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Money Market Fund
Money Market Fund May 1, 2013
Investment Objective.

The Fund seeks current income to the extent consistent with maintenance of liquidity, investment quality and stability of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund.

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares. The expenses shown do not include Separate Account expenses which would increase costs if included.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) N/A
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Money Market Fund
Money Market Fund Class
Management Fees 0.15%
Other Expenses 0.15%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.30%
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: (a) 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, (b) a 5% return each year and (c) operating expenses remain the same. The expenses shown do not include Separate Account expenses which would increase costs if included.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, your cost based on these assumptions would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Money Market Fund Money Market Fund Class
31 97 170 387
Portfolio Turnover.

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies.

The Fund invests in money market instruments that meet certain requirements. The Fund does not maintain a stable net asset value.


•  The dollar weighted average maturity of the instruments the Fund holds will be short-term — 60 days or less.


•  The Fund will purchase only securities that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least two rating agencies, and substantially all (at least 95%) that are rated in the highest category by at least two rating agencies.


•  The Fund will diversify its investments, limiting holdings in the securities of any one issuer (except the U.S. Government or its agencies) to 5% of assets.

Principal Investment Risks.

An investment in the Fund is subject to the following risks which are described in more detail in the Prospectus.


•  General risk: The Fund may not achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.


•  Market risk: The risk that prices of securities will go down because of the interplay of market forces may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole.


•  Money Market risk: An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The credit quality of the Fund's holdings can change rapidly in certain markets, and the default of a single holding could have an adverse impact on the Fund's share price. The actions of a few large investors may have a significant adverse effect on the share prices of all shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund's returns can be adversely affected when yields on eligible investments are low.

Performance/Annual Return.

The bar chart and table below show the annual return and average annual returns of the Fund.


Below the bar chart are the Fund's highest and lowest total returns for any calendar quarter during the period covered by the chart, showing the volatility of the Fund's total returns. The numbers in parentheses are negative, representing a loss of principal. Investors experienced negative returns and the Fund lost money for periods of time in 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.


The information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare to those of a broad-based, unmanaged index for those periods. A fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.


The total returns and average annual total returns shown do not include charges against the assets of the Separate Accounts that purchase Fund shares. If these charges were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost online at http://www.mutualofamerica.com or by calling 1-800-468-3785.

Bar Chart

Best and Worst Performing Quarters


   

Quarter/Year

 

Total Return

 

Best

 

Fourth quarter 2006

   

1.30

%

 

Worst

 

Fourth quarter 2011

   

(0.05

)%

 
Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2012)
Average Annual Returns Money Market Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Money Market Fund Class
(0.17%) 0.35% 1.66%
Citigroup 3 month Treasury Bill Index (Index reflects no deduction of any charges against the assets)
0.07% 0.45% 1.69%