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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

OCTOBER 1, 2014

 

VALIC COMPANY I INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES INDEX FUND

(TICKER: VCIEX)

 

 

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds’ Statutory Prospectus, which contains more information about the Funds and their risks. You can find the Funds’ Statutory Prospectus and the above-incorporated information online at http://www.valic.com/Prospectuses-Reports_3240_424368.html. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-448-2542 or by sending an e-mail request to Forms.Request@valic.com. The Funds’ Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated October 1, 2014, and the most recent shareholder reports are incorporated into and made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference. The Funds are offered only to registered and unregistered separate accounts of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company and its affiliates and to qualifying retirement plans and IRAs and is not intended for use by other investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities, nor has it determined that this Prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise.

 

 

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through investments in equity securities that, as a group, are expected to provide investment results closely corresponding to the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The Fund’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”) in which the Fund is offered. If a separate account’s fees were shown, the Fund’s annual operating expenses would be higher. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Management Fees

     0.30 % 

Other Expenses

     0.16 % 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.46 % 

Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. If the Variable Contract fees were reflected then the expenses would be higher. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these

assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:

 

1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
$47    $148    $258    $579

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

 

The Fund is managed to seek to track the performance of the Index, which measures the stock performance of large- and mid-cap companies in developed countries outside the U.S. The sub-adviser may endeavor to track the Index by purchasing every stock included in the Index, in the same proportions; or, in the alternative, the sub-adviser may invest in a sampling of Index stocks by utilizing a statistical technique known as “optimization.” The goal of optimization is to select stocks which ensure that various industry weightings, market capitalizations, and fundamental characteristics, (e.g., price-to-book, price-to-earnings, debt-to-asset ratios and dividend yields) closely approximate those of the Index.

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in stocks that are in the Index. Although the Fund seeks to track the performance of the Index, the performance of the Fund will not match that of the Index exactly because, among other reasons, the Fund incurs operating expenses and other investment overhead as part of its normal operations.

 

 

 

 

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In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions provided that the value of the loaned securities does not exceed 30% of the Fund’s total assets. These loans earn income for the Fund and are collateralized by cash, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and such other securities as the Fund and the securities lending agent may agree upon.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

 

There can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment objective will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Fund will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve its investment objective. If the value of the assets of the Fund goes down, you could lose money.

The following is a summary of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.

Equity Securities Risk: The Fund invests principally in equity securities and is therefore subject to the risk that stock prices will fall and may underperform other asset classes. Individual stock prices fluctuate from day-to-day and may decline significantly. The prices of individual stocks may be negatively affected by poor company results or other factors affecting individual prices, as well as industry and/or economic trends and developments affecting industries or the securities market as a whole.

Index Risk: In attempting to track the performance of the Index, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments concerning a particular security, company or industry because the Fund generally will not use any defensive strategies to mitigate its risk exposure.

Foreign Investment Risk: Investment in foreign securities involves risks due to several factors, such as illiquidity, the lack of public information, changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar, unfavorable political, social and legal developments, or economic and financial instability. Foreign companies are not subject to the U.S. accounting and financial reporting standards and may have riskier settlement procedures. U.S. investments that are denominated in foreign currencies or that are traded in foreign markets, or securities of U.S. companies that have significant foreign operations may be subject to foreign investment risk.

Currency Risk: Because the Fund’s foreign investments are generally held in foreign currencies, the Fund could experience gains or losses based solely on changes in the exchange rate between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Such gains or losses may be substantial.

Geographic Risk: If the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in issuers located in a single country, a limited number of countries, or a particular geographic region, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries or that region may have a significant impact on its investment performance.

Large- and Mid-Cap Company Risk. Investing primarily in large-cap and mid-cap companies carries the risk that due to current market conditions these companies may be out of favor with investors. Large-cap companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies. Stocks of mid-cap companies may be more volatile than those of larger companies due to, among other reasons, narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and fewer experienced managers.

Market Risk: The Fund’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings or due to adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The price of individual securities may fluctuate, sometimes dramatically, from day-to-day. The prices of stocks and other equity securities tend to be more volatile than those of fixed income securities.

Securities Lending Risk: Engaging in securities lending could increase the market and credit risk for Fund investments. The Fund may lose money if it does not recover borrowed securities, the value of the collateral falls, or the value of investments made with cash collateral declines. If the value of either the cash collateral or the Fund’s investments of the cash collateral falls below the amount owed to a borrower, the Fund also may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. Securities lending also involves the risks of delay in receiving additional collateral or possible loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower fails. Another risk of securities lending is the risk that the loaned portfolio securities may not be available to the Fund on a timely basis and the Fund may therefore lose the opportunity to sell the securities at a desirable price.

 

 

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Performance Information

 

The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Fund’s average annual returns to those of the MSCI EAFE Index (net). Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (formerly, SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.) (“SAAMCo”) assumed sub-advisory responsibilities on June 16, 2014. Prior to this time, the Fund was sub-advised by PineBridge Investments, LLC.

 

LOGO

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 25.37% (quarter ending June 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was -20.95% (quarter ending December 31, 2008). For the year-to-date through June 30, 2014, the Fund’s return 5.18%.

Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2013)

 

    

1    

Year    

       

5    

Years    

       

10    

Years    

Fund

   18.99%       11.21%       5.92%

MSCI EAFE Index (net)

   22.78%       12.44%       6.91%

 

Investment Adviser

 

The Fund’s investment adviser is The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company. The Fund is sub-advised by SAAMCo .

Portfolio Managers

 

Name  

Portfolio
Manager of

the Fund

Since

  Title
   

Timothy Campion

  2014  

Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Kara Murphy

  2014  

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment officer and Portfolio Manager

Andrew Sheridan

  2014  

Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Purchases and Sales of Fund Shares

 

Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed through Variable Contracts offered by the separate accounts of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (“VALIC”) or other participating life insurance companies and through qualifying retirement plans (the “Plans”) and IRAs. Shares of the Funds may be purchased and redeemed each day the New York Stock Exchange is open, at the Fund’s net asset value determined after receipt of a request in good order.

The Funds do not have any initial or subsequent investment minimums. However, your insurance company may impose investment minimums.

Tax Information

 

The Funds will not be subject to federal income tax on the net investment company taxable income or net capital gains distributed to shareholders as ordinary income dividends or capital gain dividends and the separate accounts that receive the dividends are not subject to tax. However, contractholders may be subject to federal income tax (and a federal Medicare tax of 3.8% that applies to net income, including taxable annuity payments, if applicable) upon withdrawal from a Variable Contract. Contractholders should consult the prospectus (or other offering document) for the Variable Contract for additional information regarding taxation.

 

 

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Payments to Broker-Dealers and

Other Financial Intermediaries

 

The Funds are not sold directly to the general public but instead are offered to registered and unregistered separate accounts of VALIC and its affiliates and to Plans and IRAs. The Funds and their related companies may make payments to the sponsoring insurance company or its affiliates for recordkeeping and distribution. These payments may create a conflict of interest as they may be a factor that the insurance company considers in including the Funds as underlying investment options in a variable contract. Visit your sponsoring insurance company’s website for more information.

 

 

 

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