485BPOS 1 d88605d485bpos.htm MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION Mutual of America Investment Corporation

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2016

Registration No. 33-6486

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT   
UNDER   
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    x
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.    ¨
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 48    x
AND/OR   

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

  
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    x
AMENDMENT NO. 49   

 

 

MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

320 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 224-1600

James J. Roth, Chairman, President & CEO

Mutual of America Investment Corporation

320 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022-6839

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copy to:

Scott H. Rothstein

Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Mutual of America Investment Corporation

320 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022-6839

 

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:

As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement

It is proposed that this filing will become effective: (check appropriate box)

 

¨ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
x on May 1, 2016 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
¨ on May 1, 2016 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
¨ on May 1, 2016 pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

 

 

 


MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Cross-Reference Sheet

 

Form N-1A Item

  

Caption or Location in Prospectus

PART A

  
1.    Front and Back Cover Pages    Front and Back Covers
2.    Risk/Return Summary: Investments Objectives/Goals    Invest Objectives
3.    Risk/Return Summary: Fee Table    Fees and Expenses of the Fund
4.    Risk/Return Summary: Investments, Risks, and Performance    Principal Investment Strategies, Principal Investment Risks, Performance/Annual Return
5.    Management    Investment Adviser, Portfolio Manager
6.    Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares    Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
7.    Tax Information    Tax Information
8.    Financial Intermediary Compensation    N/A
9.    Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies, Related Risks, and Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings    Additional Information on Fund Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Investment Risks, Description of Principal Risks
10.    Management, Organization, and Capital Structure    Management of the Funds
11.    Shareholder Information    Information About Fund Shares
12.    Distribution Arrangements    Information About Fund Shares
13.    Financial Highlights Information    Financial Highlights
         

Caption or Location in Statement of
Additional Information

PART B

  
14.    Cover Page and Table of Contents    Cover
15.    Fund History    Investment Company’s Form of Operations
16.    Description of the Fund and Its Investments and Risks    Investment Strategies and Related Risks; Fundamental Investment Restrictions; Non-Fundamental Investment Policies; Description of Corporate Bond Ratings; Use of Standard & Poor’s Indices
17.    Management of the Fund    Management of the Investment Company
18.    Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities    Investment Company’s Form of Operations
19.    Investment Advisory and Other Services    Investment Advisory Arrangements; Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm; Legal Matters; Custodian
20.    Portfolio Managers    Management of the Investment Company
21.    Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices    Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage
22.    Capital Stock and Other Securities    Investment Company’s Form of Operations
23.    Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares    Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares
24.    Taxation of the Fund    Taxation of the Investment Company
25.    Underwriters    Distribution Arrangements
26.    Calculation of Performance Data    Yield and Performance Information
27.    Financial Statements    Not Applicable (Included in Annual Report)
Caption in Form N-1A and in Part C of Registration Statement

PART C

  
28.    Exhibits   
29.    Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund   
30.    Indemnification   
31.    Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser   
32.    Principal Underwriters   
33.    Location of Accounts and Records   
34.    Management Services   
35.    Undertakings   


MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6839

 

 

Mutual of America Investment Corporation (the “Investment Company”) is a mutual fund. It currently has these twenty-five Funds:

 

  Equity Index Fund

 

  All America Fund

 

  Small Cap Value Fund

 

  Small Cap Growth Fund

 

  Mid Cap Value Fund

 

  Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

 

  Composite Fund

 

  International Fund

 

  Money Market Fund

 

  Mid-Term Bond Fund

 

  Bond Fund
  Retirement Funds:

Retirement Income Fund

2010 Retirement Fund

2015 Retirement Fund

2020 Retirement Fund

2025 Retirement Fund

2030 Retirement Fund

2035 Retirement Fund

2040 Retirement Fund

2045 Retirement Fund

2050 Retirement Fund

2055 Retirement Fund

 

  Allocation Funds:

Conservative Allocation Fund

Moderate Allocation Fund

Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

 

The Funds serve as investment vehicles for account balances under variable accumulation annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by Mutual of America Life Insurance Company (the “Insurance Company”). Additionally, certain of the Funds serve as investment vehicles for account balances under certain variable accumulation annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, issued by a former indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, The American Life Insurance Company of New York, now known as Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York (“Wilton Re”). Separate accounts of the Insurance Company and Wilton Re purchase Fund shares (the “Separate Accounts”). Together, the Insurance Company and Wilton Re may be referred to as the “Insurance Companies.”

This Prospectus has information a contractholder or policyowner should know before making allocations or transfers to the separate account funds that invest in shares of the Funds. You should read this Prospectus carefully and keep it for future reference.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

Prospectus dated May 1, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS    

 

           Page      

Summary Section

    

Equity Index Fund

       1   

All America Fund

       3   

Small Cap Value Fund

       6   

Small Cap Growth Fund

       9   

Mid Cap Value Fund

       11   

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

       14   

Composite Fund

       17   

International Fund

       21   

Money Market Fund

       24   

Mid-Term Bond Fund

       26   

Bond Fund

       29   

Retirement Income Fund

       32   

2010 Retirement Fund

       36   

2015 Retirement Fund

       41   

2020 Retirement Fund

       46   

2025 Retirement Fund

       51   

2030 Retirement Fund

       56   

2035 Retirement Fund

       61   

2040 Retirement Fund

       66   

2045 Retirement Fund

       71   

2050 Retirement Fund

       76   

2055 Retirement Fund

       81   

Conservative Allocation Fund

       85   

Moderate Allocation Fund

       89   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

       93   

Additional Information on Fund Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Investment Risks

       97   

Equity Index Fund

       98   

All America Fund

       99   

Small Cap Value Fund

       100   

Small Cap Growth Fund

       100   

Mid Cap Value Fund

       100   

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

       101   

Composite Fund

       101   

International Fund

       102   

Money Market Fund

       104   

Mid-Term Bond Fund

       104   

Bond Fund

       105   

Retirement Funds

       107   

Allocation Funds

       110   

Description of Principal Risks

       113   

Disclosure of Portfolio Securities Information

       118   


           Page      

Management of the Funds

       119   

The Adviser

       119   

Portfolio Managers

       120   

Information About Fund Shares

       122   

Pricing of Fund Shares

       122   

Purchase of Shares

       122   

Redemption of Shares

       123   

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

       123   

Dividends, Capital Gains Distributions and Taxes

       124   

Breakpoint Discounts

       125   

Financial Highlights

       126   

You May Obtain More Information

       Back cover   


MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

Equity Index Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the investment performance of the S&P 500® Index.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.08

Other Expenses

     0.08
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.16
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 16      $ 52      $ 91      $ 206   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4.74% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund primarily invests in the 500 common stocks included in the S&P 500® Index to replicate, to the extent practicable, the weightings of such stocks in the Index. The Fund also purchases futures contracts on the S&P 500® Index to invest available cash to attempt to efficiently and cost effectively keep the Fund fully invested on a daily basis in an attempt to minimize deviation from the performance of the S&P 500® Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in securities included in the S&P 500® Index.

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.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition.

 

    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.

 

    Index risk: The Fund’s investment performance may not precisely duplicate the performance of the S&P 500® index due to factors such as operating and transaction costs, as well as weighting of each security in the index.

 

    Large Cap risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

 

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    Futures risk: The Fund’s investments in futures contracts may not exactly match the performance of the underlying index.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

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.

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.

 

LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     15.82
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (21.87 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Equity Index Fund/Comparative Index    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Equity Index Fund

     1.24     12.37     7.09

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     7.31

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Funds.

Portfolio Manager. Jamie A. Zendel, Vice President of the Adviser, has been the portfolio manager of the Fund since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

All America Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to outperform the S&P 500® Index by investing in a diversified portfolio of primarily common stocks.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.40

Other Expenses

     0.15
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.55
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 56      $ 178      $ 311      $ 709   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14.73% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. A portion of the Fund’s assets is indexed and a portion is actively managed.

 

    Approximately 60% of the Fund’s assets are invested in the 500 common stocks included in the S&P 500® Index to replicate, to the extent practicable, the weightings of such stocks in the Index with respect to that 60% of the Fund’s assets. The Fund also purchases futures contracts on the S&P 500® Index to invest cash to attempt to efficiently and cost effectively keep this portion of the Fund fully invested on a daily basis in an attempt to minimize deviation from the performance of the S&P 500 Index.

 

    Approximately 40% of the Fund’s assets are managed by the Adviser, with approximately 20% of the Fund’s assets invested in large and mid-cap growth and value stocks, approximately 10% invested in small-cap growth stocks and approximately 10% in small-cap value stocks. The Adviser generally invests in stocks that it considers undervalued, or to have attractive growth potential, and with the potential for investment returns that outperform their peer companies.

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in securities of companies that are listed or principally traded on a United States stock exchange.

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.

 

   

Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller

 

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companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Index risk: The Fund’s investment performance for the portion of the Fund invested in the stocks of the S&P 500® Index may not precisely duplicate the performance of the S&P 500® index due to factors such as operating and transaction costs, as well as weighting of each security in the index.

 

    Futures risk: The Fund’s investments in futures contracts may not exactly match the performance of the underlying index.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Large Cap risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at reasonable prices.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

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.

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 performance information for the Fund includes historical performance of the Fund for periods prior to May 1, 2014. As of May 1, 2014, the Fund adopted the Fund’s current asset allocation for the 40% of the Fund’s assets that are managed by the Adviser, as set forth in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2014 may have been different had the Fund used the current strategy prior to that date.

 

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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.

 

LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     15.25
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (21.88 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

All America Fund

     (0.04 )%      11.04     6.85

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     7.31

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, has managed the large cap value and large cap growth segments of the Fund since May 2016. The small and mid cap value segments of the Fund have been managed by Stephen J. Rich, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2004. The small cap growth and mid cap core segments of the Fund have been managed by Marguerite Wagner, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2005. The index portion of the Fund has been overseen by Jamie A. Zendel, Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

Small Cap Value Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.75

Other Expenses

     0.08
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.83
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 85      $ 268      $ 470      $ 1,070   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19.03% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests primarily in value stocks issued by companies with small sized market capitalizations that Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) believes to be undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company’s assets, earnings or growth potential. Companies with small-sized market capitalizations are typically those companies with market capitalizations of less than $3.0 billion.

 

    At least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in small-cap value stocks.

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.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

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    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund 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.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Third quarter 2009

     17.19
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (18.62 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Small Cap Value Fund

     (3.40 )%      8.15     7.14

Russell 2000 Value® Index

     (7.47 )%      7.67     5.57

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

 

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Portfolio Managers. Stephen J. Rich, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, has been the portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in 2005.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.75

Other Expenses

     0.08
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.83
  

 

 

 

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 (d) 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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 85      $ 268      $ 470      $ 1,070   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67.83% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests primarily in growth stocks issued by companies with small sized market capitalizations that Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) believes to possess above-average growth potential. Companies with small-sized market capitalizations are typically those companies with market capitalizations less than $3.0 billion.

 

    At least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in small-cap growth stocks.

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.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

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    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund 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.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     18.71
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (25.27 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Small Cap Growth Fund

     (2.39 )%      8.48     7.29

Russell 2000 Growth® Index

     (1.38 )%      10.67     7.95

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Marguerite Wagner, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since its inception in 2005.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

Mid Cap Value Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation and, to a lesser extent, current income.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.55

Other Expenses

     0.10
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.65
  

 

 

 

Example. This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes: (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 (d) 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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 67      $ 210      $ 368      $ 838   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15.86% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests primarily in value stocks issued by companies with mid-sized market capitalizations that Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) believes to be undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company’s assets, earnings or growth potential. Companies with mid-sized market capitalizations are typically those companies with market capitalizations in the range of $3.0 billion to $15.0 billion.

 

    At least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in mid cap value stocks.

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.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

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    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund 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.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Third quarter 2009

     18.56
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (22.11 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     (3.34 )%      8.82     6.00

Russell Midcap® Value Index

     (4.78 )%      11.25     7.61

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

 

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Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. Stephen J. Rich, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, has been the portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in 2005.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the investment performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.08

Other Expenses

     0.09
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.17
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 17      $ 55      $ 96      $ 219   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 21.67% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests primarily in the 400 common stocks included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index to replicate, to the extent practicable, the weightings of such stocks in the Index. The Fund also purchases futures contracts on the S&P MidCap 400® Index to invest available cash in an attempt to efficiently and cost effectively keep the Fund fully invested on a daily basis to attempt to minimize deviation from the performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in securities included in the S&P 400® Index, which are typically companies with market capitalizations in the range of $3.0 billion to $15.0 billion.

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.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

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    Index risk: The Fund’s investment performance may not precisely duplicate the performance of the S&P MidCap 400® index due to factors such as operating and transaction costs, as well as weighting of each security in the index.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Futures risk: The Fund’s investments in futures contracts may not exactly match the performance of the underlying index.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a mid-capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

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 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.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Third quarter 2009

     19.87
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (25.57 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

     (2.37 )%      10.48     7.93

S&P MidCap 400® Index

     (2.18 )%      10.68     8.18

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

 

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Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Managers. Jamie A. Zendel, Vice President of the Adviser, has been the portfolio manager of the Fund since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

Composite Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of common stocks, debt securities and money market instruments.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.40

Other Expenses

     0.13
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.53
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 54      $ 171      $ 300      $ 683   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 13.13% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests a portion of its assets in equity and in fixed income (including money market) securities, where the portion in each category of securities will vary based on Mutual of America Capital Management LLC’s (the “Adviser”) view of current economic and market conditions.

 

    The equity portion of the Fund is invested in stocks in the S&P 500® Index, as selected by the large cap equity manager of the Adviser. The Adviser generally invests in stocks that it considers undervalued, or to have attractive growth potential, and with the potential for investment returns that outperform their peer companies.

 

    The fixed income portion of the Fund is invested primarily in investment-grade debt securities issued by U.S. corporations or by the U.S. Government or its agencies, including mortgage-backed securities, as managed by the fixed income and mortgage-backed securities managers of the Adviser. The Adviser evaluates each security to be purchased and selects securities based on maturity, credit quality as determined by fundamental analysis and interest income anticipated to be generated.

 

    The money market portion of the Fund invests in debt securities with a remaining maturity of 397 calendar days or less that present minimal credit risks.

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.

 

   

Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product

 

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trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Large Cap risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

 

    Mortgage risk: The duration of mortgage-related securities and interest rates tend to move together. As interest rates rise, the duration of mortgage-related securities extends (referred to as “extension risk”) and as interest rates fall, mortgage-related securities are often prepaid at a faster rate (referred to as “pre-payment risk”). Because of interest rate changes, it is not possible to predict the realized yield or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Mortgage-backed securities issued by private corporations generally have more credit risk than securities issued by U.S. Government agencies.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    Money Market instrument risk: Money Market instruments may decline in value, based on the performance of the issuer or changes in prevailing interest rates. The returns on money market instruments can be adversely affected when yields on eligible investments are low.

 

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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.

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 certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of three indices that correspond to the equity, fixed income and money market portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.
(3) The Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is comprised of equal dollar amounts of 3-month Treasury bills purchased at the beginning of each of three consecutive months. As each bill matures, all proceeds are rolled over or reinvested in a new 3-month bill. The income used to calculate the monthly return is derived by subtracting the original amount invested from the maturity value. The yield curve average is the basis for calculating the return on the Index. The Index is rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     10.11
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (13.34 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)

   Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Composite Fund

     0.80     8.00     5.87

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     7.31

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.51

Citigroup 3 month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03     0.05     1.17

(Indices reflect no deduction of any charges against the assets)

  

 

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Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Managers. The fixed income portion of the Fund has been managed by Andrew L. Heiskell, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since its inception in 1993. The mortgage backed segment of the Fund has been managed by Jacqueline Sabella, Senior Vice President of the Adviser, since 2015. The large cap equity portion of the Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since May 2016.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

International Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

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/

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

  

Management Fees

     0.08

Other Expenses

     0.07

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.22
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.37
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 38      $ 120      $ 210      $ 477   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0.00% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests, directly and/or indirectly, mainly in exchange traded funds that invest in stocks of large and mid-cap companies in developed market countries located outside of the United States and Canada. At present, the Fund expects to invest a substantial portion of its assets in exchange traded funds that reflect, replicate or follow the country weightings of the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. Europe, Australasia, and Far East Index (the “MSCI EAFE Index”). The Fund also invests in exchange traded funds that own emerging market securities. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in exchange traded funds that invest in companies that are listed or principally traded on stock exchanges throughout the world, located outside of the United States and Canada.

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.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

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    Foreign Investment risk: Foreign markets are subject to the risk of change in currency or exchange rates, economic and political trends in foreign countries, less liquidity, more volatility, more difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, higher transaction costs and less government supervision and other reporting regulations and requirements than domestic markets.

 

    Emerging Markets risk: Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.

 

    ETF risk: ETFs generally invest substantially all of their assets in securities and are traded on stock exchanges. Their net asset values may differ from the prices of the ETF shares offered on the exchanges.

 

    Depositary Receipts Risk: The underlying ETF may invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of depositary receipts, some of which are not obligated to disclose material information.

 

    Trading Risk: ETF shares are listed on exchanges for which there can be no assurance that they will maintain the listing. Also there is no assurance that an active trading market will develop, creating illiquidity and resulting in price volatility. The market price of an ETF may differ from its net asset value. Trading in ETFs may be halted because of market conditions or extraordinary market volatility.

 

    Investment Company Risk: The cost of investing in the Fund is higher because in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses, it also indirectly bears fees and expenses charged by the underlying ETFs. The underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Fund, causing the Fund to withdraw its investment at a possibly inopportune time.

 

    Leveraging Risk: ETFs may borrow money or otherwise leverage their holdings by investing in collateral from securities loans and by borrowing money to meet redemption requests. This leveraging results in more volatility and a compounding of all other risks.

 

    Passive Investment Risk: Many ETFs are not actively managed; rather the underlying ETF invests in securities that represent its underlying index, regardless of its investment merit or market trends. Also, an underlying ETF is more susceptible to declines in the market because the underlying ETFs generally do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy.

 

    Tracking Error Risk: Imperfect correlation between the securities of an ETF and those in the index it intends to track, rounding of prices, changes to the indices and regulatory policies may cause the performance of an ETF to not match the performance of its index.

 

    Valuation Risk: An underlying ETF may value certain securities at higher prices than the prices at which it can sell them.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The Fund may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

Performance/Annual Return. The bar chart and table below show the annual return and average annual returns of the Fund.

 

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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.

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 year and the life of the Fund 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.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     23.90
Worst   

Third quarter 2011

     (20.43 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

International Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     (0.63 )%      3.15     (0.99 )% 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (0.81 )%      3.60     (0.84 )% 

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

                        

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Funds.

Portfolio Manager. Jamie A. Zendel, Vice President of the Adviser, has been the portfolio manager of the Fund since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

Money Market Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.15

Other Expenses

     0.11
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.26
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 27      $ 84      $ 147      $ 335   

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 is considered to be an institutional money market fund because it is not limited to investments by natural persons, and it 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 with a remaining maturity of 397 calendar days or less that present minimal credit risks to the Fund.

 

    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: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government

 

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agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time. 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 each calendar year from 2009 through 2015.

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.

 

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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, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Money Market Fund

     (0.11 )%      (0.15 )%      1.11

Citigroup 3 month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03     0.05     1.17

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

Mid-Term Bond Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to produce a high level of current income. The secondary investment objective is the preservation of shareholders’ 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)

  

Management Fees

     0.40

Other Expenses

     0.07
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.47
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 48      $ 152      $ 266      $ 606   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19.07% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests primarily in publicly-traded, investment-grade debt securities.

 

    At least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in investment-grade securities issued by U.S. corporations or by the U.S. Government or its agencies, such as bonds, notes, debentures, zero coupon securities and mortgage-backed securities. Bonds are debt instruments that can be issued by the federal government, government agencies and subdivisions, states, cities, corporations and other institutions.

 

    Although the Fund only purchases investment-grade bonds, the Fund may continue to hold certain corporate bonds in the Fund’s portfolio that are downgraded to below investment grade, commonly referred to as “junk bonds.”

 

    The Adviser evaluates each security to be purchased and selects securities based on maturity, credit quality as determined by fundamental analysis and interest income anticipated to be generated.

 

    The Fund’s securities holdings will have an average maturity of three to seven years.

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.

 

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    Mortgage risk: The duration of mortgage-related securities and interest rates tend to move together. As interest rates rise, the duration of mortgage-related securities extends and as interest rates fall, mortgage-related securities are often prepaid at a faster rate. Because of interest rate changes, it is not possible to predict the realized yield or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Mortgage-backed securities issued by private corporations generally have more credit risk than securities issued by U.S. Government agencies.

 

    Zero Coupon risk: Zero coupon securities and discount notes do not pay interest prior to maturity and therefore may be more difficult to resell during periods of interest rate changes. The market value of debt securities declines as interest rates rise; therefore the Fund may lose value if it sells zero coupon securities prior to their maturity date. The longer the remaining term to maturity, the greater impact interest rate changes will have on the value of the security.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

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.

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.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Third quarter 2009

     4.16
Worst   

Second quarter 2013

     (1.94 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Mid-Term Bond Fund

     0.61     2.56     4.38

Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Fund Index

     1.07     2.58     4.04

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The fixed income investment strategy and day-to-day operations of the Fund have been managed by Andrew L. Heiskell, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since its inception in 1993. The mortgage-backed segment of the Fund has been managed by Jacqueline Sabella, Senior Vice President of the Adviser, since 2015.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

Bond Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks current income, with preservation of shareholders’ capital a secondary objective.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.39

Other Expenses

     0.06
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.45
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 46      $ 145      $ 255      $ 580   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 27.51% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests primarily in publicly-traded, investment-grade debt securities.

 

    At least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in investment grade securities issued by U.S. corporations or by the U.S. Government or its agencies, such as bonds, notes, debentures, zero coupon securities and mortgage-backed securities. Bonds are debt instruments that can be issued by the federal government, government agencies and subdivisions, states, cities, corporations and other institutions.

 

    Although the Fund only purchases investment-grade bonds, the Fund may continue to hold certain corporate bonds in the Fund’s portfolio that are downgraded to below investment grade, commonly referred to as “junk bonds.”

 

    The Adviser evaluates each security to be purchased and selects securities based on maturity, credit quality as determined by fundamental analysis and interest income anticipated to be generated.

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.

 

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    Interest Rate risk: Securities may lose value as the interest rate changes because bonds tend to decrease in value as interest rates rise.

 

    Mortgage risk: The duration of mortgage-related securities and interest rates tend to move together. As interest rates rise, the duration of mortgage-related securities extends and as interest rates fall, mortgage-related securities are often prepaid at a faster rate. Because of interest rate changes, it is not possible to predict the realized yield or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Mortgage-backed securities issued by private corporations generally have more credit risk than securities issued by U.S. Government agencies.

 

    Zero Coupon risk: Zero coupon securities and discount notes do not pay interest prior to maturity and therefore may be more difficult to resell during periods of interest rate changes. The market value of debt securities declines as interest rates rise; therefore the Fund may lose value if it sells zero coupon securities prior to their maturity date. The longer the remaining term to maturity, the greater impact interest rate changes will have on the value of the security.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

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.

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.

 

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LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     5.92
Worst   

Second quarter 2013

     (2.68 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Bond Fund

     0.33     3.74     4.88

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.51

(Index reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The fixed income investment strategy and day-to-day operations of the Fund have been managed by Andrew L. Heiskell, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 1993. The mortgage-backed segment of the Fund has been managed by Jacqueline Sabella, Senior Vice President of the Adviser, since 2015.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

Retirement Income Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income consistent with the preservation of capital and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.04

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.37
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.46
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 47      $ 149      $ 260      $ 593   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22.64% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which is to produce current income and preserve the value of the investments of retired individuals. The Fund generally invests 75% of its assets in fixed income IC Funds and 25% of its assets in equity IC Funds.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Because the Fund primarily invests in funds that invest in fixed income securities, the Fund is primarily subject to Fixed Income risk. Other principal risks include Company, Market, Mid-Cap, and Stock risks, which are described in more detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

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  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities.

 

    The Retirement Income Fund will have as much as 25% of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

 

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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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of three indices that correspond to the equity, fixed income and money market portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.
(3) The Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is comprised of equal dollar amounts of 3-month Treasury bills purchased at the beginning of each of three consecutive months. As each bill matures, all proceeds are rolled over or reinvested in a new 3-month bill. The income used to calculate the monthly return is derived by subtracting the original amount invested from the maturity value. The yield curve average is the basis for calculating the return on the Index. The Index is rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     7.49
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (5.99 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

Retirement Income Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     0.49     5.22     4.91

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6014

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

Citigroup 3 month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03     0.05     0.37

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

2010 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.07

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.33
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.45

Expense Reimbursement*

     (0.07 )% 
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

     0.38
  

 

 

 

 

* The Adviser has contractually agreed beginning as of November 12, 2015 to reimburse the Fund’s direct operating expenses (excluding any extraordinary expenses that may arise and charges incurred in trading portfolio securities). This contractual obligation continues in effect until April 30, 2017, and will continue for each succeeding 12 month period thereafter, unless the Fund has at least $50 million in average net assets for the prior calendar year, or either the Investment Company (at the direction of its Board of Directors) gives not less than 30 days’ notice of termination to the Adviser or the Adviser gives written notice of termination to the Investment Company within a 45 calendar day period prior to the next May 1.

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 Example reflects the expense reimbursement for the first year. 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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 39      $ 145      $ 255      $ 580   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 23.28% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2010 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2010. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

 

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As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 25.1%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 8.5%

 

    International 2.8%

 

    Bond Fund 26.2%

 

    Mid-Term Bond Fund 33.4%

 

    Money Market Fund 4.0%

 

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The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more Fixed Income risk than equity risk. The Fund is also subject to Company, Market, Mid-Cap, and Stock risks. These risks are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

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  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

   

The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The

 

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Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of three indices that correspond to the equity, fixed income and money market portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.
(3) The Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is comprised of equal dollar amounts of 3-month Treasury bills purchased at the beginning of each of three consecutive months. As each bill matures, all proceeds are rolled over or reinvested in a new 3-month bill. The income used to calculate the monthly return is derived by subtracting the original amount invested from the maturity value. The yield curve average is the basis for calculating the return on the Index. The Index is rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     10.28
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (10.39 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2010 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     0.40     6.29     4.96

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

Citigroup 3 month Treasury Bill Rate Index

     0.03     0.05     0.37

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

2015 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.33
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.40
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 41      $ 129      $ 226      $ 516   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17.75% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2015 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2015. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 28.3%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 10.4%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 0.9%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 1.0%

 

    International Fund 5.7%

 

    Bond Fund 25.3%

 

    Mid-Term Bond Fund 28.4%

 

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LOGO

The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more Fixed Income risk than equity risk. These risks include Company, Market, Mid-Cap, and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

   

Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock

 

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markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Funds has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

   

The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis

 

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on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices. 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     11.75
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (12.43 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2015 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     0.27     6.85     4.92

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

                        

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

2020 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.31
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.38
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 39      $ 123      $ 215      $ 490   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 7.76% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2020 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2020. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 33.8%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 11.0%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 2.1%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 2.1%

 

    International Fund 8.3%

 

    Bond Fund 24.9%

 

    Mid-Term Bond Fund 17.8%

 

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The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

   

Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock

 

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markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

 

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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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     13.18
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (14.60 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)

   Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2020 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     0.13     7.50     5.02

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

2025 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.29
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.36
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 37      $ 116      $ 204      $ 464   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4.36% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2025 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2025. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 38.5%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 15.6%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 3.3%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 3.3%

 

    International Fund 9.1%

 

    Bond Fund 22.7%

 

    Mid-Term Bond Fund 7.5%

 

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LOGO

The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Value Stock, Growth Stock and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

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    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

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    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     14.49
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (16.94 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2025 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     (0.10 )%      8.26     5.18

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

 

2030 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.28
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.35
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 36      $ 113      $ 198      $ 451   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4.83% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2030 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 41.6%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 16.8%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 4.8%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 4.8%

 

    International Fund 9.3%

 

    Bond Fund 22.7%

 

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LOGO

The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Value Stock, Growth Stock and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

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    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

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    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     15.35
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (18.15 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2030 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     (0.22 )%      8.81     5.44

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

2035 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.28
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.35
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 36      $ 113      $ 198      $ 451   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 5.16% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2035 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2035. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 41.8%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 19.5%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 5.7%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 5.8%

 

    International Fund 11.3%

 

    Bond Fund 15.9%

 

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The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Value Stock, Growth Stock and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

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    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

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    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     16.27
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (19.81 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2035 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     (0.37 )%      9.07     5.24

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     (0.55 )%      3.25     4.33

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

2040 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.29
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.36
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 37      $ 116      $ 204      $ 464   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 5.17% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date.

The 2040 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 37.1%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 22.2%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 7.7%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 7.8%

 

    International Fund 13.1%

 

    Bond Fund 12.1%

 

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The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Value Stock, Growth Stock and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

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    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

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    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     16.72
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (20.12 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2040 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     (0.64 )%      9.03     5.32

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

2045 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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/

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.30
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.37
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 38      $ 120      $ 210      $ 477   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4.40% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2045 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2045. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 36.8%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 20.7%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 8.7%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 8.8%

 

    International Fund 15.0%

 

    Bond Fund 10.0%

 

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The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Value Stock, Growth Stock and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

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    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

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    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     16.81
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (20.16 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     For Life
of Fund
 

2045 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on November 5, 2007)

     (0.69 )%      8.96     5.22

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     6.14

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.33

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

2050 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses

     0.04

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.30
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.39
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 40      $ 126      $ 221      $ 503   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 2.67% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2050 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund’s asset allocation among the underlying funds was as follows:

 

    Equity Index Fund 36.3%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 20.3%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 9.7%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 9.8%

 

    International Fund 15.8%

 

    Bond Fund 8.1%

 

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The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Value Stock, Growth Stock and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

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    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

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    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

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.

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 year and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices 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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

First quarter 2013

     9.53
Worst   

Third quarter 2015

     (7.71 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     For Life
of Fund
 

2050 Retirement Fund (commenced operations on October 1, 2012)

     (0.73 )%      10.62

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     13.75

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     1.40

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund is managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

2055 Retirement Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its approximate year of retirement which is included in the Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”).

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.05

Other Expenses*

     0.13

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses*

     0.32
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.50

Expense Reimbursement**

     (0.13 )% 
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

     0.37
  

 

 

 

 

* This is a new fund. Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses are based on estimated amounts.
** The Adviser has contractually agreed beginning as of November 12, 2015 to reimburse the Fund’s direct operating expenses (excluding any extraordinary expenses that may arise and charges incurred in trading portfolio securities). This contractual obligation continues in effect until April 30, 2017, and will continue for each succeeding 12 month period thereafter, unless the Fund has at least $50 million in average net assets for the prior calendar year, or either the Investment Company (at the direction of its Board of Directors) gives not less than 30 days’ notice of termination to the Adviser or the Adviser gives written notice of termination to the Investment Company within a 45 calendar day period prior to the next May 1.

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 Example reflects the expense reimbursement only for the first year. 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:

 

1 Year     3 Years  
$ 38      $ 162   

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. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for its most recently completed fiscal year is not shown because the Fund will commence operations on or after October 1, 2016.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests in shares of other series of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) in proportions that are balanced to meet the objective of the Fund, which will move toward preservation of capital and production of income as the Target Retirement Date approaches.

The 2055 Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2055. Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Retirement Fund approaches the Target Retirement Date. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time. As the glide path shows, generally, the less time that remains until the Target Retirement Date, and for a 10 year period after the Target Retirement Date, the more the Fund will invest in fixed income IC Funds and the less it will invest in equity IC Funds. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date can have 45%, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

 

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When the Fund commences operations, the Fund’s target asset allocation among the underlying funds will be:

 

    Equity Index Fund 30%

 

    Mid-Cap Index Fund 23%

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund 11%

 

    Small Cap Value Fund 11%

 

    International Fund 17%

 

    Bond Fund 8%

 

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The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds, but the target allocations are not expected to vary from the chart by more than plus or minus ten percentage points.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. Although the proportion changes over time to meet the Fund’s investment objective, currently the Fund has more equity risk than Fixed Income risk. These risks include Company, Market, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Value Stock, Growth Stock and Stock risks, which are all described in detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

   

Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies may fluctuate more than for more established companies. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market

 

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capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for established companies.

 

    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.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Value Stock risk: Value stocks are generally undervalued in the marketplace, with high dividends and low prices relative to standard measures. Value stocks may remain undervalued.

 

    Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks generally have above average growth potential, low dividends and high prices relative to standard measures. Growth stocks may not outperform value style investing.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

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    Retirement Fund risk:

 

    The fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying Investment Corporation Funds (“IC Funds”) in which it invests.

 

    The Retirement Fund is a “fund of funds” where the allocations shift and there is no guarantee that the allocations in the Retirement Fund of the IC Funds will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions. An investment in the Retirement Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Fund, even after the Target Retirement Date.

 

    There is no guarantee that the fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

 

    The Retirement Fund has assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. The Retirement Fund has assets allocated to the International Fund and is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    The appropriate Retirement Fund should suit your anticipated date of retirement, as well as your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. An investor with high risk tolerance may prefer a later Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital appreciation; while an investor with lower risk tolerance may prefer an earlier Target Retirement Date with greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

Performance/Annual Return. Annual return, best and worst performing quarters and average annual total returns of the Fund are not shown because the Fund will commence operations on or after October 1, 2016.

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund will be managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, at its inception on or after October 1, 2016.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

Conservative Allocation Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.00

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.35
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.37
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 38      $ 120      $ 210      $ 477   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10.58% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests the majority of its assets in fixed income shares of other funds of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) and also invests in equity IC Funds.

 

    The Fund’s target allocation currently is approximately 65% of net assets in fixed income IC Funds and approximately 35% of net assets in equity IC Funds.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 30% of its net assets in the Bond Fund and approximately 35% of its nets assets in the Mid-Term Bond Fund.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 25% of its net assets in the Equity Index Fund, approximately 5% of its net assets in the Mid Cap Equity Index Fund and approximately 5% of its net assets in the International Fund.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. The Fund generally invests 65% of its assets in fixed income IC Funds and 35% of its assets in equity IC Funds; therefore the Fund is primarily subject to Fixed Income risk, which is described below and in more detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

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    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    Mortgage risk: The duration of mortgage-related securities and interest rates tend to move together. As interest rates rise, the duration of mortgage-related securities extends and as interest rates fall, mortgage-related securities are often prepaid at a faster rate. Because of interest rate changes, it is not possible to predict the realized yield or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Mortgage-backed securities issued by private corporations generally have more credit risk than securities issued by U.S. Government agencies.

 

    Zero Coupon risk: Zero coupon securities and discount notes do not pay interest prior to maturity and therefore may be more difficult to resell during periods of interest rate changes. The market value of debt securities declines as interest rates rise; therefore the Fund may lose value if it sells zero coupon securities prior to their maturity date. The longer the remaining term to maturity, the greater impact interest rate changes will have on the value of the security.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Large Cap risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

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    Allocation Fund risk:

 

    The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the asset classes (stocks, bonds, money market instruments) in which the Fund invests.

 

    Performance of some asset classes may offset performance of others, such as stocks and bonds.

 

    Because the Allocation Fund holds both stocks and bonds, the Fund’s performance may be lower than that of equity funds or fixed income funds as the performance of stocks and bonds fluctuate.

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.

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 and five years and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices for those periods. A fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

The performance information for the Fund includes historical performance of the Fund for periods prior to May 1, 2014. As of May 1, 2014, the Fund adopted the Fund’s current asset allocation as set forth in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2014 may have been different had the Fund used the current strategy prior to that date.

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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

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Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     7.50
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (6.24 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     0.44     5.49     5.41

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     7.31

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.51

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

                        

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

Moderate Allocation Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income.

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)

  

Management Fees

     0.00

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.27
  

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

     0.29
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 30      $ 94      $ 164      $ 374   

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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8.10% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests both in equity and fixed income shares of other funds of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”).

 

    The Fund’s target allocation currently is approximately 60% of net assets in equity IC Funds and approximately 40% of net assets in fixed income IC Funds.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 35% of its net assets in the Equity Index Fund, approximately 15% of its net assets in the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund and approximately 10% of its net assets in the International Fund.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 25% of its net assets in the Bond Fund and approximately 15% of its nets assets in the Mid-Term Bond Fund.

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.

 

   

Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. The Fund generally invests 60%

 

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of its assets in equity IC Funds and 40% of its assets in fixed income IC Funds; therefore the Fund is subject to both equity and fixed income risk. These risks include Market, Credit, Large Cap, Mid-Cap, Stock, Fixed Income and Foreign Investment risks, which are described in more detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Large Cap risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    Mortgage risk: The duration of mortgage-related securities and interest rates tend to move together. As interest rates rise, the duration of mortgage-related securities extends and as interest rates fall, mortgage-related securities are often prepaid at a faster rate. Because of interest rate changes, it is not possible to predict the realized yield or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Mortgage-backed securities issued by private corporations generally have more credit risk than securities issued by U.S. Government agencies.

 

    Zero Coupon risk: Zero coupon securities and discount notes do not pay interest prior to maturity and therefore may be more difficult to resell during periods of interest rate changes. The market value of debt securities declines as interest rates rise; therefore the Fund may lose value if it sells zero coupon securities prior to their maturity date. The longer the remaining term to maturity, the greater impact interest rate changes will have on the value of the security.

 

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    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Allocation Fund risk:

 

    The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the asset classes (stocks, bonds, money market instruments) in which the Fund invests.

 

    Performance of some asset classes may offset performance of others, such as stocks and bonds.

 

    Because the Allocation Fund holds both stocks and bonds, the Fund’s performance may be lower than that of equity funds or fixed income funds as the performance of stocks and bonds fluctuate.

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.

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 and five years and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices for those periods. A fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

The performance information for the Fund includes historical performance of the Fund for periods prior to May 1, 2014. As of May 1, 2014, the Fund adopted the Fund’s current asset allocation as set forth in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2014 may have been different had the Fund used the current strategy prior to that date.

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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

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LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     10.93
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (12.17 )% 

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)    Past One Year     Past Five Years     Past Ten Years  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     0.16     7.59     6.29

S&P 500® Index

     1.38     12.57     7.31

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55     3.25     4.51

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

For important information about “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” and “Tax Information,” please turn to the corresponding section heading in the Aggressive Allocation Fund’s summary section on page 96.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION   SUMMARY

 

Aggressive Allocation Fund

  May 1, 2016

 

 

Investment Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation and, to a lesser extent, current income.

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/

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

  

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

  

Management Fees

     0.00

Other Expenses

     0.02

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

     0.28
  

 

 

 

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:

 

1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
$ 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. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 7.86% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests primarily in equity shares of other funds of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”) and also in fixed income IC Funds.

 

    The Fund’s target allocation currently is approximately 80% of net assets in equity IC Funds and approximately 20% of net assets in fixed income IC Funds.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 35% of its net assets in the Equity Index Fund, approximately 20% of its net assets in the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund, approximately 15% of its net assets in the International Fund, approximately 5% of its net assets in the Small Cap Growth Fund and approximately 5% of its net assets in the Small Cap Value Fund.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 20% of its net assets in the Bond Fund.

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.

 

    Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the performance of the selected underlying funds. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve its investment objective. A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. The Fund generally invests 80% of its assets in equity IC Funds and 20% of its assets in fixed income IC Funds; therefore the Fund is primarily subject to equity risk. These risks include Market, Credit, Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, Large Cap and Stock risks, which are described in more detail in the “Principal Risks” section of the prospectus.

 

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    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.

 

    Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Large Cap risk: Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

 

    Mid-Cap risk: Mid-cap stocks experience more market risk and sharper price fluctuations than for large-cap stocks due to the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable and the stocks are traded less frequently. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at a price equal to their value.

 

    Small-Cap risk: Small-cap stocks generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

    Fixed Income risk: The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the bond markets.

 

  -   Investment management risk: The Fund’s investment results may differ from the results of a comparable bond market and from the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities or particular debt securities.

 

  -   Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities have an inverse relationship to interest rates, such that as interest rates rise, bond values decrease, and the Fund faces a heightened level of interest rate risk under current conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels.

 

  -   Corporate Debt risk: During periods of economic uncertainty, the value of corporate debt securities may decline relative to the value of U.S. government debt securities. Debt obligations are subject to the risk that issuers may not be able to pay off the principal and interest when due.

 

  -   Credit Risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.

 

  -   Call Risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity, resulting in reduced income.

 

  -   Non-investment grade debt risk: Non-investment grade debt obligations, known as “junk bonds,” have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

 

  -   Liquidity risk: The prices of debt securities may be subject to significant volatility, particularly as markets become less liquid due to limited dealer inventory of corporate bonds.

 

    International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The International Fund, in which the Fund invests, may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Allocation Fund risk:

 

    The value of your investment will go up or down depending on movements in the asset classes (stocks, bonds, money market instruments) in which the Fund invests.

 

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    Performance of some asset classes may offset performance of others, such as stocks and bonds.

 

    Because the Allocation Fund holds both stocks and bonds, the Fund’s performance may be lower than that of equity funds or fixed income funds as the performance of stocks and bonds fluctuate.

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.

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 and five years and the life of the Fund compare to those of certain broad-based, unmanaged indices for those periods. A fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

The performance information for the Fund includes historical performance of the Fund for periods prior to May 1, 2014. As of May 1, 2014, the Fund adopted the Fund’s current asset allocation as set forth in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2014 may have been different had the Fund used the current strategy prior to that date.

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.

The information in the average annual total returns table shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of two indices that correspond to the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund, respectively:

 

(1) The S&P 500® and S&P 500® Index refer to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a market value-weighted index of the common stock prices of companies included in the S&P 500®.
(2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

 

LOGO

Best and Worst Performing Quarters

 

     Quarter/Year    Total Return  
Best   

Second quarter 2009

     14.03
Worst   

Fourth quarter 2008

     (17.64 )% 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2015)

 

Fund/Comparative Index(es)

     Past One Year         Past Five Years         Past Ten Years   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     (0.38)%         9.10%         6.77%   

S&P 500® Index

     1.38%         12.57%         7.31%   

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     0.55%         3.25%         4.51%   

(Indices reflect no deduction for fees and expenses)

  

Investment Adviser. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the Fund.

Portfolio Manager. The Fund has been managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, since 2014.

 

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares. There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment purchase requirement. The Fund shares may be redeemed or exchanged on any business day either by calling 1-800-468-3785, or by written request to a shareholder’s Mutual of America Regional Office, which can be found on www.mutualofamerica.com.

Tax Information. The Funds sell their shares to the Separate Accounts and do not offer them for sale to the general public. Since the only shareholders of the Funds are the Separate Accounts and each investor receives a Separate Account prospectus, no discussion is included as to the federal income tax consequences at the shareholder level. For information concerning the federal tax consequences to purchasers of contracts or policies under a Separate Account accessing this Fund, see the prospectus for your contract or policy.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FUND OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS    

 

The Funds sell their shares to the Separate Accounts and do not offer them for sale to the general public. Each Fund has its own investment objective and tries to achieve that objective with certain investment strategies. The Funds’ different investment strategies will affect the return and the risks of investing in each Fund. Each Fund’s investment objective is non-fundamental which means that it may be changed by the Investment Company’s Board of Directors without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be given written notice of any change to a Fund’s investment objective.

Certain Funds have a policy to invest at least 80% of their total assets in the type of securities suggested by the Fund’s name (as described below). These Funds may not change such policy without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ prior written notice.

Below is additional information regarding each Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies, and the principal risks of investing in each Fund.

For all active portfolios, we utilize equity investment strategies to achieve each fund’s objective by way of a disciplined, repeatable process. We utilize an active, quality driven, bottom-up approach, with stock selection as the primary focus. The Adviser uses fundamental research and proprietary quantitative research models. The Funds maintain diversification that is generally sector neutral, and monitor risk exposure to maintain risk within acceptable limits. A Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, which may cause the Fund to not achieve its investment objective.

Market Capitalization

Market capitalization refers to the aggregate market value of the equity securities that a company has issued. With respect to the Equity Index Fund and Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund, and the policies of the Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund to invest at least 80% of their total assets in the type of securities suggested by each Fund’s name, each Fund relies on the market capitalization ranges in its benchmark index at the time of purchase to define the range of market cap securities in which it will invest. The market capitalization ranges of companies included in each Index may vary from time to time. At December 31, 2015, the S&P 500® Index included large-cap companies with market capitalizations from $1.8 billion up to $583.6 billion; the S&P MidCap 400® Index included mid-cap companies with market capitalizations from $0.7 billion up to $12.6 billion; and the Russell 2000® Index included small-cap companies with market capitalizations from $12 million up to $5.5 billion. “S&P 500®” and “S&P MidCap 400®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and “Russell 2000®” is a registered trademark of the Frank Russell Company. Generally, at the present time companies are considered to be large-cap if they have market capitalizations in excess of $15 billion; mid-cap if they have market capitalizations of between $3.0 billion and $15 billion; and small-cap if they have market capitalizations of less than $3.0 billion. The market capitalization ranges of companies included in each Index will vary from time to time, and the market capitalization ranges of companies that are generally considered to be large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap will also vary from time to time depending on capitalization levels in the market.

Descriptions of Fund Indices

The Standard &Poor’s 500® Index is designed to measure the performance of 500 top companies in the leading industries of the U.S. economy, and is meant to reflect the risk and return characteristics of the large cap universe.

The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® index is designed to measure the performance of 400 mid-sized companies in the U.S., reflecting this market segment’s distinctive risk and return characteristics.

The Russell 2000 Growth® Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000® is a market capitalization-weighted index of common stock prices of the smallest 2000 companies in the Russell 3000 (a broad index representing approximately 98% of the entire U.S. stock market).

 

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The Russell 2000 Value® Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap Value Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market. The index selects from the bottom 80% of the Russell 1000® Index, screening on value factors. The Russell 1000® Index is a stock market index that represents the 1,000 largest stocks in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 1000® Index comprises over 90% of the total market capitalization of all listed U.S. stocks.

The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged, market-value weighted index designed to measure the overall condition of overseas markets.

The Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is comprised of equal dollar amounts of 3-month Treasury bills purchased at the beginning of each of three consecutive months. As each bill matures, all proceeds are rolled over or reinvested in a new 3-month bill. The income used to calculate the monthly return is derived by subtracting the original amount invested from the maturity value. The yield curve average is the basis for calculating the return on the Index. The Index is rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents U.S. fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

The Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Fund Index seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the investment grade credit sector of the United States bond market and the total United States Treasury market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index.

“Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” the “S&P 500® Index” and the “S&P MidCap 400® Index” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”). Standard & Poor’s does not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Equity Index Fund, All America Fund or Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund. Standard & Poor’s has no obligation or liability for the sale or operation of the Equity Index Fund, All America Fund or Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund and makes no representation as to the advisability of investing in the Funds.

“Russell 2000®,” “Russell 2000 Growth® Index”, “Russell 2000 Value® Index”, and “Russell 1000® Index” are registered trademarks of the Frank Russell Company.

MSCI EAFE Index is a service mark of MSCI. MSCI does not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote iShares Funds which are based on the MSCI EAFE Index and MSCI makes no representations regarding the advisability of investing in shares of such funds.

Equity Index Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the investment performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Index (the “S&P 500® Index”).

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in the 500 common stocks included in the S&P 500® Index to replicate, to the extent practicable, the weightings of such stocks in the Index. The Fund also purchases futures contracts on the S&P 500® Index and options on futures contracts on the S&P 500® Index to invest available cash prior to the purchase of common stocks in an attempt to have the Fund’s performance more closely correlate with the performance of the S&P 500® Index.

 

    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in securities included in the S&P 500® Index.

 

    Securities in the S&P 500® Index generally are issued by large cap companies and are included based on industry weightings and the issuers’ leading positions in those industries. See “Market Capitalization” on page 97.

The Fund attempts to be fully invested at all times. The Adviser uses a computer program and other information to determine which stocks are to be purchased or sold to more closely follow the S&P 500® Index. From time to time, the Fund makes adjustments in its portfolio (rebalances) because of changes in the composition of the S&P 500®

 

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Index or in the valuations of the stocks within the Index relative to other stocks within the Index. At December 31, 2015, the S&P 500® Index included large-cap companies with market capitalizations from $1.8 billion up to $583.6 billion.

The Fund’s investment performance may not precisely duplicate the performance of the S&P 500® Index, due to cash flows in and out of the Fund and investment timing considerations. The Fund also pays investment advisory expenses that are not applicable to an unmanaged index such as the S&P 500® Index.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Index risk, Large Cap risk, Futures risk and Stock risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

All America Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks to outperform the S&P 500® Index by investing in a diversified portfolio of primarily common stocks.

Principal Investment Strategy. A portion of the Fund’s assets is indexed and a portion is actively managed.

 

    Indexed Assets. Approximately 60% of the Fund’s assets are invested in the 500 common stocks included in the S&P 500® Index to replicate, to the extent practicable, the weightings of such stocks in the Index with respect to that 60% of the Fund’s assets. This portion of the All America Fund is called the “Indexed Assets.” The Fund also purchases futures contracts on the S&P 500® Index to invest cash to efficiently and cost effectively keep the Indexed Assets fully invested on a daily basis in an attempt to minimize deviation from the performance of the S&P 500® Index.

 

    Active Assets. The Fund invests approximately 40% of its assets to seek to achieve a high level of total return, through both appreciation of capital and, to a lesser extent, current income, by means of a diversified portfolio of primarily common stocks. The Adviser actively manages this portion of the All America Fund, which is called the “Active Assets.” Approximately 50% of the Active Assets are invested in large and mid-cap growth and value stocks, approximately 25% are invested in small-cap growth stocks and approximately 25% are invested in small-cap value stocks. See “Market Capitalization” on page 97.

 

    Under normal circumstances, the issuers of at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in securities of companies that are listed or principally traded on a United States stock exchange.

The Adviser periodically rebalances assets in the All America Fund to retain the approximate 60%/40% relationship between Indexed Assets and Active Assets, based on then current market values.

Approximately one-half of the Active Assets are invested in growth and value stocks issued by companies with large and mid market capitalizations. Approximately one-quarter of the Active Assets are invested in value stocks issued by companies with small capitalizations and approximately one-quarter of the Active Assets are invested in growth stocks issued by companies with small market capitalizations.

Small, Mid- and Large Capitalization Value Stocks. The Adviser generally invests in stocks that it considers undervalued and with the potential for above average investment returns. Companies with small market capitalizations whose stocks the Adviser selects may have limited Wall Street research coverage and low institutional ownership, which may make the stocks more difficult to sell in certain market conditions.

 

    The Adviser seeks securities that it believes have a depressed valuation compared to their previous valuations or compared to a universe of peer companies. The Adviser identifies such securities primarily through consideration of actual, expected earnings and cash flow.

 

    Stocks issued by companies with large market capitalizations generally will have lower than average price volatility and low price/earnings ratios, and generally will have below market debt levels and current yield greater than the average of the S&P 500®.

Small, Mid- and Large Capitalization Growth Stocks. The Adviser invests in stocks that it considers to be fundamentally sound with the potential for above average earnings growth and long-term capital appreciation, issued by companies with small to mid-market capitalizations. Companies with small market capitalizations whose stocks the Adviser selects may have limited Wall Street research coverage and low institutional ownership, which may make the stocks more difficult to sell in certain market conditions.

 

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Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Index risk, Futures risk, Growth Stock risk, Value Stock risk, Large Cap risk, Mid-Cap risk, Small-Cap risk and Stock risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in value stocks issued by companies with small sized market capitalizations that the Adviser believes to be undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company’s assets, earnings or growth potential. See “Market Capitalization” on page 97.

 

    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in small-cap value stocks and at least 85% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in equity securities.

The Adviser identifies small cap stocks that are not widely followed by Wall Street investors, trade at a discount to their peers and have the potential to unlock value. The Adviser uses a “bottom-up” approach in selecting securities for the Fund, which means that the Adviser places primary emphasis on the evaluation of an issuer of securities before purchasing those securities for the Fund, and less emphasis on possible changes in the general economy or the industry in which the issuer operates. The Adviser continually reviews the universe of companies with small market capitalizations to identify securities with value characteristics that meets its requirements. In evaluating an individual security, the Adviser determines the security’s valuation relative to other securities in the same sector or industry.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Small-Cap risk, Value Stock risk and Stock risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in growth stocks issued by companies with small sized market capitalizations that the Adviser believes to possess above-average growth potential. See “Market Capitalization” on page 97.

 

    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in small-cap growth stocks and at least 85% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in equity securities.

The Adviser identifies companies with clearly articulated growth strategies and compelling business models. The Adviser focuses on a company’s growth prospects, industry position and management team. Additionally, the Adviser seeks to identify improving fundamental trends. The Adviser uses a “bottom-up” approach in selecting securities for the Fund, which means that the Adviser places primary emphasis on the evaluation of an issuer of securities before purchasing those securities for the Fund, and less emphasis on possible changes in the general economy or the industry in which the issuer operates. The Adviser continually reviews the universe of companies with small market capitalizations to identify securities with growth characteristics that meets its requirements. In evaluating an individual security, the Adviser determines the security’s valuation relative to other securities in the same sector or industry.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Small-Cap risk, Growth stock risk and Stock risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation and, to a lesser extent, current income.

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in value stocks issued by companies with mid-sized market capitalizations that the Adviser believes to be undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company’s assets, earnings or growth potential. See “Market Capitalization” on page 97.

 

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    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in mid cap value stocks and at least 85% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in equity securities.

The Adviser focuses on high-quality mid-sized companies that exhibit improving fundamentals. The Adviser also seeks to identify a unique industry position with sustainable business models and experienced management teams. The Adviser uses a “bottom-up” approach in selecting securities for the Fund, which means that the Adviser places primary emphasis on the evaluation of an issuer of securities before purchasing those securities for the Fund, and less emphasis on possible changes in the general economy or the industry in which the issuer operates. The Adviser continually reviews the universe of companies with mid-sized market capitalizations to identify securities with value characteristics that meets its requirements. In evaluating an individual security, the Adviser determines the security’s valuation relative to other securities in the same sector or industry.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Mid-Cap risk, Value Stock risk and Stock risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the investment performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in the 400 common stocks included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index to replicate, to the extent practicable, the weightings of such stocks in the Index. The Fund also purchases futures contracts on the S&P MidCap 400® Index and options on futures contracts on the S&P 400® Index to invest cash prior to the purchase of common stocks, in an attempt to have the Fund’s performance more closely correlate with the performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

 

    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in securities included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

 

    Securities in the S&P MidCap 400® Index are generally issued by mid cap companies. See “Market Capitalization” on page 97.

The Fund attempts to be fully invested at all times. The Adviser uses a computer program and other information to determine which stocks are to be purchased or sold to more closely follow the S&P MidCap 400® Index. From time to time, the Fund makes adjustments in its portfolio (rebalances) because of changes in the composition of the S&P MidCap 400® Index or in the valuations of the stocks within the Index relative to other stocks within the Index.

There is a risk that the Fund’s investment performance may not precisely duplicate the performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Index, due to cash flows in and out of the Fund and investment timing considerations. The Fund also pays investment advisory expenses that are not applicable to an unmanaged index such as the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Index risk, Mid-Cap risk, Futures risk and Stock risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Composite Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of common stocks, debt securities and money market instruments.

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests a portion of its assets in equity and in fixed income (including money market) securities, where the portion in each category of securities will vary based on the Adviser’s view of current economic and market conditions.

 

    The equity portion of the Fund is invested in stocks in the S&P 500® Index, as selected by the large cap equity manager of the Adviser. The Adviser generally invests in stocks that it considers undervalued, or to have attractive growth potential, and with the potential for investment returns that outperform their peer companies.

 

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    The fixed income portion of the Fund is invested primarily in investment-grade debt securities issued by U.S. corporations or by the U.S. Government or its agencies, including mortgage-backed securities, as managed by the fixed income and mortgage-backed securities managers of the Adviser. The Adviser evaluates each security to be purchased and selects securities based on maturity, credit quality as determined by fundamental analysis and interest income anticipated to be generated.

 

    The money market portion of the Fund invests in debt securities with a remaining maturity of 397 calendar days or less that present minimal credit risks.

By investing in equity securities and debt securities, the Fund tries to diversify, and thereby mitigate, the specific risks that would exist for an investment in either a stock fund or a bond fund. An investment in the Composite Fund has moderate financial risk, based on the Fund’s purchase of equity securities included in the S&P 500® Index and its purchase of investment grade debt securities.

At December 31, 2015, the Fund’s net assets were 57% invested in equity securities and 43% invested in fixed-income securities.

For defensive purposes, the Fund may invest up to 75% of its assets in common stock and other equity-type securities, or up to 75% of its assets in debt securities with a remaining maturity of more than one year, or 100% of its assets in money market instruments.

The Fund’s strategy for its equity investments is to invest in approximately 80 to 100 stocks, all of which are included in the S&P 500® Index. The Fund invests in these stocks in a range by economic sector weighting of 50% to 150% of the economic sector weightings of the S&P 500® Index.

The Adviser manages the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund in substantially the same way as it manages the Bond Fund, described below.

Principal Investment Risks. When you invest in the Composite Fund, you should consider that:

 

    The fund has market risk and credit risk based on the asset classes (stocks, bonds, money market instruments) in which it invests. As a result, you may lose money from your investment, or your investment may increase in value.

 

    Different asset classes may have different investment performance, and the positive performance of one class may be offset in whole or in part by the negative performance of another asset class.

 

    Stock prices and bond prices will increase or decrease differently, especially over the long run, and the performance of these two asset classes may offset each other during certain periods. Because the Composite Fund holds both asset classes, their performance may be lower than that of equity Funds during periods when stocks outperform bonds and may be lower than that of fixed income Funds during periods when bonds outperform stocks.

An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Large Cap risk, Mortgage risk, Stock risk, Fixed Income risk and Money Market Instrument risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

International Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests, directly and/or indirectly, mainly in ETFs that own stocks of large and mid-cap companies in developed markets countries located outside of the United States and Canada. At present, the Fund expects to invest a substantial portion of its assets in exchange traded funds that reflect, replicate or follow the country weightings of the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. Europe, Australasia, and Far East Index (the “MSCI EAFE Index”).

The International Fund may invest a portion or substantially all of its assets in the iShares® MSCI EAFE Fund, other iShares Funds, Vanguard exchange traded funds or other equivalent exchange traded funds or products that reflect or closely match the holdings in the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

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    iShares Trust and iShares, Inc. are open-end investment management companies consisting of separate series that operate as ETFs and seek to provide investment results that correspond generally to the performance of certain market indices. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (“BGI”). Neither BGI nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the International Fund.

 

    Vanguard ETF Shares are an exchange traded class of shares issued by certain Vanguard mutual funds. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the investment adviser and does not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the International Fund.

At present, the Fund expects to invest substantially all of its assets in exchange traded funds.

 

    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested, directly or indirectly, in stocks of foreign companies represented in the MSCI EAFE Index through the purchase of such stocks, iShares Funds or equivalent securities designed to track the MSCI EAFE Index.

Under normal circumstances, at least 85% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in exchange traded funds that own equity securities. The Fund may invest a small percentage of the Fund’s total assets in exchange-traded funds that invest in securities of companies in emerging market countries and companies with small market capitalizations that are in developed market countries. At present the Fund expects to invest substantially all of its assets in exchange traded funds.

During different market cycles, the stocks in the MSCI EAFE Index may perform below the level of domestic stocks. The investment in foreign securities is subject to financial, market, currency, geographical and political risks.

The International Fund may invest in Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) that reflect, replicate or follow the country weightings of the MSCI EAFE Index. Generally, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“the 1940 Act”), a fund may only acquire limited amounts of shares of other investment companies (including underlying ETFs). However, the SEC has granted exemptive orders to certain ETFs that permit investments by other investment companies, such as the International Fund, to invest in such ETFs in excess of those limits, provided that any conditions to the exemptive order have been fulfilled. The International Fund’s ability to invest in underlying ETFs will be severely constrained unless the underlying ETFs have received such exemptive orders from the SEC and both the underlying ETFs and the International Fund takes all appropriate measures to comply with the terms and conditions of such orders. The SEC has issued an exemptive order to certain of the ETFs in which the International Fund may invest (iShares Trust, iShares, Inc., and Vanguard Trusts), which permits investment companies (such as the International Fund) to invest in such ETFs beyond the limitations in the 1940 Act, subject to certain terms and conditions. To the extent other ETFs obtain similar exemptive relief from the SEC, the Fund may seek to qualify to invest in such other ETFs in excess of the limits set forth in the 1940 Act. If such relief is granted by the SEC, the Fund may invest its assets in any such ETF, subject to certain terms and conditions to be contained in the order granting such relief. To the extent the limits of the 1940 Act apply to certain underlying ETFs, such limitations may prevent the Fund from allocating its investments in the manner that the Adviser considers optimal.

The International Fund entered into a participation agreement with the iShares Trust prior to commencing operations, has adopted certain policies and has received Board approvals as required by the SEC exemptive order obtained by the iShares Trust. The International Fund has entered into an agreement with the Vanguard Trusts, has adopted certain policies and has received Board approvals as required.

The Adviser will waive fees otherwise payable to it by the Fund in an amount at least equal to any compensation (including fees received pursuant to any plan adopted by an underlying ETF under rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act) received from an underlying ETF by the Adviser, or an affiliated person of the Adviser, in connection with the investment by the Fund in the underlying ETF. With respect to registered separate accounts that invest in the Fund, no sales load will be charged at the Fund level or at the underlying ETF level. Other sales charges and service fees, as defined in Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), if any, will only be charged at the Fund level or at the underlying ETF level, but not both. With respect to other investments in the Fund, any sales charges and/or service fees charged with respect to shares of the Fund will not exceed the limits applicable to funds of funds set forth in Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA.

 

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Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Company risk, Market risk, Foreign Investment risk, Emerging Markets risk, ETF risk, Stock risk and International Fund risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Money Market Fund

 

 

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

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests in money market instruments that meet certain requirements.

In selecting specific investments for the Fund, the Adviser seeks securities or instruments with the highest yield or income that meet the following requirements.

 

    The Fund invests only in money market instruments and other short-term debt securities including commercial paper issued by U.S. corporations, Treasury securities issued by the U.S. Government and discount notes issued by U.S. Government agencies. At December 31, 2015, the Fund was approximately 11% invested in U.S. Treasury Bills, 46% invested in U.S. Government agency notes and 43% invested in commercial paper.

 

    The Fund will purchase only securities with a remaining maturity of 397 calendar days or less that the Money Market Fund’s Board of Directors determines present minimal credit risks to the Fund.

 

    At the time of purchase, a security must mature in 397 calendar days or less.

 

    The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of the Fund’s securities must be 60 days or less.

 

    The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer, other than U.S. Government or agency securities.

The Fund does not maintain a stable net asset value. Income the Fund earns on its portfolio holdings increases the Fund’s net asset value per share until the Fund declares a dividend. The Fund generally declares a dividend of net investment income at least annually, and the Fund’s net asset value per share declines as a result of the distribution to its shareholders.

The Fund uses the amortized cost method of valuing securities that have a remaining term to maturity of 60 days or less. Because the Fund uses market value for securities that mature in more than 60 days, the Fund does not invest more than 20% of its assets in these securities, to limit the possibility of a decline in the Fund’s net asset value.

An investment in the Fund has little market or financial risk but a relatively high level of current income volatility, because its portfolio holdings are high quality instruments that have a short time to maturity. Investments in the Money Market Fund are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other U.S. Government agency. Although the Fund seeks current income and preservation of principal, within its guidelines, low market interest rates can result in risk to both of these objectives, particularly after fees and expenses of the Investment Company, its Adviser and distributor are taken into account. It is possible to lose money invested in this Fund.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Money Market Fund risk and a small amount of Market risk, because the Fund holds high quality securities with short terms to maturity.

Mid-Term Bond Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks current income, with preservation of shareholders’ capital a secondary objective.

Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in publicly-traded, investment-grade debt securities. The Fund invests in corporate, U.S. Government securities and U.S. Government agency securities, such as bonds, notes, debentures, zero coupon securities, asset-backed securities, and mortgage-backed securities with ratings that range from AAA to BBB at the time of purchase.

 

    The Fund’s securities holdings will have an average maturity of three to seven years.

 

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    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in investment-grade debt obligations issued by United States corporations or by the U.S. Government or its agencies.

 

    The Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in a particular type of debt security, such as U.S. Government agency securities, zero coupon securities or bonds rated BBB or higher.

 

    Although the Fund only purchases investment-grade bonds, the Fund may continue to hold certain corporate bonds in the Fund’s portfolio that are downgraded to below investment grade, commonly referred to as “junk bonds.”

The Adviser uses a “bottom-up” approach in selecting debt securities for the Fund, which means that the Adviser places primary emphasis on the evaluation of an issuer of securities before purchasing those securities for the Fund, and less emphasis on possible changes in the general economy or the industry in which the issuer operates. Its approach generally is to purchase securities for income. In selecting an individual security, the Adviser reviews historical financial measures and considers the price and yield relationship to other securities to determine a proper relative value for the security.

The Fund generally purchases and sells securities without attempting to anticipate interest rate changes in the economy. The Adviser may sell a security in the Fund’s portfolio that the Adviser considers to have become overvalued relative to alternative investments, and reinvest in an alternative security.

The percentage of the Fund’s portfolio invested in particular types of securities will vary, depending on market conditions and the Adviser’s assessment of the income and returns available from corporate securities in relation to the risks of investing in these securities. The Fund may invest in foreign securities.

The Fund may invest in zero coupon securities issued by corporations, the U.S. Government or certain U.S. Government agencies. Zero coupon securities do not pay interest, but rather are issued at prices that are discounted from the principal (par) amount due at maturity. The Fund may invest in foreign securities, although it does not currently do so.

The Fund may invest in callable debt securities, where the issuer has the right after a period of time to redeem (call) securities prior to their stated maturity date. When interest rates rise, an issuer of debt securities generally is less likely to redeem securities that were issued at a lower interest rate, or for a lower amount of original issue discount in the case of zero coupon securities. In such instance, the period until redemption or maturity of the security may be longer than the purchaser initially anticipated, and the market value of the debt security may decline. If an issuer redeems a security when prevailing interest rates are relatively low, the Fund may be unable to reinvest proceeds in comparable securities with similar yields.

The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities, which are securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans, or collateralized mortgage obligations secured by pools of mortgage loans (“CMOs”). Holders of mortgage-backed securities receive periodic payments that consist of both interest and principal from the underlying mortgages. Most of the mortgage-backed securities the Fund purchases are considered to be U.S. Government agency securities, with issuers such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”). The timely payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (“full faith and credit”) in the case of Ginnie Maes. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are government-sponsored enterprises.

At December 31, 2015, the Mid-Term Bond Fund’s net assets were invested approximately 29% in U.S. Government securities, 8% in U.S. Government agency securities (of which less than 1% were mortgage-backed obligations) and 63% in corporate debt securities. At that date, the Fund had approximately 43% of its assets in obligations rated AA+ to A-, 53% in corporate obligations rated BBB and 3% in obligations rated below investment grade or unrated.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Market risk, Mortgage risk, Zero Coupon risk, and Fixed Income risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Bond Fund

 

 

Principal Objective. The Fund seeks current income, with preservation of shareholders’ capital a secondary objective.

 

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Principal Investment Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in publicly-traded, investment-grade debt securities.

 

    The Fund’s securities holdings will have an average maturity that varies according to the Adviser’s view of current market conditions, including the interest rate environment.

 

    Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in investment grade debt obligations issued by U.S. corporations or by the U.S. Government or its agencies.

 

    The Fund invests in corporate, U.S. Government securities and U.S. Government agency securities, such as bonds, notes, debentures, zero coupon securities, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities with ratings that range from AAA to BBB at the time of purchase.

 

    The Fund generally will invest a significant portion of its assets in a particular type of debt security, such as U.S. Government securities, bonds rated BBB or higher and mortgage-backed securities. Although the Fund only purchases investment-grade bonds, the Fund may continue to hold certain corporate bonds in the Fund’s portfolio that are downgraded to below investment grade, commonly referred to as “junk bonds.”

The Adviser anticipates that the average maturity of the Fund’s securities holdings will be between five and ten years. The average maturity for the Bond Fund will be longer than the average maturity of the debt securities held by the Mid-Term Bond Fund.

The Adviser uses a “bottom-up” approach in selecting debt securities for the Fund, which means that the Adviser places primary emphasis on the evaluation of an issuer of securities before purchasing those securities for the Fund, and less emphasis on possible changes in the general economy or the industry in which the issuer operates. The Adviser evaluates each security to be purchased and selects securities based in part on interest income to be generated. In selecting an individual security, it reviews historical financial measures and considers the price and yield relationship to other securities to determine a proper relative value for the security. The Fund may continue to hold securities that have been downgraded if the Adviser considers the securities to be undervalued due to factors such as lack of liquidity or uncertainty in the marketplace.

The Fund generally purchases and sells securities without attempting to anticipate interest rate changes in the economy. The Adviser may sell a security that it considers to have become overvalued relative to alternative investments, and reinvest in an alternative security.

The percentage of the Fund’s portfolio invested in particular types of securities will vary, depending on market conditions and the Adviser’s assessment of the income and returns available from corporate securities in relation to the risks of investing in other types of securities.

The Fund may invest in zero coupon securities issued by corporations, the U.S. Government or certain U.S. Government agencies. Zero coupon securities do not pay interest, but rather are issued at prices that are discounted from the principal (par) amount due at maturity. The Fund may invest in foreign securities, although it does not currently do so.

The Fund may invest in callable debt securities, where the issuer has the right after a period of time to redeem (call) securities prior to their stated maturity date. When interest rates rise, an issuer of debt securities generally is less likely to redeem securities that were issued at a lower interest rate, or for a lower amount of original issue discount in the case of zero coupon securities. In such instance, the period until redemption or maturity of the security may be longer than the purchaser initially anticipated, and the market value of the debt security may decline. If an issuer redeems a security when prevailing interest rates are relatively low, the Fund may be unable to reinvest proceeds in comparable securities with similar yields.

The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities, which are securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans, or collateralized mortgage obligations secured by pools of mortgage loans (“CMOs”). Holders of mortgage-backed securities receive periodic payments that consist of both interest and principal from the underlying mortgages. Most of the mortgage-backed securities the Fund purchases are considered to be U.S. Government agency securities, with issuers such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”). The timely payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (“full faith and credit”) in the case of Ginnie Maes. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are government-sponsored enterprises.

At December 31, 2015, the Bond Fund’s net assets were invested approximately 8% in long-term U.S. Government securities, 29% in long term U.S. Government agency obligations (of which 27% were

 

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mortgage-backed obligations), 62% in long-term corporate debt securities, and 1% in short-term corporate debt securities and U.S. Treasury Bills. At that date, the Fund had approximately 44% of its assets in obligations rated AA+ to A-, 51% in corporate obligations rated BBB, and 4% in corporate obligations rated below investment grade or unrated.

Principal Investment Risks. An investment in the Fund is subject to Market risk, Mortgage risk, Zero Coupon risk, and Fixed Income risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Retirement Funds

 

 

Principal Objective: The Retirement Income Fund seeks to achieve current income consistent with the preservation of capital and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation.

The 2010 Retirement Fund, 2015 Retirement Fund, 2020 Retirement Fund, 2025 Retirement Fund, 2030 Retirement Fund, 2035 Retirement Fund, 2040 Retirement Fund, 2045 Retirement Fund, 2050 Retirement Fund and 2055 Retirement Fund each seek to achieve current income and capital appreciation appropriate for the asset allocation associated with its Target Retirement Date.

The Retirement Income Fund, 2010 Retirement Fund, 2015 Retirement Fund, 2020 Retirement Fund, 2025 Retirement Fund, 2030 Retirement Fund, 2035 Retirement Fund, 2040 Retirement Fund, 2045 Retirement Fund, 2050 Retirement Fund and 2055 Retirement Fund are sometimes collectively referred to as the “Retirement Funds.”

Principal Investment Strategy: Each of the Retirement Funds is a “fund of funds,” which invests substantially all of its assets in shares of other funds of the Investment Company (“IC Funds”), except for the Allocation Funds and other Retirement Funds. IC Funds in which the Retirement Funds invest are sometimes referred to as “acquired funds” or “underlying funds.” Each of the Retirement Funds, except for the Retirement Income Fund, invests toward an approximate year of retirement which is included in the Retirement Fund’s name (“Target Retirement Date”). The Target Retirement Date included in the name of each Retirement Fund is the approximate year of retirement that is used in setting the allocations for each Retirement Fund. Generally speaking, for each Retirement Fund except for the Retirement Income Fund, the more time that remains until a Fund’s Target Retirement Date, the more emphasis that Fund will place on achieving capital appreciation and gains, as compared to preserving capital and producing income. The less time that remains until a Retirement Fund’s Target Retirement Date, the more emphasis that Fund will place on preserving capital and producing income, as compared to achieving capital appreciation and gains. As each Fund’s Target Retirement Date approaches, the Adviser will periodically reallocate and change the mix of IC Funds to gradually move toward the objective of preserving capital and producing income. The glide path below represents the shifting of assets classes over time.

 

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The mix of investments in the Retirement Income Fund is not expected to change over time. The Retirement Income Fund is intended for investors who have passed their retirement date and seek a mix of investments more geared toward the objective of preserving capital and producing income than that offered by the other Retirement Funds. The periodic reallocations of the assets of each Retirement Fund will be affected by other matters aside from the period of time remaining until the Target Retirement Date, such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors, so there is no precise timetable or formula for the reallocations of the Retirement Funds. The Retirement Funds are monitored daily to assure proper application of cash to investments, are expected to be reallocated approximately quarterly or otherwise periodically, and the mix of funds within each Fund is expected to be reviewed at least annually.

A Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date may not be invested in the mix of IC Funds that is most geared toward preserving capital and producing income (as reflected by the investment targets of the Retirement Income Fund) for up to ten (10) years after reaching its Target Retirement Date, since it is assumed that an investor who retires during the year of the Target Retirement Date will live for many years after that date. A Retirement Fund that has reached its Target Retirement Date (“Maturing Retirement Fund”) may have as much as 45-55% of its assets invested in equity IC Funds. A Maturing Retirement Fund will continue to move toward the Retirement Income Fund’s allocation during the 10 years following its Target Retirement Date. Once a Retirement Fund has reached December 31 of its Target Retirement Date, and at any time within ten (10) years after that date, the Investment Company’s Board of Directors may in its discretion decide to transfer that Fund’s assets into the Retirement Income Fund by contributing the Maturing Retirement Fund’s net assets to the Retirement Income Fund in exchange for shares of the Retirement Income Fund based on the then-current net asset values of the respective Funds, and to the extent allowed by law and regulation, this action would not be subject to shareholder approval. The Maturing Retirement Fund will then cease to exist. The Investment Company’s Board of Directors expressly reserves the right to authorize such actions in the best interests of shareholders.

The following table shows the target allocation of each Retirement Fund’s assets as of the date of this prospectus. The actual allocations at a given date may be different than the target allocations set forth in the table below. The Adviser may from time to time adjust the percentage of assets invested in any specific IC Fund held by a Retirement Fund as well as the specific IC Funds themselves, for reasons such as current market conditions, the economy, unanticipated events and other factors. These target allocations are not expected to vary from the table below by more than plus or minus ten percentage points. Although the Retirement Funds will not generally vary beyond the ten percentage point target allocation range, a Fund may at times determine, in light of market or economic conditions, that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help it to achieve its objective. There is no guarantee that a Fund will correctly predict market or economic conditions and, as with other mutual fund investments, you could lose money. From time to time, the Adviser may also change the specific IC Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

   

Target Allocation of the Retirement Funds (as of May 1, 2016)

 
    Retirement
Income
Fund
    2010
Retirement
Fund
    2015
Retirement
Fund
    2020
Retirement
Fund
    2025
Retirement
Fund
    2030
Retirement
Fund
    2035
Retirement
Fund
    2040
Retirement
Fund
    2045
Retirement
Fund
    2050
Retirement
Fund
    2055
Retirement
Fund
 

Domestic Equity

    25%        30%        37%        45%        55%        64%        70%        72%        73%        74%        75%   

Equity Index Fund

    20%        23%        26%        30%        35%        37%        38%        36%        33%        32%        30%   

Mid-Cap Index Fund

    5%        7%        9%        11%        14%        17%        20%        20%        22%        22%        23%   

Small Cap Growth Fund

    0%        0%        1%        2%        3%        5%        6%        8%        9%        10%        11%   

Small Cap Value Fund

    0%        0%        1%        2%        3%        5%        6%        8%        9%        10%        11%   

International Equity

    0%        3%        6%        8%        10%        11%        13%        14%        15%        16%        17%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY

    25%        33%        43%        53%        65%        75%        83%        86%        88%        90%        92%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bond Fund

    30%        26%        26%        26%        25%        25%        17%        14%        12%        10%        8%   

Mid-Term Bond Fund

    40%        36%        31%        21%        10%        0%        0%        0%        0%        0%        0%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED INCOME

    70%        62%        57%        47%        35%        25%        17%        14%        12%        10%        8%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Money Market Fund

    5%        5%        0%        0%        0%        0%        0%        0%        0%        0%        0%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

    100%        100%        100%        100%        100%        100%        100%        100%        100%        100%        100%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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You can expect that if you invest in a Retirement Fund, in approximately five years, your fund’s target investments will be similar to the mix of investments currently targeted for the Retirement Fund with a date five years earlier than your fund in the above chart. For example, if you have invested in the 2040 Retirement Fund, your current target allocation is approximately that shown in the chart under “2040 Retirement Fund”. Five years from now, the target allocation of your investment in the 2040 Retirement Fund will be approximately that shown in the chart as the current target allocation for the “2035 Retirement Fund.” The asset allocation for the Retirement Income Fund, will remain approximately the same.

Generally, the more time that remains until a Fund’s Target Retirement Date, the more emphasis that Fund will place on capital appreciation, and thus, the more heavily that Fund will be invested in equity IC Funds. This means that Retirement Funds with Target Retirement Dates that are farther in the future will have a greater percentage of their assets subject to the risks of investing in equity securities, which include market risk and credit risk, as compared to the Retirement Income Fund and Retirement Funds with less time remaining until their Target Retirement Dates. The value of equity securities, and particularly those issued by companies with smaller market capitalizations and those issued by foreign companies, may increase or decrease dramatically at any given time. The value of equity securities is generally considered to be more volatile than that of fixed income securities. Investments in equity securities may have more risk of loss and also more potential to generate greater investment returns over a long-term period than investments in fixed income securities.

Generally, the less time that remains until a Fund’s Target Retirement Date, the more emphasis that Fund will place on preserving capital and producing income, and thus, the more heavily that Fund will be invested in fixed income IC Funds. This means that Retirement Funds with less time remaining until their Target Retirement Dates and the Retirement Income Fund will have a greater percentage of their assets subject to the risks of investing in fixed income securities, which include market risk and credit risk, as compared to Retirement Funds with more time remaining until their Target Retirement Dates. Fixed income securities may decline in value, depending on various market conditions. The value of fixed income securities is generally considered to be less volatile than that of equity securities. Fixed income securities may have less risk of loss and also less potential to generate greater investment returns over a long-term period than equity securities. It is important to understand that the Retirement Funds can allocate 45% of their assets, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, to equity IC Funds at the time the Target Retirement Date is reached and thereafter, and that the Retirement Income Fund will have as much as 25% of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

The Retirement Income Fund may have less risk of dramatic fluctuations in asset value than the other Retirement Funds. Each of the other Retirement Funds may have less risk of dramatic fluctuations in asset value than a Retirement Fund with a later Target Retirement Date, and more risk of dramatic fluctuations in asset value than the Retirement Income Fund.

More information on the investment strategies of each acquired IC fund is available elsewhere in this prospectus.

Principal Investment Risks: When you invest in a Retirement Fund, you should consider that:

 

    The fund has market risk and credit risk based on the underlying IC Funds (stocks, bonds, money market instruments) in which it invests. As a result, you may lose money from your investment, or your investment may increase in value.

 

    If you are considering investing in a Retirement Fund, you should read carefully all risk disclosures contained in this prospectus for the other IC Funds before investing because the Retirement Funds will own shares of such other IC Funds.

 

    There is no guarantee that the allocations and reallocations of the general categories of acquired funds, the specific choices of acquired funds or the mix of such funds in each Retirement Fund will prove to be correct under all market and economic conditions, and you could lose money by investing in the Retirement Funds, as is possible with all mutual fund investments. An investment in a “fund of funds” in which allocations gradually shift over time also bears the risk that the target allocation mix, at any given time, may not be the ideal allocation mix based on the existing conditions in the financial markets.

 

   

It is important to note that all of the Retirement Funds have assets allocated across equity and fixed income IC Funds, and therefore each Retirement Fund is subject to the risks of investing in both equity and fixed income securities. It is also important to note that all of the Retirement Funds, with

 

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the exception of the Retirement Income Fund, have assets allocated to the International Fund, and therefore a portion of the portfolio of each Retirement Fund is subject to the risks of investing in international securities.

 

    It is important to understand that the Retirement Funds can allocate 45% of their assets, which can vary by plus or minus 10%, to equity IC Funds at the time the Target Retirement Date is reached and thereafter, and that the Retirement Income Fund will have as much as 25% of its assets invested in equity IC Funds.

 

    In addition to your anticipated date of retirement, you must consider whether a Retirement Fund will suit your tolerance for risk and your personal financial goals. For example, an investor with high tolerance for fluctuations in the value of their investments may prefer a Retirement Fund with a later Target Retirement Date that places a greater emphasis on capital appreciation, while an investor with lower tolerance for such fluctuations may prefer a Retirement Fund with an earlier Target Retirement Date that places a greater emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

Depending on where your Retirement Fund is in its glide path, an investment in a Retirement Fund also may be subject to Company risk, Fixed Income risk, Market risk, Small-Cap risk, Mid-Cap risk, Value Stock risk, Growth Stock risk, Stock risk, and Underlying Fund risk. The Principal Risks for each Retirement Fund are listed in the Summary Prospectus for that Retirement Fund. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

Allocation Funds

 

 

The Aggressive Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund and Conservative Allocation Fund are sometimes referred to collectively as the “Allocation Funds.”

Each Allocation Fund invests in equity IC Funds and fixed income IC Funds, but each Fund targets different percentages to these asset classes. IC Funds in which the Allocation Funds invest are referred to as acquired funds. The targets reflect three different approaches to asset allocation based on risk tolerance.

Stock prices generally are more volatile than bond prices. Stocks historically have had a larger potential for loss, especially in the short-term, than bonds. The Aggressive Allocation Fund, because it invests primarily in equity Funds, is expected to have more market risk than the other Allocation Funds. The Conservative Allocation Fund, because it invests primarily in bond Funds, is expected to have less market risk but also may have less potential for gain over the long term than the other Allocation Funds.

Conservative Allocation Fund

Principal Objective: The Fund seeks current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategy: The Fund invests the majority of its assets in fixed income IC Funds and also invests in equity IC Funds.

 

    The Fund’s target allocation currently is 65% of net assets in fixed income IC Funds and 35% of net assets in equity IC Funds.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 30% of its net assets in the Bond Fund and approximately 35% of its net assets in the Mid-Term Bond Fund.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 25% of its net assets in the Equity Index Fund, approximately 5% of its net assets in the Mid Cap Equity Index Fund and approximately 5% of its net assets in the International Fund.

The Adviser will periodically rebalance assets in the Fund to maintain an approximate 65%/35% relationship between fixed income IC Funds and equity IC Funds. The Adviser may invest purchases or make redemptions outside of the target allocation to seek to maintain the specified percentages in fixed income IC Funds and equity IC Funds.

From time to time, the Adviser may change the equity IC Funds and fixed income IC Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Moderate Allocation Fund

Principal Objective: The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income.

Principal Investment Strategy: The Fund invests in both equity and fixed income IC Funds.

 

    The Fund’s target allocation currently is approximately 60% of net assets in equity IC Funds and approximately 40% of net assets in fixed income IC Funds.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 35% of its net assets in the Equity Index Fund, approximately 15% of its net assets in the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund and approximately 10% of its net assets in the International Fund.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 25% of its net assets in the Bond Fund and approximately 15% of its net assets in the Mid-Term Bond Fund.

The Adviser will periodically rebalance assets in the Fund to maintain an approximate 60%/40% relationship between equity IC Funds and fixed income IC Funds. The Adviser may invest purchases or make redemptions outside of the target allocation to seek to maintain the specified percentages in fixed income IC Funds and equity IC Funds.

From time to time, the Adviser may change the equity IC Funds and fixed income IC Funds in which the Fund invests.

Aggressive Allocation Fund

Principal Objective: The Fund seeks capital appreciation and, to a lesser extent, current income.

Principal Investment Strategy: The Fund invests primarily in equity IC Funds and also in fixed income IC Funds.

 

    The Fund’s target allocation currently is approximately 80% of net assets in equity IC Funds and approximately 20% of net assets in fixed income IC Funds.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 35% of its net assets in the Equity Index Fund, approximately 20% of its net assets in the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund, approximately 15% of its net assets in the International Fund, approximately 5% of its net assets in the Small Cap Growth Fund and approximately 5% of its net assets in the Small Cap Value Fund.

 

    The Fund seeks to maintain approximately 20% of its net assets in the Bond Fund.

The Adviser will periodically rebalance assets in the Fund to maintain an approximate 80%/20% relationship between equity IC Funds and fixed income IC Funds. The Adviser may invest purchases or make redemptions outside of the target allocation to seek to maintain the specified percentages in fixed income IC Funds and equity IC Funds.

From time to time, the Adviser may change the equity IC Funds and fixed income IC Funds in which the Fund invests.

Principal Investment Risk for the Allocation Funds:

When you invest in an asset allocation fund, you should consider that:

 

    The fund has market risk and credit risk based on the asset classes (stocks, bonds, money market instruments) in which it invests. As a result, you may lose money from your investment, or your investment may increase in value.

 

    Different asset classes may have different investment performance, and the positive performance of one class may be offset in whole or in part by the negative performance of another asset class.

 

    Stock prices and bond prices will increase or decrease differently, especially over the long run, and the performance of these two asset classes may offset each other during certain periods. Because the Allocation Funds hold two asset classes, their performance may be lower than that of equity Funds during periods when stocks outperform bonds and may be lower than that of fixed income Funds during periods when bonds outperform stocks.

 

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An investment in the Conservative Allocation Fund is also subject to Underlying Fund risk, Fixed Income risk, Mortgage risk, Zero Coupon risk, Stock risk, Large Cap risk, Mid-Cap risk, and International Fund risk. An investment in the Moderate Allocation Fund is also subject to Market risk, Underlying Fund risk, Stock risk, Large Cap risk, Mid-Cap risk, Fixed Income risk, Mortgage risk, Zero Coupon risk, and International Fund risk. An investment in the Aggressive Allocation Fund is also subject to Underlying Fund risk, Market risk, Stock risk, Large Cap risk, Mid-Cap risk, Small-Cap risk, Fixed Income risk, and International Fund risk. See “Principal Risks” on page 113 for specific information regarding these risks.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL RISKS    

 

Below are descriptions of the principal risks to which investments in the Funds are subject.

General risk: There is no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in any Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in any Fund. The investment results for a Fund may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, depending on the type of securities in which the Fund invests.

Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. This is especially true with respect to equity securities of smaller companies, whose prices may go up and down more than equity securities of larger more established companies. Also, since equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as equity securities of larger, more established companies, it may be difficult or impossible for a Fund to sell securities at a desirable price. Investments in securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations are generally considered to offer greater opportunity for appreciation but also may involve greater risks than customarily associated with more established companies. See “Foreign investment risk” for information on foreign securities.

Emerging Markets risk: Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.

Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less developed, and can be expected to be less stable than developed markets. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation.

ETF risk: ETFs generally invest substantially all of their assets in securities and are traded on stock exchanges, unlike traditional mutual funds. Their net asset values may differ from the prices of the ETF shares offered on the exchanges. There are also risks associated with investing in ETFs that invest in the securities of companies located throughout the world. See “Foreign investment risk” for information on foreign securities. In addition to the risks of the underlying securities in which an ETF may invest, the following risks are associated with a fund that invests in ETFs:

Depositary Receipts Risk: The underlying ETF may invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of depositary receipts or other securities that are convertible into securities of foreign issuers. European Depositary Receipts (issued in Europe) and Global Depositary Receipts (issued throughout the world) each evidence a similar ownership arrangement. An underlying ETF may invest in unsponsored Depositary Receipts. The issuers of unsponsored Depositary Receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the Depositary Receipts. Depositary Receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted.

Trading Risk: Although ETFs are listed for trading on national securities exchanges and certain foreign exchanges, there can be no assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the shares will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. Also there is no assurance that an active trading market for the shares of the ETFs will develop. The lack of liquidity in an underlying ETF can result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities. The market price of an underlying ETF may be different from its net asset value (i.e., the underlying ETF may trade at a discount or premium to its net asset value). The performance of the Fund could be adversely impacted. Secondary market trading in shares of underlying ETFs may be halted by a national securities exchange because of market conditions or for other reasons. In addition, trading in these shares is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules.

Investment Company Risk: The Fund indirectly bears fees and expenses charged by the underlying ETFs in which it invests in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Therefore, the cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the cost of investing in mutual funds that invest directly in individual stocks and bonds. The underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Fund. If that were to occur, the Fund might be forced to withdraw its investment from the underlying ETF at a time that is unfavorable to the Fund.

 

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Leveraging Risk: When an underlying ETF borrows money or otherwise leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that underlying ETF will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. The underlying ETF may take on leveraging risk by investing in collateral from securities loans and by borrowing money to meet redemption requests.

Passive Investment Risk: Many ETFs are not actively managed. Each underlying ETF invests in the securities included in, or representative of, its underlying index regardless of its investment merit or market trends. In addition, the underlying ETFs generally do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy. This means that an underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the underlying index.

Tracking Error Risk: Imperfect correlation between the securities of an ETF and those in the index it intends to track, rounding of prices, changes to the indices and regulatory policies may cause the performance of an ETF to not match the performance of its index.

Valuation Risk: An underlying ETF may value certain securities at higher prices than the prices at which it can sell them.

Reliance on SEC Exemptive Orders: A fund may only acquire limited amounts of shares of other investment companies (including underlying ETFs). The SEC issued exemptive orders that allow the Fund to invest in such ETFs in excess of those limits, provided the ETF and the Fund meet conditions of the exemptive orders. The Fund’s ability to invest in underlying ETFs will be severely constrained without such exemptive orders.

Fixed Income risk: Investments in Funds that invest in fixed income securities (bonds) are subject to the following risks:

Investment management risk: Security selection by a Fund’s investment adviser will impact the Fund’s performance. The investment results for a particular Fund may be better or worse than the results for the comparable bond market taken as a whole, depending on the type of debt securities in which the Fund invests and the portion of the Fund invested in debt securities.

Interest rate risk: Fixed income securities are subject to the risk that securities could lose value because of interest rate changes. For example, bonds tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise. Debt obligations with longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are subject to greater price shifts as a result of interest rate changes than debt obligations with shorter maturities. A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates to rise (e.g., central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions, etc.). This is especially true under current economic conditions because interest rates are at historically low levels. Thus, Funds currently face a heightened level of interest rate risk, especially as the Federal Reserve Board has ended its quantitative easing program and signaled its intention to take action that could cause interest rates to rise.

Corporate debt risk: In periods of economic uncertainty, investors may favor U.S. government debt securities over debt securities of corporate issuers, in which case the value of corporate debt securities would decline in relation to the value of U.S. government debt securities.

Credit risk: Debt obligations are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due. There is also the risk that the securities could lose value because of a loss of confidence in the ability of the borrower to pay back debt. Bonds rated BBB or lower generally have more credit risk than higher-rated securities. Non-investment grade debt — also known as “High-yield bonds” and “junk bonds” — have a higher risk of default and tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

Call risk: When interest rates decline, an issuer may have an option to call the securities before maturity. This would result in reduced income.

Unrated and non-investment-grade debt securities: Unrated securities or securities rated below investment grade may be subject to a greater market risk than higher rated (lower yield) securities. Since lower rated and unrated securities are generally issued by corporations that are not as creditworthy or financially secure as issuers of higher rated securities, there is a greater risk that issuers of lower rated (higher yield) securities will not be able to pay the principal and interest due on such securities, especially during periods of adverse economic conditions.

Liquidity risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. A Fund’s investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price, which could prevent the Fund from taking advantage of other investment opportunities. Additionally, the market for certain investments may become illiquid under adverse

 

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market or economic conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. Bond markets have consistently grown over the past three decades while the capacity for traditional dealer counterparties to engage in fixed income trading has not kept pace and in some cases has decreased. As a result, dealer inventories of corporate bonds, which provide a core indication of the ability of financial intermediaries to “make markets,” are at or near historic lows in relation to market size. Because market makers provide stability to a market through their intermediary services, the significant reduction in dealer inventories could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed income markets. Such issues may be exacerbated during periods of economic uncertainty.

Foreign Investment risk: An investment in foreign securities involves risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities that can adversely affect the Fund’s performance. Foreign markets may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. The value of a foreign investment may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. There may be difficulties enforcing contractual obligations, and it may take more time for trades to clear and settle. An investment in foreign securities may be subject to the following risks:

Currency risk: The risk that fluctuations in currency exchange rates will negatively affect securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies. Adverse changes in currency exchange rates (relative to the U.S. dollar) may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in a foreign currency or may widen existing losses.

Settlement risk: Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets differ significantly from those in the United States. Foreign settlement and clearance procedures and trade regulations also may involve certain risks (such as delays in payment for delivery of securities) not typically associated with the settlement of U.S. investments.

Geographic risk: The economies and financial markets of certain regions, such as Latin America and the Pacific region, can be highly interdependent and may decline all at the same time.

Political/Economic risk: Changes in economic and tax policies, government instability, war or other political or economic actions or factors may have an adverse effect on foreign investments.

Regulatory risk: Less information may be available about foreign companies. In general, foreign companies are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards or to other regulatory practices and requirements as are U.S. companies.

Transaction costs risk: the costs of buying and selling foreign securities, including tax, brokerage and custody costs, generally are higher than those involving domestic transactions.

Futures risk: The Fund’s investments in futures contracts may not exactly match the performance of the underlying index. Risks to a Fund in futures transactions include the risk that the securities held in a Fund’s portfolio may not exactly duplicate the security or securities underlying the futures contracts traded by the Fund, and as a result the value of the futures contracts may not move in the same amount or direction as the underlying index, securities or debt obligation.

Growth Stock risk: Growth stocks are stocks considered to possess above average growth potential and generally have low dividends and higher prices relative to standard measures, such as earnings and book value. There are times when value stocks outperform growth stocks. A risk of choosing growth style investing is that it will not outperform value style investing.

Index risk: An index Fund’s investment performance may not precisely duplicate the performance of its index due to factors such as operating and transaction costs, as well as weighting of each security in the index. The Adviser uses a computer program and other information to determine which stocks are to be purchased or sold to more closely follow the index applicable to each of the Funds that uses an indexing strategy. From time to time, the Fund makes adjustments in its portfolio (rebalances) because of changes in the composition of the index or in the valuations of the stocks within the index relative to other stocks within the index. The Fund’s investment performance may not precisely duplicate the performance of the index, due to cash flows in and out of the Fund and investment timing considerations.

International Fund risk: When you invest in the International Fund, or in an Allocation Fund or Retirement Fund that invests in the International Fund, you should consider that:

 

    The fund has the risks of investing in stock.

 

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    The fund has market risk, country risk and currency risk as a result of investing in securities that trade in foreign stock markets. The prices of foreign stocks as compared to U.S. stocks may move in opposite directions. Political and financial events, as well as natural disasters, may weaken a country’s securities markets. The value of foreign securities may decrease as a result of changes in currency exchange rates. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time.

 

    The fund may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.

 

    Depending on economic conditions, an international fund may carry more overall risk than other types of equity funds.

Large Cap risk: Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. Large-capitalization companies are typically companies with market capitalizations greater than $15.0 billion.

Market risk: 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. The price of equity securities may fluctuate depending on market conditions, and therefore the value of an investment in equity securities may increase or decrease dramatically at any time. A Fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on an individual stock.

Mid-Cap risk: The market risk associated with mid-cap stocks is generally greater than that associated with large-cap stocks because such stocks tend to experience sharper price fluctuations than large-cap stocks. The additional volatility associated with mid cap stocks is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that the earnings of mid-size companies tend to be less predictable than those of larger, more established companies. Mid-cap stocks are also not as broadly traded as stocks of companies with larger market capitalizations. At times it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-cap stocks at reasonable prices. Additionally, mid-cap companies may have lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger, more established companies. The transaction costs for purchasing and selling mid-size companies may be greater than that of larger companies. The degree of risk of mid-cap companies is greater than for large cap companies since the degree of risk decreases as the capitalization increases. Mid-cap companies are typically companies with market capitalizations in the range of $3.0 billion to $15.0 billion.

Money Market risk: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Money Market instrument risk: Money Market instruments may decline in value, based on the performance of the issuer or changes in prevailing interest rates. The returns on money market instruments can be adversely affected when yields on eligible investments are low.

Mortgage risk: A Fund that purchases mortgage related securities is subject to certain additional risks. Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, mortgage-related securities are subject to prepayment risk. When interest rates fall, the underlying mortgages may be prepaid at a faster rate than previously assumed in pricing the mortgage-backed security, which would shorten the period to maturity. When interest rates rise, the underlying mortgages may be prepaid at a slower rate than previously assumed, which would lengthen the period to maturity.

Characteristics of underlying mortgage pools will vary, and it is not possible to precisely predict the realized yield or average life of a particular mortgage-backed security, because of the principal prepayment feature inherent in the security. A decline in interest rates may lead to increased prepayment of the underlying mortgages, and the security holder may have to reinvest proceeds received at lower yields. Unscheduled or early payments on the underlying mortgages may shorten the effective maturity of a mortgage-backed security and

 

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impact the yield and price of the security. An increase in interest rates may lead to prepayment of the underlying mortgages over a longer time period than was assumed when the mortgage-backed security was purchased, and the security holder may not receive expected levels of payments to reinvest at higher rates of return. Delay in payments on the underlying mortgages may lengthen the effective maturity of the security and impact the price and yield of the security. Mortgage-backed securities issued by private corporations generally will have more credit risk than securities issued by U.S. Government agencies. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities are now government-sponsored enterprises. In addition, terms and features of some underlying mortgages may increase the likelihood of defaults by borrowers due to declining collateral values, inability of borrowers to make scheduled payments upon interest rate resets and other factors.

Small-Cap risk: Securities issued by companies with small-sized market capitalizations generally are subject to greater, less predictable price changes than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations because such stocks tend to experience sharper price fluctuations than large capitalization stocks. Also, since equity securities issued by companies with small-sized market capitalizations may not be traded as often as equity securities of companies with larger market capitalizations, it may be difficult for a Fund to sell small-capitalization securities at reasonable prices. Small-cap companies may have less access to credit and capital markets, limited availability of information and less liquidity. Small-cap companies may have limited resources, products and markets than those of larger, more established companies. Securities of small cap companies may be affected more greatly by economic downturns. The degree of risk for small-cap companies is greater than for mid-and large-cap companies since the degree of risk decreases as capitalization increases. Small capitalization companies are typically companies with market capitalizations below $3.0 billion.

Stock Risk: When you invest in a Fund that invests in stocks, you should consider that:

 

    The fund is subject to market risk — the value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. As a result, you may lose money from your investment, or your investment may increase in value.

 

    The investment results for a particular Fund may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, depending on the type of securities in which the Fund invests.

 

    The investment results for a particular Fund may be better or worse than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. In other words, stock selection by a Fund’s investment adviser(s) will impact the Fund’s performance.

 

    The prices and investment performance of stocks that are issued by companies with smaller market capitalizations may fluctuate more than the prices and investment performance of stocks that are issued by companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

    A Fund may have more difficulty selling a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter,” as compared to larger capitalization stocks or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.

 

    Value stocks and growth stocks usually have different investment results, and either investment style may become out of favor with stock investors at a given time.

Underlying Fund risk: A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the ability of the Adviser to select the appropriate mix of underlying funds. In addition, achieving the Fund’s objective will depend on the performance of the underlying funds which depends on the underlying fund’s ability to meet their investment objectives. There can be no assurance that either the Fund or the underlying funds will achieve their investment objective.

A Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds in which it invests. The Fund invests in underlying funds which invest in fixed-income securities (including in some cases high yield securities) and equity securities, including foreign securities, and engage in hedging and other strategic transactions. To the extent an underlying fund invests in these securities directly or engages in hedging and other strategic transactions, the Fund will be subject to the same risks. When a Fund has a greater mix of equity securities it will be less conservative and have more equity securities risk exposure. When a Fund has a greater mix of fixed-income and short-term fixed-income securities, it will be more conservative and have more fixed income securities risk exposure.

Value Stock risk: Value stocks are stocks considered to be undervalued in the marketplace and generally have above average dividends with prices that are considered low as compared with standard measures, such as

 

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earnings and book value. Value stocks are subject to the risk that they will remain undervalued. Value stocks are also subject to the risk that the Adviser’s measure of intrinsic value may not be accurate and stocks chosen by the Adviser may perform poorly. There are times when growth stocks outperform value stocks. A risk of choosing value style investing is that it will not outperform growth style investing.

Zero Coupon risk: Zero coupon securities and discount notes do not pay interest, and they may fluctuate more in market value and be more difficult for a Fund to resell during periods of interest rate changes than comparable securities that pay interest in cash at regular intervals. For example, a fund may lose a portion of the principal amount of a zero coupon security if it sells the security after an increase in interest rates.

Zero coupon securities and discount notes may fluctuate more in market value and be more difficult for a Fund to resell during periods of interest rate changes in the market place than comparable securities that pay interest in cash at regular intervals. The market values of outstanding debt securities generally decline when interest rates are rising, and during such periods a Fund may lose more if it sells zero coupon securities prior to their maturity date or expected redemption date than if it sells comparable interest-bearing securities. In general, the longer the remaining term to maturity or expected redemption of a security, the greater the impact on market value from rising interest rates.

Disclosure of Portfolio Securities Information

A description of the Investment Company’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Investment Company’s portfolio securities is available in the Statement of Additional Information. See the back cover for information on how to obtain a copy of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS    

 

The Advisory contract is renewed for one year periods, as approved by the Investment Company’s Board of Directors. The Advisory contract has been renewed for the year 2016. Information regarding the basis for the approval of the contract renewal by the Board will be included in the semiannual report to shareholders for the period ending June 30, 2016.

The Adviser

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6839 (the “Adviser” or “Capital Management”) is the investment adviser for the Funds of the Investment Company. The Adviser is a registered investment adviser which has managed the assets of the Insurance Company and the funds of the Investment Company since 1993. The Adviser had total assets under management of approximately $14.2 billion at December 31, 2015, including $6.0 billion for the Investment Company. As Adviser, Capital Management:

 

    places orders for the purchase and sale of securities,

 

    engages in securities research,

 

    makes recommendations to and reports to the Investment Company’s Board of Directors,

 

    supplies administrative, accounting and recordkeeping services for the Funds,

 

    provides the office space, facilities, equipment, material and personnel necessary to perform its duties, and

 

    performs reallocation and rebalancing services.

For its investment management services, the Adviser receives compensation from each Fund at an annual rate of the Fund’s net assets, calculated as a daily charge. These annual rates are:

 

    All America, Composite, and Mid-Term Bond Funds — .40%

 

    Bond Fund — .39%

 

    Small Cap Value and Small Cap Growth Funds — .75%

 

    Mid Cap Value Fund — .55%

 

    Equity Index and Mid-Cap Equity Index Funds — .075%

 

    International Fund — .075%

 

    Money Market Fund — .15%

 

    Allocation Funds — 0%

 

    Retirement Funds — .05%

The Allocation Funds and the Retirement Funds indirectly incur advisory fees of the Adviser.

 

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Portfolio Managers

 

 

The person(s) primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios are listed below. No information is given for the Money Market Fund because of the type of investments it makes. The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Investment Company.

Joseph R. Gaffoglio, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, joined the Adviser in 2005 and has approximately 18 years of experience in the financial industry. Mr. Gaffoglio’s primary focus has been quantitative research and risk management. He has been responsible for managing the Retirement Funds and Allocation Funds since 2014 and the large cap portions of the All America Fund and Composite Fund since May 2016.

Andrew L. Heiskell, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, has approximately 48 years of experience in selecting securities for, and managing, fixed-income portfolios. Mr. Heiskell has been employed by the Adviser since 1991.

Stephen J. Rich, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, joined the Adviser in February 2004, and has approximately 25 years of experience selecting securities for and managing equity portfolios.

Jacqueline Sabella, Senior Vice President of the Adviser, joined the Adviser in January 2000, and has approximately 18 years of experience in selecting securities and managing fixed income portfolios.

Marguerite Wagner, Executive Vice President of the Adviser, joined the Adviser in 2005, and has approximately 31 years of experience selecting securities and managing portfolios.

Jamie A. Zendel, Vice President of the Adviser, handles indexed investments. Ms. Zendel joined the Adviser in July 2007 and has approximately 18 years of experience in the financial industry. Ms. Zendel has been responsible for the indexed portfolio of the All America Fund, and for the Equity Index Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund and International Fund since 2014.

Equity Index Fund

The Equity Index Fund is managed by Jamie A. Zendel. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

All America Fund

The large cap value and large cap growth segments of the All America Fund are managed by a team of research analysts overseen by Joseph R. Gaffoglio, who makes all portfolio management decisions. The small and mid cap value segments of the Fund are managed by Stephen J. Rich. The small cap growth and mid cap core segments of the Fund are managed by Marguerite Wagner. The index portion of the Fund is overseen by Jamie A. Zendel. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

Small Cap Value Fund

The Small Cap Value Fund is managed by Stephen J. Rich. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

Small Cap Growth Fund

The Small Cap Growth Fund is managed by Marguerite Wagner. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

Mid Cap Value Fund

The Mid Cap Value Fund is managed by Stephen J. Rich. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

The Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund is managed by Jamie A. Zendel. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

 

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Composite Fund

The fixed income portion, of the Composite Fund is managed by Andrew L. Heiskell. The mortgage backed segment of the Fund is managed by Jacqueline Sabella. The large cap equity portion of the Fund is managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

International Fund

The International Fund is managed by Jamie A. Zendel. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

Bond Fund and Mid-Term Bond Fund

The fixed income investment strategy and day-to-day operations of the Bond Fund and Mid-Term Bond Fund are managed by Andrew L. Heiskell. The mortgage-backed segment of each Fund is managed by Jacqueline Sabella. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

Retirement Funds

The Retirement Funds are managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

Allocation Funds

The Allocation Funds are managed by Joseph R. Gaffoglio. See “Portfolio Managers” for additional information.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND SHARES    

 

Pricing of Fund Shares

 

 

The purchase or redemption price of a Fund share is equal to its net asset value (“NAV”) that we next calculate after we receive the purchase or redemption order. Orders received by the Separate Account sponsor on a business day prior to the close of regular trading on The New York Stock Exchange (“Exchange”) and communicated to the Fund or its Transfer Agent prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the following business day will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day when the order was received by the Separate Account. A Fund’s net asset value per share is equal to the sum of the value of the securities it holds plus any cash or other assets (including accrued interest and dividends), minus all liabilities (including accrued expenses) divided by the number of shares outstanding. For any portion of a Fund’s assets that are invested in an underlying investment company which is not an ETF, that Fund’s net asset value is calculated based on the net asset values of the investment company in which the Fund has invested. The net asset value of the portion of a Fund’s net assets that are invested in ETFs is determined based on the market value of the ETF holdings. The Adviser calculates a Fund’s net asset value as of the close of trading on the Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for trading (a “Valuation Day”). Fund shares will not be priced on days that the Exchange is not open for trading. The Exchange usually closes at 4:00 pm Eastern Time but sometimes closes earlier. For Funds that invest in securities listed on foreign exchanges, the value of the underlying securities may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the separate account fund that invests in that Fund.

In determining a Fund’s net asset value, the Adviser uses market value. If a money market security has a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, the Adviser will use the amortized cost method of valuation to approximate market value (the Adviser assumes constant proportionate amortization in value until maturity of any discount or premium).

If there are any equity or debt securities or assets for which market quotations are not readily available, the Adviser will use fair value pricing, as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Investment Company’s Board of Directors or its Valuation Committee.

Fair Value Pricing. The Investment Company strictly complies with Rule 22c-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 in calculating the net asset value of its shares each business day. A daily pricing routine is followed, which contains controls to ensure that all prices are properly obtained and recorded in conjunction with a computer program. Prices are obtained from Bloomberg for equities and from Interactive Data Corporation for fixed income securities. In the event that a price is missing from the automatic data transmission, it is obtained from these sources manually. In the unusual event that Bloomberg or Interactive Data Corporation cannot supply a price, a secondary pricing source approved in advance by the Investment Company’s Board of Directors is used. In the event that the secondary source cannot supply a price, then fair value pricing is used. All prices are reviewed for reasonableness by the Finance Division Pricing Unit of the Insurance Company, pursuant to an agreement with the Adviser. In the event that the Pricing Unit disagrees with the primary and secondary pricing sources price determinations, or there is a material occurrence which is reasonably likely to have a substantial effect on the prices received from the pricing sources mentioned above or on the net asset value calculated from all prices received by the Investment Company, fair value pricing will be applied to arrive at a correct price or net asset value as the case may be. Fair Value is reviewed and approved by a Valuation Committee appointed by the Investment Company’s Board of Directors. The effects of using fair value pricing are to conform the prices recorded and utilized by the Investment Company in determining its net asset value to the amounts that the Investment Company reasonably views as accurate. When Fair Value Pricing takes place the prices of the securities in a portfolio that are used in creating its net asset value may differ from published or quoted prices for the same securities.

Purchase of Shares

 

 

The Investment Company offers shares in the Funds only to the Insurance Companies, without sales charge, for allocation to their Separate Accounts. See your variable annuity or variable life insurance prospectus or brochure for information on how to purchase and redeem investments in the separate account funds. Acceptance by the Insurance Company of an order for allocating account balance to one of the separate account funds constitutes a purchase order for shares of the corresponding Fund of the Investment Company. In order to comply with federal laws and regulations to prevent the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, we may refuse to

 

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accept funds or issue shares or effect subsequent transactions, including accepting additional contributions. These actions will be taken at our sole discretion or when we are required or compelled to do so by a government authority or applicable law. The Investment Company also offers its shares to a limited number of owners of contracts and policies maintained by Wilton Re, which is a closed block of business to which newly established funds are not available.

Redemption of Shares

 

 

The Investment Company redeems all full and fractional shares of the Funds for cash. The redemption price is the net asset value per share we next determine. We do not impose any deferred sales charge on redemptions.

We pay redemption proceeds normally within seven days of receipt of the redemption request, unless the Investment Company suspends or delays payment of redemption proceeds as permitted in accordance with SEC regulations. Acceptance by the Insurance Company of an order for withdrawal of account balance from one of the separate account funds constitutes a redemption order for shares of the corresponding Fund of the Investment Company.

In the unlikely event that the Money Market Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets, and if the Board of Directors determines that it is in the best interests of the Money Market Fund, then the Money Market Fund may impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions or may temporarily suspend redemptions for up to 10 business days in any 90 day period. The Money Market Fund will discontinue the redemption fee or suspension of redemptions once the fund’s weekly liquid assets have risen to or above 30% of the Fund’s total assets, or earlier if the Board of Directors determines that it is in the best interests of the Fund to do so.

In the unlikely event that the Money Market Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets, then the Money Market Fund must impose a liquidity fee of 1% on all redemptions the next business day, unless the Board of Directors determines that it would not be in the best interests of the Money Market Fund to impose such a fee, or unless the Board of Directors determines that a higher (up to 2%) or lower fee would be in the best interests of the Money Market Fund.

The Money Market Fund will notify shareholders about the imposition and lifting of redemption fees and redemption suspensions by posting a notice on the Mutual of America Life Insurance Company website. The proceeds of any redemption fee will be added to the net assets of the Money Market Fund. If the Money Market Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets, and the Board of Directors determines that it would not be in the best interests of the Fund to continue operations, the Money Market Fund’s assets would be liquidated and your investment in the Money Market Fund would be redeemed and the proceeds handled in accordance with the terms of your life insurance policy or annuity contract.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

 

Risks of frequent trading occurring may be greater for portfolios investing in certain securities, such as funds that invest in securities traded on foreign markets like the International Fund, in small cap stocks that may trade infrequently like the Small Cap Value Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund, and in securities that are illiquid or do not otherwise have readily available market quotations.

The Investment Company Funds are offered only to the Separate Accounts of the Insurance Company and solely with respect to its variable life insurance and annuity contracts (“contracts”). The purpose of the contracts that invest in the Investment Company Funds is to assist with the accumulation of long term retirement savings. These contracts are not intended to provide contractholders and participants with a means to engage in market timing through frequent transfers of their account balances in an attempt to take advantage of daily fluctuations in the securities markets.

Excessive frequent transfer practices designed to take advantage of short-term changes in the securities markets may cause disruption to the efficient administration of portfolio management strategies and increase transaction costs. Such transfer practices may cause harm to the investment performance of a Fund if transfers involve amounts which are substantial when compared to the Fund’s total net assets under management.

The Insurance Company has the exclusive relationship with the individual contractholders and, as such, aggregates all daily purchase and redemption orders received from all contractholders and participants under the contracts into a net purchase or redemption order for shares of the Funds offered by the Investment Company.

 

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Accordingly, other than as discussed below, the Investment Company does not have access to the records or identities of individual contractholders or participants of the Insurance Company and may not be aware of any individual contractholder or participant who may be engaging in excessive frequent transfers. There can be no assurance that frequent transfers in the Funds will not occur.

In view of the above, the Investment Company Board has adopted and implemented the following policies and procedures with regard to frequent transfers.

The Investment Company monitors the aggregate net daily purchase or redemption activity of each Fund to make a determination, in its opinion, as to whether such aggregate net trading activity could have an adverse impact on a Fund’s investment performance. The Investment Company periodically meets with the Insurance Company to discuss any factors that may be materially impacting investment performance of the Funds, including excessive frequent transfer activity, if any. The Investment Company also periodically requests a description of the procedures and controls in place at the Insurance Company to identify any excessive frequent transfer activity together with a report on whether such activity, if any, might be having an adverse effect on the investment performance of the Funds.

In this regard, the Investment Company seeks to work with the Insurance Company to discourage contractholders and participants from engaging in excessive frequent transfers which could harm the Funds’ investment performance. The Investment Company has not set a restriction on the volume or number of transactions allowed in a given period and it has not established a minimum holding period nor an exchange or redemption fee. There may be legal and technological limitations on the ability of the Insurance Company to impose restrictions or limitations on the transfer practices of its contractholders and participants. Consequently, the Investment Company’s ability to monitor and discourage frequent transfer practices in a Fund may be limited. If not detected, frequent transfer practices may harm the investment performance of a Fund.

If in the Investment Company’s opinion, excessive frequent transfer activity involving material amounts is causing an adverse effect on a Fund’s investment performance, the Investment Company will request access to data of individual contractholders’ and participants’ transaction activity and instruct the Insurance Company take such actions as are appropriate to cause the activity to cease. If the Insurance Company, after consultation in such circumstances, does not take reasonable steps to substantially eliminate such activity by its contractholders, the Investment Company reserves the right to reject any purchase order it receives thereafter that, in the Investment Company’s opinion, may adversely affect a Fund’s investment performance. This policy will be applied on a uniform basis.

The Investment Company has no arrangements with any person or entities to permit frequent transfer activity and no such arrangements are permitted. The Investment Company does not accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares which may adversely affect a Fund’s investment performance.

Intermediaries Purchasing Shares in the Investment Company

The Separate Accounts through which contractholders participate in the Investment Company may impose frequent trading restrictions that differ from those described above. Participants should consult the prospectus of the Separate Account in which they own units for disclosures provided by the Separate Account to determine what restrictions apply to them. The prospectuses of the Separate Account will contain a description of the Insurance Company’s policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares. The restrictions described above, which are designed to prevent or minimize frequent trading that could have an adverse impact on a fund’s performance, apply to trades that occur through the Separate Accounts, based upon their net purchases or redemptions and will not be imposed in circumstances where the Separate Account’s frequent trading policies sufficiently protect Fund shareholders.

Dividends, Capital Gains Distributions and Taxes

 

 

Each Fund generally declares dividends at least annually to pay out substantially all of the Fund’s net investment income (dividends) and net realized short and long term capital gains (capital gains distributions). All dividends and capital gains distributions are reinvested in additional shares of the distributing Fund.

A Fund is not subject to federal income tax on ordinary income and net realized capital gains that it distributes to shareholders, as long as it meets certain federal tax law requirements including, but not limited to requirements related to source of income, diversification of assets and minimum distributions. Each Fund is treated as a separate corporation for federal income tax purposes and must satisfy the tax requirements independently.

 

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The Insurance Company, through the Separate Accounts, is the shareholder of the Investment Company’s Funds. Under current federal tax law, the Separate Accounts do not pay taxes on the income dividends and capital gains distributions they receive through ownership of the Fund’s shares. Each Fund intends to comply or continue to comply with the diversification requirements imposed by section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder. These requirements place certain limitations on the assets of each Separate Account — and, because section 817(h) and those regulations treat the assets of each Fund as assets of the related Separate Account — that may be invested in securities of a single issuer. A Fund’s failure to satisfy the section 817(h) requirements would result in taxation of the Insurance Company and treatment of the holders other than as described in the applicable Contract prospectus.

A contractholder or policyowner should refer to the Contract prospectus or brochure for a summary discussion of the tax consequences for increases in account balance and distributions under the Contract.

Breakpoint Discounts

 

 

Since the Investment Company does not charge front end or back end sales charges, there are no breakpoint discounts.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance for the past five years, or for the period of a Fund’s operations if shorter. Information is not shown for the 2055 Retirement Fund because the fund will commence operations on or after October 1, 2016. Information for the 2050 Retirement Fund is not available for each of the past five years because the fund commenced operations on October 1, 2012. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the particular Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions). This information is excerpted from the financial statements of the Fund, which have been audited by KPMG LLP, the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Investment Company’s financial statements, are included in the Investment Company’s annual report, which is available upon request.

The total returns shown below do not include charges and expenses imposed at the Separate Account level. If they did, the returns shown would have been lower. Therefore, the returns do not represent the rate that a contractholder or policyowner would have earned or lost on the portion of the account balance allocated to the corresponding Fund.

Income from investment operations and distributions per share for a Fund share outstanding throughout each of the five years ended December 31, 2015 (or since the Fund’s inception date if in existence less than five years) and other supplementary data with respect to each Fund are presented below and in the pages following:

Equity Index Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013      2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 3.41       $ 3.09       $ 2.40       $ 2.07      $ 2.07   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

             

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.06         0.06         0.05         0.05        0.04   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03      0.35         0.70         0.28        (f) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     0.03         0.41         0.75         0.33        0.04   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

             

From Net Investment Income

     (0.06      (0.05      (0.04      (f)      (0.04

From Capital Gains

     (0.12      (0.04      (0.02               

From Return of Capital

                                      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.18      (0.09      (0.06             (0.04
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 3.26       $ 3.41       $ 3.09       $ 2.40      $ 2.07   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     1.24         13.49         32.02         15.94        1.88   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     1,854         1,789         1,556         1,109        929   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.94         1.82         1.87         2.03        1.81   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.15         0.17         0.19         0.22        0.23   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.15         0.17         0.19         0.22        0.23   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     4.74         8.07         3.90         6.45        5.26   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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All America Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012      2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 2.42      $ 2.38      $ 1.85      $ 1.61       $ 1.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.03        0.03        0.03        0.03         0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.23        0.55        0.21         (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            0.26        0.58        0.24           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

           

From Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.03     (0.03             (0.04

From Capital Gains

     (0.15     (0.19     (0.02               

From Return of Capital

                                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.18     (0.22     (0.05             (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 2.22      $ 2.42      $ 2.38      $ 1.85       $ 1.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.04     11.16        32.13        14.73         0.24   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     295        324        318        256         250   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.32        1.35        1.44        1.52         1.24   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.55        0.49        0.51        0.55         0.56   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.55        0.49        0.51        0.55         0.56   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     14.73        15.38        28.48        17.37         24.67   

Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012      2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.61      $ 1.72      $ 1.35      $ 1.17       $ 1.21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.03        0.02         0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.08     0.06        0.36        0.16         (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.06     0.08        0.39        0.18         (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

           

From Net Investment Income

     (0.01     (0.02     (0.02             (0.01

From Capital Gains

     (0.10     (0.17                      

From Return of Capital

                                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.11     (0.19     (0.02             (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.44      $ 1.61      $ 1.72      $ 1.35       $ 1.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (3.40     5.17        29.35        15.46         (2.46

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     376        393        382        290         260   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.14        1.02        1.70        1.67         0.92   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.83        0.84        0.87        0.90         0.90   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.83        0.84        0.87        0.90         0.90   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     19.03        38.09        41.36        24.71         23.34   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable.

 

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Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.54      $ 1.58      $ 1.22      $ 1.16      $ 1.19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (f)      (f)      (f)      (f)      (f) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.09        0.47        0.07        (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.03     0.09        0.47        0.07        (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

            (f)                      

From Capital Gains

     (0.19     (0.13     (0.11     (0.01       

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.19     (0.13     (0.11     (0.01       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.32      $ 1.54      $ 1.58      $ 1.22      $ 1.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (2.39     5.70        41.19        5.62        (2.28

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     402        412        424        272        271   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     (0.12     (0.09     0.19        (0.08     (0.31

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.83        0.84        0.86        0.90        0.90   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.83        0.84        0.86        0.90        0.90   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     67.83        67.58        53.36        66.69        59.53   

Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012      2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.63      $ 1.53      $ 1.23      $ 1.11       $ 1.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.01        0.02         0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.08     0.19        0.33        0.10         (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.06     0.21        0.34        0.12         (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

           

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.01     (0.01             (0.01

From Capital Gains

     (0.10     (0.10     (0.03               

From Return of Capital

                                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.12     (0.11     (0.04             (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.46      $ 1.63      $ 1.53      $ 1.23       $ 1.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (3.34     13.82        27.78        11.01         (2.12

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     82        92        72        53         51   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.45        1.25        1.08        1.36         1.19   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.65        0.64        0.66        0.70         0.70   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.65        0.64        0.66        0.70         0.70   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     15.86        40.91        36.42        29.05         12.99   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 2.16      $ 2.08      $ 1.63      $ 1.43      $ 1.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.03        0.03        0.02        0.02        0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.08     0.17        0.51        0.24        (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.05     0.20        0.53        0.26        (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.02     (0.02            (0.02

From Capital Gains

     (0.14     (0.10     (0.06     (0.06     (0.03

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.16     (0.12     (0.08     (0.06     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.95      $ 2.16      $ 2.08      $ 1.63      $ 1.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (2.37     9.63        33.21        17.80        (1.99

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     977        1,001        902        610        505   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.45        1.31        1.25        1.50        1.14   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.16        0.17        0.19        0.22        0.23   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.16        0.17        0.19        0.22        0.23   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     21.67        16.29        13.30        12.98        15.98   

International Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 0.77      $ 0.84      $ 0.71      $ 0.60      $ 0.71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.01        0.02        0.02        0.02        0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.01     (0.08     0.13        0.09        (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            (0.06     0.15        0.11        (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.01     (0.02     (f)      (0.02

From Capital Gains

     (f)      (f)             (f)      (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.02     (0.01     (0.02            (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 0.75      $ 0.77      $ 0.84      $ 0.71      $ 0.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.63     (6.03     21.00        18.24        (12.60

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     319        264        174        115        69   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.47        3.48        2.76        3.20        3.24   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.14        0.17        0.18        0.21        0.23   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.14        0.17        0.18        0.21        0.23   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

            0.61        10.22        0.28        1.44   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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Composite Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 2.00      $ 1.87      $ 1.64      $ 1.47      $ 1.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.04        0.04        0.04        0.04        0.04   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.02     0.13        0.23        0.13          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     0.02        0.17        0.27        0.17        0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.04     (0.04     (0.04     (f)      (0.07

From Capital Gains

     (0.02                            

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.06     (0.04     (0.04            (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.96      $ 2.00      $ 1.87      $ 1.64      $ 1.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.80        9.10        16.37        11.65        2.84   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     180        194        186        170        161   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.93        2.09        2.04        2.17        2.22   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.53        0.49        0.51        0.55        0.56   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.53        0.49        0.51        0.55        0.56   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     13.13        12.31        20.98        25.42        22.69   

Retirement Income Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.16      $ 1.13      $ 1.07      $ 1.05      $ 1.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.02        (f)      0.03   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.01     0.05        0.06        0.07        0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     0.01        0.07        0.08        0.07        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.02     (f)      (0.03     (0.03

From Capital Gains

     (0.03     (0.02     (0.02     (0.02     (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.05     (0.04     (0.02     (0.05     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.12      $ 1.16      $ 1.13      $ 1.07      $ 1.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.49        6.50        7.40        7.15        4.72   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     63        54        40        31        23   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.35        2.21        2.18        (0.03     3.03   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.09        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     22.64        17.63        24.01        18.07        23.77   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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2010 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.09      $ 1.06      $ 1.00      $ 0.97      $ 0.96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.02        (f)      0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.02     0.06        0.09        0.09        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            0.08        0.11        0.09        0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.02     (f)      (0.02     (0.02

From Capital Gains

     (0.06     (0.03     (0.05     (0.04     (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.08     (0.05     (0.05     (0.06     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.01      $ 1.09      $ 1.06      $ 1.00      $ 0.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.40        6.93        11.78        9.69        3.08   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     26        27        24        21        21   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.10        2.06        2.09        (0.03     2.41   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.12        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     23.28        20.45        19.60        26.61        21.22   

2015 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.13      $ 1.10      $ 1.00      $ 0.93      $ 0.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.02        (f)      0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.02     0.06        0.12        0.10        (f) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            0.08        0.14        0.10        0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.02     (f)      (0.02     (0.02

From Capital Gains

     (0.06     (0.03     (0.04     (0.01     (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.08     (0.05     (0.04     (0.03     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.05      $ 1.13      $ 1.10      $ 1.00      $ 0.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.27        7.16        14.80        10.59        2.09   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     149        154        138        112        91   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.07        2.00        2.07        (0.03     2.53   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     17.75        16.41        11.83        19.59        78.10   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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2020 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.18      $ 1.13      $ 0.99      $ 0.90      $ 0.91   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.02        (f)      0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.01     0.06        0.14        0.11        (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     0.01        0.08        0.16        0.11        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.02     (f)      (0.02     (0.02

From Capital Gains

     (0.05     (0.01     (0.02     (f)      (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.07     (0.03     (0.02     (0.02     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.12      $ 1.18      $ 1.13      $ 0.99      $ 0.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.13        7.36        17.72        11.69        1.55   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     364        320        251        169        118   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.06        1.92        1.85        (0.03     2.63   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     7.76        9.54        3.56        9.89        4.73   

2025 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.23      $ 1.16      $ 0.98      $ 0.89      $ 0.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.02        (f)      0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.02     0.08        0.18        0.11        (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            0.10        0.20        0.11          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.02     (f)      (0.02     (0.01

From Capital Gains

     (0.04     (0.01     (0.02     (f)      (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.06     (0.03     (0.02     (0.02     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.17      $ 1.23      $ 1.16      $ 0.98      $ 0.89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.10     8.00        21.11        12.90        0.83   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     396        331        257        162        109   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.91        1.75        1.67        (0.04     2.49   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     4.36        6.00        1.49        8.59        2.52   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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2030 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.27      $ 1.19      $ 0.98      $ 0.88      $ 0.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.02        0.02        (f)      0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.02     0.09        0.21        0.12        (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            0.11        0.23        0.12          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.02     (f)      (0.02     (0.02

From Capital Gains

     (0.05     (0.01     (0.02     (f)      (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.07     (0.03     (0.02     (0.02     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.20      $ 1.27      $ 1.19      $ 0.98      $ 0.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.22     8.44        23.72        13.69        0.21   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     328        277        212        133        90   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.81        1.66        1.60        (0.04     2.37   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     4.83        5.52        1.58        7.61        2.66   

2035 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.27      $ 1.20      $ 0.97      $ 0.86      $ 0.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.01        0.01        (f)      0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.08        0.24        0.13        (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.01     0.09        0.25        0.13        (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.01     (f)      (0.02     (0.01

From Capital Gains

     (0.04     (0.01     (0.02     (f)      (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.06     (0.02     (0.02     (0.02     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.20      $ 1.27      $ 1.20      $ 0.97      $ 0.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.37     8.26        25.92        14.39        (0.63

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     271        230        173        107        69   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.68        1.52        1.47        (0.04     2.17   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     5.16        4.29        1.76        6.51        2.78   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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2040 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.26      $ 1.20      $ 0.96      $ 0.85      $ 0.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.01        0.01        (f)      0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.08        0.25        0.13        (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.01     0.09        0.26        0.13        (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.01     (f)      (0.02     (0.01

From Capital Gains

     (0.04     (0.02     (0.02     (f)      (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.06     (0.03     (0.02     (0.02     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.19      $ 1.26      $ 1.20      $ 0.96      $ 0.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.64     7.71        27.20        14.63        (1.24

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     222        189        148        94        62   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.58        1.40        1.39        (0.04     2.09   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     5.17        4.31        1.37        4.99        2.28   

2045 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.26      $ 1.20      $ 0.96      $ 0.85      $ 0.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.01        0.01        (f)      0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.07        0.25        0.13        (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.01     0.08        0.26        0.13        (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.01     (f)      (0.02     (0.01

From Capital Gains

     (0.04     (0.01     (0.02     (f)      (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.06     (0.02     (0.02     (0.02     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.19      $ 1.26      $ 1.20      $ 0.96      $ 0.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.69     7.36        27.68        14.45        (1.45

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     265        232        186        118        76   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.55        1.37        1.37        (0.04     2.09   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.07        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     4.40        3.48        0.93        4.03        1.97   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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2050 Retirement Fund

 

 

 

       Years Ended December 31,       Period Ended
December 31,
2012(e)
 
     2015     2014     2013    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.39      $ 1.30      $ 1.02      $ 1.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.03        0.01        (f)      (f) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.04     0.08        0.28        0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.01     0.09        0.28        0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

        

From Net Investment Income

     (0.01     (f)      (f)        

From Capital Gains

     (0.02     (f)      (f)        

From Return of Capital

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.03                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.35      $ 1.39      $ 1.30      $ 1.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.73     7.15        28.17        1.83 (b) 

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     $94        $50        $20        $2   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.65        1.47        0.54        (0.01 )(b) 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.09        0.05        0.05        0.05 (c) 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05 (c) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     2.67        1.53        1.22        0.76 (b) 

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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Conservative Allocation Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.25      $ 1.22      $ 1.15      $ 1.11      $ 1.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.02        0.03        0.03        (f)      0.03   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.01     0.05        0.05        0.08        0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     0.01        0.08        0.08        0.08        0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.03     (f)      (0.03     (0.03

From Capital Gains

     (0.03     (0.02     (0.01     (0.01     (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.06     (0.05     (0.01     (0.04     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.20      $ 1.25      $ 1.22      $ 1.15      $ 1.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.44        6.62        7.34        7.44        5.79   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     128        123        98        86        66   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.32        2.31        2.45        0.03        3.40   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.02                               

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.02                               

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     10.58        17.24        10.16        10.14        12.14   

Moderate Allocation Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.52      $ 1.45      $ 1.27      $ 1.18      $ 1.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.03        0.03        0.03        (f)      0.03   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.09        0.16        0.13        0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            0.12        0.19        0.13        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.03     (f)      (0.03     (0.03

From Capital Gains

     (0.08     (0.02     (0.01     (0.01     (f) 

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.11     (0.05     (0.01     (0.04     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.41      $ 1.52      $ 1.45      $ 1.27      $ 1.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.16        7.71        15.66        10.90        4.19   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     316        315        281        225        182   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.09        1.95        2.09        0.02        2.68   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.02                               

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.02                               

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     8.10        13.87        4.71        8.11        11.21   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.77      $ 1.69      $ 1.38      $ 1.24      $ 1.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.03        0.03        0.03        (f)      0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.05     0.11        0.30        0.17        (f) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     (0.02     0.14        0.33        0.17        0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.03     (f)      (0.03     (0.02

From Capital Gains

     (0.12     (0.03     (0.02     (f)        

From Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.15     (0.06     (0.02     (0.03     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.60      $ 1.77      $ 1.69      $ 1.38      $ 1.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.38     7.66        24.19        13.41        2.31   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     249        255        236        187        158   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     1.81        1.60        1.75        0.01        2.13   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.02                               

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%) (d)

     0.02                               

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     7.86        19.61        4.93        7.82        7.73   

Money Market Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.20      $ 1.20      $ 1.20      $ 1.20      $ 1.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (f)      (f)      (f)      (f)      (f) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (f)      (f)      (f)      (f)      (f) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

                                   

From Capital Gains

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.20      $ 1.20      $ 1.20      $ 1.20      $ 1.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.11     (0.14     (0.16     (0.17     (0.17

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     67        77        84        90        101   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     (0.11     (0.14     (0.16     (0.18     (0.17

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.26        0.24        0.27        0.30        0.31   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.26        0.24        0.27        0.30        0.31   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     NA        NA        NA        NA        NA   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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Mid-Term Bond Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.06      $ 1.05      $ 1.09      $ 1.06      $ 1.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.03        0.03        0.03        0.03        0.03   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.02        (0.04     (f)      0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

            0.05        (0.01     0.03        0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.03     (0.03     (f)      (0.03

From Capital Gains

     (f)      (0.01     (f)      (f)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.03     (0.04     (0.03            (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.03      $ 1.06      $ 1.05      $ 1.09      $ 1.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.61        3.22        (0.55     3.33        6.34   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     452        435        392        387        338   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.68        2.57        2.77        2.94        3.02   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.46        0.49        0.51        0.55        0.55   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.46        0.49        0.51        0.55        0.55   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     19.07        36.56        23.94        14.30        23.69   

Bond Fund

 

 

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.45      $ 1.41      $ 1.47      $ 1.39      $ 1.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.04        0.04        0.05        0.05        0.05   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (0.03     0.04        (0.06     0.03        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

     0.01        0.08        (0.01     0.08        0.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividend Distributions:

          

From Net Investment Income

     (0.05     (0.04     (0.05     (f)      (0.05

From Capital Gains

     (f)             (f)               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.05     (0.04     (0.05            (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.41      $ 1.45      $ 1.41      $ 1.47      $ 1.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     0.33        6.31        (0.91     5.79        7.30   

Net Assets, End of Period ($millions)

     1,007        956        804        753        635   

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%)

     2.93        3.59        3.35        3.55        3.61   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Before Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.45        0.48        0.51        0.55        0.55   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets After Expense Reimbursement (%)

     0.45        0.48        0.51        0.55        0.55   

Portfolio Turnover Rate (%) (a)

     27.51        15.00        27.41        28.89        30.24   

 

(a) Portfolio turnover rate excludes all short-term securities.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Allocation and Retirement Funds exclude expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) For the period October 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
(f) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

NA = Not Applicable

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

320 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022

800-468-3785

 

EQUITY INDEX FUND    2010 RETIREMENT FUND
ALL AMERICA FUND    2015 RETIREMENT FUND
MID CAP VALUE FUND    2020 RETIREMENT FUND
MID-CAP EQUITY INDEX FUND    2025 RETIREMENT FUND
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND    2030 RETIREMENT FUND
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND    2035 RETIREMENT FUND
COMPOSITE FUND    2040 RETIREMENT FUND
INTERNATIONAL FUND    2045 RETIREMENT FUND
BOND FUND    2050 RETIREMENT FUND
MID-TERM BOND FUND    2055 RETIREMENT FUND

MONEY MARKET FUND

   CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

RETIREMENT INCOME FUND

   MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND
   AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

May 1, 2016

This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. You should read it in conjunction with the Mutual of America Investment Corporation (the “Investment Company”) Prospectus dated May 1, 2016, and you should keep it for future use. The Investment Company’s audited financial statements, and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon, included in its most recent annual report to shareholders are incorporated by reference and made a part of this SAI. (See File No. 811-05084, filed March 7, 2016).

Copies of the Prospectus and most recent shareholder report are available to you at no charge. To obtain a copy of either document, you may write to the Investment Company at the above address or call the toll-free telephone number listed above.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    

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Investment Company’s Form of Operations

     2   

Investment Strategies and Related Risks

     3   

Additional Permitted Investments

     3   

Additional Investment Strategies

     6   

Additional Information about Specific Types of Securities

     10   

Insurance Law Restrictions

     14   

Fundamental Investment Restrictions

     15   

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies

     16   

Management of the Investment Company

     19   

Investment Advisory Arrangements

     27   

Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage

     34   

Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares

     35   

Taxation of the Funds

     37   

Distribution Arrangements

     38   

Yield and Performance Information

     38   

Description of Corporate Bond Ratings

     43   

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     44   

Legal Matters

     44   

Custodian

     44   

Use of Standard & Poor’s Indices

     44   

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

     45   


INVESTMENT COMPANY’S FORM OF OPERATIONS

History and Operating Form

 

 

The Investment Company was formed on February 21, 1986 as a Maryland corporation. It is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Investment Company was created to replace a former actively managed separate account of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company (“Insurance Company”).

The Investment Company issues separate classes (or series) of stock, each of which represents a separate portfolio of investments (a “Fund”). There are currently twenty-five Funds: the Equity Index Fund, All America Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Composite Fund, International Fund, Bond Fund, Mid-Term Bond Fund, Money Market Fund, Retirement Income Fund, 2010 Retirement Fund, 2015 Retirement Fund, 2020 Retirement Fund, 2025 Retirement Fund, 2030 Retirement Fund, 2035 Retirement Fund, 2040 Retirement Fund, 2045 Retirement Fund, 2050 Retirement Fund, 2055 Retirement Fund (together, these eleven Funds are sometimes referred to as the “Retirement Funds”), Conservative Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund and Aggressive Allocation Fund (together, these three Funds are sometimes referred to as the “Allocation Funds”). Prior to May 1, 1994, the All America Fund was known as the Stock Fund and had different investment objectives.

Offering of Shares

 

 

The Investment Company offers Fund shares only to separate accounts of the Insurance Company and to certain separate accounts of the Insurance Company’s former indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, The American Life Insurance Company of New York, now known as Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York (“Wilton Re”). In this SAI, the Insurance Company and Wilton Re are referred to as the “Insurance Companies” and the separate accounts of the Insurance Companies are referred to as the “Separate Accounts”.

Contractholders, participants and policyowners of variable annuity contracts and variable life policies issued by the Insurance Companies allocate their contributions and premiums to funds of the Separate Accounts that purchase shares in the corresponding Funds that are available to each Separate Account. The Allocation Funds, Retirement Funds, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and International Fund are not available to the American Separate Accounts, which are the Separate Accounts through which allocations may be made by owners of contracts and policies issued by the American Life Insurance Company of New York, now known as Wilton Re. The Retirement Funds are not available to Separate Account No. 3, which serves variable universal life insurance contracts. The Insurance Companies are the record holders of the Investment Company Funds’ shares.

Description of Shares

 

 

The authorized capital stock of the Investment Company consists of 9.25 billion shares of common stock, $.01 par value. The Investment Company currently has twenty-five classes of common stock, with each class representing a Fund. The Investment Company may establish additional Funds and may allocate its authorized shares either to new classes or to one or more of the existing classes.

All shares of common stock, of whatever class, are entitled to one vote. The votes of all classes are cast on an aggregate basis, except that if the interests of the Funds differ, the voting is on a Fund-by-Fund basis. Examples of matters that would require a Fund-by-Fund vote are changes in the fundamental investment policy of a particular Fund and approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement or a Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund. The shares of each Fund, when issued, will be fully paid and nonassessable and will have no preference, preemptive, conversion, exchange or similar rights. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights. Each issued and outstanding share in a Fund is entitled to participate equally in dividends and other distributions declared by the Fund and in the net assets of that Fund upon liquidation or dissolution remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities. Accrued liabilities that are not allocable to one or more Funds will generally be allocated among the Funds in proportion to their relative net assets. In the unlikely event that any Fund incurred liabilities in excess of its assets, the other Funds could be liable for the excess.

 

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INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

The Prospectus describes each Fund’s principal investment strategy(ies) and the related risks. You should refer to “Summary of How Our Funds Invest” and “Details about How Our Funds Invest” in the Prospectus to learn about those strategies and risks.

Additional Permitted Investments

 

 

The Investment Company’s Funds may use investment strategies and purchase types of securities in addition to those discussed in the Prospectus.

Equity Index Fund and Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund: In addition to common stocks and futures contracts, the Funds may invest in:

 

    money market instruments, and

 

    U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations.

All America Fund: In addition to common stocks, the Adviser, who actively manages approximately 40% of the net assets of the All America Fund (the “Active Assets”), may invest assets in:

 

    securities convertible into common stocks, including warrants and convertible bonds,

 

    bonds,

 

    money market instruments,

 

    U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations,

 

    foreign securities and ADRs,

 

    futures and options contracts, and

 

    preferred stock.

The portion of the All America Fund invested to replicate the S&P 500® Index (the “Indexed Assets”) also may be invested in:

 

    money market instruments, and

 

    U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations.

The Adviser may manage cash allocated to the Active Assets prior to investment in securities.

Mid Cap Value Fund: In addition to common stocks, the Mid Cap Value Fund may invest in:

 

    securities convertible into common stocks, including warrants and convertible bonds,

 

    bonds,

 

    money market instruments,

 

    U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations,

 

    foreign securities and ADRs,

 

    futures and options contracts, and

 

    preferred stock.

Small Cap Value Fund: In addition to common stocks, the Small Cap Value Fund may invest in:

 

    securities convertible into common stocks, including warrants and convertible bonds,

 

    bonds,

 

    money market instruments,

 

    U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations,

 

    foreign securities and ADRs,

 

    futures and options contracts, and

 

    preferred stock.

 

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Small Cap Growth Fund: In addition to common stocks, the Small Cap Growth Fund may invest in:

 

    securities convertible into common stocks, including warrants and convertible bonds,

 

    bonds,

 

    money market instruments,

 

    U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations,

 

    foreign securities and ADRs,

 

    futures and options contracts, and

 

    preferred stock.

Composite Fund: In addition to common stocks, the equity portion of the Composite Fund may be invested in:

 

    securities convertible into common stocks, including warrants,

 

    preferred stock,

 

    money market instruments,

 

    U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations,

 

    foreign securities and ADRs, and

 

    futures and options contracts.

In addition to investment grade debt securities of the type described in the Prospectus, the fixed-income portion of the Composite Fund may be invested in:

 

    asset-backed securities,

 

    money market instruments,

 

    non-investment grade securities,

 

    foreign securities,

 

    options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, and

 

    equipment trust certificates.

International Fund: In addition to common stocks, iShares Funds, Vanguard exchange traded funds, and exchange traded funds that track or reflect the MSCI EAFE Index, the International Fund may invest in:

 

    foreign securities and ADRs,

 

    futures and options contracts, and

 

    money market instruments.

Bond Fund and Mid-Term Bond Fund (the “Bond Funds”): In addition to investment grade debt securities of the type described in the Prospectus, each Bond Fund may invest in:

 

    asset-backed securities,

 

    non-investment grade securities, for up to 20% of its assets,

 

    foreign securities,

 

    cash and money market instruments,

 

    stocks acquired either by conversion of fixed-income securities or by the exercise of warrants attached to fixed income securities,

 

    preferred stock,

 

    options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, and

 

    equipment trust certificates.

 

    The Fund does not currently invest in foreign securities, although it is possible that such investments can be made in the future.

 

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Money Market Fund: In addition to commercial paper and U.S. Treasury Bills, the Fund may invest in any of the following kinds of money market instruments, payable in United States dollars:

 

    securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or a U.S. Government agency or instrumentality;

 

    negotiable certificates of deposit, bank time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and other short-term debt obligations of domestic banks and foreign branches of domestic banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks, which at the time of their most recent annual financial statements show assets in excess of $5 billion;

 

    certificates of deposit, time deposits and other short-term debt obligations of domestic savings and loan associations, which at the time of their most recent annual financial statements show assets in excess of $1 billion;

 

    repurchase agreements covering government securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or bankers’ acceptances;

 

    variable amount floating rate notes; and

 

    debt securities issued by a corporation.

The Money Market Fund may enter into transactions in options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts on United States Treasury securities.

Under the Money Market Fund’s investment policy, money market instruments and other short-term debt securities means securities that have a remaining term to maturity of 397 calendar days or less. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the securities held by the Money Market Fund will not exceed 60 days.

The securities in the Money Market Fund must meet the following quality requirements —

 

    All of the securities held by the Money Market Fund must have a remaining maturity of 397 calendar days or less; and

 

    All of the securities held by the Money Market Fund must have been determined by the Money Market Fund’s Board of Directors to present minimal credit risks to the fund. Such determination must include an analysis of the capacity of the security’s issuer or guarantor to meet its financial obligations, and such analysis must include, to the extent appropriate, consideration of the following factors with respect to the security’s issuer or guarantor: (A) Financial condition; (B) Sources of liquidity; (C) Ability to react to future market-wide and issuer- or guarantor-specific events, including ability to repay debt in a highly adverse situation; and (D) Strength of the issuer or guarantor’s industry within the economy and relative to economic trends, and issuer’s or guarantor’s competitive position within its industry.

The Adviser must provide an ongoing review of whether each security (other than any U.S. government security) continues to present minimal credit risks. Upon the occurrence of a default with respect to a portfolio security, a portfolio security ceasing to be an eligible security, or an event of insolvency with respect to the issuer of a security or the provider of any guarantee, then the Fund will sell any such securities as soon as practicable, unless the Board of Directors determines that sale of those securities would not be in the best interests of the Fund.

The Money Market Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of, or subject to puts from, any one issuer (other than U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. government securities) provided that (a) the Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities issued or guaranteed by a single issuer with respect to which the Fund has purchased an unconditional put and (b) the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the securities of a single issuer for up to three business days, provided that it does so with respect to only one issuer at any time.

Retirement Funds: In addition to shares of other Funds of the Investment Company, the Retirement Funds may each invest in:

 

    securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or a U.S. Government agency or instrumentality; and

 

    commercial paper and other short-term paper as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

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Allocation Funds: In addition to shares of other Funds of the Investment Company, the Aggressive Allocation, Moderate Allocation and Conservative Allocation Funds may each invest in:

 

    securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or a U.S. Government agency or instrumentality; and

 

    commercial paper and other short-term paper as defined in the 1940 Act.

Additional Investment Strategies

 

 

Lending of Securities

The Funds have the authority to lend their securities. The Funds will not lend any securities until the Investment Company’s Board of Directors approves a form of securities lending agreement. Refer to “Fundamental Investment Restrictions”, paragraph 9, and “Non-Fundamental Investment Policies”, paragraph 9, for descriptions of the fundamental and current restrictions on lending by the Funds.

Upon lending securities, a Fund must receive as collateral cash, securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, or letters of credit of certain banks selected by the Adviser. The collateral amount at all times while the loan is outstanding must be maintained in amounts equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities.

The Fund will continue to receive interest or dividends on the securities lent. In addition, it will receive a portion of the income generated by the short-term investment of cash received as collateral, or, alternatively, where securities or a letter of credit are used as collateral, a lending fee paid directly to the Fund by the borrower of the securities. A Fund will have the right to terminate a securities loan at any time. The Fund will have the right to regain record ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise beneficial rights, such as voting rights or subscription rights.

Loans of securities will be made only to firms that the Adviser deems creditworthy. There are risks of delay in recovery and even loss of rights in the collateral, however, if the borrower of securities defaults, becomes the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise is unable to fulfill its obligations or fails financially.

Repurchase Agreements

The Funds have the authority to enter into repurchase agreements. A Fund may not invest more than 10% of its total assets in repurchase agreements or time deposits that mature in more than seven days. The Funds will not enter into any repurchase agreements until the Investment Company’s Board of Directors approves a form of repurchase agreement and authorizes entities as counterparties.

Under a repurchase agreement, a Fund acquires underlying debt instruments for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week and never more than one year) subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase (and the Fund to resell) the instrument at a fixed price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. This results in a fixed rate of return insulated from market fluctuation during such period. Accrued interest on the underlying security will not be included for purposes of valuing a Fund’s assets.

Repurchase agreements have the characteristics of loans by a Fund and will be fully collateralized (either with physical securities or evidence of book entry transfer to the account of the custodian bank) at all times. During the term of the repurchase agreement, the Fund retains the security subject to the repurchase agreement as collateral securing the seller’s repurchase obligation, continually monitors the market value of the security subject to the agreement and requires the Fund’s seller to deposit with the Fund additional collateral equal to any amount by which the market value of the security subject to the repurchase agreement falls below the resale amount provided under the repurchase agreement.

The Funds will enter into repurchase agreements only with member banks of the Federal Reserve System and with dealers in U.S. Government securities whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory. Securities underlying repurchase agreements will be limited to certificates of deposit, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances, or obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, in which the Funds may otherwise invest.

 

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A seller of a repurchase agreement could default and not repurchase from a Fund the security that is the subject of the agreement. The Fund would look to the collateral underlying the seller’s repurchase agreement, including the securities subject to the repurchase agreement, for satisfaction of the seller’s obligation to the Fund. In such event, the Fund might incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral and might suffer a loss if the value of the collateral declines. There is a risk that if the issuer of the repurchase agreement becomes involved in bankruptcy proceedings, the Fund might be delayed or prevented from liquidating the underlying security or otherwise obtaining it for its own purposes, if the Fund did not have actual or book entry possession of the security.

When Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities

The Funds may from time to time in the ordinary course of business purchase fixed income securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, which means that at the time of purchase the price and yield are fixed, but payment and delivery occur at a future date. Upon purchase of a when-issued or delayed delivery security, a Fund will record the transaction and include the security’s value in determining its net asset value and will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other liquid securities in an amount sufficient to pay the purchase price of the security upon delivery. When the security is delivered to the Fund, its market value may be more or less than the purchase price. A Fund will enter into commitments for when-issued or delayed delivery securities only when it intends to acquire the securities, but if it does sell securities before delivery, the Fund may have a capital gain or loss.

Rule 144A Investments, Section 4(2) Commercial Paper and Illiquid Securities

Each Fund, with respect to not more than 10% of its total assets, may purchase securities that are not readily marketable, or are “illiquid”. Repurchase agreements of more than seven days’ duration and variable and floating rate demand notes not requiring receipt of the principal note amount within seven days’ notice are considered illiquid. A Fund may incur higher transaction costs and require more time to complete transactions for the purchase and sale of illiquid securities than for readily marketable securities. When a Fund determines to sell an illiquid security within a relatively short time period, it may have to accept a lower sales price than if the security were readily marketable. Refer to “Non-Fundamental Investment Policies”, paragraph 10. The Adviser will make a factual determination as to whether securities with contractual or legal restrictions on resale purchased by a Fund are liquid, based on the frequency of trades and quotes, the number of dealers and potential purchasers, dealer undertakings to make a market, and the nature of the security and the marketplace, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Directors of the Investment Company. Securities that are eligible for purchase and sale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act) shall be considered liquid, provided the Adviser has not made a contrary determination regarding liquidity in accordance with the Board’s procedures. Rule 144A permits certain qualified institutional buyers to trade in securities even though the securities are not registered under the 1933 Act. In addition, commercial paper privately placed in accordance with Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act also will be considered liquid, provided the requirements set forth in the Board’s procedures are satisfied.

Options and Futures Contracts

Each of the Funds other than the Allocation Funds and the Retirement Funds may purchase and sell options and futures contracts, as described below. Refer to “Non-Fundamental Investment Policies” below, paragraph 1, for a description of the current restrictions on the Funds’ purchase of options and futures contracts.

Each Fund may sell a call option contract on a security it holds in its portfolio (called a covered call), and it may buy a call option contract on the security to close out a position created by the sale of a covered call.

 

    A call option is a short-term contract (generally having a duration of nine months or less) which gives the purchaser of the option the right to purchase the underlying security at a fixed exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option regardless of the market price of the security during the option period. As consideration for writing a covered call option, a Fund (the seller) receives from the purchaser a premium, which the Fund retains whether or not the option is exercised. The seller of the call option has the obligation, upon the exercise of the option by the purchaser, to sell the underlying security at the exercise price at any time during the option period.

 

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Each Fund may buy a put option contract on a security it holds in its portfolio, and it may sell a put option contract on the security to close out a position created by the purchase of the put option contract.

 

    A put option is a similar short-term contract that gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell the underlying security at a fixed exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option regardless of the market price of the security during the option period. As consideration for the put option, a Fund (the purchaser) pays the seller a premium, which the seller retains whether or not the option is exercised. The seller of the put option has the obligation, upon the exercise of the option by the purchaser, to purchase the underlying security at the exercise price at any time during the option period. The buying of a covered put contract limits the downside exposure for the investment in the underlying security to the combination of the exercise price less the premium paid.

Each Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, and purchase options on futures contracts, on fixed-income securities or on an index of securities, such as the Standard & Poor’s 100® Index, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index or the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index.

 

    A futures contract on fixed income securities requires the seller to deliver, and the purchaser to accept delivery of, a stated quantity of a given type of fixed income security for a fixed price at a specified time in the future. A futures contract or option on a stock index provides for the making and acceptance of a cash settlement equal to the change in value of a hypothetical portfolio of stocks between the time the contract is entered into and the time it is liquidated, times a fixed multiplier. Futures contracts may be traded domestically only on exchanges which have been designated as “contract markets” by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, such as the Chicago Board of Trade.

 

    An option on a futures contract provides the purchaser with the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a “long” position in the underlying futures contract (in the case of a call option on a futures contract), or a “short” position in the underlying futures contract (in the case of a put option on a futures contract), at a fixed price up to a stated expiration date. Upon exercise of the option by the holder, the contract market clearing house establishes a corresponding short position for the writer of the option, in the case of a call option, or a corresponding long position in the case of a put option. In the event that an option is exercised, the parties are subject to all of the risks associated with the trading of futures contracts, such as payment of margin deposits.

 

    A Fund does not pay or receive a payment upon its purchase or sale of a futures contract. Initially, a Fund will be required to deposit with the Fund’s custodian in the broker’s name an amount of cash or U.S. Treasury bills equal to approximately 5% of the contract amount. This amount is known as “initial margin.”

 

    While a futures contract is outstanding, there will be subsequent payments, called “maintenance margin”, to and from the broker. These payments will be made on a daily or intraday basis as the price of the underlying instrument or stock index fluctuates making, the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable. This process is known as “mark to market”. At any time prior to expiration of the futures contract, a Fund may elect to close the position by taking an opposite position, which will operate to terminate the Fund’s position in the futures contract and may require additional transaction costs. A final determination of margin is then made, additional cash is required to be paid by or released to the Fund, and the Fund realizes a loss or gain.

A Fund may use futures contracts to protect against general increases or decreases in the levels of securities prices, in the manner described below.

 

    When a Fund anticipates a general decrease in the market value of portfolio securities, it may sell futures contracts. If the market value falls, the decline in the Fund’s net asset value may be offset, in whole or in part, by corresponding gains on the futures position.

 

    A Fund may sell futures contracts on fixed-income securities in anticipation of a rise in interest rates, that would cause a decline in the value of fixed-income securities held in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

    A Fund may sell stock index futures contracts in anticipation of a general market wide decline that would reduce the value of its portfolio of stocks.

 

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    When a Fund projects an increase in the cost of fixed-income securities or stocks to be acquired in the future, the Fund may purchase futures contracts on fixed-income securities or stock indexes. If the hedging transaction is successful, the increased cost of securities subsequently acquired may be offset, in whole or in part, by gains on the futures position.

 

    Instead of purchasing or selling futures contracts, a Fund may purchase call or put options on futures contracts in order to protect against declines in the value of portfolio securities or against increases in the cost of securities to be acquired.

 

    Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less risk in hedging a portfolio than the purchase and sale of the underlying futures contracts, since the potential loss is limited to the amount of the premium paid for the option, plus related transaction costs.

 

    As in the case of purchases and sales of futures contracts, a Fund may be able to offset declines in the value of portfolio securities, or increases in the cost of securities acquired, through gains realized on its purchases of options on futures.

 

    The Funds also may purchase put options on securities or stock indexes for the same types of securities for hedging purposes. The purchase of a put option on a security or stock index permits a Fund to protect against declines in the value of the underlying security or securities in a manner similar to the sale of futures contracts.

 

    In addition, the Funds may write call options on portfolio securities or on stock indexes for the purpose of increasing their returns and/or to protect the value of their portfolios.

 

    When a Fund writes an option which expires unexercised or is closed out by the Fund at a profit, it will retain the premium paid for the option, less related transaction costs, which will increase its gross income and will offset in part the reduced value of a portfolio security in connection with which the option may have been written.

 

    If the price of the security underlying the option moves adversely to the Fund’s position, the option may be exercised and the Fund will be required to sell the security at a disadvantageous price, resulting in losses which may be only partially offset by the amount of the premium.

 

    A call option on a security written by a Fund will be covered through ownership of the security underlying the option or through ownership of an absolute and immediate right to acquire such security upon conversion or exchange of other securities held in its portfolio.

Risks in futures and options transactions include the following:

 

    There may be a lack of liquidity, which could make it difficult or impossible for a Fund to close out existing positions and realize gains or limit losses.

The liquidity of a secondary market in futures contracts or options on futures contracts may be adversely affected by “daily price fluctuation limits,” established by the exchanges on which such instruments are traded, which limit the amount of fluctuation in the price of a contract during a single trading day. Once the limit in a particular contract has been reached, no further trading in such contract may occur beyond such limit, thus preventing the liquidation of positions, and requiring traders to make additional variation margin payments. Market liquidity in options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts may also be adversely affected by trading halts, suspensions, exchange or clearing house equipment failures, government intervention, insolvency of a brokerage firm or clearing house or other disruptions of normal trading activity.

 

    The securities held in a Fund’s portfolios may not exactly duplicate the security or securities underlying the options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts traded by the Fund, and as a result the price of the portfolio securities being hedged will not move in the same amount or direction as the underlying index, securities or debt obligation.

 

    A Fund purchasing an option may lose the entire amount of the premium plus related transaction costs.

 

    For options on futures contracts, changes in the value of the underlying futures contract may not be fully reflected in the value of the option.

 

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    With respect to options and options on futures contracts, the Funds are subject to the risk of market movements between the time that the option is exercised and the time of performance thereunder.

 

    In writing a covered call option on a security or a stock index, a Fund may incur the risk that changes in the value of the instruments used to cover the position will not correlate precisely with changes in the value of the option or underlying the index or instrument.

 

    The opening of a futures position and the writing of an option are transactions that involve substantial leverage. As a result, relatively small movements in the price of the contract can result in substantial unrealized gains or losses.

Additional Information about Specific Types of Securities

 

 

Non-Investment Grade Securities

The Bond Funds may purchase non-investment grade debt securities. In addition, the Bond Funds and the other Funds that purchase debt securities may hold a security that becomes non-investment grade as a result of impairments of the issuer’s credit.

Fixed-income securities that are rated in the lower rating categories of the nationally recognized rating services (Ba or lower by Moody’s and BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s), or unrated securities of comparable quality, are commonly known as non-investment grade securities or “junk bonds”. Junk bonds are regarded as being predominantly speculative as to the issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and interest. Investment in non-investment grade securities involves substantial risk. Junk bonds may be issued by less creditworthy companies or by larger, highly leveraged companies, and are frequently issued in corporate restructurings, such as mergers and leveraged buy-outs. Such securities are particularly vulnerable to adverse changes in the issuer’s industry and in general economic conditions. Junk bonds frequently are junior obligations of their issuers, so that in the event of the issuer’s bankruptcy, claims of the holders of junk bonds will be satisfied only after satisfaction of the claims of senior security holders.

Non-investment grade bonds tend to be more volatile than higher-rated fixed-income securities, so that adverse economic events may have a greater impact on the prices of junk bonds than on higher-rated fixed-income securities. Junk bonds generally are purchased and sold through dealers who make a market in such securities for their own accounts. However, there are fewer dealers in the non-investment grade bond market, and the market may be less liquid than the market for higher-rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions. Also, there may be significant disparities in the prices quoted for junk bonds by various dealers. Adverse economic conditions or investor perceptions (whether or not based on economic fundamentals) may impair the liquidity of this market, and may cause the prices that a Fund may receive for any non-investment grade bonds to be reduced, or might cause a Fund to experience difficulty in liquidating a portion of its portfolio.

U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations

All of the Funds may invest in U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency obligations. Some of these securities also may be considered money market instruments. Some also may be mortgage-backed securities or zero coupon securities.

U.S. Government Obligations: These securities are issued and guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States Government. They include a variety of Treasury securities, which differ only in their interest rates, maturities and times of issuance. Treasury bills have a maturity of one year or less. Treasury notes at the time of issuance have maturities of two to ten years and Treasury bonds have a maturity of 30 years.

U.S. Government Agency Obligations: Agencies of the United States Government that issue or guarantee obligations include, among others, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Farmers Home Administration, Federal Housing Administration, Government National Mortgage Association, Student Loan Marketing Association, Maritime Administration, Small Business Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Instrumentalities of the United States Government that issue or guarantee obligations include, among others Federal Farm Credit Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks and Banks for Cooperatives.

 

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Some of the securities issued by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury, while others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality that issued the obligation.

Money Market Instruments

All of the Funds may purchase money market instruments, which include the following.

Certificates of Deposit. Certificates of deposit are generally short term, interest-bearing negotiable certificates issued by banks or savings and loan associations against funds deposited in the issuing institution.

Time Deposits. Time deposits are deposits in a bank or other financial institution for a specified period of time at a fixed interest rate, for which no negotiable certificate is received.

Bankers’ Acceptance. A bankers’ acceptance is a draft drawn on a commercial bank by a borrower usually in connection with an international commercial transaction (to finance the import, export, transfer or storage of goods). The borrower is liable for payment as well as the bank, which unconditionally guarantees to pay the draft at its face amount on the maturity date. Most acceptances have maturities of six months or less and are traded in secondary markets prior to maturity.

Commercial Paper. Commercial paper refers to short-term, unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations to finance short-term credit needs. Commercial paper is usually sold on a discount basis and has a maturity at the time of issuance not exceeding nine months.

Variable Amount Floating Rate Notes. Variable floating rate notes are short-term, unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations to finance short-term credit needs. These are interest-bearing notes on which the interest rate generally fluctuates on a weekly basis.

Corporate Debt Securities. Corporate debt securities with a remaining maturity of less than one year tend to become extremely liquid and are traded as money market securities.

Treasury Bills. See “U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations” above.

Because the Money Market Fund and the other Funds generally will purchase only money market instruments that are rated high quality and have short terms to maturities, these money market instruments are considered to have low levels of market risk and credit risk.

Zero Coupon Securities and Discount Notes; Redeemable Securities

The Bond Funds and the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund may invest in discount notes and zero coupon securities. Discount notes mature in one year or less from the date of issuance. Zero coupon securities may be issued by corporations or by certain U.S. Government agencies.

Discount notes and zero coupon securities do not pay interest. Instead, they are issued at prices that are discounted from the principal (par) amount due at maturity. The difference between the issue price and the principal amount due at maturity (or the amount due at the expected redemption date in some cases if the securities are callable) is called “original issue discount”. A Fund must accrue original issue discount as income, even if the Fund does not actually receive any payment under the security during the accrual period. The purchase price paid for zero coupon securities at the time of issuance, or upon any subsequent resale, reflects a yield-to-maturity required by the purchaser from the purchase date to the maturity date (or expected redemption date).

Zero coupon securities and discount notes may fluctuate more in market value and be more difficult for a Fund to resell during periods of interest rate changes in the economy than comparable securities that pay interest in cash at regular intervals. The market values of outstanding debt securities generally decline when interest rates are rising, and during such periods a Fund may lose more investment capital if it sells zero coupon securities prior to their maturity date or expected redemption date than if it sells comparable interest-bearing securities. In general, the longer the remaining term to maturity or expected redemption of a security, the greater the impact on market value from rising interest rates.

 

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Foreign Securities and American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

In addition to investing in domestic securities, each of the Funds other than the Money Market Fund and the Allocation Funds may invest in securities of foreign issuers, including securities traded outside the United States. Foreign issues guaranteed by domestic corporations are considered to be domestic securities.

ADRs are dollar-denominated receipts issued generally by domestic banks and representing the deposit with the bank of a security of a foreign issuer. ADRs are publicly traded on exchanges or over-the-counter in the United States.

The Investment Company has a non-fundamental investment policy that limits foreign securities, including foreign exchange transactions, and ADRs to 25% of a Fund’s total assets, except that this policy does not apply to the International Fund. (See “Non-Fundamental Investment Policies”, paragraph 2.) The Investment Company currently anticipates that no Fund, except for the International Fund, will invest more than 10% of its total assets in foreign securities or foreign exchange transactions.

The Investment Company will consider special factors before investing in foreign securities and ADRs. These include:

 

    changes in currency rates or currency exchange control regulations,

 

    the unavailability of financial information or the difficulty of interpreting financial information prepared under foreign accounting standards,

 

    less liquidity and more volatility in foreign securities markets (not applicable to ADRs),

 

    the impact of political, social or diplomatic developments, and

 

    the difficulty of assessing economic trends in foreign countries.

The Funds could encounter greater difficulties in bringing legal processes abroad than would be encountered in the United States. In addition, transaction costs in foreign securities may be higher.

Exchange Traded Funds

An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a type of investment company that is similar to an index fund in that it primarily invests in securities of companies that are included in a particular market index. The shares of ETFs are traded on an exchange, similar to shares of stocks. The International Fund may invest in ETFs that reflect, replicate or closely follow the holdings in the EAFE Index. As described in the Prospectus, the International Fund’s ability to invest in underlying ETFs will be severely constrained unless the underlying ETFs have received exemptive orders from the SEC permitting such investments in excess of the limitations set forth in the 1940 Act and both the underlying ETFs and the International Fund takes all appropriate measures to comply with the terms and conditions of such orders. Other risks associated with investments in ETFs are described in more detail in the Prospectus.

Convertible Securities

The Bond Funds and the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund may invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities can be converted by the holder into common stock of the issuer, at the price and on the terms set forth by the issuer when the convertible securities are initially sold. Convertible securities normally provide a higher yield than the underlying stock but a lower yield than a fixed-income security without the convertibility feature. The price of the convertible security normally will vary to some degree with changes in the price of the underlying stock, although the higher yield tends to make the convertible security less volatile than the underlying common stock. The price of the convertible security also will vary to some degree inversely with interest rates.

Equipment Trust Certificates

The Bond Funds and the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund may invest in equipment trust certificates. The proceeds of those certificates are used to purchase equipment, such as railroad cars, airplanes or other equipment, which in turn serve as collateral for the related issue of certificates.

 

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The equipment subject to a trust generally is leased by a railroad, airline or other business, and rental payments provide the projected cash flow for the repayment of the equipment trust certificates. Holders of equipment trust certificates must look to the collateral securing the certificates, and any guarantee provided by the lessee or any parent corporation for the payment of lease amounts, in the case of default in the payment of principal and interest on the certificates.

The Investment Company currently has a non-fundamental investment policy that no Fund will invest more than 5% of its total assets in equipment trust certificates.

Asset-Backed Securities

The Bond Funds and the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund may invest in securities backed by consumer or credit card loans or other receivables or may purchase interests in pools of such assets.

Changes in interest rates may significantly affect the value of these securities, and prepayment rates will impact the yield and price of the securities. A decline in interest rates may result in increases in prepayment, and a Fund will have to invest prepayment proceeds at the prevailing lower interest rates. Asset-backed securities generally are not expected to prepay to the same extent as mortgage-backed securities in such circumstances. An increase in interest rates may result in prepayment at a rate slower than was assumed when the security was purchased. The creditworthiness of an issuer of asset-backed securities also may impact the value of the securities.

The Investment Company currently has a non-fundamental investment policy that no Fund will:

 

    invest more than 10% of its total assets in asset-backed securities,

 

    invest in interest-only strips or principal-only strips of asset-backed securities, or

 

    purchase the most speculative series or class of asset-backed securities issues.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

The Bond Funds and the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities. You should refer to the discussion of Mortgage-Backed Securities in the Prospectus under “Details about How Our Funds Invest and Related Risks Specific Investments or Strategies and Related Risks”.

 

    The Investment Company currently has a non-fundamental investment policy that no Fund will:

 

    if the Fund invests primarily in fixed income securities, invest more than 10% of its total assets in mortgage-backed securities that are not also considered to be U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities,

 

    if the Fund invests primarily in equity securities, invest in mortgage-backed securities unless they are also considered to be U.S. Government Securities,

 

    invest in interest-only strips or principal-only strips of mortgage-backed securities, or

 

    purchase the most speculative series or class of collateralized mortgage obligation issues or other mortgage-backed securities issues.

Warrants

The Bond Funds and the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund may acquire warrants. A warrant is an option to purchase common stock of an issuer and is issued in conjunction with another security, such as a debt obligation. A warrant specifies the price at which the holder may purchase shares of common stock and usually expires after a period of time. A warrantholder generally may pay cash for the common stock to be purchased or may surrender principal amount of the related debt security the warrantholder owns equal to the purchase price for the stock.

The common stock underlying a warrant may not increase in value after the date the warrant was issued, or may not increase up to the warrant exercise price. In this case, the warrant generally would have little value and could expire unexercised.

The Investment Company currently has a non-fundamental investment policy that no Fund will invest more than 5% of its assets in warrants.

 

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Preferred Stock

The Bond Funds and the fixed income portion of the Composite Fund may purchase preferred stock. A corporation may issue a form of equity security called preferred stock. Compared to common stock, preferred stock has advantages in the receipt of dividends and in the receipt of the corporation’s assets upon liquidation. Preferred stockholders, however, usually do not have voting rights at meetings of the corporation’s shareholders.

An issuer of preferred stock must pay a dividend to holders of preferred stock before it distributes a dividend to holders of common stock. When a corporation issues preferred stock, it sets a dividend rate, or a formula to determine the rate. If a corporation does not have sufficient earnings to pay the specified dividend to preferred stockholders, the unpaid dividend may accrue (cumulate) and become payable when the corporation’s earnings increase. Bondholders, in contrast, are entitled to receive interest and principal due, regardless of the issuer’s earnings.

Some issues of preferred stock give the holder the right to convert the preferred stock into shares of common stock, when certain conditions are met. A holder of preferred stock that is not convertible, or of preferred stock that is convertible but has not met the conditions for conversion, does not share in the earnings of the issuer other than through the receipt of dividends on the preferred stock. The market value of convertible preferred stock generally fluctuates more than the market value of nonconvertible preferred stock, because the value of the underlying common stock will affect the price of the convertible stock.

Preferred stock has the risk that a corporation may not have earnings from which to pay the dividends as they become due. Even if a corporation is paying dividends, if the dividend rate is fixed (and not variable), changes in interest rates generally will affect the market value of the preferred stock in the same manner as for debt obligations.

The Investment Company currently has a non-fundamental investment policy that no Fund will invest more than 10% of its assets in preferred stock.

Insurance Law Restrictions

Insurance laws and regulations in States where the Insurance Companies operate govern investments by Separate Accounts. If necessary in order for shares of the Investment Company’s Funds to remain eligible investments for the Separate Accounts, a Fund may from time to time limit the amount of its investments in certain types of securities, such as foreign securities and debt or equity securities of certain issuers.

Restrictions on the Use of Futures Contracts and Options

Each non-money market fund may enter into futures contracts, options, options on futures contracts, or swap agreements as permitted by its investment policies and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules. The advisor to each fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, the advisor is not subject to registration or regulation as commodity pool operator under that Act with respect to its provision of services to each fund.

The CFTC recently adopted certain rule amendments that, once effective, may impose additional limits on the ability of the funds to invest in futures contracts, options on futures, swaps, and certain other commodity interests if its investment advisor does not register with the CFTC as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to such fund. It is expected that the funds will be able to execute their investment strategies within the limits adopted by the CFTC’s rules. As a result, the advisor does not intend to register with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator on behalf of any of the funds. In the event that one of the funds engages in transactions that necessitate future registration with the CFTC, the advisor will register as a commodity pool operator and comply with applicable regulations with respect to that fund.

To the extent required by law, each fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations under the futures contracts and options.

 

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FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies. The Funds may not change these policies unless a majority of the outstanding voting shares of each affected Fund approves the change. No Fund will:

 

1. underwrite the securities issued by other companies, except to the extent that the Fund’s purchase and sale of portfolio securities may be deemed to be an underwriting;

 

2. purchase physical commodities or contracts involving physical commodities;

 

3. based on its investments in individual issuers, be non-diversified as defined under the 1940 Act, which currently restricts a Fund, with respect to 75% of the value of its total assets, from investing more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer, other than (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government Securities”), and (ii) securities of other registered investment companies; in addition the Money Market Fund will not invest in any securities that would cause it to fail to comply with applicable diversification requirements for money market funds under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time;

 

4. based on its investment in an issuer’s voting securities, be non-diversified as defined under the 1940 Act, which currently restricts a Fund, with respect to 75% of the value of its total assets, from purchasing more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer other than (i) U.S. Government Securities, and (ii) securities of other registered investment companies, and imposes additional restrictions on the Money Market Fund;

 

5. issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder as amended from time to time;

 

6. invest more than 25% of its assets in the securities of issuers in one industry, other than U.S. Government Securities, except that the Money Market Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industry. For Funds that invest in other Funds and/or exchange traded funds, the Fund will look through to the underlying Funds and/or exchange traded funds to ensure compliance with this policy;

 

7. purchase real estate or mortgages directly, but a Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities and may purchase the securities of companies whose businesses deal in real estate or mortgages, including real estate investment trusts;

 

8. borrow money, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, which currently limit a Fund’s borrowing to 33 13% of total assets (including the amount borrowed) minus liabilities (other than borrowings) and require the reduction of any excess borrowing within three business days; or

 

9. lend assets to other persons (with a Fund’s entry into repurchase agreements or the purchase of debt securities not being considered the making of a loan), except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, which currently limit a Fund’s lending to 33 13% of its total assets, or pursuant to any exemptive relief granted by the SEC.

Current 1940 Act provisions applicable to fundamental investment restriction #3 above: The 1940 Act and rules thereunder currently restrict a Fund, with respect to 75% of the value of its total assets, from investing more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer, other than (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government Securities”), and (ii) securities of other registered investment companies;

Current 1940 Act provisions applicable to fundamental investment restriction #4 above: The 1940 Act and rules thereunder currently restrict a Fund, with respect to 75% of the value of its total assets, from purchasing more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer other than (i) U.S. Government Securities, and (ii) securities of other registered investment companies, and imposes additional restrictions on the Money Market Fund.

Current 1940 Act provisions applicable to fundamental investment restriction #8 above: The 1940 Act and rules thereunder currently limit a Fund’s borrowing to 33 13% of total assets (including the amount borrowed) minus liabilities (other than borrowings) and require the reduction of any excess borrowing within three days (excluding Sundays and holidays).

 

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Current 1940 Act provisions applicable to fundamental investment restriction #9 above: The 1940 Act and rules thereunder currently limit a Fund’s lending to 33 13% of its total assets, with a Fund’s entry into repurchase agreements or the purchase of debt securities not being considered the making of a loan for this purpose.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES

The following investment restrictions are not fundamental policies. They may be changed without shareholder approval by a vote of the Board of Directors of the Investment Company, subject to any limits imposed by the 1940 Act or applicable regulatory authorities and subject to each Fund’s investment objectives and permitted investments. No Fund will:

 

1. purchase or sell options or futures contracts or options on futures contracts unless the options or contracts relate to U.S. issuers or U.S. stock indexes and are not for speculation, and in addition (i) a Fund may write only covered call options and may buy put options only if it holds the related securities, (ii) a Fund may invest in futures contracts to hedge not more than 20% of its total assets, and (iii) premiums paid on outstanding options contracts may not exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets;

 

2. with the sole exception of the International Fund, invest in foreign exchange nor invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers and American Depository Receipts (ADRs);

 

3. invest for the purpose of exercising control over management of an issuer (either separately or together with any other Funds);

 

4. make short sales, except when the Fund owns or has the right to obtain securities of equivalent kind and amount that will be held for as long as the Fund is in a short position;

 

5. if its investment policy is to invest primarily in equity securities, purchase mortgage-backed securities unless they are also U.S. Government Securities, or if its investment policy is to invest primarily in fixed income securities, invest more than 10% of its total assets in mortgage-backed securities that are not also U.S. Government Securities;

 

6. invest in the securities of any registered investment company except as permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, or by any exemptive relief granted by the SEC, except that the Funds other than the Allocation Funds and the Retirement Funds may not acquire any securities of registered open-end investment companies in reliance on the provisions of Section 12(d)(1)(F) or (G) of the 1940 Act;

 

7. purchase securities on margin, except that credits for the clearance of portfolio transactions and the making of margin payments for futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute the purchasing of securities on margin;

 

8. borrow money except for temporary or emergency purposes (not for investment or leveraging) or under any reverse repurchase agreement, provided that a Fund’s aggregate borrowings may not exceed 10% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and it may not purchase additional securities if its borrowings exceed that limit;

 

9. lend more than 10% of its assets;

 

10. invest more than 10% of its total assets in securities that are considered to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or are otherwise not readily marketable, including repurchase agreements and time deposits that do not mature within seven days but excluding Rule 144A securities and other restricted securities that are determined to be liquid pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Directors;

 

11. invest more than 5% of its total assets in equipment trust certificates;

 

12. invest more than 10% of its total assets in asset-backed securities or purchase the most speculative series or class of asset-backed securities issues;

 

13. purchase the most speculative series or class of collateralized mortgage obligation issues or other mortgage-backed securities issues;

 

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14. invest in interest-only strips or principal only strips of asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities or other debt securities;

 

15. invest more than 5% of its assets in warrants; or

 

16. invest more than 10% of its assets in preferred stock.

A Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, which may cause the Fund to not achieve its investment objective. Should a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, it may change its allocation among the asset classes in which the Fund invests, including by increasing the percentage of cash held by the Fund.

Disclosure of Portfolio Securities Information. The policies and procedures of the Investment Company with respect to disclosure of portfolio securities information are set forth in its compliance manual, which has been approved and adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board has also approved the Principal Underwriter’s, Adviser’s and other service providers’ written compliance policies and procedures, which contain their policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of portfolio securities information. The Investment Company posts its top 10 holdings on its website each month. Typically the information is five to ten calendar days old when posted. The Investment Company discloses to shareholders and others only information that is made available to the public, on a quarterly basis. With the sole exception of certain disclosures to certain parties (“Recipients”) that are for legitimate business purposes and beneficial to the Investment Company, such as providing information reasonably requested by consultants and rating services, no information on portfolio securities will be disclosed to any party until it has first been made available to the public on the Investment Company’s website. Requests by Recipients will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and aside from the agreements described below, there are no ongoing arrangements for disclosing information to Recipients. Any disclosures to Recipients may be made only with advance approval of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and counsel, and, if the requested disclosure should include information not already available to the public as stated above, it must be covered by a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement which includes an agreement not to use the information to make trading decisions on behalf of the Recipient or others.

With respect to the Money Market Fund the Money Market Fund makes certain portfolio holdings information pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 available monthly on Mutual of America Life Insurance Company’s public website by posting the required information as of the last business day of the previous month, no later than the 5th business day of the month. This information will be maintained on the website for 6 months after posting, and a link is provided to the Fund information on the SEC website. Additionally the Fund provides the SEC with more detailed portfolio holdings information pursuant to Rule 2a-7 via a monthly electronic filing on Form N-MFP. Such information will be submitted electronically to the SEC as of the last business day of the prior month within 5 business days after the end of each month, in an eXtensible Markup Language (“XML”) tagged data format. A link to the Form N-MFP filings is provided on Mutual of America Life Insurance Company’s public website. As of April 14, 2016, pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Money Market Fund made certain portfolio holdings information available daily on Mutual of America Life Insurance Company’s public website by posting the required information each business day as of the end of the preceding business day. The website includes information for each day of the preceding six months, and a link is provided to the Fund information on the SEC website.

Recipients at the present time include third-parties that calculate information derived from holdings for use by the Adviser, third parties that supply analyses of holdings, and may include reputable ratings and ranking organizations. Entities receiving this information must agree to: reasonably ensure that the holdings information will be kept confidential, prevent employee use of the information for their personal benefit, and restrict the nature and type of information that they may disclose to third-parties. Primary reliance is placed on the reputation and experience of the third party in properly handling confidential information and non-disclosure agreements when determining that disclosure is not likely to be harmful to a fund.

At this time, the entities receiving information described in the prior paragraph under agreements containing confidentiality obligations are: FT Interactive (provides fixed income pricing for the purposes of NAV calculation, full or partial fund holdings daily, with no lag time), Factset Research Systems Inc. (equity quantitative analytical application that provides attribution analysis for the portfolios, full or partial fund holdings

 

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daily, no lag time), Bloomberg Finance, L.P., (provides equity pricing for the purposes of NAV calculation and provides fixed income portfolio analytics, full or partial fund holdings daily, no lag time), Princeton Financial Systems (provides the accounting system, where the data is hosted by the Investment Company but PFS has periodic access for fixes, patches and upgrades, full or partial fund holdings available daily but provided periodically when needed no more frequently then monthly, no lag time), Bondedge (fixed income quantitative analytical application, hosted by the Investment Company but Bondedge has periodic access for fixes and upgrades semi-annually, partial holdings on a periodic basis, provided on an as-needed basis where an individual security or securities may be sent to Bondedge for more detailed modeling, approximately once or twice per quarter, no lag time); GT Analytics (provides best execution analysis, on a quarterly basis transactions are sent to GT, several days after the end of each quarter), and Institutional Shareholder Services (a unit of Risk Metrics, the proxy voting service for portfolio shares, that provides a daily feed of custodial holdings). Mutual of America Capital Management LLC as Adviser manages the portfolio and is therefore aware of all portfolio holdings information whether public or non-public on a daily basis.

Since there has been no disclosure to other Recipients of information which is not otherwise publicly available, there are no other confidentiality agreements in effect as of May 1, 2016 for Recipients. Because of this strict policy on disclosure, the potential for conflict of interest is very low, and the prior approval of the CEO and CCO for disclosure to Recipients, in part, seeks to determine and eliminate such conflicts as may arise and to assure that disclosure of information to Recipients is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. Aside from the above listed agreements, there are no special or routine arrangements to permit disclosure of portfolio securities information that is not already available to the public. Further, it is the Investment Company’s policy that neither the Investment Company, nor the Adviser, nor any other party receives any compensation for any disclosure of portfolio securities information by the Investment Company.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY

Directors and Officers

The tables below show information about the Directors and officers of the Investment Company. The Directors of the Investment Company consist of eight individuals, seven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Investment Company as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”). There is currently one vacancy among the Independent Directors due to the death of Kevin M. Kearney on January 3, 2015. The Directors are responsible for the overall supervision of the Investment Company’s operations and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act and the laws of Maryland. The Directors elect officers of the Investment Company. The address of each Director and officer is c/o Mutual of America Investment Corporation, 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6839.

The Investment Company does not hold annual meetings of shareholders, and each Director has been elected by shareholders to serve until a successor is duly elected at a meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors. Each officer of the Investment Company has been elected by the Board of Directors to serve until a successor is duly elected. The Independent Directors do not serve as directors of any other investment companies advised by or affiliated with the Adviser or the Insurance Company with the exception of serving on the Board of Directors of Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc. (“Institutional Funds”), an affiliated registered management investment company, which also receives investment advice from the Adviser. The Interested Directors and officers of the Investment Company do not receive compensation from the Investment Company for their service. Mr. Roth serves as director of one other investment company advised by or affiliated with the Adviser, Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

Currently, the Chairman of the Board is an interested person of the Fund and is also the Chief Executive Officer. The Board has an Audit Committee consisting entirely of the independent directors. The Audit Committee serves as the Nominating Committee as and when required. The Board has determined that the Board’s current structure, with an interested person as Chairman of the Board is satisfactory given the characteristics of the Corporation and its business and the Board considered the potential for conflicts of interest, in its determination with regard to the interested Chairman of the Board. The Board has determined that the Chairman of the Audit Committee has historically functioned as the Lead Director of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors. The Board has determined that the Disinterested Director serving at any given time as Chair of the Audit Committee shall also be the Lead Director who shall preside at separate meetings of the Disinterested Directors, communicate concerns and issues raised by the Disinterested Directors to management and others as appropriate, preside at the annual Board Self-Assessment and whenever appropriate, shall be the spokesperson for the Disinterested Directors. The Fund’s bylaws have been amended to reflect this determination. Currently the Audit Committee Chairman and Lead Director is Patrick J. Waide, Jr.

Board oversight of risk is carried out through Board reports and Audit Committee reports. The Board receives directly detailed reports at each quarterly meeting on the financial situation of the Corporation, the performance of the Corporation’s funds, portfolio management matters, a Chief Compliance Officer Report covering the Corporation’s Codes of Ethics, Compliance Policy and other matters, a Frequent Trading report, reports confirming compliance with Rule 2a-7, procedures, valuation procedures, and the trading policy of the Corporation, and regulatory updates. In addition, on a periodic basis the Board directly receives reports on the annual Compliance Report, proxy voting of the Funds’ securities, the Investment Advisory and Distribution Agreements, the Corporation’s Fidelity Bond and annual updates to the Corporation’s registration statement. The independent directors making up the Audit Committee receive quarterly reports from the inside and independent auditors, review annual Audit Reports, review the Corporation’s insurance coverages and examine the quarterly and annual financial statements in detail.

The Board is made up of persons possessing a variety of skills and experience that, at this time, support the conclusion that they should serve on the Board. A brief description of such skills and experience for each Director follows:

 

   

James J. Roth. Mr. Roth is the Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, a position he has held since March 2013. Prior to that date, Mr. Roth was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel since April 2009, and prior to that, the Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, and prior to that, the Executive Vice President and Chief

 

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Compliance Officer of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. Mr. Roth is also Chairman, President and CEO of Mutual of America Investment Corporation, and Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc. and was elected to the Mutual of America Life Insurance Company Board of Directors as of March 3, 2016. Prior to joining Mutual of America in January 2006, Mr. Roth was a Regional Compliance Officer for AmeriChoice, a health insurer. Mr. Roth previously served as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 25 years, serving as Chief Counsel of the Bureau’s New York Office for almost 13 years prior to his retirement. He received a B.A. and an M.A. in economics from Fordham University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1983. Mr. Roth also currently serves on the Board of the Mutual of America Foundation, serves on the Lawyers Committee for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund, and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law. Mr. Roth brings many years of legal and industry experience and knowledge to the Board.

 

    Carolyn N. Dolan. Ms. Dolan is an Executive Vice President, Head of Direct Client Investments at Fiera Capital Inc. in New York City. Prior thereto she was Managing Principal and Portfolio Manager of Samson Capital Advisors, L.L.C. in New York City, where she served as a member of the Advisory Committee, Investment Committee and Management Committee. She was a co-founder of OFFITBANK, which was merged with Wachovia in 2002, and she remained after the merger as Managing Director of Wachovia’s Offit Investment Group. Prior to that, she was employed by Julius Baer Securities, Oppenheimer Capital Corporation and Equitable Life Insurance, in capacities ranging from portfolio manager to analyst. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and received her undergraduate degree from Marymount College, followed by a Master’s degree from the Columbia School of Social Work and a Master’s degree from Columbia University Business School. She is a trustee of Fordham University where she serves as on the Audit and Finance/Investment Committees. In June 2014, Ms. Dolan was elected as a trustee of the Board of Trustees of Market Street Trust Company, where she serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees. She is a member of the Economic Club of New York. She has been a member of the Board of Institutional Funds since May 2008 and a Board Member of the Investment Company since April 2011. She brings deep investment advisory and portfolio structuring experience to the Board.

 

    LaSalle D. Leffall, III. Mr. Leffall received his Bachelor of Arts in History Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University, followed by simultaneously earning a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School Cum Laude and a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Leffall is admitted to the bars of New York and Washington, D.C. Following his graduation he spent four years at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, followed by six years as a mergers and acquisitions investment banker, first at Credit Suisse First Boston, and then at UBS, where he handled complex commercial and financial transactions, including debt, equity and merger and acquisition matters. He then served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of The NHP Foundation, which owned thousands of affordable housing units in 14 states, and later was named Acting Chief Executive Officer of that firm. Mr. Leffall currently is the President and Founder of LDL Financial, LLC, a corporate advisory and investment firm with an emphasis on real estate and financial services. Mr. Leffall is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. He is a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, where he is chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit and Enterprise Risk and Operations Committees. He was elected to the Investment Company and Institutional Funds Boards in April 2011. He brings a wealth of financial and legal expertise to the Board from his 18 years of intensive work in the finance and business sector, including experience in mergers and acquisitions.

 

    John W. Sibal. Mr. Sibal received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University and has deep experience in the financial sector. After graduating from Harvard, he worked his way up from Economic Analyst to Assistant Treasurer for a multinational energy company, concentrating in economic analysis, finance and corporate planning. Thereafter, he served as a Vice President and Treasurer at a New Orleans based savings bank and currently serves as a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eustis Commercial Mortgage Corporation, a commercial mortgage company in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was elected to the Investment Company and Institutional Funds boards in April 2011. He brings to the Board over 40 years of financial and business experience, with a focus on economic analysis, including 23 years in the commercial mortgage field.

 

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    Margaret M. Smyth. Ms. Smyth is currently US Chief Financial Officer at National Grid. Previously, she was Vice President of Finance at Con Edison and prior thereto, she was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance of Hamilton Sundstrand, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, a United Technologies company. Prior to that, she was Vice President and Controller of United Technologies Corporation, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of 3M Company and Managing Partner at Deloitte Touche. Prior to joining Deloitte Touche, she was Partner in Charge of the North America Media Practice for Arthur Andersen. Ms. Smyth is a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) with a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Fordham University and a Master’s degree in Accounting from New York University. She serves on the board of Concern Worldwide and is a trustee fellow of Fordham University. She is a member of the Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network and a member of Women Corporate Directors. Ms. Smyth has been a member of the Board of the Investment Company since 2007, and was elected to the Institutional Funds Board in April 2011. Ms. Smyth currently serves as the Financial Expert for the Audit Committees for both Institutional Funds and Investment Corporation. Ms. Smyth brings to the Board intensive accounting and financial experience gained through public accounting practice and serving at the highest levels of large public companies.

 

    Patrick J. Waide, Jr. Mr. Waide is currently retired, but continues to maintain in active status his Certified Public Accounting (C.P.A.) designation. Prior to his retirement, he was the President and CEO, Peter F. Drucker Foundation; Executive Vice President, Bessemer Securities, and the Bessemer Group of Trust Companies; and Vice Chairman, Deloitte Haskins & Sells. He is an Emeritus Director and former Chairman of the Board of the National Catholic Reporter news organization, a trustee of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and is president of the Advisory Committee of the Jeanne Jugan Residence of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Mr. Waide received his undergraduate degree from Fairfield University and his Master’s in Business Administration from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He has been a member of the Institutional Funds Board since 1996 and he joined the Investment Company’s Board in 2003. He has served as Audit Committee Chair for both the Investment Company and Institutional Funds and currently serves as the Audit Committee Chair and the Lead Director for both Investment Corporation and Institutional Funds. Mr. Waide brings his many years of practice in the accounting field to the Board as well as his understanding of investments and accounting.

 

    William E. Whiston. Mr. Whiston is currently the Chief Financial Officer for the Archdiocese of New York, where he is responsible for the oversight of the Financial Office and financial operations of various organizations that are directly responsible to the Archdiocese. Prior to joining the Archdiocese, Mr. Whiston was Executive Vice President and member of the United States Management Board at Allied Irish Bank. In his 29 years at Allied Irish Bank, he handled many key functions, including head of acquisitions and brand development, head of e-commerce and information technology head of church and non-profit financial consulting services and head of operations. Mr. Whiston holds an undergraduate degree from Pace University and a Master’s in Business Administration from New York University. He is currently a trustee and Treasurer of the Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and a Trustee of St. Joseph’s Seminary. Mr. Whiston is a director of Sterling National Bank. He has also been honored by the Catholic Church by being named a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and a member of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. Mr. Whiston was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Investment Company Board in November 2010, effective February 17, 2011 and was elected to the Institutional Funds Board in April 2011. Mr. Whiston brings to the Board a varied financial background with strong experience in finance issues of non-profits.

 

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Independent Directors

 

 

 

Name and Age

 

Position Held
With Fund

 

Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Director

 

Other Directorships
Held by Director

Carolyn N. Dolan,

age 69

  Director   since
April 2011
  Executive Vice President, Head of Direct Client Investments, Fiera Capital Inc.; prior thereto Founding Principal and Portfolio Manager, Samson Capital Advisors LLC   32   Director, Market Street Trust Company; Trustee, Fordham University; Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

LaSalle D. Leffall, III,

age 53

  Director   since
April 2011
  President and Founder of LDL Financial, LLC   32   Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta; Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

John W. Sibal,

age 63

  Director   since
April 2011
  President & Chief Executive Officer, Eustis Commercial Mortgage Corporation   32   Director, Eustis Commercial Mortgage Corporation; Director, New Orleans Recreation Development Foundation; Treasurer and Director, Friends of Nord, Inc.; Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

Margaret M. Smyth

age 52

  Director   since
February
2007
  U.S. Chief Financial Officer, National Grid; prior thereto Vice President of Finance, Con Edison; prior thereto Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Hamilton Sundstrand, a United Technologies Company; prior thereto, Vice President, Controller, United Technologies Company; prior thereto, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, 3M Company   32   Director, Vonage Holdings; Director, Concern Worldwide, USA; Director, BritishAmerican Business Association; Trustee Fellow, Fordham University; Director, National Grid USA; Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

 

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Name and Age

 

Position Held
With Fund

 

Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Director

 

Other Directorships
Held by Director

Patrick J. Waide, Jr.

age 78

  Director   since
December 2003
  Certified Public Accountant   32   Trustee, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation; Emeritus Director, National Catholic Reporter; Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

William E. Whiston,

age 62

  Director   since
February 2011
  Chief Financial Officer, the Archdiocese of New York; Adjunct Professor in Finance, Fordham University Graduate School of Business; prior thereto Executive Vice President and member, United States Management Board at Allied Irish Bank   32   Director, Sterling National Bank; Trustee and Treasurer, Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City; Trustee, St. Joseph’s Seminary; Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

Interested Directors

 

 

 

Name, Age and
Address(1)

 

Position Held
With Fund

 

Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Director

 

Other Directorships
Held by Director

James J. Roth,

age 66

  Chairman
President,
and Chief
Executive
Officer
  Since
August 2015
  Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Mutual of America since March 2013; prior thereto Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Mutual of America since April 2009; Chairman, President and CEO of Mutual of America Investment Corporation and Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc. since August 2015   32   Mutual of America Life Insurance Company; Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.; Mutual of America Holding Company LLC; Mutual of America Foundation

Mr. Roth is an “interested person” as an officer of the Adviser and of affiliates of the Adviser.

 

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Officers

 

 

 

Name, Age and

Address(1)

 

Position Held
With Fund

 

Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen

 

Directorships
Held by Director
(During Past Five Years)

John J. Corrigan,

age 56

  Executive
Vice
President
and Internal
Auditor
  since
February 2008
  Executive Vice President, Internal Auditor, Mutual of America; prior thereto Senior Vice President, Internal Auditor, Mutual of America; Executive Vice President, Internal Auditor, Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc. and Mutual of America Investment Corporation   32   None

Chris W. Festog,

age 54

  Executive
Vice
President,
Chief
Financial
Officer and
Treasurer
  since
April 2013
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2015; prior thereto Executive Vice President and Deputy Treasurer, Mutual of America   32   Mutual of America Holding Company LLC; Mutual of America Securities LLC

Kathryn A. Lu,

age 55

  Executive
Vice
President
and Chief
Compliance
Officer
  since
July 2008
  Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Mutual of America; prior thereto Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Mutual of America; Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc. and Mutual of America Investment Corporation   32   None

Christopher M. Miseo,

age 60

  Senior Vice
President
and Chief
Accounting
Officer
  since
March 2013
  Senior Vice President and Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting, Mutual of America   32   None

 

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Name, Age and

Address(1)

 

Position Held
With Fund

 

Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen

 

Directorships
Held by Director
(During Past Five Years)

Scott H. Rothstein,

age 50

  Executive
Vice
President,
Deputy
General
Counsel
and
Corporate
Secretary
  since
April 2013
  Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Mutual of America, since January 2009; Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc. and Mutual of America Investment Corporation, since April 2013   32   None

 

(1) The address of each director and officer is c/o Mutual of America Investment Corporation, 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6839.

Officers and Directors who are participants under group or individual variable accumulation annuity or life insurance contracts issued by the Insurance Company or Wilton Re, may allocate portions of their account balances to one or more of the Investment Company’s Funds. At December 31, 2015, the Investment Company’s officers and its interested director each had $100,000 or more in accounts under such contracts. The following table shows the amounts allocated to each Fund under contracts owned by each director of the Investment Company as of December 31, 2015.

 

   

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the  Funds

 

Fund

  James J.
Roth
    Carolyn N.
Dolan
    LaSalle D.
Leffall
    John W.
Sibal
    Margaret M.
Smyth
    Patrick J.
Waide, Jr.
    William E.
Whiston
 

Equity Index

   

 

[Over

$100,000]

  

  

   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  

All America

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Small Cap Value

   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   

 

[Over

$100,000]

  

  

Small Cap Growth

   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   
None
  
   

 

[Over

$100,000]

  

  

Mid Cap Value

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Mid-Cap Equity Index

   

 

[Over

$100,000]

  

  

   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  

Composite

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

International

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Money Market

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Mid-Term Bond

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Bond

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Retirement Income

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2010 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2015 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2020 Retirement

   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
None
    
 
  
   
 
[$10,001-
$50,000]
 
  

2025 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2030 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2035 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2040 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2045 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2050 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

2055 Retirement

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

 

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Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the  Funds

 

Fund

   James J.
Roth
     Carolyn N.
Dolan
     LaSalle D.
Leffall
     John W.
Sibal
     Margaret M.
Smyth
     Patrick J.
Waide, Jr.
     William E.
Whiston
 

Conservative Allocation

     None         None         None         None         None         None         None   

Moderate Allocation

     None         None         None         None         None         None         None   

Aggressive Allocation

     None         None         None         None         None         None         None   
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds:   

 

 

[Over

$100,000]

  

  

    
 
None
    
 
  
    
 
None
    
 
  
    
 
None
    
 
  
    
 
None
    
 
  
    
 
None
    
 
  
    

 

[Over

$100,000]

  

  

The officers and directors of the Investment Company own none of its outstanding shares directly (as the Investment Company only offers shares to separate accounts of the Insurance Company and the American Separate Accounts).

The Investment Company has an Audit Committee consisting of all the independent directors, which meets four times per year prior to each and every quarterly Board meeting. The purposes of the Committee are to assist the Board with its oversight of management and the Investment Company’s auditors regarding corporate accounting, financial reporting practices, and the quality and integrity of the Investment Company’s financial reports, including the Investment Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, the performance of the Investment Company’s internal audit function and of its independent auditors, and the preparation of all reports required by SEC rules. The Audit Committee met four times in 2015. Mr. Waide is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

The Investment Company has formed a Nominating Committee consisting of all the independent directors, which meets on an as-needed basis. The purposes of the Nominating Committee are to assist the Board, as necessary by identifying individuals qualified to become Board members; to recommend to the Board the director nominees if any are to be voted on at the next annual meeting of shareholders; to assist the Board in the event of any vacancy on the Board by identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, and to recommend to the Board qualified individuals to fill any such vacancy; and to recommend to the Board director nominees for each Board committee. The Nominating Committee will review and consider nominations from shareholders of record that are made in writing to the Secretary of the Investment Corporation at the time that there is a Board vacancy requiring a shareholder vote. The Nominating Committee did not meet in 2015.

The Insurance Company, through its Separate Accounts, owns 99.9% of the shares of the Funds.

Set forth below is a table showing compensation paid to the Independent Directors during 2015. The directors and officers as a group own less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

 

Name of Director

   Aggregate
Compensation from
Investment
Company(1)
     Pension or
Retirement Benefits
Accrued as Part of
Fund Expenses
     Estimated
Benefits
Upon Retirement
     Total Compensation from
Investment Company and
Other Investment

Companies in Complex(2)
 

Carolyn N. Dolan

   $ 68,600         None         None       $ 70,000   

LaSalle D. Leffall, III

   $ 68,600         None         None       $ 70,000   

John W. Sibal

   $ 68,600         None         None       $ 70,000   

Margaret M. Smyth

   $ 64,680         None         None       $ 66,000   

Patrick J. Waide, Jr.

   $ 70,560         None         None       $ 72,000   

William E. Whiston

   $ 65,660         None         None       $ 67,000   

 

(1) Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Investment Company receive from the Investment Company an annual retainer of $53,000. The Directors who are not “interested persons” also receive a fee of $1,500 through May 2015 and $2,000 thereafter for each Board or Committee meeting they attend. In addition, they receive business travel and accident insurance and life insurance coverage of $75,000. The Audit Committee Chairman and Audit Committee Financial Expert receive an additional $500 for each committee meeting they attend. The total retainer, meeting fees and other expenses are allocated proportionately to the Investment Company and to Mutual of America Institutional Funds, as all the Directors serve on the Boards of both Funds.

 

 

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(2) Directors who are not interested persons of the Investment Company also serve as directors of Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc., an affiliated registered investment company in the same complex as the Investment Company.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY ARRANGEMENTS

Investment Adviser. The Investment Company’s investment adviser is Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser” or “Capital Management”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Insurance Company. The Adviser’s address is 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6839. The Adviser is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Capital Management has served as Adviser since November 1993, when it assumed investment management obligations for the Investment Company from the Insurance Company. The Adviser provides investment management services to the Investment Company, Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc., the General Account of the Insurance Company and other unaffiliated entities.

The Adviser provides advisory services for the Investment Company’s Funds, in accordance with the Funds’ investment policies, objectives and restrictions as set forth in the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information. The Adviser’s activities are subject at all times to the supervision and approval of the Investment Company’s Board of Directors.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser agrees to provide investment management services to the Investment Company. These services include:

 

    performing investment research and evaluating pertinent economic, statistical and financial data;

 

    consultation with the Investment Company’s Board of Directors and furnishing to the Investment Company’s Board of Directors recommendations with respect to the overall investment plan;

 

    implementation of the overall investment plan, including carrying out decisions to acquire or dispose of investments;

 

    management of investments;

 

    reporting to the Investment Company’s Board of Directors on a regular basis on the implementation of the investment plan and the management of investments;

 

    maintaining all required records;

 

    making arrangements for the safekeeping of assets; and

 

    providing office space facilities, equipment, material and personnel necessary to fulfill its obligations.

The Adviser is responsible for all expenses incurred in performing the investment advisory services, including compensation of officers and payment of office expenses, and for providing investment management services.

The Adviser has entered into an arrangement with the Insurance Company for the provision of investment accounting and recordkeeping, legal and certain other services required by the Adviser to fulfill its responsibilities under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Advisory Fees. As compensation for its services to each of the Funds of the Investment Company, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee at the following annual rates of net assets, calculated as a daily charge:

Equity Index and Mid-Cap Equity Index Funds — .075%

All America, Composite and Mid-Term Bond Funds — .40%

Bond Fund — .39%

Small Cap Growth Fund — .75%

Small Cap Value Fund — .75%

Mid Cap Value Fund — .55%

International Fund — .075%

Money Market Fund — .15%

Allocation Funds — 0%

Retirement Funds — .05%

 

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Investment Advisory Fees Paid by Funds to Adviser For Past Three Years

 

Fund      2015        2014        2013  
Equity Index        $1,360,503           $1,204,094           $993,494   
All America        $1,242,094           $1,260,906           $1,140,571   
Mid-Cap Equity Index        $760,582           $695,487           $576,463   
Small Cap Value        $2,926,975           $2,809,338           $2,511,318   
Small Cap Growth        $3,182,905           $2,980,899           $2,558,438   
Mid Cap Value        $490,735           $449,116           $358,132   
Money Market        $106,832           $119,754           $129,701   
Composite        $757,125           $751,267           $711,326   
International        $231,094           $175,081           $104,891   
Bond        $3,887,481           $3,424,190           $3,086,084   
Mid-Term Bond        $1,790,772           $1,651,249           $1,550,956   
Retirement Income        $29,281           $22,350           $16,974   
2010 Retirement        $13,211           $12,451           $11,249   
2015 Retirement        $77,465           $71,450           $62,072   
2020 Retirement        $172,815           $139,119           $102,571   
2025 Retirement        $183,474           $143,181           $101,807   
2030 Retirement        $152,581           $118,589           $84,433   
2035 Retirement        $126,286           $98,043           $68,140   
2040 Retirement        $103,709           $81,579           $59,596   
2045 Retirement        $126,420           $103,004           $75,759   
2050 Retirement        $35,899           $16,013           $4,620   
2055 Retirement(1)        N/A           N/A           N/A   
Total Fees        $17,758,239           $16,327,160           $14,308,595   

 

(1) The 2055 Retirement Fund will commence operations on or after October 1, 2016.

Other Fund Expenses. Each Fund is responsible for paying its advisory fee and other expenses incurred in its operation, including:

 

    brokers’ commissions, transfer taxes and other fees relating to the Fund’s portfolio transactions,

 

    directors’ fees and expenses,

 

    fees and expenses of its independent registered public accountants,

 

    all legal and compliance costs incurred by the Fund in its operations, including as a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,

 

    the cost of the printing and mailing semi-annual reports to shareholders, Proxy Statements, Prospectuses, Prospectus Supplements and Statements of Additional Information,

 

    the cost of preparation and filing registration statements and amendments thereto,

 

    bank transaction charges and custodian’s fees,

 

    any proxy solicitors’ fees and expenses,

 

 

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    SEC filing fees,

 

    any federal, state or local income or other taxes,

 

    any membership or licensing fees of the Investment Company Institute and similar organizations,

 

    fidelity bond and directors’ liability insurance premiums,

 

    accounting and recordkeeping services, and

 

    any extraordinary expenses, such as indemnification payments or damages awarded in litigation or settlements made.

Certain of the expenses are for services not included in the Investment Advisory Agreement that are provided to the Funds by the Adviser and are allocated to the Funds by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

Additional Disclosure — Information Concerning Portfolio Managers of the Adviser

The following information is current as of December 31, 2015.

Portfolio Manager Compensation — Adviser

This description of the structure of, and the method used to determine the compensation of, the portfolio managers applies to all portfolio managers of the Adviser and the person overseeing the index Funds of the Investment Company.

All portfolio managers of the Adviser receive a fixed base annual salary and may qualify for an annual incentive compensation award, or bonus. The bonus is based upon the pre-tax annual performance of the portions or segments (“portfolio”) of Funds managed by the portfolio manager relative to the appropriate nationally recognized benchmarks which have been selected for each portfolio, which can be adjusted by a factor related to the performance of the Insurance Company. The portfolio benchmarks consist of well-recognized indices such as the Standard and Poor’s® 500 Index, and the Russell 2000® Index, which vary by portfolio and are more specifically described by portfolio in the Prospectus and this SAI.

All employees of the Adviser are entitled to health insurance, group life insurance and group disability coverage, a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan, and an employer-matched 401(k) plan. Certain senior management employees are also eligible for a long term performance-based incentive compensation plan. Under the plan, shares are granted each year and generally vest over a three-year period. The value of such shares is based upon increases in the Insurance Company’s General Account statutory surplus and the maintenance of certain financial ratios. No relocation plan applies to the portfolio managers.

 

Name

 

Title

 

Portfolios Managed/Overseen

 

Incentive Compensation
Benchmark

Joseph R. Gaffoglio   Executive Vice President  

Large Cap (All America Fund)

Large Cap Core (Composite Fund)

Retirement Funds

Allocation Funds

 

S&P 500®

S&P 500®

S&P 500®

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate

Andrew Heiskell   Executive Vice President, Director of Fixed Income  

Bond Fund

Fixed Income (Composite Fund)

Mid-Term Bond Fund

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate

Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Fund*

 

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Name

 

Title

 

Portfolios Managed/Overseen

 

Incentive Compensation
Benchmark

Stephen Rich   Executive Vice President Portfolio Manager  

Small Cap Value (All America Fund)

Small Cap Value Fund

Mid Cap Value Fund

Mid Cap Value Fund (All America Fund)

 

Russell 2000® Value

Russell 2000® Value

Russell Midcap® Value

Jacqueline Sabella   Senior Vice President, Fixed Income  

Bond Fund

Fixed Income (Composite Fund)

Mid-Term Bond Fund

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate

Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Fund*

Marguerite Wagner   Executive Vice President Portfolio Manager  

Small Cap Growth (All America Fund)

Small Cap Growth Fund

Mid Cap Core Fund (All America Fund)

 

Russell 2000® Growth

Russell 2000® Growth

Jamie A. Zendel   Vice President  

Equity Index Fund

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund

Equity Index (All America Fund)

International Fund

 

S&P 500®

S&P 400®

S&P 500®

MSCI EAFE

 

* The benchmark index for the Mid-Term Bond Fund was changed in May 2011 from the Citigroup Bond Index to the Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Fund Index. The reason for this change is that the Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Fund is more closely aligned with the Fund’s effective duration and average life of the Fund’s portfolio and is expected to be more consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategies than the previous index.

Other Information — Adviser

The Adviser’s portfolio managers do not manage funds or portfolios for entities other than clients of the Adviser. In addition to unaffiliated entities, the Adviser manages funds of the Investment Company and Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc., and a few individually managed pension plans holding contracts with the Insurance Company, all of which are identified below. In regard to possible conflicts, if a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one fund or other account, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible Funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations, the Funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple Funds and accounts. The following information concerning the portfolio managers and the person overseeing the index Funds is in addition to that provided in the Prospectus under the heading, “Portfolio Managers”. The Allocation Funds are not specified because they are simply groupings of other select Investment Company Funds.

The section under each Portfolio Manager’s name entitled “Ownership of Securities” sets forth the dollar range of equity securities in the Investment Company Funds beneficially owned by the Portfolio Manager. The access persons of the Adviser are subject to restrictions contained in the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser in accordance with Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which addresses conflicts of interest between access persons and a Fund. Trades are allocated pro rata among clients. The information is presented in tabular format followed by more detailed explanatory text.

 

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Name

  

Title

  

Registered Investment
Companies [Assets
as of 12/31/15]

  

Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
[Assets as
of 12/31/15]

  

Other Accounts
[Assets as of
12/31/15]

  

Ownership of
Securities

Joseph R. Gaffoglio    Executive Vice President   

IC All America Fund Large Cap portfolio [$68 million] IC Composite Fund Large Cap portfolio [$103 million]

MOAIF All America Fund Large Cap portfolio

[$2 million]

IC Retirement Income Fund [$63 million] IC 2010 Retirement Fund [$26 million]

IC 2015 Retirement Fund

[$149 million]

IC 2020 Retirement Fund [$364 million]

IC 2025 Retirement Fund [$396 million]

IC 2030 Retirement Fund [$328 million]

IC 2035 Retirement Fund [$271 million]

IC 2040 Retirement Fund

[$222 million]

IC 2045 Retirement Fund

[$265 million]

2050 Retirement Fund [$94 million]

IC Conservative Allocation Fund

[$128 million]

IC Moderate Allocation Fund [$316 million]

IC Aggressive Allocation Fund [$249 million]

   0    0    IC Mid- Cap Equity Index Fund [$10,001- 50,000] IC Small Cap Value Fund [$10,001- 50,000] IC Equity Index Fund [$10,001- 50,000]
Andrew Heiskell    Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager    IC Bond Fund [$1,007 million] IC Mid-Term Bond Fund [$452 million] IC Composite Fund Fixed Income portfolio [$72 million] MOAIF Bond Fund [$16 million]    0   

10 other accounts:

[$7.8 billion]

[$81.0 million] [$33.2 million] [$24.5 million] [$10.7 million] [$10.8 million] [$9.8 million] [$8.4 million] [$6.2 million] [$3.4 million]

   IC Equity Index Fund [Over $100,000]

 

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Name

  

Title

  

Registered Investment
Companies [Assets
as of 12/31/15]

  

Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
[Assets as
of 12/31/15]

  

Other Accounts
[Assets as of
12/31/15]

  

Ownership of
Securities

Stephen Rich    Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager    Investment Company (“IC”) All America Fund Small Cap Value portfolio [$33 million] IC Small Cap Value Fund [$376 million] IC Mid Cap Value Fund [$82 million] Mutual of America Institutional Funds (“MOAIF”) All America Fund Small Cap Value portfolio [$1 million] MOAIF Small Cap Value Fund [$9 million]    0    8 other accounts: [$19.2 million] [$16.5 million] [$9.2 million] [$8.9 million] [$7.5 million] [$6.7 million] [$6.2 million] [$1.6 million]    IC Small Cap Value Fund [$50,001-100,000]
Jacqueline Sabella    Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager    IC Bond Fund [$1,007 million] IC Mid-Term Bond Fund [$452 million] IC Composite Fund Fixed Income portfolio [$72 million] MOAIF Bond Fund [$16 million]    0   

10 other accounts:

[$7.8 billion]

[$81.0 million] [$33.2 million] [$24.5 million] [$10.7 million] [$10.8 million] [$9.8 million] [$8.4 million] [$6.2 million] [$3.4 million]

   None
Marguerite Wagner    Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager    IC All America Fund Small Cap Growth portfolio [$34 million] IC Small Cap Growth Fund [$ 402 million] MOAIF All America Fund Small Cap Growth portfolio [$1 million] MOAIF Small Cap Growth Fund [$7 million]    0       IC Equity Index [$10,001-$50,000] IC Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund [$10,001-50,000] IC Small Cap Growth Fund [$1-$10,000] IC 2030 Retirement Fund [$10,001- 50,000]

 

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Name

  

Title

  

Registered Investment
Companies [Assets
as of 12/31/15]

  

Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
[Assets as
of 12/31/15]

  

Other Accounts
[Assets as of
12/31/15]

  

Ownership of
Securities

Jamie A. Zendel    Vice President   

IC Equity Index Fund [$1,854 million]

IC Mid-Cap Index Fund

[$977 million]

IC All America Fund Indexed portfolio

[$159 million]

IC International Fund

[$319 million]

MOAIF Equity Index Fund

[$34 million]

MOAIF Mid-Cap Index Fund

[$19 million]

MOAIF All America Fund Indexed portfolio
[$6 million]

   0    4 other accounts [$26.4 million] [$14.2 million] [$13.8 million] [$8.5 million]    IC Equity Index Fund [$50,001- 100,000] IC Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund [$10,001-50,000] IC Small Cap Growth Fund [$1-10,000]

 

Joseph R. Gaffoglio — Executive Vice President

•  Length of Service:    10 years at Adviser, 18 years in the investment management field
•  Role:    Focus on quantitative research and risk management, and responsible for rebalancing and reallocation of the investments of the IC Retirement Funds and IC Allocation Funds, and for managing large cap portfolios for IC and MOAIF
•  Education:    Undergraduate, Fordham University; MBA New York University; CFA; CPA

Andrew Heiskell — Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager

•  Length of Service:    25 years at Adviser, 48 years investment experience
•  Role:    Sets fixed income strategy and manages the IC Bond Fund, Mid-Term Bond Fund and the Composite Fund Fixed Income portfolio, and MOAIF Bond Fund
•  Education:    Undergraduate, University of Tennessee; JD, Georgia School of Law

Stephen Rich — Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager

•  Length of Service:    12 years at Adviser; 25 years investment experience
•  Role:    Portfolio manager for the IC Small Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund and the Small Cap Value portfolio of the All America Fund and portfolio manager for the MOAIF Small Cap Value Fund and Small Cap portfolio of the MOAIF All America Fund
•  Education:    Undergraduate, Princeton University; MBA, New York University

Jacqueline Sabella — Senior Vice President

•  Length of Service    16 years at Adviser, 18 years investment experience
•  Role    Manager of mortgage-backed securities portfolio of fixed income funds and portfolios for IC and MOAIF
•  Education    Undergraduate, Marymount Manhattan College

 

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Marguerite Wagner — Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager

•  Length of Service:    11 years at Adviser; 31 years investment experience
•  Role:    Portfolio manager for the Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth portfolio of the IC All America Fund and portfolio manager for the MOAIF Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth portfolio of the MOAIF All America Fund
•  Education:    Undergraduate, Penn State University; MBA New York University

Jamie A. Zendel — Vice President

•  Length of Service:    9 years at Adviser, 18 years investment experience
•  Role:    Oversees the MOAIF and IC index portfolios and International Fund for IC
•  Education:    Undergraduate, University of Wisconsin — Madison

Subadvisory Fees. There were no Subadvisory fees paid during 2015, 2014 or 2013.

Codes of Ethics. The Investment Company, the Adviser, and the Insurance Company have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. Persons subject to these codes (generally, persons with access to information about the investment programs of the Funds) may not purchase securities in which the Investment Company’s Funds may invest unless their purchases have been precleared in accordance with the codes and do not occur within certain black-out periods imposed under the codes. The Investment Company has also adopted a code of ethics applicable to its chief executive officer and principal financial and accounting officers as disclosed in its shareholder reports.

The Adviser has adopted a code of ethics that meets the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

Selection of Brokers and Dealers

 

 

The Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds of the Investment Company for which it provides services as well as for selecting brokers and, where applicable, negotiating the amount of the commission rate paid.

 

    The Adviser selects broker-dealers which, in its best judgment, provide prompt and reliable execution at favorable security prices and reasonable commission rates.

 

    The Adviser may select broker-dealers that provide it with research services and may cause a Fund to pay such broker-dealers commissions which exceed those other broker-dealers may have charged, if in its view the commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by the broker-dealer.

 

    When purchasing or selling securities trading on the over-the-counter market, the Adviser will generally execute the transaction with a broker engaged in making a market for such securities.

 

    The Adviser may place certain orders with their affiliates, subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act.

 

    No transactions may be effected by a Fund with an affiliate of the Adviser acting as principal for its own account.

Brokerage commissions are negotiated, as there are no standard rates. All brokerage firms provide the service of execution of the order made. Some brokerage firms routinely provide research and statistical data to their customers, and some firms customarily provide research reports on particular companies and industries to customers that place a certain volume of trades with them.

The Adviser will place orders with brokers providing useful research and statistical data services if reasonable commissions can be negotiated for the total services furnished even though lower commissions may be available

 

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from brokers not providing such services. The Adviser uses these services in connection with all investment activities, and some of the data or services obtained in connection with the execution of transactions for the Investment Company may be used in managing other investment accounts. Conversely, data or services obtained in connection with transactions in other accounts may be used by the Adviser in providing investment advice to the Investment Company. To the extent that the Adviser uses research and statistical data services so obtained, its expenses may be reduced and such data has therefore been and is one of the factors considered by the Adviser in determining its fee for investment advisory services.

At times, transactions for the Investment Company may be executed together with purchases or sales of the same security for other accounts of the Adviser. When making concurrent transactions for several accounts, an effort is made to allocate executions fairly among them. Transactions of this type are executed only when the Adviser believes it to be in the best interests of the affected Fund(s), as well as any other accounts involved. However, the possibility exists that concurrent executions may work out to the disadvantage of the Fund(s) involved.

The Investment Company paid aggregate brokerage commissions of $301,271 in 2015, $313,246 in 2014 and $325,693 in 2013.

Commissions to Affiliated Brokers

 

 

For the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 no commissions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Portfolio Turnover

 

 

The Adviser does not consider portfolio turnover rate to be a limiting factor when the Adviser deems it appropriate to purchase or sell securities for a Fund. The portfolio turnover rate for a Fund in any year will depend on market conditions, and the rate may increase depending on market conditions or if a new portfolio manager for a Fund restructures its holdings. The Separate Accounts do not pay taxes on the dividends and other distributions they receive from the Funds. As a consequence, the Adviser does not consider how long a Fund has held a security, or how capital gain upon sale would be characterized, in deciding whether to sell that security.

The Equity Index Fund and the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund each attempt to duplicate the investment results of an S&P Index. As a result, the Adviser anticipates that these Funds will hold investments generally for longer periods than actively managed funds.

PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES

Calculation of Net Asset Value

 

 

A Separate Account purchases or redeems shares of a Fund at net asset value. A Fund’s net asset value is equal to:

 

    the sum of the value of the securities the Fund holds,

 

    plus any cash or other assets, including interest and dividends accrued, and

 

    minus all liabilities, including accrued expenses.

The net asset value of each Fund is determined once daily immediately after the declaration of dividends, if any, and is determined as of the time of the close of the regular trading session on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the Exchange is open for trading (a Valuation Day). A Valuation Period for calculation of a Fund’s net asset value per share is the period after the close of a Valuation Day and ending at the close of the next Valuation Day.

A Fund’s net asset value per share is equal to the Fund’s net asset value divided by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

 

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Pricing of Securities Held by the Funds

 

 

In determining a Fund’s net asset value, the Adviser must value the securities and other assets the Fund owns.

 

1) If market quotations are readily available for an investment, the Adviser uses market value as follows:

 

    An equity security will be valued at the last sale price for the security on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, or at the last bid price on the principal exchange on which such security is traded if such bid price is of a more recent day than the last sale price.

 

    For any equity security not traded on an exchange but traded in the over-the-counter market, the value will be the last sale price available, or if no sale, at the latest available bid price.

 

    Debt securities, including short-term debt securities maturing in excess of 60 days, are valued on the basis of prices obtained from an independent pricing source. The pricing source may utilize various pricing methodologies that incorporate both models (which consider factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, issue type, quoted prices for similar securities, prepayment speeds and trading characteristics) and dealer-supplied valuations to derive a valuation.

 

2) If there are any portfolio securities or assets for which market quotations are not readily available, or for other reasons set forth in the Prospectus, the Adviser will use fair value pricing, as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Investment Company. See “Pricing of Fund Shares” in the Prospectus.

 

3) If a money market security has a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, the Adviser will use the amortized cost method of valuation to approximate market value, as follows:

 

    A security is initially valued at cost on the date of purchase (or at market value on the 61st day prior to maturity if the security had more than 60 days remaining to maturity at date of purchase by a Fund), and the Adviser assumes constant proportionate amortization in value until maturity of any discount or premium.

 

    The maturity of a variable rate certificate of deposit is deemed to be the next coupon date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted.

 

    Market value will be used instead if the amortized cost value is materially different from the actual market value of the security.

 

4) For stock options and futures contracts, these valuations apply:

 

    Stock options written by a Fund are valued at the mean of the last bid and asked price on the principal exchange where the option is traded, as of the close of trading on that exchange.

 

    When a Fund writes a call option, the amount of the premium is included in the Fund’s assets and the market value of the call is included in its liabilities and adjusted thereafter to current market value.

 

    If a call expires or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it realizes a gain (or a loss if the cost of the transaction exceeds the premium received when the call was written) without regard to any unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the underlying securities, and the liability related to such call is extinguished.

 

    If a call is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying securities and the proceeds of the sale increased by the premium originally received.

 

    A premium a Fund pays on the purchase of a put will be deducted from a Fund’s assets and an equal amount will be included as an investment and subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the put.

 

    Futures contracts, and options thereon, traded on commodities exchanges are valued at their official settlement price as of the close of such commodities exchanges.

 

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5) For Funds that invest in underlying investment companies:

 

    For any portion of a Fund’s assets that are invested in an underlying investment company, that Fund’s net asset value is calculated based on the net asset values of the investment company in which the Fund has invested except for investments in ETFs, which are based on the market value of the ETFs.

Frequent Transfers

 

 

The Prospectus discloses the Investment Company’s policy on frequent transfers.

The Investment Company has no arrangements with any person or entities to permit frequent transfers and no such arrangements are permitted.

TAXATION OF THE FUNDS

Taxes on Funds’ Investment Earnings and Income

 

 

Each of the International Fund and the Retirement Funds (none of which had commenced operations before the date of this SAI) intends to qualify, and each other Fund has in the past qualified for the special tax treatment afforded a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and each Fund intends to continue to qualify for treatment under Subchapter M. A Fund will not owe Federal income tax on the ordinary income and net realized capital gains that it distributes to shareholders, if it qualifies as a regulated investment company.

If any Fund were to fail to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company, it would be subject to Federal income tax on its ordinary income and net realized capital gains, whether or not it distributes the income and gains to shareholders. If a Fund were to pay Federal income tax, its investment performance would be negatively affected.

To qualify or continue to qualify for treatment as a RIC, a Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income and must meet several additional requirements. For each Fund, these requirements include the following: (1) the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from (a) dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies or other income (including gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in securities or those currencies and (b) net income from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (“QPTP”); and (2) at the close of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. Government Securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities that are limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the issuer’s outstanding voting securities (equity securities of QPTPs being considered voting securities for these purposes) and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets may be invested in (i) the securities (other than U.S. Government Securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, (ii) the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers the Fund controls that are determined to be engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or (iii) the securities of one or more QPTPs (collectively, “RIC Diversification Requirements”).

Each Fund also intends to comply or continue to comply with the diversification requirements imposed on the Separate Accounts by section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. These requirements, which are in addition to the RIC Diversification Requirements, place certain limitations on the assets of each Separate Account — and, because section 817(h) and those regulations treat the assets of each Fund as assets of the related Separate Account, of each Fund — that may be invested in securities of a single issuer. Specifically, the regulations require that, except as permitted by the “safe harbor” described below, as of the end of each calendar quarter or within thirty days thereafter, no more than 55% of the value of a Fund’s total assets may be represented by any one investment, no more than 70% by any two investments, no more than 80% by any three investments, and no more than 90% by any four investments. For this purpose, all securities of the same issuer are considered a single investment, and while each U.S. government agency and instrumentality is considered a separate issuer, a particular foreign government and its agencies, instrumentalities, and political subdivisions are

 

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considered the same issuer. Section 817(h) provides, as a safe harbor, that a separate account will be treated as being adequately diversified if the diversification requirements under Subchapter M are satisfied and no more than 55% of the value of the account’s total assets is cash and cash items, government securities, and securities of other regulated investment companies. A Fund’s failure to satisfy the section 817(h) requirements would result in taxation of the insurance company issuing the Contracts and treatment of the holders other than as described in the applicable Contract prospectus.

If any Fund failed to qualify for treatment as a RIC for any taxable year, then for Federal tax purposes it would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on the full amount of its taxable income for that year without being able to deduct the distributions it makes to its shareholders. Furthermore, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying for RIC treatment. Most importantly, each Separate Account invested therein would fail to satisfy the diversification requirements of section 817(h), with the result that the variable annuity contracts and variable life policies supported by that account would no longer be eligible for tax deferral.

Generally, Section 4982 of the Code imposes an excise tax of 4% on a regulated investment company that does not make a “required distribution” to shareholders of 98% of its ordinary income for each calendar year and 98% of its capital gain income for the one year period ending October 31 of each year, plus certain undistributed income from the previous years. However, under Code Section 4982(f), the 4% excise tax does not apply to a segregated asset account of a life insurance company held in connection with variable contracts (unless “seed money” exceeds $250,000).

The tax treatment of the Insurance Companies and the Separate Accounts and the tax implications of an investment in any Contract are described in the prospectus or brochure for the Contract.

DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS

The Investment Company sells shares of its Funds on a continuous basis, and it sells only to the Separate Accounts of the Insurance Companies. The shares are sold at their respective net asset values, without the imposition of a sales charge. The Investment Company has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Mutual of America Life Insurance Company (the “Insurance Company”), as principal underwriter, for the distribution of the Funds’ shares. The address of the Insurance Company is 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022. The Insurance Company is a registered broker-dealer with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The registered representatives of the Insurance Company are salaried employees and are eligible to receive a yearly cash incentive payment based in part on aggregate sales by all representatives in the representative’s office compared to sales targets established for the office in that year. Representatives and certain staff from the top five regional offices will receive a trip to a conference site in the United States or its territories to attend a sales meeting. From time to time, representatives and certain staff from other regional offices may receive a trip to a conference site in the United States or its territories to attend a sales meeting upon the attainment of goals set by the Insurance Company. The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Insurance Company.

YIELD AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Performance information is computed separately for each Fund in accordance with the formulas described below. At any time in the future, total return and yields may be higher or lower than in the past and there can be no assurance that any historical results will continue.

Yield of the Money Market Fund. The Money Market Fund calculates a seven-day “current yield” (eight days when the seventh prior day has no net asset value because the Investment Company is closed on that day) based on a hypothetical shareholder account containing one share at the beginning of the seven-day period. The return is calculated for the period by determining the net change in the hypothetical account’s value for the period, excluding capital changes. The net change is divided by the share value at the beginning of the period to give the base period return. This base period return is then multiplied by 365/7 to annualize the yield figure, which is carried to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent.

Realized capital gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the assets of the Money Market Fund are included in the hypothetical account for the beginning of the period but changes in these items during

 

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the period are not included in the value for the end of the period. Income other than investment income is excluded for the period. Values also reflect asset charges (for advisory fees) as well as brokerage fees and other expenses.

Current yields will fluctuate daily. Accordingly, yields for any given seven-day period do not necessarily represent future results. It should be remembered that yield depends on the type, quality, maturities and rates of return of the Money Market Fund’s investments, among other factors. The Money Market Fund yield does not reflect the cost of insurance and other insurance company separate account charges. It also should not be compared to the yield of money market funds made available to the general public because they may use a different method to calculate yield. In addition, their yields are usually calculated on the basis of a constant one dollar price per share and they pay out earnings and dividends which accrue on a daily basis.

The following is an example of the calculation of the Money Market Fund’s yield of (0.12)% for the seven-day period ended December 31, 2015 (excluding Christmas Day). Yields may fluctuate substantially from the example shown.

 

  1. Value for December 24, 2015&$1.195605 (after adjustment for dividends)

 

  2. Value for December 31, 2015 (exclusive of capital changes and any non-investment income, but after adjustment for dividends)&$1.195632

 

  3. Net change equals Line 1 subtracted from Line 2&$.000027

 

  4. Base period return equals Line 3 divided by Line 1& .0000226

 

  5. Current yield equals Line 4 annualized (multiplied by 365/7)&0.12%

The Money Market Fund calculates effective yield by following steps 1 - 4 above to obtain a base period return, then compounding the base period return as follows:

Effective Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1) 365/7] –1&[0.0000226 365/7 –1] = 0.12%

Calculation of Total Return and Average Annual Total Return. Total Return reflects changes in the price of a Fund’s shares and assumes that any dividends or capital gain distributions are reinvested in that Fund’s shares immediately rather than paid to the investor in cash.

Average Annual Total Return is calculated by finding the average annual compounded rates of return of a hypothetical investment over the periods shown, according to the following formula (Total Return is then expressed as a percentage):

T = (ERV/P)1/n -1

Where:

P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000

T = average annual total return

n = number of years

ERV = ending redeemable value. ERV is the value, at the end of the applicable period, of a hypothetical

$1,000 investment made at the beginning of the applicable period.

Average Annual Total Returns

For Periods Ended December 31, 2015

 

Fund

   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Life of Fund     Inception Date  

Equity Index

     1.24     12.37     7.09     8.77     02/05/93   

All America

     (0.04 )%      11.04     6.85     10.01     01/01/85   

Small-Cap Value

     (3.40 )%      8.15     7.14     7.55     07/01/05   

Small-Cap Growth

     (2.39 )%      8.48     7.29     7.49     07/01/05   

Mid Cap Value

     (3.34 )%      8.82     6.00     6.39     07/01/05   

Mid-Cap Equity Index

     (2.37 )%      10.48     7.93     8.92     05/03/99   

Composite

     0.80     8.00     5.87     8.10     01/01/85   

International

     (0.63 )%      3.15     NA        (0.99 )%      11/05/07   

 

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Fund

   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Life of Fund     Inception Date  

Retirement Income

     0.49     5.22     NA        4.91     11/05/07   

2010 Retirement

     0.40     6.29     NA        4.96     11/05/07   

2015 Retirement

     0.27     6.85     NA        4.92     11/05/07   

2020 Retirement

     0.13     7.50     NA        5.02     11/05/07   

2025 Retirement

     (0.10 )%      8.26     NA        5.18     11/05/07   

2030 Retirement

     (0.22 )%      8.81     NA        5.44     11/05/07   

2035 Retirement

     (0.37 )%      9.07     NA        5.24     11/05/07   

2040 Retirement

     (0.64 )%      9.03     NA        5.32     11/05/07   

2045 Retirement

     (0.69 )%      8.96     NA        5.22     11/05/07   

2050 Retirement

     (0.73 )%      NA        NA        10.62     10/01/12   

Conservative Allocation

     0.44     5.49     5.41     5.27     05/20/03   

Moderate Allocation

     0.16     7.59     6.29     6.91     05/20/03   

Aggressive Allocation

     (0.38 )%      9.10     6.77     8.10     05/20/03   

Money Market

     (0.11 )%      (0.15 )%      1.11     3.62     01/01/85   

Mid-Term Bond

     0.61     2.56     4.38     4.90     02/05/93   

Bond

     0.33     3.74     4.88     6.77     01/01/85   

Yield of the Bond Funds. Yield of the shares of the Bond Funds will be computed by annualizing net investment income, as determined by the Commission’s formula, calculated on a per share basis, for a recent one-month or 30-day period and dividing that amount by the net asset value per share of the Fund on the last trading day of that period. Net investment income will reflect amortization of any market value premium or discount of fixed income securities (except for obligations backed by mortgages or other assets) over such period and may include recognition of a pro rata portion of the stated dividend rate of dividend paying portfolio securities. The Yield of the Fund will vary from time to time depending upon market conditions, the composition of the portfolio and operating expenses allocated to the Fund.

Performance Comparisons. Each Fund may from time to time include the Total Return, the Average Annual Total Return and Yield of its shares in advertisements or in information furnished to shareholders. The Money Market Fund may also from time to time include the Yield and Effective Yield of its shares in information furnished to shareholders. Any statements of a Fund’s performance will also disclose the performance of the respective separate account issuing the Contracts.

Each Fund may from time to time also include the ranking of its performance figures relative to such figures for groups of mutual funds categorized by Lipper Analytical Services (“Lipper”), or by similar services that monitor the performance of mutual funds as having the same or similar investment objectives. Each Fund may also from time to time compare its performance to average mutual fund performance figures compiled by Lipper in Lipper Performance Analysis or compiled by similar services that monitor performance.

Advertisements or information the Investment Company furnishes to current or prospective investors also may include evaluations of a Fund published by nationally recognized ranking services and by financial publications that are nationally recognized. These publications may include Barron’s, Business Week, CDA Technologies, Inc., Changing Times, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Financial Planning, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Hulbert’s Financial Digest, Institutional Investor, Investors Daily, Money, Morningstar Mutual Funds, The New York Times, Stanger’s Investment Adviser, Value Line, The Wall Street Journal, Wiesenberger Investment Company Service and USA Today.

In reports or other communications to shareholders, the Investment Company also may describe general economic and market conditions affecting the Funds and may compare the performance of the Funds with (1) that of mutual funds included in the rankings prepared by Lipper or similar investment services that monitor the performance of insurance company separate accounts or mutual funds, (2) IBC/Donoghue’s Money Fund Report, (3) other appropriate indices of investment securities and averages for peer universe of funds which are described in this SAI, or (4) data developed by the Adviser derived from such indices or averages.

Comparative Indices for the Funds

 

 

The Investment Company compares the performance of each Fund (other than the Money Market Fund) against a widely recognized index or indices for stock or bond market performance, based on the type of securities the

 

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Fund purchases. The annual and semi-annual financial reports that the Investment Company prepares will contain graphs with the Funds’ performances compared to their indices.

It is not possible for an investor to directly invest in an unmanaged index. Performance comparisons to indices are for informational purposes and do not reflect any actual investment. The Funds pay investment advisory and other expenses that are not applicable to unmanaged indices.

Equity Index Fund and All America Fund: Performance of each of these Funds is compared to the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Index (the “S&P 500® Index”).

The S&P 500® Index is a market value-weighted and unmanaged index showing the changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks relative to the base period 1941-43. The S&P 500® Index is composed almost entirely of common stocks of companies listed on the NYSE, although the common stocks of a few companies listed on the American Stock Exchange or traded on the Nasdaq National Market (over-the-counter) are included. The 500 companies represented include approximately 400 industrial concerns, as well as financial services, utility and transportation concerns. The S&P 500 Index represents about 80% of the market value of all issues traded on the NYSE.

Mid Cap Value Fund: Performance is compared to the Russell Midcap® Value Index.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund: Performance is compared to the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® Index (the “S&P MidCap 400® Index”).

The S&P MidCap 400® Index is a market value weighted and unmanaged index showing the changes in the aggregate market value of 400 stocks issued by U.S. companies with medium market capitalizations. Almost 70% of the stocks are listed on the NYSE and approximately 30% are traded over-the-counter.

Small Cap Value Fund: Performance is compared to the Russell 2000® Value Index.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Small Cap Growth Fund: Performance is compared to the Russell 2000® Growth Index.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index contains those Russell 2000® securities with higher price-to-book ratios and higher price-earnings ratios. Securities in this index have a greater than average growth orientation.

Composite Fund: Performance is compared to the S&P 500® Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and the 90-day Treasury bill rate. (See “Equity Index Fund and All America Fund” above and “Bond Fund” below).

These three indices represent the three asset allocation categories in which the Composite Fund invests.

International Fund: Performance is compared to the MSCI EAFE Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is the Morgan Stanley Europe, Australasia and the Far East Index, an unmanaged, market-value-weighted index designed to measure the overall condition of the overseas equities markets.

Bond Fund: Performance is compared to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (the “Barclays Aggregate Index”).

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index represents U.S, fixed rate, investment grade securities, with index components for U.S. government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Each bond included in the index must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features and a rating of “Baa” or higher (investment grade) by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.

Mid-Term Bond Fund: Performance is compared to the Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Fund Index.

Retirement Funds: Performance is compared to the benchmark indices (the S&P 500® Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, and, for Funds that have significant investments in commercial paper, money market instruments and other short term commercial paper, the Citigroup 3 month Treasury Bill Index) that

 

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correspond with the Funds’ investments in various IC Funds at any given time. The relative proportions of assets within each Retirement Fund that are invested in the various IC Funds will change as the each Fund’s investments are periodically reallocated, which in turn will change the proportion of each acquired Fund’s benchmark index included in the Retirement Fund’s overall mix of indices.

Conservative Allocation Fund: Performance is compared to the S&P 500® Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index.

Moderate Allocation Fund: Performance is compared to the S&P 500® Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index.

Aggressive Allocation Fund: Performance is compared to the S&P 500® Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index.

See “Equity Index Fund and All America Fund” and “Bond Fund” above for a description of the S&P 500® Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, which represent the asset classes in which the Allocation Funds invest.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

Description of Corporate bond ratings of Moody’s Investors Services, Inc.:

 

Aaa
         Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt-edge”. Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.
Aa          Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A          Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
Baa          Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations, i.e. they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.
Ba          Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.
B          Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.
Caa          Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.
Ca          Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
C          Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

Moody’s applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category.

Description of corporate bond ratings of Standard & Poor’s Corporation:

 

AAA          Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is very strong.
AA          Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the higher rated issues only in small degree.
A          Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal, although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

 

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BBB          Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher-rated categories.
BB/
B/
CCC/
CC
         Debt rated BB, B, CCC and CC is regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and CC the highest degree of speculation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.
C          The rating C is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being paid.
D          Debt rated D is in default, and payment of interest and/or repayment of principal is in arrears.

Plus (+) or Minus ( – ): The ratings from “AA” to “BB” may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The financial statements of the Investment Company for the year ended December 31, 2015 have been incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional Information in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein.

LEGAL MATTERS

The legal validity of the shares described in the Prospectus has been passed on by Scott H. Rothstein, Esq., Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Investment Company.

CUSTODIAN

The Custodian of the securities and other assets held by the Investment Company’s Funds is JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019.

USE OF STANDARD & POOR’S INDICES

The Equity Index Fund, the Indexed Assets of the All America Fund and the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund (together, the Indexed Portfolios) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P). S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Indexed Portfolios or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Indexed Portfolios particularly or the ability of the S&P 500® Index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index to track general stock market performance. S&P’s only relationship to the Investment Company is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of S&P and of the S&P 500® Index and the S&P MidCap 400® Index which is determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard to the Indexed Portfolios. S&P has no obligation to take the needs of the Indexed Portfolios or the owners of the Indexed Portfolios into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500® Index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index. S&P is not responsible for and has not participated in the calculation of the net asset values of the Indexed Portfolios, the amount of the shares of the Indexed Portfolios or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Indexed Portfolios. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Indexed Portfolios.

S&P does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the S&P 500® index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index or any data included therein. S&P makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Indexed Portfolios, owners of the Indexed Portfolios, or any other person or entity from the use of the S&P 500® index, the S&P MidCap 400® Index or any data included therein. S&P makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the S&P 500® Index, the S&P MidCap 400® Index or

 

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any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall S&P have any liability for any special punitive, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits), even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

On November 8, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Investment Company adopted amended Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures (“Proxy Policy”). A copy of the Proxy Policy is attached hereto as APPENDIX “A”. A copy of the Proxy Policy and information regarding how the Investment Company voted its proxies relative to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 can be obtained free of charge by calling 1-800-914-8716. The Investment Company’s Proxy Voting Record for the shares it owns, which includes how the Investment Company voted its proxies during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, by viewing our Form N-PX on the EDGAR system.

 

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Appendix A

Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures

Mutual of America Investment Corporation

Attached is the Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures adopted by the Board of Directors of Mutual of America Investment Corporation at its regular Board meeting held on November 8, 2007.

 

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MEMORANDUM    MUTUAL OF AMERICA
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

 

To: Mutual of America Investment Corporation
   Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc.

 

From: Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation

 

Date: October 31, 2007

 

Re: Policy Statement and Procedures Regarding
   Proxy Voting (“Proxy Voting Policy”)

We understand that, in connection with your obligation to comply with Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) and the 1940 Act forms modified in conjunction therewith, you wish this Company as your adviser to: (i) permit you to adopt its Proxy Voting Policy, (ii) prepare and timely File Form N PX for each year commencing with the 12 months ended June 30, 2004, (iii) respond to shareholder requests in accordance with all requirements of Law and Regulation for a description of the Proxy Voting Policy, and for The Proxy Voting Record (which may be available by a toll free or collect phone line or on the fund website if there is one and on the S.E.C. website), and (iv) maintain, or cause to be maintained, all proxy voting records as required by Law and Regulation.

We further understand that, in the event of a conflict among or between the interests of the adviser, the funds, the shareholders, the principal underwriter or any affiliated persons thereof, we will promptly notify the fund and shareholders affected and we will not cast a vote absent a written consent from the affected fund or shareholders. The sole exception to the requirement of a written consent from the fund and affected shareholders when there is such a conflict is the case where the matter which is being voted upon falls within the Standing Proxy Vote policy set forth in paragraph 5 of the Proxy Voting Policy, and Routine Issues as described in paragraph 4 of the attached Proxy Voting policy. Routine Issues fall within standard categories developed by a disinterested third party proxy service retained by the adviser. In such case, the vote will be cast in the predetermined manner.

You may consider this document as an amendment to the Proxy Voting Policy for purposes of our providing proxy voting services to your fund and shareholders, and for purposes of adopting the Proxy Voting Policy on behalf of your funds. If there are any changes to the Proxy Voting Policy you will be notified, and no such changes shall affect you unless you agree to same.

Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation.

By:

/s/ Amir Lear

Amir Lear

President

att.

 

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MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

POLICY STATEMENT AND PROCEDURES

REGARDING PROXY VOTING

Adopted on October 31, 2007

Policy Statement

It is the policy of Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation (the “Corporation”), with respect to assets under its management where it has voting authority:

 

1. To vote all proxies in the best interests of its clients and, to the extent possible while complying with applicable investment policies, restrictions and limitations (including requirements imposed by exemptive orders as described in paragraph 9 under the Procedures section, below,) to vote all proxies so as to maximize the economic value of the shares held by such clients.

 

2. To vote all proxies in accordance with the duly adopted voting policies and restrictions of such clients where such policies and restrictions are applicable.

 

3. To provide disclosure to clients of the within policies and procedures, to disclose how clients (or their shareholders in the case where a client adopts these policies as its own) may obtain information on how their proxies were voted, and to maintain or cause to be maintained all records of such proxy voting as are, and for the periods, required by law.

 

4. To comply with the Procedures set forth below.

Proxy Voting Committee

 

1. A Proxy Committee consisting of the President and one or more individuals (not to exceed five) designated by the President of the Corporation shall comprise the Proxy Voting Committee. The Proxy Voting Committee shall act by majority vote, but in the case of a tie vote the side receiving the vote of the President shall prevail. In the case of a Committee of two or less persons, one member shall constitute a quorum. In the case of the Committee consisting of three or four persons, two members shall constitute a quorum, and for a Committee of five persons, three members shall constitute a quorum.

 

2. The Proxy Voting Committee shall monitor developments that may affect the Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures, including the Overall Proxy Voting Policy set forth in paragraph 5 of the Procedures Section hereof, voting standards set forth in Appendix A to this document (“Voting Standards”) and recommend changes to the Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures.

 

3. Any decisions not to vote proxies in accordance with the Voting Standards, including Routine or Non-Routine Issues, shall be submitted to the Proxy Committee for approval or consideration of the appropriate action to take. The Proxy Voting Committee may require a discussion with or report from the investment analyst responsible for the company whose proxy is being considered to assist in deciding how to vote in accordance with the Proxy Voting Policy. A written explanation of the reasons supporting any action taken by the Committee and the date the Committee decided the issue shall be maintained with the proxy voting records.

 

4. If a Non-Routine Issue falls into a category for which there is no Voting Standard, the Proxy Voting Committee shall be consulted. The Proxy Voting Committee may require a discussion with or a report from the investment analyst responsible for the company whose proxy is being considered as well as a report, if available, from any proxy service provider then retained, to assist in deciding how to vote in accordance with the Proxy Voting Policy. A written explanation of the reasons supporting any action taken by the Committee and the date the Committee decided the issue shall be maintained with the proxy voting records.

 

5.

Should a vote in accordance with the Voting Standards appear likely to produce a result inconsistent with a stated policy, limitation, or restriction established for any client’s account, the President or CEO shall be notified in order to determine the appropriate action. Such action shall be presented to the Proxy Voting

 

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  Committee for ratification prior to the vote in question. The Proxy Voting Committee can act without a meeting by consent of a majority of its members. Any action taken in such situations shall be governed by prudence and must be compatible with applicable law. Such action shall be memorialized in writing setting forth the nature of the conflict, the reasons for the action taken and the date such action was authorized.

Procedures

 

1. Proxies will be voted based upon and consistent with (a) criteria established herein as same may be amended in writing by the Proxy Committee from time to time, (b) the Overall Proxy Voting Policy set forth in paragraph 5 below and (c) the Voting Standards attached hereto as Appendix A . Only a Senior Vice President or higher ranking officer shall be authorized to execute proxies except that a service provider may be engaged to process and execute proxies pursuant to and subject to these Procedures.

 

2. The following Records of all proxy votes will be maintained:

 

  A. A brief description of the proxy proposal for each company in the portfolio.

 

  B. The vote cast on each proposal.

 

  C. The holdings of each account and its holdings as of (or as close as possible to) the record date for the particular proxy vote.

 

  D. A record of any calls or other contacts made regarding a vote.

 

  E. A record of the reason for each vote, including whether the proxy was voted according to a specific client restriction, policy, the Voting Standards or other guideline which record may be maintained by a third party proxy service provider.

 

  F. Notification that a proxy has not been received.

 

  G. Verification that the shares listed on the proxy match the Corporation’s records.

 

  H. The name and title of the individual voting the proxy (if available from a service provider).

 

  I. A record of any Proxy Voting Committee actions in regard to the proxy vote.

 

3. Unless the Company shall have obtained a written agreement from an experienced and qualified third party to provide proxy voting and records services in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, records of a current proxy season will be retained in the Corporation’s offices until the end of the second year after the expiration of the proxy season in which the votes were made and will be retained in a readily accessible location for a period of not less than three additional years. Proxy statements received on behalf of stock for which the Company is authorized to vote proxies will not be retained in paper form because they are available on the EDGAR system where they have been filed by the issuer.

 

4. The Voting Guidelines which are attached hereto as Appendix A consist of the Concise Summary of the Institutional Shareholders Service (“I.S.S.”) Proxy Voting Guidelines (effective for meetings February 1, 2007) (“Voting Standards”). The Proxy Voting Committee has reviewed the Voting Standards and has found them to be generally satisfactory. I.S.S., which is the proxy service provider retained by the Corporation, furnishes research and recommendations for all proxy votes, casts the votes and maintains voting records. The I.S.S. recommendations will be in accordance with the Voting Standards. The Proxy Voting Committee may, in circumstances where the application of the Voting Standards is determined not to be beneficial or appropriate, override the I.S.S. recommendation and instruct I.S.S. to vote as determined by the Proxy Voting Committee.

 

5. The current Overall Proxy Voting Policy of the Company shall be to vote against anti-takeover proposals, proposals that will weaken Board oversight or corporate governance procedures, and proposals designed to entrench current management. These proposals are generally inherently adverse to the economic value of the stocks to which they relate. This position may be determined to be inappropriate in a particular case and if authorized by the Proxy Voting Committee, a vote that does not comport with this position may be approved. Proxy proposals that do not materially impact the economic value of the stocks to which they relate are considered “Routine Issues” and will generally be voted in favor of the position supported by management of the company whose stock is being voted. Proxy proposals that materially impact the economic value of the stock to which they relate will be voted, consistent with applicable restrictions, in the manner that is most beneficial to the value of such stock.

 

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6. In the case of managed funds that hold exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) shares in their portfolios, special rules may apply to voting proxies in the underlying ETFs when certain thresholds are reached. For example, certain ETFs have obtained exemptions from the SEC fund of fund restrictions, and those ETFs may be held by managed funds in reliance upon such exemption. The exemptive orders for such ETFs typically provide that, in the event that the managed fund owns 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the ETF, such shares shall be voted in the same proportion as the shares held by all other shareholders in such ETF. The Corporation shall follow the requirements of any such exemptive orders that may apply and vote such shares proportionally to the shares of the other shareholders of the ETF.

 

7. No officer or employee of the Corporation shall act with respect to proxy votes in any instance in which a conflict of interest exists for that person in applying the Corporation’s Voting Standards or satisfying fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA or other applicable laws. Any conflict of interest or questions concerning whether a conflict of interest exists, shall be immediately reported to the President. Further, in cases where there exist material conflicts of interest between the Corporation and its interests, and the economic interests of the Corporation’s client owning the shares being voted, the Corporation shall strictly adhere to the Voting Standards, but where such conflict exists and the Proxy Committee is required to decide upon action as provided above, no such action shall be taken absent full disclosure to the affected client of the conflict and it shall be taken only if consent has been received from the client. In assessing the existence of a conflict and the suggested manner of casting a vote in a conflict situation, the recommendations of independent third parties qualified to make recommendations on proxy voting may be sought and communicated to affected clients.

 

8. It is the policy of the Corporation not to join any group for the purpose of waging a proxy contest or to acquire or trade in the securities of any corporation with the intent to effect any change in control of a corporation. Any solicitation from any person to vote proxies in any accounts shall be promptly reported to the General Counsel and Proxy Voting Committee except for requests merely that the proxies be voted in order to achieve a quorum.

 

9. No employee of the Corporation may discuss the Corporation’s proxy votes with any person not employed by the Corporation or its client or in any way indicate how the Corporation will vote on any issue prior to the vote being cast, nor may any employee of the Corporation disclose how the Corporation has voted except in reports to the Board of Directors of the Corporation or its managed funds, as required by law or pursuant to an agreement with a proxy service provider. All information concerning the Corporation’s proxy voting record shall be disclosed and furnished to clients in the manner required to comply with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

10. The Corporation shall comply in all respects and in a timely manner with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, including the timely voting of proxies, the timely provision to clients of a description of the Corporation’s proxy voting policies and procedures, provision of a copy of such policies and procedures to clients upon request, disclosure to clients of how to obtain information on how their securities were voted and the implementation of record keeping procedures in full compliance with Rule 204-2, retaining in the manner chosen by the Corporation (which manner shall be as permitted by Rule 204-2) for the required time periods proxy voting policies and procedures, proxy statements received regarding client securities, records of votes cast on behalf of clients, records of client requests for proxy voting information and all documents prepared by the Company which were material in making a decision on how to vote or which memorialized basis for a decision for a vote.

 

11. The Corporation adopts the following procedures to ensure compliance with the Proxy Voting Policy Statement and Procedures:

 

  A. The President or an Officer of the Corporation designated by the President will ensure that the Corporation is at all times in full and complete compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

 

  B. The Proxy Voting Committee shall meet at least semiannually to review the overall proxy voting record of all proxies, the conformity of proxy voting actions with the requirements set forth herein, and to review the actions of any and all third party service providers.

 

  C. The Proxy Voting Committee shall review the within policy statement and procedures on an annual basis and more frequently when warranted, and shall adopt written changes and amendments hereto as necessary.

 

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  D. The Proxy Voting Committee shall review Corporation’s compliance with the Rules promulgated by the S.E.C., including the semiannual reports on the availability of proxy voting records to its clients, and the disclosure of this document to clients.

 

  E. To the extent it is prudent and in compliance with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Adviser’s Act of 1940, the Company may retain reputable and qualified third-party service providers to implement the foregoing policies and procedures.

 

  F. It is specifically understood that the Company’s clients may adopt the within Policy Statement and Procedures, as same may be amended or restated from time to time.

I hereby verify that the foregoing document has been duly adopted as the proxy voting policies and procedures of the Corporation, along with the attached Proxy Voting Standards, which replace all previously adopted statements and procedures regarding proxy voting and Voting Standards.

MUTUAL OF AMERICA

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Amir Lear

Amir Lear

President

Dated: October 31, 2007

 

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Appendix A

To Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation

Policy Statement and Procedures Regarding Proxy Voting

 

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CONCISE SUMMARY OF ISS 2007 PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

Effective for Meetings Feb. 1, 2007

Updated Dec. 15, 2006

1. Auditors

Auditor Ratification

Vote FOR proposals to ratify auditors, unless any of the following apply:

 

    An auditor has a financial interest in or association with the company, and is therefore not independent,

 

    There is reason to believe that the independent auditor has rendered an opinion which is neither accurate nor indicative of the company’s financial position; or

 

    Fees for non-audit services (“Other” fees) are excessive.

2. Board of Directors

Voting on Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on director nominees, examining, but not limited to, the following factors:

 

    Composition of the board and key board committees;

 

    Attendance at board and committee meetings;

 

    Corporate governance provisions and takeover activity;

 

    Disclosures under Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

    Long-term company performance relative to a market and peer index;

 

    Extent of the director’s investment in the company;

 

    Existence of related party transactions;

 

    Whether the chairman is also serving as CEO;

 

    Whether a retired CEO sits on the board;

 

    Number of outside boards at which a director serves;

 

    Majority vote standard for director elections without a provision to allow for plurality voting when there are more nominees than seats.

WITHHOLD from individual directors who:

 

    Attend less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings without a valid excuse (such as illness, service to the nation, work on behalf of the company);

 

    Sit on more than six public company boards;

 

    Are CEOs of public companies who sit on the boards of more than two public companies besides their own — withhold only at their outside boards.

WITHHOLD from the entire board of directors, (except from new nominees, who should be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis) if:

 

    The company’s proxy indicates that not all directors attended 75% of the aggregate of their board and committee meetings, but fails to provide the required disclosure of the names of the directors involved. If this information cannot be obtained, withhold from all incumbent directors;

 

    The company’s poison pill has a dead-hand or modified dead-hand feature. Withhold every year until this feature is removed;

 

    The board adopts or renews a poison pill without shareholder approval since the beginning of 2005, does not commit to putting it to shareholder vote within 12 months of adoption, or reneges on a commitment to put the pill to a vote, and has not yet received a withhold recommendation for this issue;

 

    The board failed to act on a shareholder proposal that received approval by a majority of the shares outstanding the previous year;

 

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    The board failed to act on a shareholder proposal that received approval of the majority of shares cast for the previous two consecutive years;

 

    The board failed to act on takeover offers where the majority of the shareholders tendered their shares;

 

    At the previous board election, any director received more than 50 percent withhold votes of the shares cast and the company has failed to address the issue(s) that caused the high withhold rate;

 

    The company is a Russell 3000 company that underperformed its industry group (GICS group) under the criteria discussed in the section “Performance Test for Directors”.

WITHHOLD from Inside Directors and Affiliated Outside Directors (per the Classification of Directors below) when:

 

    The inside or affiliated outside director serves on any of the three key committees: audit, compensation, or nominating;

 

    The company lacks an audit, compensation, or nominating committee so that the full board functions as that committee;

 

    The company lacks a formal nominating committee, even if board attests that the independent directors fulfill the functions of such a committee;

 

    The full board is less than majority independent.

WITHHOLD from the members of the Audit Committee if:

 

    The non-audit fees paid to the auditor are excessive (see discussion under Auditor Ratification);

 

    A material weakness identified in the Section 404 Sarbanes-Oxley Act disclosures rises to a level of serious concern; there are chronic internal control issues and an absence of established effective control mechanisms;

 

    There is persuasive evidence that the audit committee entered into an inappropriate indemnification agreement with its auditor that limits the ability of the company, or its shareholders, to pursue legitimate legal recourse against the audit firm.

WITHHOLD from the members of the Compensation Committee if:

 

    There is a negative correlation between the chief executive’s pay and company performance (see discussion under Equity Compensation Plans);

 

    The company reprices underwater options for stock, cash or other consideration without prior shareholder approval, even if allowed in their equity plan;

 

    The company fails to submit one-time transfers of stock options to a shareholder vote;

 

    The company fails to fulfill the terms of a burn rate commitment they made to shareholders;

 

    The company has backdated options (see “Options Backdating” policy);

 

    The company has poor compensation practices (see “Poor Pay Practices” policy). Poor pay practices may warrant withholding votes from the CEO and potentially the entire board as well.

WITHHOLD from directors, individually or the entire board, for egregious actions or failure to replace management as appropriate.

Classification/Declassification of the Board

Vote AGAINST proposals to classify the board. Vote FOR proposals to repeal classified boards, and to elect all directors annually.

 

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Independent Chair (Separate Chair/CEO)

Generally vote FOR shareholder proposals requiring an independent director fill the position of chair, unless there are compelling reasons to recommend against the proposal, such as a counterbalancing governance structure. This should include all of the following:

 

    Has a designated lead director, elected by and from the independent board members with clearly delineated and comprehensive duties. (The role may alternatively reside with a presiding director, vice chairman, or rotating lead director; however the director must serve a minimum of one year in order to qualify as a lead director.) At a minimum these should include:

 

  - Presiding at all meetings of the board at which the chairman is not present, including executive sessions of the independent directors,

 

  - Serving as liaison between the chairman and the independent directors,

 

  - Approving information sent to the board,

 

  - Approving meeting agendas for the board,

 

  - Approves meetings schedules to assure that there is sufficient time for discussion of all agenda items,

 

  - Having the authority to call meetings of the independent directors,

 

  - If requested by major shareholders, ensuring that he is available for consultation and direct communication;

 

    Two-thirds independent board;

 

    All-independent key committees;

 

    Established governance guidelines;

 

    The company does not under-perform its peers*.

 

* Starting in 2007, the industry peer group used for this evaluation will change from the 4-digit GICS group to the average of the 12 companies in the same 6-digit GICS group that are closest in revenue to the company, and identified on the executive compensation page of proxy analyses. To fail, the company must under-perform its index and industry group on all 4 measures (1 and 3 year performance, industry peers, and index).

Majority Vote Shareholder Proposals

Generally vote FOR precatory and binding resolutions requesting that the board change the company’s bylaws to stipulate that directors need to be elected with an affirmative majority of votes cast, provided it does not conflict with the state law where the company is incorporated. Binding resolutions need to allow for a carve-out for a plurality vote standard when there are more nominees than board seats. Companies are strongly encouraged to also adopt a post-election policy (also know as a director resignation policy) that will provide guidelines so that the company will promptly address the situation of a holdover director.

3. Proxy Contests

Voting for Director Nominees in Contested Elections

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on the election of directors in contested elections, considering the following factors:

 

    Long-term financial performance of the target company relative to its industry;

 

    Management’s track record;

 

    Background to the proxy contest;

 

    Qualifications of director nominees (both slates);

 

    Strategic plan of dissident slate and quality of critique against management;

 

    Likelihood that the proposed goals and objectives can be achieved (both slates);

 

    Stock ownership positions.

 

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Reimbursing Proxy Solicitation Expenses

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals to reimburse proxy solicitation expenses. When voting in conjunction with support of a dissident slate, vote FOR the reimbursement of all appropriate proxy solicitation expenses associated with the election.

4. Takeover Defenses

Poison Pills

Vote FOR shareholder proposals requesting that the company submit its poison pill to a shareholder vote or redeem it UNLESS the company has: (1) A shareholder approved poison pill in place; or (2) The company has adopted a policy concerning the adoption of a pill in the future specifying that the board will only adopt a shareholder rights plan if either:

 

    Shareholders have approved the adoption of the plan; or

 

    The board, in its exercise of its fiduciary responsibilities, determines that it is in the best interest of shareholders under the circumstances to adopt a pill without the delay in adoption that would result from seeking stockholder approval (i.e. the “fiduciary out” provision). A poison pill adopted under this fiduciary out will be put to a shareholder ratification vote within twelve months of adoption or expire. If the pill is not approved by a majority of the votes cast on this issue, the plan will immediately terminate.

Vote FOR shareholder proposals calling for poison pills to be put to a vote within a time period of less than one year after adoption. If the company has no non-shareholder approved poison pill in place and has adopted a policy with the provisions outlined above, vote AGAINST the proposal. If these conditions are not met, vote FOR the proposal, but with the caveat that a vote within twelve months would be considered sufficient.

Vote CASE-by-CASE on management proposals on poison pill ratification, focusing on the features of the shareholder rights plan. Rights plans should contain the following attributes:

 

    No lower than a 20% trigger, flip-in or flip-over;

 

    A term of no more than three years;

 

    No dead-hand, slow-hand, no-hand or similar feature that limits the ability of a future board to redeem the pill;

 

    Shareholder redemption feature (qualifying offer clause); if the board refuses to redeem the pill 90 days after a qualifying offer is announced, ten percent of the shares may call a special meeting or seek a written consent to vote on rescinding the pill.

Supermajority Vote Requirements

Vote AGAINST proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote.

Vote FOR proposals to lower supermajority vote requirements.

5. Mergers and Corporate Restructurings

For mergers and acquisitions, review and evaluate the merits and drawbacks of the proposed transaction, balancing various and sometimes countervailing factors including:

 

    Valuation — Is the value to be received by the target shareholders (or paid by the acquirer) reasonable? While the fairness opinion may provide an initial starting point for assessing valuation reasonableness, emphasis is placed on the offer premium, market reaction and strategic rationale.

 

    Market reaction — How has the market responded to the proposed deal? A negative market reaction should cause closer scrutiny of a deal.

 

    Strategic rationale — Does the deal make sense strategically? From where is the value derived? Cost and revenue synergies should not be overly aggressive or optimistic, but reasonably achievable. Management should also have a favorable track record of successful integration of historical acquisitions.

 

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    Negotiations and process — Were the terms of the transaction negotiated at arm’s-length? Was the process fair and equitable? A fair process helps to ensure the best price for shareholders. Significant negotiation “wins” can also signify the deal makers’ competency. The comprehensiveness of the sales process (e.g., full auction, partial auction, no auction) can also affect shareholder value.

 

    Conflicts of interest — Are insiders benefiting from the transaction disproportionately and inappropriately as compared to non-insider shareholders? As the result of potential conflicts, the directors and officers of the company may be more likely to vote to approve a merger than if they did not hold these interests. Consider whether these interests may have influenced these directors and officers to support or recommend the merger. The CIC figure presented in the “ISS Transaction Summary” section of this report is an aggregate figure that can in certain cases be a misleading indicator of the true value transfer from shareholders to insiders. Where such figure appears to be excessive, analyze the underlying assumptions to determine whether a potential conflict exists.

 

    Governance — Will the combined company have a better or worse governance profile than the current governance profiles of the respective parties to the transaction? If the governance profile is to change for the worse, the burden is on the company to prove that other issues (such as valuation) outweigh any deterioration in governance.

6. State of Incorporation

Reincorporation Proposals

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals to change a company’s state of incorporation, taking into consideration both financial and corporate governance concerns, including the reasons for reincorporating, a comparison of the governance provisions, comparative economic benefits, and a comparison of the jurisdictional laws. Vote FOR reincorporation when the economic factors outweigh any neutral or negative governance changes.

7. Capital Structure

Common Stock Authorization

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance using a model developed by ISS. Vote FOR proposals to approve increases beyond the allowable increase when a company’s shares are in danger of being de-listed or if a company’s ability to continue to operate as a going concern is uncertain.

In addition, for capital requests that are less than or equal to 300 percent of the current authorized shares and marginally fail the calculated allowable cap (i.e., exceed the allowable cap by no more than 5 percent) vote on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, In this situation, vote FOR the increase based on the company’s performance, and whether the company’s ongoing use of shares has shown prudence.

Issue Stock for Use with Rights Plan

Vote AGAINST proposals that increase authorized common stock for the explicit purpose of implementing a non-shareholder approved shareholder rights plan (poison pill).

Preferred Stock

Vote AGAINST proposals authorizing the creation of new classes of preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend distribution, and other rights (“blank check” preferred stock). Vote FOR proposals to create “de-clawed” blank check preferred stock (stock that cannot be used as a takeover defense). Vote FOR proposals to authorize preferred stock in cases where the company specifies the voting, dividend, conversion, and other rights of such stock and the terms of the preferred stock appear reasonable. Vote AGAINST proposals to increase the number of blank check preferred stock authorized for issuance when no shares have been issued or reserved for a specific purpose. Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals to increase the number of blank check preferred shares after analyzing the number of preferred shares available for issue given a company’s industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.

 

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8. Executive and Director Compensation

Poor Pay Practices

WITHHOLD from compensation committee members, CEO, and potentially the entire board, if the company has poor compensation practices, such as:

 

    Egregious employment contracts (e.g., those containing multi-year guarantees for bonuses and grants);

 

    Excessive perks that dominate compensation (e.g., tax gross-ups for personal use of corporate aircraft);

 

    Huge bonus payouts without justifiable performance linkage or proper disclosure;

 

    Performance metrics that are changed (e.g., canceled or replaced during the performance period without adequate explanation of the action and the link to performance);

 

    Egregious pension/SERP (supplemental executive retirement plan) payouts (e.g., the inclusion of additional years of service not worked or inclusion of performance-based equity awards in the pension calculation);

 

    New CEO awarded an overly generous new hire package (e.g., including excessive “make whole” provisions or any of the poor pay practices listed in this policy);

 

    Excessive severance provisions (e.g., including excessive change in control payments);

 

    Change in control payouts without loss of job or substantial diminution of job duties;

 

    Internal pay disparity;

 

    Options backdating (covered in a separate policy); and

Equity Compensation Plans

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on equity-based compensation plans. Vote AGAINST the equity plan if any of the following factors apply:

 

    The total cost of the company’s equity plans is unreasonable;

 

    The plan expressly permits the repricing of stock options without prior shareholder approval;

 

    There is a disconnect between CEO pay and the company’s performance;

 

    The company’s three year burn rate exceeds the greater of 2% and the mean plus 1 standard deviation of its industry group; or

 

    The plan is a vehicle for poor pay practices.

Director Compensation

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on compensation plans for non-employee directors, based on the cost of the plans against the company’s allowable cap.

On occasion, director stock plans that set aside a relatively small number of shares when combined with employee or executive stock compensation plans exceed the allowable cap. Vote for the plan if ALL of the following qualitative factors in the board’s compensation are met and disclosed in the proxy statement:

 

    Director stock ownership guidelines with a minimum of three times the annual cash retainer.

 

    Vesting schedule or mandatory holding/deferral period:

 

  - A minimum vesting of three years for stock options or restricted stock; or

 

  - Deferred stock payable at the end of a three-year deferral period.

 

    Mix between cash and equity:

 

  - A balanced mix of cash and equity, for example 40% cash/60% equity or 50% cash/50% equity; or

 

  - If the mix is heavier on the equity component, the vesting schedule or deferral period should be more stringent, with the lesser of five years or the term of directorship.

 

    No retirement/benefits and perquisites provided to non-employee directors; and

 

    Detailed disclosure provided on cash and equity compensation delivered to each non-employee director for the most recent fiscal year in a table. The column headers for the table may include the following: name of each non-employee director, annual retainer, board meeting fees, committee retainer, committee-meeting fees, and equity grants.

 

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Employee Stock Purchase Plans — Qualified Plans

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on qualified employee stock purchase plans. Vote FOR employee stock purchase plans where all of the following apply:

 

    Purchase price is at least 85% of fair market value;

 

    Offering period is 27 months or less; and

 

    The number of shares allocated to the plan is ten percent or less of the outstanding shares.

Employee Stock Purchase Plans — Non-Qualified Plans

Vote CASE-by-CASE on nonqualified employee stock purchase plans. Vote FOR nonqualified employee stock purchase plans with all the following features:

 

    Broad-based participation (i.e., all employees of the company with the exclusion of individuals with 5% or more of beneficial ownership of the company);

 

    Limits on employee contribution, which may be a fixed dollar amount or expressed as a percent of base salary;

 

    Company matching contribution up to 25% of employee’s contribution, which is effectively a discount of 20% from market value;

 

    No discount on the stock price on the date of purchase, since there is a company matching contribution.

Options Backdating

In cases where a company has practiced options backdating, WITHHOLD on a CASE-BY-CASE basis from the members of the compensation committee, depending on the severity of the practices and the subsequent corrective actions on the part of the board. WITHHOLD from the compensation committee members who oversaw the questionable options grant practices or from current compensation committee members who fail to respond to the issue proactively, depending on several factors, including, but not limited to:

 

    Reason and motive for the options backdating issue, such as inadvertent vs. deliberate grant date changes;

 

    Length of time of options backdating;

 

    Size of restatement due to options backdating;

 

    Corrective actions taken by the board or compensation committee, such as canceling or repricing backdated options, or recouping option gains on backdated grants;

 

    Adoption of a grant policy that prohibits backdating, and creation of a fixed grant schedule or window period for equity grants going forward.

Severance Agreements for Executives/Golden Parachutes

Vote FOR shareholder proposals to require golden parachutes or executive severance agreements to be submitted for shareholder ratification, unless the proposal requires shareholder approval prior to entering into employment contracts. Vote on a CASE-BY-CASE basis on proposals to ratify or cancel golden parachutes. An acceptable parachute should include, but is not limited to, the following:

 

    The triggering mechanism should be beyond the control of management;

 

    The amount should not exceed three times base amount (defined as the average annual taxable W-2 compensation) during the five years prior to the year in which the change of control occurs;

 

    Change-in-control payments should be double-triggered, i.e., (1) after a change in control has taken place, and (2) termination of the executive as a result of the change in control. Change in control is defined as a change in the company ownership structure.

9. Corporate Responsibility

Animal Rights

Generally vote AGAINST proposals to phase out the use of animals in product testing unless:

 

    The company is conducting animal testing programs that are unnecessary or not required by regulation;

 

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    The company is conducting animal testing when suitable alternatives are accepted and used at peer firms;

 

    The company has been the subject of recent, significant controversy related to its testing programs.

Drug Pricing and Re-importation

Generally vote AGAINST proposals requesting that companies implement specific price restraints on pharmaceutical products, unless the company fails to adhere to legislative guidelines or industry norms in its product pricing. Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals requesting that the company evaluate their product pricing considering:

 

    The existing level of disclosure on pricing policies;

 

    Deviation from established industry pricing norms;

 

    The company’s existing initiatives to provide its products to needy consumers;

 

    Whether the proposal focuses on specific products or geographic regions.

Generally vote FOR proposals requesting that companies report on the financial and legal impact of their policies regarding prescription drug re-importation unless such information is already publicly disclosed. Generally vote AGAINST proposals requesting that companies adopt specific policies to encourage or constrain prescription drug re-importation.

Genetically Modified Foods

Vote AGAINST proposals asking companies to voluntarily label genetically engineered (GE) ingredients in their products, or alternatively to provide interim labeling and eventually eliminate GE ingredients due to the costs and feasibility of labeling and/or phasing out the use of GE ingredients.

Tobacco

Most tobacco-related proposals (such as on second-hand smoke, advertising to youth, and spin-offs of tobacco-related business) should be evaluated on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

Toxic Chemicals

Generally vote FOR resolutions requesting that a company discloses its policies related to toxic chemicals. Vote CASE-BY-CASE on resolutions requesting that companies evaluate and disclose the potential financial and legal risks associated with utilizing certain chemicals. Generally vote AGAINST resolutions requiring that a company reformulate its products within a certain timeframe, unless such actions are required by law in specific markets.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Generally vote AGAINST request for reports outlining potential environmental damage from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) unless:

 

    New legislation is adopted allowing development and drilling in the ANWR region;

 

    The company intends to pursue operations in the ANWR; and

 

    The company has not disclosed an environmental risk report for its ANWR operations.

Concentrated Area Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

Vote FOR resolutions requesting that companies report to shareholders on the risks and liabilities associated with CAFOs, unless:

 

    The company has publicly disclosed guidelines for its corporate and contract farming operations, including compliance monitoring; or

 

    The company does not directly source from CAFOs.

Global Warming and Kyoto Protocol Compliance

Generally vote FOR proposals requesting a report on greenhouse gas emissions from company operations and/or products unless this information is already publicly disclosed or such factors are not integral to the company’s line of business. Generally vote AGAINST proposals that call for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by specified amounts or within a restrictive time frame unless the company lags industry standards and has been the subject of recent, significant fines or litigation resulting from greenhouse gas emissions.

 

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Generally vote FOR resolutions requesting that companies outline their preparations to comply with standards established by Kyoto Protocol signatory markets unless:

 

    The company does not maintain operations in Kyoto signatory markets;

 

    The company already evaluates and substantially discloses such information; or,

 

    Greenhouse gas emissions do not significantly impact the company’s core businesses.

Political Contributions

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals to improve the disclosure of a company’s political contributions considering: recent significant controversy or litigation related to the company’s political contributions or governmental affairs; and the public availability of a policy on political contributions. Vote AGAINST proposals barring the company from making political contributions.

Link Executive Compensation to Social Performance

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals to review ways of linking executive compensation to social factors, such as corporate downsizings, customer or employee satisfaction, community involvement, human rights, environmental performance, predatory lending, and executive/employee pay disparities.

Outsourcing/Off-shoring

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on proposals calling for companies to report on the risks associated with outsourcing, considering: the risks associated with certain international markets; the utility of such a report to shareholders; the existence of a publicly available code of corporate conduct that applies to international operations.

Country-specific Human Rights Reports

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on requests for reports detailing the company’s operations in a particular country and on proposals to implement certain human rights standards at company facilities or those of its suppliers and to commit to outside, independent monitoring.

10. Mutual Fund Proxies

Election of Directors

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on the election of directors and trustees, following the same guidelines for uncontested directors for public company shareholder meetings. However, mutual fund boards do not usually have compensation committees, so do not withhold for the lack of this committee.

Converting Closed-end Fund to Open-end Fund

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on conversion proposals, considering the following factors:

 

    Past performance as a closed-end fund;

 

    Market in which the fund invests;

 

    Measures taken by the board to address the discount; and

 

    Past shareholder activism, board activity, and votes on related proposals.

Establish Director Ownership Requirement

Generally vote AGAINST shareholder proposals that mandate a specific minimum amount of stock that directors must own in order to qualify as a director or to remain on the board.

Reimburse Shareholder for Expenses Incurred

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on shareholder proposals to reimburse proxy solicitation expenses. When supporting the dissidents, vote FOR the reimbursement of the proxy solicitation expenses.

 

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 28.   Exhibits
1(a)   Articles of Incorporation of Mutual of America Investment Corporation (the “Investment Company”) (1)
1(b)   Articles of Amendment, dated September 22, 1986 (4)
1(c)   Articles Supplementary, dated July 25, 1988 (4)
1(d)   Articles Supplementary, dated February 16, 1993 (4)
1(e)   Articles Supplementary, dated October 4, 1993 (4)
1(f)   Articles Supplementary, dated April 5, 1994 (4)
1(g)   Articles Supplementary, dated April 13, 1995 (4)
1(h)   Articles Supplementary, dated September 16, 1997 (4)
1(i)   Articles Supplementary, dated April 6, 1999 (3)
1(j)   Articles Supplementary, dated February 11, 2003 (8)
1(k)   Articles Supplementary, dated April 17, 2003 (9)
1(l)   Articles Supplementary, dated February 24, 2004 (11)
1(m)   Articles Supplementary, dated March 25, 2005 (12)
1(n)   Articles Supplementary, dated December 13, 2005 (13)
1(o)   Articles Supplementary, dated April 12, 2006 (13)
1(p)   Articles Supplementary, dated August 28, 2006 (14)
1(q)   Articles Supplementary, dated September 1, 2006 (14)
1(r)   Articles Supplementary, dated September 10, 2007 (16)
1(s)   Articles Supplementary, dated June 3, 2008 (17)
1(t)   Articles Supplementary, dated September 12, 2008 (17)
1(u)   Articles Supplementary, dated January 12, 2009 (17)
1(v)   Certificate of Correction, dated January 20, 2009 (17)
1(w)   Articles Supplementary, dated May 13, 2009 (18)
1(x)   Articles Supplementary, dated July 28, 2009 (18)
1(y)   Articles Supplementary, dated November 19, 2009 (18)
1(z)   Articles Supplementary, dated January 13, 2009 (18)
1(aa)   Articles Supplementary, dated January 12, 2011 (19)
1(bb)   Articles Supplementary, dated November 4, 2011 (20)
1(cc)   Articles Supplementary, dated March 7, 2012 (20)
1(dd)   Articles Supplementary, dated November 28, 2012 (21)
1(ee)   Articles Supplementary, dated March 4, 2013 (21)
1(ff)   Articles Supplementary, dated April 23, 2013 (21)
1(gg)   Articles Supplementary, dated February 25, 2014 (22)
1(hh)   Articles Supplementary, dated September 18, 2014 (23)
1(ii)   Articles Supplementary, dated December 2, 2014 (23)
1(jj)   Articles Supplementary, dated March 10, 2015 (23)
1(kk)   Articles Supplementary, dated February 25, 2016 (24)
2(a)   By-Laws of the Investment Company (4)
2(b)   Revision to Article II, Section 2.2 and Article III, Section 3.4 of the By-Laws (4)
2(c)   Revision to Article III, Section 3.8 of the By-Laws (4)
2(d)   Amendment to By-Laws (15)
2(e)   Amendment to By-Laws (16)
2(f)   Amendment to By-Laws (18)
4(a)   Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Investment Company and Mutual of America Life Insurance Company (“Mutual of America”), as investment adviser (4)
4(b)   Assumption Agreement, between Mutual of America and Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”), as investment adviser (4)
4(c)   Supplement AA to Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Investment Company and the Adviser (4)
4(d)   Supplement AE to Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Investment Company and the Adviser (4)
4(e)   Supplement, dated May 1, 1999, to Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Investment Company and the Adviser, regarding the Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund (2)
4(f)   Supplement, dated May 1, 2003, to Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Investment Company and the Adviser, regarding the Allocation Funds (9)
4(g)   Subadvisory Agreement, between the Adviser and Oak Associates (4)

 

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4(h)   Letter to Oak Associates dated June 22, 2005 (termination notice) (13)
4(i)   Letter Agreement signed by the Adviser and Oak Associates dated July 28, 2005 (setting date of termination) (13)
4(j)   Supplement dated as of May 1, 2006 to Investment Advisory Agreement (13)
4(k)   Supplement dated as of October 1, 2012 to Investment Advisory Agreement (21)
4(l)   Supplement dated as of March 22, 2013 to Investment Advisory Agreement (21)
4(m)   Supplement dated as of November 12, 2015 to Investment Advisory Agreement (24)
5   Distribution Agreement, between the Investment Company and Mutual of America, as Distributor (8)
7(a)   Custody Agreement, between the Investment Company and the Chase Manhattan Bank (4)
7(b)   Amendment No. 1 to the Custody Agreement, dated June 1, 2001 (8)
7(c)   Amendment No. 2 to the Custody Agreement, dated March 1, 2003 (8)
8(a)   Agreement to Limit Operating Expenses between the Investment Company and the Adviser (9)
8(b)   Amendment and Termination of Agreement to Limit Operating Expenses between the Investment Company and the Adviser (13)
9(a)   Consent and Opinion of General Counsel for Equity Index, All America, Aggressive Equity, Composite, Bond, Mid-Term Bond, Short-Term Bond and Money Market Funds, as restated (4)
9(b)   Consent and Opinion of General Counsel for Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund shares (3)
9(c)   Consent and Opinion of General Counsel for shares of Allocation Funds (9)
9(d)   Consent and Opinion of General Counsel for shares of Small Cap Value, Small Cap Growth and Mid Cap Value Funds (15)
9(e)   Consent and Opinion of General Counsel for shares of Retirement Funds and International Fund (15)
9(f)   Consent and Opinion of General Counsel for shares of 2050 Retirement Fund (20)
9(g)   Consent and Opinion of Counsel for shares of 2055 Retirement Fund (24)
10(a)   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent (24)
10(d)(ii)   Power of Attorney of Carolyn N. Dolan (24)
10(d)(iv)   Power of Attorney of LaSalle D. Leffall, III (24)
10(d)(v)   Power of Attorney of John W. Sibal (24)
10(d)(vi)   Power of Attorney of Margaret M. Smyth (24)
10(d)(vii)   Power of Attorney of Patrick J. Waide, Jr. (24)
10(d)(viii)   Power of Attorney of William E. Whiston (24)
16(a)   Code of Ethics of Mutual of America Investment Corporation (21)
16(b)   Code of Ethics of Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation (21)
16(c)   Code of Ethics of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company (21)

 

(1) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 filed with the Commission on April 28, 1995
(2) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 filed with the Commission on February 12, 1999
(3) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 filed with the Commission on April 15, 1999
(4) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 filed with the Commission on June 4, 1999
(5) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 filed with the Commission on March 2, 2000
(6) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 filed with the Commission on April 19, 2001
(7) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 filed with the Commission on April 22, 2002
(8) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed with the Commission on February 14, 2003
(9) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 filed with the Commission on April 25, 2003.
(10) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 filed with the Commission on April 30, 2004
(11) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed with the Commission on February 15, 2005.
(12) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 filed with the Commission on April 29, 2005.
(13) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 filed with the Commission on April 28, 2006.
(14) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed with the Commission on February 12, 2007.
(15) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 filed with the Commission on April 27, 2007.
(16) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 filed with the Commission on April 30, 2008.
(17) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 filed with the Commission on April 30, 2009.
(18) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 filed with the Commission on May 1, 2010.
(19) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 filed with the Commission on May 1, 2011.
(20) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 filed with the Commission on May 1, 2012.
(21) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 filed with the Commission on April 29, 2013.
(22) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 filed with the Commission on April 28, 2014.
(23) Included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 filed with the Commission on April 29, 2015.
(24) Included herewith.

 

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All exhibits are filed under File No. 033-06486.

 

Item 29. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with Registrant

The Adviser is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. Mutual of America Life Insurance Company is a New York mutual life insurance company, and as such no person has the direct or indirect power to control Mutual of America Life Insurance Company except by virtue of a person’s capacity as a director or executive officer. Each holder of an in-force insurance policy or annuity contract issued by Mutual of America has the right to vote for the election of directors of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company at annual elections and upon other corporate matters where policyholders’ votes are taken. Mutual of America Life Insurance Company’s ownership of its subsidiaries is as follows:

Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, a New York mutual insurance company, wholly owns

 

  Mutual of America Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and

 

  Mutual of America Foundation, a New York not-for-profit corporation.

Mutual of America Holding Company LLC wholly owns

 

  Mutual of America Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

 

  Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, and

 

  320 Park Analytics LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, through its separate accounts, owns substantially all of Registrant’s shares.

Mutual of America Life Insurance Company currently owns a significant portion, but less than 50%, of the outstanding shares of Mutual of America Institutional Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation registered under the 1940 Act as a management investment company whose shares are publicly offered to institutional investors.

 

Item 30. Indemnification

Articles of Incorporation of the Investment Company. The Articles of Incorporation of the Investment Company provide in substance that no director or officer of the Investment Company shall be liable to the Investment Company or its shareholders for money damages, unless the director or officer is subject to liability by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duties in the conduct of his or her office.

By-Laws of the Investment Company. The By-Laws of the Investment Company provide for the indemnification of present and former officers and directors of the Investment Company against liability by reason of service to the Investment Company, unless the officer or director is subject to liability by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office (Disabling Conduct). No indemnification shall be made to an officer or director unless there has been a final adjudication on the merits, a dismissal of a proceeding for insufficiency of evidence of Disabling Conduct, or a reasonable determination has been made that no Disabling Conduct occurred. The Investment Company may advance payment of expenses only if the officer or director to be indemnified undertakes to repay the advance unless indemnification is made and if one of the following applies: the officer or director provides a security for his or her undertaking, the Investment Company is insured against losses from any lawful advances, or a reasonable determination has been made that there is reason to believe the officer or director ultimately will be entitled to indemnification.

Insurance. Coverage for officers, directors and managers of the Adviser, Distributor and the Fund is provided under an Investment Management insurance policy issued by Chartis, with excess coverage by Chubb, CNA, The Hartford, and Travelers, to Mutual of America Life Insurance Company et al. The aggregate limit of liability under the primary policy is $35 million, with a $1,000,000 deductible per entity insured and no deductible for individual insureds. Coverage for life insurance company fiduciary liability coverage (errors and omissions) is provided under an Investment Management insurance policy issued by Chartis, with excess coverage by Chartis, The Hartford and CNA, to Mutual of America Life Insurance Company et al. The deductible is $1,000,000 for the entity, with an aggregate limit of liability under the primary policy of $30 million.

Operating Agreement of the Adviser. The Operating Agreement of Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, the Investment Company’s Adviser, provides for the indemnification by the Corporation of present and former directors and officers of the Corporation and of any organization for which service is rendered at the request of the Corporation and permits the advance payment

 

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of expenses in certain circumstances for covered persons in connection with suits by third parties and derivative suits. Each covered person must have acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. If in connection with a derivative suit a covered person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, indemnification shall not be made unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is entitled to indemnity. Thus, the officers, directors and managers of the fund and the Adviser are indemnified by the Adviser for their services in connection with the Investment Company to the extent set forth in the Operating Agreement.

By-Laws of the Principal Underwriter. The By-Laws of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, the principal underwriter for the Investment Company, provide for the indemnification by Mutual of America of present and former directors and officers of Mutual of America and of any organization for which service is rendered at the request of Mutual of America and permits the advance payment of expenses in certain circumstances for covered persons in connection with suits by third parties and derivative suits. Each covered person must have acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Mutual of America and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. Thus, the officers and directors of Mutual of America are indemnified by Mutual of America for their services in connection with the Investment Company to the extent set forth in the By-Laws.

Undertaking. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Investment Company, and is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The names, addresses and positions with the Adviser of each Manager and Officer of the Adviser is set forth below.

 

Name

  

Positions
With Adviser

  

Principal Occupation
During Past Two Years

Theresa A. Bischoff

RC Consulting, LLC

P.O. Box 938

Culebra, P.R. 07775

   Manager    Partner, R.C. Consulting, LLC; formerly Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross of Greater New York

Noreen Culhane

47 Langdon Terrace

Bronxville, NY 10708

   Manager    Retired, formerly Executive Vice President, NYSE

Nathaniel A. Davis

17680 Old Meadow Rd

McLean, VA 22102

   Manager    CEO and Chairman of the Board, K12 Inc.; prior thereto Managing Director, Rannd Advisers

Robert C. Golden

33 Columbia Ave.

Staten Island, NY 10305

   Manager    Retired, formerly Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations, Prudential Financial, Newark, N.J.

John E. Haire

102 Five Mile River Road

Darien, CT 06820

   Manager    Managing Partner, Haire Media Ventures; formerly CEO, Parade Media Group

Christopher C. Quick

333 Earle Ovington Blvd.

Suite 230

Uniondale, NY 11533

   Manager    General Partner, Burke & Quick Holdings, LLP; formerly Vice Chairman, Banc of America Specialist

 

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Name

  

Positions
With Adviser

  

Principal Occupation
During Past Two Years

James E. Quinn

59 Beachmont Terr.

North Caldwell, NJ 07006

   Manager    Retired, formerly President, Tiffany & Co.

Alfred E. Smith, IV

191D Main Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

   Manager    Chairman and CEO, Smith Associates; formerly Chairman of the Board, Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center

John J. Stack

1160 Park Ave #9B

NY, NY 10128

   Manager    Retired, formerly Chairman and CEO of Ceska Sporitelna, Prague, Czech Republic

Amir Lear

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Manager, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer    Chairman and CEO, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC

John J. Corrigan

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President and Internal Auditor    Executive Vice President and Internal Auditor Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

Thomas Dillman

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   President    President of the Adviser

Chris W. Festog

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company; formerly, Executive Vice President and Deputy Treasurer

Joseph Gaffoglio

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President, Risk Management    Executive Vice President of the Adviser as of November 2014; formerly Senior Vice President of the Adviser

Andrew L. Heiskell

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President and Director of Fixed Income    Executive Vice President of the Adviser

Kathryn A. Lu

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer    Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

Stephen J. Rich

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President, Chief Equity Strategist    Executive Vice President, Equities Portfolio Manager of the Adviser

James J. Roth

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel    Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

Scott H. Rothstein

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary    Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

Marguerite H. Wagner

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Executive Vice President, Equities Portfolio Manager    Executive Vice President, Equities Portfolio Manager of the Adviser

 

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Name

  

Positions
With Adviser

  

Principal Occupation
During Past Two Years

James P. Accurso

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Senior Vice President, Director of Fixed Income Research    Senior Vice President of the Adviser

David W. Johnson

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Senior Vice President, Fixed Income Research    Senior Vice President of the Adviser

Jacqueline Sabella

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Senior Vice President, Fixed Income    Senior Vice President of the Adviser since November 2015; prior thereto Vice President of the Adviser

Duygu Akyatan

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser

Christopher W. Butler

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser since September 2015; prior thereto Equity Research Analyst at Sidoti and Company, LLC

Evan B. Carpenter

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser

Martin F. Fetherston

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Fixed Income   

Vice President of the Adviser since March 2016; prior thereto Managing Director of Fixed Income at Tradition Capital

Management

Kevin Frain

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser
Andrew Hirschfeld
320 Park Avenue
NY, NY 10022
   Vice President, Fixed Income Quantitative
Analyst
   Vice President and Actuary of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

Thomas P. Kelly

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Administration    Vice President of the Adviser

John Korbis

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Fixed Income Research    Vice President of the Adviser

Alexander Kotlyar

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser

Isabel Macalintal

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser

Joseph P. O’Reilly

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Marketing    Vice President of the Adviser

 

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Name

  

Positions
With Adviser

  

Principal Occupation
During Past Two Years

Nirav Parikh

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser since July 2014; prior thereto Senior Equity Research Analyst and Senior Vice President, Technology and Telecom, Trust Company of the West (TCW)

John Polcari

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Fixed Income Research    Vice President of the Adviser

 

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Name

  

Positions
With Adviser

  

Principal Occupation
During Past Two Years

Kevin J. Quinn

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Marketing    Vice President of the Adviser since November 2014; prior thereto Director, Investment Marketing, ICC Capital Management

Kerstin Ramstrom

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser since August 2014; prior thereto Vice President, Northern Trust

Jamie A. Zendel

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Vice President, Equities Research    Vice President of the Adviser

Robert J. Lewis III

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Second Vice President, Fixed Income Research    Second Vice President of the Adviser

Michael Mastrogiannis

320 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

   Second Vice President, Equities    Second Vice President of the Adviser

Item 32. Principal Underwriters

(a) Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, the principal underwriter of the Registrant, acts as depositor and principal underwriter of Mutual of America Separate Account No. 2 and Mutual of America Separate Account No. 3, and as principal underwriter of The American Separate Account No. 2 and The American Separate Account No. 3 of The American Life Insurance Company of New York, now known as Wilton Re.

 

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(b) The name, business address and position of each senior officer and director of Mutual of America are as follows:

Directors

 

Name and Principal Business Address*

  

Positions and Offices With Principal Underwriter

Thomas J. Moran

   Chairman of the Board

John R. Greed

   Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

William S. Conway

   Director, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Amir Lear

   Director

James J. Roth

   Director, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.

   Director

Kimberly A. Casiano

   Director

Wayne A. I. Frederick, M. D.

   Director

Earle H. Harbison, Jr.

   Director

Maurine A. Haver

   Director

Frances R. Hesselbein

   Director

LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D.

   Director

Senator Connie Mack

   Director

Robert J. McGuire, Esq.

   Director

Roger B. Porter, Ph.D.

   Director

Peter J. Powers

   Director

General Dennis J. Reimer

   Director

Elie Wiesel

   Director

Officers-Directors

 

Name and Principal Business Address*

  

Positions and Offices With Principal Underwriter

Thomas J. Moran

   Chairman

John R. Greed

   Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

William S. Conway

   Director, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Amir Lear

   Director

James J. Roth

   Director, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Other Officers

 

Name and Principal Business Address*

  

Positions and Offices With Principal Underwriter

Jeffrey M. Angelo

   Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning

Dianne M. Aramony

   Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary, Assistant to Chairman

Nicholas A. Branchina

   Senior Vice President, Budget and Cost Accounting

Maria L. Brophy

   Senior Vice President, Planning and Analysis

James Buckland

   Senior Vice President, Purchasing

Anne Marie Carroll

   Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel

Sean Carroll

   Senior Vice President, Facilities Management

Tanisha L. Cash

   Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Thomas Ciociano

   Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits

Michael E. Conway

   Senior Vice President, Human Resources

William S. Conway

   Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Salvatore P. Conza

   Senior Vice President, Data Communications, Network and Technical Services

John S. Corrigan

   Executive Vice President, Internal Audit

Barbara Crane

   Senior Vice President, Strategic Communication and Corporate Events

Nicholas S. Curabba

   Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel

Carson J. Dunbar, Jr.

   Senior Vice President, Corporate Services

Chris W. Festog

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ronald Fried

   Senior Vice President, Open Systems Development and Re-Engineering

 

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Name and Principal Business Address*

  

Positions and Offices With Principal Underwriter

Harold J. Gannon

   Senior Vice President, Corporate Tax

Robert Giaquinto,

1150 Broken Sound Parkway NW,

Boca Raton, FL 33487-3598

   Executive Vice President, MIS Operations

Thomas E. Gilliam

   Executive Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Jared Gutman

   Executive Vice President, Administrative Technical Services and Chief Privacy Officer

Theodore L. Herman

   Executive Vice President

Joseph Hummel

   Executive Vice President, External Affairs

Lydia Kieser

   Senior Vice President, Open System Development

Mark Koehne

   Senior Vice President and Actuary

Andrew Kramer

   Senior Vice President, Client Services

Nicole Lanni

   Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Daniel LeSaffre

   Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services

Kathryn A. Lu

   Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

John R. Luebs

   Senior Vice President, Human Resource Services

Thomas E. MacMurray

   Senior Vice President, National Accounts

Sean A. Mannion

   Senior Vice President, Administration

Nancy McAvey

   Senior Vice President, Client Services

James McCutcheon

   Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel

Dennis McManus

   Senior Vice President, Billing and Regulatory Services/Life and Disability Claims

George L. Medlin

   Executive Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management

Christopher Miseo

   Senior Vice President and Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting

Lynn N. Nadler

1150 Broken Sound Parkway NW,

Boca Raton, FL 33487-3598

   Senior Vice President, Training and Leadership Development

Peter Nicklin

   Senior Vice President, Special Projects, and Assistant to the Chief Information Officer

Michael J. O’Grady

   Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning

Paul O’Hara

   Senior Vice President, Research and Competition

William Rose

   Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

James J. Roth

   Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Scott H. Rothstein

   Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Howard J. Rubin

   Senior Vice President, Application Systems Development

Sonia Samuels

   Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer

Myron Schlanger

   Senior Vice President and Associate Treasurer

Brian Q. Severin

   Executive Vice President, Marketing

William G. Shannon

   Senior Vice President, Financial Consulting Services

Joan M. Squires

   Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Office of Technology

Mary-Clare Swanke

   Senior Vice President, Administrative Communication Production and Proposals

John Terwilliger

1150 Broken Sound Parkway NW,

Boca Raton, FL 33487-3598

   Senior Vice President, Facilities Management

Jeffrey Tsai

   Senior Vice President and Corporate Actuary

Paul Travers

   Executive Vice President

Susan Watson

   Senior Vice President, Office of Technology

Eldon Dean Wonacott,

1150 Broken Sound Parkway NW,

Boca Raton, FL 33487-3598

   Senior Vice President, Advertising, Direct Response and Telemarketing

 

* The business address of all officers is 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6839, unless otherwise noted. The business address of all directors is c/o Mutual of America, 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6839.

 

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Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

The records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-3 promulgated thereunder, will be maintained by the Adviser at its offices at 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022 or with its custodian.

 

Item 34. Management Services

Not applicable.

 

Item 35. Undertakings

Not applicable.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this post-effective amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this post-effective amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, the State of New York, on the 28th day of April, 2016.

 

MUTUAL OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ James J. Roth

  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this post-effective amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 28, 2016.

 

Signatures

       

Title

/s/ James J. Roth

      Director; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
James J. Roth       (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Chris W. Festog

Chris W. Festog

      Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)

*

      Director
Carolyn N. Dolan      

*

      Director
LaSalle D. Leffall, III      

*

      Director
John W. Sibal      

*

      Director
Margaret M. Smyth      

*

      Director
Patrick J. Waide, Jr.      

*

      Director
William E. Whiston      
* By: /s/ Scott H. Rothstein                                                                                
Scott H. Rothstein      
Attorney-in-Fact      

 

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Exhibits Index

 

Exhibit Number

   
1(kk)   Articles Supplementary, dated February 25, 2016
4(m)   Supplement dated as of November 12, 2015 to Investment Advisory Agreement
9(g)   Consent and Opinion of Counsel for shares of 2055 Retirement Fund
10(a)   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent
10(d)(ii)   Power of Attorney of Carolyn N. Dolan
10(d)(iv)   Power of Attorney of LaSalle D. Leffall, III
10(d)(v)   Power of Attorney of John W. Sibal
10(d)(vi)   Power of Attorney of Margaret M. Smyth
10(d)(vii)   Power of Attorney of Patrick J. Waide, Jr.
10(d)(viii)   Power of Attorney of William E. Whiston