-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Siw6o9ovD0T6EiwPFGeD3302dFqjI61iJNWNh4Zf5J8BadhjnQYe8fK3lOvNfIm0 pBAYlisl/HYhKTA4uCsm4w== 0000950153-06-001672.txt : 20060621 0000950153-06-001672.hdr.sgml : 20060621 20060621155523 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950153-06-001672 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060621 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060621 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20060621 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ING EQUITY TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001063946 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-56881 FILM NUMBER: 06917450 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ING FUNDS STREET 2: 7337 E. DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-992-0180 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ING FUNDS STREET 2: 7337 E. DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PILGRIM EQUITY TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991029 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORTHSTAR EQUITY TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980612 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ING INVESTMENT FUNDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000061448 IRS NUMBER: 136066974 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-34552 FILM NUMBER: 06917451 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7337 E DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 BUSINESS PHONE: 18009920180 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7337 E DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PILGRIM INVESTMENT FUNDS INC/MD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981113 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PILGRIM INVESTMENT FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950503 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PILGRIM MAGNACAP FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000061448 S000008474 ING MagnaCap Fund C000023231 Class A PMCFX C000023232 Class B PMGBX C000023233 Class C PMGCX C000023234 Class I PMGIX C000023235 Class M PMCMX 0001063946 S000008372 ING Convertible Fund C000022918 Class A NIGAX C000022919 Class B NANBX C000022920 Class C NIGCX C000022921 Class Q NAIQX 0001063946 S000008385 ING MidCap Opportunities Fund C000022966 Class A NMCAX C000022967 Class B NMCBX C000022968 Class C NMCCX C000022969 Class I NMCIX C000022970 Class Q NMCQX 0001063946 S000008387 ING MidCap Value Choice Fund C000022975 Class A PAVAX C000022976 Class B PAVBX C000022977 Class C PAVCX C000022978 Class I PAVIX 497 1 p72451ae497.txt 497 ING EQUITY TRUST ING Convertible Fund ING MidCap Opportunities Fund ING MidCap Value Choice Fund ING INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC. ING MagnaCap Fund Supplement dated June 21, 2006 to the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus, Class I Prospectus, and Class Q Prospectus Each dated September 30, 2005 ING CONVERTIBLE FUND 1. On March 16, 2006 and March 30, 2006, the Board of Trustees of ING Equity Trust and the Board of Directors of ING Series Fund, Inc., respectively, approved a proposal to reorganize ING Convertible Fund ("Disappearing Fund") into ING Balanced Fund ("Surviving Fund"):
DISAPPEARING FUND SURVIVING FUND - -------------------- ----------------- ING Convertible Fund ING Balanced Fund
The proposed reorganization is subject to approval by shareholders of the Disappearing Fund. If shareholder approval is obtained, it is expected that the reorganization will take place on or about September 9, 2006. Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, the expense limits for ING Convertible Fund were lowered to 1.27%, 2.02%, 2.02%, and 1.27% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Q shares, respectively, through December 31, 2006. 2. The fifth and sixth sentences of footnote (2) to the table entitled "What You Pay to Invest - Operating Expenses Paid Each Year by the Funds" on page 34 of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, ING Investments, LLC has lowered the expense limits for ING Convertible Fund to 1.27%, 2.02%, and 2.02% for Class A, Class B, and Class C shares, respectively, through December 31, 2006. If, after December 31, 2006, ING Investments, LLC elects not to renew the side agreement, the expense limits will revert to the limitations under ING Convertible Fund's expense limitation agreement of 1.60%, 2.25%, and 2.25% for Class A, Class B, and Class C shares, respectively. 3. The ninth and tenth sentences of footnote (3) to the table entitled "What You Pay to Invest - Operating Expenses Paid Each Year by the Funds" on page 20 of the Class Q Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Additionally, effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, ING Investments, LLC has lowered the expense limit for ING Convertible Fund to 1.27% for Class Q shares through December 31, 2006. If, after December 31, 2006, ING Investments, LLC elects not to renew the side agreement, the expense limit will revert to the limitation under ING Convertible Fund's expense limitation agreement of 1.50% for Class Q shares. ING MIDCAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, the expense limits for ING MidCap Opportunities Fund were lowered to 1.25%, 2.00%, 2.00%, 1.00%, and 1.25% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, and Class Q shares, respectively, through December 31, 2006. 1. The ninth and tenth sentences of footnote (2) to the table entitled "What You Pay to Invest - Operating Expenses Paid Each Year by the Funds" on page 34 of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Additionally, effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, ING Investments, LLC has lowered the expense limits for ING MidCap Opportunities Fund to 1.25%, 2.00%, and 2.00% for Class A, Class B, and Class C shares, respectively, through December 31, 2006. If, after December 31, 2006, ING Investments, LLC elects not to renew the side agreement, the expense limits will revert to the limitations under ING MidCap Opportunities Fund's expense limitation agreement of 1.75%, 2.45%, and 2.45% for Class A, Class B, and Class C shares, respectively. 2. The fifth and sixth sentences of footnote (2), to the table entitled "What You Pay to Invest - Operating Expenses Paid Each Year by the Funds" on page 26 of the Class I Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, ING Investments, LLC has lowered the expense limit for ING MidCap Opportunities Fund to 1.00% for Class I shares through December 31, 2006. If, after December 31, 2006, ING Investments, LLC elects not to renew the side agreement, the expense limit will revert to the limitation under ING MidCap Opportunities Fund's expense limitation agreement of 1.45% for Class I shares. 3. The seventh and eighth sentences of footnote (3) to the table entitled "What You Pay to Invest - Operating Expenses Paid Each Year by the Funds" on page 20 of the Class Q Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Additionally, effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, ING Investments, LLC has lowered the expense limit for ING MidCap Opportunities Fund to 1.25% for Class Q shares through December 31, 2006. If, after December 31, 2006, ING Investments, LLC elects not to renew the side agreement, the expense limit will revert to the limitation under ING MidCap Opportunities Fund's expense limitation agreement of 1.60% for Class Q shares. ING MIDCAP VALUE CHOICE FUND Effective March 1, 2006, Nuveen Investments Inc., parent company of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, organized an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Tradewinds NWQ Global Investors, LLC ("Tradewinds"). Tradewinds is an investment management organization focused on international/global investing across all capitalizations. As a result, sub-advisory responsibilities for ING MidCap Value Choice Fund were transferred to Tradewinds effective April 3, 2006. 1. All references to "NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC" and "NWQ" as sub-adviser to ING MidCap Value Choice Fund are hereby deleted and replaced with "Tradewinds NWQ Global Investors, LLC" and "Tradewinds," respectively. 2. The sub-section entitled "ING MidCap Value Choice Fund" under the section entitled "Management of the Funds - Adviser and Sub-Adviser" on page 55 of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus and on page 41 of the Class I Prospectus is here by deleted in its entirety. 3. The following new sub-section is inserted after the sub-section entitled "NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC" under the section entitled "Management of the Funds - Adviser and Sub-Advisers" on page 55 of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus and on pages 40 and 41 of the Class I Prospectus: TRADEWINDS NWQ GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC Tradewinds NWQ Global Investors, LLC ("Tradewinds" or "Sub-Adviser"), a Delaware Limited Liability Corporation, serves as Sub-Adviser to ING MidCap Value Choice Fund. Tradewinds is responsible for managing the assets of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies, subject to oversight by ING Investments and the Fund's Board. Launched in March 2006, Tradewinds serves institutions and private clients worldwide. Tradewinds is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., a publicly traded company, except for a minority interest owned by certain members of Tradewinds. As of March 1, 2006, Tradewinds managed approximately $15.7 billion in assets. The principal address of Tradewinds is 2049 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. ING MIDCAP VALUE CHOICE FUND David B. Iben, CFA, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, joined Tradewinds in March 2006 and serves on the executive committee. Mr. Iben has managed the Fund since its inception in February 2005. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts. Previously, Mr. Iben was Managing Director/Portfolio Manager at NWQ from 2000 to 2006. 4. Footnote reference (4) and the corresponding footnote are added to the "Average Annual Total Returns" and "Annual Total Returns" tables in the sub-section entitled "Performance of Similar Mid Cap Value Accounts Managed by NWQ" under the section entitled "Management of the Funds - Adviser and Sub-Advisers" on pages 55 and 56 of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus and on pages 40 and 41 of the Class I Prospectus: (4) Performance results from November 1, 2000 - February 28, 2006, represent the performance of the previous sub-adviser, NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Tradewinds' affiliate. ING MAGNACAP FUND 1. Effective April 28, 2006, Michael Leskinen, CFA serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager to ING MagnaCap Fund. The following sub-section entitled "ING MagnaCap Fund" under the section entitled "Management of the Funds - Adviser and Sub-Advisers" on pages 48 and 35 of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus and Class I Prospectus, respectively is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: ING MAGNACAP FUND The following individuals are responsible for the day-to-day management of MagnaCap Fund: Scott Lewis, Senior Portfolio Manager, has managed the Fund since 2005. Mr. Lewis joined ING IM in May 2004 and has over 22 years of investment experience. Mr. Lewis joined ING IM from Credit Suisse Asset Management ("CSAM"), where he worked for 18 years both with CSAM and its predecessor, Warburg Pincus. Most recently, he served as managing director and portfolio manager, having previously been head of U.S. equity research. Michael Leskinen, CFA, Assistant Portfolio Manager, has been assisting with the management of the Fund since April 2006. He joined ING IM as a Research Analyst covering the financial services sector in December 2001, coming from Federated Investors where he worked for one year. In his role, he provides investment research and stock recommendations to various large cap equity strategies. Previously, Mr. Leskinen worked at Citigroup and Bank One. PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ING EQUITY TRUST ING Convertible Fund ING MidCap Opportunities Fund ING MidCap Value Choice Fund ING INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC. ING MagnaCap Fund Supplement dated June 21, 2006 to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class M, Class O, and Class Q Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") Dated September 30, 2005 ING CONVERTIBLE FUND 1. On March 16, 2006 and March 30, 2006, the Board of Trustees of ING Equity Trust and the Board of Directors of ING Series Fund, Inc., respectively, approved a proposal to reorganize ING Convertible Fund ("Disappearing Fund") into ING Balanced Fund ("Surviving Fund").
DISAPPEARING FUND SURVIVING FUND - -------------------- ----------------- ING Convertible Fund ING Balanced Fund
The proposed reorganization is subject to approval by shareholders of the Disappearing Fund. If shareholder approval is obtained, it is expected that the reorganization will take place on or about September 9, 2006. ING CONVERTIBLE FUND AND ING MIDCAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, the expense limits for ING Convertible Fund were lowered to 1.27%, 2.02%, 2.02%, and 1.27% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Q shares, respectively, through and including December 31, 2006. Additionally, the expense limits for ING MidCap Opportunities Fund were lowered to 1.25%, 2.00%, 2.00%, 1.00%, and 1.25% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, and Class Q shares, respectively, through December 31, 2006. 1. The following is inserted after the last sentence of footnote (1) under the section entitled "Expense Limitation Agreements" on page 61 of the SAI: Additionally, effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to a side agreement, ING Investments, LLC has further lowered the contractual expense limits for Convertible Fund and MidCap Opportunities Fund through December 31, 2006. The new expense limits for Convertible Fund are 1.27%, 2.02%, 2.02%, and 1.27% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Q shares, respectively. The new expense limits for MidCap Opportunities Fund are 1.25%, 2.00%, 2.00%, 1.00%, and 1.25% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, and Class Q shares, respectively. There is no guarantee that this side agreement will continue after that date. This side agreement will only renew if ING Investments, LLC elects to renew it. If, after December 31, 2006, ING Investments, LLC elects not to renew the side agreement the expense limits will revert to the limits listed in the table above. Any fees waived pursuant to the side agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment. ING MIDCAP VALUE CHOICE FUND Effective March 1, 2006, Nuveen Investments Inc., parent company of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, organized an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Tradewinds NWQ Global Investors, LLC ("Tradewinds"). Tradewinds is an investment management organization focused on international/global investing across all capitalization levels. As a result, sub-advisory responsibilities for ING MidCap Value Choice Fund were transferred to Tradewinds effective April 3, 2006. 1. All references to "NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC" and "NWQ" as sub-adviser to ING MidCap Value Choice Fund are hereby deleted and replaced with "Tradewinds NWQ Global Investors, LLC" and "Tradewinds," respectively. 2. The sub-section entitled "Compensation" under the section entitled "Portfolio Managers" beginning on page 55 of the SAI in reference to ING MidCap Value Choice Fund is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Tradewinds' portfolio managers participate in a highly competitive compensation structure with the purpose of attracting and retaining the most talented investment professionals and rewarding them through a total compensation program as determined by the firm's executive committee. The total compensation program consists of both a base salary and an annual bonus that can be a multiple of the base salary. The portfolio manager's performance is formally evaluated annually and based on a variety of factors. Bonus compensation is primarily a function of the firm's overall annual profitability and the individual portfolio manager's contribution as measured by the overall investment performance of client portfolios in the strategy they manage relative to the strategy's general benchmark for one, three and five year periods (as applicable), as well as an objective review of stock recommendations and the quality of primary research, and subjective review of the professional's contributions to portfolio strategy, teamwork, collaboration and work ethic. The total compensation package for portfolio managers includes an equity-like incentive for purchase (whose value is determined by various factors including the increase in profitability of Tradewinds over time). Additionally, the portfolio managers have been provided compensation in conjunction with signing long-term employment agreements. Tradewinds is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., which has augmented this incentive compensation annually through individual awards of a stock option pool, as determined through a collaborative process between Nuveen Investments and the Tradewinds executive committee. ING MAGNACAP FUND 1. Effective April 28, 2006, Michael Leskinen, CFA serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager to ING MagnaCap Fund. The following is hereby inserted into the sub-sections entitled "Other Managed Accounts" and "Ownership of Securities" under the section entitled "Portfolio Managers" found on pages 46 and 48, respectively, of the SAI: Other Managed Accounts
REGISTERED INVESTMENT OTHER POOLED COMPANIES INVESTMENT VEHICLES OTHER ACCOUNTS ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS PORTFOLIO MANAGER ACCOUNTS (IN BILLIONS) ACCOUNTS (IN BILLIONS) ACCOUNTS (IN BILLIONS) - ----------------- --------- ------------- --------- ------------- --------- ------------- Michael Leskinen, CFA* N/A $0 N/A $0 N/A $0
* As of December 31, 2005 Ownership of Securities
DOLLAR RANGE OF PORTFOLIO MANAGER FUND SHARES OWNED - ----------------- ----------------- Michael Leskinen, CFA* None
* As of December 31, 2005 PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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