497K 1 d834173d497k.htm HEALTH SCIENCES PORTFOLIO Health Sciences Portfolio
   

Summary Prospectus May 1, 2015

Class I and P Shares

Health Sciences Portfolio

This summary prospectus is intended for use in connection with variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts issued by Pacific Life Insurance Company (“Pacific Life”) and Pacific Life & Annuity Company (“PL&A”) and is not intended for use by other investors.

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, as may be supplemented or amended from time to time, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.pacificlife.com/PacificSelectFund.htm. You can also obtain this information at no cost by sending an email request to PSFdocumentrequest@pacificlife.com or by calling:

     

Pacific Life Annuity Contract Owners:

1-800-722-4448

(6 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific time)

Annuity Financial Advisors:

1-800-722-2333

(6 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific time)

Pacific Life Insurance Policy Owners:

1-800-347-7787

(5 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific time)

PL&A Annuity Contract Owners:

1-800-748-6907

(6 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific time)

PL&A Life Insurance Policy Owners:

1-888-595-6997

(5 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific time)

The Fund’s statutory prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated May 1, 2015, as may be supplemented or amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The table below does not reflect expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. For information on these charges, please refer to the applicable contract or policy prospectus.

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

     
 

Class I

Class P

Management Fee

0.90%

0.90%

Service Fee

0.20%

0.00%

Other Expenses

0.03%

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.13%

0.91%

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

These Examples do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy, and would be higher if they did. Keep in mind that this is only an estimate; actual expenses and performance may vary.

Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period

         
 

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Class I

$115

$359

$622

$1,375

Class P

$93

$290

$504

$1,120

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 indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate was 93% of the average value of the Fund.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies in the health sciences sector. These equity securities are primarily common stocks. The health sciences sector includes the health sciences industry and groups of health sciences-related industries, which may include, but are not limited to, health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Businesses within the health sciences and related industries include, but are not limited to, companies involved in the development, production, and distribution or delivery of medical and pharmaceutical products and services, companies engaged in biotechnology and medical research and development, companies that design, manufacture or distribute medical, dental and optical equipment and supplies, including diagnostic equipment, and companies that may also provide diagnostic services or operate health facilities and hospitals, or provide related administrative, management and financial support.

The Fund may invest in small-, mid- and large-capitalization companies. The Fund may invest without limit in foreign denominated securities of companies located in non-U.S. countries, including emerging market countries. The Fund may also invest in foreign currency forwards, which are purchased or sold to hedge against currency fluctuations.

The sub-adviser considers a variety of factors when choosing investments for the Fund, including identifying companies and industries that appear to have the potential for above-average returns, and that are expected to show above-average growth over the long-term as well as those that appear to be trading below their true worth.

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The sub-adviser may sell a holding when it reaches a price target, there is deterioration in the company’s fundamentals, a change in macroeconomic outlook, valuation issues, a need to rebalance the portfolio, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. There may be losses in the value of an investment as asset values fluctuate and you could lose money. 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 may be affected by the following principal risks:

· Active Management Risk: The Manager’s judgments about the value or potential appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could adversely impact the Fund’s performance and cause it to underperform relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark, or not to achieve its investment goal.

· Currency Risk: Currencies and securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in exchange rates between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may fluctuate in response to interest rate changes, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments, central banks, or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, the imposition or removal of currency controls, other political or regulatory conditions in the U.S. or abroad, speculation, or other factors. A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of the Fund’s investments in that foreign currency and investments denominated in that foreign currency.

· Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the Fund’s volatility. Derivatives may experience large, sudden or unpredictable changes in liquidity and may be difficult to sell or unwind. Derivatives can also create investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested (leverage risk) - consequently, derivatives may experience very large swings in value. The Fund may lose more money using derivatives than it would have lost if it had invested directly in the underlying security or asset on which the value of a derivative is based. Derivative contracts that are privately negotiated are also subject to counterparty risk, meaning that if the counterparty’s financial condition declines, the counterparty may be unable to satisfy its obligations under the contract in a timely manner, if at all, resulting in a potential decline in value of the contract and potential losses to the Fund. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. Derivatives may be difficult to value and may expose the Fund to risks of mispricing. In addition, derivatives are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change frequently and impact the Fund significantly.

· Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging market countries (such as many countries in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa), including frontier markets (emerging market countries in an earlier stage of development), may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, a higher degree of political and economic instability, the impact of economic sanctions, less governmental regulation and supervision of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

· Equity Securities Risk: Stock markets are volatile. Equity securities tend to go up or down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, in response to many factors, including a company’s historical and prospective earnings, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Due to the complexities of markets, events in one market or sector may adversely impact other markets or sectors.

· Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.

· Forward Commitments Risk: Forward commitments are derivative contracts that obligate a purchaser to purchase, and a seller to sell, a specific amount of an asset (e.g., a currency or security) at a specified future date and price. Because these instruments are privately negotiated, they are subject to the risk of default by, or bankruptcy of, a counterparty, which could result in adverse market impact, expenses or delays in connection with the purchase or sale of the asset underlying the forward contract. The Fund may also miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous. In addition to derivatives risk, the Fund’s ability to close out of a forward position is dependent on the liquidity of the secondary forward market. There is also a risk of imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying asset and the price of the forward contract, as well as losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited.

· Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies have the potential for above-average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility risk than investments in “undervalued” companies.

· Health Sciences Companies Risk: Health sciences companies may be significantly impacted by scientific or technological developments and their products may quickly become obsolete. Many health sciences companies are smaller and less seasoned than companies in other sectors and are heavily dependent on patent protection and the actual or perceived safety and efficiency of their products. The expiration of patents may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Many health sciences companies are subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. Also, many health sciences companies offer products and services that are subject

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to government regulation and so may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies or laws. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, designed to reform health care, was signed into law in March 2010. The impact of this legislation on health sciences companies or what rulemaking might be proposed or enacted in the future is unpredictable. By investing in these companies, the Fund is exposed to these risks.

· Industry Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single industry or group of related industries makes the Fund more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting that industry or group of related industries. Because the Fund has a policy to concentrate its investments in securities of health sciences companies, the Fund may perform poorly during a downturn in those industries.

· Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage, changes in markets in which the issuer offers good or services, and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

· Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than small- or mid-capitalization companies, but are still subject to equity securities risk. The prices of large-capitalization companies may not rise as much as the prices of companies with smaller market capitalizations.

· Leverage Risk: Leverage is investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed the Fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. The use of leverage may result in the Fund having to liquidate holdings when it may not be advantageous to do so.

· Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the Fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain holdings may be difficult to value, purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations.

· Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and affect performance. Market events may affect a single issuer, industry, sector, or the market as a whole. In addition, because of interdependencies between markets, events in one market may adversely impact markets or issuers in which the Fund invests in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value and the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests. Governmental and regulatory actions, including tax law changes, may also impair portfolio management and have unexpected or adverse consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Future market or regulatory events may impact the Fund in unforeseen ways, such as causing the Fund to alter its existing strategies or potentially, to liquidate and close.

· Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be riskier, subject to greater price volatility risk and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies. Mid-capitalization companies may have a shorter history of operations, more limited ability to raise capital, inexperienced management, limited product lines, less capital reserves and liquidity and more speculative prospects for future growth, sustained earnings or market share than larger companies, and are therefore more sensitive to economic, market and industry changes.

· Price Volatility Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down rapidly or unpredictably. To the extent the Fund invests in more volatile investments, its value may also go up or down rapidly or unpredictably. Price volatility can be caused by many factors, including changes in the economy or financial markets or for reasons specific to a particular issuer.

· Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be riskier, more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility risk and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger more established companies. Small-capitalization companies may have fewer financial resources, limited product and market diversification, greater potential for volatility in earnings and business prospects, and greater dependency on a few key managers. Small-capitalization companies, particularly those in their developmental stages, may have a shorter history of operations, more limited ability to raise capital, inexperienced management, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger companies.

· Underlying Fund Risk: Because the Fund may serve as an underlying fund of one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Fund, causing potential increases in expenses to the Fund and sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance.

· Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that are thought to be undervalued and trade for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

Performance

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The table below compares Fund performance to a broad-based securities market benchmark index and to a health sector index which is comprised of securities that are more representative of the Fund's investment strategies than those in the broad-based benchmark index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares. Returns do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy, and would be lower if they did. Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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Calendar Year Total Returns (%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q1 2013: 18.15%; Q4 2008: (16.68%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2014)

1
year

5
years

10
years

Since
Inception

Class I (incepted January 2, 2001)

24.53%

27.59%

16.20%

N/A

Class P (incepted May 2, 2011)

24.80%

N/A

N/A

26.19%

S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

13.69%

15.45%

7.67%

N/A

Russell 3000 Health Care Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

25.37%

20.20%

11.33%

N/A

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – BlackRock Investment Management, LLC. The primary persons responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Thomas Callan, CFA, Managing Director

Since 2014

Erin Xie, Managing Director

Since 2014

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Class I shares of the Fund are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) and are available only as an underlying investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity products (“variable products”) issued by Pacific Life and PL&A. You do not buy, sell or exchange shares of the Fund – you choose investment options through your variable product. The insurance companies then invest in the Fund if you choose it as an investment option, and redeem shares of the Fund if you choose to decrease that investment option. Any minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements, and procedures for purchase or redemption of shares of the Fund that apply to your variable product should be described in the prospectus for the variable product. Class P shares of the Fund are offered at NAV and are only available to Portfolio Optimization Portfolios.

Tax Information

Because the only shareholders of the Fund are the insurance companies offering the variable products or the Portfolio Optimization Portfolios, no discussion is included here about the federal income tax consequences at the shareholder level. The federal income tax consequences for purchasers of a variable product are described in the prospectus for the variable product.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Pacific Select Distributors, LLC (“PSD”), the Distributor for the Fund and for the variable products, pays commissions and related compensation to the broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries that sell the variable products. Class I shares of the Fund pay a service fee to PSD that can be used for a part of these payments. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the variable contract and the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson for more information. Class P shares, which are only available to the Portfolio Optimization Portfolios, do not pay a service fee to PSD.

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