are intended to discourage market timing transactions in shares of the 
Funds.   
 
As the Funds are only available through variable annuity or variable life contracts or to qualified retirement plans, the Fund must rely on 
the insurance company that issues the contract, or the trustees or administrators of qualified retirement plans, (“intermediary”) to monitor 
customer trading activity to identify and take action against excessive trading. There can be no certainty that the intermediary will identify 
and prevent excessive trading in all instances. When an intermediary identifies excessive trading, it will act to curtail such trading in a fair 
and uniform manner. If an intermediary is unable to identify such abusive trading practices, the abuses described above may negatively 
impact the Funds. 
 
If an intermediary, or the Fund, deems excessive trading practices to be occurring, it will take action that may include, but is not limited 
to:   
  Rejecting exchange instructions from a shareholder or other person authorized by the shareholder to direct exchanges; 
  Restricting submission of exchange requests by, for example, allowing exchange requests to be submitted by 1st class U.S. mail 
  only and disallowing requests made via the internet, by facsimile, by overnight courier, or by telephone; 
  Limiting the dollar amount of an exchange and/or the number of exchanges during a year; 
  Requiring a holding period of a minimum of 30 days before permitting exchanges among the Funds where there is evidence of at 
  least one round-trip exchange (exchange or redemption of shares that were purchased within 30 days of the exchange/redemption); 
  and 
  Taking such other action as directed by the Fund. 
 
The Fund has reserved the right to accept or reject, without prior written notice, any exchange requests. In some instances, an exchange 
may be completed prior to a determination of abusive trading. In those instances, the intermediary will reverse an exchange (within one 
business day of the exchange) and return the account holdings to the positions held prior to the exchange. The intermediary will give you 
notice in writing in this instance. 
 
Eligible Purchasers
 
Only certain eligible purchasers may buy shares of the Funds. Eligible purchasers are limited to 1) separate accounts of Principal Life or 
of other insurance companies, 2) Principal Life or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, 3) trustees of other managers of any qualified profit 
sharing, incentive, or bonus plan established by Principal Life or Washington Mutual Life Insurance Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate 
of such company, for employees of such company, subsidiary, or affiliate. Such trustees or managers may buy Fund shares only in their 
capacities as trustees or managers and not for their personal accounts. The Board of Directors of the Fund reserves the right to broaden or 
limit the designation of eligible purchaser. 
 
Each Fund serves as the underlying investment vehicle for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies that are funded 
through separate accounts established by Principal Life and by other insurance companies as well as for certain qualified plans. It is possible 
that in the future, it may not be advantageous for variable life insurance separate accounts, variable annuity separate accounts, and qualified 
plan investors to invest in the Funds at the same time. Although neither Principal Life nor the Fund currently foresees any such disadvantage, 
the Fund’s Board of Directors monitors events in order to identify any material conflicts between such policy owners, contract holders, and 
qualified plan investors. Material conflict could result from, for example, 1) changes in state insurance laws, 2) changes in Federal income 
tax law, 3) changes in the investment management of an Fund, or 4) differences in voting instructions between those given by policy owners, 
those given by contract holders, and those given by qualified plan investors. Should it be necessary, the Board would determine what action, 
if any, should be taken. Such action could include the sale of Fund shares by one or more of the separate accounts or qualified plans, which 
could have adverse consequences. 

 

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Principal may recommend to the Board, and the Board may elect, to close certain accounts to new investors or close certain accounts to 
new and existing investors. 
 
Shareholder Rights
 
Each shareholder of a Fund is eligible to vote, either in person or by proxy, at all shareholder meetings for that Fund. This includes the 
right to vote on the election of directors, selection of independent auditors, and other matters submitted to meetings of shareholders of the 
Fund. Each share has equal rights with every other share of the Fund as to dividends, earnings, voting, assets, and redemption. Shares are 
fully paid, non-assessable, and have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares of a Fund are issued as full or fractional shares. Each 
fractional share has proportionately the same rights including voting as are provided for a full share. Shareholders of the Fund may remove 
any director with or without cause by the vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of all Fund shareholders. 
 
The bylaws of the Fund also provide that the Fund does not need to hold an annual meeting of shareholders unless one of the following 
is required to be acted upon by shareholders under the 1940 Act: election of directors, approval of an investment advisory agreement, 
ratification of the selection of independent auditors, and approval of the distribution agreement. The Fund intends to hold shareholder 
meetings only when required by law and at such other times when the Board of Directors deems it to be appropriate. 
 
Shareholder inquiries should be directed to: Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA 50392. 
 
Principal Life votes each Fund’s shares allocated to each of its separate accounts registered under the 1940 Act and attributable to 
variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies participating in the separate accounts. The shares are voted in accordance with 
instructions received from contract holders, policy owners, participants, and annuitants. Other shares of each Fund held by each separate 
account, including shares for which no timely voting instructions are received, are voted in proportion to the instructions that are received 
with respect to contracts or policies participating in that separate account. Principal Life will vote the shares based upon the instructions 
received from contract owners regardless of the number of contract owners who provide such instructions. A potential effect of this 
proportional voting is that a small number of contract owners may determine the outcome of a shareholder vote if only a small number of 
contract owners provide voting instructions. Shares of each of the Funds held in the general account of Principal Life or in the unregistered 
separate accounts are voted in proportion to the instructions that are received with respect to contracts and policies participating in its 
registered and unregistered separate accounts. If Principal Life determines, under applicable law, that an Fund’s shares held in one or more 
separate accounts or in its general account need not be voted according to the instructions that are received, it may vote those Fund shares in 
its own right. Shares held by retirement plans are voted in accordance with the governing documents of the plans. 
 
Purchase of Fund Shares
 
Shares are purchased from the Distributor, the Fund’s principal underwriter (“Distributor”) on any business day (normally any day when 
the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading) upon request through an insurance company issuing the variable annuity, variable 
life contract, or the trustees or administrators of the qualified retirement plan offering the Fund. There are no sales charges on shares of the 
Funds, however, your variable contract may impose a charge. There are no restrictions on amounts to be invested in shares of the Funds. 
 
The Funds may, at their discretion and under certain limited circumstances, accept securities as payment for Fund shares at the 
applicable NAV. Each Fund will value securities used to purchase its shares using the same method the Fund uses to value its portfolio 
securities as described in this prospectus. 
 
Shareholder accounts for each Fund are maintained under an open account system. Under this system, an account is opened and 
maintained for each investor. Each investment is confirmed by sending the investor a statement of account showing the current purchase and 
the total number of shares owned. The statement of account is treated by each Fund as evidence of ownership of Fund shares. Share 
certificates are not issued. 
 
Sale of Fund Shares
 
This section applies to eligible purchasers other than the separate accounts of Principal Life and its subsidiaries. 
 
Each Fund sells its shares upon request on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular 
trading) upon request through the insurance company issuing the variable annuity, variable life contract, or the trustees or administrators of 
the qualified retirement plan offering the Fund. There is no charge for the redemption. Shares are redeemed at the NAV per share next 
computed after the request is received by the Fund in proper and complete form. 
 
Sale proceeds are generally sent within three business days after the request is received in proper form. However, the right to sell shares 
may be suspended during any period when 1) trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or when the NYSE is closed for 
reasons other than weekends and holidays or 2) an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which a) disposal by a fund of 
securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable, b) it is not reasonably practicable for a fund to fairly determine the value of its net assets, 
or c) the SEC permits suspension for the protection of security holders. 
 
If payments are delayed and the instruction is not canceled by the shareholder’s written instruction, the amount of the transaction is 
determined as of the first valuation date following the expiration of the permitted delay. The transaction occurs within five days thereafter. 

 

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In addition, payments on surrender requests submitted before a related premium payment made by check has cleared may be delayed up 
to seven days. This permits payment to be collected on the check. 
 
Distributions in Kind. The Fund may determine that it would be detrimental to the remaining shareholders of an Fund to make 
payment of a redemption order wholly or partly in cash. Under certain circumstances, therefore, each of the Funds may pay the redemption 
proceeds in whole or in part by a distribution “in kind” of securities from the Fund’s portfolio in lieu of cash provided the shareholder to 
whom such distribution is made was invested in such securities. If an Fund pays the redemption proceeds in kind, the redeeming shareholder 
might incur brokerage or other costs in selling the securities for cash. Each Fund will value securities used to pay redemptions in kind using 
the same method the Fund uses to value its portfolio securities as described in this prospectus. 
 
Restricted Transfers
 
Shares of each of the Funds may be transferred to an eligible purchaser. However, if an Fund is requested to transfer shares to other than 
an eligible purchaser, the Fund has the right, at its election, to purchase the shares at the net asset value next calculated after the receipt of the 
transfer request. However, the Fund must give written notification to the transferee(s) of the shares of the election to buy the shares within 
seven days of the request. Settlement for the shares shall be made within the seven-day period. 
 
Tax Considerations
 
The Fund intends to comply with applicable variable asset diversification regulations. If the Fund fails to comply with such regulations, 
contracts invested in the Fund will not be treated as annuity, endowment, or life insurance contracts under the Internal Revenue Code. 
 
Contract owners should review the applicable contract prospectus for information concerning the federal income tax treatment of their 
contracts and distributions from the Fund to the separate accounts. 
 
Contract owners are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the status of their contracts under state and local tax laws. 
 
Portfolio Holdings Information
 
A description of PVC’s policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio securities is available in the Statement 
of Additional Information. 
 
VOTING INFORMATION
 
Voting procedures. PVC is furnishing this Proxy Statement/Prospectus to you in connection with the solicitation on behalf of the Board 
of proxies to be used at the Meeting. The Board is asking permission to vote for you. If you complete and return the enclosed proxy ballot, 
the persons named as proxies will vote your shares as you indicate or for approval of each matter for which there is no indication. You may 
revoke your proxy at any time prior to the proxy's exercise by: (i) sending written notice to the Secretary of Principal Variable Contracts 
Funds, Inc. at Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080, prior to the Meeting; (ii) subsequent execution and return of another 
proxy prior to the Meeting; or (iii) being present and voting in person at the Meeting after giving oral notice of the revocation to the 
Chairman of the Meeting. 
 
Voting rights. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on January 6, 2011 (the "Record Date") are entitled to vote. You are 
entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund for each share of that Fund that you hold, and 
fractional votes for fractional shares held. The Proposal requires for approval the affirmative vote of a "Majority of the Outstanding Voting 
Securities," which is a term defined in the 1940 Act to mean, with respect to an Acquired Fund, the affirmative vote of the lesser of (1) 67% 
or more of the voting securities of the Acquired Fund present at the meeting of the Fund, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding 
voting securities of the Fund are present in person or by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Acquired 
Fund. 
 
The number of votes eligible to be cast at the Meeting as of the Record Date and other share ownership information are set forth below 
under the heading "Outstanding Shares and Share Ownership" in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. 
 
Quorum requirements. A quorum must be present at the Meeting for the transaction of business. The presence in person or by proxy of 
one-third of the shares of the Acquired Fund outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date constitutes a quorum for a Meeting, and 
shares subject to Mirror Voting (as defined below) are counted for purposes of determining a quorum. Abstentions are counted toward a 
quorum but do not represent votes cast for any issue. Under the 1940 Act, the affirmative vote necessary to approve a proposal may be 
determined with reference to a percentage of votes present at the Meeting, which would have the effect of counting abstentions as if they 
were votes against a Proposal. 
 
In the event the necessary quorum to transact business or the vote required to approve a proposal is not obtained at the Meeting, the 
persons named as proxies or any shareholder present at the Meeting may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting in accordance 
with applicable law to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment as to a proposal or any other matter will require the 
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the affected Acquired Fund cast at the Meeting. The persons named as proxies 
and any shareholder present at the Meeting will vote for or against any adjournment in their discretion. 

 

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Contract Owner Voting Instructions. Shares of PVC Funds are sold to Separate Accounts of Insurance Companies and are used to 
fund Contracts. Each Contract Owner whose Contract is funded by a registered Separate Account is entitled to instruct your Insurance 
Company as to how to vote the shares attributable to his or her Contract and can do so by marking voting instructions on the voting 
instruction card enclosed with this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and then signing, dating and mailing the voting instruction card in the 
envelope provided. If a card is not marked to indicate voting instructions, but is signed, dated and returned, it will be treated as an instruction 
to vote the shares in favor of the Proposal. Your Insurance Company will vote the shares for which it receives timely voting instructions from 
Contract Owners in accordance with those instructions and will vote those shares for which it receives no timely voting instructions for and 
against approval of a proposal, and as an abstention, in the same proportion as the shares for which it receives voting instructions. Shares 
attributable to amounts invested by your Insurance Company will be voted in the same proportion as votes cast by Contract Owners ("Mirror 
Voting"). Because the shares are subject to Mirror Voting, it requires only a small number of voting shares to approve the Reorganization. 
Accordingly, there are not expected to be any "broker non-votes." 
 
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND SHARE OWNERSHIP
 
The following table shows as of January 6, 2011, the Record Date, the number of shares outstanding for each class of the Acquired and 
Acquiring Funds: 

 

LargeCap Value Account III  Equity Income Account 
(Acquired Fund)  (Acquiring Fund) 
  Shares    Shares 
Share Class  Outstanding  Share Class  Outstanding 
Class 1  25,743,204.214  Class 1  36,341,507.839 
    Class 2  1,988,897.289 

 

As of the January 6, 2011 Record Date, the Directors and Officers of PVC together owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any 
class of shares of the Acquired or Acquiring Funds. 
 
As of the January 6, 2011 Record Date, the following persons owned of record, or were known by PVC to own beneficially, 5% or more 
of the outstanding shares of the Acquired Fund: 

 

      Percentage 
Acquired  Share    of 
Fund  Class  Name/Address of Shareholder  Ownership 
LARGECAP VALUE III  Class 1  PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO  17.26% 
    FLEX VARIABLE ANNUITY   
    ATTN LIFE ACTG G-12-N11   
711 HIGH ST
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
LARGECAP VALUE III  Class 1  PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE  33.78% 
    INVESTMENT PLUS VARIABLE ANNUITY   
    ATTN LIFE & HEALTH ACCTNG G-008-N20   
    THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP   
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
LARGECAP VALUE III  Class 1  SAM BALANCED PORTFOLIO PVC  22.01% 
    ATTN MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTING-H221   
711 HIGH ST
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
LARGECAP VALUE III  Class 1  SAM CONS GROWTH PORTFOLIO PVC  9.09% 
    ATTN MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTING-H221   
711 HIGH ST
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
LARGECAP VALUE III  Class 1  SAM STRATEGIC GROWTH PORTFOLIO PVC  5.26% 
    ATTN MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTING-H221   
711 HIGH ST
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   

 

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As of the January 6, 2011 Record Date, the following persons owned of record, or were known by PVC to own beneficially, 5% or more 
of the outstanding shares of the Acquiring Fund: 

 

      Percentage 
Acquiring  Share    of 
Fund  Class  Name/Address of Shareholder  Ownership 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 1  PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO  5.53% 
    FLEX VARIABLE ANNUITY   
    ATTN LIFE & HEALTH ACCTNG G-008-N20   
    PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP   
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 1  PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE  26.69% 
    INVESTMENT PLUS VARIABLE ANNUITY   
    ATTN LIFE & HEALTH ACCTNG G-008-N20   
    THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP   
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 1  SAM BALANCED PORTFOLIO PVC  34.90% 
    ATTN MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTING-H221   
711 HIGH ST
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 1  SAM CONS GROWTH PORTFOLIO PVC  9.61% 
    ATTN MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTING-H221   
711 HIGH ST
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 1  SAM STRATEGIC GROWTH PORTFOLIO PVC  6.50% 
    ATTN MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTING-H221   
711 HIGH ST
    DES MOINES IA 50392-0001   
 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 2  FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INS CO  26.90% 
    ATTN SEGREGATED ASSETS   
    3003 77TH AVE SE   
    MERCER ISLAND WA 98040-2890   
 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 2  FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INS CO  11.88% 
    ATTN SEGREGATED ASSETS   
    3003 77TH AVE SE   
    MERCER ISLAND WA 98040-2890   
 
EQUITY INCOME  Class 2  AIG SUNAMERICA LIFE ASSURANCE CO  53.65% 
    VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT   
    WM DIVERSIFIED STATEGIES   
    PO BOX 54299   
    LOS ANGELES CA 90054-0299   

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
The financial highlights table for the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund is intended to help investors understand the financial 
performance of each Fund for the past five fiscal years and for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2010. Certain information reflects 
financial results for a single share of a Fund. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on 
an investment in a particular Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). Information for the fiscal years ended 2005 
through 2009 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, whose report, along with each 
Fund’s financial statements, is included in PVC’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Information 
for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2010 has not been audited. Copies of these reports are available on request as described above. 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)
 
Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31 (except as noted):       
 
  2010(a)  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005 
LargeCap Value Account III             
Class 1 shares             
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $8.66  $7.49  $13.47  $14.65  $12.45  $11.88 
Income from Investment Operations:             
Net Investment Income (Loss)(b)  0.06  0.14  0.23  0.28  0.23  0.18 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (0.69)  1.31  (5.47)  (0.75)  2.38  0.46 
Total From Investment Operations  (0.63)  1.45  (5.24)  (0.47)  2.61  0.64 
Less Dividends and Distributions:             
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (0.03)  (0.28)  (0.25)  (0.19)  (0.15)   
Distributions from Realized Gains      (0.49)  (0.52)  (0.26)  (0.07) 
Total Dividends and Distributions  (0.03)  (0.28)  (0.74)  (0.71)  (0.41)  (0.07) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $8.00  $8.66  $7.49  $13.47  $14.65  $12.45 
 
Total Return(c)  (7.29)%(d)  19.80%  (40.78)%  (3.71)%  21.55%  5.44% 
Ratio/Supplemental Data:             
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)  $249,847  $227,530  $185,807  $221,684  $200,745  $122,221 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.74%(e),(f)  0.75%(f)  0.76%  0.75%  0.76%  0.77% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets  1.30%(e)  1.92%  2.28%  1.94%  1.77%  1.52% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  79.0%(e)  95.8%  56.5%  21.0%  21.5%  19.7% 

 

(a) Six months ended June 30, 2010 
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. 
(c) Total return does not reflect charges attributable to separate accounts. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the amounts shown. 
(d) Total return amounts have not been annualized. 
(e) Computed on an annualized basis. 
(f) Reflects Manager’s contractual expense limit. 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)
 
Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31 (except as noted):       
 
  2010(a)  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005 
Equity Income Account             
Class 1 shares             
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $13.15  $11.60  $19.32  $19.39  $17.64  $16.26 
Income from Investment Operations:             
Net Investment Income (Loss)(b)  0.21  0.39  0.44  0.40  0.32  0.40 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (0.63)  1.84  (6.53)  0.66  2.71  1.26 
Total From Investment Operations  (0.42)  2.23  (6.09)  1.06  3.03  1.66 
Less Dividends and Distributions:             
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (0.10)  (0.68)  (0.41)  (0.20)  (0.33)  (0.28) 
Distributions from Realized Gains      (1.22)  (0.93)  (0.95)   
Total Dividends and Distributions  (0.10)  (0.68)  (1.63)  (1.13)  (1.28)  (0.28) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $12.63  $13.15  $11.60  $19.32  $19.39  $17.64 
 
Total Return(c)  (3.22)%(d)  20.00%  (33.94)%  5.24%  18.17%  10.27% 
Ratio/Supplemental Data:             
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)  $417,448  $392,951  $304,321  $513,914  $296,113  $237,482 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.52%(e)  0.54%  0.51%(f)  0.49%(f)  0.66%  0.66% 
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets          0.66%(g)  0.66%(g) 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets  3.20%(e)  3.33%  2.86%  2.01%  1.74%  2.40% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  24.5%(e)  44.0%  86.8%  84.0%(h)  87.0%  46.0% 
 
 
  2010(a)  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005 
Equity Income Account             
Class 2 shares             
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $13.10  $11.50  $19.17  $19.24  $17.53  $16.18 
Income from Investment Operations:             
Net Investment Income (Loss)(b)  0.19  0.35  0.40  0.34  0.27  0.36 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (0.63)  1.85  (6.49)  0.67  2.69  1.24 
Total From Investment Operations  (0.44)  2.20  (6.09)  1.01  2.96  1.60 
Less Dividends and Distributions:             
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (0.10)  (0.60)  (0.36)  (0.15)  (0.30)  (0.25) 
Distributions from Realized Gains      (1.22)  (0.93)  (0.95)   
Total Dividends and Distributions  (0.10)  (0.60)  (1.58)  (1.08)  (1.25)  (0.25) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $12.56  $13.10  $11.50  $19.17  $19.24  $17.53 
 
Total Return(c)  (3.40)%(d)  19.76%  (34.12)%  5.00%  17.86%  9.97% 
Ratio/Supplemental Data:             
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)  $26,862  $30,836  $34,738  $76,666  $70,163  $41,976 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.77%(e)  0.79%  0.76%(f)  0.74%(f)  0.91%  0.91% 
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets          0.91%(g)  0.91%(g) 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets  2.92%(e)  3.08%  2.57%  1.74%  1.49%  2.15% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  24.5%(e)  44.0%  86.8%  84.0%(h)  87.0%  46.0% 

 

(a) Six months ended June 30, 2010. 
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. 
(c) Total return does not reflect charges attributable to separate accounts. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the amounts shown. 
(d) Total return amounts have not been annualized. 
(e) Computed on an annualized basis. 
(f) Reflects Manager's contractual expense limit. 
(g) Expense ratio without reimbursement from custodian. 
(h) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio realignment from the acquisition of Equity Income Account and WM VT Equity Income Fund. 

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The financial statements of the Acquiring Fund and Acquired Fund included in PVC’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year 
ended December 31, 2009 are incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information and have been so incorporated by 
reference in reliance on the report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The unaudited financial 
statements of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund included in PVC’s Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders for the six-month period 
ended June 30, 2010 have also been incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information. Copies of these reports are 
available upon request as described above. 
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
Certain matters concerning the issuance of shares of the Acquiring Fund will be passed upon by Michael D. Roughton, Esq., Counsel to 
PVC. Certain tax consequences of the Reorganization will be passed upon for the Acquiring Fund by Randy Lee Bergstrom, Esq., Assistant 
Tax Counsel to PVC, and for the Acquired Fund by Carolyn F. Kolks, Esq., Assistant Tax Counsel to PVC. 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
PVC is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders and, therefore, it cannot be determined when the next meeting of 
shareholders will be held. Shareholder proposals to be presented at any future meeting of shareholders of any PVC Fund must be received by 
PVC a reasonable time before its solicitation of proxies for that meeting in order for such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the 
proxy materials related to that meeting. 
 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
 
January 24, 2011 
Des Moines, Iowa 

 

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Appendix A 
 
FORM OF PLAN OF ACQUISITION
 
 
LargeCap Value Account III and
Equity Income Account
 
The Board of Directors of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), deems it 
advisable that Equity Income Account series of the Fund (“Equity Income”) acquire all of the assets of LargeCap Value 
Account III series of the Fund (“LargeCap Value ”) in exchange for the assumption by Equity Income of all of the liabilities of 
LargeCap Value and shares issued by Equity Income which are thereafter to be distributed by LargeCap Value pro rata to its 
shareholders in complete liquidation and termination of LargeCap Value and in exchange for all of LargeCap Value’s 
outstanding shares. 
 
LargeCap Value will transfer to Equity Income, and Equity Income will acquire from LargeCap Value , all of the 
assets of LargeCap Value on the Closing Date and will assume from LargeCap Value all of the liabilities of LargeCap Value in 
exchange for the issuance of the number of shares of Equity Income determined as provided in the following paragraphs, which 
shares will be subsequently distributed pro rata to the shareholders of LargeCap Value in complete liquidation and termination 
of LargeCap Value and in exchange for all of LargeCap Value’s outstanding shares. LargeCap Value will not issue, sell or 
transfer any of its shares after the Closing Date, and only redemption requests received by LargeCap Value in proper form 
prior to the Closing Date shall be fulfilled by LargeCap Value. Redemption requests received by LargeCap Value thereafter 
will be treated as requests for redemption of those shares of Equity Income allocable to the shareholder in question. 
 
LargeCap Value will declare, and Equity Income may declare, to its shareholders of record on or prior to the Closing 
Date a dividend or dividends which, together with all previous such dividends, shall have the effect of distributing to its 
shareholders all of its income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and all of its net realized capital 
gains, if any, as of the Closing Date. 
 
On the Closing Date, Equity Income will issue to LargeCap Value a number of full and fractional shares of Equity 
Income, taken at their then net asset value, having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate value of the net assets of 
LargeCap Value. The aggregate value of the net assets of LargeCap Value and Equity Income shall be determined in 
accordance with the then current Prospectus of the Fund as of close of regularly scheduled trading on the New York Stock 
Exchange on the Closing Date. 
 
The closing of the transactions contemplated in this Plan (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of Principal 
Management Corporation, 680 8th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time on ________, 2011, or on such 
earlier or later date as fund management may determine. The date on which the Closing is to be held as provided in this Plan 
shall be known as the “Closing Date.” 
 
In the event that on the Closing Date (a) the New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than customary weekend 
and holiday closings or (b) trading on said Exchange is restricted or (c) an emergency exists as a result of which it is not 
reasonably practicable for Equity Income or LargeCap Value to fairly determine the value of its assets, the Closing Date shall 
be postponed until the first business day after the day on which trading shall have been fully resumed. 
 
As soon as practicable after the Closing, LargeCap Value shall (a) distribute on a pro rata basis to the shareholders of 
record of LargeCap Value at the close of business on the Closing Date the shares of Equity Income received by LargeCap 
Value at the Closing in exchange for all of LargeCap Value’s outstanding shares, and (b) be liquidated in accordance with 
applicable law and the Fund’s Articles of Incorporation. 
 
For purposes of the distribution of shares of Equity Income to shareholders of LargeCap Value, Equity Income shall 
credit its books an appropriate number of its shares to the account of each shareholder of LargeCap Value. No certificates will 
be issued for shares of Equity Income. After the Closing Date and until surrendered, each outstanding certificate, if any, which, 
prior to the Closing Date, represented shares of LargeCap Value, shall be deemed for all purposes of the Fund’s Articles of 
Incorporation and Bylaws to evidence the appropriate number of shares of Equity Income to be credited on the books of Equity 
Income in respect of such shares of LargeCap Value as provided above. 

 

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Prior to the Closing Date, LargeCap Value shall deliver to Equity Income a list setting forth the assets to be assigned, 
delivered and transferred to Equity Income, including the securities then owned by LargeCap Value and the respective federal 
income tax bases (on an identified cost basis) thereof, and the liabilities to be assumed by Equity Income pursuant to this Plan. 
 
All of LargeCap Value’s portfolio securities shall be delivered by LargeCap Value’s custodian on the Closing Date to 
Equity Income or its custodian, either endorsed in proper form for transfer in such condition as to constitute good delivery 
thereof in accordance with the practice of brokers or, if such securities are held in a securities depository within the meaning of 
Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, transferred to an Fund in the name of Equity Income or its custodian 
with said depository. All cash to be delivered pursuant to this Plan shall be transferred from LargeCap Value ’s Fund at its 
custodian to Equity Income’ Fund at its custodian. If on the Closing Date LargeCap Value is unable to make good delivery to 
Equity Income’ custodian of any of LargeCap Value’s portfolio securities because such securities have not yet been delivered 
to LargeCap Value’s custodian by its brokers or by the transfer agent for such securities, then the delivery requirement with 
respect to such securities shall be waived, and LargeCap Value shall deliver to Equity Income’s custodian on or by said 
Closing Date with respect to said undelivered securities executed copies of an agreement of assignment in a form satisfactory 
to Equity Income, and a due bill or due bills in form and substance satisfactory to the custodian, together with such other 
documents including brokers’ confirmations, as may be reasonably required by Equity Income. 
 
This Plan may be abandoned and terminated, whether before or after action thereon by the shareholders of LargeCap 
Value and notwithstanding favorable action by such shareholders, if the Board of Directors believe that the consummation of 
the transactions contemplated hereunder would not be in the best interests of the shareholders of either Fund. This Plan may be 
amended by the Board of Directors at any time, except that after approval by the shareholders of LargeCap Value no 
amendment may be made with respect to the Plan which in the opinion of the Board of Directors materially adversely affects 
the interests of the shareholders of LargeCap Value. 
 
Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Plan, LargeCap Value will pay or cause to be paid all out-of-pocket 
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction contemplated under this Plan, including, but not limited to, 
accountant’s fees, legal fees, and proxy related costs. 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Plan to be executed by its President or its Executive Vice 
President as of the __________th day of __________, 2011. 

 

PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC. 
on behalf of the following Acquired Fund: 
LargeCap Value Account III 
 
By: __________________________________
Nora M. Everett, President 
 
 
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC. 
on behalf of the following Acquiring Fund: 
Equity Income Account 
 
By: ______________________________________
Michael J. Beer, Executive Vice President 

 

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  GIVE YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TODAY!

  PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS FEBRUARY 28, 2011
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
LARGECAP VALUE ACCOUNT III

With respect to the proposal listed on the reverse side of this form, the Board of Directors of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) is soliciting your instructions for voting shares of the LargeCap Value Account III, a series of PVC, that are attributable to your variable contract and held by Principal Life Insurance Company (the “Insurance Company”). The Insurance Company will vote the shares in accordance with your instructions at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the LargeCap Value Account III to be held on February 28, 2011 at 10:30 a.m., Central Time, and at any adjournments thereof. At the discretion of the Insurance Company, votes also will be authorized for such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.

Check the appropriate box on the reverse side of this form, date the form and sign exactly as your name appears. Your signature acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement/prospectus, both dated January 24, 2011. If you complete, sign and return this form, the Insurance Company will vote as you have instructed. If you simply sign and return this form, it will be voted FOR the proposal. If your instructions are not received, votes will be cast in proportion to the instructions received from all other contract owners with a voting interest in the LargeCap Value Account III.


PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
YOUR CARD TODAY.

Dated: __________________, 2011

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MARK, SIGN, DATEAND MAILYOUR PROXY BALLOT IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID
ENVELOPE. If shares are held jointly, either party may sign. If executed by a
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PART B
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS, INC.
650 8th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080
 
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
Dated: January 24, 2011
 
  This Statement of Additional Information is available to the shareholders of LargeCap Value Account 
III (the "Acquired Fund"), in connection with the proposed reorganization of the Acquired Fund into the 
Equity Income Account (the "Acquiring Fund") (the "Reorganization"). The Acquired and Acquiring Funds 
are each a separate series of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. ("PVC"). 
 
  This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with 
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated January 24, 2011, relating to the Special Meeting of Shareholders of 
the Acquired Fund to be held on February 28, 2011. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which describes the 
proposed Reorganization, may be obtained without charge by writing to Principal Management Corporation, 
650 8th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080, or by calling toll free at 1-800-222-5852. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
(1)  Statement of Additional Information of PVC dated May 1, 2010, as supplemented. 
 
(2)  Audited Financial Statements of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund included in PVC's Annual 
  Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. 
 
(3) Unaudited Financial Statements of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund included in PVC’s 
  Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. 
 
(4) Pro Forma Financial Statements 
 
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
  This Statement of Additional Information incorporates by reference the following documents (or 
designated portions thereof) that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File Nos. 
02-35570; and 811-01944). 
 
(1)  The Statement of Additional Information of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. ("PVC") dated 
  May 1, 2010, (including Supplements dated May 3, 2010, May 19, 2010, June 16, 2010, 
  September 16, 2010 and filed via EDGAR on those dates). 
 
(2)  The financial statements of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund included in PVC's Annual 
  Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, which have been audited by 
  Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as filed on Form N-CSR on 
  February 26, 2010. 
 
(3)  The unaudited financial statements of the Acquired and Acquiring Funds included in PVC’s Semi- 
  Annual Report to Shareholders for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 as filed with the SEC 
  on Form N-CSRS on August 25, 2010. 
 
  The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders of PVC are available upon request and without 
charge by calling toll-free at 1-800-222-5852. 

 



PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
On December 14, 2010, the Board of Directors of PVC approved a Plan of Acquisition whereby, the Equity Income 
Account (the "Acquiring Fund") will acquire all the assets of the LargeCap Value Account III (the "Acquired Fund"), 
subject to the liabilities of the Acquired Fund, in exchange for a number of shares equal in value to the pro rata net 
assets of shares of the Acquired Fund (the "Reorganization"). 
 
Shown below are unaudited pro forma financial statements for the combined Acquiring Fund, assuming the 
Reorganization had been consummated as of June 30, 2010. The first table presents pro forma Statements of Assets 
and Liabilities for the combined Acquiring Fund. The second table presents pro forma Statement of Operations for 
the combined Acquiring Fund. The third table presents a pro forma Schedule of Investments for the combined 
Acquiring Fund. 
 
Please see the accompanying notes for additional information about the pro forma financial statements. The pro 
forma schedules of investments and statements of assets and liabilities and operations should be read in conjunction 
with the historical financial statements of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund incorporated by reference in 
the Statement of Additional Information. 

 



    Statements of Assets and Liabilities     
    Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.     
    June 30, 2010 (unaudited)     
    Amounts in thousands    
  LargeCap  Equity  Pro Forma    Pro Forma Equity 
  Value Account III  Income Account  Adjustments    Income Account 
Investment in securities--at cost  $ 253,920  $ 431,572  $ -    $ 685,492 
Assets             
Investment in securities--at value  $ 246,229  $ 439,992  $ -    $ 686,221 
Cash  2,167  80    -    2,247 
Receivables:             
Dividends and interest  362  1,587    -    1,949 
Expense reimbursement from Manager  3  -    -    3 
Fund shares sold  3,701  2,134    -    5,835 
Investment securities sold  380  1,325    -    1,705 
Prepaid expenses  5  -    -    5 
Total Assets  252,847  445,118    -    697,965 
 
Liabilities             
Accrued management and investment advisory fees  161  191    -    352 
Accrued distribution fees  -  5    -    5 
Accrued directors' expenses  -  1    -    1 
Accrued other expenses  -  1    -    1 
Payables:             
Fund shares redeemed  67  144    -    211 
Investment securities purchased  2,693  466    -    3,159 
Variation margin on futures contracts  79  -    -    79 
Reorganization costs  -  -    47  (b)  47 
Trading costs  -  -    266  (b)  266 
Total Liabilities  3,000  808    313    4,121 
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares  $ 249,847  $ 444,310  $ (313)    $ 693,844 
 
Net Assets Consist of:             
Capital Shares and additional paid-in-capital  $ 332,447  $ 540,719  $ -    $ 873,166 
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (operating loss)  1,607  7,883  (313)  (b)  9,177 
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net realized gain (loss)  (76,113)  (112,712)    -    (188,825) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments  (8,094)  8,420    -    326 
Total Net Assets  $ 249,847  $ 444,310  $ (313)    $ 693,844 
 
Capital Stock (par value: $.01 a share):             
Shares authorized  100,000  200,000    -    200,000 
Net Asset Value Per Share:             
Class 1: Net Assets  $ 249,847  $ 417,448  $ (313) (b) $ 666,982 
Shares issued and outstanding  31,228  33,060  (11,471)  (a)  52,817 
Net asset value per share  $ 8.00  $ 12.63  $ -    $ 12.63 
 
Class 2: Net Assets  $ -  $ 26,862  $ -    $ 26,862 
Shares issued and outstanding  -  2,139    -    2,139 
Net asset value per share  $ -  $ 12.56  $ -    $ 12.56 
 
(a)   Reflects new shares issued, net of retired shares of LargeCap Value Account III             
(b)  Reflects reduction in net assets for estimated expenses of the Reorganization and trading             
      costs associated with disposing of portfolio securities.             
 
 
See accompanying notes             

 



STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.
Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2010 (unaudited)
 
    LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Pro Forma  Pro Forma Equity 
Amounts in thousands    Account III  Account  Adjustments  Income Account 
Net Investment Income (Loss)           
Income:           
Dividends  $ 4,970  $ 15,509  $ -  $ 20,479 
Interest    9  115  -  124 
  Total Income  4,979  15,624  -  20,603 
Expenses:           
Management and investment advisory fees    1,728  2,175  (801) (a)  3,102 
Distribution Fees - Class 2    N/A  76  -  76 
Custodian fees    5  4  (5) (b)  4 
Directors' expenses    3  3  -  6 
Professional fees    -  -  -  - 
Other expenses    1  2  -  3 
  Total Gross Expenses  1,737  2,260  (806)  3,191 
Less: Reimbursement from Manager    28  N/A  (28) (a)  - 
  Total Net Expenses  1,709  2,260  (778)  3,191 
  Net Investment Income (Loss)  3,270  13,364  778  17,412 
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures, and Swap agreements         
Net realized gain (loss) from:           
Investment transactions    1,227  (38)  -  1,189 
Futures contracts    1,231  -  -  1,231 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:           
Investments    11,487  42,541  -  54,028 
Futures contracts    (458)  -  -  (458) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures, and Swap agreements  13,487  42,503  -  55,990 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $  16,757  $ 55,867  $ 778  $ 73,402 

 

(a) Management and investment advisory fees and reimbursement from manager decreased to reflect annual percentage rate of Acquiring Fund. 
(b) To adjust expenses to reflect the Combined Fund's estimated fees and expenses, based on elimination of duplicate services. 
 
See accompanying notes 

 



Schedule of Investments             
 
June 30, 2010 (unaduited)             
 
 
          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.75%  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Advertising - 0.01%             
Omnicom Group Inc *  1,019 $           35    $             —  1,019  $ 35 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 1.01%             
Boeing Co/The *  19,464  1,221      19,464  1,221 
General Dynamics Corp *  4,351  255      4,351  255 
Goodrich Corp *  1,495  99      1,495  99 
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc *  1,511  107      1,511  107 
Lockheed Martin Corp *  1,087  81      1,087  81 
Northrop Grumman Corp *  16,607  904      16,607  904 
Raytheon Co  31,980  1,548  55,400  2,681  87,380  4,229 
Rockwell Collins Inc *  1,223  65      1,223  65 
United Technologies Corp *  1,250  81      1,250  81 
  $ 4,361  $ 2,681    $ 7,042 
Agriculture - 0.63%             
Altria Group Inc *  58,798  1,178      58,798  1,178 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co *  20,072  518      20,072  518 
Bunge Ltd *  9,307  458      9,307  458 
Lorillard Inc *  2,379  171      2,379  171 
Philip Morris International Inc *  31,159  1,429      31,159  1,429 
Reynolds American Inc *  11,651  607      11,651  607 
  $ 4,361  $ —    $ 4,361 
Airlines - 0.11%             
Delta Air Lines Inc (a),*  56,400  663      56,400  663 
Southwest Airlines Co *  8,159  90      8,159  90 
  $ 753  $ —    $ 753 
Apparel - 0.98%             
Jones Apparel Group Inc *  20,300  322      20,300  322 
Nike Inc *  18,642  1,259      18,642  1,259 
VF Corp  1,156  82  71,500  5,089  72,656  5,171 
  $ 1,663  $ 5,089    $ 6,752 
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.36%             
Ford Motor Co (a),*  62,700  632      62,700  632 
PACCAR Inc      47,068  1,877  47,068  1,877 
  $ 632  $ 1,877    $ 2,509 
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 0.43%             
Autoliv Inc *  952  46      952  46 
Federal-Mogul Corp (a),*  263  3      263  3 
Johnson Controls Inc  3,412  92  74,200  1,994  77,612  2,086 
Lear Corp (a),*  7,543  499      7,543  499 
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp (a),*  12,108  334      12,108  334 
  $ 974  $ 1,994    $ 2,968 
Banks - 8.28%             
Banco Santander SA ADR      467,300  4,907  467,300  4,907 
BancorpSouth Inc *  1,518  27      1,518  27 
Bank of America Corp *  520,116  7,474      520,116  7,474 
Bank of Hawaii Corp *  544  26      544  26 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The  13,122  324  294,375  7,268  307,497  7,592 
Bank of Nova Scotia      108,856  5,009  108,856  5,009 
BB&T Corp *  32,399  853      32,399  853 
BOK Financial Corp *  251  12      251  12 
Capital One Financial Corp *  24,259  977      24,259  977 
CIT Group Inc (a),*  2,175  74      2,175  74 
Citigroup Inc (a),*  374,081  1,407      374,081  1,407 
City National Corp/CA *  785  40      785  40 
Comerica Inc *  17,377  640      17,377  640 
Commerce Bancshares Inc *  1,223  44      1,223  44 
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc *  943  48      943  48 
East West Bancorp Inc *  2,515  38      2,515  38 
Fifth Third Bancorp *  74,327  913      74,327  913 
Fulton Financial Corp *  3,198  31      3,198  31 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The *  20,076  2,635      20,076  2,635 
JP Morgan Chase & Co *  189,372  6,933  6,500  238  195,872  7,171 
KeyCorp *  9,842  76      9,842  76 
M&T Bank Corp *  884  75      884  75 
Morgan Stanley *  42,267  981      42,267  981 
Northern Trust Corp  1,563  73  124,000  5,791  125,563  5,864 
PNC Financial Services Group Inc *  6,460  365      6,460  365 
Regions Financial Corp *  12,993  86      12,993  86 
State Street Corp *  5,439  184      5,439  184 
SunTrust Banks Inc *  5,592  130      5,592  130 
TCF Financial Corp *  2,586  43      2,586  43 
US Bancorp  23,525  526  118,600  2,651  142,125  3,177 
Wells Fargo & Co *  255,409  6,539      255,409  6,539 
  $ 31,574  $ 25,864    $ 57,438 

 



          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Beverages - 0.65%             
Coca-Cola Co/The  8,362  $      419  34,400  $   1,724  42,762  $ 2,143 
Constellation Brands Inc (a),*  55,369  865      55,369  865 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc *  2,856  107      2,856  107 
Molson Coors Brewing Co  2,198  93  19,100  809  21,298  902 
PepsiCo Inc *  7,411  452      7,411  452 
  $ 1,936  $ 2,533    $ 4,469 
Biotechnology - 0.20%             
Amgen Inc (a),*  10,334  544      10,334  544 
Biogen Idec Inc (a),*  3,603  171      3,603  171 
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (a),*  339  29      339  29 
Gilead Sciences Inc (a),*  19,800  679      19,800  679 
  $ 1,423  $ —    $ 1,423 
Building Materials - 0.01%             
Armstrong World Industries Inc (a),*  209  6      209  6 
Masco Corp *  4,215  45      4,215  45 
Owens Corning Inc (a),*  874  26      874  26 
  $ 77  $ —    $ 77 
Chemicals - 1.10%             
Air Products & Chemicals Inc      31,700  2,055  31,700  2,055 
Ashland Inc *  1,315  61      1,315  61 
Cabot Corp *  1,193  29      1,193  29 
CF Industries Holdings Inc *  251  16      251  16 
Cytec Industries Inc *  860  34      860  34 
Dow Chemical Co/The *  14,034  333      14,034  333 
Eastman Chemical Co *  952  51      952  51 
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co  61,576  2,130  77,800  2,691  139,376  4,821 
FMC Corp *  201  11      201  11 
Huntsman Corp *  2,957  26      2,957  26 
PPG Industries Inc *  1,700  103      1,700  103 
RPM International Inc *  1,107  20      1,107  20 
Sherwin-Williams Co/The *  611  42      611  42 
Valspar Corp *  1,496  45      1,496  45 
  $ 2,901  $ 4,746    $ 7,647 
Coal - 0.04%             
Alpha Natural Resources Inc (a),*  1,767  60      1,767  60 
Arch Coal Inc *  816  16      816  16 
Consol Energy Inc *  2,039  69      2,039  69 
Massey Energy Co *  1,699  47      1,699  47 
Peabody Energy Corp *  2,923  114      2,923  114 
  $ 306  $ —    $ 306 
Commercial Services - 0.52%             
Automatic Data Processing Inc      64,600  2,601  64,600  2,601 
Convergys Corp (a),*  1,552  15      1,552  15 
CoreLogic Inc *  1,813  32      1,813  32 
Education Management Corp (a),*  157  2      157  2 
Equifax Inc *  2,107  59      2,107  59 
H&R Block Inc *  3,263  51      3,263  51 
Hertz Global Holdings Inc (a),*  49,100  464      49,100  464 
Interactive Data Corp *  68  2      68  2 
KAR Auction Services Inc (a),*  189  2      189  2 
Manpower Inc *  5,400  233      5,400  233 
RR Donnelley & Sons Co *  2,775  45      2,775  45 
Service Corp International/US *  4,574  34      4,574  34 
Total System Services Inc *  2,787  38      2,787  38 
Towers Watson & Co *  611  24      611  24 
  $ 1,001  $ 2,601    $ 3,602 
Computers - 0.96%             
Brocade Communications Systems Inc (a),*  5,204  27      5,204  27 
Computer Sciences Corp *  1,632  74      1,632  74 
Dell Inc (a),*  32,700  394      32,700  394 
Diebold Inc *  883  24      883  24 
EMC Corp/Massachusetts (a),*  67,693  1,239      67,693  1,239 
Hewlett-Packard Co *  19,700  853      19,700  853 
IBM Corp *  15,205  1,877      15,205  1,877 
Lexmark International Inc (a),*  1,424  47      1,424  47 
Seagate Technology (a),*  27,243  355      27,243  355 
Synopsys Inc (a),*  2,379  50      2,379  50 
Western Digital Corp (a),*  57,591  1,737      57,591  1,737 
  $ 6,677  $ —    $ 6,677 
Consumer Products - 0.50%             
Avery Dennison Corp *  1,670  54      1,670  54 
Clorox Co  136  8  30,300  1,884  30,436  1,892 
Fortune Brands Inc *  3,443  135      3,443  135 
Jarden Corp *  1,602  43      1,602  43 
Kimberly-Clark Corp  1,427  87  21,000  1,273  22,427  1,360 
  $ 327  $ 3,157    $ 3,484 
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 0.68%             
Alberto-Culver Co *  1,087  29      1,087  29 
Colgate-Palmolive Co *  1,359  107      1,359  107 

 



          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value  LargeCap Value   Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Procter & Gamble Co *  75,936  $  4,555    $  —  75,936  $ 4,555 
  $ 4,691  $ —    $ 4,691 
Distribution & Wholesale - 1.30%             
Genuine Parts Co  2,005  79  225,028  8,877  227,033  8,956 
Ingram Micro Inc (a),*  2,951  45      2,951  45 
WESCO International Inc (a),*  376  13      376  13 
  $ 137  $ 8,877    $ 9,014 
Diversified Financial Services - 2.69%             
AllianceBernstein Holding LP      249,760  6,454  249,760  6,454 
AmeriCredit Corp (a),*  1,141  21      1,141  21 
Ameriprise Financial Inc *  33,461  1,209      33,461  1,209 
BlackRock Inc *  383  55      383  55 
CME Group Inc *  951  268      951  268 
Discover Financial Services *  7,744  108      7,744  108 
Federated Investors Inc  105  2  201,303  4,169  201,408  4,171 
Franklin Resources Inc *  20,600  1,776      20,600  1,776 
Invesco Ltd *  4,518  76      4,518  76 
Jefferies Group Inc *  1,971  42      1,971  42 
NASDAQ OMX Group Inc/The (a),*  1,372  24      1,372  24 
NYSE Euronext      160,039  4,422  160,039  4,422 
Raymond James Financial Inc *  1,784  44      1,784  44 
  $ 3,625  $ 15,045    $ 18,670 
Electric - 4.81%             
AES Corp/The (a),*  8,294  77      8,294  77 
Alliant Energy Corp *  2,015  64      2,015  64 
Ameren Corp *  4,012  95      4,012  95 
American Electric Power Co Inc *  13,316  430      13,316  430 
CMS Energy Corp *  10,635  156      10,635  156 
Consolidated Edison Inc *  3,467  149      3,467  149 
Constellation Energy Group Inc *  19,227  620      19,227  620 
Dominion Resources Inc/VA *  70,660  2,737      70,660  2,737 
DPL Inc *  1,845  44      1,845  44 
DTE Energy Co *  2,220  101      2,220  101 
Duke Energy Corp *  16,249  260      16,249  260 
Edison International *  22,712  720      22,712  720 
Entergy Corp *  2,312  166      2,312  166 
Exelon Corp *  8,150  309      8,150  309 
FirstEnergy Corp *  3,418  120      3,418  120 
Integrys Energy Group Inc *  1,086  48      1,086  48 
MDU Resources Group Inc *  3,353  60      3,353  60 
NextEra Energy Inc  4,487  219  188,900  9,211  193,387  9,430 
Northeast Utilities *  2,924  75      2,924  75 
NRG Energy Inc (a),*  4,283  91      4,283  91 
NSTAR *  1,947  68      1,947  68 
OGE Energy Corp *  1,750  64      1,750  64 
Pepco Holdings Inc *  48,239  757      48,239  757 
PG&E Corp *  4,624  190      4,624  190 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp *  15,576  567      15,576  567 
PPL Corp *  4,691  117      4,691  117 
Progress Energy Inc  3,128  123  180,026  7,061  183,154  7,184 
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc *  6,256  196      6,256  196 
SCANA Corp *  1,904  68      1,904  68 
Southern Co *  10,198  339      10,198  339 
TECO Energy Inc *  3,881  59      3,881  59 
Westar Energy Inc *  1,981  43      1,981  43 
Wisconsin Energy Corp      18,800  954  18,800  954 
Xcel Energy Inc  5,712  118  335,000  6,904  340,712  7,022 
  $ 9,250  $ 24,130    $ 33,380 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.93%             
Emerson Electric Co      145,590  6,361  145,590  6,361 
Energizer Holdings Inc (a),*  1,155  58      1,155  58 
General Cable Corp (a),*  544  14      544  14 
Hubbell Inc *  612  24      612  24 
  $ 96  $ 6,361    $ 6,457 
Electronics - 0.35%             
Arrow Electronics Inc (a),*  1,835  41      1,835  41 
AVX Corp *  717  9      717  9 
Garmin Ltd *  32,467  947      32,467  947 
Tech Data Corp (a),*  915  33      915  33 
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (a),*  5,404  265      5,404  265 
Thomas & Betts Corp (a),*  5,958  207      5,958  207 
Tyco Electronics Ltd *  36,800  934      36,800  934 
Vishay Intertechnology Inc (a),*  2,676  21      2,676  21 
  $ 2,457  $ —    $ 2,457 
Engineering & Contruction - 0.04%             
Aecom Technology Corp (a),*  1,155  27      1,155  27 
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV (a),*  1,019  19      1,019  19 
Fluor Corp *  2,107  89      2,107  89 
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (a),*  815  30      815  30 
KBR Inc *  2,516  51      2,516  51 
McDermott International Inc (a),*  815  18      815  18 

 



 
          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
URS Corp (a),*  1,327 $   52  —  $  —  1,327  $ 52 
  $ 286  $ —    $ 286 
Entertainment - 0.33%             
Madison Square Garden Inc (a),*  680  13      680  13 
OPAP SA ADR      338,600  2,255  338,600  2,255 
Regal Entertainment Group *  721  9      721  9 
  $ 22  $ 2,255    $ 2,277 
Environmental Control - 0.30%             
Republic Services Inc *  2,466  73      2,466  73 
Waste Management Inc  5,235  164  58,600  1,834  63,835  1,998 
  $ 237  $ 1,834    $ 2,071 
Food - 3.19%             
Campbell Soup Co *  1,152  41      1,152  41 
ConAgra Foods Inc *  35,466  827      35,466  827 
Corn Products International Inc *  1,358  41      1,358  41 
Dean Foods Co (a),*  23,359  235      23,359  235 
Del Monte Foods Co *  3,604  52      3,604  52 
General Mills Inc  4,216  150  59,200  2,103  63,416  2,253 
Hershey Co/The *  1,171  56      1,171  56 
HJ Heinz Co *  2,923  126      2,923  126 
Hormel Foods Corp *  1,146  46      1,146  46 
JM Smucker Co/The *  3,735  225      3,735  225 
Kellogg Co *  475  24      475  24 
Kraft Foods Inc  56,738  1,589  260,176  7,285  316,914  8,874 
Kroger Co/The  6,595  130  54,300  1,069  60,895  1,199 
Safeway Inc *  41,741  820      41,741  820 
Sara Lee Corp *  75,396  1,063      75,396  1,063 
Smithfield Foods Inc (a),*  43,400  647      43,400  647 
SUPERVALU Inc *  13,685  149      13,685  149 
Sysco Corp  38,069  1,088  134,100  3,831  172,169  4,919 
Tyson Foods Inc *  33,833  555      33,833  555 
  $ 7,864  $ 14,288    $ 22,152 
Forest Products & Paper - 0.05%             
Domtar Corp *  679  33      679  33 
International Paper Co *  1,632  37      1,632  37 
MeadWestvaco Corp *  3,119  69      3,119  69 
Plum Creek Timber Co Inc *  1,564  54      1,564  54 
Rayonier Inc *  951  42      951  42 
Weyerhaeuser Co *  2,666  94      2,666  94 
  $ 329  $ —    $ 329 
Gas - 1.31%             
AGL Resources Inc *  1,407  51      1,407  51 
Atmos Energy Corp *  1,677  45      1,677  45 
CenterPoint Energy Inc *  6,595  87      6,595  87 
Energen Corp *  1,307  58      1,307  58 
NiSource Inc *  37,015  537      37,015  537 
Sempra Energy  2,739  128  173,700  8,127  176,439  8,255 
Southern Union Co *  2,028  44      2,028  44 
Vectren Corp *  1,477  35      1,477  35 
  $ 985  $ 8,127    $ 9,112 
Hand & Machine Tools - 0.02%             
Snap-On Inc *  762  31      762  31 
Stanley Black & Decker Inc *  1,745  88      1,745  88 
  $ 119  $ —    $ 119 
Healthcare - Products - 2.16%             
Becton Dickinson and Co      14,800  1,001  14,800  1,001 
Boston Scientific Corp (a),*  16,385  95      16,385  95 
Covidien PLC *  27,972  1,124      27,972  1,124 
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc *  136  4      136  4 
Hologic Inc (a),*  4,218  59      4,218  59 
Inverness Medical Innovations Inc (a),*  1,019  27      1,019  27 
Johnson & Johnson *  100,474  5,934  83,300  4,919  183,774  10,853 
Kinetic Concepts Inc (a),*  725  27      725  27 
Medtronic Inc  3,399  123  41,600  1,509  44,999  1,632 
Zimmer Holdings Inc (a),*  2,720  147      2,720  147 
  $ 7,540  $ 7,429    $ 14,969 
Healthcare - Services - 0.32%             
Aetna Inc *  5,711  151      5,711  151 
Brookdale Senior Living Inc (a),*  1,223  18      1,223  18 
CIGNA Corp *  2,870  89      2,870  89 
Community Health Systems Inc (a),*  20,776  702      20,776  702 
Coventry Health Care Inc (a),*  1,943  34      1,943  34 
Health Net Inc (a),*  1,893  46      1,893  46 
Humana Inc (a),*  2,311  106      2,311  106 
LifePoint Hospitals Inc (a),*  989  31      989  31 
Quest Diagnostics Inc *  339  17      339  17 
Tenet Healthcare Corp (a),*  2,807  12      2,807  12 
UnitedHealth Group Inc *  25,398  721      25,398  721 
Universal Health Services Inc *  1,427  55      1,427  55 
WellPoint Inc (a),*  4,624  226      4,624  226 
  $ 2,208  $ —    $ 2,208 

 



          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Home Builders - 0.17%             
DR Horton Inc *  25,616  $   252    $ —  25,616  $ 252 
NVR Inc (a),*  925  606      925  606 
Pulte Group Inc (a),*  40,843  338      40,843  338 
  $ 1,196  $ —    $ 1,196 
Home Furnishings - 0.01%             
Harman International Industries Inc (a),*  562  17      562  17 
Whirlpool Corp *  748  66      748  66 
  $ 83  $ —    $ 83 
Housewares - 0.01%             
Newell Rubbermaid Inc *  4,240  62      4,240  62 
 
Insurance - 7.19%             
ACE Ltd  47,975  2,470  249,900  12,865  297,875  15,335 
Aflac Inc *  407  18      407  18 
Allianz SE ADR      208,022  2,047  208,022  2,047 
Allied World Assurance Co Holdings Ltd *  903  41      903  41 
Allstate Corp/The  15,954  459  170,744  4,905  186,698  5,364 
American Financial Group Inc/OH *  1,567  43      1,567  43 
American National Insurance Co *  136  11      136  11 
Aon Corp *  3,808  141      3,808  141 
Arch Capital Group Ltd (a),*  831  62      831  62 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co *  1,291  32      1,291  32 
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd *  1,511  37      1,511  37 
Assurant Inc *  1,904  66      1,904  66 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd *  1,496  44      1,496  44 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (a),*  31,708  2,527      31,708  2,527 
Brown & Brown Inc *  562  11      562  11 
Chubb Corp  7,824  391  95,800  4,791  103,624  5,182 
Cincinnati Financial Corp *  2,631  68      2,631  68 
CNA Financial Corp (a),*  272  7      272  7 
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd *  578  22      578  22 
Erie Indemnity Co *  161  7      161  7 
Everest Re Group Ltd *  1,020  72      1,020  72 
Fidelity National Financial Inc      325,577  4,229  325,577  4,229 
Genworth Financial Inc (a),*  6,663  87      6,663  87 
Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The *  798  35      798  35 
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc *  4,420  98      4,420  98 
HCC Insurance Holdings Inc *  2,045  51      2,045  51 
Lincoln National Corp *  3,263  79      3,263  79 
Loews Corp *  4,420  147      4,420  147 
Mercury General Corp *  496  21      496  21 
MetLife Inc  66,364  2,505  114,700  4,331  181,064  6,836 
Old Republic International Corp *  4,384  53      4,384  53 
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd *  417  6      417  6 
PartnerRe Ltd *  1,292  91      1,292  91 
Progressive Corp/The *  8,841  165      8,841  165 
Protective Life Corp *  1,560  34      1,560  34 
Prudential Financial Inc *  6,527  350      6,527  350 
Reinsurance Group of America Inc *  1,223  56      1,223  56 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd *  952  54      952  54 
StanCorp Financial Group Inc *  894  36      894  36 
Symetra Financial Corp *  421  5      421  5 
Torchmark Corp *  1,360  67      1,360  67 
Transatlantic Holdings Inc *  1,087  52      1,087  52 
Travelers Cos Inc/The *  77,890  3,836      77,890  3,836 
Unitrin Inc *  767  20      767  20 
Unum Group *  4,788  104      4,788  104 
Validus Holdings Ltd  1,471  36  65,100  1,590  66,571  1,626 
WR Berkley Corp *  1,645  43      1,645  43 
XL Capital Ltd *  38,312  613      38,312  613 
  $ 15,173  $ 34,758    $ 49,931 
Internet - 0.27%             
AOL Inc (a),*  11,083  230      11,083  230 
eBay Inc (a),*  65,228  1,279      65,228  1,279 
Expedia Inc *  2,039  38      2,039  38 
Liberty Media Corp - Interactive (a),*  7,502  79      7,502  79 
Symantec Corp (a),*  8,974  125      8,974  125 
Yahoo! Inc (a),*  8,634  120      8,634  120 
  $ 1,871  $ —    $ 1,871 
Investment Companies - 0.01%             
Ares Capital Corp *  3,195  40      3,195  40 
 
Iron & Steel - 0.29%             
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp (a),*  2,107  23      2,107  23 
Nucor Corp *  29,910  1,144      29,910  1,144 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co *  11,647  421      11,647  421 
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc *  84  3      84  3 
Steel Dynamics Inc *  28,617  378      28,617  378 
United States Steel Corp *  1,810  70      1,810  70 
  $ 2,039  $ —    $ 2,039 

 



          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value  LargeCap Value   Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Leisure Products & Services - 0.07%             
Carnival Corp *  2,691  $   82    $ —  2,691  $ 82 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (a),*  17,400  396      17,400  396 
  $ 478  $ —    $ 478 
Lodging - 0.01%             
Choice Hotels International Inc *  386  12      386  12 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp *  2,991  60      2,991  60 
  $ 72  $ —    $ 72 
Machinery - Diversified - 1.58%             
AGCO Corp (a),*  1,684  45      1,684  45 
Cummins Inc *  30,894  2,012      30,894  2,012 
Deere & Co  43,466  2,421  115,700  6,442  159,166  8,863 
IDEX Corp *  204  6      204  6 
Wabtec Corp/DE *  679  27      679  27 
  $ 4,511  $ 6,442    $ 10,953 
Media - 2.86%             
Cablevision Systems Corp *  35,944  863      35,944  863 
CBS Corp *  47,444  613      47,444  613 
Comcast Corp - Class A *  182,445  3,169      182,445  3,169 
DIRECTV (a),*  72,356  2,454      72,356  2,454 
Discovery Communications Inc - A Shares (a),*  1,291  46      1,291  46 
DISH Network Corp *  3,331  60      3,331  60 
Gannett Co Inc *  4,236  57      4,236  57 
Liberty Global Inc - A Shares (a),*  2,720  71      2,720  71 
Liberty Media Corp - Capital Series A (a),*  1,460  61      1,460  61 
Liberty Media Corp - Starz (a),*  883  46      883  46 
McGraw-Hill Cos Inc/The *  1,563  44      1,563  44 
Meredith Corp *  340  11      340  11 
New York Times Co/The (a),*  1,816  16      1,816  16 
News Corp - Class A *  118,953  1,423      118,953  1,423 
Thomson Reuters Corp *  2,719  97      2,719  97 
Time Warner Cable Inc *  29,231  1,523      29,231  1,523 
Time Warner Inc *  56,691  1,639      56,691  1,639 
Viacom Inc *  6,256  196      6,256  196 
Walt Disney Co/The  58,966  1,857  78,262  2,465  137,228  4,322 
Washington Post Co/The *  68  28      68  28 
Yellow Pages Income Fund      555,238  3,109  555,238  3,109 
  $ 14,274  $ 5,574    $ 19,848 
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.00%             
Timken Co *  408  11      408  11 
 
Mining - 0.57%             
Alcoa Inc *  9,450  95      9,450  95 
BHP Billiton Ltd ADR      49,600  3,075  49,600  3,075 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc *  13,200  781      13,200  781 
  $ 876  $ 3,075    $ 3,951 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 4.54%             
3M Co      49,300  3,894  49,300  3,894 
Aptargroup Inc *  1,235  47      1,235  47 
Carlisle Cos Inc *  813  29      813  29 
Cooper Industries PLC *  6,300  277      6,300  277 
Crane Co *  449  14      449  14 
Danaher Corp *  680  25      680  25 
Dover Corp *  990  41      990  41 
Eaton Corp *  7,964  521      7,964  521 
General Electric Co *  378,750  5,461      378,750  5,461 
Honeywell International Inc  58,818  2,296  65,900  2,572  124,718  4,868 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC *  43,167  1,489      43,167  1,489 
ITT Corp *  26,193  1,177      26,193  1,177 
Leggett & Platt Inc *  1,046  21      1,046  21 
Parker Hannifin Corp  12,628  700  107,200  5,945  119,828  6,645 
Siemens AG ADR      66,800  5,981  66,800  5,981 
SPX Corp *  6,980  369      6,980  369 
Textron Inc *  15,243  259      15,243  259 
Tyco International Ltd *  11,607  409      11,607  409 
  $ 13,135  $ 18,392    $ 31,527 
Office & Business Equipment - 0.14%             
Pitney Bowes Inc *  1,020  22      1,020  22 
Xerox Corp *  119,521  961      119,521  961 
  $ 983  $ —    $ 983 
Oil & Gas - 10.02%             
Anadarko Petroleum Corp *  38,405  1,386      38,405  1,386 
Apache Corp *  29,773  2,506      29,773  2,506 
Atwood Oceanics Inc (a),*  145  4      145  4 
Chesapeake Energy Corp *  40,604  851      40,604  851 
Chevron Corp  91,889  6,235  127,284  8,637  219,173  14,872 
Cimarex Energy Co *  11,900  852      11,900  852 
ConocoPhillips *  39,839  1,956      39,839  1,956 
Denbury Resources Inc (a),*  4,449  65      4,449  65 
Devon Energy Corp *  31,517  1,920      31,517  1,920 
Enerplus Resources Fund      206,419  4,452  206,419  4,452 

 



          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Ensco PLC ADR*  24,400  $  959    $   —  24,400  $ 959 
EQT Corp *  50,400  1,822      50,400  1,822 
Exxon Mobil Corp  48,021  2,740  109,900  6,272  157,921  9,012 
Forest Oil Corp (a),*  18,100  495      18,100  495 
Helmerich & Payne Inc *  1,322  48      1,322  48 
Hess Corp *  3,876  195      3,876  195 
Marathon Oil Corp  44,336  1,379  200,800  6,243  245,136  7,622 
Murphy Oil Corp *  2,244  111      2,244  111 
Nabors Industries Ltd (a),*  2,855  50      2,855  50 
Newfield Exploration Co (a),*  12,928  632      12,928  632 
Nexen Inc *  34,600  681      34,600  681 
Noble Energy Inc *  2,311  139      2,311  139 
Occidental Petroleum Corp *  31,998  2,468      31,998  2,468 
Penn West Energy Trust      248,000  4,717  248,000  4,717 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co *  1,277  76      1,277  76 
Pride International Inc (a),*  1,687  38      1,687  38 
Questar Corp *  1,942  88      1,942  88 
Rowan Cos Inc (a),*  1,699  37      1,699  37 
Sunoco Inc *  2,039  71      2,039  71 
Total SA ADR  6,400  286  187,670  8,378  194,070  8,664 
Transocean Ltd (a),*  4,800  222      4,800  222 
Unit Corp (a),*  745  30      745  30 
Valero Energy Corp  44,330  797  94,600  1,701  138,930  2,498 
  $ 29,139  $ 40,400    $ 69,539 
Oil & Gas Services - 0.26%             
Baker Hughes Inc *  4,148  172      4,148  172 
Cameron International Corp (a),*  1,767  58      1,767  58 
National Oilwell Varco Inc *  38,776  1,282      38,776  1,282 
Oceaneering International Inc (a),*  951  43      951  43 
Oil States International Inc (a),*  904  36      904  36 
SEACOR Holdings Inc (a),*  413  29      413  29 
Smith International Inc *  3,331  125      3,331  125 
Weatherford International Ltd (a),*  4,759  63      4,759  63 
  $ 1,808  $ —    $ 1,808 
Packaging & Containers - 0.06%             
Ball Corp *  1,223  65      1,223  65 
Bemis Co Inc *  1,969  53      1,969  53 
Greif Inc *  606  34      606  34 
Owens-Illinois Inc (a),*  1,903  50      1,903  50 
Packaging Corp of America *  1,683  37      1,683  37 
Pactiv Corp (a),*  204  6      204  6 
Sealed Air Corp *  2,891  57      2,891  57 
Sonoco Products Co *  1,819  55      1,819  55 
Temple-Inland Inc *  1,496  31      1,496  31 
  $ 388  $ —    $ 388 
Pharmaceuticals - 8.20%             
Abbott Laboratories  1,631  76  197,400  9,234  199,031  9,310 
AstraZeneca PLC ADR*  23,700  1,117      23,700  1,117 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co  101,320  2,527  206,077  5,140  307,397  7,667 
Cardinal Health Inc *  3,196  107      3,196  107 
Eli Lilly & Co *  10,538  353      10,538  353 
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (a),*  2,133  47      2,133  47 
Forest Laboratories Inc (a),*  4,239  116      4,239  116 
King Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),*  4,520  34      4,520  34 
McKesson Corp *  2,107  142      2,107  142 
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co  2,787  140  102,684  5,147  105,471  5,287 
Merck & Co Inc  105,112  3,676  233,149  8,153  338,261  11,829 
Mylan Inc/PA (a),*  25,716  438      25,716  438 
NBTY Inc (a),*  951  32      951  32 
Novartis AG ADR      132,596  6,407  132,596  6,407 
Pfizer Inc *  395,120  5,635  160,209  2,285  555,329  7,920 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd ADR  21,700  1,128  96,500  5,017  118,200  6,145 
  $ 15,568  $ 41,383    $ 56,951 
Pipelines - 2.01%             
El Paso Corp *  7,683  85      7,683  85 
Enterprise Products Partners LP      178,261  6,305  178,261  6,305 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP      58,114  3,781  58,114  3,781 
Oneok Inc *  1,768  77      1,768  77 
Spectra Energy Corp  8,635  173  171,349  3,439  179,984  3,612 
Williams Cos Inc *  4,556  83      4,556  83 
  $ 418  $ 13,525    $ 13,943 
Real Estate - 0.00%             
Forest City Enterprises Inc (a),*  1,997  23      1,997  23 
 
REITS - 3.55%             
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc *  633  40      633  40 
AMB Property Corp *  2,584  61      2,584  61 
Annaly Capital Management Inc  6,782  116  534,600  9,168  541,382  9,284 
Apartment Investment & Management Co *  1,020  20      1,020  20 
AvalonBay Communities Inc *  995  93      995  93 
Boston Properties Inc *  1,727  123      1,727  123 

 



          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Brandywine Realty Trust *  2,343  $  25  —  $    —  2,343  $ 25 
BRE Properties Inc *  1,160  43      1,160  43 
Camden Property Trust *  1,216  50      1,216  50 
Chimera Investment Corp  13,768  50  1,133,683  4,093  1,147,451  4,143 
Corporate Office Properties Trust SBI MD *  1,046  40      1,046  40 
Douglas Emmett Inc *  2,211  32      2,211  32 
Duke Realty Corp *  3,739  42      3,739  42 
Equity Residential *  3,196  133      3,196  133 
Essex Property Trust Inc *  340  33      340  33 
Federal Realty Investment Trust *  408  29      408  29 
HCP Inc  3,269  105  119,406  3,851  122,675  3,956 
Health Care REIT Inc  2,107  89  95,100  4,005  97,207  4,094 
Hospitality Properties Trust *  2,226  47      2,226  47 
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc *  8,137  110      8,137  110 
HRPT Properties Trust *  4,710  29      4,710  29 
Kimco Realty Corp      99,363  1,335  99,363  1,335 
Liberty Property Trust *  2,035  59      2,035  59 
Macerich Co/The *  2,345  88      2,345  88 
Mack-Cali Realty Corp *  1,426  42      1,426  42 
Nationwide Health Properties Inc *  2,039  73      2,039  73 
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc *  841  16      841  16 
Public Storage Inc *  203  18      203  18 
Realty Income Corp *  1,902  58      1,902  58 
Senior Housing Properties Trust *  2,314  46      2,314  46 
Simon Property Group Inc *  1,088  88      1,088  88 
SL Green Realty Corp *  1,400  77      1,400  77 
Taubman Centers Inc *  968  36      968  36 
UDR Inc *  2,742  52      2,742  52 
Ventas Inc *  1,950  92      1,950  92 
Vornado Realty Trust *  1,768  129      1,768  129 
Weingarten Realty Investors *  1,904  36      1,904  36 
  $ 2,220  $ 22,452    $ 24,672 
Retail - 4.12%             
American Eagle Outfitters Inc *  2,651  31      2,651  31 
Costco Wholesale Corp      37,800  2,073  37,800  2,073 
CVS Caremark Corp *  49,805  1,460  9,000  264  58,805  1,724 
Foot Locker Inc *  15,515  196      15,515  196 
GameStop Corp (a),*  2,583  49      2,583  49 
Gap Inc/The *  133,268  2,593      133,268  2,593 
JC Penney Co Inc *  2,652  57      2,652  57 
Kohl's Corp (a),*  1,359  64      1,359  64 
Lowe's Cos Inc *  4,420  90      4,420  90 
Macy's Inc *  4,896  88      4,896  88 
McDonald's Corp      143,000  9,419  143,000  9,419 
Office Depot Inc (a),*  67,100  271      67,100  271 
RadioShack Corp *  16,083  314      16,083  314 
Ross Stores Inc *  14,800  789      14,800  789 
Sears Holdings Corp (a),*  748  48      748  48 
Signet Jewelers Ltd (a),*  1,554  43      1,554  43 
TJX Cos Inc *  37,700  1,582      37,700  1,582 
Walgreen Co *  1,427  38      1,427  38 
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  8,702  418  181,600  8,729  190,302  9,147 
  $ 8,131  $ 20,485    $ 28,616 
Savings & Loans - 0.91%             
First Niagara Financial Group Inc *  3,799  48      3,799  48 
Hudson City Bancorp Inc  7,275  89  490,900  6,009  498,175  6,098 
New York Community Bancorp Inc *  5,376  82      5,376  82 
People's United Financial Inc *  6,256  84      6,256  84 
Washington Federal Inc *  1,903  31      1,903  31 
  $ 334  $ 6,009    $ 6,343 
Semiconductors - 3.39%             
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (a),*  4,833  35      4,833  35 
Applied Materials Inc      133,100  1,600  133,100  1,600 
Atmel Corp (a),*  816  4      816  4 
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc (a),*  2,257  19      2,257  19 
Intel Corp  105,608  2,054  514,300  10,003  619,908  12,057 
Intersil Corp *  1,147  14      1,147  14 
LSI Corp (a),*  11,828  54      11,828  54 
Maxim Integrated Products Inc      48,300  808  48,300  808 
Microchip Technology Inc      148,600  4,122  148,600  4,122 
Micron Technology Inc (a),*  10,267  87      10,267  87 
PMC - Sierra Inc (a),*  4,054  31      4,054  31 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR      444,650  4,340  444,650  4,340 
Teradyne Inc (a),*  20,600  201      20,600  201 
Texas Instruments Inc *  8,022  187      8,022  187 
  $ 2,686  $ 20,873    $ 23,559 
Software - 1.84%             
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc *  204  4      204  4 
CA Inc *  1,224  22      1,224  22 
Compuware Corp (a),*  1,632  13      1,632  13 
Fidelity National Information Services Inc *  3,603  97      3,603  97 

 



          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value   Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Microsoft Corp  166,594  $  3,833  332,900 $  7,660  499,494  $ 11,493 
Oracle Corp *  52,543  1,128      52,543  1,128 
  $ 5,097  $ 7,660    $ 12,757 
Telecommunications - 5.72%             
Amdocs Ltd (a),*  2,516  68      2,516  68 
AT&T Inc *  274,770  6,647  218,600  5,288  493,370  11,935 
BCE Inc      171,000  5,005  171,000  5,005 
CenturyLink Inc  3,264  109  30,300  1,009  33,564  1,118 
Cisco Systems Inc (a),*  80,589  1,717      80,589  1,717 
CommScope Inc (a),*  1,707  41      1,707  41 
Corning Inc *  128,168  2,070      128,168  2,070 
EchoStar Holding Corp (a),*  712  14      712  14 
Frontier Communications Corp *  3,282  23      3,282  23 
JDS Uniphase Corp (a),*  9,000  88      9,000  88 
Motorola Inc (a),*  198,231  1,292      198,231  1,292 
NII Holdings Inc (a),*  612  20      612  20 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp ADR      47,800  972  47,800  972 
Nokia OYJ ADR*  46,600  380      46,600  380 
Qwest Communications International Inc  22,233  117  208,500  1,095  230,733  1,212 
Sprint Nextel Corp (a),*  225,039  954      225,039  954 
Telefonica SA ADR      25,700  1,427  25,700  1,427 
Telephone & Data Systems Inc *  1,427  43      1,427  43 
Tellabs Inc *  7,208  46      7,208  46 
Verizon Communications Inc  33,528  939  184,800  5,178  218,328  6,117 
Vodafone Group PLC ADR  33,000  682  215,300  4,450  248,300  5,132 
Windstream Corp *  4,530  48      4,530  48 
  $ 15,298  $ 24,424    $ 39,722 
Textiles - 0.03%             
Cintas Corp *  1,964  47      1,964  47 
Mohawk Industries Inc (a),*  2,815  129      2,815  129 
  $ 176  $ —    $ 176 
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 1.18%             
Mattel Inc  2,583  55  385,331  8,154  387,914  8,209 
 
Transportation - 2.46%             
Con-way Inc *  597  18      597  18 
CSX Corp *  4,216  209      4,216  209 
FedEx Corp *  15,704  1,101      15,704  1,101 
Frontline Ltd/Bermuda *  136  4      136  4 
Norfolk Southern Corp  4,011  213  98,600  5,231  102,611  5,444 
Ryder System Inc *  407  16      407  16 
Teekay Corp *  438  12      438  12 
Tidewater Inc *  941  36      941  36 
Union Pacific Corp  22,085  1,535  125,500  8,723  147,585  10,258 
  $ 3,144  $ 13,954    $ 17,098 
Water - 0.01%             
American Water Works Co Inc *  2,923  60      2,923  60 
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  $ 238,196  $ 426,448    $ 664,644 
          ProForma  ProForma 
  LargeCap Value LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income  Equity Income 
  Account III  Account III  Account Shares  Account Value  Account Shares  Account Value 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.63%  Shares Held  Value (000's)  Held  (000's)  Held  (000's) 
Banks - 0.24%             
National City Capital Trust II *      43,900  1,020  43,900  1,020 
National City Capital Trust III *      28,200  642  28,200  642 
  $ —  $ 1,662    $ 1,662 
Diversified Financial Services - 0.09%             
National City Capital Trust IV *      24,700  623  24,700  623 
 
REITS - 0.30%             
Public Storage Inc 6.63%; Series M *      66,200  1,613  66,200  1,613 
Public Storage Inc 7.25%; Series K *      18,700  474  18,700  474 
  $ —  $ 2,087    $ 2,087 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS  $ —  $ 4,372    $ 4,372 

 



              ProForma  ProForma 
    LargeCap Value      Equity Income    Equity Income  Equity Income 
    Account III  LargeCap Value  Account  Equity Income  Account  Account 
    Principal  Account III  Principal  Account Value  Principal  Portfolio Value 
BONDS - 0.16%    Amount (000's)  Value (000's)  Amount (000's)  (000's)  Amount (000's)  (000's) 
Healthcare - Services - 0.07%                 
Aetna Inc                   
7.88%, 3/1/2011    $ —  $ —  450  468  $ 450  $ 468 
 
Telecommunications - 0.09%                 
Telus Corp                   
8.00%, 6/1/2011          634  672  634    672 
 
TOTAL BONDS      $ —    $ 1,140    $ 1,140 
 
 
              ProForma     
    LargeCap Value      Equity Income    Equity Income  ProForma 
    Account III  LargeCap Value  Account  Equity Income  Account  Equity Income 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY  Principal  Account III  Principal  Account Value  Principal  Account Value 
OBLIGATIONS - 0.01%  Amount (000's)  Value (000's)  Amount (000's)  (000's)  Amount (000's)  (000's) 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) - 0.01%                 
6.50%, 9/1/2030(b)  $ —  $ —  $ 23  $ 26  $ 23  $ 26 
7.00%, 9/1/2030(b)        8  9  8    9 
      $ —    $ 35    $ 35 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY                 
OBLIGATIONS      $ —    $ 35    $ 35 
              ProForma     
    LargeCap Value      Equity Income    Equity Income  ProForma 
    Account III  LargeCap Value  Account  Equity Income  Account  Equity Income 
    Maturity  Account III  Maturity  Account Value  Maturity  Account Value 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 2.31%  Amount (000's)  Value (000's)  Amount (000's)  (000's)  Amount (000's)  (000's) 
Banks - 2.31%                   
Investment in Joint Trading Account; Bank of America  $3,091 $   3,092  $3,077  $3,077  $ 6,168  $ 6,169 
Repurchase Agreement; 0.02% dated 06/30/10 maturing 07/01/10                 
(collateralized by Sovereign Agency Issues and US Treasury Note;                 
$6,291,701; 0.00% - 4.75%; dated 05/15/14 - 07/15/17)*                 
Investment in Joint Trading Account; Credit Suisse Repurchase  1,295  1,295  1,289  1,289  2,584    2,584 
Agreement; 0.01% dated 06/30/10 maturing 07/01/10 (collateralized by                 
US Treasury Note; $2,636,048; 1.38%; dated 01/15/13)                 
Investment in Joint Trading Account; Deutsche Bank Repurchase  764  763  760  760  1,524    1,523 
Agreement; 0.03% dated 06/30/10 maturing 07/01/10 (collateralized by                 
Sovereign Agency Issues; $1,554,275; 4.13% - 4.50%; dated 01/15/13 -                 
09/27/13)                   
Investment in Joint Trading Account; Morgan Stanley Repurchase  2,883  2,883  2,870  2,871  5,754    5,754 
Agreement; 0.02% dated 06/30/10 maturing 07/01/10 (collateralized by                 
Sovereign Agency Issues; $5,868,937; 0.00% - 2.50%; dated 07/12/10 -                 
04/29/14)                   
      $ 8,033    $ 7,997    $ 16,030 
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS    $ 8,033    $ 7,997    $ 16,030 
Total Investments      $ 246,229    $ 439,992    $ 686,221 
                  7,936 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities, Net - 1.14%      3,618    4,318       
Pro Forma Adjustment (c)                (313) 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%    $ 249,847    $ 444,310    $ 693,844 
 
 
*  The security or a portion of the security will be disposed of in order to meet the investment objectives and strategies of the Acquiring Fund.     
(a)  Non-Income Producing Security                 
(b)  This entity was put into conservatorship by the US Government in 2008. See Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.     
(c)  Adjustment to reflect expenses and fees incurred in connection with the Reorganization and trading costs associated with disposing of portfolio   
  securities that would not meet the investment objectives and strategies of the Acquiring Fund.         

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)       
The net federal income tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and federal tax cost of investments     
held as of the period end were as follows:       
      ProForma Equity 
  LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Income Account 
  Account III  Account  Portfolio 
Unrealized Appreciation  $ 15,167  $ 43,000  $ 58,167 
Unrealized Depreciation  (28,185)  (36,745)  (64,930) 
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  $ (13,018)  $ 6,255  $ (6,763) 
Cost for federal income tax purposes  $ 259,247  $ 433,737  $ 692,984 
All dollar amounts are shown in thousands (000's)       

 



Portfolio Summary (unaudited)       
      ProForma Equity 
  LargeCap Value  Equity Income  Income Account 
Sector/Country  Account III  Account  Portfolio 
Financial  24.42% 26.22% 25.57%
Consumer, Non-cyclical  18.73% 16.18% 17.09%
Energy  12.69% 12.13% 12.33%
Industrial  11.54% 11.17% 11.31%
Communications  12.60% 6.90% 8.95%
Consumer, Cyclical  5.83% 10.98% 9.12%
Technology  6.17% 6.42% 6.34%
Utilities  4.11% 7.26% 6.13%
Basic Materials  2.46% 1.76% 2.01%
Mortgage Securities  0.00% 0.01% 0.01%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities, Net  1.45% 0.97% 1.14%
TOTAL NET ASSETS  100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

 

ProForma Equity Income Account Futures Contracts
          Unrealized 
Type  Long/Short  Contracts  Notional Value  Current Market Value  Appreciation/(Depreciation) 
S&P 500; September 2010*  Long  36 $  9,643 $  9,240  $ (403) 
          $ (403) 
All dollar amounts are shown in thousands (000's)           

 



Pro Forma Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
(unaudited)
 
1. Description of the Funds 
LargeCap Value Account III and Equity Income Account are series of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”). The 
Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. 
 
2. Basis of Combination 
On December 14, 2010, the Board of Directors of Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., LargeCap Value Account III approved an 
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization”) whereby, Equity Income Account will acquire all the assets of 
LargeCap Value Account III subject to the liabilities of such fund, in exchange for a number of shares equal to the pro rata net assets 
of Equity Income Account. 
 
The Reorganization will be accounted for as a tax-free reorganization of investment companies. The pro forma combined financial 
statements are presented for the information of the reader and may not necessarily be representative of what the actual combined 
financial statements would have been had the Reorganization occurred at June 30, 2010. The unaudited pro forma schedules of 
investments and statements of assets and liabilities reflect the financial position of LargeCap Value Account III and Equity Income 
Account at June 30, 2010. The unaudited pro forma statements of operations reflect the results of operations of LargeCap Value 
Account III and Equity Income Account for the twelve months ended June 30, 2010. The statements have been derived from the 
Funds’ respective books and records utilized in calculating daily net asset value at the dates indicated above for LargeCap Value 
Account III and Equity Income Account under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The historical cost of investment 
securities will be carried forward to the surviving entity and results of operations of Equity Income Account for pre-combination 
periods will not be restated. Equity Income Account will be the surviving fund for accounting and performance purposes. 
 
LargeCap Value Account III will pay all expenses and out-of-pocket fees incurred in connection with the Reorganization, including 
printing, mailing, and legal fees. These expenses and fees are expected to total $47,000. Further, LargeCap Value Account III will also 
pay any trading costs associated with disposing of any portfolio securities that would not be compatible with the investment objectives 
and strategies of the Equity Income Account and reinvesting the proceeds in securities that would be compatible. These trading costs 
are estimated to be $266,000. As of June 30, 2010, the realized loss would be approximately $6,756,000 ($0.22 per share) on a US 
GAAP basis. 
 
The pro forma schedules of investments and statements of assets and liabilities and operations should be read in conjunction with the 
historical financial statements of the Funds incorporated by reference in the Statements of Additional Information. 
 
3. Significant Accounting Policies 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to 
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and 
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual 
results could differ from those estimates. 
 
4. Security Valuation 
LargeCap Value Account III and Equity Income Account value securities for which market quotations are readily available at market 
value, which is determined using the last reported sale price. If no sales are reported, as is regularly the case for some securities traded 
over-the-counter, securities are valued using the last reported bid price or an evaluated bid price provided by a pricing service. Pricing 
services use electronic modeling techniques that incorporate security characteristics, market conditions and dealer-supplied valuations 
to determine an evaluated bid price. When reliable market quotations are not considered to be readily available, which may be the 
case, for example, with respect to restricted securities, certain debt securities, preferred stocks, and foreign securities, the investments 
are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by Principal Management Corporation (the “Manager”) under procedures 
established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Directors. 

 



Pro Forma Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
(unaudited)
 
4. Security Valuation (Continued) 
 
The value of foreign securities used in computing the net asset value per share is generally determined as of the close of the foreign 
exchange where the security is principally traded. Events that occur after the close of the applicable foreign market or exchange but 
prior to the calculation of the account’s net asset value are ordinarily not reflected in the account’s net asset value. If the Manager 
reasonably believes events that occur after the close of the applicable foreign market or exchange but prior to the calculation of the 
account’s net asset value will materially affect the value of a foreign security, then the security is valued at its fair value as determined 
in good faith by the Manager under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Many factors 
are reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value, including, but not limited to, price 
movements in ADRs, futures contracts, industry indices, general indices and foreign currencies. 
 
To the extent each account invests in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges which trade on days on which the account does not 
determine its net asset value, for example weekends and other customary national U.S. holidays, each account’s net asset value could 
be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or redeem shares. 
 
Certain securities issued by companies in emerging market countries may have more than one quoted valuation at any given point in 
time, sometimes referred to as a "local" price and a "premium" price. The premium price is often a negotiated price, which may not 
consistently represent a price at which a specific transaction can be effected. It is the policy of the Accounts to value such securities at 
prices at which it is expected those shares may be sold, and the Manager or any sub-advisor is authorized to make such determinations 
subject to such oversight by the Fund’s Board of Directors as may occasionally be necessary. 
 
Short-term securities purchased with less than 60 days until maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market. Under 
the amortized cost method, a security is valued by applying a constant yield to maturity of the difference between the principal amount 
due at maturity and the cost of the security to the account. 
 
Fair value is defined as the price that the Accounts would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent 
buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Accounts 
use various valuation approaches, including market, income and/or cost approaches. A hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair 
value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable 
inputs be used when available. 
 
Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed 
based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Accounts. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Accounts 
own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best 
information available in the circumstances. 
 
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below. 
 
--Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical securities as of the reporting date. The type of securities 
included in Level 1 includes listed equities and listed derivatives. 
 
--Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayments speeds, 
credit risk, etc.). Investments which are generally included in this category include corporate bonds, senior floating rate interests, and 
municipal bonds. 
 
--Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Accounts’ assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). 
Investments which are generally included in this category include certain corporate bonds and certain mortgage backed securities. 
 
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for 
example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the market place, and other characteristics 
particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the 
market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Accounts in 
determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. 
 
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for 
disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined 
based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. 

 



Pro Forma Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
(unaudited)
 
4. Security Valuation (Continued) 
 
Fair value is a market based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset rather than an entity 
specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, the Account’s own assumptions are set to reflect 
those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Accounts use prices and inputs 
that are current as of the measurement date. 
 
Investments which are generally included in the Level 3 category are primarily valued using quoted prices from brokers and dealers 
participating in the market for these investments. These investments are classified as Level 3 investments due to the lack of market 
transparency and market corroboration to support these quoted prices. Valuation models may be used as the pricing source for other 
investments classified as Level 3. Valuation models rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs. Frequently, fair value of 
these investments is determined in good faith by the Manager under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s 
Board of Directors. 
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those 
instruments. 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2010 in valuing the Accounts’ securities carried at value (amounts shown 
in thousands): 

 

      Level 2 - Other     
    Level 1 - Quoted  Significant  Level 3 - Significant   
Account    Prices  Observable Inputs  Unobservable Inputs  Totals (Level 1,2,3) 
LargeCap Value Account III           
 
Common Stocks*  $ 238,196  $ —  $ —  $ 238,196 
Repurchase Agreements      8,033    8,033 
  Total investments in securities  $ 238,196  $ 8,033  $ —  $ 246,229 
Liabilities           
Equity Contracts**           
Futures  $ (403 )  $ —  $ —  $ (403 ) 
 
Equity Income Account           
Bonds  $ —  $ 1,140  $ —  $ 1,140 
Common Stocks           
Basic Materials    7,821      7,821 
Communications    29,998      29,998 
Consumer, Cyclical    48,731      48,731 
Consumer, Non-cyclical    71,391      71,391 
Energy    53,925      53,925 
Financial    102,081  2,047    104,128 
Industrial    49,664      49,664 
Technology    28,533      28,533 
Utilities    32,257      32,257 
Preferred Stocks           
Financial      4,372    4,372 
Repurchase Agreements      7,997    7,997 
U.S. Government & Government Agency Obligations    35    35 
  Total investments in securities $ 424,401  $ 15,591  $ —  $ 439,992 

 

* For additional detail regarding sector classifications, please see the schedule of investments. 
** Futures are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. 

 



Pro Forma Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
(unaudited)
5. Futures Contracts 
The Accounts are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of 
pursuing their investment objectives. The Accounts may enter into futures contracts to hedge against changes in or to gain exposure to, 
change in the value of equities, interest rates and foreign currencies. Initial margin deposits are made by cash deposits or segregation 
of specific securities as may be required by the exchange on which the transaction was conducted. Pursuant to the contracts, an 
account agrees to receive from or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such 
receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the account as a variation margin receivable or payable on 
futures contracts. During the period the futures contracts are open, daily changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as 
unrealized gains or losses. These unrealized gains or losses are included as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 
of investments on the statements of assets and liabilities. When the contracts are closed, the Account recognizes a realized gain or loss 
equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the account’s cost basis in the contract. There 
is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Accounts because futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as 
counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. 
 
6. Repurchase Agreements 
The Accounts may invest in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized, typically by U.S. government or U.S. government 
agency securities. It is the Accounts’ policy that its custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities. The fair value of 
the collateral is at all times at least equal to the total amount of the repurchase obligation. In the event of default on the obligation to 
repurchase, the Accounts have the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. In the event 
the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults, the Accounts could experience delays in the realization of the collateral. 
 
7. Capital Shares 
The pro forma net asset value per share assumes issuance of shares of Equity Income Account that would have been issued at June 30, 
2010, in connection with the Reorganization. The number of shares assumed to be issued is equal to the net assets of LargeCap Value 
Account III, as of June 30, 2010, divided by the net asset value per share of the Equity Income Account as of June 30, 2010. The pro 
forma number of shares outstanding, by class, for the combined fund can be found on the statement of assets and liabilities. 
 
8. Pro Forma Adjustments 
The accompanying pro forma financial statements reflect changes in fund shares as if the Reorganization had taken place on June 30, 
2010. The expenses of the LargeCap Value Account III were adjusted assuming the fee structure of the Equity Income Account was in 
effect for the twelve months ended June 30, 2010. 
 
9. Distributions 
No provision for federal income taxes is considered necessary because each fund is qualified as a “regulated investment company” 
under the Internal Revenue Code and intends to distribute each year substantially all of its net investment income and realized capital 
gains to shareholders.