XML 42 R72.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
Class A, B, C, R, Y And Investor | Invesco U.S. Government Fund
Fund Summary - Invesco U.S. Government Fund
Investment Objective(s)
The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
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.

          You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section “Shareholder Account Information-Initial Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)” on page A-3 of the prospectus and the section “Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares-Purchase and Redemption of Shares” on page L-1 of the statement of additional information (SAI).
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Class A, B, C, R, Y And Investor Invesco U.S. Government Fund
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class R
Class Y
Investor Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 4.75% none none none none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) none 5.00% 1.00% none none none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Class A, B, C, R, Y And Investor Invesco U.S. Government Fund
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class R
Class Y
Investor Class
Management Fees 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 1.00% 0.50% none 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.28% 0.28% 0.28% 0.28% 0.28% 0.28%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.92% 1.67% 1.67% 1.17% 0.67% 0.92%
Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

          The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

         Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example - Class A, B, C, R, Y And Investor Invesco U.S. Government Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
564 754 960 1,553
Class B
670 826 1,107 1,777
Class C
270 526 907 1,976
Class R
119 372 644 1,420
Class Y
68 214 373 835
Investor Class
94 293 509 1,131
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption - Class A, B, C, R, Y And Investor Invesco U.S. Government Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
564 754 960 1,553
Class B
170 526 907 1,777
Class C
170 526 907 1,976
Class R
119 372 644 1,420
Class Y
68 214 373 835
Investor Class
94 293 509 1,131
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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 157% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise backed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These securities include: (1) U.S. Treasury obligations and (2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities and supported by (a) the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, (b) the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, or (c) the credit of the agency or instrumentality. The principal type of fixed income securities purchased by the Fund are callable bonds that can be redeemed by the issuer prior to their stated maturity, bullet-maturity debt bonds with a stated maturity date; mortgage-backed securities (MBS) consisting of interests in underlying mortgages with maturities of up to thirty years, and Treasury and agency holdings. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments such as treasury futures and options on treasury futures. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund often uses Treasury futures and dollar rolls transactions to gain exposure to the Treasury and agency MBS markets while deploying Fund assets in other securities.

          In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may include synthetic securities that have economic characteristics similar to the Fund’s direct investments that are counted toward the 80% investment requirement.

          The Fund invests in securities of all maturities, but will maintain a weighted average effective maturity for the portfolio of between three and ten years.

          The Fund may utilize derivative instruments, specifically futures contracts. The Fund will invest in futures contracts to seek exposure to certain asset classes. A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specific price at a specific future time. The value of the futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. Futures contracts are bilateral agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled through purchasing an offsetting contract, by physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.

          The portfolio managers utilize an appropriate benchmark index in structuring the portfolio. The portfolio managers then decide on risk factors to use in managing the Fund relative to that benchmark. In doing so, the portfolio managers consider recommendations from a team of independent specialists in positioning the Fund to generate alpha (specific factors affecting the return on investments in excess of the benchmark). The portfolio managers generally rely upon a different team of specialists for trade execution and for assistance in determining the most efficient way (in terms of cost-efficiency and selection) to implement those recommendations. Although a variety of specialists provide input in the management of the Fund, the portfolio managers retain responsibility for ensuring the Fund is positioned appropriately in terms of risk exposures and position sizes. The portfolio managers rely on the specialists for adjusting the Fund’s risk exposures and security selection. Decisions to purchase or sell securities are determined by the relative value considerations of the investment professionals that factor in economic and credit-related fundamentals, market supply and demand, market dislocations and situation-specific opportunities. The purchase or sale of securities may be related to a decision to alter the fund’s macro risk exposure (e.g. duration, yield, curve positioning, sector exposure), a need to limit or reduce the fund’s exposure to a particular security or issuer, degradation of an issuer’s credit quality, or general liquidity needs of the fund.

          In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund engages in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase during times of significant market volatility. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

          Active Trading Risk. The Fund engages in frequent trading of portfolio securities. Active trading results in added expenses and may result in a lower return and increased tax liability.

          Derivatives Risk. The performance of derivative instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying currency, security, index or other instrument. In addition to risks relating to their underlying instruments, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest rate and management risks. Derivatives may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than other investments. The Fund may lose more than the cash amount invested on investments in derivatives. Investors should bear in mind that, while the Fund intends to use derivative strategies, it is not obligated to actively engage in these transactions, generally or in any particular kind of derivative, if the investment manager elects not to do so due to availability, cost, market conditions or other factors.

          Dollar Roll Transactions Risk. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value and yield of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the mortgage-related securities sold by the Fund that it is obligated to repurchase.

          Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.>

          Management Risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.

          Market Risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.

          Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of mortgage-backed securities and could result in losses to the Fund. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with lower capacity to make timely payments on their mortgages.

          Reinvestment Risk. Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment) will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the original bond.

          Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of securities to be repurchased may decline below the repurchase price or that the other party may default on its obligation, resulting in delays, additional costs or the restriction of proceeds from the sale.

          Synthetic Securities Risk. Fluctuations in the values of synthetic securities may not correlate perfectly with the instruments they are designed to replicate. Synthetic securities may be subject to interest rate changes, market price fluctuations, counterparty risk and liquidity risk.

          U.S. Government Obligations Risk. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support from the government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default.
Performance Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year as of December 31. The performance table compares the Fund’s performance to that of a broad-based securities market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group benchmark comprised of funds with investment objectives and strategies similar to the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.invesco.com/us.
Annual Total Returns
The bar chart does not reflect sales loads. If it did, the annual total returns shown would be lower.
Bar Chart
Class A shares year-to-date (ended March 31, 2012): -0.64%
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): 7.22%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2010): -2.11%
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)
Average Annual Total Returns - Class A, B, C, R, Y And Investor Invesco U.S. Government Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Inception Date
Class A shares
2.10% 4.95% 4.30% Apr. 28, 1987
Class A shares Return After Taxes on Distributions
1.10% 3.49% 2.69% Apr. 28, 1987
Class A shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
1.34% 3.36% 2.70% Apr. 28, 1987
Class B shares
1.53% 4.89% 4.18% Sep. 07, 1993
Class C shares
5.55% 5.22% 4.04% Aug. 04, 1997
Class R shares
6.95% [1] 5.72% [1] 4.56% [1] Jun. 03, 2002
Class Y shares
7.72% [2] 6.20% [2] 4.91% [2] Oct. 03, 2008
Investor Class shares
7.22% [2] 6.00% [2] 4.84% [2] Sep. 30, 2003
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
7.84% 6.50% 5.78%  
Barclays U.S. Government Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
9.02% 6.56% 5.59%  
Lipper Intermediate U.S. Government Funds Index
7.95% 6.63% 5.34%  
[1] Class R shares' performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares. Class A shares' performance reflects any applicable fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement.
[2] Class Y shares' and Investor Class shares' performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares' performance reflects any applicable fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.