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Series I shares | Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Fund Summary - Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund - Series I shares
Investment Objectives
The Fund’s investment objectives are both capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred, directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys, holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it did, expenses would be higher.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees -
Series I shares
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Class: Series I shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)   
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less)   
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses -
Series I shares
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Class: Series I shares
Management Fees 0.39%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.28%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.67%
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 does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it did, expenses would be higher.

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 - (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Series I shares Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund Class: Series I shares
68 214 373 835
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 example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser), the Fund’s investment adviser, seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives by investing primarily in income-producing equity securities (common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities) and investment grade quality debt securities. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, seeking well-established, undervalued companies that the Adviser believes offer the potential for income with safety of principal and long-term growth of capital. Portfolio securities are typically sold when the assessments of the Adviser of the income or growth potential of such securities materially change.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and income securities at the time of investment. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in income-producing equity securities.

The Fund may also invest in issuers in developing or emerging market countries, which are subject to greater risks than investments in securities of issuers in developed countries.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund can utilize derivative instruments, specifically forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and options. The Fund can utilize forward foreign currency contracts to mitigate the risk of foreign currency exposure. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between parties to exchange a specified amount of currency at a specified future time at a specified rate. Forward foreign currency contracts are used to protect against uncertainty in the level of future currency exchange rates. The Fund can use these contracts to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated.

The Fund can 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 either physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.

The Fund can invest in options to seek alpha or to mitigate risk. An option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a contract between two parties for a future transaction on an asset at a reference price. The buyer of the option gains the right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction, while the seller incurs the corresponding obligation to fulfill the transaction. The price of an option derives from the difference between the reference price and the value of the underlying asset (commonly a stock, a bond, a currency or a futures contract) plus a premium based on the time remaining until the expiration of the option. Other types of options exist, and options can in principle be created for any type of valuable asset.

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:

Market Risk. Market risk is the possibility that the market values of securities owned by the Fund will decline. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy or the market as a whole. The securities of small- and medium-sized companies are subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger companies or the market averages in general. Investments in debt securities generally are affected by changes in interest rates and the creditworthiness of the issuer. The prices of such securities tend to fall as interest rates rise, and such declines tend to be greater among securities with longer maturities. The value of a convertible security tends to decline as interest rates rise and,because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying equity security.

Income Risk. The ability of the Fund’s equity securities to generate income generally depends on the earnings and the continuing declaration of dividends by the issuers of such securities. The interest income on debt securities generally is affected by prevailing interest rates, which can vary widely over the short- and long-term. If dividends are reduced or discontinued or interest rates drop, distributions to shareholders from the Fund may drop as well.

Call Risk. If interest rates fall, it is possible that issuers of callable securities held by the Fund will call or prepay their securities before their maturity dates. In this event, the proceeds from the called securities would most likely be reinvested by the Fund in securities bearing the new, lower interest rates, resulting in a possible decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to shareholders and termination of any conversion option on convertible securities.

Credit Risk. Credit risk refers to an issuer’s ability to make timely payments of interest and principal. Because the Fund generally invests only in investment grade-quality debt securities, it is subject to a lower level of credit risk than a fund investing in lower-quality securities.

Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk. Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.

Foreign Risks. The risks of investing in securities of foreign issuers can include fluctuations in foreign currencies, foreign currency exchange controls, political and economic instability, differences in financial reporting, differences in securities regulation and trading, and foreign taxation issues. The Fund may also invest in issuers in developing or emerging market countries, which are subject to greater risks than investments in securities of issuers in developed countries.

Risks of Investing in REITs. Investing in REITs makes the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general and may be involve duplication of management fees and certain other expenses. In addition, REITs depend upon specialized management skills, may be less diversified, may have lower trading volume, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets.

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.

Value Investing Style Risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
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 and The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. Equity and Income Portfolio’s (the predecessor fund) performance to that of broad-based securities market benchmark and a style-specific benchmark. The bar chart and performance table below do not reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if they did, the performance shown would be lower. The Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance.

The returns shown prior to June 1, 2010 are those of the Class II shares of the predecessor fund, which included 12b-1 fees of 0.35% and are not offered by the Fund. The predecessor fund was advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. The predecessor fund was reorganized into Series II shares of the Fund on June 1, 2010. Series I shares’ returns will be different from the predecessor fund as they have different expenses.

All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

Annual Total Returns
Bar Chart
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 16.55%

Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2011): (12.76)%

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)

Average Annual Total Returns - Series I shares Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Series I:
[1] (1.26%) 1.62% 6.40% Jun. 01, 2010
Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes):
0.39% (2.64%) 6.14% Apr. 30, 2003
Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes):
8.74% 6.55% 5.18% Apr. 30, 2003
[1] Series I shares' performance shown prior to the inception date is that of the predecessor fund's Class II shares at net asset value and reflects the expenses applicable to the predecessor fund. The inception date of the predecessor fund's Class II shares is April 30, 2003.